The sun has many positive impacts on our lives every day, including helping us grow plants and telling us the time of day. But the sun also helps people’s moods, preventing seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that comes around during different seasons, according to the United Kingdom […]
Scammers go phishing for students information through emails
May 7, 2025 by
With students getting hundreds of emails a day for school, it’s hard to sort through all of them to figure out which are real and which are scammers. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, phishing is a way people try to “trick us into opening harmful links or downloading malicious software.” “These […]
WheeLife Eps. 6: Graduation – the good, the bad and the ugly on college life and expectations for the future
May 6, 2025 by
Hear from our graduates on their experience of college life, their expectations for the future and how to decorate your cap!The graduation ceremony is this weekend. The graduate school ceremony is on Friday starting at 7 p.m. The two undergraduate ceremonies are at 10 a.m. for the Arts and Sciences, Education and Allied Professions and […]
Controlled Chaos two-night event closing out last week of classes at WCU
May 1, 2025 by
Students at Western Carolina University see the light at the end of the tunnel resembling the end of the classes. They are ready to celebrate this weekend before the grind for exam week. The School of Stage and Screen, is offering movies, red carpet and fun during the two-days Controlled Chaos Film Festival. This will […]
Greening Up the Mountain festival great success
April 30, 2025 by
Version of the story was originally published in The Sylva Herald April 30 edition Music, food, beer, arts, crafts, bugs and critters and plenty of people were present at the 27th annual Greening Up the Mountain Festival last Saturday. Officials estimate 11,000 people attended on a glorious day weatherwise. The festival aims to be environmentally […]
Students embrace AI, but are universities falling behind?
April 29, 2025 by
“AI may not take your job, but the person who knows how to use it is,” said Kyla Parks, a construction management major at WCU. Parks talks about how in her field utilizing AI as a constructive tool is useful for safety purposes and that it’s not a replacement for the work in her field. […]
