Alpha Xi Delta will be hosting a “Home Run Derby” on the Western Carolina University softball field tomorrow, Sept. 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. to raise money for Autism Speaks. The cost of the event will be $2 just for admission and $5 in order to hit. You don’t have to hit a home […]
“Take Back the Night” hosts award-winning spoken word poet
September 17, 2013 by
“Take Back the Night” will be hosting Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, an internationally recognized spoken word artist, at the annual event on Wednesday, Sept. 18, sponsored by Red Zone and Intercultural Affairs. Tsai is performing pieces about relationships, sexual assault, power struggle, voice, and becoming part of a community starting at 7 p.m. in the A.K. […]
Prospective students happy WCU is growing
September 17, 2013 by
Over 300 prospective students and their families joined WCU on Saturday, Sept. 14, to participate in the first Open House in the news school year. This program gives students who are considering Western the opportunity to come to campus, visit an information fair, have a tour, meet with the departments they are interested in, and […]
Tibetan Monks welcomed at WCU
September 16, 2013 by
Western Carolina University welcomed Tibetan Monks to campus to show students and faculty about their culture and experiences. Hosted by Last Minute Productions, this group showed students “The Mystical Art of Tibet,” a five-day ceremony emphasizing the creation of the Sand Mandala. The Sand Mandala shows the dedication and story of monks as well as […]
School of Music and Asheville Symphony string together orchestral concert
September 16, 2013 by
Western Carolina University School of Music students and faculty will join string players from the Asheville Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven, Strauss and Mendelssohn for the first Artist-in-Residence concert of the year. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Unlike most School […]
Echoes from Shanksville, PA: Twelve years later
September 11, 2013 by
Through my life, I’ve had to say goodbye to people I knew; too many times for one person so young to have to endure. One just assumes that this is life, and we are all meant to die at one point in time, no matter what the circumstance. Some pass on from natural causes, some […]
