This article was orginally published in The Sylva Hearld on March 6 2019. FX Self Defense and the Sylva Police Department hosted a free women’s self-defense workshop Feb 16. At Sylva United Methodist Church gym with 137 females in attendance. FX Self Defense is a self-defense school based in Sylva that provides various types of […]
She Rambles Podcast Episode 2: The Negatives Of The Pursuit Of Academic Perfection
March 4, 2019 by
Written story produced by Elise Holbrook. Podcast episode produced in collaboration with Drue Stinnett. Is college made better or worse by being a student that is driven to make all A’s? And, when success in school becomes part of your identity how does failure, or perceived failure affect you? Whether it’s elementary school or college, we all […]
Is WCU diverse??
March 4, 2019 by
Co-written with Allyson Wainright The answer to our headline question depends on your definition of diversity. Diversity stems deeper than ethnicity and race, but as far as the eye can tell WCU is not diverse enough. There are a lot of changes taking place to instill more equity and an inclusive mindset for the students […]
The search for WCU’s next chancellor pushes on
March 1, 2019 by
Western Carolina University hopes for better success in the latest search for a successor to former chancellor, David O. Belcher. The Board of Trustees are looking at the list of finalists presented by the search committee where the decision will be made to recommend a potential chancellor to the UNC system interim president or return to […]
Talk on inspiring and leading students at the UC
February 27, 2019 by
North Carolina teachers of the year, Bryan “Freebird” McKinney and Julie Pittman, will be presenting and inspiring students as well as the community on “Being Agents of Change.” The talk is on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the University Center’s Grand Room. McKinney was North Carolina’s 2018 teacher of the year, and Pittman […]
Sylva scene of Medicaid rally
February 27, 2019 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 21, 2019. The Jackson and Haywood county chapters of Down Home North Carolina gathered on Feb. 14 at the Jackson County Democratic Party Headquarters in Sylva to rally for clean Medicaid expansion for rural families in North Carolina. Lorna Barnett, first vice chair for the JCDP, […]
