The 2011-12 State Transportation Map has officially arrived, and a free copy can be yours by contacting the N.C. Department of Transportation. What is new and exciting about this year’s map? In addition to the features people have come to expect from the state map (a detailed representation of highways […]

The firm that is guiding the search for Western Carolina University’s next chancellor has identified a pool of approximately three dozen possible candidates for the position who  already have indicated strong interest in serving as the institution’s new chief executive officer. That was the word Wednesday, Jan. 12, from Jerry […]

Recently, new laws have been approved in North Carolina. The 53 new laws deal mostly with minors and also with driving, such as no texting while driving a motor vehicle and new speed zone limitations. In a world where the Internet has taken off in new, unimaginable ways, cyber bullying […]

Due to adverse weather, campus construction on The Quad has been delayed. Originally, the deadline was for the middle or end of December. Now, the completion date has been moved to the middle of February. The project is still on budget and should it not be completed by the time […]

To borrow a phrase from her biggest hit, Vanessa Carlton will be “making her way downtown” to perform a free concert at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, in the Grandroom of Western Carolina University’s A.K. Hinds University Center. The concert is presented by WCU’s Department of Residential Living and the […]

Western Carolina University is getting ready for a serious tightening of the belt. With an estimated $3.7 billion state of North Carolina revenue shortfall, WCU is preparing for as much of a 15 percent cut in state funding for the 2011-12 fiscal year and for a 2.5 percent reversion of […]