“We’re not just a bunch of hippies throwing a disc around.” That’s the message that Joe de Give, captain and vice president of the Ultimate Frisbee team at WCU, wants to get across to people. In Fall 2012, Joe and a friend of his restarted the Ultimate Frisbee Club at Western that had been reformed […]
Angela Laird Brenton: 1953 – 2013
May 8, 2013 by
Dr. Angela Laird Brenton, Western Carolina University’s provost and vice chancellor, died early Wednesday morning after a three-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Brenton began serving as provost at WCU in August 2012 after a 16-member campus committee appointed her in May. Brenton was born on Jan. 3, 1953, in Duncan, Oklahoma. Prior to her tenure […]
Susan Brown-Strauss: professor, designer, leader
May 7, 2013 by
Susan Brown-Strauss spends many hours of her day on the campus of Western Carolina University, tackling dozens of duties to fulfill her numerous job titles. Brown-Strauss is a professor in the School of Stage and Screen where she teaches design and technical theatre. She is also Costume Shop Director and the resident costume designer […]
Fishing: a line and a lure
May 7, 2013 by
Every spring, the white bass converge on the rivers in North Carolina, gliding upstream to participate in spawning rituals that result in waters overflowing with the silver-bodied fish. If fishermen calculate correctly, they will find themselves ripping these fish out of the water faster than they can reel. “I’ve had days when I’ve literally caught […]
WCU students share their gun violence ‘number’
May 6, 2013 by
After losing a dear friend, Dr. Roger Hartley, associate professor of political science at Western Carolina University, created a Facebook group called “What is Your Number? Our Network of Gun Violence.” The group has gained national attention through MSNBC and The Washington Post. Dr. Hartley spoke with WCJ about his project. Read the full story […]
Sylva Heinzelmannchen Brewery turns nine
May 5, 2013 by
by Randy Conn and Kathleen Kiser Heinzelmannchen Brewery turned it’s ninth birthday on Saturday and for that occasion they provided a dry and tasty place during the rainy Greening Up the Mountains 2013 Festival in Sylva. See the video story we’ve prepared and read some more information about it’s owner and the brew he makes. […]
