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Friday, July 11, 2025
Western Carolina University senior Erin Wagoner spent her summer internship getting the dirt on dirty jobs for Discovery Channel show “Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe,” and two ideas she researched were filmed and aired on Tuesday, Dec. 22. The episode can still be watched in the archives section on discoverychannel.com. […]
Freddie Steven “Trey” White III of Hickory is the latest recipient of the Catawba County Christian Business and Professional Scholarship and is attending Western Carolina University as a freshman for the 2009-10 school year. White, the son of Steve and Marsha White, is a 2009 graduate of Hickory High School. […]
Western Carolina University senior Jaymi Michelle Jeffery has been named the Western Region Outstanding Mathematics Education Student for 2009 by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Jeffery received the award at the State Mathematics Conference held in Greensboro. Her honor marked the 18th year in a row that […]
Almost 40,000 customers were without power after a storm that dumped more than a half of foot of snow across Western North Carolina last Saturday, Jan. 30 for the second time this winter. According to Cullowhee Weather Service, Western Carolina University received 8 inches of snow after the white powder […]
Rumors are a constant resource of news, whether true or false. They can be slanderous, they can have no meaning at all, and some can ruin reputations. Two particular rumors I heard dealt with university policies regarding recreational activities in the snow. When I heard, I had to investigate. Apparently, […]
Asheville’s infamous Bele Chere weekend kicked off on Friday, July 24 with plenty of sunshine, music, fine art, universal cuisine and the usual display of unique characters swarming through the downtown streets. Bele Chere is an annual 3-day festival on the streets of Downtown Asheville featuring live, original music all […]
Tiffany Barnwell was named News Editor of the Western Carolinian during the spring semester of 2009. A senior at Western Carolina majoring in Journalism and minoring in Philosophy, Barnwell was the editor of her high school newspaper her senior year and has interned twice at the Hendersonville Times-News, a daily newspaper […]
Daniel Falls joined the Western Carolinian as Features Editor in May of 2009 after contributing a variety of articles to the WC throughout the Spring 2009 semester. A senior graduating in December, expecting to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Daniel plans on pursuing a second degree […]
Jada Bratton was named Sports Editor of the Western Carolinian in May 2009 after serving as a sports writer for the WC and completing a semester long editing internship. A life-long fan of all types of sports, Jada was a varsity basketball athlete at Shelby High School in Gastonia, North Carolina […]
Western Carolina University students write, edit, and produce The Western Carolinian as a bi-weekly printed publication and as an online Internet site to serve the information needs of WCU students and others interested in or involved with campus activities. The First Amendment and the public’s right to know guarantee the […]
