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Widespread Panic Show- Asheville, 4/21

Hello, My name is Ian Cohen and I’m writing from Musictoday. We are currently promoting ticketing for the upcoming Widespread Panic tour, which comes through Asheville on Sunday, April 21st. The show takes place at the Asheville Civic Center, and tickets are available at the band’s official ticketing site: http://wptickets.musictoday.com […]

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Keri Broach

Dear editor, Why do we have an infirmary to make us better when we are sick, when they cannot properly diagnose what is wrong with us? We have all heard the horror stories of going to the infirmary when you have a cold and they give you a pregnancy test. […]

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PPI Organizing WNC Youth Assembly

Two hundred students from Western North Carolina will have their voices heard on a variety of issues facing local governments across the region when they convene in a youth assembly Saturday, March 23, in Asheville, an event organized by Western Carolina University’s Public Policy Institute. The second annual Local Government […]

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WCU Student Facing Multiple Charges

Former WCU student Alan Jeremy Tyson, 20, was arrested Feb. 25 on two counts of assault on a female and one count of second-degree rape in connection with incidences that occurred in Leatherwood residence hall. Tyson was released from jail after posting a $3,000 cash bond and $7,000 unsecured bond. […]

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Freshman Falsely Reports Rape

A rape reported by a WCU female freshman on December 20, 2001 was in fact a false allegation, according to Gene McAbee, director of Public Safety. McAbee said an investigation revealed that the report was false and that the victim has admitted so to her family. “We received some reliable […]

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Rugby Tops Duke, Wins Conference Title

Despite losing starting senior David Pegg to a broken fibula in the first ten minutes of the game, Western Carolina’s men’s rugby team defeated Duke to win the conference championship for the second time in the past three years. In front of a large crowd, the rugby team dominated Duke […]

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Lady Cats Win Three Straight to End Season

Western Carolina won their last three games, two on the road and none by more than eight points, to finish out the season in the top six teams and earn a bye in the first round on this weekend’s Southern Conference Tournament in Charleston, SC. The Lady Cats (17-10, 9-9) […]

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Baseball Opens Season Sweeping Wright State

Last weekend the Western Carolina baseball squad traveled to Charleston to compete in the Berkely Electric Shootout at Riley Park, winning one of three games. Before that, they kicked off the 2002 campaign with a series sweep over Wright State at Childress Field/Hennon Stadium here in Cullowhee. On Sunday, Western […]

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Gene McAbee Responds to Last Week’s Letter From “K”

To: “K” Last week, The Western Carolinian published a letter from you about the frustration you experienced when your friend received a campus citation for failing to obey the directions of an officer at the Dodson crosswalk at class change. I am very sorry if I made your feel uncomfortable […]