The restaurant, a burger and soda joint, was run by locals Elsie and Frank Brown. The restaurant was somewhat like a social hub for the campus and is fondly remembered by various alumni. The Taproom ...

WCU alumni Jada Smith, a 2024 graduate of WCU’s Stage and Screen program, is now working as a Stage Management Fellow at the Children’s Theatre Company, one of the country’s most respected theaters ...

“Small businesses are typically much more able to be a part of the community in which they do business. The owners and employees become familiar faces you are happy to see. In my experience small ...

The Youth Solutions Journalism for Mental Health course is a yearlong class that allows students to choose an issue affecting young people that interests them. From there, students research the issue, ...

Though the human decomposition facility, commonly known as the “Body Farm,” has been part of WCU for over a decade, most students still don’t know exactly what it is. Whether due to the location being ...

“The investigation led to 15 arrests on charges stemming from illegal guns, drug possession, trafficking and setting up places from which to deal drugs…” (The Sylva Herald Nov. 2022). “Three men from ...

Bathrooms are an essential part of living for anyone on campus, but some people have problems with all-gender bathrooms. The biggest issue for junior Paige LeBlanc is the lack of general knowledge ...

Last month the Kananesgi Committee, made up of members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, held their sixth annual Kananesgi Fashion Show, providing a look into the blossoming Indigenous fashion ...

The historic Moore Building is being modernized with plans to become a new hub for student activity as soon as Spring 2025. Atop the hill of upper campus situated behind Brown Hall, Moore has served ...

Every WCU student has to take an introductory communication course or have transfer credits equivalent to the course to graduate. The Introduction to Communication course, commonly known as COMM 201, ...

For years, handmade art pamphlets known as fanzines, or zines, have been used as a way to spread social messages. Often their contents are controversial, but, like most artwork, the purpose is to make ...

Testing sites in the Tuckaseegee Watershed throu ghout Jackson County saw high levels of fecal coliform bacteria in the water on several occasions during the sampling season. According to the EPA, ...