Wednesday, Oct. 26, WCU campus saw the middle of the always-exciting Homecoming week, and brought an improv show to us from famed comedy theater Second City based out of Chicago. Second City has often been a stepping stone for the most revered of Saturday Night Live alum, including Bill Murray, Mike Meyers, Chris Farley, Amy Poehler and […]
Archives for October 2016
Western lost to No. 8 in Homecoming matchup
October 30, 2016 by
Western Carolina University football fell to the No. 8 FCS ranked team, University of Tennessee Chattanooga in Saturday, Oct. 29, homecoming festivities. The final score was 38 to 25. Catamounts seemed to float on whether they wanted to be in the game or not through out Saturday’s competition. Out the gate in the first quarter, the […]
‘Purple reigns’ on WCU homecoming parade
October 30, 2016 by
Homecoming traditions hold a big place in Western Carolina University’s history. Since the 1930’s, the university has celebrated homecoming through cookouts, bonfires, homecoming court and alumni awards. One of the biggest traditions, though, has been the annual homecoming parade. The parade started after the football program was reestablished in the 1930s. This year marks the 20th […]
Good start for early voting at WCU
October 28, 2016 by
Western Carolina University kicked off its first day of early voting in the University Center on Thursday, Oct. 27. Professor and head of the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs, Chris Cooper, said in an email message, that 465 ballots were cast. Over 130 more ballots than at the Cullowhee Recreation Center, which had […]
WCU holds safe trick-or-treating event for surrounding community
October 27, 2016 by
Lions and pirates and Clinton, oh my! On Tuesday, Oct. 26 the Ramsey Center was a menagerie of animals, superheroes, pirates and politicians. The Resident Student Association held RSA Hall-O-Ween for young children and families to get dressed in their costumes and have a safe place to do some early trick-or-treating. BaShaun Smith, the Assistant […]
Peter Freer hijacks the minds of Western Carolina Students
October 27, 2016 by
Peter Freer, President of Freer Logic, hosted a presentation Oct. 24 on Western Carolina University Campus titled Yes. We Can Read Your Mind. The event was held in the University Center Theater from 4 to 5 p.m., and had the purpose of presenting some of the sensory technology that Freer Logic has been making advances […]
