Steve Wozniak on Spark Tech Talk

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak talked to Ashville based company Spark Tech Talk. The organization provides a podcast and a community of leaders discussing content in the areas of social media, technology, gaming, entertainment, business and science. Moderator for the discussion was WCU’s professor of sales and marketing, Dr. Scott Rader. Hear what Wozniak say about […]

TV 62 premieres two new shows

Western Carolina’s TV 62 premiered their student produced news show and sitcom: Nothing But Young on Wednesday Feb. 8. Anchors Monica Papworth and Ariel Rymer, gave students a preview of events as well as a review of others. The news show, which is called Channel 62 News, will produce another show next Wednesday Feb.15 from […]

Pay more for a candy bar, and less for your education

By: Andy Miller I support the governor’s efforts to combat the extreme education cuts that have been and continue to be carried out by the Republican-led General Assembly. In December, I was part of a group of over 350 students who went to Western Carolina University to discuss the budget cuts with several elected representatives […]

Inside the garage

It’s a common site around Concord every May and October, overwhelming tourism and overwhelming traffic, and its all for one thing : NASCAR. Concord, NC has a population of 73,000 and according to the Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau ranks 12th in travel impact. Cabarrus County alone generated $281.09 million in tourism. According to […]

It’s more than just a vision, its Purple Vision

Instant replays and advertisements were a new thing during WCU’s 2011 football season. First game of the season the students marveled at the shiny new scoreboard that showed play backs and even shots of themselves cheering in the crowd. But what really goes into getting the perfect shot of the touch down or tackle that […]

Sounds of the Season Annual Fundraising Concert

The WCU Music Department will hold it’s annual “Sounds of the Season ” fundraising concert today at 3 p.m. at the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature performances from WCU students and faculty as well as the Smokey Mountain High School show choir. Tickets are $15 for the general public , […]