Western Carolina University’s Public Policy Institute and the Smoky Mountain News are sponsoring voter forums for the six candidates who are running for N.C. District Court judge. The forums will be held from 6:30 until 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, and Thursday, Oct. 14. The Oct. 12 forum will be […]
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Daniel Dorsey announces plans for the SGA
Daniel Dorsey, president of the Student Government Association (SGA), is focusing his efforts on one main thing this school year: getting involved. The Western Carolina administration wants their students, particularly freshmen, to enjoy their school year and come back for more. They are relying on SGA to make that true. […]
WCU graduate credits College of Business for immediate success
Graduating from college is a scary thought in itself, graduating college and having a family to support is even scarier. That is the position Ryan Barnhardt found himself in when he graduated this past May. Barnhardt and his fiancé, Amanda Johnson, welcomed their son Brody into the world during Barnhart’s […]
Western Carolina’s Paws turns 60
There are two things that are seen at every Western Carolina sporting event. One is the university’s athletes representing the purple and gold with everything they’ve got, leaving it all on the playing field. The second thing is WCU’s mascot, Paws, whipping the crowds into a frenzy with his crazy […]
Ron Rash wins O’Connor Award, world’s richest short story prize
Western Carolina University faculty member Ron Rash has captured the world’s richest prize for the short story literary form, the Frank O’Connor Short Story Award, for his collection “Burning Bright.” Rash received the award—equivalent to $45,300—during a ceremony held Sunday (Sept. 20) in Cork, Ireland. The award was presented to […]
Pride of the Mountains band director to retire after 19 years
If you once thought the famous WCU marching band director Bob Buckner would never retire, think again. After the recent booming success the Pride of the Mountains marching band has experienced, first the receiving of the Sudler Trophy then the invitation to march in the 2011 Tournament of Roses parade, […]
Our take on the Western Carolinian’s suspension by WCU
#8220;We don’t have to worry about censorship, relying on funding from the university, or the risk of being closed down,” said Erica Peel, Newsroom Advisor for The Daily Tar Heel. We used this quote on the front page of the Oct. 8 newspaper in an article about UNC System schools […]
Chancellor Bardo announces retirement plans
(Editor’s Note: A more indepth article about Chancellor Bardo’s retirement with reaction from faculty, staff and students will appear later.) John W. Bardo, who guided Western Carolina University through a period of unprecedented growth in student enrollment, campus construction and academic stature during 15 years as the institution’s 10th […]
Western Carolina begins theatre season with ‘Seven Deadly Sins’
On Sept. 10 and 12, Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen, and the Musical Theatre Program presented the musical performance of ‘Seven Deadly Sins and Other Vices.’ The production was split into two parts. The first half of the show spotlighted songs from popular musical theater that illustrated […]
Tickets on sale for WCU gala event
Western Carolina University will mark five years of art and entertainment at the Fine and Performing Arts Center with a gala featuring art, music and a theatrical revue of songs by George and Ira Gershwin on Friday, Oct. 22. Tickets for the event are on sale now. “It is time […]
