Archives for May 2019

You’re not alone! Mental health and coping resources at WCU

Story co-written with Cami Couch and edited by Keegan Wiggins Coping is how to effectively manage something difficult going on in a person’s life. This is much easier said than done, which is why both healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms need to be addressed for the students of WCU and the surrounding community to explore options […]

Student athlete mental health at WCU

“If practice runs late tonight I know I’ll have to pull another all-nighter for my exam tomorrow.” Worries like this cross the mind of Bella Pighini, a member of the women’s soccer team at WCU, all the time. As a college student and athlete, a lot stress stems from balancing and managing the two. At […]

WCU talks mental health

This story was written and co-produced with Jillian Kassor When coming to college for the first time, students are braced for a massive change of lifestyle. However, with a high emotion and high stress environment, their mental health may change as well. While this change in mental health has always been a reality, more students today […]

Public Art Committee is dissolving into Main Street Design Committee

Story was previously published by the Sylva Herald on April 23. Story was co-written by Cami Couch. Wishing to further promote art in the community, the Sylva town board voted in favor of dissolving the Public Art Committee on April 11. The Public Art Committee was formed in 2017 with the goal of expanding Sylva’s […]

Fundraising campaign inspired by the Belcher Years crowns the end of the semester

Friday, March 2 was the start of the 2012 Southern Conference Championship game – Western Carolina University Catamounts versus Davidson College Wildcats. Supporters of both teams seated in their respected areas inside U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville. The drive for WCU students was roughly an hour, leading to the arena colored with purple and gold. […]

Meet your new WCU SGA leadership

Story co-written with Natalie Ballard After much hard work and stress, the official results for the WCU SGA were released earlier in April with the results revealing David Rhode as the winner for President and Dawson Spencer for Vice President. Rhode won the election with 392 votes; David Benoit was close behind him with 372 votes. Spencer’s […]