Story co-produced with Jake Harkey. When we talk greek life or especially fraternities, most of the time it is about partying, drinking or hazing. Now, there are a lot of valid reasons people think that. We see stories all the time of fraternities getting in trouble for underage drinking and throwing parties that may have […]
Aura photography comes to WCU
March 16, 2023 by
Version of story originally published in print for The Western Carolinian. The UC Illusions doorway acted as a gateway into the paranormal as WCU students lined up to have their Aura photographed. Aura photography is a portrait, usually a polaroid, that shows colors around the person, or subject, representing their aura in that moment. According […]
WCU Board of Trustees discuss student debt and WCU’s fight to stay competitive
March 15, 2023 by
In the first Board of Trustees meeting of 2023, Chancellor Kelli Brown celebrated victories of Western Carolina University, while also forewarning economic challenges that could be on the horizon. Since 2018, one of WCU’s biggest selling points has been fair tuition prices and low debt, but according to Brown, staying competitive will not be easy, […]
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 […]
Bridge Church Celebrates 10 Years of Ministry
February 23, 2023 by
What began as a small idea shared by WCU students in 2009 has grown into a well-established ministry in Cullowhee. The Bridge is a non-denominational church in Cullowhee that has been an active ministry since 2013. Background “The first thoughts of what became The Bridge Church happened during my personal prayer time in 2009. I […]
Winter cold spell leads to pipe repairs at WCU
February 21, 2023 by
WCU Balsam and Blue Ridge Residence halls are getting fresh coats of paint over new walls, newly installed carpets and extra heating in its entryways after a winter flooding issue. In December 2022, the majority of the student body left campus to go home or to go away and celebrate the winter break holidays. While […]
