In what will go down as a comeback for the ages, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 on the heels of two other comebacks to secure Super Bowl LIV’s Lombardi Trophy, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes receiving the honor for the night’s Most Valuable Player. The game […]
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Knuck if You Brunch: NPHC Means Unity
When you become Greek, you become family. And that is exactly what happened at the Knuck if You Buck leadership retreat on Feb. 1, 2020. The Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO) of Western Carolina gathered to take part in the members-only leadership retreat. Those present were Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, […]
Catamount Career and Networking Day
The Center for Career and Professional Development and the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning at Western Carolina University hosted the biannual Catamount Career and Networking Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday Feb. 12. The event features employers from all over the region and in various […]
Civil Rights Activist Dr. Benjamin Chavis Speaks at WCU
Dr. Benjamin Chavis has been part of the civil rights movement since he was 12 years old. He worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an African-American civil rights organization focused on non-violent resistance to enact social change. Chavis spoke at Western Carolina University as […]
SGA: Legislative Update One
On Sunday, Feb. 9, Western Carolina University’s Student Government Association debuted its “Legislative Updates” via IGTV featuring Vice President Dawson Spencer discussing new resolutions, officer appointments, approved supplemental funding, senate location changes and campus partner presentations. F19-14: Implementation of Minority Recruitment Program Sent to the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions […]
From Cullowhee to Culver City, staff member appears on “Jeopardy!”
On Friday, Nov. 1, Western Carolina University was represented to a national audience on ABC through the Emmy award-winning show “Jeopardy!” Jennifer Cooper, associate director for Western Carolina’s Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning, filmed the episode on Aug. 27 along with contestants from Los Angeles and Canada. Cooper’s […]
Mountain Heritage Day 2019
“Saturday, Sept. 28, marked 45 years that Western Carolina University has set aside a day to celebrate all the things that come together to make the mountains our home, the beginnings that led to this moment, and the new traditions that point to our future,” said Geoff Cantrell of University […]
Voting issues plague SGA election; Eaves wins final tally
(Editor’s Note: Please check back online and in our next print edition (April 7) for updated content on this report.) Though not reaching the magnitude of what happened during the 2000 Presidential election in Florida, voting issues plagued last week’s Student Government Association (SGA) election, forcing a recount of the […]
Before They Were Educators: Dr. Bruce Henderson
(Editor’s Note: The following is the third part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) Long before he was being called “Dr.”, he was known as Bruce, and before he was molding the minds of Catamounts as a […]
Walkway between Sylva and Dillsboro in the works
Travelers between Sylva and Dillsboro who would like to avoid traffic will soon have a means to walk instead of drive. On July 12, a recently approved construction project began on a sidewalk that will connect the two towns. The sidewalk project had been discussed for years but ran into […]
