Western Carolina University Campus Events Wednesday, October 1 Workshop-Americans with Disabilities Act training (Facilities Management only). Required for all EPA and SPA employees. Offered various dates, times, and locations throughout fall semester. 9-10 a.m. and 10:15-11:15 a.m. Room 104, Killian Building. (227-7116, course content or requirement; 227-2388, registration) Homecoming 2003-Homecoming […]
Author: Jessica Jarrard
ISSUE FOUR
WCU THEATRE SEASON OPENS WITH “BATTLE OF SHALLOWFORD”
The theatre season at WCU opened last Friday with “The Battle of Shallowford” by North Carolina playwright Ed Simpson. The comedy, presented in Hoey Auditorium by the University Players, is the tale of what happens when residents of the small N.C. town of Shallowford fall for one of the greatest […]
CATAMOUNT CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES OCT. 5, 7
Western Carolina University’s Catamount Concert Series will present “A Recital of Love Songs from Broadway to Beethoven” featuring the talents of baritone Dennis Jackson and pianist Bradley Martin, members of the WCU music faculty. Jackson and Martin will perform 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Asheville […]
David Sedaris Returns to WCU | HOEY AUDITORIUM, OCT.7, 7:30 p.m.
There isn’t much in this life that David Sedaris has not done. From working as a house cleaner to an elf at Macy’s Department Store in New York City to becoming an acclaimed writer whose work is aired on NPR, he has lived an interesting life. In 2001, he was […]
Jazz Performance October 6, Coulter Auditorium
Western’s Jazz Ensemble will perform jazz classics and modern jazz arrangements by various composers at 8 P.M. in the recital hall of Coulter on Monday October 6. The performance will include “Stella by Starlight”, “God Bless the Child”, “Borderline” and many others. For more information about the upcoming WCU Jazz […]
Alumni
Thought you may like to know the following info for potential stories. Paul Jones, for WCU Track & Field coach and newly appointed President of the Catamount club was with the very first Marine Division into Vietnam in 1965. His unit was hosted by USMC in Washington, DC on September […]
Article Inquiry
I’m the co-author of a current affairs book entitled Prescription Pot (New Horizon Press, 2003). It chronicles the life of George McMahon, one of five U.S. citizens who can legally smoke marijuana in every state. A recipient of the National Certificate of Heroism, George receives 300 pre-rolled joints each month […]
WCU Men’s Basketball Team Departs for Canada
The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team, which reassembled on campus late in July for practices, departed today for a 12-day trip through Canada. The Catamounts, who return 10 players from last year’s team, will play five games during the tour, including match-ups versus the Canadian National Team and the […]
WCU Football Begins Preseason Practice
The Western Carolina football team officially began preparations for the 2003 season Monday, August 4, with a morning practice session for newcomers and an evening practice for the veterans. The first full squad practice was held on Wednesday, August 6. “The players came in very excited and with the right […]
