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Monday, June 30, 2025
(Editor’s Note: The following is the first part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) What did the faculty of Western Carolina do before they began working for the university? Assistant Director of English Education, Dr. Brian […]
Western Carolina University has graduated several celebrities throughout the years, ranging from professional athletes, to senators, to comedians. We can now include a very charming Nashville recording star to the list of notable alumni. Matt Stillwell graduated from Western in 1998 with a degree in business management. Stillwell, who currently […]
The anticipated Sex and the City sequel was filled with “sparkle” as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) reunited for an exotic vacation for the fist time since Carrie’s unpleasant Mexican honeymoon two years earlier. The film opens up with a monologue […]
On Depot Street in Franklin, North Carolina, Broadway, electronic rock, and more will be floating over the mountains from the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, and all at affordable prices! The Center has a full season of exciting shows beginning on June 5 with The Annie Moses Band […]
If you live near campus and you enjoy music of all types, then this will be your lucky summer! Western Carolina University has announced the lineup for its 2010 Summer Concert Series, and the variety of styles is sure to please most any music lover. The concerts, sponsored by the […]
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A long lasting legal battle was put to a close when county officials voted to settle all pending lawsuits with Duke Energy on June 21. The vote during a regular meeting of the Jackson County Commissioners resulted in 4-1, as Commissioner Joe Cowan casted the one “no” vote. Duke Energy […]
The WCU Board of Trustees and Chancellor John W. Bardo celebrated the opening of a new Dining hall now regarded as one of the finest in the Southeast on Thursday March 11. A dedication ceremony was held on Thursday morning, and many members of the university community attended. The dedication […]
Several schools all over the nation are reviewing their policy and notifying parents about their kid’s underage drinking offenses. Schools such as Virginia Tech have started to notify parents when their child received an underage drinking ticket. Alcohol always has been part of the college experience, but is it really […]
Western Carolina University’s Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology has been awarded a three-year, $100,000 grant from the National Housing Endowment to further develop construction management programs with an emphasis on land development. “More than 40 programs from the best institutions from across the country applied for this grant. […]
