Who has the most pet peeves? Men, or women? Robin Kowalski, Western Carolina University professor of psychology, sought to find the answer to that question by conducting a study involving nearly 170 WCU undergraduate students. The students were asked to list as many pet peeves as they could think of […]

The human impact on the mountain landscape that is now Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be examined during a program at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center on Tuesday, March 6. The free program, “The Great Smokies: From Natural Habitat to National Park,” will begin at 7 pm. Historian […]

Alternative rock band the Ultraviolets will return to the Western Carolina University campus on Saturday, March 3. The 10 p.m. concert will take place at Illusions nightclub in the A.K. Hinds University Center. Tickets are $2 for Western students with valid identification and $4 for nonstudents. The Columbia, SC, band […]

I recently received a letter telling me that the Western Carolinian is nowhere near the level it used to be. Imagine, someone writing a letter and addressing it to little old me to complain about the paper as a whole (and the food at the university, too!). Well, I’m only […]

Recently at Western Carolina, the Student Affairs Office decided to open a Women’s Center to better address women’s issues faced on campus and in the community. After a national search, they chose Rebecca Caldwell to be the director. Caldwell is proud to be chosen and is excited about the possibilities […]

The poor condition of the state’s budget have driven Gov. Mike Easley to implement a plan that calls for budget reductions and reallocations totaling $1 billion. “The University system was asked to revert $32 million,” said Chuck Wooten, the vice chancellor for administration and finance. “For Western, our share totals […]

Students browsing the Chelsea Gallery in the A.K. Hinds University Center may have noticed a set of near photo-realistic paintings featuring an unlikely subject– hogs. The paintings are part of Manning, S.C., artist Tarleton Blackwell’s “Hog Series,” which he started work on over 17 years ago. The paintings are currently […]

Early in the morning of February 11, Erin Hawk died of unknown causes in her room in Harrill Residence Hall. Last week, Director of Public Safety Gene McAbee delivered Hawk’s medications to Dr. Keith Ingram in the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill, where Hawk had been […]