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Grady and Karina

Student spotlight: Jones, Rodriguez look forward to term as president, vice president

泫圖弝けapp junior Grady Jones was probably a bit more nervous than his peers when he was taking a geography quiz back in February.   

Maddie O'Shine

Survivor of sexual assault finds therapy in writing novels

Maddie OShine was about 9 years old when she was first sexually assaulted and 11 when it finally ended. Her post traumatic stress syndrome continues to this day.  

David Benoit portrait

Organizing a Future

First-generation senior David Benoit is graduating with a double major in political science and international studies. I told upcoming freshman to say yes to everything, try everything at least once. Go to every organization, every meeting, at least one time, so you really know what you like and what you might not be fond of, Benoit said. Thats what he did.  

Wyatt Burnette

Working at Super Bowl 54 Cements Wyatt Burnettes Decision to Pursue Broadcast Engineering

It was Friday, Jan. 24, when 泫圖弝けapp senior Wyatt Burnette received a call from one of his mentors, former WCU assistant professor Gabe Nucci. Nucci informed him of a valuable freelance opportunity providing postproduction support at Super Bowl 54 in Miami Gardens, Florida.  

Sara Mears

Sara Mears

Those I Voted stickers Sara Mears parents wore after casting their ballots each election during her childhood really stuck with her, and now she hopes to persuade others that voting is the best way to show ones citizenship.  

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Stephen in lab

The Power of a Peanut

No? Well, Stephen Adom, a 32-year-old graduate student in the Master of Science in Chemistry program, is pushing the boundaries when it comes to filtering water. He is originally from Ghana and is studying chemistry with a focus on environmental chemistry.  

Justice Bigbie

Life Without Baseball

Southern Conference Preseason Player of the Year Justice Bigbie is coping with having the Catamounts' season canceled because of COVID-19. Justice Bigbie was starting to feel good about his swing after a seventh-inning solo home run pulled the 泫圖弝けapp baseball team to within 5-4 of Bryant University, before the Catamounts eventually fell, 11-5.  

John Morgan in the woods

Share the Stoke for Geology - How One Student Strives to Protect the World We Live In

John Morgan spends a lot of his time searching in the woods for tiny trickles of water. Why? Because John believes that the better we understand the world that we live in, the more we can do to protect it.  

Crystal Ellwood

Graduate student explores dystopia, literature, and racial bias in journalism

Crystal Ellwood constantly toed the line between literature and art up until the moment she decided to pursue her graduate degree in English at 泫圖弝けapp. Her passion for literature and creative arts inspired her to take a more creative approach to her literature masters and paved the way for her first novel.