Thirty-five people participated in the 5K run to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS on Saturday, April 25 at the University Center Central Plaza on WCU’s campus. The Latinas Promoviendo Comunidad and Lambda Phi Chi hosted the 5K run for HIV and AIDS, alongside their partnerships. The race raised a total of $500 from donations. […]
Archives for April 2026
95.3 WWCU and Whee-TV wrap up the spring semester with Greening Up the Mountains festival
April 28, 2026 by
As the semester comes to an end, 95.3 WWCU and Whee TV held their final spring broadcast covering Greening Up the Mountain Festival on April 25 in downtown Sylva. For those in attendance at the festival, crowds started to fill Main Street at 10 a.m., but for broadcasting students at WCU, their day started at […]
WCU professor working with Artemis program
April 27, 2026 by
The story was published in The Sylva Herald, April 23Story was co-written with Ashley Lind NASA accomplished something historic on April 10. The Artemis II mission to orbit the Moon and come back in 10 days was successful and as NASA says on their website “the first crewed Artemis flight marks a key step toward […]
Thousands of people attend Greening Up The Mountain despite rain
April 26, 2026 by
Becki Veach contributed to the story What started as a small Earth Day Festival has now become a celebration of Appalachian culture and spring, turning the 28th annual Greening Up The Mountains Festival into one of the largest single-day festivals in the U.S. “We love coming to these festivals. We try to support local artists […]
