Warning: Brief Expletive Language Welcome to the Picture Show, where you’ll hear two unprofessional, untrained, completely unlicensed movie lovers give opinions nobody asked for on movies they like (and sometimes on ones that they don’t). In today’s episode, Western Carolina students Nicole Ellison and Hannah Fink discuss the recent award shows, specifically the Oscars, Golden Globes, […]
Archives for March 2020
Southeastern Latinx Student Leadership Conference postponed due to COVID-19
March 13, 2020 by
The second annual Southeastern Latinx Student Leadership Conference (SL-SLC) has been postponed by the student committee and their respective advisers. The conference, which is hosted by the Latinx Appreciation Student Organization (LASO), was postponed as a precaution of the ongoing COVID-19 virus. The announcement came moments after the UNC system released a statement regarding all its universities, […]
Summit to address business impacts due to road projects
March 13, 2020 by
Story was published in The Sylva Herald March 4 edition. Story co-written with Chandler Keller The Small Business Center at Southwestern Community college will host the HWY 107 Business Summit, a free, all-day event geared towards helping local businesses impacted by the coming U.S. business/N.C. 107 construction. The event is designed to bring resources and […]
WCU extends spring break for a week and cancels face-to-face classes
March 11, 2020 by
Due to the increasing amount of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina, WCU is extending its official spring break until Monday, March 23. Following the spring break extension, classes will resume online or via other distance learning methods until further notice from the UNC System. Chancellor Kelly Brown in an email message to the university said: […]
Roper tours WCU steam plant, addresses budget impasse
March 10, 2020 by
UNC System President, Dr. William Roper visited Western Carolina to tour the aging facility and address the budget impasse that continues to take its toll on the university earlier in March. Western Carolina University’s steam plant is still running on long outdated equipment and is in major need of upgrades. The major renovation of the […]
Election 2020: Super Tuesday in Jackson County
March 10, 2020 by
A version of this story was published in The Sylva Herald March 4, 2020 edition with a shared by-line with Dave Russell Super Tuesday 2020 came and went in Jackson County, across North Carolina and in 13 other states and American Samoa. Jackson County saw 9,243 residents (of 27,786 registered voters, or 33.26 percent) cast […]
