Press Release For More Information Contact:Rachel Newcomb293-9904 March 12, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WCU CAT PACK Looking To Increase Membership Members of the WCU Cat Pack usually focus on increasing school spirit and attendance at athletic events. This semester the members have a new focus: To increase the number of […]
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A Tragedy of the Commons
Dear Editor: The occupants of the McKee building are stuck like a needle on a scratched record. A renovation project set for January 2002 remains stalled as bids for various construction contracts remain “at-large.” Despite the lack of any contracts to begin demolition or renovation, we were told to be […]
Faculty Center Helps Teachers Cope With a More Modern Classroom
The ultimate goal of the Faculty Center here at Western is to improve the learning experience of the students by improving the teaching abilities of the faculty. The new head of the Faculty Center, Dr. Alan Altany, has set out to do this with a few new ideas in mind. […]
Widespread Panic Show- Asheville, 4/21
Hello, My name is Ian Cohen and I’m writing from Musictoday. We are currently promoting ticketing for the upcoming Widespread Panic tour, which comes through Asheville on Sunday, April 21st. The show takes place at the Asheville Civic Center, and tickets are available at the band’s official ticketing site: http://wptickets.musictoday.com […]
Keri Broach
Dear editor, Why do we have an infirmary to make us better when we are sick, when they cannot properly diagnose what is wrong with us? We have all heard the horror stories of going to the infirmary when you have a cold and they give you a pregnancy test. […]
PPI Organizing WNC Youth Assembly
Two hundred students from Western North Carolina will have their voices heard on a variety of issues facing local governments across the region when they convene in a youth assembly Saturday, March 23, in Asheville, an event organized by Western Carolina University’s Public Policy Institute. The second annual Local Government […]
WCU Student Facing Multiple Charges
Former WCU student Alan Jeremy Tyson, 20, was arrested Feb. 25 on two counts of assault on a female and one count of second-degree rape in connection with incidences that occurred in Leatherwood residence hall. Tyson was released from jail after posting a $3,000 cash bond and $7,000 unsecured bond. […]
Freshman Falsely Reports Rape
A rape reported by a WCU female freshman on December 20, 2001 was in fact a false allegation, according to Gene McAbee, director of Public Safety. McAbee said an investigation revealed that the report was false and that the victim has admitted so to her family. “We received some reliable […]
Rugby Tops Duke, Wins Conference Title
Despite losing starting senior David Pegg to a broken fibula in the first ten minutes of the game, Western Carolina’s men’s rugby team defeated Duke to win the conference championship for the second time in the past three years. In front of a large crowd, the rugby team dominated Duke […]
Lady Cats Win Three Straight to End Season
Western Carolina won their last three games, two on the road and none by more than eight points, to finish out the season in the top six teams and earn a bye in the first round on this weekend’s Southern Conference Tournament in Charleston, SC. The Lady Cats (17-10, 9-9) […]
