Western Carolina's search for a new provost is nearing its deliberating moments. A 16-person committee, tasked with finding and recommending a candidate to Chancellor David Belcher, has narrowed its selection down to three. The original 23 applican...

Western Carolina University's UNITY took part in a statewide campaign on Jan. 27 to fight a proposed amendment that would make marriage between a man and woman the only recognized union. The campaign, Race To The Ballot, kicked off last Friday on W...

Western Carolina's Student Government Association has jumped into the new semester with new resolutions and an initiative to listen to the student voice at WCU. Ryan Hemance, Service Learning Senator, and Ricky Greene, Academic Senator, are c...

The Western Carolina University Campus is experiencing a transition in decoration and direction. New signs of all sizes have popped up in front of campus buildings and roadways directing students, faculty, staff and visitors where to go and how to ...

A Cullowhee bridge undergoing construction for deterioration repairs is causing delays and inconveniences for residents who are accustomed to crossing it. Bridge 82, on State Road 1002 near ...

The last several weeks have seen a marked increase in reports of criminal activity at Western Carolina University. Since Jan. 15, there have been three reports of sexual assault, one report of assault on a female and one report of armed robbery. Two st...

Gibbs Knotts, interim dean of the college of arts and sciences, professor of political science and public affairs and faculty athletics representative at Western Carolina University, will be leavin...

Two accusations of sexual assault, one on campus and one off, involving WCU students came to light in the past few weeks, prompting concern in the community because they had not heard of the crimes. ...

Kentucky Fried Chicken, Sylva's oldest fast food chain restaurant, closed unexpectedly on Nov. 21. The Sylva location, owned by KFC franch...

Mark Speir, who has spent much of his 21-year coaching career at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level, was named the head football coach at Western Carolina University on Dec. 22 during a press conference held in the Ramsey Center. ...

Randy Eaton, former senior associate director of athletics at the University of Maryland, is the new director of athletics at Western Carolina University. Western Carolina Chancellor David O. Belcher announced Wednesday the selection of Eaton, who ...

The State Employees' Credit Union located across Highway 107 from campus was robbed Dec. 14 and a WCU student was arrested for the crime. He later admitted to robbing the bank and has been sentenced t...

Western Carolina University will introduce its next director of athletics to the media and the public during a press conference scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday (Dec. 14) in the Peele, Westmorelan...

Student Government Association President T.J. Eaves held a private student forum last Thursday after a meeting with The Leadership Institute to get a sense of the student body's opinions on major camp...

As motorists enter Sylva on Highway 107 North, new construction is evident in front of the Ingles Supermarket near the intersection of Highway 107 and East Webster Rd. Construction on the new CV...

UNC Chapel Hill might charge their students for Internet usage that does not pertain to their academic studies. This means UNC would char...

The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced last month new increases to postal service rates nationwide. These new increases include a new price for first-class 'Forever' stamps, with a price increase to 45 cents per stamp. This is a 1 cent incre...

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