Earlier this month, Western Carolina University’s online academic programs were included at No. 21 on an annual list of the top online universities by “Guide to Online Schools,” a flagship website of the educational services company SR Education Group of Kirkland, Wash. Guide to Online Schools ranked online universities on […]
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What Whee Do, Feb. 11 – Feb. 16
There is a stigma that goes along with Western Carolina University: “There’s nothing to do here!” We at The Western Carolinian would like to change that, for all of us on staff know that there is plenty to do. However, sometimes, it is hard to get the word out to […]
Celebrating a man, honoring a vision
The events of the past have a profound effect on the people today. Recently, Western Carolina University spent a week in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. During this week, students of all backgrounds and interests worked to give back to the community by reaching out. Anthony Franklin, a brother […]
Stage & Screen to perform “Rashomon” at the end of February
Stage & Screen students at Western Carolina University will perform the classic drama “Rashomon” in Hoey Auditorium on Wednesday, Feb. 20, through Saturday, Feb. 23. “Rashomon” is a play based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s short stories, adapted by Fay and Michael Kanin for the stage, of four witnesses to a rape […]
Academic building Stillwell flooding leaves whole wings unavailable
Classes in the teaching lab and research wing of the third and fourth floors of Stillwell have been canceled due to a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) unit malfunction. Safety Director Jon Maddy said what exactly caused the malfunction is still under investigation, though he believes the problem originated […]
Before They Were Educators: Dr. Mark Couture
Hola, ¿cómo estás? Te damos gracias por la lectura. If you can read that, you might have taken Spanish with Dr. Mark Couture, associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages at Western Carolina University. Couture grew up in northern Michigan in a small town with one […]
LMP Concerts: Worth the Money?
On Aug. 29, The Western Carolinian sent an open records request to Rotimi Ariyo, associate director for programs at the University Center, requesting “access to and a copy of annual budget allocations from Student Affairs for Last Minute Productions as well as expenditures related to concerts produced by Last Minute […]
Freshman Kaleb Ticknor receives Community Impact Award
A freshman student at Western Carolina University, Kaleb Ticknor, was honored in November with a Community Impact Award for his service to the campus community. The award, only given to 17 students from across the state, is given annually by North Carolina Campus Compact, a non-profit coalition of N.C. campuses, […]
WCU Police asks students to speak out, report crime sooner
Two reports of assault were recently filed with the Western Carolina University Police Department. The first was filed Wednesday, Nov. 14, by a third party. The report is a delayed report of a sexual assault of a female student in her dorm from last spring. No prosecutions followed. The second […]
New Sylva Police Department building near completion
The Sylva Police Department will move to a new location on Main Street in downtown Sylva, in a spot formerly held by the Jackson County Library prior to its move to the old courthouse. The new building, on which construction began in July, is expected to be finished by the […]
