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 […]
“Pride of the Mountains” performs in South Carolina
October 19, 2016 by
A live singer, shapes in the forms of eyes and music ranging from opera to modern pop: these were just some of the things a massive audience got to see and hear when the “Pride of the Mountains” Marching Band performed in South Carolina. On Oct. 15, the almost 500-member band traveled to Columbia, S.C. […]
WCU hosts the “Dangerous Faggot Tour”
October 13, 2016 by
This story was co-written with Meghan O’Sullivan. Audience members cheered as guest speaker, Milo Yiannopoulos, spoke fervently against feminism, Islam, Black Lives Matter and liberals. Through his growing popularity, he has incited protests, anti-Milo committees and been permanently banned from Twitter in an attempt to silence his dialogues that can be taken very offensively. Yiannopoulos, a […]
Wind ensemble blows away WCU
October 13, 2016 by
When you think of a good way to spend a Tuesday evening do the words “wind ensemble” come to mind? If not, then maybe you should reconsider. On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Western Carolina wind ensemble performed for the first time of the Fall 2016 semester in a nearly full Bardo Arts Center. The performance […]
Service project impacts Jackson County seniors
October 9, 2016 by
The sounds of chainsaws and wood splitters rang resiliently as enormous logs were split and new bonds were formed on WCU’s campus. With over 100 people contributing, 59 truckloads of wood were collected, cut, split, and delivered to residents in Jackson County. In its seventh year, Impact Day, took place at Cullowhee United Methodist Church […]
WCU educates students how to “Party smart”
October 8, 2016 by
Each year over 1,800 college students die from alcohol-related injuries, more than 97,000 college students are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or rape and over 599,000 college students receive unintentional injuries while under the influence. This statistics comes from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). They are calling for cultural change and so is WCU. […]
