by Tyana Johnson and Kayla Godfrey “Forward together, not one step back!” was the slogan of the NAACP of North Carolina rally attended by hundreds of people in downtown Sylva on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28. The rally was one of 13 held across the state in honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on […]
Archives for August 2013
WCU to screen King documentary
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, WCU will screen the documentary “King- From Montgomery to Memphis”. The film comes as the first event of Western’s interdisciplinary theme for the year, “1960’s: Take it all in“. The screening will start at 7 p.m. in Niggli Theatre followed by a discussion led by […]
Apple growers unravel their tents for the North Carolina Apple Festival
Over Labor Day weekend, the mouthwatering aromas of apple turnovers, apple cider, candied apples, caramel apples, apple fritters, apple butter, funnel cakes and many other festival foods will be floating down Main Street Hendersonville, North Carolina, pulling willing customers to the vendors that sell them for the annual North Carolina Apple Festival in Henderson County. […]
Relient K instills escape and pumped-up feel during week of welcome
Even when class starts, the fun never stops in Cullowhee. Case in point, the Week of Welcome. The Week of Welcome is a university-wide effort aimed at smoothing the transition for the incoming freshman and making school not really seem like school. It starts with the day the freshman move in and ends the following […]