Since graduating from Western Carolina University in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, Lynda Sossamon has become a business owner and has won two local political positions. In the past, Sossamon worked for WCU for 11 years in the Computer Center as an Operations Manager and a Programmer/Analyst. Currently, […]
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The Pied Pipers and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra to perform Dec. 9
The 2011-12 Galaxy of Stars Series at Western Carolina University continues with a performance by the Pied Pipers and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, in the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on the WCU campus. The Pied Pipers and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra will […]
‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ receives great reviews
The production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” recently took stage from Nov. 10-13 in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Showcasing the talents of many WCU students and a 2007 graduate, the show was a major success. “Sweeney Todd” had many different things […]
WCU Football vs Coastal Carolina Live Coverage
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Wagner resigns as WCU head football coach, students react
Dennis Wagner, the head football coach at Western Carolina University since 2008, has announced his resignation from the program effective immediately. Wagner met with Fred Cantler, interim director of athletics, on Sunday morning to inform him of his decision. Assistant Head Coach Mark Rhea has agreed to serve as interim […]
WCU students looking at new estimated tuition increase
The Tuition and Fees Committee announced at two recent open forums that the projected cost of attendance would rise above their previous estimates. The new proposal, announced at forums at the UC Theatre on Nov. 16 and 17, places an increase of 17.34 percent on North Carolina resident undergraduates, and […]
WCU students hope the way to children’s minds is through their stomachs
Students from Western Carolina University’s Nutrition and Dietetics Program have been working with faculty and staff at Cullowhee Valley School to educate elementary students on the connection between local food and healthy eating. Olivia Jacobs, a senior in the Nutrition and Dietetics Program at WCU, is working with Appalachian Sustainable […]
‘World’s Largest’ more than the sum of its parts
#8220;World’s Largest” was the latest film to air as part of WCU’s Southern Circuit Film Series at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. It is a documentary that follows directors Amy Elliott and Elizabeth Donius as they tour the U.S. to witness 58 small towns’ individual claims to the “world’s largest” […]
Tickets on sale for WCU radio broadcast production of ‘Dracula’
Western Carolina University’s original radio broadcast adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula” will be staged at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Tickets to the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m., are $10 and went on sale Tuesday, Nov. 1. “This generation […]
ACE series sponsors performance of ‘The Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959’
The 2011-12 Arts and Cultural Events series at Western Carolina University continues with “The Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. With many students not having been able to grow up with Miles Davis’ music or understand […]