As a fourth-year student and athlete at Western Carolina University, Mateius Brown is the epitome of determination and resilience. Having been a student-athlete for over half of his life, Brown has seen his successes and failures. He has been involved with track and field since the end of his freshman year of high school. Weighing […]
Goodbye Power 90.5 and hello 95.3
April 25, 2018 by
Western Carolina’s student radio station, Power 90.5, is moving up the FM band to 95.3 concluding a plan almost ten years in the making. The new frequency will be operational by June 23 of this year but the music format and the new name are still in the works. The current signal has the potential […]
Perfect day for cleaning the Tuck
April 16, 2018 by
Co-Written by Jonathan Birek For 34 years, the Western Carolina community has banded together to help clean up the Tuckasegee River. On the morning of Saturday, April 14, close to a thousand volunteers signed up to partake in the Tuck River Clean Up, even though there was rain in the forecast. Luckily, it turned out […]
O.S. Berkley is a hero to WCU student Haleigh Harrison
April 11, 2018 by
Imagine being terrified to step out the door in the morning. Being terrified that someone might come up behind you in Walmart. Crying at the thought of confrontation. Waking up from terrifying nightmares. This is what WCU freshmen Haleigh Harrison experiences every day. Harrison was sexually assaulted at a party her junior year of high […]
April Showers bring Valley of the Lilies winners
April 9, 2018 by
Co written by Jonathan Birek It was a rainy morning in Cullowhee for the annual Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5k run. The cloudy skies and muddy conditions however did not prevent a successful race. “Rain is definitely in the forecast,” said Shauna Sage, Director of Campus Recreation and Wellness. “But we should […]
WCU sophomore Kaitlyn Brasecker aims for firsts in chemistry
April 8, 2018 by
According to a study funded by the National Science Foundation, the NSF estimates by 2020, there will be two million nanotechnology-related jobs/workers needed in the United States. Six million worldwide. At only 19 years of age and a sophomore at Western Carolina University, Kaitlyn Brasecker hopes to bring advances in the medical field through nanotechnology. […]
