In the United States, less than two percent of college students study abroad. This number scales with Western Carolina University where, according to International Programs and Services, out of over 8,000 students, only about 200 decide to study abroad. With the benefits and experience that this program can offer, why are students not taking advantage of […]
Self defense is RAD
April 4, 2017 by
April is sexual assault awareness and prevention month and for the WCU Police Department, safety is their number one priority. According to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, a person is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds. There are more than 200,000 victims of sexual assault each year in the United States alone. Knowing this, more than […]
Perfect day for running Valley of the Lilies
April 4, 2017 by
The courtyard of Western Carolina University on Saturday morning, April 1, was filled with excitement as over 300 runners came out to participate on the 7th Valley of the Lilies race. Micaela Birek, marketing coordinator for the Valley of the Lilies said that she saw many of the same people running from previous years. Bill […]
A race to become Miss BSU
March 31, 2017 by
As a closeout to Black Awareness Week, the Black Student Union presents the Miss BSU pageant. The event will be at 2 p.m. April 2 in the UC Grandroom, tickets are $5. The contestants this year are all freshman: Alexis Gardner, Kirsten Oliphant, Kianna Smith, and Indiah Witherspoon and they are being coached by former […]
Sylva: The region’s most literary town
March 31, 2017 by
This story was written by Quintin Ellison, originally published in The Sylva Herald. One day last week, Catherine Carter, a poet and professor in the English department at Western Carolina University, started sketching a bubble chart to illustrate how literary and artistic engagement dovetail in this community. She didn’t complete the task. “I ran out of paper. […]
Profanity in trailer raises questions
March 31, 2017 by
This story was written by Jason Farmer, originally published in The Sylva Herald. A just-released movie trailer for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” shocked some local residents and thrilled others with its profanity-spewing approach. “Martin really went to town on this first trailer,” Location Manager Robert Foulkes said Friday about Director Martin McDonagh’s movie tease. “It […]
