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  • Headshot of Christopher Childers

    Young alumni: Christopher Childers brings stories to life as videographer

    Cam Adams
    March 6

    Christopher Childers never cared much for theme parks, pools or playgrounds as a kid. Instead, his eyes grew big inside the movie rental store.

  • Sadler Miller holding two of her prints.

    Dual-sport student-athlete Sadler Miller shows love for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµon canvas

    Cam Adams
    February 26

    Behind each stroke on Sadler Miller’s canvas is a moment ingrained in her memory. Every swipe is a chime from the Alumni Tower hitting her ears, and every trace is the rush of a gameday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium.

  • forensic anthro student

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents help Durham PD solve 2023 missing persons case

    Shane Ryden
    February 2

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents assist in recovery of human remains.

  • Photo of Joseph Stankosky

    A new home in Poland: Boren scholar speaks on time abroad

    Shane Ryden
    November 17

    Be persistent. Be studious. Try, and keep trying.

  • Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudent works on microplastic labs

    Plastic Rain

    Shane Ryden
    November 3

    There is no part of Western North Carolina untouched by microplastics. No river that flows without fibers. No rain that falls without microscopic debris.

  • Meghan Greenly

    Recreational therapy senior Meghan Greenly selected for prestigious award

    Cam Adams
    October 13

    When Meghan Greenly, sitting beside her proud mother, got her offer, she couldn’t help but smile.

  • Enrique Gomez

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµastronomers to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with community

    Shane Ryden
    October 2

    Our experience of the night sky is everchanging. As our eyes wander to the heavens and we gradually learn more about the moon and stars, the twinkling cosmos glow in greater detail.

  • Jeremy Jones during class

    WCU’s Jeremy Jones reflects one year after Helene in Our State magazine

    Cam Adams
    October 2

    Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ English professor Jeremy Jones’s byline is a bit of a mainstay in Our State magazine. His stories tend to involve history or family in some way, taking him to the family reunion of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins, and leading him to write a piece on how Southerners call each other food names as terms of endearment.

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    Pura Vida in practice: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµDepartment of World Languages immerses students in Costa Rican culture

    Cam Adams
    September 24

    Home is found in the unlikeliest of places. For Bri Myles this summer, it was in Costa Rica.

  • PRSSA Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµmembers with Janet Oppenheimer and Betty Farmer

    Retired PR professional creates endowment to support Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµstudents

    Bill Studenc
    September 2

    A public relations professional who has served as a mentor in the Department of Communication at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is now providing support to students in a different way by establishing a new endowment fund to enhance access to extracurricular and professional development activities.

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