It seemed that an air of compassion followed Joe Allen with every step. As he opened the door to a windowless second-floor waiting room inside the Jackson County Social Services building, the looming sense of dread lingering in the atmosphere scattered. Sitting in a government-beige social services office has a way of conjuring up a […]
Compassion when it counts: The mind of a social worker
December 6, 2016 by Caleb Peek
Filed Under: Community, Feature stories, News Tagged With: Department of Social Services, hunger, Jackson County DSS, social issues, Western Carolina University
Guest Speaker Challenges Race
February 4, 2016 by Julia Hudgins

Diversity and inclusion leader Teja Arboleda shared his expertise on the concept of race to Western Carolina University’s students in the UC Theater at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3. During the evening Arboleda made the audience question what the real definition of race was. Is the concept of race real? Can you quickly or easily […]
Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment Tagged With: diversity, guest speaker, race, racial issues, social issues