Various aspects of the “rave” phenomenon will be discussed during a panel discussion Wednesday, March 28, at Western Carolina University. Panelists will discuss the spiritual, medical, psychological, legal and student side of raves from 7 to 8pm at Illusions Dance Club. The club is located on the third floor of […]

The annual “Youth Art Month” exhibition, showcasing the artistic talents of Jackson County school children, will be on display in the gallery of the Belk Building at Western Carolina University from Sunday, March 25, through Wednesday, April 18. A reception is set for Sunday, March 25, from 2-4 p.m. in […]

The Western Carolina University music department will present a joint faculty recital Thursday, March 29. The 8pm concert will take place in the recital hall of the Coulter Building at WCU. It is open to the public and free of charge. Brent Edstrom, assistant professor of music, will present a […]

Barry Drake, award-winning lecturer on the history of rock ‘n’ roll, will give a multimedia presentation on the music of the 1960s at Western Carolina University Wednesday, March 28. The presentation will take place at 8 p.m. in Illusions nightclub, on the third floor of the A. K. Hinds University […]

The Western Carolina men’s golf team moved up two spots from its first day finish to place fourth in a 17-team field at the Winthrop/Waterford Invitational. The event was the first for the Catamounts this spring and marked the team’s second top five finish of the 2000-01 season. Freshman Jason […]

Alan Beck Named Player-of-the-Week Alan Beck, a sophomore left fielder at Western Carolina,has been named the Southern Conference baseball Player of the Week, it was announced. Beck (Hudson, N.C./South Caldwell) raised his batting average 48 points by going 8-for-14 (.571) with nine RBI at the plate and led WCU to […]

March 11, 2001 The Western Carolina women’s tennis team fell to College of Charleston Sunday 7-0 in collegiate tennis action at the Silcox Courts. WCU’s Shelby Fitzpatrick lost a hard fought battle in the first game 6-3 to Charleston’s Marcella Valkenhoff. She then fell 6-1 in the second game. Emmy […]

#8220;Vanishing Amphibians,” a Smithsonian Institution exhibit that examines the worldwide decline of amphibian populations, will be on display March 26-May 4 at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center. Developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the exhibit examines amphibian biology and […]

Gregory “Pappy” Boyington and the Black Sheep Squadron will be the topic of discussion when the Western North Carolina World War II Roundtable meets in Asheville on Monday, March 19. Sponsored by Western Carolina University’s department of history, the roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. in the Red Oak Conference […]