This past weekend Western Carolina University celebrated the areas music, crafts, tradition and of course food, at the 39th Annual Mountain Heritage Day. Every year area restaurants and catering businesses come to the festival to share their food with the thousands of visitors who come to the festival each year. There was an array of […]
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Mountain Heritage Day draws crowds celebrating the mountains and its diverse culture
September 30, 2013 by
The annual Mountain Heritage Day festival is always an event that many members of the community look forward to. Located on the WCU intramural fields, in just a few hours community members came together to celebrate the culture and history of the mountains. It has a special place in the hearts of those who return […]
March on Sylva
August 30, 2013 by
by Tyana Johnson and Kayla Godfrey “Forward together, not one step back!” was the slogan of the NAACP of North Carolina rally attended by hundreds of people in downtown Sylva on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28. The rally was one of 13 held across the state in honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on […]
WCU to screen King documentary
August 28, 2013 by
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, WCU will screen the documentary “King- From Montgomery to Memphis”. The film comes as the first event of Western’s interdisciplinary theme for the year, “1960’s: Take it all in“. The screening will start at 7 p.m. in Niggli Theatre followed by a discussion led by […]
The Western Carolina Journalist staff
WCJ Staff Spring 2024 Editor-in-Chief(s) Abigail Quinn (News) – aequinn2@catamount.wcu.edu Lauren Corcoran (Arts and Entertainment) licorcoran1@catamount.wcu.edu Campus Editors Marrah Ste. Marie – mgstemarie1@catamount.wcu.edu Cora Haste – cphaste1@catamount.wcu.edu Sports Editor Bryson Jusko – bgjusko1@catamount.wcu.edu Photo Editor Elijah Lautzenheiser – eclautzenheiser1@catamount.wcu.edu Community Editor Reporters/Contributors Atkinson, Mackenzie – mlatkinson1@catamount.wcu.edu Azar, Nicole (sport) – nmazar1@catamount.wcu.edu Butler, Stewart (general news) […]
