The way Western Carolina University students receive their grades at the end of every semester has changed. According to Larry Hammer, University Registrar, effective this semester course final grades will not be not be available in MyCat prior to the university’s deadline for instructors to submit final grades to students […]
Month: December 2010
N.C. moving against alcoholic energy drinks
The N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission voted on Thursday to allow retailers to return the drinks to wholesalers for refunds and to begin drawing up rules to enhance the commission’s ability to regulate alcoholic beverages that also contain stimulants. Commission Chairman Jon Williams said that the U.S. Food and Drug […]
Wong sentenced to life in Blanton trial, students react
Nearly two and a half years after North Carolina Highway Patrol State Trooper Shawn Blanton was murdered on Interstate 40 in Haywood County, the court case against Edwardo Wong, his murderer, finally ended. Blanton, a native of the Cherokee area, was the first member of The Eastern Band of Cherokee […]
SGA keeping busy as semester winds down
The Student Government Association (SGA) is planning many activities for the student body for the end of the semester, particularly dealing with how to get students to voice their opinions. Forums will be held in the University Center for students to attend and tell the SGA and university officials what […]
Before They Were Educators: Peg Connolly
(Editor’s Note: The following is the seventh part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) Before becoming The Director and Associate Professor of Recreational Therapy B.S. Degree Program, Peg Connolly graduated from the former St. Thomas Aquinas High School […]
New Mobile Policy puts costs on faculty and staff
(Editor’s Note: The following is part one of a two-part series looking at WCU’s new mobile phone policy. Part one outlines the policy and part two will cover faculty and staff reaction of the policy.) Today, smart phones for students and professionals seem to be a necessity. They provide access […]
Tattooing a way to illustrate life, events for 40 million people
Picture this. You’re sitting in a room, surrounded by walls of clip art and graffiti. Your best friend is by your side, and the artist asks your preference. After the decision, the buzzing begins. It’s a constant buzzing. If the pain does not get you the sound will. Then it […]
Versatility of WCU curriculum helps alumni
Franklin, N.C. native Brent Douthit believes that the versatility WCU provided him with inside of his degree has played a substantial part in his career. Douthit graduated from Western Carolina in 2008 with a major in Sport Management with a concentration in exercise science. He currently lives in Asheville where […]
Meth lab discovered at Moonshine Mini-Mart
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office say they have discovered an “active, working” meth lab in an office behind the counter at Moonshine Mini-Mart, which also serves as a BP gas station, on Hwy. 107 South in Cullowhee, about three miles from campus. On Saturday and Sunday, officers from the Sheriff’s […]
