Many may have been confused by the sudden enrollment of middle-aged students seen wandering around our campus beginning on Friday. But there is no need to be alarmed; these older “students” were our beloved parents and other family members, visiting for WCU’s Annual Family Weekend. The weekend began on Friday, […]

The recently added sub-division Philosophy of Religion is now offered to students at Western Carolina University. A B.A. in Philosophy with a concentration in Religion requires 42 hours of various courses from the foundations to senior seminars. The Religion concentration begins with the Foundations of the Study of Religion and […]

Throughout the entire WCU campus are many different Christian ministries that students are welcome to become involved with in order to help with their faith, or give a better understanding about their faith, or to just have fun. The WCU campus is surrounded by groups such as The Wesley Foundation, […]

Western Carolina University is preparing for another big Relay for Life event, scheduled for Friday, April 13, on the UC lawn. The Relay is a fundraiser for cancer research, and it has seen tremendous responses from the WCU campus and the surrounding area. Because the Relay goes towards such a […]

The first play of the year, Brighton Beach Memoirs was a great success. The play was set in the late 1930’s in Brooklyn, N.Y. Eugene, played by Anthony Giordano, is a 15-year-old boy going through puberty who lives with his extended family, all under one small roof. The play showed […]

#8220;Bienvenidos! Welcome!” Since September 15, greeters at the door of the Hispanic Heritage Month events have been warmly welcoming all who were eager to learn. With over 27 activities relating to Hispanic culture, Hispanic Heritage Month offered an event for every type of interest.This is the third year WCU celebrated […]

Teacher and poet Taylor Mali performed his spoken word poetry Wednesday evening, September 27, as a part of Last Minute Production’s spoken word series. Mali was one of the original poets who appeared on “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry,” and appeared in the 1997 documentary film “Slam Nation.” Mali, a […]

Few students know about the thin red magazine called “The Gadfly.” And while it’s distributed through the Philosophy Department’s office in Stillwell, it’s not exactly heavy reading. Written and published by thoughtful students here at Western, many of them majoring in philosophy or political science, the Gadfly pokes fun at […]

Campus Rock, a ministry of Covenant Christian Church in Sylva, is always looking for students to join. Campus Rock is a nondenominational Christian outreach offered to Western Carolina students in order to help them build an understanding of God. Led by the Campus pastors Ken and Dana Jenkins, Campus Rock […]