Local non-profit coffeehouse serves as a friendly environment to WCU

As the smell of coffee and pastries fill the air of Hillside Grind, the coffeehouse is full of WCU students, faculty and community members sipping on drinks, studying, playing an intense game of pool and hanging out with friends, all while giving donations to a local outreach program through UKirk Ministries on campus. The coffeehouse opened in August […]

Meet the marching band elite: Drum Corps

The summer sun is blazing high and hot onto the field. The stands hold hundreds of people, their faces blurred by the summer heat and the distance. She’s exhausted, having spent the day riding in a bus filled with people, and spending the night sleeping on an air mattress in a gym filled to bursting […]

Magician making an appearance on campus

The Bardo Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University is bringing magician Mike Super to campus on May 1 from 3-5 pm. This is part of the Galaxy of Stars Series of 2015-2016 held there. Super  is the winner of NBC’s Phenomenon series and finalist in America’s Got Talent. He redefines magic  and it’s “more than just […]

A night to dress up, relax and watch student made films

Students in the Stage and Screen Department at Western Carolina University are enjoying their time putting together films for their annual Controlled Chaos Film Festival. It will take place  at Bardo Performing Arts Center on April 29 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door. It is a student produced event and sponsored by WCU and the Stage and Screen Department. […]

Everyone with autism is different

The month of April is Autism awareness month and as always, Western Carolina University is spreading awareness through special programs. Autism is a disorder that now affects 1 in 69 children born every year. It is something that deserves to be brought to people’s attention. Everyone with autism is different. You are never going to […]

Dyeing with natural ingredients is a stinky beautiful thing

Narrowly missing the rain, students, faculty and visitors gathered together to learn how to naturally dye fabrics at the Mountain Heritage Center outside of Hunter Library on April 21. Erin Tapley, from Western Carolina University’s School of Art and Design, ran the event, and taught each person how to dye their very own piece of […]