Archives for October 2021

Cullowhee church plans smorgasbord of scares for Halloween

The Wesley Foundation Haunted House is back after a year-long break, so students should prepare to get terrified Oct. 29 and 30! The event will guide guests through dimly lit rooms and tight corridors in the Cullowhee United Methodist Church. College students dressed in costumes and makeup will work hard to give the guests scares […]

Author Alex Kotlowitz to visit WCU for One Book Lecture

Two American towns, seemingly worlds apart, are connected and separated by a death that forces them to recognize their own dilemma’s. Western Carolina University will host book author, Alex Kotlowitz, on Nov. 3 for a lecture on his book, “The Other Side of the River.” The event will be in the University Center Grand Room […]

WCU Club Baseball drops doubleheader at Charlotte; eyes spring restart

The Western Carolina University Club Baseball team was defeated by the Charlotte 49ers on Saturday, Oct. 23, 10-0 and 14-4. The series, which took place at West Cabarrus High School in Concord, N.C., was the last of three on the Catamounts’ autumn slate. With fall break coming to a close, Western was at a disadvantage […]

Bardo Arts Center welcomes fall with eye-catching light show

Live music combined with an LED light show lets us see the music in color using water as a transmitter honoring the Cherokee culture. The show Seeing Sound: A Musical Journey of Water and Light is the new multimedia production of the Bardo Arts Center that opens on Oct. 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. […]

Want to learn how to lend a freelancing gig? Come and learn from SPJ freelance workshop

WCU student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will be hosting Freelance Workshop: How to Become a Freelancer with Hilary Niles, chair of the SPJ Freelance Community, and Meira Gebel recent graduate student who is a freelance writer, as guest speakers. The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 14 in Killian […]

Invasive plant species to beneficial crafts at mountain heritage day

Baskets woven and rope created from the South’s most hated vine – kudzu. Visitors of this year’s Mountain Heritage Day got to learn all about what one can make from it. Mountain Heritage Day went off with a blast this year. More people came than expected especially with COVID-19 protocols for social distancing still in […]