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Thursday, November 7, 2024
The Western Carolinian’s editor-in-chief is continuing to make name for himself in the journalism industry before he graduates next year. Justin Caudell, who got an early start as a part-time reporter for his hometown newspaper the Crossroads Chronicle in 2003, received two N.C. Press Association awards on Thursday, […]
This winter’s abnormally cold weather may not have only gotten you out of class—it may have affected your sandwich. Florida, the United States’ leading supplier of fresh winter tomatoes, lost an estimated 70 percent of this year’s crop during a January cold snap. While restaurants on or near campus are […]
WCAT, the cable radio station for Western Carolina University, has never really had much success. Now, the station has taken off in a whole new way. On Saturday night, March 13, in the UC Grand Room, WCAT hosted a concert starring rapper Eden “Eprhyme” Pearlstein and Rabbi Shir […]
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians may take legal action against Duke Energy after learning about the utility company’s plans to place an electric substation near the Cherokee tribe’s most sacred site, Kituwah mound. In November, Duke began bulldozing part of a mountainside region to prepare for construction of the […]
Knock Knock? Who’s there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you going to get to read this review about the awesome CJ Jones? Well maybe that wasn’t the best of jokes, but the performance of CJ Jones was anything but a joke. On Tuesday, March 9CJ Jones graced the UC […]
There is no doubt that the abuse of prescription drugs is overlooked because it is not as commonly reported as other drugs such as marijuana. Prescription drugs account for the majority of drug overdoses on college campuses and are the second most abused drugs by children ages 12-17. In an […]
(Editor’s Note: The following is the third and final part of a series of stories that looks at the state of tobacco at WCU.) The smoking experience at Western Carolina University will remain the same. On Wednesday, March 17, the SGA voted on resolution 1080. This resolution stated simply […]
The first Galaxy of Stars production of 2010 at Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center took audience members back in time to the 1920’s when silent film stars ruled the theaters. “The Clown Princes,” began at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, and featured three short films starring Charles […]
Sex and the Valley is an ongoing column developed specifically for advice on troubling sexual situations, discussing the many different aspects of sexuality for men and women, and also just giving basic information about the practice of sex. Seeing as the Western Carolinian is a college newspaper with a college […]
Welcome back home, Catamounts. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break. Mine was blissful as I missed the snow-in up here in Cullowhee, and it was joyous to be back with the family for so long. So with a new semester comes new professors, new classes, new people […]
