To borrow a phrase from her biggest hit, Vanessa Carlton will be “making her way downtown” to perform a free concert at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, in the Grandroom of Western Carolina University’s A.K. Hinds University Center. The concert is presented by WCU’s Department of Residential Living and the […]
Author: Claire Karriker
WCU prepares to deal with budget cuts
Western Carolina University is getting ready for a serious tightening of the belt. With an estimated $3.7 billion state of North Carolina revenue shortfall, WCU is preparing for as much of a 15 percent cut in state funding for the 2011-12 fiscal year and for a 2.5 percent reversion of […]
Program about student press, free speech rights to kick-off First Amendment celebration
Frank LoMonte, executive director of the nonprofit Student Press Law Center, will speak about student press and free speech rights during a presentation at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at Western Carolina University. Sponsored by The Western Carolinian, the program will be held in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University […]
Add/Drop period extended due to snow
A snow storm that delayed the start of school has caused the following: Weather-Related Adjustments to Add/Drop, Late-Registration & Refund Day Add/Drop: The Add/Drop period has been extended until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18. During add/drop students may drop classes without penalty. After add/drop students must withdraw (no refund; […]
Pride of the Mountains’ Travel Blog
(Editor’s Note: The Pride of the Mountains trip to California has ended. News updates, as they were compiled last week from the Western Carolinian’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/wcunews and the Tournament of Roses website operated by WCU’s News Services at roseparade.wcu.edu, are listed below.) Pride of the Mountains voted best […]
Thanks for making 2010 a great year
As the year 2010 is coming to a close, we want to thank all of our advertisers, print readers and online followers – all of whom who contributed to our success of receiving two national awards and being nominated for two others. The Western Carolinian produced 20 regular issues this […]
Before They Were WCU Coaches: Bobby Moranda
(Editor’s Note: The following is the first of a series of articles where Western Carolinian writers profile the lives and careers of coaches before they arrived at WCU.) When I met with Coach Bobby Moranda, he was in the process of picking out new baseball cleats for his players. […]
Native American sorority takes first step on WCU campus
After two years of planning, Western Carolina University’s Native American sorority made its appearance this semester. Alpha Pi Omega Sorority Inc., known as the oldest Native American sorority in the United States, has finally taken its place on-campus this fall. “I with the help of many others have been trying […]
WCU trustees agree to repair chancellor’s residence, plan for new facility
The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees agreed Wednesday, Dec. 1, to take steps, both immediate and long-term, to address structural and safety deficiencies in the university-owned chancellor’s residence. The board unanimously approved a resolution expressing its commitment to bring an existing residence built in 1953 up to modern standards […]
Before They Were Educators: Dr. Robert J. Lahm, Jr.
(Editor’s Note: The following is the eighth part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) Which one of Western’s professor graduated from a high school in 1974 which developed to cater to the needs of the “gifted” because he […]
