Shouting “purple!”, “gold!” at the top of students’ lungs, stadiums full of nothing but purple shirts and painted faces. The tailgates and the catamount pride at Western Carolina University is all for the NCAA Division athletics the university participates in. But this pride comes with a price that some students are not too happy with. At WCU, students […]
Brand vs. convenience: What it means to coffee consumers at WCU
December 5, 2015 by
Multimedia story with Paige Alvarez. It’s a chilly morning and you’re headed to class for your 8 a.m. lecture hall. You’re walking through the courtyard, letting out a wide yawn, when you have the sudden urge to caffeinate yourself in the best way that you know how: coffee. You slow to a stop in the middle […]
Academic, campus resources reach out to WCU students
October 22, 2015 by
Students at Western Carolina University had the chance to explore campus resources and have some fun Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the 4th annual ReCalibrate Your Compass. Held a week after fall break, the event helps students achieve academic success by reminding them of the many campus resources available according to Janina DeHart, lead organizer from […]
Spring break begins!
March 6, 2015 by
Spring break is officially upon us! Hunter Bryn and I decided to ask our peers around campus two questions. 1. Are they excited for spring break? As you can guess most of these answers were pretty similar. 2. What are they doing for spring break? These answers were a little more varied, but check them […]
Asheville Outlet seeks employees, but will students be interested?
February 16, 2015 by
It doesn’t matter if it is online or an hour away students will do it. Every student loves shopping, however, do they love making the money to shop? Well, there will be plenty of opportunities coming to the Asheville area with the opening on the Asheville Outlet. The general manager of the nearly completed outlet mall, Sharon Morgan says […]
The passion of a nurse
November 18, 2014 by
Babies, babies, and more babies! For 25 years it has only been babies, and for Angela Neal, that has not been a problem. Neal serves as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, also known as the NICU by many of the current staff at Novant Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. Neal was […]
