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Thursday, October 24, 2024
A checkpoint on the Pakistan-India border and Peruvian workers traveling by boat to an island of birds are just two of the scenes from the upcoming opening of the Arts and Cultural Events Performance Series at Western Carolina University. The ACE series opened at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in […]
The Teaching Fellows program was placed on the chopping block and taken off the state budget by the North Carolina General Assembly in June. Since 1986, the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program has been an integral part of educating future teachers for North Carolina. Each year, 500 high school seniors […]
Pending a vote in primary elections, alcohol sales could be coming to Cullowhee. In recent discussions by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, the board has decided to include an alcohol referendum on May’s ballot. If passed, this would allow businesses in Cullowhee at WCU to serve beer, wine and/or […]
Western Carolina University’s 2011-12 construction projects may be the most uneventful projects in over a decade. Construction workers have been authorized and funded by North Carolina to begin work on the renovation of the Harrill Residence Hall, and to complete the Health and Human Sciences building, which will be located […]
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Virginia caused trembles on the Western Carolina University campus and throughout Western North Carolina on Tuesday afternoon. According to Associated Press reports, the earthquake was centered northwest of Richmond, Va. at 1:51 p.m. ET and shook much of Washington, D.C. It was also felt as […]
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), in the photo at left, meets with Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher at the site of WCU’s new Health and Human Sciences Building during a swing through Jackson County on Thursday, Aug. 18. The 160,000-square-foot, $46 million building is under construction on 344 […]
No Name Comedy — a new, weekly, Monday-night comedy open mic — kicked off Monday, Aug. 22 at 8 p.m. at the No Name Sports Pub in Sylva. Anyone is welcome to sign up and perform. “We want to provide a place West of Asheville for people to enjoy and […]
Entertainment is sometimes a hard thing to come by at Western Carolina University. Last Minute Productions, WCU’s source for entertainment through movies, concerts and other events, has a full schedule this year packed with new events for students. LMP’s big event this fall will be a comedy show featuring Bo […]
A landscaped plaza featuring brick walkways, grassy lawns, a single-plume fountain and a recently constructed series of steps and platforms linking the center of Western Carolina University’s campus to Centennial Drive is fully open, just in time for the 9,600 students expected to arrive this fall. The plaza’s tiered steps […]
The Student Government Association at WCU is ready for change this year. With new leadership in Student Body President TJ Eaves, Vice President Alecia Page and a new Senate of 13 members, things around the office and around campus will quickly change. SGA has quite a few new goals this […]
