Archives for October 2023

WCU Staff Senate is raising umbrellas at Mountain Heritage Day

Western Carolina University’s staff senate is selling special ornaments designed and created by staff to fund the Staff Senate Scholarship program. They had a booth during the Mountain Heritage Day on Saturday, Sept. 30. Chair of the staff senate, Zachery Williams, described the organization as a collection of WCU staff working with the university to […]

Appalachian crafts showcased at Mountain Heritage Day

Mountain traditions such as natural dyeing, copper smiting and black smiting were alive and well at the 49th Mountain Heritage Day on Sept. 30. The festival has been hosted by WCU since 1974. It features staples of local culture such as Cherokee stickball, blue grass, cloggers, and a plethora of crafters and art vendors. It […]

Arts and crafts keep mountain culture and heritage

Western North Carolina residents had 110 art and craft vendors visit at Mountain Heritage Day on Saturday, Sept. 30.  Vendors were lined up and open for business from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the intramural fields. Vendors were selling food, jewelry, quilts, soaps, and much more. Each vendor brought their own stories and paths […]

Making job-searching equitable for the neurodiverse community

No two people share the same thoughts or brain; we are unique individuals with strengths and weaknesses. Neurodiversity refers to the growing body of people with unique mental cognition, such as those with autism, ADHD, OCD, etc. Carrie Hachadurian, Associate Director for Career-Integrated Learning, explored the nuance of job searching for neurodiverse people during the […]

Human Library: Building Bridges One Book at a Time

There is more to a book than its cover especially when that book is a person. WCU Hunter Library held its first Human Library on Oct.10. A Human Library is people talking and learning from others of different backgrounds. Readers will be able to “check out” human books, allowing them a chance to ask about […]

Biblical showdown at Catafount between pastors and students

Screaming loud enough to hear from heaven and hell. That was the experience when two Christian pastors associated with the YouTube channel “ChristTrekker” came to campus Tuesday, Sept. 26 to preach against, the LGBTQ+ community, and other behavior they considered sinful. ChristTrekker describes itself as a “street preaching ministry aimed at preaching the gospel and […]