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Factions War Over Sylva’s Confederate Statue

Editor’s note: JB is in favor of removing the statue but has attempted to present this article relatively free of bias. In the wake of the George Floyd protests, the 2017 call to remove the local confederate statue “Sylva Sam” from the steps of the old courthouse is reawakened and […]

News

WCU trustees drop Hoey name in unanimous vote
July 2, 2020
Originally published in The Sylva Herald on July 2, 2020. Western Carolina University’s Board of Trustees on Monday [...]
Smith accepts permanent post as dean of students for Western
June 25, 2020
Originally published in The Sylva Herald on June 25, 2020. BaShaun Smith has served as Western Carolina University’s interim [...]
Ramsey Center renovations are officially underway
June 12, 2020
Originally published in The Sylva Herald on June 11, 2020. Work has begun on a facelift of the Ramsey Center at Western [...]

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Arts

The School of Music presents composer Fred Hamilton
February 25, 2020
On Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 pm Western Carolina University’s School of Music hosted Fred Hamilton, guitarist and composer, to [...]
Glassworks Exhibit Explores Elements of Time
February 25, 2020
The Western Carolina University Fine Arts Museum is featuring “Time and Again: Glassworks by Kit Paulson and SaraBeth Post.” [...]
Easy as “One, Two, Three”
February 25, 2020
Western Carolina University “waltzeds” to the leader board at the Cackalacky Ballroom Challenge. On Feb. 8, the WCU Ballroom [...]

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Sports

Mamba, Out: The Loss of a Legacy
February 25, 2020
Students, coaches and audiences anxiously awaited the arrival of Bryant and all those aboard the helicopter to a youth basketball [...]
New Year Woes: Catamounts return to losing ways
February 25, 2020
It all seemed so promising; until it didn’t. The pieces all seemed to fit perfectly; until they didn’t. The team looked [...]
A Look at the 2009 Lady Catamount Soccer Team
August 24, 2009
A pair of in-season tournaments including one at home, road trips to two Southeastern Conference powers and an 11-match [...]

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