Day: January 12, 2009

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WCU Honors 710 Seniors at Fall Commencement

Western Carolina University paid tribute to a graduating class of approximately 710 students on Saturday, Dec. 13, as the university held fall commencement exercises at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. In his charge to the graduating students, WCU Chancellor John W. Bardo urged them to reflect on their experiences at […]

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Important Start of School Information

Classes Begin: Classes begin on Monday, January 12.   Payment Deadline: The final payment deadline is Monday January 12. You can pay in Bill+Payment through MyCat by electronic check or credit card.   First Day Attendance: Instructors are required to report attendance during the first and second week of the […]

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Catamounts Go 4-3 Over Winter Break

While the students, faculty and staff were away on Winter Break at Western Carolina University in December and January, the Catamounts excelled on the hardwood in Cullowhee and on the road. The men’s basketball team first competed on Monday, Dec. 15 in Cullowhee, routing the Tennessee-Wesleyan Bulldogs 110-67. In the […]

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Lady Catamounts Go on 5-2 Run

Two games under .500 entering Winter Break, the Western Carolina women’s basketball team has improved to 8-6 as WCU students gear up to return to campus. The Lady Catamounts were first successful while classes were out of session on Dec. 16 in Spartanburg, SC – defeating the Wofford Terriers 91-66 […]

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Local Musician, Western Carolinian Staffer, to Release Album

January 20, 2009 marks the end of seven years of bad luck for a local musician and WCU philosophy student. Under the moniker of Kinjac, Michael O’Shea, also the Western Carolinian’s Features Editor and past Editor-in-Chief, is set to release his second full-length album, entitled “Seven Years Bad Luck,” on […]

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Annual trumpet festival set for Jan. 16-18 at WCU

Free concerts planned for the seventh annual Western Carolina University Trumpet Festival will feature performers including jazz musician Bobby Shew, recording artist Malcolm McNab and Paul Merkelo, principal trumpet of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. The festival, which will be held during the Jan. 16-18 Martin Luther King Jr. weekend on […]

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WCU Plans Campus Wide Events to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Western Carolina University will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a week of service, essays, art, a movie discussion, a theatrical performance, poetry, musical tributes and a guest speaker beginning Monday, Jan. 19. “The celebration’s theme ‘Dream Fulfilled?!…A Day to Dream, A Lifetime to Act’ challenges our campus community […]