Comedian Francisco Ramos brought a hilarious stand-up routine to WCU as a part of the Southeastern Latinx Student Leadership Conference. A crowd of around 150 people gathered in front of the stage at A.K. Hinds University Center to hear Ramos Ramos regaled the crowd with jokes and comedic stories from his own life, talking about […]
WCU celebrates international communities on campus
April 11, 2019 by
Story co-written/produced with Natalie Ballard In the heart of Western Carolina’s campus, a beautiful whirlwind of colors circled the fountain as students and faculty carrying the flags of 42 countries from around the world celebrated Western’s 40th annual International Festival. Hosted by WCU’s Office of International Programs and Services, this year’s International Festival provided students with […]
She Rambles Podcast Episode 4: Public School vs. Home Schooling
April 3, 2019 by
Written story produced by Elise Holbrook. Podcast episode produced in collaboration with Drue Stinnett. Did you attend public schools, or were you home-schooled? And, how many people do you know who were home-schooled for part or all of their education? When public and home-schooled children compare their experiences, the differences can be enlightening. I was […]
She Rambles Podcast Episode 3: Why Do We Get Emotionally Attached To Fictional Characters?
March 22, 2019 by
Written story produced by Elise Holbrook. Podcast episode produced in collaboration with Drue Stinnett. Are you the type of viewer who gets very emotionally invested in the TV shows you watch? Do you feel like you know the characters you hold close to your heart? I get super involved in any show I decide to […]
A Swedish-Cherokee artist truly Defining America
March 21, 2019 by
Co-written with Allyson Wainright The WCU Fine Art Museum purchased an America Meredith painting in 2017 and loved it so much, they invited her back to have her own solo exhibition, Outspoken, which is running from January 15 to May 3 2019. America Meredith is Swedish-Cherokee painter, printmaker and educator living in Santa Fe, New […]
17th Annual Spring Literary Festival starts this week
March 20, 2019 by
Western Carolina’s 17 Annual Spring Literary Festival starts Thursday, March 21 and features a variety of voices of literary writers from the Appalachian region and beyond. What began as a visiting writer’s series has grown over the years into a week-long festival of fiction writers, nonfiction writers, essayists, and poets sharing their work with the […]
