Republican Jim Davis and Democrat Jane Hipps, candidates for state Senate District 50, will debate at WCU on Oct.27 at 7 p.m. in room 204 of the Health and Human Sciences building down the street across from the main campus. This will be the last of several local debates that have taken place at WCU […]
Catamounts walk barefoot to raise awareness
October 26, 2016 by
Western Carolina students took off their shoes and walked for the poor of the world. The Catamount Walkabout, sponsored by Samaritan’s Feet and the Center for Service Learning, allowed students to participate and gain an understanding of what impoverished people go through each day. The annual event was held on Monday, Oct. 24, in the […]
Homecoming week highlights
October 21, 2016 by
Western Carolina University’s Homecoming 2016 kicks off Monday, Oct. 24, under the “Purple Reigns” theme, with activities and performances scheduled for each day of the week. The notable Homecoming activities include concerts, a comedy show, the Homecoming parade and the football game. The Catamount Walkabout, an event designed to raise awareness of the Samaritan’s Feet organization […]
Flu season arrives in Cullowhee
October 18, 2016 by
An altered version of this story was published in The Sylva Herald. As flu season begins, WCU students and community members are urged to get their flu shot. WCU’s health services starts a prevention campaign as students come back from fall break, with flu shots available in Bird Building and mobile flu clinics through October. […]
WCU hosts the “Dangerous Faggot Tour”
October 13, 2016 by
This story was co-written with Meghan O’Sullivan. Audience members cheered as guest speaker, Milo Yiannopoulos, spoke fervently against feminism, Islam, Black Lives Matter and liberals. Through his growing popularity, he has incited protests, anti-Milo committees and been permanently banned from Twitter in an attempt to silence his dialogues that can be taken very offensively. Yiannopoulos, a […]
Noble Hall creates headaches for firefighters
October 10, 2016 by
This story was co-written by Haley Smith and Meghan O’Sullivan. Originally published in The Sylva Herald. Some numbers have been updated. Volunteer firemen have rushed to Western Carolina University 54 times since the begining of August, because of malfunctioning fire alarms at new Noble Hall. “They tell me that they’re working to try to figure it […]
