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Tickets on sale for WCU gala event

Western Carolina University will mark five years of art and entertainment at the Fine and Performing Arts Center with a gala featuring art, music and a theatrical revue of songs by George and Ira Gershwin on Friday, Oct. 22. Tickets for the event are on sale now. “It is time […]

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Western Carolina begins theatre season with ‘Seven Deadly Sins’

On Sept. 10 and 12, Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen, and the Musical Theatre Program presented the musical performance of ‘Seven Deadly Sins and Other Vices.’ The production was split into two parts.  The first half of the show spotlighted songs from popular musical theater that illustrated […]

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Respect the hard work of your fellow band geek 2010 WCU band camp commences

Almost anyone who hears the words “band camp” tends to smirk and think of nerdy kids in funny hats with overly big instruments. While this may be true about other marching bands, Western Carolina University’s marching band camp is known for being excruciating, thus revealing a newfound, un-nerdy respect for […]

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Former WCU alum to retire with successful coaching career

A Western Carolina University alumni, former Catamount coach, and current head volleyball coach for the University of Alabama, Judy Green, will be retiring on July 01, 2011, after 14 years and 15 seasons with The Crimson Tide. With the upcoming milestone in her career approaching fast, Green took time to […]

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A complete look at this semester’s A&E offerings

This semester, Western Carolina University is getting bigger, better, and more diverse in what they are offering students in the world of music, movies and entertainment.   Rotimi Ariyo, faculty advisor for Last Minute Productions, thinks it’s  “important to get out and meet other students… and having fun. It (college) […]

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Recent communication sciences grad receives statewide achievement award

Nicole McRight, who graduated from Western Carolina University’s communication sciences and disorders program this spring, recently received a statewide award for student educational achievement. Presented by the North Carolina Speech, Hearing and Language Association, the award is given on the basis of academic excellence and merit. The student recipient must […]

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Tips for new college students

New Catamounts, chances are you have hundreds of questions, and you may not have anyone to ask. To help you transition from high school to college, the Western Carolinian staff, comprised of college students ourselves and many of  whom are about to graduate, would like to pass along some of […]

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Active Atlantic hurricane season still expected

A mundane hurricane season so far in the United States is still expected to reach an active level according to an update to a spring forecast released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). As predicted last spring, La Niña has formed in the tropical Pacific Ocean. This favors […]

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IT rolls out DoIT.wcu.edu, support changes

After months of planning and behind-the-scenes work, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) launched its new website, DoIT.wcu.edu, Tuesday, August 3. DoIT.wcu.edu provides WCU students, faculty, staff, families and guests with a main point of entry to IT services and help. Visitors to the site will easily find information on […]