Originally published in The Western Carolinian. As another year of schooling starts, Jackson County Public Schools continues to fight its food insecurity among students. In 2019, Carolina Public Press reported that one in four children faces food insecurity in Western North Carolina. COVID-19 struck the U.S. the following year. Due to the United States Department of Agriculture’s ruling, […]
Ave-O: A hip-hop artist hidden in the mountains
May 10, 2021 by
Western North Carolina is not known for its world famous hip hop artists, but they are here and rocking. One hard working, up and coming rapper residing in Cullowhee is Avery “Ave-O” O’Connell. Ave-O is a Myrtle Beach native who was originally pursuing an entrepreneurship degree from WCU. He withdrew from university in 2020 because […]
Researching mosquitos and raising awareness in WNC
May 10, 2021 by
Story co-written and produced with Tessa Bradshaw Who would have thought that a vector-borne disease transmitted through the bite of a mosquito is researched at Western Carolina University? At WCU, students have engaged in undergraduate research with Dr. Brian Byrd, on mosquitos and vector borne diseases at the Health and Science facility. The primarily mission […]
WCU student creates unique type of art
May 7, 2021 by
Story co-produced with Scott Mitchell Ally Jones is a senior nursing student at Western Carolina University who also happens to be an artist. However, to most, her creations might not be the first thing to mind when you think of art. Jones creates fly fishing ties, a type of art many people don’t even know […]
The virtual Tunnel of Oppression
May 5, 2021 by
The Tunnel of Oppression has been an annual event at WCU since 2016. Its goal to raise awareness on important issues and explore different types of oppression, this year through a ‘pandemic lens’. The tunnel is a virtual tour hosted inside the Intercultural Affairs office and is available online to all WCU students until May […]
WCU transitions from Blackboard to Canvas
May 5, 2021 by
WCU is ending its 24-year-old use of Blackboard, the virtual learning environment. Students will lose access to Blackboard on May 31. All classes taught after the 2021 spring semester will be using Canvas. The transition from Blackboard will be completed before the first day of class. For 13 states, including North Carolina, Canvas is the […]
