Originally published in print of the Western Carolinian. The 21st Spring Literary Festival will be from March 20 to 23 on WCU’s campus. Numerous featured writers will be in attendance. Starting from WCU’s Visiting Writers Series, the Literary Festival has become an annual four-day event where local and visiting writers show their work to the […]
Reducing the political divide in Jackson County
March 15, 2023 by
On Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m to noon, Braver Angels, an organization dedicated to decreasing the political divide between citizens, will be holding its first event “Speaking with the ‘enemy’ – Healthy conversations across the political divide” in the UC Multi-purpose room. Palin Berkana-Wycoff, the senior associate director for Student Activities at Western Carolina […]
WCU vs. mold … and the mold is winning
March 9, 2023 by
Mold is a problem at Western Carolina University. After our story about it in the Hunter Library that took 10 months to clean, we are finding some more buildings with similar issues that have been growing mold for longer than two years. The TV and recording studios are on the first level of the Center […]
WCU professor showcases talent through personal struggle
March 6, 2023 by
“Don’t tell the story, be the story,” says Dr. Tiffany Renee Jackson, when asked to give the most important advice for being a performer. As an artistic force of nature and one of the newest and beloved editions to the Western Carolina University faculty, Jackson has spent her time on campus focusing on her craft, […]
Mold outbreak in Hunter Library finally under control
February 17, 2023 by
Version of story originally published in print for the Western Carolinian. Mold is not an unusual thing and as WCU Faculties manager, Joe Walker says it is a naturally occurring process. For the Hunter Library it was a ten-month clean-up project and over 15.000 bound journals tossed in the big dumpster at the back of […]
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia spreads love through song
February 8, 2023 by
Version of story originally published in the Western Carolinian. WCU’s Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (PMA) will perform commissioned serenades on Tuesday, Feb. 14 on campus for significant others or anyone you want to impress or embarrass. Valentine’s Day serenades is an annual fundraiser where students can purchase a serenade for their significant other, a friend […]
