Story updated Jan.29 at 2:20 p.m. Classes at Western Carolina University for Thursday, Jan. 30, resumed. The East, main campus, this morning was back to the normal schedule and the West (HHS) Campus, started with two hours delay at 10 a.m. Classes at Biltmore are also on the regular schedule. Cat-Tran operation to the Health […]
Melissa Harris-Perry gives keynote speech in front of a large WCU audience
“Remembering A Different King.” This was the title of the presentation that Melissa V. Harris-Perry delivered in front of a packed UC Grand Room on Wednesday night. As the keynote speaker for the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, a week filled with events in honor of King’s legacy, Harris-Perry conveyed a message that not […]
Let the celebration begin!
The Cullowhee community huddled into the University Center Grand Room Thursday afternoon to get the party started in style. Festivities began on the catwalk as university students, alumni, faculty, and staff modeled clothing designs ranging from the late 1800’s to now. A brand new line of clothing closed out the show, with a variety of […]
Melissa V. Harris-Perry to speak Wednesday night as part of Western’s annual MLK Jr. Commemoration
Melissa V. Harris-Perry, host of the “Melissa Harris-Perry” show on MSNBC, will be the keynote speaker Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the UC Grand Room. The event is a part of Western Carolina University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, and is free and open to the public. Along with her TV show, […]
WCU ready to celebrate 125 years
It was August 5, 1889 that Western Carolina University began to take shape. 18 aspiring teachers filed in for the first day of class at what was then a primary school called Cullowhee Academy. At the time, Cullowhee Academy was nothing more than an unpainted schoolhouse with two rooms. The only instructor, Robert Lee Madison […]
Fine Arts Museum starts the season with new exhibit
The Fine Arts Museum will reopen its doors on Thursday, Jan. 16, to welcome an exhibit by Edward J. Bisese. The event will begin with an Artist Talk at 5 p.m., followed by a reception in the atrium at 6 p.m. This will launch a three month long showcase of Bisese’s art which will end […]







