Hidden between a wall of trees and Cullowhee Creek is the serene Cullowhee Community Garden. The Cullowhee Community Garden houses gardening plots for adoption as well as walking paths for anyone to wander at any time. Adopters only have two rules to follow for their plots: everything grown must be […]
Author: Marrah Ste. Marie
Passionate collector of contemporary Native American art inspires exhibition at WCU Fine Art Museum – BAC Press Release
The following is a press release from Rachel Hood, the Bardo Arts Center marketing manager | 828.227.2505 | rhood@wcu.edu Cullowhee, NC | This August, the WCU Fine Art Museum opens the exhibition Spark of the Eagle Dancer: The Collecting Legacy of Lambert Wilson, featuring over 140 works of contemporary Native American art […]
Opinion: A reflection on four years
I’m set to graduate in May, and I don’t know what is coming next. Anybody else in similar shoes? Anybody else desperately want to leave and desperately want to stay at the same time? I’m feeling sentimental some these days as I cling to my college memories and try to […]
Student Affairs Emergency Fund
Enrolled students in need may be able to use the Student Emergency Fund to help with unexpected, unforeseen and urgent expenses, like housing or living expenses. The link to request the fund can be found at dos.wcu.edu, or by finding the Dean of Students’ page. The fund was created in […]
Mold isn’t just found in buildings, it’s also a nuisance for microbiologists
Originally published in the Western Carolina Journalist Mold is a fickle fungus that WCU has battled with. Hunter Library had a mold growth issue, and many infected books were thrown away. The CAT studios were cleaned for mold on March 15 after two years. Dehumidifiers are in many school buildings, […]
99th session of WCU’s Student Government Association adjourned, with the 100th underway
The 99th administration of WCU’s Student Government Association (SGA) convened for the last time on Monday, April 10, with the 100th administration taking over on Tuesday April 11 at the organization’s annual inauguration. What is SGA? The Student Government Association is made up of elected or appointed students that […]
SAGA’s annual pride celebration
Western Carolina University’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) held their annual pride celebration Sunday April 16 in the University Center following inclement weather. The celebration involved multiple vendors local to the Sylva and Asheville area and clubs at WCU that provide safe spaces, children’s story hour, adult story hour, BIPOC […]
Brian Boyer: NASCAR fan, student friend, and student advocate
If you have spent any period at Western, you might have heard the name Brian Boyer tossed around on campus. Boyer is the Residential Case Manager. His job is to connect to the students and be there to help foster student success. His position was created solely to advocate for […]
Whee Breathe’s check in on WCU’s air quality
April is Earth month, a time to check up on our planet. Part of that checkup is air quality. WCU’s Whee Breathe will add an analysis for the air quality on campus retrieved from Purple Air (.com) monitors by the end of the semester. Whee Breathe is a club started […]
Tuckasegee River has more than just garbage
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist In the early afternoon, with mist still clinging to the waters of the river, hundreds of WCU students descend to the banks of the Tuckasegee river for the Tuck River Cleanup. Throughout the day, thousands of pounds of trash are removed. Digging through the muck and […]