30 young women completed a circle around the poorly lit room in the back of the gym. Hearts beating fast from their warm-up, sweat building on foreheads, heavy breathing, and wide eyes looking to their instructors in the middle of the circle for commands to start their drills. “Defensive stance,” yelled instructor Gayle Maddox, turning […]
Archives for December 2022
Cat Singers: An ensemble of diversity
December 6, 2022 by
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Western Carolina University vocal ensemble Catamount “Cat” Singers saw a revitalization with the end of a campus-wide mask mandate and the hiring of Dr. Tiffany Renée Jackson in 2021. As Assistant Voice Professor, Jackson sought to lead this ensemble with a new and improved philosophy: the power of inclusivity. Jackson […]
Distracted driving at WCU one of the main cause for accidents
December 2, 2022 by
We have all been there. You glance down at your phone for a second and when you look up everything around you looks different from when you looked down. In those few seconds, the car in front of you has stopped and for a moment it feels like your car will not stop in time. […]
Heated debate sparks local interest in representative seat for NC-119
December 2, 2022 by
Co-written and produced with Madyson Fair and Lili Stapel Health care and Medicaid expansion, housing, inflation, education, student loans forgiveness, opioid addiction, abortion were the topics for the only debate between the newly re-drawn 119 district for North Carolina Congress. The incumbent Mike Clampitt, a retired fire captain from Bryson City, won the district for […]
