Just a short drive south from Western Carolina University on NC 107 is one of North Carolina’s most beautiful treasures, Whitewater Falls. With a total height of over 400 feet measured from several towering cascades, it is the tallest waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains. Whitewater Falls is located in […]

Last year when students were asked to choose a design for the new recreation center as part of the Reid Gymnasium renovation, many commented on how great it was to see an indoor climbing wall as part of the design. Some thought that WCU was finally moving into the big […]

Sometimes it seems difficult to maintain an active lifestyle while in college. Luckily at Western there is never a shortage of active things to do outdoors. Organizations like Base Camp Cullowhee (BCC) are devoted to providing a true source of outdoor entertainment that doesn’t come from the television or the […]

Western’s Jazz Ensemble will perform jazz classics and modern jazz arrangements by various composers at 8 P.M. in the recital hall of Coulter on Monday October 6. The performance will include “Stella by Starlight”, “God Bless the Child”, “Borderline” and many others. For more information about the upcoming WCU Jazz […]

There isn’t much in this life that David Sedaris has not done. From working as a house cleaner to an elf at Macy’s Department Store in New York City to becoming an acclaimed writer whose work is aired on NPR, he has lived an interesting life. In 2001, he was […]

Western Carolina University’s Catamount Concert Series will present “A Recital of Love Songs from Broadway to Beethoven” featuring the talents of baritone Dennis Jackson and pianist Bradley Martin, members of the WCU music faculty. Jackson and Martin will perform 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Asheville […]

The theatre season at WCU opened last Friday with “The Battle of Shallowford” by North Carolina playwright Ed Simpson. The comedy, presented in Hoey Auditorium by the University Players, is the tale of what happens when residents of the small N.C. town of Shallowford fall for one of the greatest […]

Western Carolina University Campus Events Wednesday, October 1 Workshop-Americans with Disabilities Act training (Facilities Management only). Required for all EPA and SPA employees. Offered various dates, times, and locations throughout fall semester. 9-10 a.m. and 10:15-11:15 a.m. Room 104, Killian Building. (227-7116, course content or requirement; 227-2388, registration) Homecoming 2003-Homecoming […]

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