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Thursday, June 26, 2025
That time of year filled with unexpected gifts of joy and goodwill is drawing close with old and new traditions. Christmas is around the corner, along with the Annual Lighting of the Luminaries in Dillsboro event which is “scheduled to be on December 7-8 and 14-15,” according to Julie Spiro, […]
Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen’s Theater Program performed the comedic play, “Once in a Lifetime,” in the Bardo Arts Center Theater from Nov. 8 to Nov. 10, as part of the Mainstage Theater Production line-up. “Once in a Lifetime” marked the first of several collaborations between Moss […]
The Touring Theatre of North Carolina performed a theatrical adaptation to Fred Chappell’s poetic works Thursday, Nov. 15, at Western Carolina University’s Coulter Recital Hall. The performance, titled “Look Back the Maytime Days: From the Pages of Fred Chappell,” was set in the 1940s and involved aspects of Chappell’s stories […]
One-hundred and fifty years ago, our nation was riveted in the dividing thralls of the “War Between the States,” or more commonly known as the “Civil War.” In remembrance of the 150th year anniversary of the Civil War, Hunter Library has added a new exhibit featuring artifacts from around the […]
A night of majestic fine dining and wonderful entertainment was provided for the guests of the Madrigal Dinner Event. The dinner took place in the UC Grand Room at Western Carolina University, Friday, Nov. 30. At 6:30 p.m., hungry people trailed into another time period as they were taken to […]
For weeks now, the parking lot of the McKee Building at Western Carolina University has been cluttered with trucks and blockades as crews finish up repairs to the building from when it flooded in September. Damage from the flood affected many parts of the building. The sewage ate away at […]
Ricky Greene, president pro-tem of Western Carolina University’s Student Government Association, recently conducted a survey on WWCU FM 90.5, the campus radio station. “In 1977, Western Carolina University licensed the first FM radio station for Jackson County and this region of the Great Smoky Mountains. The station remains the only […]
Chip Ferguson, associate professor in the engineering and technology department at Western Carolina University, has taken over as associate dean of academic affairs for the Kimmel School as of October. Ferguson has been a faculty member of WCU since June of 2002. Ferguson filled various positions over the years within […]
Cullowhee resident and Western Carolina University professor Janice Holt passed away Thursday morning. According to a statement released by Angela Brenton, Western Carolina’s newly appointed provost, Holt “collapsed while working in the office area with what was later determined to be an aneurysm.” “We extend heartfelt sympathy to Janice’s family […]
For those who are not aware, Western Carolina University has its own on-campus transportation system known as CAT-TRAN, which serves students, staff, faculty and visitors both day and night. The only times that CAT-TRAN buses do not run is when classes are not in session. There has been a buzz […]
