Kevin McNamara and Brannon Mahaley co-wrote the story Cullowhee, NC has a documented problem with impoverished people in our community. In Brian Railsback’s English class, The Journey in Literature, the students were assigned a final project for this semester. in alleviating that local issue. The second annual Catamount Canstruction Project took place at the Catafount […]
The presence of #MeToo at WCU
March 20, 2018 by
The #MeToo movement allows women to share their experiences of sexual assault to the public through social media. Associate Sociology professor Peter Nieckarz teaches a social movements course at Western Carolina University and shares his knowledge on the #MeToo movement and what defines this movement specifically. Nieckarz defines a social movement as “a desired preference […]
#WheeMatter
March 18, 2018 by
Chants of “No Justice, No Peace” and “What do we want? Change! When do we want it? Now!” rang out through the crowd of government officials, administration, faculty and students that had gathered on Friday, March 2 on Western Carolina University’s campus for the ground-breaking ceremony of the new Tom Apodaca Science building. These chants […]
WCU flag lowered in honor of Cherokee elder and “Beloved Man” Jerry Wolfe’s passing
March 16, 2018 by
In memory of Cherokee elder Jeremiah “Jerry” Wolfe, who passed away on Monday, March 12, the Western Carolina University flag was lowered to half-staff on March 16. Wolfe was a champion of Cherokee culture, history and language who would give a story on some aspect of his personal experiences, including his experience in WWII and […]
Solution to SCC’s growing pains coming soon
March 9, 2018 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald by Gavin Stewart To say the students and faculty of Southwestern Community College’s Health Science programs are cramped is an understatement. But that’s about to change. Construction documents for SCC’s new Health Sciences building, a project that will expand opportunities for students and offer more services to North Carolina, […]
WCU breaks ground on the Apodaca Science Building
March 7, 2018 by
Co-written with Brannon Mahaley Multimedia by Kevin McNamara The crowd buzzed with anticipation on a windy Friday afternoon in Cullowhee, NC in readiness for the ceremony to begin. Politicians, department heads, the chancellor, deans, professors and students alike packed the small space between the Hunter Library and the existing Natural Sciences Building to bear witness to […]
