A change of scenery is good. But as the temperatures drop, Western Carolina is experiencing more of a change than the weather dictates. And it is coming at a cost. Western Carolina University is facing an increase in tuition and fees that will hit students for the academic year starting Fall 2014 and some even […]
Twincerely Yours, Anna and Allison Ashbaugh
November 20, 2013 by
People point and take pictures as Anna and Allison Ashbaugh walk by. The two young ladies from Concord, North Carolina have dressed alike since they were born but have recently gained a lot of attention on WCU’s campus for their wardrobe choices. They are mirror image twins who always wear identical shirts, pants, jackets and […]
Zombies attack WCU campus for 7 days
November 11, 2013 by
Written by: Melissa Day and Bayleigh Davis “Zombies on Campus! A Slaughterpocalypse!” is a zombie comedy opening on Wed. Nov. 13. Written and directed by Western Carolina University’s own D.V. Caitlyn, “Zombies on Campus!” is written as a play-within-a-play. In this case, the play is William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and the opening scene has the audience […]
Building fun and futures at WCU
November 5, 2013 by
Saturday morning WCU campus was not a quiet place. Killian was full with children who were playing with Legos. “The favorite thing is to actually see the learning event in a child’s mind. To see that they can learn, and they can do something interesting and something they are highly motivated in,” said Dr. Bob […]
Hunting the mourning dove
November 4, 2013 by
The story was updated December 2, 2013 with a multimedia at the end of the story. The sun had shifted from directly above to directly over the trees on the opposite side of the blown down corn field, leaving no space for shade except the slat right behind the trees we were standing under. We […]
The Western of fall
October 26, 2013 by
Main Street was the main place to be on Friday night as the annual Western Carolina Homecoming Parade made its way to downtown Sylva. The temperature may have been dropping, but it didn’t seem to bother anyone. Local families gathered along the curbs and some, along with students, jumped in the back of their parallel-parked […]
