The Western Carolina football team officially began preparations for the 2003 season Monday, August 4, with a morning practice session for newcomers and an evening practice for the veterans. The first full squad practice was held on Wednesday, August 6. “The players came in very excited and with the right […]
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WCU Men’s Basketball Team Departs for Canada
The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team, which reassembled on campus late in July for practices, departed today for a 12-day trip through Canada. The Catamounts, who return 10 players from last year’s team, will play five games during the tour, including match-ups versus the Canadian National Team and the […]
200th anniversary – Lewis and Clark journey
A group of Western Carolina University students brought a high-tech twist this summer to the 200th anniversary celebration of the Lewis and Clark journey by using modern materials and technologies to re-create the type of canoe the famed expeditionary team used to explore the Louisiana Purchase. The 11 students, working […]
Trail Blazing and Boulder Gazing
Cullowhee not the metropolis you expected? Are classes, people or shear boredom threatening your peace of mind? Do something. What you ask? LMP, Base Camp Cullowhee, Campus Ministries, Greek Life, Intramurals and countless other clubs and organizations are all vying for your attention, whether you realize it or not. Use […]
WCU STUDENTS RE-CREATE LEWIS AND CLARK CANOES
A group of Western Carolina University students brought a high-tech twist this summer to the 200th anniversary celebration of the Lewis and Clark journey by using modern materials and technologies to re-create the type of canoe the famed expeditionary team used to explore the Louisiana Purchase. The 11 students, working […]
Keeping it Cool
The sun is hot, but the mountains are cool! With many students in Cullowhee for the summer, some for the first time, many are probably wondering: What is there to do out here? There are many places to go and lots of things to do in the Great Smoky Mountains […]
wc_analysis | Ban on human cloning passes in the House
Since the birth of Dolly in February of 1997, the idea of cloning has been in the minds of people all over the world. Political action was quick to follow this scientific wonder. Clinton declared a ban on all federal funding of human cloning research. Clinton also asked the National […]
wc_news | National Science Foundation Research Experience
Western Carolina University student Christopher John Bochicchio, a junior from Weaverville, is one of 12 college students from across the nation chosen to participate in a Research Experience for Undergraduates program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Bochicchio will spend eight weeks this summer conducting field research and participating in […]
wc_student living | campus site specific art projects
They pop up on the lawn across the Western Carolina University campus when warm weather arrives in the mountains, like giant dandelions of stone, steel and wood. “They” are the winning entries in Western Carolina’s annual Outdoor Sculpture Program. Now in its 10th year, the program is designed to draw […]
Summer Staff & Contact Info
SUMMER 2003 Michael Davis – editor Naci Morris – copy editor Jessica Jarrard – associate editor contact us by e-mail: wc@wcu.edu or snail mail: WCnewsmagazineWCU – Hwy. 107 109 Old Student Union Bld.Cullowhee, NC28735 Let us know what you think. Send comments or letters to us: wc@wcu.edu
