Mangas Colorado, a well-known Apache tribal chief from the 1700s, was an inspiration for a local band from the mountains of NC. The band got their name, Mangas Colorado, after reading the book Bury my heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown in August 2013 while Jarrod Couch, vocalist and banjo, and Thomas Allison, vocalist […]
Celebrate Earth Day like a local
April 27, 2014 by
Smell of funnel cake and sounds of bluegrass mixed with jazz and fiddle filled up downtown Sylva, Saturday, April 26, to celebrate the Greening up the Mountains Festival . “It started out as an Earth Day festival, and this is the 17th one. It’s always the fourth Saturday in April,” said Paige Roberson, Sylva town […]
Marketing manager speaks to communication majors
April 15, 2014 by
Cathy Arrington, small marketing company owner, came to speak to a professional development class at Western Carolina University on Tuesday April 1, 2014. Arrington graduated from Western Carolina University with a marketing degree in 1997. She is the owner of Insight Marketing Company in Waynesville, NC that provides marketing and strategic planning services. She is […]
What is the Maze?
February 23, 2014 by
The question that has been all over the Western Carolina Campus has puzzled students for weeks. Finally, they got their answer in a magic show on Feb. 20 in the University Center’s Grand room. Jim Munroe came to WCU to share his magic, faith and show us what the Maze is. “I thought it was […]
