This semester the Cat’s Den will be offering free games and activities Tuesday through Friday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Cat’s Den, located in the Brown Building, has multiple arcade games, ping pong tables, billiard tables, air hockey, board games and more. When you enter have one of the workers swipe your cat card or […]
WCU Dining Services seeks student input
March 19, 2013 by
WCU Dining Services hosted an open forum to gather student feedback on Monday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the A.K. Hinds University Center Multipurpose Room B. Representing Dining Services at the event were Sarah Caruso, Marketing Coordinator; Mike Doppke, Senior Food Service Director; and Greg Smith, Assistant Food Service Director. WCU Dining Services holds […]
The sequester and what it means in the eyes of WCU experts
March 19, 2013 by
Congress did not act to prevent the reductions in projected spending, known formally as the “sequester,” from taking effect at the beginning of March. Dr. Chris Cooper, associate professor of political science, has his concerns in the short-term, but thinks that there will eventually be a compromise on the issue of government spending. Dr. Stephen […]
WCU falls to APP in Battle of the Plug
March 18, 2013 by
The second annual Battle of the Plug competition between Western Carolina University and Appalachian State University has come to an end. The competition ran from February 18 through March 11 and the final percentages for overall energy usage are in. WCU lost the energy conservation competition to ASU who had a 3.1% overall reduction, compared […]
Tax season brings class war mentality to WNC, translates to moral war between citizens
March 17, 2013 by
Lower income individuals and families in WNC are receiving more of a tax return this year than last year as President Obama’s plan to pull the middle class out from below the poverty line begins to take shape. The U.S. Census Bureau released data in 2011 that stated nearly one out of every five mountain […]
Pan-STARRS Comet now visible in Northern Hemisphere
March 15, 2013 by
If you look up at the western sky right after sunset this week, you just might catch a glimpse of a radiant body of celestial ice, the Pan-STARRS Comet. Officially called Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS), the comet was discovered in June 2011 by astronomers at the University of Hawaii Maui College using the Pan-STARRS Telescope. […]
