This story was produced and edited with Ashley Velazquez Since the founding of Western Carolina University in 1899, the campus has tremendously changed throughout the decades. What started as a Teaching Academy with barely 350 students, today has over 11,500 students that make-up Western Carolina University. This ranges from graduate, undergraduate, students on the Biltmore […]
Record number of runners for Valley of the Lilies half marathon and 5K
April 12, 2019 by
This story was co-written with Cami Couch A record number of runners from 14 states participated in the 9th annual Valley of the Lilies half marathon and 5K on Saturday, April 6. This race was put on by the Campus Recreation and Wellness (CRW) and the College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS). The race […]
Local veteran healing with words and tales of warriors
March 17, 2019 by
Story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on March 14. The story was co-written with Jim Buchanan. Across the centuries war has been a constant in the human experience. Needless to say, war itself has changed along the way – the steel in swords became the steel in rifle barrels; motivations changed, and adversaries […]
Relieve the stress of finals with yoga
December 11, 2018 by
The story was co-written/produced with Ashley Velazquez A room with dimmed lights filled with the sounds of soft music and defined sounds of breathing in and out. The bodies flow from one motion to another as the instructor guides them during the class. With what most students call hell week coming to an end and finals […]
Hunger and homelessness awareness week – sheds new light on WCU campus
November 27, 2018 by
Holiday season is upon us and WCU students are getting ready for feast and fun with their families. But, not all of WCU students or local residents will be happy and overstuffed with too much food. Western Carolina University Center for Service Learning partnered with the LEARN Program to do a week of Hunger and Homelessness […]
WCU Open House – Choose Greatness
November 2, 2018 by
Western Carolina University welcomed prospective students at the first open house of the year on Saturday, Oct. 27, with a campus-wide information fair. Open house allows interested students and family members to get a taste of everything that campus has to offer and see what it is like to be a Catamount. They were able to meet […]
