You know the ones. They are the kids who got their books stolen and their lockers vandalized. They are the ones who didn’t go to the Prom, or who showed up stag … uncomfortable and obviously not from choice. They were the outcasts that neither team wanted to pick. Dweeb, […]

With opening night scheduled for February 27, excitement is building as the University Players’ performers enter into the last week of rehearsal before the Rocky Horror Show debut. Even as the final touches are being applied to the choreography, music, and acting, the actors and actresses take a few moments […]

As a future graduate of the College of Business at Western Carolina University, I find myself caught in the midst of Mr. Kissmann’s challenge to “get active.” Though I do not completely agree with his argument, I have found that there is a strange rash of apathy that circulates in […]

Poet Glenis Redmond will perform at Western Carolina University on Monday, February 26, at 9 p.m. The reading will take place in Illusions Dance Club, located in the A.K. Hinds University Center. Tickets for the show are $2 for WCU students, $4 for non-students. Redmond performs original poetry, which tells […]

The University Players at Western Carolina University will present the cult classic musical “The Rocky Horror Show” Tuesday, February 27, through Saturday, March 3. All performances will take place at WCU’s Hoey Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. and will be directed by Richard Beam, associate professor of communication and theatre arts […]

Western Carolina University will break ground Thursday, March 8, on the Fine and Performing Arts Center, the first of several WCU construction and renovation projects funded by a $3.1 billion higher education bond package approved in a statewide referendum in November. A public ground-breaking ceremony will begin at 9:15 a.m. […]

Anthropologist Shepard Krech III will give a public talk at Western Carolina University on Thursday, February 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mountain Heritage Center. Krech is the author of “The Ecological Indian,” a book detailing his research that argues against the popular image that Native Americans were respectful and […]

Student voices will be heard at the General Assembly Building in Raleigh on Feb. 20 when students and other representatives gather for Student Lobby Day at the Capital to discuss “Higher Education” issues. “This day can have as great of an impact as the number of students that attend,” said […]

Student voices will be heard at the General Assembly Building in Raleigh on Feb. 20 when students and other representatives gather for Student Lobby Day at the state capital to discuss “higher education” issues. “This day can have as great of an impact as the number of students that attend,” […]