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Featured, News, WNC News
In the weeds: ECBI pushes cannabis dispensary despite setbacks
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is set to open Great Smoky Cannabis Company April 20. The cannabis dispensary located within the Cherokee reservation will be the first to legally distribute recreational marijuana in North Carolina. Last September ECBI approved a motion to legalize possession and use of marijuana […]
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Featured, Features, News, WNC News
A biodiversity hotspot in North Carolina’s high country
Just 32 miles south of Western Carolina University and only minutes from downtown Highlands sits a unique and integral biological hotspot. The Highlands Biological Station (HBS) was founded in 1927 and has grown its educational and research missions for nearly a century. In 2018, HBS became a multi-campus center of […]
News
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Campus housing waitlist causes panic among students
April 9, 2024As of March 19, over 450 students have been waitlisted for on-campus housing in the 2024-2025 academic year. To Bryant [...] -
SGA announces their 2024-25 Student Body President and Vice President
April 9, 2024The Student Government Association (SGA) will inaugurate the 2024-25 president-elect and vice president-elect at 6 p.m., April 15 [...] -
Model United Nations Political Science Trip
April 9, 2024Every semester the Political Science Department offers the Model United Nations (MUN) class to students. The class’s [...]
Arts & Entertainment
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Stellar Picks: A Community Choice Exhibition – BAC Press Release
April 10, 2024Cullowhee, NC | The WCU Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center has tallied the votes, and the results are in on which objects will [...] -
Catamount artists show their talent at 56th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
April 9, 2024The crowd filling the lobby of the WCU Fine Arts Museum was awash with excitement as the award ceremony for the 56th Annual [...] -
Film and television production students prepare for the 15th Controlled Chaos festival
April 8, 2024Each semester students in the film and television production program create films that can take months, sometimes years to [...]
Sports
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Wagers, sportsbooks and chasing losses: Mobile sports betting on a college campus
April 9, 2024On June 14, 2023, NC Governor Roy Cooper signed the legislation that legalized online sports betting across the state. After [...] -
“Whee, The Cats”: An inside look at the Catamount Football team
November 13, 2023To view the news package associated with this story, click the WHEE-TV broadcast above. A look behind the scenes of a sports team [...] -
WCU Women’s Soccer: SoCon champions
November 13, 2023The championship win After a historic regular season, WCU women’s soccer capped off their season in winning fashion, [...]