- Tickets go on sale Nov. 30 for 'An Evening With Garrison Keillor' at WCU
- WCU's Costa to discuss Darwin book in Nov. 23 presentation
- Students win national awards at mediation tournament
- School of Music to present 'Sounds of the Season' holiday concert Dec. 6
- Heritage Center jam series to feature Dec. 3 concert by fiddler Danielle Bishop
- Athletic training group completes Mountain Jug Run from WCU to ASU
- WCU to mark Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Nov. 15-21
- N.C. Symphony to play Dec. 11 holiday concert at WCU
- Marching band selected to participate in 2011 Rose Parade
- International Education Week events to feature eyewitness to South African apartheid
The charges come after seven students who admitted to being involved were interviewed by campus police, N.C. Wildlife Resources officers and the U.S. Secret Service, which is authorized to protect presidential candidates.
Investigators reported that they found no political or racial motives behind the students’ actions. The bear was discovered Monday, Oct. 20, with two Barack Obama campaign posters on its head.
Findings were provided to the district attorney, who prosecutes all criminal cases filed in the district and advises law enforcement on whether criminal charges are warranted.
Independently, university officials are reviewing the incident with regard to possible violations of the Student Code of Conduct. The code includes a process for handling possible violations, and proceedings that arise from possible code violations are confidential. Disciplinary actions can range from a warning to expulsion from all University of North Carolina institutions. For information about the student code, go to the Department of Student Community Ethics’ Web site at http://dsce.wcu.edu/.
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