If you live near campus and you enjoy music of all types, then this will be your lucky summer! Western Carolina University has announced the lineup for its 2010 Summer Concert Series, and the variety of styles is sure to please most any music lover. The concerts, sponsored by the […]
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It’s a Summer of the Arts in Franklin NC
On Depot Street in Franklin, North Carolina, Broadway, electronic rock, and more will be floating over the mountains from the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, and all at affordable prices! The Center has a full season of exciting shows beginning on June 5 with The Annie Moses Band […]
Sex and the City 2 has dull plot but still all the rage
The anticipated Sex and the City sequel was filled with “sparkle” as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) reunited for an exotic vacation for the fist time since Carrie’s unpleasant Mexican honeymoon two years earlier. The film opens up with a monologue […]
From WCU baseball player to country singer
Western Carolina University has graduated several celebrities throughout the years, ranging from professional athletes, to senators, to comedians. We can now include a very charming Nashville recording star to the list of notable alumni. Matt Stillwell graduated from Western in 1998 with a degree in business management. Stillwell, who currently […]
Before They Were Educators: Dr. Lawrence
(Editor’s Note: The following is the first part of a series of articles looking at the lives of WCU faculty and staff before they were educators.) What did the faculty of Western Carolina do before they began working for the university? Assistant Director of English Education, Dr. Brian […]
Thriving in the Real World: Recent graduate Cody White
It’s no secret that the current job market has future Western graduates worried about the future of their careers. Recent WCU graduate, Cody White, was fortunate and was able to find a job utilizing his degree, although it was not an easy process. White graduated from Western in the spring […]
Cherokee man pleads not guilty to girlfriend’s murder
A Cherokee man pleaded not guilty on Monday, June 7 to the murder of his girlfriend.James Ernest Lespier, 31, is charged with one count of murder in the death of 22-year-old Erien Amanda Smith, known as Mandi to friends and family. At the defendant’s arraignment hearing in Asheville, Magistrate Judge […]
WCU graduate found dead in Tuckaseigee River
The body of a Western Carolina University graduate was found around Noon on Friday, June 4 in the Tuckaseigee River west of Dillsboro after hours of searches conducted by area officials. The deceased was identified as 22-year-old Allen Stanley Brisson of Fayetteville, who received a bachelor’s degree in management from […]
NC Forest Service may increase fees for outdoor recreation
Many recreational outdoorsmen and women may have to pay more money to do the activities they enjoy. The U.S. Forest Service is proposing increasing or creating more user fees at some recreation areas on Nantahala and Pisgah national forests. The proposals include creating a fee for the first time at […]
North Carolina prepared if oil approaches
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which first began almost two months ago, has been deemed the worse oil disaster in American history. The damage and expenses that have accumulated during the past weeks surpasses every previous oil related disaster. Because of the speed and quantity of oil […]
