“The job of an artist,” said Nick Flynn, “is going into the unknown and coming back out with something to give to people.” Western Carolina’s 10th Annual Spring Literary Festival ended March 22 with Nick Flynn as the final author to speak. The author gave the audience a very dynamic show with poems, prose, journals and photo […]
Freelance writer analyzes sex in new book
March 21, 2012 by
If you’re a member of Generation Y, what book do you think best addresses sex and relationship norms on a broad-scale cultural level for people your age? Can you even think of one? That was the dilemma for Rachel Hills, 29, an Australian-born, England-based freelance journalist, blogger and graduate of the University of Sydney. She […]
Slam poet hits literary festival
March 21, 2012 by
Spring is in the air as WCU’s Literacy Festival kicks off with authors from around the United States coming to Cullowhee to speak about their literature. The festivities began Sunday, March 18 with Glenis Redmond, a slam poet from South Carolina as she discussed her recent book Under the Sun and performed some of her […]
Calling all bookworms!
March 16, 2012 by
“So, when I go through those inevitable shadowlands, the quiet slopes of alone or in those places where we haven’t shakened Selma, Birmingham or Little Rock from our bones and we proceed to press present day struggles upon old bones.” (Excerpt from “Peace Be Still” ) “Peace Be Still” is just one of the many […]
Dance till ya Drop!
March 13, 2012 by
WCU’s Recreation Center basketball courts became a dancing hall on March 10 with people dancing twist, rock-and-roll, and rumba for 12 hours. It was WCU’s first Dance Marathon. Dance Marathon is a fundraising event that involves thousands of college and high school students across the nation at over 150 schools. It was started in 1991 […]
WCU’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula
January 25, 2012 by
Western Carolina University’s Steve Carlisle, Bruce Frazier and Don Connelly combine their talents for the radio production of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The production featured a talented orchestra, dancers, exquisite sound effects, and a gripping story that kept the audience on the edge of their seats. The decision to produce Dracula was in part due to […]
