Local veterans will host their first round table discussion on Veteran’s Day at 7 p.m. featuring members from the Vet to Vet program. The program aids local veterans of all ages and genders to talk about traumatic experiences they may have encountered while in combat. Founders Darwin Thomas and Tom Baker started the program together when […]
Same sex marriage legalized in North Carolina
November 7, 2014 by
Same sex marriage in North Carolina is now legal, based on a ruling on October 10, 2014. People throughout Western North Carolina have some very opposing views when it comes to this issue, but most people understand that for now it is here to stay. Watch the full story below.
Step Afrika steps onto the stage at WCU
October 23, 2014 by
There was a lot of shouting and hollering as the audience enjoyed the dances that Step Afrika performed on the stage of Western Carolina University’s Bardo Arts and Performing Center, on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 22. The event was part of WCU’s Homecoming Week. Step Afrika shocked the crowd when they pulled volunteers out of […]
Volunteering brings new hope, options for Haywood homeless
October 22, 2014 by
Everyone who volunteers has a different reason for doing so, whether it’s to get credit for it in a class or because they believe in the organization that they’re volunteering for, but the reason that they volunteer doesn’t really matter in the end. What matters is that they are there and doing what needs to […]
Unarmed, do you know your rights?
October 7, 2014 by
The Organization of Ebony Students (OES) hosted a discussion panel, “Unarmed” on Oct.6. The program was created in response of to the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American who was killed by police office in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug.9. The shooting prompted protests in Ferguson and started a discussion on race and the […]
WCU welcomes future Catamounts
October 6, 2014 by
Western Carolina University’s first Open House of the semester welcomed about 1,000 upcoming freshman and their families who are considering whether our school is the right fit for them. There are four Open houses scheduled throughout the year designed to allow high school seniors the opportunity to explore what the schools and colleges have to […]
