<![CDATA[Western Carolinian - Campus Life RSS]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/se/western-carolinian-campus-life-rss-1.117768 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:18:15 -0400 en <![CDATA[Beat the heat this summer]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/beat-the-heat-this-summer-1.1501527

By: Shelby Harrell



Forecasters say a heat wave has been moving south into North Carolina bringing with it humidity that will make 90 degree mountainous areas, such as Cullowhee, feel even hotter. With the heat, and the sun, and the added bonus of humidity, there are many...

]]> 1.1501527 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:01:07 -0400 <![CDATA[WCU students to develop mobile phone applications]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/wcu-students-to-develop-mobile-phone-applications-1.1501524

By: Justin Caudell



Western Carolina University computer science faculty members are capitalizing on student interest in the latest smartphones and their Internet and e-mail capabilities as a way to teach programming. In a new course to be offered this fall, WCU students ...

]]> 1.1501524 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:57:50 -0400 <![CDATA[Student-crafted exhibit explores N.C. barbecue culture, history]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/student-crafted-exhibit-explores-n-c-barbecue-culture-history-1.1496192

By: Staff Reports



  “Feeding the Social Fire: Slow-cooked Culture through North Carolina Barbecue” will be on display until Oct. 10. Visitors have the opportunity to rate the side dishes that make barbecue “real barbecue,” guess the secret ing...

]]> 1.1496192 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:55:11 -0400 <![CDATA[Student honored for service to N.C. School for the Deaf ]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/student-honored-for-service-to-n-c-school-for-the-deaf-1.1496182

By: Justin Caudell



  Western Carolina University student Shaneé Sullivan went with a hearing-impaired seventh-grader to lunch after tutoring him for the first time and was moved when he started signing words for their food—words they had just covered. &l...

]]> 1.1496182 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:51:22 -0400 <![CDATA[WCU senior named top math education student]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/wcu-senior-named-top-math-education-student-1.1116552

By: Brandon Demery



Western Carolina University senior Jaymi Michelle Jeffery has been named the Western Region Outstanding Mathematics Education Student for 2009 by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Jeffery received the award at the State Mathematics C...

]]> 1.1116552 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 17:08:22 -0500 <![CDATA[Wagoner helps develop ‘Dirty Jobs’ episode]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/wagoner-helps-develop-dirty-jobs-episode-1.1116543

By: Bessie Dietrich-Goggins



Western Carolina University senior Erin Wagoner spent her summer internship getting the dirt on dirty jobs for Discovery Channel show “Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe,” and two ideas she researched were filmed and aired on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The epis...

]]> 1.1116543 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:47:14 -0500 <![CDATA[Catawba County student receives scholarship to WCU]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/catawba-county-student-receives-scholarship-to-wcu-1.1116540

By: Bessie Dietrich Goggins



Freddie Steven “Trey” White III of Hickory is the latest recipient of the Catawba County Christian Business and Professional Scholarship and is attending Western Carolina University as a freshman for the 2009-10 school year. White, the son of...

]]> 1.1116540 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:44:34 -0500 <![CDATA[WCU student wins regional sales competition]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/wcu-student-wins-regional-sales-competition-1.1116532

By: Bessie Dietrich-Goggins



For the second consecutive year, a student from Western Carolina University is recipient of the top prize at a regional sales competition at Ball State University in Indiana. Ashley Fender, a WCU senior from Asheville, recently won the annual competition...

]]> 1.1116532 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:41:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Seven Summertime Auto Myths Debunked]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/seven-summertime-auto-myths-debunked-1.305218

By: Mike Allen



The added heat of summer driving places a strain on your car's cooling and electrical systems. Batteries don't live as long in high underhood temps, and the extra heat and pressure places a strain on hoses and belts. High speeds and hot pavement are also ...

]]> 1.305218 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:29:31 -0400 <![CDATA[SCC/WCU Establish Articulation Agreements in Entrepreneurship, Construction Management ]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/scc-wcu-establish-articulation-agreements-in-entrepreneurship-construction-management-1.305209

By: Staff Reports



Students enrolled in entrepreneurship and civil engineering technology programs at Southwestern Community College will be able to transfer seamlessly to complete related bachelor’s degree programs at Western Carolina University in just two years of ...

]]> 1.305209 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:24:49 -0400 <![CDATA[Former WCU Graduate Wins Film School Fellowship]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/former-wcu-graduate-wins-film-school-fellowship-1.305206

By: Sarah Kucharski


Tad Daggerhart, a 2008 graduate of Western Carolina University, has been awarded an Annenberg Graduate Fellowship to continue his studies in the writing program at the University of Southern California Film School The USC Annenberg Graduate Fellowship Pr...

]]> 1.305206 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:18:16 -0400 <![CDATA[WCU to Offer Specialty Classes this Fall]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/wcu-to-offer-specialty-classes-this-fall-1.305198

By: Sarah Kucharski



Western Carolina University will offer the workshop “Learning for Fun: Stained Glass” from 6 to 9 pm on Thursdays, Aug. 27 through Oct. 1, in the south lobby of Cordelia Camp Building. Appropriate for both beginners and advanced students, the...

]]> 1.305198 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:17:15 -0400 <![CDATA[WCU Students Win Awards at Asheville's 48 Hour Film Project]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/wcu-students-win-awards-at-asheville-s-48-hour-film-project-1.305144

By: Sarah Kucharski



A group of Western Carolina University filmmakers and actors won five awards including Best Film and Best Directing at the 2009 Asheville 48 Hour Film Project. This is the third year in a row that WCU students have won five or more awards at the Ashevill...

]]> 1.305144 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:11:13 -0400 <![CDATA[Community Briefs]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/community-briefs-1.118945

By: Staff Reports


Outdoor Movie Night winds down with Babe showing August 14 in Monteith Park. Indiana Jones, Temple of Doom is showing September 11 at Bicentennial Park. Movies begin around 9pm, and concessions will be available. Contact the Chamber of Commerce at 828-586...

]]> 1.118945 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:22:01 -0400 <![CDATA[WCU Fine Art Museum to Feature Historical Photographs by George Masa]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/wcu-fine-art-museum-to-feature-historical-photographs-by-george-masa-1.118943

By: Staff Reports



The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will present the student- and faculty-curated exhibit “George Masa (1881-1933): Vision of the Mountains” Aug. 1 through Sept. 18 in conjunction with the 75th anniversary celebration of Great S...

]]> 1.118943 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:21:07 -0400 <![CDATA[WCU Engineering Students Accepted to Prestigious Graduate Program]]> http://www.westerncarolinian.com/campus-life/wcu-engineering-students-accepted-to-prestigious-graduate-program-1.118941

By: Sarah Kucharski



Two recent graduates of Western Carolina University, Robert Brown and Sam Venable, have been accepted into one of only seven electro-optics programs in the United States at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Brown, son of Cathy and Terry Brown of Nantah...

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