As the smell of coffee and pastries fill the air of Hillside Grind, the coffeehouse is full of WCU students, faculty and community members sipping on drinks, studying, playing an intense game of pool and hanging out with friends, all while giving donations to a local outreach program through UKirk Ministries on campus. The coffeehouse opened in August […]
Teaching kids or having kids?
April 27, 2016 by
In our years of education, from the very beginning of preschool, to being college students now, we often remember our female teachers acting as “mother-figures” throughout our school years. A lot of the time we don’t think about our teachers’ lives outside of school with their family, children and how hard it sometimes is when they decide to […]
Students and staff take 3D printing to a new level
April 21, 2016 by
Western Carolina University’s Technology Commons in the Hunter Library started a new technological era with 3D printing in Oct. 2015. Since then the students and staff have been very creative. According to Mark Stoffan, head of Digital Access and Technology Services, students have been printing some interesting things and a number of faculty have used the printers for […]
What’s next for the new WCU science building
March 31, 2016 by
This article was co-written with Haley Smith. The Connect N.C. Bond was passed, WCU will get the funds for a new Natural Sciences building and the work has already started. An ad has been placed seeking designers for the new building. The application process will close April 15. After that, a committee will be constructed to […]
WCU students react to Connect NC bond
March 14, 2016 by
This story was co-written with Haley Smith. North Carolina’s primary elections are on March 15, 2016, and voters will have a chance to change North Carolina through a new bond referendum. According to their website, the NC Connect bond referendum is “$2 billion of targeted long-term investments”, impacting things such as the UNC school systems, community colleges, parks and […]
New career fair coming to Ramsey Center
March 8, 2016 by
Western Carolina University’s Center for Career and Professional Development will be holding their new and improved career fair, Catamount Career and Networking Day, on March 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center on campus. There are 117 employers signed up to attend, offering students many opportunities for jobs, graduate […]
