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Sunday, July 6, 2025
Inspired by a Global Poverty Project presentation on campus, the president of Western Carolina University’s Student Government Association and the wife of Chancellor David O. Belcher will eat off of $1.50 per day for five days. To help raise awareness of global poverty, student TJ Eaves and Susan Brummell Belcher […]
Lauren Gray was named Social Media Coordinator of the Western Carolinian during the 2011 spring semester. Lauren manages all of the newspaper’s social media platforms and is also a staff writer, primarily covering the news beat. She got her start at the newspaper during the 2010 fall semester, when she […]
Tyler Auffhammer got his start at The Western Carolinian as a contributing writer during the 2011 summer semester. He was named a staff writer at the newspaper during the 2011 fall semester and primarily covered the News and Features beats, winning an honorable mention in Feature writing at the North Carolina College Media Conference […]
Ryan Alexander was named Co-Editor-in-Chief in March. He had previously served as Sports Editor. Ryan got his start at the newspaper during the 2010 fall semester, when he began as a contributing writer primarily covering the sports beat. Ryan is a senior English major at Western Carolina University with a […]
A panel of judges from the N.C. Court of Appeals visited Western Carolina University on Oct. 3. The judges came to WCU to hear arguments in two cases concerning Western North Carolina. The first case concerned a traffic stop in Buncombe County and the legality of the ensuing questioning which […]
The Student Tailgate Forum held at WCU on Oct. 5 concluded with the Tailgating Task Force’s hearing and consideration of students’ requests for more spaces at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. To make more room, the students in attendance at the meeting suggested that spots be given based on the number of […]
The Second City presented “Laugh Out Loud” at Western Carolina University on Sept. 29. Audience members looking for humor filled the lower section of the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Even with only five performers in the show, they were still able to keep their acts refreshing; each skit […]
A documentary on everything large will be shown at the A.K. Hinds University Center Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 “World’s Largest”, the third film to be shown in the 2011-12 Southern Circuit Film series, is a documentary that centers on the changing landscape of small-town America. According to […]
A Western Carolina University graduate is enjoying the limelight after having his first book published. David Joy, who received a bachelor’s degree in literature from WCU in 2007 and a master’s degree in professional writing in 2009, can now find his book “Growing Gills: A Fly Fisherman’s Journey” on store […]
Students in Western Carolina University’s Criminal Justice Club will host a shoe donation drive to benefit people in need during the month of October as part of the WCU Poverty Project. Shoes of all types – athletic, running, dress, sandals, heels, work boots, cleats, flip-flops or others – will be […]
