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Thursday, September 19, 2024
The “Harriet Tubman- Journey to Freedom” traveling sculpture began its stop in Sylva with its dedication ceremony held on Sept. 26. The statue, which is 9 feet tall and weighs over 240 pounds, is now located in Bridge Park in downtown Sylva and will remain there until Dec. 20 when […]
The WCU football community suffered an emotional loss at the beginning of this season. On Aug. 18, 2021, Western Carolina offensive line coach John Peacock unexpectedly died of COVID-19 complications at home. Peacock joined Western Carolina’s coaching staff in the spring of 2020 after the hiring of new head coach […]
My quarantine project was eating potato chips. Avery Lynn’s? She started a small business: Lavender Lynn Design. “I like to say I have so many hobbies that I do not have any,” Avery Lynn said. Well, one of her hobbies has turned into a flourishing business, while managing to still […]
Lovers of music and art will now feel right at home in downtown Sylva. The Jackson Arts Market, commonly known as JAM, brings in up to 50 local artist vendors and two local musicians every weekend. Joshua Aaron Murch, the curator of JAM, feels that this festival brings life back […]
The weather is beginning to warm up here in Cullowhee and finally melting away all of the wintertime blues but with it comes more risk of contracting Covid-19. Even though the weather is getting warmer and larger groups are congregating don’t forget to keep the Catamounts care policy in mind, […]
Whether you have always enjoyed reading, cannot find time for it, or simply hate it, there is always something out there for everyone to read. We have one month left of the semester and then comes summer, but with COVID-19 still rearing its ugly head, everyone is still going to […]
Spring break is upon us, and the semester is slowly coming to an end. There are many ways to celebrate your time away from the stress of higher education, but we all need to keep one thing in mind- COVID-19 is not over yet, and we need to celebrate our […]
Finals are finally over, and this dreadful semester is behind us. Thank goodness. Now you get to sleep all day and go crazy all night! But what exactly are you going to do? You have no homework, working during the break does not sound fun, and COVID-19 refuses to leave […]
The Western Carolina University School of Art and Design studio art and graphic design majors held their annual portfolio exhibition online on November 12 from 5-7 p.m. Studio art students were able to present from 5-6 p.m., followed by graphic design students from 6-7 p.m. Students were given about four […]
Western Carolina University welcomed over 700 guests on Saturday, Oct. 24, for an open house despite COVID cases climbing to record highs this semester. During the week of open house, 69 positive cases were reported. That is the highest weekly positive case count the university has seen all semester. Additionally, 40 students […]
