NASA recently held a contest to decide the name for a new nodule that will be added to the space station. The site offered four options to choose from: Earthrise, Legacy, Serenity, and Venture. Participants could also write in their own name choice. On March 3, comedian Stephen Colbert, of […]

WCU received a high ranking for the number of students accepted to the National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR), an annual research conference that highlights achievements in scholarly research from students across the nation. Forty-seven students were accepted to the conference this year, giving WCU a tie for fifth place […]

Is a person born a criminal, or does their environment make them into one? If you commit crimes does that mean you are “criminalized?” When do people become criminals? These were some of the questions that were addressed at the Visiting Scholar Program lecture given in the UC Grand Room […]

Sometime between April 4 and 8, North Korea will launch what their government has referred to as a “communications satellite.” The launch was first announced on Feb. 24, and has since sparked international concern. Both Japanese and South Korean and intelligence sources suggest that the “satellite” may actually be a […]

On March 24, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security laid out a plan to respond to the rise in cartel-on-cartel violence spilling over from Mexico into the United States. More specifically, the DHS wants to decrease the amount of illegal weapons entering the U.S. via the border with Mexico. In […]

The WCU International Programs and Services (IPS) department has been going through some changes this semester, both in staff and location. On January 5, Christopher Pedo joined the staff as the new international student advisor, just in time to help the office move into their new location in the Camp […]

191 student presenters and 71 faculty sponsors were featured in the Eleventh Annual Undergraduate Research Expo at Western. Out of the 191 presentations, 41 students were chosen this year to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Lacrosse, Wisconsin where Western Carolina University tied for fifth in the […]

The Asian Student Association Club (ASA) hosted many cultural events throughout March as part of Asian Heritage Month. To kick off the month, three free Asian movies were shown in the Catamount Room and University Center Theater. An Asian Comedy called “God of Cookery” was shown on March 9 that […]

The clouds gave way to periods of sunshine on April 1st, as hundreds of students crowded the UC lawn to participate in the university’s 30th annual International Festival. The event was a big success as participation was high. This was on the same day that renowned lecturer Le Mun Wah […]

In only the second outdoor track and field event of the spring, the Catamounts gave an impressive showing to their competition on Friday, Mar. 27 and Saturday, Mar. 28 in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Western Carolina won three events and garnered eight other podium finishes against schools from all over […]