According to the American Freshman, a survey done through the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, as of 2018, 12% of incoming university students reported having a high chance of joining a fraternity or sorority. This is a 1% increase from 2015. On Western’s campus alone, there are 13 active fraternity chapters and eight active sorority […]
WCU transitions online; graduation ceremonies postponed
March 20, 2020 by
with additional reporting by Nicole Ellison. Western Carolina University is moving classes online on Monday, March 23, and students should plan to continue online or alternative instruction as directed by their professors through May 8. In response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, WCU is postponing all spring commencement ceremonies originally scheduled for May 8 […]
Summit to address business impacts due to road projects
March 13, 2020 by
Story was published in The Sylva Herald March 4 edition. Story co-written with Chandler Keller The Small Business Center at Southwestern Community college will host the HWY 107 Business Summit, a free, all-day event geared towards helping local businesses impacted by the coming U.S. business/N.C. 107 construction. The event is designed to bring resources and […]
“Hamlet” gets a technological revamp in upcoming WCU performance
March 2, 2020 by
William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” has been performed for over 400 years, but never quite like this. Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen will be taking the stage to perform a revamped version of “Hamlet” from Wednesday, March 4, to Saturday, March 7, in the Bardo Arts Center Josephina Niggli Studio Theatre. Performances on March […]
Hunter Safety returns to Smoky Mountain curriculum
February 21, 2020 by
Smoky Mountain High School is bringing back its hunter safety course after an eight-year hiatus. The course will be taught by the schools agriculture teacher Blake Fox. He has been teaching agriculture at Smoky Mountain since July of 2019. Fox received his agriculture education and extension education degree from N.C. State University. He has been […]
Smoky Mountain High School spreads loves and breaks records on Valentine’s Day
February 21, 2020 by
Story co-written with Sara Stanley. Story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 20, 2020 Smoky Mountain High School attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘most people hugging soft toys simultaneously’ on Friday, Feb. 14 in the school’s new gymnasium. Over 800 students and staff from SMHS and the Catamount School […]
