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Thursday, June 26, 2025
Kayaking can be a fun recreational activity, and a club on this campus takes kayaking to the next level. The members of the Kayak club at Western Carolina not only kayak for recreational purposes, but they also train to compete in intercollegiate tournaments throughout the Southeast. This semester the club […]
On Thursday, February 22, in the Mountain Heritage Center, anthropologist Shepard Krech III redefined Native American ecology and environmentalism in an hour-long presentation based on his book, The Ecological Indian. The Ecological Indian, which is the subject of an upcoming conference, details Krech’s research and proposes that, contrary to the […]
There are three reasons why every human being should see this movie. First, it’s one of the most emotional stories ever put on film. Second, it’s based on a true story unlike any other. Third, Anthony Hopkins may just be the most talented actor alive. “The Elephant Man” tells the […]
Perhaps Brian Harkins is the one “gradually going downhill.”
The tenth annual Teachers of Tomorrow Day, a program of activities for middle and high school students who are interested in teaching as a career, will be held Tuesday, March 6, at Western Carolina University. Up to 150 students from Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties […]
The excitement of the women’s basketball tournament looms in the air and the race for the tournament heats up as March 1 approaches. The 2001 Mountain Dew SoCon tournament tips off in Greenville, SC, next week. As the regular season wraps up, the seeds begin to fall into place. However, […]
Open house events at Western Carolina University’s new Women’s Center and presentations on international women, women and war, and career challenges and gender in the workplace are all on the agenda as part of WCU’s observance of Women’s History Month. Activities begin on the WCU campus Tuesday, February 27, with […]
I recently received a letter telling me that the Western Carolinian is nowhere near the level it used to be. Imagine, someone writing a letter and addressing it to little old me to complain about the paper as a whole (and the food at the university, too!). Well, I’m only […]
Alternative rock band the Ultraviolets will return to the Western Carolina University campus on Saturday, March 3. The 10 p.m. concert will take place at Illusions nightclub in the A.K. Hinds University Center. Tickets are $2 for Western students with valid identification and $4 for nonstudents. The Columbia, SC, band […]
The human impact on the mountain landscape that is now Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be examined during a program at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center on Tuesday, March 6. The free program, “The Great Smokies: From Natural Habitat to National Park,” will begin at 7 pm. Historian […]
