Originally published in the Western Carolinian. Catamount Dining has added a new member to their team, dietician Meghan Dempsey. Dempsey received her bachelor’s in nutrition from Appalachian State University and started as dining’s only registered dietician at the beginning of the semester. Dempsey has been tabling at Courtyard Dining’s cafeteria by the coffee station, awaiting […]
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Celebrating the 21st Spring Literary Festival
March 17, 2023 by
Originally published in print of the Western Carolinian. The 21st Spring Literary Festival will be from March 20 to 23 on WCU’s campus. Numerous featured writers will be in attendance. Starting from WCU’s Visiting Writers Series, the Literary Festival has become an annual four-day event where local and visiting writers show their work to the […]
Reducing the political divide in Jackson County
March 15, 2023 by
On Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m to noon, Braver Angels, an organization dedicated to decreasing the political divide between citizens, will be holding its first event “Speaking with the ‘enemy’ – Healthy conversations across the political divide” in the UC Multi-purpose room. Palin Berkana-Wycoff, the senior associate director for Student Activities at Western Carolina […]
Greening Up set to kick off festival season
March 9, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 9 edition. The first leaves to fall are on the top of the mountain. There is no festival.But when the first green at the bottom of the mountainsides starts working its way up it is time to wear bright clothes, get out into fresh spring air and […]
American Museum of the House Cat reopens on April 2
March 1, 2023 by
Dr. Harold Sims acquired a petrified cat from Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Feb 12. The cat traveled thousands of years and hundreds of miles to arrive at the American Museum of the House Cat, so it’s well worth a visit when the museum reopens on April 2. Sims received the petrified cat from architect Peter […]
WCU student struggles with eating disorders
January 27, 2023 by
Addressing mental health among all ages is important but especially on campuses after COVID-19. Western Carolina University is also noticing an increased need for addressing mental health. The Director of WCU Counseling and Psychological Services, Kim Gorman, said for WCU Magazine’s special issue on Mental Health that CAPS has a slight increase of students seeking […]
