Hundreds of students braved the chilly morning and cold water temperatures for the spring cleanup of the Tuckasegee River. The event is the nation’s largest single day cleanup in which estimated 600-900 students and community members participated this April 20. Students started gathering around the University Center lawn an hour before registration started to get a free t-shirt. All participants were required […]
Soul Infusion infuses local community with good times
April 24, 2013 by
Soul Infusion was the site of a pretty earthy party on Saturday, April 20. The home-turned-bistro played host to six local bands and housed close to 200 people. The event’s march of musicians featured one band for an hour every hour and included Porch 40, Pearly Peach and Flip Ya For Real. The tea house […]
WCU students focus on affirmative action in wake of national exposure
April 22, 2013 by
In 1858, Abraham Lincoln challenged Stephen A. Douglas for the Illinois Senate seat. The two participated in a series of seven debates in the state, and Douglas won the election. These debates, which are taught in history classes across the nation because they were a “war of ideas,” are dubbed the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The Organization […]
Needtobreathe concert rocked the Ramsey Center
April 19, 2013 by
Needtobreathe, a rock ’n’ roll band from South Carolina, played for a large audience of mostly students in Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Center on April 11, with WCU graduate Randall Harris on drums. Needtobreathe plays a fusion of high-energy country and rock. Signed to Atlantic Records since 2005, the band consists of brothers Bear Rinehart […]
WCU hosts annual Relay For Life fundraiser
April 18, 2013 by
WCU hosted its 10th annual Relay For Life Fundraiser over Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13. Students and volunteers spent the night on the UC lawn dancing, selling food and homemade items, playing games and sleeping in tents to raise money for cancer research. Each team had to have at least one person walking […]
