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Thursday, November 7, 2024
An atmosphere of academic accomplishments and new beginnings was in the air at Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Regional Activity Center on Saturday, May 8 as the university held a pair of commencement ceremonies to honor nearly 1,600 current and former undergraduate students. WCU’s spring class includes about 1,000 undergraduates […]
If you live near campus and you enjoy music of all types, then this will be your lucky summer! Western Carolina University has announced the lineup for its 2010 Summer Concert Series, and the variety of styles is sure to please most any music lover. The concerts, sponsored by the […]
Parts of Western North Carolina could see systematic blackouts if Duke Energy doesn’t build a tie station as planned near a sacred Cherokee site, the company says in a filing with the state. According to Duke Energy Spokesperson Jason Walls, the blackout severity would depend upon the company’s available equipment. […]
On Depot Street in Franklin, North Carolina, Broadway, electronic rock, and more will be floating over the mountains from the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, and all at affordable prices! The Center has a full season of exciting shows beginning on June 5 with The Annie Moses Band […]
Just when you thought Western Carolina University had suffered enough from state budget cuts, think again. The 2009-2010 school year at Western sustained many budgets cuts in the past year and it may be quite some time until this changes. The UNC school system’s budget was cut nearly $300 million […]
The anticipated Sex and the City sequel was filled with “sparkle” as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) reunited for an exotic vacation for the fist time since Carrie’s unpleasant Mexican honeymoon two years earlier. The film opens up with a monologue […]
Citing slow sales and another company’s broken commitment to buy product, Stonewall Packaging LLC closed its manufacturing plant in Sylva on May 15. The closing put 43 employees out of work. In a news release, Stonewall said it “was forced to cease operations because it was unable to sell enough […]
Western Carolina University has graduated several celebrities throughout the years, ranging from professional athletes, to senators, to comedians. We can now include a very charming Nashville recording star to the list of notable alumni. Matt Stillwell graduated from Western in 1998 with a degree in business management. Stillwell, who currently […]
North Carolina’s state budget cuts are continuing to threaten not only the quality of education, but the amount of students that can receive that education as well. The governor’s proposed budget already includes a near $150,000,000 cut. The budget plans have left some North Carolina officials pondering about the idea […]
(Editor’s Note: The following is the first part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) What did the faculty of Western Carolina do before they began working for the university? Assistant Director of English Education, Dr. Brian […]
