Western Carolina University School of Music students and faculty will join string players from the Asheville Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven, Strauss and Mendelssohn for the first Artist-in-Residence concert of the year. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Unlike most School […]
9/11 remembrance timely for American people
September 11, 2013 by
The information below is from “Decision Points,” a memoir written by George W. Bush on the never-before-heard details about his presidency. In 2010, NBC News published the memoir’s excerpt from the 9/11 attacks. “God of Grace and God of Glory”: “Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour.” George W. Bush […]
Board of Trustees hears about record enrollment, budget cuts at WCU
September 6, 2013 by
The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees opened it’s first quarterly meeting by accepting new members. The meeting began with a room full of congratulations and smiling faces as five new members of the Board were sworn in by the assistant secretary to the Board, Terry Welch. These members are: Phil Drake, Phillip Byers, Joyce Dugan, […]
WCU reaches record enrollment
September 6, 2013 by
Standing before students, faculty, a pep band, and anyone else who would listen, WCU Chancellor David Belcher announced that this fall WCU would be home to 10,106 students, five percent more than last years 9,608. During his speech, Belcher also said WCUs freshmen retention rate, or the number of students who are returning to […]
March on Sylva
August 30, 2013 by
by Tyana Johnson and Kayla Godfrey “Forward together, not one step back!” was the slogan of the NAACP of North Carolina rally attended by hundreds of people in downtown Sylva on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28. The rally was one of 13 held across the state in honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on […]
Relient K instills escape and pumped-up feel during week of welcome
August 23, 2013 by
Even when class starts, the fun never stops in Cullowhee. Case in point, the Week of Welcome. The Week of Welcome is a university-wide effort aimed at smoothing the transition for the incoming freshman and making school not really seem like school. It starts with the day the freshman move in and ends the following […]
