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Thursday, October 24, 2024
As the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band settles into the offseason, the hunt for the next director is in full force. The position is understandably daunting; Bob Buckner has held the position of Director of Athletic Bands for nearly two decades and a band with 400 members is hard […]
As if marching in the 2011 Rose Parade in Pasadena Calif. wasn’t rewarding enough, director of Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band, Bob Buckner, received a proclamation in honor of his work and the band itself on Tuesday Jan. 18. Buckner and one of the band’s assistant […]
When it comes to show-stopping entertainment, you name it, John Davidson has done it. And the “it” is just what audiences will see when this multi-talented dynamo takes the stage at Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Starting out 52 […]
A book co-authored by Western Carolina University professor Rob Young about the global threat to coastal communities posed by rising sea levels has proven so popular that its publisher is announcing a release in paperback. “We’re very pleased with how the book was received and think a paperback edition will […]
A group of Western Carolina University and WWCU-FM alumni are currently running a petition against the Communication Department and WCU to try and change the format of the radio station and who runs it. The group, led by Mike Jackson, WCU ’84 alumni and owner of Creative Audio Productions, Inc., […]
When a winter storm strikes in Cullowhee, many WCU students may be forced to stay cooped up in their dorms for days, unable to travel anywhere safely. With nowhere to go, or no 4-wheel-drive vehicle to get anywhere, the inevitable cabin fever blues are likely to strike, making many dorm […]
The 2011-12 State Transportation Map has officially arrived, and a free copy can be yours by contacting the N.C. Department of Transportation. What is new and exciting about this year’s map? In addition to the features people have come to expect from the state map (a detailed representation of highways […]
The firm that is guiding the search for Western Carolina University’s next chancellor has identified a pool of approximately three dozen possible candidates for the position who already have indicated strong interest in serving as the institution’s new chief executive officer. That was the word Wednesday, Jan. 12, from Jerry […]
Recently, new laws have been approved in North Carolina. The 53 new laws deal mostly with minors and also with driving, such as no texting while driving a motor vehicle and new speed zone limitations. In a world where the Internet has taken off in new, unimaginable ways, cyber bullying […]
Due to adverse weather, campus construction on The Quad has been delayed. Originally, the deadline was for the middle or end of December. Now, the completion date has been moved to the middle of February. The project is still on budget and should it not be completed by the time […]
