If you’ve been walking around campus at all this past week, chances are you’ve noticed a large amount of people wearing yellow bandanas. This isn’t a new fashion trend, nor is it a large gang. The people who are wearing these bandanas are actually a part of a campus-wide game called humans vs. zombies. This […]
Archives for April 2011
The river less paddled: personal first descent
April 19, 2011 by
NANTAHALA RIVER–– As the crowd gathered to watch from dry land, I got in my kayak. A friend leaned over and asked me if my mother knew what I was about to do. Sheepish, I replied, “No ma’am, I plan on telling her afterwards.” My hands were shaking, and it took me a few tries […]
WCU festival shows students significance of First Amendment
April 16, 2011 by
The flyers all over WCU’s campus advertising a free lunch have probably caught your eye in the past few weeks. These flyers advertised a new annual event hosted by WCU’s Student Media groups called the First Amendment Free Food Festival that took place on April 8. The festival was intended to show students a glimpse […]
WCU celebrates Earth and Wellness day
April 13, 2011 by
Western Carolina University celebrated Earth and Wellness day on Wednesday, April 13. The event featured live music, health screenings, more than 30 local vendors, stress relief games, free food and a farmer’s market. The event, themed “Live Well, Live Clean,” lasted from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the lawn of A.K. Hinds University Center, […]
Chancellor-elect Belcher addresses WCU
April 13, 2011 by
Dr. David Belcher, who will become Western Carolina University’s chancellor on July 1, visited campus on Monday to introduce himself to the WCU community and to address what some of his priorities will be when he takes over. In the Fine and Performing Arts Center to about 450 members of WCU’s faculty, staff and students, […]
Nature prevails
April 12, 2011 by
WCU students withheld from flying due to strong winds this past weekend near Chattanooga, TN. The hang gliding trip was put together by the university’s outdoor program Base Camp Cullowhee (BCC), which has been scheduled since the beginning of the semester. The trip had already been postponed for two weeks from it’s original date because […]
