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Thursday, July 3, 2025
Tony Johnson has been drawn back to Western Carolina University many times throughout the years. According to The Reporter, after earning both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at WCU, Johnson returned yet again. Johnson was recently named the director of Millennial Initiatives. After going through video conferences with approximately 10 […]
If you are at all involved with the Office of Military Student Services on campus, you know the name Briana Ford. But if you are one of those students who have never even heard of that office, you would be surprised to know how much goes on behind the scenes-and […]
What do people want from Western Carolina University’s campus newspaper, The Western Carolinian? What do they enjoy about the newspaper, and in what ways do they want it to change? How can The Western Carolinian appeal to its readers? Answers from around campus have varied from desires to see more […]
Chancellor David O. Belcher, his wife Susan Belcher and many other noteworthy Western Carolina University performers put together a collection of stunning performances on Tuesday, Sept. 3, to benefit the WCU Friends of the Arts. Other performers included Tony nominee Terrence Mann, Terry Welch, Delanté Randolph, William Martin, the WCU […]
Mixing guttural vocals and sick guitar riffs, innovative bass tunes and a reliable and confident slew of drum beats helps to form the three-man band known as Rory Kelly. Lead singer and guitar master Rory Kelly founded the band in 2012 alongside his dad Mike “Pops” Kelly, drummer, and his […]
Western Carolina University students can accomplish great things. Our alumni are vast and immense when it comes to their accomplishments. Maurice Moody graduated from WCU in 1966. Since his graduation, he has worked in various fields. Four years after his retirement from BASF, an international chemical company, in 1993, he […]
Recently, four students from the Western Carolina University Film and Television Production (FTP) program made a documentary-style video for the nonprofit organization Mountain Youth Charities of Cashiers. According to Jack Sholder, director of the FTP program, the video significantly added to the success of Mountain Youth Charities’ fundraiser. Of […]
The Western Carolina University Catamounts lost to The Citadel Bulldogs on Saturday, Sept. 14. With the loss, WCU drops to 0-3 and 0-1 within the Southern Conference. The Catamounts are continuing a 13-game losing streak that started during the 2012 season. The loss also extended the Catamounts’ losing streak within […]
Last year’s vote that approved alcohol sales in Jackson County and Cullowhee has produced more than its fair share of business development, including new sports bars and expanded convenience stores. Recently, a business boom has hit Jackson County and the surrounding area that includes restaurants like Cook Out and the […]
Pam Buchanan is the woman behind it all. As the director of University Health Services at Western Carolina University, it is her job to keep everything about the Health Center-from Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance to customer service-in working order. Buchanan has lived in the area her entire […]
