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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Nearly two and a half years after North Carolina Highway Patrol State Trooper Shawn Blanton was murdered on Interstate 40 in Haywood County, the court case against Edwardo Wong, his murderer, finally ended. Blanton, a native of the Cherokee area, was the first member of The Eastern Band of Cherokee […]
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission voted on Thursday to allow retailers to return the drinks to wholesalers for refunds and to begin drawing up rules to enhance the commission’s ability to regulate alcoholic beverages that also contain stimulants. Commission Chairman Jon Williams said that the U.S. Food and Drug […]
The way Western Carolina University students receive their grades at the end of every semester has changed. According to Larry Hammer, University Registrar, effective this semester course final grades will not be not be available in MyCat prior to the university’s deadline for instructors to submit final grades to students […]
Along with budget cuts and tuition rises across the state, the UNC system wants to rethink the way it is currently funding campuses and programs in North Carolina. The new model could reward high-performing campuses with more funds while taking away funders from lower-performing universities. If this new model is […]
#8220;This weather is crazy and I never know what to wear. It’s cold one minute and hot the next,” said Shannon Lockamy a senior at WCU. The unpredictable weather this season has many students feeling like this. With morning temperatures being in the 30’s or low 40’s and afternoon temperatures […]
The country’s oldest and largest Native American greek letter organization is now on the campus of Western Carolina University. Under the direction of Ashley Oxendine, Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc., initiated six new members at WCU, forming the school’s first multicultural Greek organization. The six women represent 4 tribes, including […]
Scenic shop assistants and students in a scenic technology class taught by Luther Jones, technical director for Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen, recently traveled to Vonore, Tenn., where the movie “Alone, Yet Not Alone” was being filmed and met with the film’s producer. A period film, the […]
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office say they have discovered an “active, working” meth lab in an office behind the counter at Moonshine Mini-Mart, which also serves as a BP gas station, on Hwy. 107 South in Cullowhee, about three miles from campus. On Saturday and Sunday, officers from the Sheriff’s […]
Tom Ross, President-elect of the UNC System, has one simple requirement for the committee tasked with helping find the next chancellor of Western Carolina University—deliver him a superhero. Ross used the words “Superman” and “Superwoman” in summarizing his desired characteristics and qualifications for WCU’s new chancellor on Nov. 16 in […]
Western Carolina third-year offensive coordinator Keith Heckendorf will be relieved of his coaching duties, the school announced today. The decision by Catamount head football coach Dennis Wagner came on Tuesday. With the change, Wagner will assume the role of offensive coordinator for the 2011 season. He also plans on determining […]
