Animals like Luna, the barn owl, and Hope, the bald eagle, need your help. The Balsam Mountain Trust needs volunteers to take care of wildlife in their care. Michael Skinner, executive director of the Trust, said that the program would like 14 volunteers, two for every day of the week. Per their website, volunteers must […]
Mid-term election season starts Oct. 17
(the story has been corrected we had mistake in the end of the early voting period and the election day) Early voting for the 2018 mid-term election starts on Oct. 17 and residents of Cullowhee and local area will have the voting place on campus open for them. Students living on and off campus will […]
Rich heritage & great fun: 44th Mountain Heritage Day
Make sure you bring your dancing shoes and an empty stomach to celebrate the Appalachian culture. The annual Mountain Heritage Day is this Saturday, Sept. 28, at the intramural field behind the Camp building on WCU. It is a whole day event that starts at 10 a.m. but come early to get a good parking spot. […]
The never-ending game of telephone – what happens when we do not talk about sexual assault
Story is co-written and edited by Chelsea Komer and Lucy Jones In recent years, there has been a tremendous and discernible lack of communication about sexual assault between all levels of the hierarchy at Western Carolina University. With this lack of communication comes the lack of awareness about this ever-growing issue while only increasing the […]
Greening Up The Mountains…and the economy
Story produced in collaboration with Austin Page Greening Up the Mountains, Sylva’s main festival of the year, kicks off the spring. Holding its 21st annual celebration of the changing of the seasons while bringing recognition to local vendors. Spanning Main Street and the Bridge Park area, over 200 vendors kept the area busy, selling local artisanal […]
Students band together to help the community
Co-written with Jeremy Giovanni Western Carolina University strives to be a school that gives back to the community. Many students on campus participate in various clubs and organizations that go above and beyond to help those throughout the region. Among the biggest and most popular of these events is the Tuck River Clean Up, voter registration and student […]









