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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Western Carolina University faculty member Rob Young, director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at WCU, has been appointed to the South Carolina Blue Ribbon Committee on Shoreline Management. The committee is being convened to evaluate policy needs related to beach front and estuarine shoreline management in […]
Changes and renovations are happening around Western Carolina University besides the obvious mound of Carolina clay in the middle of campus. In the Hunter Library, Java City is going through a move and expansion and the Campus Bookstore is having a massive makeover. By sometime in December, Java City will […]
One woman was arrested and another sent to the hospital on Saturday, Oct. 30 in a case involving an assault on campus. Debbie Arletha Long, 21 and listing a campus address, was apprehended by the WCU Police Department and transported to the Jackson County Detention Center (JCDC) at 5:56 p.m. […]
With the results of the 2010 mid-term elections now tallied, the United States once again stands in the midst of a divided government. The Republican Party has taken control of the House of Representatives with 239 seats as opposed to the 185 seats controlled by the Democratic Party. With a […]
Western Carolina University saw a $572.80 increase this semester. Next year, the university should be prepared for another tuition increase, at least $500, and a five percent overall budget cut according to school administrators. Last week, UNC system schools began putting in their budget request plan for next year. The […]
The Community Table, located in Sylva, is preparing for a much needed move to a larger, more accommodating space. Currently located right off of Main Street on Bartlett Street, The Community Table will soon find its new home just a few blocks away in the former Golden Age Center. Executive […]
When Jack Summers’ research adviser encouraged him in his early days as a scientist to focus on the big questions, he hesitated. “The big questions were the ones of societal importance that had eluded the best efforts of hard-working scientists for years,” said Summers in an article he prepared for […]
During his undergraduate studies, Western Carolina University alumni Charlie Price never imagined he would land a career that would send him jet setting all around the world. In December of 2007, Price graduated Western with a major in Engineering Technology. Almost immediately after graduation, Price was offered a job as […]
(Editor’s Note: The following is the sixth part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) The Dave Matthews Band has continuously toured for the past 20 years. They have had numerous chart topping hits over the years, and are […]
Have you ever had an awful roommate to where you couldn’t even be in the room with them? That’s how Alex feels. Her roommate partied every night, threw up in the room and never cleaned the room. Roommate problems can easily spiral out of control and always should be dealt […]
