For the sixth time since 2006, a Western Carolina University broadcasting student has been selected to attend the prestigious Media Sales Institute at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Terrence Tipps, a senior from Conover, was selected this spring through a competitive application process and will attend the institute May 11-21 […]
Recent News
The Day The Music Died
Remember back in the day when MTV would still give the illusion that they played music videos? Yeah, me neither, but at least at one point they did show these things called music videos and for a brief second they were in fact seen as a new and cool art […]
Scott Huler at WCU’s Literary Festival
During the week long festivities of the Literary Festival this spring, I was fortunate to hear a reading from Scott Huler’s latest book, No Man’s Land. A journalist and previous National Public Radio (NPR) contributor, Scott Huler is said to have written about everything “from the death penalty to bikini […]
Linda Gentille to Bring “American Piano Show” to WCU
Entertainer Linda Gentille, whom the late Liberace called the “piano princess,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University.? Gentille’s “American Piano Show” features music of the great American composers, including George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Leonard […]
Softball Falls 1-2 in Weekend Series vs. Samford
Western Carolina’s softball team recorded one victory against Samford during their three-game series in Cullowhee on April 18 and 19. The Catamounts fell to 11-27 and 7-11 in the Southern Conference while the Bulldogs improved to 15-24 and 8-13 in the SoCon. The Lady Catamount split its doubleheader with Samford […]
Harper Introduced As N.C. State Women’s Basketball Coach
Kellie Harper was formally introduced to the Wolfpack family at 4:30pm on Thursday in Raleigh as the new N.C. State Women’s Basketball Coach. She replaces legendary coach Kay Yow, who passed away after a bout with cancer in January. N.C. State athletic director Lee Fowler said he believes Harper will […]
Whooping Cough Pops Up Locally
Cases of Whooping Cough are increasing yearly. In Haywood County, Jackson County’s neighbor to the right, nine cases of Whooping Cough have been diagnosed this year alone. According to Dr. Zach Moore, a respiratory disease epidemiologist for the NC Division of Public Health, “The Haywood County outbreak is currently the […]
Students React to Possible Sunday Alcohol Sales, New Tobacco Tax
The end of March may have stirred the possible uplift of North Carolina’s alcohol distribution by easing up on sales made on Sundays. Sunday closing laws, or “blue laws”, have a long history. Originating around the 18th century word choice-“blue”, referring to “rigidly moral”, set up the prohibition of regular […]
Head Volleyball Coach Manuel Concepcion Announces Josh Wielebniki as Assistant
Western Carolina Head Volleyball Coach Manuel Concepcion has announced the addition of Josh Wielebnicki as the assistant volleyball coach. Wielebnicki comes to Western Carolina from Illinois State University where he served as a student assistant. Last Spring with the Redbirds, he primarily worked withoutside hitters and defensive specialists as well […]
WCU to Offer Courses in Kayaking, Outdoor Leadership
Students and residents of Western North Carolina who want to experience the wild areas of the region while learning new skills will have a chance to do that later this spring as Western Carolina University offers a course in kayaking and a Wilderness Education Association Steward expedition course. A course […]
