April Showers bring Valley of the Lilies winners

Co written by Jonathan Birek It was a rainy morning in Cullowhee for the annual Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5k run. The cloudy skies and muddy conditions however did not prevent a successful race. “Rain is definitely in the forecast,” said Shauna Sage, Director of Campus Recreation and Wellness. “But we should […]

WCU sophomore Kaitlyn Brasecker aims for firsts in chemistry

According to a study funded by the National Science Foundation, the NSF estimates by 2020, there will be two million nanotechnology-related jobs/workers needed in the United States. Six million worldwide. At only 19 years of age and a sophomore at Western Carolina University, Kaitlyn Brasecker hopes to bring advances in the medical field through nanotechnology. […]

Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon and 5k

Spring is here and so is the half marathon and 5k Valley of the lilies. The Department Campus Recreation and Wellness and School of Health Sciences will be hosting the 8th annual Valley of the Lilies run on Saturday, April 7. The half marathon starts at 8 a.m. and the 5k run starts around 8:15 […]

March for Equity #Wheestand meets #WheeMatter

Kevin McNamara and Brannon Mahaley co-written & edited Hundreds of people turned out to participate and to stand in allegiance against the racism and intolerance on WCU campus. Faculty, staff and students united to improve the campus environment through a march on Tuesday, March 27. Since the start of the semester, there has been both […]

Dancing icon, WillyB goes viral

It is the bottom of the eighth inning, everyone is tired and ready to finish out the game strong with not much energy left. That is…until you hear the song Sandstorm come over the sound system. “The Icon WillyB” has removed his shirt and is doing his famous dance to get the crowd pumped up to […]

Students show growing concern about on campus housing

Do you live on campus?  Are you worried that you won’t be able to live on campus? When asked about on campus housing, sophomore Caroline Caudle said,” At the rate that we’re accepting students and freshman, I don’t think there’s enough housing to hold all of us.” Sophomore Brandy Lyda had similar sentiments and said,” […]