“You are beautiful”

It has been little over a year since we lost Shannon Christy but we still remember her smile and energy she spread where ever she went and did. She was the Journalist’s first Outdoor Editor covering the WCU and WNC outdoor and kayaking community with passion. Her college friend Morgan Carver said in her post: […]

Congratulations to the new WCU graduates!

Western Carolina University had its commencement ceremony on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, recognizing the academic achievements of about 1300 WCU graduates, as the University said a record-breaking spring class. WCU Office of Communication and Public Relations reported that: After all the scores from final exams are tallied and academic records are finalized, WCU’s spring […]

WCU among top 10 institutions for energy reduction in national competition

The story was produced by WCU Office of Communication and Public Relations Western Carolina University may have lost the head-to-head Battle of the Plug energy savings competition against Appalachian State University but has emerged a winner in the associated Campus Conservation Nationals competition. WCU along with ASU landed on the list of the top 10 […]

WCU Catamount Singers, Electric Soul open ‘Cotton Club’ tour May 13 in Waynesville

Story is produced by WCU Office of Communications and Public Relations The Western Carolina University Catamount Singers and Electric Soul will kick off an East Coast tour of “Echoes of the Cotton Club,” a musical salute to the roots of jazz and the big band era, Tuesday, May 13, in Waynesville. The tour, which comes […]

WCU Communication department at the Olympics

The XXII Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia, are even more interesting when we have four WCU representatives there to share their moments with us on social media and in traditional media. Asheville Citizen-Times published a story on them Feb. 15. “ASHEVILLE — Western North Carolina does not have any athletes competing in the Winter […]

WCU is back on a regular schedule

Story updated Jan.29 at 2:20 p.m. Classes at Western Carolina University for Thursday, Jan. 30, resumed. The East, main campus, this morning was back to the normal schedule and the West (HHS) Campus, started with two hours delay at 10 a.m. Classes at Biltmore are also on the regular schedule. Cat-Tran operation to the Health […]