“Man-1, Bank-0”: It’s a joke…but a good one

Have you ever gotten a junk check in the mail for $95,093.35? Have you ever endorsed it with a smiley face? Finally, have you ever had it actually approved by your bank? Man-1, Bank-0 took place Saturday, Feb. 28, at the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. With around 200 people in attendance, Patrick […]

“Robin Hood – The Legacy” a rousing success

Ceillie Simkiss contributed to the written reporting on this story. “Robin Hood – The Legacy” premiered Thursday, Feb. 26, to a crowd that had been cooped up because of snow for the past few days. Even with the inclement weather, the event had a good turnout with people coming from all over the area to see […]

School’s out and the kids will play!

Yesterday evening beautiful flakes began to fall as predicted. Me being a skeptic and knowing Cullowhee weather I of course expected an inch or two, but definitely not the four to eight inches that the meteorologists called for, but boy was I wrong. Starting around 9 p.m. Western Carolina University students let their inner child take […]

WCU contributes to North Carolina’s economy

A new study shows that public colleges and universities such as Western Carolina University provided $2 billion to the NC economy during the 2012-13 fiscal year. Of that, around 75 percent stayed in the 11 counties that make up Western North Carolina – Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain and Transylvania County. WCU […]

Robin Hood and his legacy coming to WCU

“Humor”, “a love story”, “very dramatic”, “extraordinary music”, and “twists and turns” are many of words being used to describe and expect from the upcoming live radio show of “Robin Hood- The Legacy”. “Robin Hood-The Legacy” will premiere on Thursday, Feb 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets […]

Tar Heel Tours from the North Carolina mountains to the coast

When walking in the room it was like walking into many different worlds. You could see all different aspects and involvement going on involving North Carolina. The Tar Heel Tour is part of a campus wide theme of NC History. It was a year long project that kicked off on Thursday, Feb. 12. The UC Grandroom was full […]