Co-written/production with Tyler Harris and Graylon Turner Originally published in Spring 2022 The WCU Dining Services have not met the expectations of restaurant employees and student customers. WCU Dining had problems finding enough people to work for them since Fall 2020. Many restaurants like Steak and Shake, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Which Wich and Brown cafeteria […]
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Assault on Blackrock is readying for 12th edition
March 2, 2022 by
This story was originally published in The Sylva Herald , Feb. 23 edition. Registration is open for the 12th annual Assault on Blackrock, a 7-mile trail race leading racers to ascend and descend Blackrock Mountain. Runners who register by March 1 get a free T-shirt. So far, 68 runners from 10 states have signed up, […]
Students isolating in Madison upset; WCU health and dining services look to improve
November 21, 2021 by
“It felt like I was in a prison,” said Karey Peeler. Peeler, a senior emergency and disaster management major, was admitted to Madison on Oct. 27, 2021, along with her roommate Holly Dowell. Both were experiencing COVID-like symptoms and chose to report to the Bird Building to get tested. Although Peeler and Dowell are roommates, they had […]
Indigenous students and community members “rock their mocks” to bring awareness
November 16, 2021 by
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have been on this land for much longer than Western Carolina University. This is something that the WCU Cherokee Center and Native American Student Organization wanted to make very clear on Nov. 15 as they marched around campus for the Rock Your Mocks walk. “Rock Your Mocks is significant […]
Want to learn how to lend a freelancing gig? Come and learn from SPJ freelance workshop
October 12, 2021 by
WCU student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will be hosting Freelance Workshop: How to Become a Freelancer with Hilary Niles, chair of the SPJ Freelance Community, and Meira Gebel recent graduate student who is a freelance writer, as guest speakers. The event is from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 14 in Killian […]
WCU community reacts to verdict in the George Floyd murder
April 21, 2021 by
Former police office Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd. The 12-person jury in Minneapolis found Chauvin, 45, guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The trial that started, March 29, almost a year after the murder has been one of the most closely watched […]
