WheeLife Eps.4: College life and mental health

Welcome to WheeLife, the radio news magazine for Cullowhee, Jackson County and the region. This is the fourth show and is a collaboration between the Western Carolina Journalist and 95.3 WWCU. This weeks episode is brought to you by Max Poku-Kankam and Hannah Butler. This week magazine is bringing topic on college living and mental health. 

That’s Politics: The importance of political journalism

Journalism is a vital part of democracy. I went to college knowing that I wanted to do for a reason. Listen to my interviews with Katerina Spasovska, a journalism professor at WCU, Chris Cooper, an American politics professor at WCU, and Cory Vaillancourt, the Politics Editor for the Smoky Mountain News. To listen on different […]

WheeLife news magazine: Updates on the Cullowhee dam and research analyzing digital dating abuse

Welcome to WheeLife, the radio news magazine for Cullowhee, Jackson County and the region. This is the third show and is a collaboration between the Western Carolina Journalist and 95.3 WWCU. This weeks episode is brought to you by Marie Spencer and Dylan Branscome. You will hear us every Friday at 4 p.m. until the […]

WheeLife news magazine: The new gas station not really wanted and more

Welcome to WheeLife, the radio news magazine for Cullowhee, Jackson County and the region. This is the second show and is a collaboration between the Western Carolina Journalist and 95.3 WWCU. This weeks episode is brought to you by Callia Addikis and Morgan Korson. You will hear us every Friday at 4 p.m. until the […]

WheeLife: News magazine from WCJ and WWCU student run-radio station

Welcome to WheeLife, the radio news magazine for Cullowhee, Jackson County and the region.This is the first show and is a collaboration between the Western Carolina Journalist and 95.3 WWCU. You will hear us every Friday at 4 p.m. until the end of the semester. Tune in to hear news from your local area each […]

That’s Politics: Unaffiliated Voters and Polarization

The largest voting block in North Carolina are the unaffiliated voters. They are one of the reasons why political science professor and expert on the North Carolina politics, Dr. Chris Cooper, says NC is a purple state even though in has been almost fully controlled by the Republican party. Listen to what Cooper says about […]