#8220;Vanishing Amphibians,” a Smithsonian Institution exhibit that examines the worldwide decline of amphibian populations, will be on display March 26-May 4 at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center. Developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the exhibit examines amphibian biology and […]

Gregory “Pappy” Boyington and the Black Sheep Squadron will be the topic of discussion when the Western North Carolina World War II Roundtable meets in Asheville on Monday, March 19. Sponsored by Western Carolina University’s department of history, the roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. in the Red Oak Conference […]

The research of 24 of Western Carolina University’s top graduate students will be showcased at WCU’s ninth annual Graduate Research Symposium on Friday, March 30. Presentations will be given at the University Outreach Center at these locations and times: Room 140-A — Communication disorders, 9 to 10am; economics, finance and […]

To whom this may concern, As a student here at Western Carolina University, I think that opinions from the students on how to improve the campus facilities are beneficial and my suggestion is to have apartment housing on the campus. Having apartments on campus for students is not extreme at […]

Like many students here at Western, I have closely followed Christina Fiske’s murder trial for killing her newborn daughter. I have read countless articles in the Western Carolinian, Sylva Herald, and the Asheville Citizen-Times about this terrible situation. As I have read the articles, I wonder what I would have […]

I read the letter to the editor “Partying, Drugs, and Wal-Mart: A Concerned Student Addreses Cullowhee Culture” and I still didn’t get the whole idea the author was addressing because he tended to contradict himself and blame everyone. What was his main point he was trying to get across? That […]

Budding scientists from across the western part of the state will gather at Western Carolina University Thursday, March 22, and Friday, March 23, to participate in the annual Science Fair and Science Festival. The events will take place in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center at WCU, and will feature the […]

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new fine arts center will commence at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8 and will be held at the future site of the building where the intramural fields used to be. Many honorary members of the board of trustees will be in attendance, as well […]

Angela E. Oh, a civil rights attorney and author who served on President Bill Clinton’s race relations advisory board, will speak on racial reconciliation Tuesday, March 27, as part of Western Carolina University’s observance of Women’s History Month. Oh’s presentation will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Forsyth […]

Early registration for summer school and fall semester 2001 will begin via the World Wide Web at Western Carolina University on Monday, March 26, and continue through Friday, April 6, for currently enrolled students. Academic advisement will be held in the departmental offices of students’ majors from 8:30 a.m. to […]