You can hear some pretty interesting conversations riding the campus CatTran when you pay attention. I got on a CatTran full of about 20 of my fellow students around midnight to head back to my dorm after work. As we ascended the hill into old campus, the dark, spooky and abandoned Moore Building loomed over Joyner […]
Jim Davis and Jane Hipps debate at WCU tomorrow night
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 […]
Jim Davis and Jane Hipps debate at WCU tomorrow night
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
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
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
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. […]








