Story co-produced with Tyler Elcock After the craze of Black Friday, the town of Sylva got together as they do every year during the holiday season for the Sylva Christmas Parade. The parade was on Sunday, Dec. 3 from 3 to 5 p.m. bringing the community, families, and visitors to Main Street to open the […]
Veterans Day lunch highlights the importance of camaraderie for WCU’s veterans
November 17, 2023 by
Story co-produced by Mackenzie Atkinson The WCU Office of Student Military Services celebrated Veterans Day by hosting a lunch in the Cardinal room of the University Center on Friday, Nov. 9. Over 30 WCU students and staff from all branches of the military attended the lunch. Not many know what it is like to have […]
Veterans speak about their unseen scars
November 17, 2023 by
Story co-produced with Ryan Mullis Story updated on 11.28.23 For most people in America, war is what we see in movies, video games, or on the news. We take for granted the bliss of never seeing the unprecedented horrors of combat. War comes with an invaluable loss of life and leaves deep wounds on the […]
Understanding Neurodiversity in the Workplace
September 17, 2023 by
Finding the right job is hard. Finding a job sympathetic to your neurodiverse strengths and challenges can be more difficult. The Center for Career and Professional Development will share tips and resources for job-searching with neurodiversity on Sept. 19 at the Career Studio in the Reid 150 starting at 4 p.m. This is a two-part […]
Diversity bringing people together through community engagement project
April 12, 2023 by
In a quiet classroom, tables are unevenly shoved together, and each table is lined with a collection of ceramic pots. No one pot looks the same, coming in a range of sizes and shapes. Each blank pot stands proudly waiting for a colorful arrangement of rainbow themed paint. “What should we paint on them?” a […]
Trivia night fun spreading in Sylva
April 1, 2022 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 30 edition “What author described an 1897 report of his death as an “exaggeration”? Groups of three or four huddled around tables to discuss the answer, speaking quietly so other teams could not hear. Once satisfied, the teams marked their response on the answer sheet. […]
