In the fall 2013 semester, undergraduate WCU students who reside in-state will be paying an additional $340 (or 5.54 percent) for their education. In the coming months, the North Carolina General Assembly will decide on the budgets for the UNC school system, and there is a chance the budget will be cut yet again. The […]
WCU 3rd annual Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5k
The 3rd annual Western Carolina University Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5k was April 6. Over 300 people registered to participate in the Valley of the Lilies this year. The half marathon began at 8a.m. and the 5k kicked off at 8:15a.m. The participants included WCU students, professors, community members, and even […]
Dance Marathon committee reviews this year’s event
The Western Carolina University Dance Marathon committee members have already started to look toward next year’s event in order to work to make the event better. They are reviewing what worked well at the second annual Dance Marathon this year, and what they want to change for next year. This year the WCU Dance Marathon […]
WCU falls to APP in Battle of the Plug
The second annual Battle of the Plug competition between Western Carolina University and Appalachian State University has come to an end. The competition ran from February 18 through March 11 and the final percentages for overall energy usage are in. WCU lost the energy conservation competition to ASU who had a 3.1% overall reduction, compared […]