Archives for February 3, 2016

WCU men’s baseball brings new direction in upcoming season

The sounds of grass being trimmed, bats hitting balls, and the popping sound of balls going into gloves can be heard near Childress field at Hennon Stadium, as the 2016 addition of Western Carolina men’s baseball team took the field for practice, Jan. 29, 2016. The Catamounts kick start their season February 19 at the Buffalo Wild Wings Battle […]

“RaceOff” in front of WCU students

Teja Arboleda, the champion of diversity and the ‘speaker for the human race’ will make his appearance at Western Carolina University on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. in the UC Theater. The Entertaining Diversity, a minority-owned production, entertainment and educational collaborative founded by Arboleda, provides details about his work as a TEDx speaker and consultant on diversity, […]

Fighting for a new Jackson County Animal Shelter

Mud mushes in under car tires heading up Airport Road in Cullowhee. After a drive up the narrow, inclined, twisty back road, a dirty gate stands open on the left, and an unwelcoming hill lies ahead. Following a steady ascent to the muddy hill’s peak, a timeworn, outdated building can be seen sitting amidst a tiny unpaved parking lot. A few shrubs […]

WCJ Wheekly Update

This is the first episode of WCJ Wheekly Update. In this newscast we cover the new Western Carolina University state bond, the results from the Iowa Caucus, an interview with WCU student government association president, Hank Henderson, and Groundhog day. Check back every Wednesday for the next episode of WCJ Wheekly Update.

Album Review: Aofie O’Donovan – In The Magic Hour

“In the magic hour…” sounds like the beginning of a fairy tail, or the beginning of instructions to a witch’s spell. Aofie (pronounced “EE-fah”) O’ Donovan’s Jan. 22 release certainly calls to mind the whimsy of these childish fantasies. As a stage and screen student who has taken a whopping one cinematography class, I know […]