The Latino Appreciation Student Organization (LASO) is a student ran club that focuses on educating the community about Latino culture and life at WCU. In order to educate the students, LASO has held several programs that focus on various identities within the Latino community. These programs look at the differences between the 20-21 nationalities that make […]
Archives for May 2018
Whee Discriminate: A look at international students
May 15, 2018 by
Interviews contributed by Travon Ricketts With diversity comes various cultures, beliefs and experiences, and WCU’s international student community serves as a prime example. The international admissions counselor at Western, Scarlette Briones, wrote in an email that WCU has about 150 international students representing over 30 countries. The highest population comes from Saudi Arabia followed by various European and […]
Students band together to help the community
May 14, 2018 by
Co-written with Jeremy Giovanni Western Carolina University strives to be a school that gives back to the community. Many students on campus participate in various clubs and organizations that go above and beyond to help those throughout the region. Among the biggest and most popular of these events is the Tuck River Clean Up, voter registration and student […]
‘Fortnite’ takes WCU community
May 14, 2018 by
Story produced with Trent Youstin The gaming world has been taken by storm, with a free game called Fortnite. Fortnite is a third-person battle royale game that has millions of players across all platforms – Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. The game starts with 100 players skydiving from a flying school bus over a map with […]
Sylva’s muralist returns to task following injury
May 14, 2018 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald Aaron Harris is making his vintage postcard mural a reality in downtown Sylva after a brief hiatus due to a hairline fracture in his right forearm. The first two weeks of the project were spent prepping and priming the side of Ward Heating & Plumbing on Mill Street, which […]
Elections 2018: Primary is May 8. Learn about the candidates in Jackson county
May 7, 2018 by
Primary elections are on Tuesday, May 8. Early voting finished on May 5 (or at the UC voting place on May 3 ). The Sylva Herald provided a look at the candidates on the May 8 primary ballot. Candidates were contacted and offered 300 words to explain who they are, why they’re running and why […]
