In-state full-time WCU students will be paying $4,865.50 for tuition and required fees next semester, and their out-of-state counterparts will be paying more than twice that amount. Those prices don’t include other program and major fees or optional charges like food and residence. The bottom line is – college is expensive! So when students are paying […]
Comedian, magician, and balloon artist John Cassidy performs at WCU
April 20, 2017 by
The U.C. Grand Room room was popping on Wednesday, April 19, when comedian, magician, and balloon artist John Cassidy performed a hilarious show for Western students. The record-holding and critically acclaimed entertainer, and self-proclaimed “balloon guy,” kicked off his act by lapping the room distributing more pre-made balloon sculptures than the roughly 60 audience members. Once […]
217 students are on the waiting list for rooms next semester
April 7, 2017 by
The Western Carolina Journalist reported last month that WCU is officially out of residence hall space for returning students. The lack of remaining room for students who submitted their Residence Hall Agreement forms and deposits has manifested in the form of a waiting list for students who want to live on campus but for whom […]
“No more beds for returning students in Fall,” says director of WCU Campus Services
February 27, 2017 by
“Every bed is taken.” That’s what the Department of Residential Living is telling students this week as they turn in their Residence Hall Agreement forms in preparation for room selection this weekend. Starting Thursday, Feb. 23, all students who turn in their Residence Hall Agreements and Housing Deposits are being placed on a waiting list. […]
Comedian Emma Willmann performs stand-up at WCU
February 27, 2017 by
Emma Willmann has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and headlined her own sold out show in the New York Comedy Festival, and on Friday, Feb. 24, she performed in the UC Illusions Room at WCU. The NY comic was generally well-received by a small crowd of about 40 students, as she sprung from […]
Art exhibit gives literal meaning to “soft” diplomacy
February 10, 2017 by
“There are two kinds of power that states can have,” explained Dr. Jennifer Schiff, professor and international studies director at WCU. “States can either have hard power or soft power. Hard power in international relations is the use of military force or economic sanction. Soft power is the power of persuasion – sharing your cultural […]
