WCU courtyard dining hall with new hours and better offer

The Western Carolina Campus Dining Services have made several changes for this fall. The Courtyard Dining Hall has added a vegan station and has also decided to lengthen the hours of operation until 9 p.m. during the week. On Thursday through Saturday the dining hall will be open from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. In […]

PRSSA: Not just for PR junkies

Western Carolina University has something that no other schools in the nation currently possess: the benefit of having the National President of the Public Relations Student Society of America in our very own backyard, Lauren Gray. There are many membership benefits for PRSSA, such as enhancing your education, broadening your networks, and helping launch your career. The WCU […]

Harrill is back in business

Harrill Hall has technically been on WCU’s campus for years, but it has been overhauled and given a big tune up. After a year of renovation and a a small fire in the spring, this semester Harrill Hall is open for students. The Board of Trustees gave the ok to work on Harrill on March […]

Catamounts pounce on lions in opener

It was a cat fight in Cullowhee on Thursday night when the lions from Mars Hill made a trip to E.J. Whitmire Stadium to take on the Catamounts. The catamounts struggled in their first series by missing a field goal, followed by a punt on the next. They seemed to settle down after that and used their […]

New academic year brings new SGA goals

(This story was revised by the author on 9/5/12) Western Carolina University’s Student Government Association is continuing to be an advocate for student needs and an outlet for their concerns, but SGA members would also like to see a bigger involvement from students in the new academic year. Expansion is a major focus of the SGA […]

FYE Service & Learning Day

Drinking, partying, and overall not doing homework is the typical picture when thinking of the first Saturday after school starts, but for roughly 200 freshmen this was not the case. First Year Experience (FYE) along with the Center of Service & Learning hosted their first ever FYE Day of Service & Learning on Saturday, August […]