(Editor’s Note: The following is the second of a series of articles where Western Carolinian writers profile the lives and careers of coaches before they arrived at WCU.) Dennis Wagner is entering his fourth season at the helm of the Catamount Football program. A native of Waverly, IA, Wagner has […]
Author: Ryan Alexander
Mother and daughter’s relationship grow at local post office
Vangie Jones, alumni of Western Carolina University and her mother, Aletta Buchanan, have a unique relationship that not many people do not today. Since 2002 they have worked side-by-side at the United States Postal Office in Cullowhee. While some could cringe of the thought of sharing a home life as […]
Chancellor search now in hands of UNC president
The search committee tasked with helping select Western Carolina University’s next chancellor has recommended a final slate of candidates, and that list is now in the hands of the president of the University of North Carolina system. The search committee has been working since late October to help identify a […]
Manuel Concepcion steps down as WCU’s volleyball coach
A national search for a new head volleyball coach is on at Western Carolina after Manuel Concepcion, who had been at the helm of the Lady Catamount volleyball team since 2009, turned in an immediate letter of resignation. According to Chip Smith, director of athletics, Concepcion resigned a few weeks […]
“Kiss Me Kate” to stage this weekend
FPAC’s annual spring musical production will be booming with drama this year once “Kiss Me Kate” hits the stage this weekend. The show will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. If you’re wondering what makes “Kiss Me Kate” so dramatic, […]
Ten WCU employees lose jobs to budget cuts
Ten Western Carolina University employees received notification that their jobs would be eliminated at or before April 1 and 15 more will be cut in the upcoming months as part of the university’s efforts to deal with the projected loss of approximately $8.6 million in state funding for the 2011-12 […]
WCU students fold paper cranes as part of effort to support Japan
Western Carolina University students are folding paper cranes and offering them to those who give at least $1 to support an earthquake relief fund at a table in the first-floor lobby of McKee Building. “The paper crane is a symbol of peace in Japan,” said Yumiko Ono, an instructor in […]
We the Kings and Ryan Cabrera to perform March 17
We the Kings will perform in concert with special guest Ryan Cabrera at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in the A.K. Hinds University Center Grandroom on the campus of Western Carolina University. The concert is sponsored by WCU’s Last Minute Productions, a student-run entertainment and activity planning organization at WCU. […]
WCU professor found not gulity of assault
(Editor’s Note: The following story will be updated as Western Carolinian staff continue to look into the investigation of this case and reach out to those involved for an interview.) UPDATE: Robert Ford was found not guilty on Tuesday of assault on a female. The judge in the case stated that […]
Graduate exam to see changes later this year
The Graduate Record Exam will be revised in August 2011 to challenge students who wish to continue their academic career as graduate students. In August, the test will be given differently, will have a different scoring method, and will have new questions in two sections. According to Scott Higgins, Dean […]
