The 2011-12 Arts and Cultural Events series at Western Carolina University continues with “The Miles Davis Experience: 1949-1959” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. With many students not having been able to grow up with Miles Davis’ music or understand […]
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Tickets on sale for WCU radio broadcast production of ‘Dracula’
Western Carolina University’s original radio broadcast adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula” will be staged at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Tickets to the event, which begins at 7:30 p.m., are $10 and went on sale Tuesday, Nov. 1. “This generation […]
‘World’s Largest’ more than the sum of its parts
#8220;World’s Largest” was the latest film to air as part of WCU’s Southern Circuit Film Series at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. It is a documentary that follows directors Amy Elliott and Elizabeth Donius as they tour the U.S. to witness 58 small towns’ individual claims to the “world’s largest” […]
WCU students hope the way to children’s minds is through their stomachs
Students from Western Carolina University’s Nutrition and Dietetics Program have been working with faculty and staff at Cullowhee Valley School to educate elementary students on the connection between local food and healthy eating. Olivia Jacobs, a senior in the Nutrition and Dietetics Program at WCU, is working with Appalachian Sustainable […]
WCU students looking at new estimated tuition increase
The Tuition and Fees Committee announced at two recent open forums that the projected cost of attendance would rise above their previous estimates. The new proposal, announced at forums at the UC Theatre on Nov. 16 and 17, places an increase of 17.34 percent on North Carolina resident undergraduates, and […]
Chip Smith fired as WCU athletic director
Chip Smith has been relieved of his duties as director of athletics at Western Carolina University. As first reported on The Western Carolinian’s Facebook page, WCU Chancellor David O. Belcher sent out an e-mail to university faculty and staff on Monday morning announcing that Smith would no longer be athletic […]
Photographer/Designer
Ceillie Simkiss was named a photographer at the Western Carolina during the 2011 fall semester. She became a staff writer in the Arts and Entertainment beat in the fall of 2012. In August 2013, she signed on for one of the designer positions. She and Jamie North work with InDesign […]
Cartoonist
Jeffery Wilson was named the cartoonist for the Western Carolinian during the 2011 summer semester. He is an art major at Western Carolina University with a minor in Biology.
Oct. 27 concert to mark debut for new choral activities director
The Western Carolina University School of Music will present its annual Fall Choral Concert on Thursday, Oct. 27, a performance that will mark the campus debut of WCU’s new director of choral activities, Michael Lancaster. The concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the recital hall of the Coulter Building, […]
Contributing Writer
Jared Ponton is a contributing writer at the Western Carolinian. He got his start at the newspaper during the 2011 fall semester and primarily covers the news beat. Jared is a sophomore majoring in English at Western Carolina University with a concentration in Professional Writing and a minor in Journalism.
