The Western Carolina football team looks to build on their 2021 success with the addition of their newest recruiting class. However, this pair of athletes bring striking similarities to the football field. Javell and Javon Brown, sophomore jumpers on the WCU Track Team, will turn in their track uniforms for shoulder pads and helmets this […]
WCU track twins turn to football in the fall
May 8, 2022 by Scott Mitchell
Filed Under: COMM 352 stories, Football, Multimedia Projects, Sports Tagged With: Catamount Athletics, Catamount Sports, track and field, WCU football, WCU track and field
Walking with Out of the Darkness to raise awareness to suicides
April 18, 2022 by Azalee Stancel
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students. In 2020 for people 15-24 years old who died, 16.9% died from suicide. In 2021 14.5% in the same age bracket died from suicide. Western Carolina University wanted to change that for their students, so a student-run organization, Out of the Darkness, was started […]
Filed Under: COMM 352 stories, Home, Multimedia Projects, News, WCU Mental Health Tagged With: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, out of the darkness walk, suicide awareness
WCU students fight for gender neutral bathrooms
April 6, 2022 by Hailey Pait
As Western Carolina University continues to push for more inclusivity and diversity on its campus, non-binary students are fighting for their voices to be among those that are represented and accounted for. Many of these students are struggling to choose which restrooms, male or female, to use in public spaces. Including a gender neutral bathroom […]
Filed Under: COMM 352 stories, Community, Home, Multimedia Projects Tagged With: bathrooms, gender equality, LGBTQ+, WCU
Animal Spotting: COVID-19 Edition
May 6, 2020 by Helen Bowen
In times like these, when we’re all staying safe in our homes, it’s important to keep ourselves entertained and have fun to take our minds off of this stressful situation. With this parody on Animal Planet in a time of quarantine, we’re hoping to do just that. Enjoy the video and enjoy the dog.
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