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Saturday, July 12, 2025
After more than a decade of planning, the old Jackson County Courthouse will be restored and a new library will be added. The project will cost the county $7.9 million for construction as well as an additional $1.6 million for furnishings that is being raised by Friends of the Jackson […]
Even though the issue of the food crisis in American has been put on the backburner, it is not over yet. As food prices soar, countries and governing bodies are being forced to find new ways of improving their agricultural system. This may be beneficial to the biotechnology industry, which […]
The University of Cincinnati is formally advertising for a new president to fill the school’s vacant position, but Western Carolina University Chancellor John Bardo may be invited to apply. In a story published online on Monday, June 1 in the Cincinnati Enquirer, several nominations have been submitted to UC trustees, […]
A change is coming to Western Carolina University. Pepsi, a company of PepsiCo, is one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, and now it will find a home here on campus. The makers of Pepsi, Gatorade, Tropicana, and Mountain Dew, PepsiCo has won the contract over Coca-Cola for […]
North Carolina may be called “Tobacco Road”, but if you’re within the borders of the Tar Heel State after January of 2010, do not expect to light up at a bar or restaurant. Over the last few months, legislation was introduced that would ban smoking in public places such as […]
Since its Phase 1 opening in October of 2006, the Jackson County Green Energy Park (JCGEP), located in Dillsboro, has been benefiting the community with education, jobs, and environmentally sound methods of producing energy. “That hill is about a nine acres landfill, it has about three quarters of a million […]
Sex is a prominent part of modern society, it is used everywhere, media, advertising, communication, etc. Younger generations are constantly bombarded with sexual innuendos, the objectifying of women, pressure from both sexes to act a certain way and hold a certain attitude towards sex. Even if we do not partake […]
Since January, Western Carolina University has seen a series of cutbacks due to possible budget reductions. The state has asked several universities to establish a plan for possible 3, 5 and 7 percent reductions in funding for the 2009-2010 year. Western administrators have chosen to plan for more severe cuts […]
The Western Carolinian can now be found on Twitter and Facebook! To find up-to-date news and information about the Western Carolinian between publications, visit the page on Twitter by going to www.twitter.com/WCUsnewspaper and on Facebook by going to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cullowhee-NC/The-Western-Carolinian/95887387504?ref=ts. “By starting pages on these two popular social networking websites, we […]
Economists recently reported that in order for North Carolina to balance the budget for next year, they must come up with an additional $1.5 billion. North Carolinians who expected the gas tax to decrease from 29.9 cents to 27.9 cents over the summer were recently disappointed by a 34-12 North […]
