As temperatures in the region begin to drop, so do the body’s defenses against illness. Many try to avoid becoming sufferers by getting inoculated, especially against the flu. However, there is a critical shortage of the flu vaccine nationwide. WCU’s Health Services gave out two shipments of the vaccines for […]

The chapters of Pi Kappa Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha at WCU have temporarily lost their university recognition pending investigations into two unrelated incidents which happened in the past months. This loss of university recognition means that the two groups cannot participate in university-sponsored activities, such as intramurals, and cannot […]

The small Chelsea Gallery, tucked into a hallway space in the University Center is now one of the most exciting places to be on campus. The student art exhibit, which will open November 29, is waiting patiently for the throngs of viewers it should have, but inevitably won’t. The show […]

The sounds of sneezing and coughing resonate from the halls of Helder to the corridors of Coulter. Students, faculty, and staff rush to find a tissue. Fevers are rising, muscles are aching, and classes are being missed en masse. The Cullowhee Crud is back and it’s creeping into every classroom […]

To quit well requires an intuitive sense of beauty; you have to feel the moment of turn, right when desire makes an appearance, here is the instant to be severed, whack, this is the moment where quitting is ripe as a peach turning sweet on the vine: snap, the cord […]

Campbell University held off a late second-half run to defeat Western Carolina, 83-74 in women’s basketball action Monday night at the Ramsey Center. The defending Trans-America Athletic Conference champion Lady Camels (1-2) jumped out to an early lead, scoring the first seven points and en route to a 15-6 run […]

The Western Carolina Catamount men’s basketball team picked up win number one Monday night as they defeated the Seahawks from St. Mary’s College, 75-68. The victory was also the first win for first-year head coach Steve Shurina. Shurina was happy about notching his first win, but was happier for his […]

For those of you that don’t know, Western Carolina University has a Model United Nations Team and during the course of the fall semester they have competed against teams from other universities. The exciting part is that they have had great success and in both competitions they have received numerous […]

By now most people know where The Mad Batter is, but do they know WHAT it is? The Mad Batter is a bakery and coffee shop run by Jeannette Evans, who is also the owner of the sweet smelling establishment. With muffins, European style breads (such as baguettes, focaccias, and […]

The date was October 14. The Western Carolina Lady Catamount volleyball team had just lost to arch-rival Appalachian State on their home court in Ramsey and were staring at a dismal 8-12 overall mark, above .500 at 6-5 in league play. Something needed to happen. That something turned into an […]