This story was co-written with Haley Smith. Western Carolina University’s Communication Department is offering a new health communication concentration for current and prospective students. The new concentration will accompany the current broadcasting, broadcast sales, journalism and public relations concentrations for communication majors. The department’s website defines the new concentration as, “A program that focuses on how […]
Rhonda Vincent & co. prove at WCU they are absolutely all the rage
March 1, 2017 by
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage is as American and comforting as apple pie, offering the audience dazzling entertainment through the night with a pleasant atmosphere. Vincent & co. performed Feb. 24 at the Bardo Arts Center. Dubbed the “new queen of bluegrass,” Rhonda Vincent found her claim to fame when she was a child in […]
Is Black History Month still necessary?
March 1, 2017 by
My senior year of high school, I was with my dad when he was pulled over for running a stop sign. Instead of being met with the face of an officer as he rolled the window down he was met with two guns telling him to pull out his license and registration. Fear was evident […]
Gosselin’s hot hand leads to Catamount triumph in Cullowhee
February 28, 2017 by
Although it has been a rocky season, the Western Carolina Catamounts’ men’s basketball team looked to gain momentum with a win before heading into the Southern Conference tournament. This game against the Virginia Military Institute Keydets on Feb. 27 was pivotal because it decided seeds 8 through 10 in the conference tournament. Even though the […]
Park announces solar eclipse event
February 28, 2017 by
News release from Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park is offering an opportunity to experience the Great American Total Eclipse through a ticketed event at Clingmans Dome as well as informal eclipse viewing sites at Cades Cove and Oconaluftee. The total eclipse will take place Monday, Aug. 21. The park is […]
More than money: financial planning students’ journey to national conference
February 28, 2017 by
For Garrett Chmiola and Emily Ranson, WCU students, financial planning is more than a good job: it’s a way to help people in troubling times. “I want to go into financial planning because I love people. I want to have my own clients for my own firm that I am able to get personal with […]
