Let’s talk about ethics and social media, friends. When I was a wee one who loved the internet, my mother taught me a very valuable lesson about the internet. I was maybe 8 when I started going online to sites like GaiaOnline and Neopets, then later onto sites like Myspace, Facebook and Twitter. “Don’t post…
I had a rough start to my reading month. I just couldn’t focus on anything in print until midway through the month. It was incredibly frustrating, and damaging to my review schedule… I’ll be reading up a storm to catch up! A couple of books came off of my review schedule because I hated them, and…
As of this evening, I will officially have finished my first week working at my first full time job. I talked about getting this job about a month ago, and now I’m officially in it! I’m the new Pittsylvania County reporter for the Danville Register & Bee, which has been a lot of fun so…
I’ve heard it said that “Virginia is for Lovers“, and while that may be the case, Virginia is also where I’ve chosen to take my next step forward. That’s right, folks! I’m moving to Virginia! I have been offered, and accepted, a position in Danville, Virginia with the Danville Register & Bee! I will be…
As a journalist and a generally avid reader, I do a lot of news headline reading and writing. Headlines are difficult to write -There’s a lot that needs to go into a headline. You need to give the basic information from your story so that if someone is skimming the headlines on Twitter, they can…
It’s officially the end of the first week of classes, which means that I’m officially a senior in college all set to graduate in May. I haven’t decided whether I’m more terrified or excited to be this close to graduation, but I’m sure I’ll figure that out as the next two semesters go buy. What…
Last time I checked in, it was with this article. We were waiting on a winter storm, and it definitely hit us hard. Thanks to that storm, I’ve had a five day weekend, which was great. WCU handled the situation incredible well, unlike the way they handled the last storm we had this semester. Over the…
Zombies on Campus! A Slaughterpocalypse! Preview was originally published on The Western Carolinian, written by yours truly! Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen is bringing a D.V. Caitlyn original play, “Zombies on Campus: A Slaughterpocalypse!” to life for the first time on Nov. 13. While planning out the Stage and Screen 2013 –…
Cullowhee & Sylva This is an article I co-wrote with one of my awesome Western Carolinian coworkers, Brandy Carl. She did an internship with Asheville’s Mountain Xpress this summer, and now works for them as a freelancer, but she was able to get me in on an article about our lovely small towns, which was…
It’s been a really fun week at home, though I did not get as much sleep as I should have liked. I’ve seen (or will be seeing) most of the people who I’m still close to around here, and I’ve gotten most of the work done that I needed to do. That being said, I…
My name is Ceillie Simkiss, and I’m a 19-year-old journalism student at Western Carolina University. I currently work for The Western Carolinian as a photographer and a staff writer. I’ve worked there as a photographer for three semesters and this is my second semester as a writer. I mainly work in Arts and Entertainment, given…