Not a seat was empty during a meeting held on March 16 to discuss upcoming plans for WCU’s Millennial Campus Initiative and the future of Cullowhee. The initiative was designed to plan how to combine academic advancement with economic development, and to tie together the needs of campus and the surrounding residential and business community. […]
Valley of the Lilies Marathon
March 21, 2012 by
It’s that time again – time for the annual Valley of the Lilies half marathon and 5k Sunday, March 25. The half marathon will start at 7:30 a.m. and the 5k starts at 7:45 a.m. The course for the half marathon will be a scenic one, featuring rolling hills on the campus of Western Carolina […]
Slam poet hits literary festival
March 21, 2012 by
Spring is in the air as WCU’s Literacy Festival kicks off with authors from around the United States coming to Cullowhee to speak about their literature. The festivities began Sunday, March 18 with Glenis Redmond, a slam poet from South Carolina as she discussed her recent book Under the Sun and performed some of her […]
WCU’s Chancellor Belcher announces plans to go on medical leave at year’s end
March 21, 2012 by
Story from WCU’s Office of Communications and Public Relations CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher, who has been battling brain cancer since April 2016, has announced plans to go on medical leave effective Sunday, Dec. 31. Belcher shared his decision Monday, Nov. 27, in a message to members of the university community. […]
What students care about this primary election year
March 20, 2012 by
Education and economics are the top challenges for Heath Shuler’s successor. North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District is guaranteed a new congressman to take office now that the incumbent Heath Shuler will not be in the running in the 2012 election. In February, there was a debate held on the campus of Western Carolina University in […]
NPR “This American Life” retracts Foxconn report: ‘Daisey Lied’
March 19, 2012 by
The technology magazine Wired writes on the retraction of NPR’s program This American Life. Mike Daisey ‘s one-man show, The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, detailing alarming labor practices in Foxconn, Apple factories in China are not entirely truthful. “Acclaimed Public Radio International program This American Life has retracted an entire episode about working […]
