Protesters against LGBTQ+ rights came to WCU campus on Wednesday, April 20. Approximately, 100 WCU students gathered in between classes to protest against them as they did not welcome the protestors on campus. The protest took place between the dining hall and the Catafountain. The event was unknown to students. The three protestors were holding […]
WCU student takes pottery skills beyond the classroom
April 26, 2023 by
No matter what your interest is as an artist, many would agree that art comes from the heart. For Nicole Petersohn, a WCU senior, this could not be further from the truth. Petersohn has found her artistic passion in the form of pottery and Western has been a wonderful place for it to flourish. Growing […]
Mujeres Con Un Proposito; a place of belonging
April 12, 2023 by
Originally published in print in The Western Carolinian. Mujeres Con Un Proposito “Women with a purpose” (MCP) is a student lead club for Latinas to create an empowering and welcoming space for women of color and to help the Latinx community. “Being able to have that sense of community and women around me that inspire […]
WCU’s PRSSA brings students to WLOS News 13
April 4, 2023 by
WCU Communication students visited WLOS News 13 on Wednesday, March 29. Students toured the station and got a behind-the-scenes look at production. Hayden Huffman, President of WCU’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society (PRSSA) is ecstatic to be able to bring this opportunity to students as him and his advisor, Dr. Scott Eldridge have been […]
Aura photography comes to WCU
March 16, 2023 by
Version of story originally published in print for The Western Carolinian. The UC Illusions doorway acted as a gateway into the paranormal as WCU students lined up to have their Aura photographed. Aura photography is a portrait, usually a polaroid, that shows colors around the person, or subject, representing their aura in that moment. According […]
A WCU artist makes her mark as a tattoo apprentice
February 28, 2023 by
Aleaha Waldroup, a fine arts major, is trading her paint and brushes for ink, needles and human canvases as an apprentice at a tattoo shop in Hayesville, North Carolina. Waldroup enrolled at WCU in 2018 hoping to get a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in painting. Instead of finishing her last six credits she […]
