The WCU International Programs and Services (IPS) department has been going through some changes this semester, both in staff and location. On January 5, Christopher Pedo joined the staff as the new international student advisor, just in time to help the office move into their new location in the Camp […]

On March 24, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security laid out a plan to respond to the rise in cartel-on-cartel violence spilling over from Mexico into the United States. More specifically, the DHS wants to decrease the amount of illegal weapons entering the U.S. via the border with Mexico. In […]

Sometime between April 4 and 8, North Korea will launch what their government has referred to as a “communications satellite.” The launch was first announced on Feb. 24, and has since sparked international concern. Both Japanese and South Korean and intelligence sources suggest that the “satellite” may actually be a […]

Is a person born a criminal, or does their environment make them into one? If you commit crimes does that mean you are “criminalized?” When do people become criminals? These were some of the questions that were addressed at the Visiting Scholar Program lecture given in the UC Grand Room […]

WCU received a high ranking for the number of students accepted to the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR), an annual research conference that highlights achievements in scholarly research from students across the nation. Forty-seven students were accepted to the conference this year, giving WCU a tie for fifth place […]

NASA recently held a contest to decide the name for a new nodule that will be added to the space station. The site offered four options to choose from: Earthrise, Legacy, Serenity, and Venture. Participants could also write in their own name choice. On March 3, comedian Stephen Colbert, of […]

Students studying Spanish through WCU’s modern foreign languages department are working in partnership with the Macon County Public Health Center to reach out and help bridge the communication gap with the Hispanic and English population. Jamie Davis, assistant professor of Spanish and French, and his students are teaching health department […]

Nature essayist and environmental activist Jan DeBlieu, national best-seller Jeffrey Lent and newspaperman and National Public Radio contributor Scott Huler will be among the panel of noted authors featured at Western Carolina University’s seventh annual Spring Literary Festival Mar. 30-Apr. 2. Over the years, the festival has included authors Pat […]

Freshman right-hander Kyle Stewart worked five and a third of one-hit baseball to win his first collegiate start while classmate Ross Heffley posted a 3-for-4 showing at the plate with a double and two RBI as Western Carolina surged past East Tennessee State, 11-5, in nonconference action on Tuesday, Mar. […]

Across the nation, there has been a lot of talk about newspapers struggling financially while adapting to a new medium – online news reporting. Some newspapers have had to shut down entirely and others have had to cut back their workforce in order to survive. In the case of the […]