Story co-reported with Ruby Annas and Giovanni Ricciardi(story updated and corrected at 3 p.m.) Election day in Jackson County so far is going smooth. By noon over 315 votes were casted at the Board of Election voting place in Sylva and in Culluwhee Rec Center around 140 people voted by 11 a.m. So far, the […]
WCU students write letters to survivors
September 30, 2022 by
In between classes, students came and wrote words of encouragement to survivors of sexual assault in a letter. The letters will be donated to the Center for Domestic Peace. WCU Students Against Sexual Assault (SASA) club held the event on the front lawn of the UC on Tuesday, Sept. 27 noon until 2 p.m. “It […]
‘Cooking’ up the future of biotechnology
May 10, 2022 by
Apadaca’s 353 chemistry lab is home to lots of research equipment, chemical substances along with hardworking students and faculty. Dr. Channa De Silva, chemistry professor, is the faculty advisor for one section of lab. The focus is on nanotechnology. What is nanotechnology? As De Silva explains, nanotechnology is not new but today its applications can bring […]
What’s brewing on WCU’s campus?
May 6, 2022 by
Western Carolina students are crafting happy hour into the hoppy semester with the evaluation and experimentation of homebrewing in class. Sean O’Connell, microbiology professor and mentor at WCU for 21 years, is teaching students the process of crafting their own beers, ales, malts, and more. Students were put to the test by crafting their own […]
Moon research that is out of this world
May 6, 2022 by
I never thought that as a journalist I would be able to hold a 4 billion year old rock in the palm of my hands. This meteorite is one of many in Dr. Amy Fagan’s collection. Fagan is an associate professor of geology at WCU and the chair of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group for […]
Do minority students feel safe?
May 3, 2022 by
“Just because there isn’t lynch mobs on campus, doesn’t make [WCU] safe,” said Amber Jenkins, a black Western Carolina student in a podcast interview. Western Carolina University has not had a spotless record when it comes to controversy. Several racist and, more recently, transphobic incidents have stained the university’s image for years now. Earlier in […]
