Our reporters and seniors Hayden McAteer and Jesse Pigeon sat down with WCU seniors Mick Cauthen, Travis Bilger and graduate student Abbie Bradshaw to talk about what has changed at Western Carolina University since they arrived and what they would like to see added to Western in the future. In the podcast they discussed about […]
Archives for December 2017
Covering all the bases on the road to greatness
December 12, 2017 by
The story was co-written with Morgan Miller The Western Carolina baseball team came back from their Thanksgiving feasts in full-swing at 6:30 a.m. in 30-degree weather. The team showed up to the football stadium for day two of the so-called “hell week.” Each day was a new opportunity to gain points for one’s designated […]
First snow closes WCU on last day of classes
December 8, 2017 by
The rapidly changing winter weather conditions prompted the university to suspend face-to-face classes (daytime and evening) in Cullowhee and Biltmore Park-Asheville today, Dec. 8. The weather closed all local public and charter schools in Jackson and Haywood county. For WCU employees, University offices will be operating under Condition 1 – Reduced Operations. Commuting faculty and staff […]
WCU rallies in support for Chancellor Belcher
December 7, 2017 by
Battles are fought and conquered with the community around one strong enough to withstand any obstacle. In a time of need, Western Carolina University has become just that for Chancellor David O. Belcher. On April 21, 2016, Belcher sent out an email to the entire WCU campus informing that he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. […]
A History of the Road to Nowhere
December 6, 2017 by
While the Road to Nowhere earned its name for never completing construction, the six mile road has a complex history that draws visitors in from all over. During the 1930s and 1940s, land throughout Swain County was sold to the Federal Government in order to create Fontana Lake and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. […]
Amius’ clutch dunk lifts Cats over Mountaineers
December 5, 2017 by
The Catamounts men’s basketball team pulled away in the closing seconds with a slam dunk by junior forward Mike Amius to beat its arch rival the Appalachian State Mountaineers 72-71 in a close contest on Monday night, Dec. 4, at the Ramsey Center. In the 191st meeting between these two rivals dating back to the 1928-1929 season, the […]
