When George Masa took a picture of the Smoky Mountains, he wasn’t just taking a picture of their landscape, he was taking a picture of their future. The Mountain Heritage Center opened an exhibit on Friday, Jan. 17 until Aug. 15, 2025, for people to learn about Masa’s life and see some of the photos […]
Clock tower rings in Christmas for Cullowhee
December 6, 2024 by
As finals have begun to rain down on the students of Western Carolina, Chancellor Kelli Brown and her husband Dennis Brown spread some Christmas cheer by hosting WCU’s 4th annual Holidays on the Plaza festival. For a night of seasonal celebration the evening of Dec. 5, dozens of students gathered around the main square of […]
WCU students start holiday season with their own snow globes
December 6, 2024 by
A free holiday snow globe craft pulls a large crowd of WCU students. The Students started lining up at 6:45 and hundreds of students wrapped around the top floor of the University Center (UC). There was laughter, joy, and smiles all around. Which is a rare sight to see during the stressful finals season. Western […]
Silent Disco set to rock Sylva
September 13, 2024 by
For the small cost of $15, you can get your groove on in a physically productive and silently unique way. There will be a silent disco on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Sylva Pinnacle Relief CBD Wellness Lounge across from Bridge Park in Sylva. Sylva resident Emma Law, host of […]
Oppenheimer at the UC Theater
December 19, 2023 by
“The scene where the bomb dropped was crazy. Seeing the special effects for it was insane, even haunting honesty,” WCU student Andrew Perez said after seeing the Oppenheimer at the UC Theater. Perez was one of 50 students that attended the second screening of the movie on Dec. 2. The newest Christopher Nolan film Oppenheimer […]
