Due to wintery weather in western North Carolina, delivery of the Western Carolinian is delayed until Monday, Feb. 8. The Western Carolinian apologizes for any inconvience this may cause.
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A day in the life of a WCU parking enforcement officer
Did you know parking services give out more parking permits than there are spaces? Did you know that Western Carolina University is one of the very few college campuses in the United States where freshman are permitted to park on campus? As I approached the office of Earnest Hudson, assistant […]
WCU online criminal justice program ranked no. 1 ‘best buy’
Western Carolina University’s online bachelor’s degree program in criminal justice once again has received a No. 1 national ranking in affordability by the distance education information clearinghouse GetEducated.com WCU’s program is listed first among a group of 19 “Best Buys.” The rankings are based on a fall 2009 survey of […]
New smoking ban being discussed at WCU
(Editor’s Note: The following is a part-one of an ongoing series about the state of tobacco at Western Carolina University.) Western Carolina University already has a 50-foot smoking ban around buildings, but they may move one step further by eliminating smoking from campus altogether. For now, those wanting to smoke […]
‘Southern Mountain Culture and Crime’ to be topic of Feb. 15 lecture
The concept of a culture of violence in the Southern Appalachian Mountain region and across the South will be discussed during a free public lecture at Western Carolina University on Monday, Feb. 15. J. Mitchell Miller, professor of criminal justice at the University of Texas at San Antonio, will present […]
Hoey Auditorium catches fire during exams
On Dec. 16, 2009, a small fire was extinguished in Hoey Auditorium. The fire was reported at 10:38 a.m. Responding to the fire were Cullowhee, Sylva, and Savannah Fire Departments. Also responding were, Western University Police Department, Jackson County Fire Marshal, WestCare Emergency Management Service and Jackson County Emergency Management. […]
WCU MLK speaker discusses race and politics in U.S.
L. Douglas Wilder, the first African-American elected governor in the United States, told a group of Western Carolina University students, faculty and staff on Wednesday, Jan. 20 that there is still progress to be made in terms of race relations, despite the historic election of Barack Obama as president in […]
Jackson Residents Peacefully Urge for Healthcare Reform
About 55 residents from Jackson County peacefully assembled last night (Sept. 2) at the county’s historic courthouse on main street Sylva to urge Congress to reform the nation’s current healthcare system. The residents held a vigil to honor those who they said are suffering under the current health care system […]
H1N1 Flu Cases Still Being Seen at WCU
Two weeks after classes began at Western Carolina University, cases of the flu are still spreading rapidly across campus. Classes started on Monday, Aug. 24 and WCU’s Health Center had already seen 20 suspected cases of the flu and more than 65 cases at the end of the week on […]
Pride of the Mountains Summer Symposium Inspires Band Students
Recently, a marching arts clinic took place on the campus of Western Carolina University where over a hundred nearby band students were taught, trained, and educated all about music and leadership while participating in WCU’s Pride of the Mountains Summer Symposium event. One might wonder why it is important to […]
