Students’ imagination run free with new 3D printers in Hunter Library

Nicholas Black produced the multimedia segment in the story.  WCU kicked off a new technological era, 3D printing in the Technology Commons of the Hunter Library in the fall semester and the students took notice. Having a 3D printer at WCU is a big development for the university, with 3D printing being at the peak […]

Brand vs. convenience: What it means to coffee consumers at WCU

Multimedia story with Paige Alvarez. It’s a chilly morning and you’re headed to class for your 8 a.m. lecture hall. You’re walking through the courtyard, letting out a wide yawn, when you have the sudden urge to caffeinate yourself in the best way that you know how: coffee. You slow to a stop in the middle […]

WCU to ‘revamp’ scholarship programs

The story produced/written with Alexey Rybakov and Kayla Riek. It’s no secret that attending college in the United States can be quite expensive. Western Carolina University is part of the University of North Carolina system and is one of the most affordable colleges in the state. Many students say it isn’t affordable enough. For this […]

Chancellor Belcher receives raise, faculty gets small one-time bonus

Chad Grant co-authored this article. Western Carolina University Chancellor, David Belcher, received a 19 percent pay raise in late October while WCU faculty pay remains stagnant. The University of North Carolina (UNC) Board of Governors voted in a closed-door meeting on Oct. 30, 2015 to give 12 of 17 chancellors in the UNC system significant […]

Rain!

Has the rain got you feeling down? Tis the season… to have poor, cold weather. Find out how some students are coping with the recent bout of bad weather in this video news package.

“Haven” sexual assault program may use inaccurate statistics

Western Carolina University’s Department of Student Community Ethics requires all incoming students to complete an online alcohol education, Alcohol Edu, and sexual assault prevention courses, Haven. The programs are administered through a private company, EverFi. Some critics say the statistics used by the Haven program are inaccurate and can skew the results of surveys. For the full […]