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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The American electro pop group 3OH!3 alongside the hip hop group Travis Porter took to the stage Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University. With the release of their new album Omens on Dec. 4, 3OH!3 decided to tour with […]
On Saturday, Sept. 29,Western Carolina University hosted its 38th annual Mountain Heritage Day. This all-day event was home to various artists and venues. It showcased music, art, pottery, dance, animals and food. The festival was a day for people of all ages and even the family dog. Trey Nichols, a […]
There are many opportunities available for students from Western Carolina University to work with children and teenagers in the community. The 4-H of Jackson County offers one of those opportunities. Heather Gordon, who is in charge of 4-H Youth Development, stated, “[We] are looking for a different kind of volunteer. […]
The annual Stompfest was held at the Coulter Recital Building on Western Carolina University’s campus on Saturday, Oct. 6. The enthralling performance, sponsored by the OES (Organization of Ebony Students), ICA (Intercultural Student Organization), OSLI (Office of Leadership and Student Involvement) and the NPHC (National Pan-Hellenic Council), and hosted by […]
Do you believe in magic? That was up to the audience members Sunday, Oct. 7 at Western Carolina University’s presentation of America’s Hottest Illusionist Jason Bishop. Bishop wowed the crowd with a mix of large-scale illusions, like his famous Double Levitation, to small-scale illusions, like making a live fish appear […]
This year, the political science one credit courses taught by Dr. Niall Michelsen are teaming up with Professor Marie Cochran and Julia Boisseau of the School of Art and Design to make Art the Vote posters. The top three posters will be displayed in the library through the month of […]
Thanks to a clog in an 86-year-old pipe, Western Carolina University’s upper campus was left without water off and on for two days. Crews were sent out on Sept. 22, when a main sewer distribution line backed up. Sewage began entering the ground floor of McKee, an academic building on […]
Base Camp Cullowhee gives Western Carolina University students two choices of wild week-long adventures this Fall Break. Andrew Blease, Base Camp Cullowhee’s adventure guide, talked about the trips Base Camp Cullowhee is offering. “We’re [Base Camp Cullowhee] going to the Outer Banks and Red River Gorge located in Kentucky,” reported […]
The Forensic Anthropology Program at Western Carolina University opened the Forensic Osteology Research Station (FOREST) in 2006, a human decomposition facility that was only the second of its kind in the nation at that time. Dr. Cheryl Johnston, associate professor of forensic anthropology, sat down with The Western Carolinian to […]
In an effort to make the commute to Western Carolina University’s main campus safer, a new guardrail has been constructed for Speedwell Road while a sidewalk to the new Health and Human Sciences Building is in the works. On March 25, Western Carolina student Stephanie Deese died in a car […]
