Climbers from schools across the Southeast came together Saturday, Feb. 20, for WCU’s 9th annual Rock and Rumble Bouldering Competition. 60 students competed to see who could complete the most routes and rack up the most points at Western’s climbing wall in the Campus Recreation Center. Base Camp Cullowhee’s staff hosted the competition. Students came from […]
Six great concerts coming to Asheville this spring
February 19, 2016 by
Though it’s been hard to believe these past couple of frigid weeks, warmer days are in sight and they are bringing some great music to the mountains. Here are eight shows to consider dropping a few dollars on as we near the halfway point of the semester, in the order of their occurrence. Houndmouth @ […]
What you need to know about voting in North Carolina
February 18, 2016 by
Political science professor and director of the Public Policy Institute, Dr. Todd Collins, sent us the following rules for the primary voting that are coming from the election law: New registrations: best way is to do it so that the Board of Elections receives it by Feb 19 at 5:00 Based on a court case, […]
Behind the scenes: volunteers of the UP Program
February 17, 2016 by
“I can’t express to you how much this program means to me, how much the students, volunteers and staff have influenced and touched my life,” said two-year volunteer and now paid natural support for Western Carolina University’s University Participant Program (UP), Grayson Coleman. Coleman’s response is much like many other volunteer reactions when asked how […]
Student government association seeks four new senators
February 15, 2016 by
Corrected 2:40 p.m. Feb. 16: An earlier version of this article had the senator application deadline as Feb. 16, it has been corrected to Feb. 17 The Student Government Association (SGA) at Western Carolina University is replacing four senators in the spring 2016 semester. Faculty adviser, Karen Farmer, said the four did not meet semester […]
South African Apartheid exhibit offers a lesson of forgiveness
February 13, 2016 by
An earlier version of this story did not give credit to Hilary Lindler for providing the loan of the Amy Biehl materials and the 1994 election ballot to the exhibit. It has been corrected. Living in a country where democracy is so often taken for granted, it’s difficult to imagine a time and place where […]
