Learn how to spot a scam

The story was published in The Sylva Herald, April 1 edition Pretty much everyone has been called on the phone by someone telling us we have won a big white Mercedes – the latest model, but first we need to wire the company a processing fee of $500 immediately while they wait on the phone.  […]

ChatGPT – student’s new favorite tool

“ChatGPT, the cutting-edge AI language model developed by OpenAI, is revolutionizing the way people interact with technology, offering instant and accurate responses to an ever-growing range of queries.”  ChatGPT wrote that description of itself, proving just how innovative this technology can be. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that was released to the public at […]

“Hamlet” gets a technological revamp in upcoming WCU performance

William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” has been performed for over 400 years, but never quite like this. Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen will be taking the stage to perform a revamped version of “Hamlet” from Wednesday, March 4, to Saturday, March 7, in the Bardo Arts Center Josephina Niggli Studio Theatre. Performances on March […]

Peter Freer hijacks the minds of Western Carolina Students

Peter Freer, President of Freer Logic, hosted a presentation Oct. 24 on Western Carolina University Campus titled Yes. We Can Read Your Mind. The event was held in the University Center Theater from 4 to 5 p.m., and had the purpose of presenting some of the sensory technology that Freer Logic has been making advances […]

What is Heartbleed?

In late April, students may have received an e-mail from Western Carolina University’s IT department warning you of a new threat to the internet named “Heartbleed.” The warning was accompanied with a statement that your password for numerous services offered by the school including MyCat, Blackboard and wireless internet would need to be changed if […]

First DigiX event finds success, gains traction for future

Students at Western Carolina University tend to forget the technology that surrounds them, especially in an area like Cullowhee.  What new products have spurred out of an innovative idea?  To answer that question, digital support specialist Jason Melvin with Coulter Faculty Commons brought the technology landscape to the university with the first annual DigiX. The […]