The sounds of sneezing and coughing resonate from the halls of Helder to the corridors of Coulter. Students, faculty, and staff rush to find a tissue. Fevers are rising, muscles are aching, and classes are being missed en masse. The Cullowhee Crud is back and it’s creeping into every classroom […]
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Art Worth Seeing at the WCU Student Art Show
The small Chelsea Gallery, tucked into a hallway space in the University Center is now one of the most exciting places to be on campus. The student art exhibit, which will open November 29, is waiting patiently for the throngs of viewers it should have, but inevitably won’t. The show […]
Two Fraternities Lose University Recognition
The chapters of Pi Kappa Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha at WCU have temporarily lost their university recognition pending investigations into two unrelated incidents which happened in the past months. This loss of university recognition means that the two groups cannot participate in university-sponsored activities, such as intramurals, and cannot […]
National Shortage of Flu Vaccines Hits WCU
As temperatures in the region begin to drop, so do the body’s defenses against illness. Many try to avoid becoming sufferers by getting inoculated, especially against the flu. However, there is a critical shortage of the flu vaccine nationwide. WCU’s Health Services gave out two shipments of the vaccines for […]
Bardo Announces Plans for Biotech Center Partnership
Chancellor John Bardo announced a proposal for a new Biotechnology Research Center on Wednesday, November 8, at the Public Policy Institute conference. The Center, which WCU, Asheville-Buncombe Technological Community College, and UNC-Asheville will co-sponsor, will be located in the former BASF plant in Enka. The three institutions will be joined […]
The Party is Over
The 2000 political season is officially over. Praises be to Allah. We can now breath a collective sigh of relief as our televisions and road ways will be cleansed of every sign and advertisement. No more annoying slogans, no more empty campaign trail promises, and no more duplicitous WASPs buzzing […]
Bond Referendum Passes
With the passing of the bond referendum in North Carolina on Tuesday night, universities and community colleges stand to receive large sums of money to make improvements on campuses throughout the state. WCU will receive the $98.4 million that it was slated to gain under the bond, and it will […]
WCU Student Dies in Vehicle Accident
A WCU student was killed in the early hours of Saturday morning on a rural road near campus when he lost control of his car and it struck a tree. Benjamin Nathan, a 19-year old freshman at WCU, was driving a Volkswagen Beetle at 3 am Saturday on Weyehutta Road, […]
Housing, RSA Propose 24-Hour Visitation Pilot in Scott Hall
After the Resident Student Association (RSA) brought a 24-hour visitation proposal to University Housing last spring, the department began to consider ways to bring their ideas for unlimited visitation to reality. This proposal was the first time that 24-hour visitation had been brought to the attention of the Housing Office. […]
WCU Searches for a Replacement Campus Computer Store
WCU is currently communicating with several vendors in search for computer services to replace those offered last semester by College and University Computers, Inc. CUC gave a one day notice before discontinuing their services. Earlier this semester, WCU sent out a request for information to local and larger companies to […]
