Opinion: the end of the world?

2023 should be glorious, A year to advance and be better.  And yet there’s more division than ever, And that’s why I’m writing this letter.  Technology has made us more connected, Makes us closer and learn so quick.  But it also gives birth to the worst of us,  The ones that do things that make […]

Matthew McCrary: Talented Trombone Musician

Matthew McCrary is a junior student at Western Carolina University. A fan of classical, 50s, and 60s music, McCrary majors in Music Education and plays the trombone. He is a part of the School of Music, which is a program that provides student musicians with academic, performance, and recording experiences that prepare them for careers […]

Clothesline Project comes in last week of Sexual Assault Awareness month

The Clothesline Project was on full display between the University Center building and the Alumni Tower on Tuesday, April 26. This was one of the last events in the last week of April, which WCU has labeled Sexual Assault Awareness Month.  Since 1990, the Clothesline Project is a national organization that has focused on having students […]

Extra innings proves fruitless for the Catamounts

In a four-hour, 10-inning game, the WCU Catamount baseball team was defeated by the Presbyterian Blue Hose by a score of 11-8, on April 27. With a crowd of over 300 people in attendance at Hennon Stadium. “It was nerve-wracking, to say the least,” Wade Raines, a Catamounts fan, said. “It was a tough game […]

Dr. Gomez: Research on cosmic ray particles in the stratosphere

For many of us, we see astronomy as a complex topic to discuss and research. However, it can lead to incredible discoveries that are unfathomable. That is mainly what interests Dr. Enrique Gomez. Gomez is an associate professor that teaches general physics and astronomy at Western Carolina University. Born in Mexico City, Gomez received a […]

Pinnacle Park certified Therapy Trail ribbon-cutting March 11

The story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 10 edition. The story was updated with a photo from the opening of the trail on March 13. A new addition to Pinnacle Park is set to offer visitors more than a walk in the woods. A therapy trail is set to open at 1 p.m. […]