WCU senior year and graduation from behind a mask

Adeley Dellinger has spent her senior year with a full class schedule to graduate in the December commencement. On Saturday, Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. Adeley Dellinger will be sitting in Liston B. Ramsey Center wearing her mask, waiting for her commencement ceremony to begin. As a first-generation college student, her family will be in […]

Heathers: The Musical, a unique experience

Story co-written/ produced with Chloe Ettinger“What’s your damage, Heather?” A popular line from an even more popular movie and musical about murder, suicide, teenage angst, and finding yourself. Heathers: The Musical is the first show put on by the School of Stage of Screen since the COVID-19 pandemic where the actors were unmasked in an […]

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) raises funds for Homebase

The SPJ chapter at WCU rang in the holidays with a bake sale to support Western Carolina’s Homebase College Ministry. The chapter raised over $600 and delivered seven gift cards in value of $100 and $50 to Homebase on Dec. 5. Director of Homebase, Dr. Jim Dean, said that gift cards are the best way […]

Heathers: The Musical coming to WCU’s theatre this weekend

Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen is presenting “Heathers: The Musical.”  The show will be in the University Auditorium, formally known as the Hoey Auditorium. Opening night is Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. The show can also be seen this Friday Dec. 3 and Saturday Dec. 4 at the same time. You […]

Vulnerability in relationships are critical to our health

The story co-written with Chloe Ettinger Relationships are what make us human. That’s what Dr. Candy Noltensmeyer, 2021 student nominated faculty of the year award winner, said during the “Last Lecture” presentation on Thursday, Nov. 18. Noltensmeyer is an associate professor at Western Carolina University in the Communications Department. Her research focuses on forms of […]

Sun rises on first climate change action meeting

All social change begins with people, and people on our campus want change. The WCU chapter of the Sunrise Movement held their first meeting in Hunter Library on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Six students gathered to join a nation-wide movement fighting back against climate change. Together, they watched a video about the Sunrise Movement, discussed their […]