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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
The Western Carolina baseball team had a change of scenery this past weekend. Instead of playing on the road against a national powerhouse, they finally returned home to Hennon Stadium/Childress Field to play a familiar foe. The Catamounts (2-7) came out of the weekend series winning two of three games […]
The FBI announced Tuesday that they had arrested a veteran FBI agent on charges of espionage after accusations of being a Russian spy. According to AP wire reports, Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested at his home on Sunday and was scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, February 20. Hanssen, the […]
To the editor: I know that all the students as well as faculty/staff get tired of hearing about and reading articles on the development of this campus or the lack thereof. So, I am going to add to it. But first, let me introduce mysel£ I am a senior here […]
Coulter Recital Hall will face renovations over the summer and into the fall semester to modernize its look and inner workings. According to Dr. Robert Kehrberg, professor and head of the music department, the recital hall will be updated inside and out to improve comfort for the audience as well […]
Early in the morning of February 11, Erin Hawk died of unknown causes in her room in Harrill Residence Hall. Last week, Director of Public Safety Gene McAbee delivered Hawk’s medications to Dr. Keith Ingram in the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill, where Hawk had been […]
Students browsing the Chelsea Gallery in the A.K. Hinds University Center may have noticed a set of near photo-realistic paintings featuring an unlikely subject– hogs. The paintings are part of Manning, S.C., artist Tarleton Blackwell’s “Hog Series,” which he started work on over 17 years ago. The paintings are currently […]
Popular singer and acoustic guitarist Christine Kane returns to Western Carolina University on Thursday, March 1, as part of Women’s History Month. The 9pm concert will take place at the Illusions nightclub in the A.K. Hinds University Center. Tickets are $2 for Western students with valid identification, $4 for all […]
A WCU student was killed early Saturday, February 17, in a one-vehicle accident in Webster. Tara Michelle Lackey, 20, was riding in an S-10 pickup truck driven by a male Smoky Mountain High School student at about 12:30 a.m. when it ran off of the road and turned over approximately […]
The poor condition of the state’s budget have driven Gov. Mike Easley to implement a plan that calls for budget reductions and reallocations totaling $1 billion. “The University system was asked to revert $32 million,” said Chuck Wooten, the vice chancellor for administration and finance. “For Western, our share totals […]
Recently at Western Carolina, the Student Affairs Office decided to open a Women’s Center to better address women’s issues faced on campus and in the community. After a national search, they chose Rebecca Caldwell to be the director. Caldwell is proud to be chosen and is excited about the possibilities […]
