Month: March 2012

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WCU student Deese remembered at memorial

On Sunday, March 25, the Western Carolina University community lost one of its own in a tragic car wreck on Speedwell Road. Stephanie Deese, a 21-year-old WCU junior and resident of Monroe, passed away after the car she was riding in left the roadway and impacted a tree on a […]

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WCU junior dies in car accident

(Editor’s Note: The following story will be updated as information continues to come in.) A fatal car crash occurred on Speedwell Road near Catamount Peak on Sunday afternoon during Western Carolina University’s baseball game against UNC-Greensboro. Updates pertaining to the accident are listed below. 3/26 – 11:30 a.m. – Trooper […]

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WCU professors read at Tuesday’s Literary Festival Events

The second day of the 10th annual Spring Literary Festival kicked off with Mary Adams and Catherine Carter reading selections of their poetry on Tuesday, March 20. Carter read from her book “The Swamp Monster at Home,” while Adams read from her poetry collection “Epistles from the Planet Photosynthesis.” Both […]

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Wednesday’s Literary Festival events featured Arnoult, Joy, Elliott

Authors Darnell Arnoult, Deidre Elliott and David Joy took the stage on Wednesday, March 21 for the fourth day of Western Carolina University’s 10th annual Spring Literary Festival. Arnoult began the day at 4 p.m. by reading from her published novel “Sufficient Grace,” various poems and a novel she hopes […]

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Before They Were Educators: Dr. Leonardo Bobadilla, Psychology Dept

Were you aware that Western Carolina University currently employs a professor that spent a year in prison? If so, then you must have been a student of Dr. Leonardo Bobadilla, assistant professor of psychology. Bobadilla spent his final year of graduate school at Butner Federal Correction Complex in Butner, working […]

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WCU student Waldroup creates Celiac support group

Sometimes it just helps to be able to talk to someone about our problems. There are always people who can sympathize without problems, but we need to share our stories with those who can truly empathize with our difficulties. Last August, Jodie Waldroup began her long journey with Celiac disease. […]

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Local magistrate helps shape ceramics and WCU student

Western Carolina University Graduate student and potter Frank Vickery has taken an unorthodox approach in the selection of his Master of Fine Arts degree Thesis Committee. Vickery has selected a thesis committee that consists of Richard Tictich, director of the school of art and design; Dr. Seth McCormick, art history […]

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Vienna Boys Choir amazes everyone

The John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center welcomed the world renowned Vienna Boys Choir on Tuesday, March 6. The most celebrated choir in the world took stage under the direction of choirmaster Manolo Cagnin. Cagnin introduced himself and welcomed the sold out audience. The choir consisted of 23 […]

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Alexander, Menz take over Western Carolinian as Co-Editors-in-Chief

Veteran Western Carolinian staff members Ryan Alexander and Lex Menz were named Co-Editors-in-Chief of the newspaper on March 1. The two Western Carolina University juniors replace Justin Caudell, who stepped down as Editor-in-Chief after three years at the end of February to take a job in Georgia. Alexander and Menz […]