Archives for May 2016

Meet the marching band elite: Drum Corps

The summer sun is blazing high and hot onto the field. The stands hold hundreds of people, their faces blurred by the summer heat and the distance. She’s exhausted, having spent the day riding in a bus filled with people, and spending the night sleeping on an air mattress in a gym filled to bursting […]

A peek behind the curtains of Noble Hall

After the burning of Subway and the removal of Bob’s  in the 2014-15 school year, many were curious to know what WCU would do with the open space. Today, the new mixed-use facility/dorm, Noble Hall, is almost ready and come August will be able to receive it’s first tenants. Noble Hall is blue printed to have 172 […]

Women in education: challenges worth facing

In an effort to see what it is truly like to be a female with a career in education,  members of the News Writing Two class came together to create a comprehensive look into the realities of their world. The end result is a seven story project that covers everything from the history of the […]

Hike WCU: a guide to Western North Carolina hiking

  HikeWCU has a range of hikes an hour or less from Cullowhee that are well worth your time. They range from hikes you can take your parents or little kids on to hikes that will challenge you and your adrenaline junkie friends both physically and mentally. (Be prepared to test your sense of direction and […]

“Chaos” brings the fun to Bardo

Glitz, glamour and good films filled the halls of Bardo Arts center as WCU’s Stage and Screen and Film and Television Production programs put on their 8-th annual Controlled Chaos Film Festival on Friday, April 29, 2016. The students at WCU outdid themselves this year with the quality and quantity of work that was presented. The […]

WCU track sucessful in the Catamount Travel Center Invitational

Western Carolina University’s track and field team hosted the Catamount Travel Center Invitational on Friday, April 29. The WCU men’s team won first place in the home meet. They scored 330 points by the end of the meet. East Tennessee State University finished second with 174 points. WCU students’ individual scores led us to the […]