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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Randy Eaton, former senior associate director of athletics at the University of Maryland, is the new director of athletics at Western Carolina University. Western Carolina Chancellor David O. Belcher announced Wednesday the selection of Eaton, who brings more than 20 years of athletics administration experience to the post. Eaton’s appointment, […]
The State Employees’ Credit Union located across Highway 107 from campus was robbed Dec. 14 and a WCU student was arrested for the crime. He later admitted to robbing the bank and has been sentenced to jail. A timeline of the updates from the day of the robbery and news […]
Western Carolina University will introduce its next director of athletics to the media and the public during a press conference scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday (Dec. 14) in the Peele, Westmoreland Suhre, Hartshorn Hospitality Room of the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. The event will include remarks from […]
With winter almost upon us, the Western Carolinian wanted to refresh readers on the university’s policy on cancelling classes due to weather, what is done behind the scenes to keep campus safe during winter months and provide a few tips on how to be prepared when winter weather strikes. The […]
Fred Hinson, senior associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, will retire from Western Carolina University on Jan. 1 after more than 45 years of service. In 1966, Hinson joined the WCU faculty and spent nearly 30 years teaching various courses, including microbiology, human anatomy, physiology, freshman biology, botany, zoology, microbial […]
Kentucky Fried Chicken, Sylva’s oldest fast food chain restaurant, closed unexpectedly on Nov. 21. The Sylva location, owned by KFC franchise-holder Fulenwider Enterprises, based in Morganton, was open as usual the day prior and gave customers no advanced notice they would not be open the next day. Fulenwider closed another […]
(Editor’s Note: The following is part of ongoing series of articles where Western Carolinian writers profile the lives and careers of coaches before they arrived at WCU.) Chad Miller, the women’s soccer coach at Western Carolina University, has always had a passion for sports. “Sports have been my passion my […]
Two accusations of sexual assault, one on campus and one off, involving WCU students came to light in the past few weeks, prompting concern in the community because they had not heard of the crimes. The first, which occurred on Nov. 3 according to police reports, involved WCU student James […]
As motorists enter Sylva on Highway 107 North, new construction is evident in front of the Ingles Supermarket near the intersection of Highway 107 and East Webster Rd. Construction on the new CVS Pharmacy is progressing rapidly, and will soon be complete. CVS Pharmacy will be moving from its current […]
UNC Chapel Hill might charge their students for Internet usage that does not pertain to their academic studies. This means UNC would charge for usage on sites like Facebook, online gaming and streaming video to offset their technology costs. According to WRAL in Raleigh, students use a smaller percentage of on-campus […]
