Catamounts making an impact

Students at Western Carolina are making an impact on each other, sharing their love of knowledge along the way. Junior Sofia Lilly is a Chemistry tutor, part of a special task force on campus reviewing the liberal studies, and a Biology and English double major. Along the way, Lilly hopes to change a few lives […]

24/7 in the Hunter Library

As exam week fast approaches and the cramming begins Hunter Library will be open for 24 hours starting Sunday, Dec. 4, until the end of the exam week, Dec. 16. Students are taking advantage of the extra hours. “ College students stay up past midnight and its nice to have it open during exam so we […]

Christmas spirit at WCU

Western Carolina University started the Christmas festivities last week with the 3rd annual Holiday at the UC. Students, staff and the whole community came to share and enjoy the holiday spirits enjoying the carriage rides, hot cider and stuffing toys. “We try to provide family orientated activities geared towards the holidays,” said the director and […]

Students speak out

Tuition hike, bad food and not enough parking were the topics of the latest open forum organized by the Student Government Association which hosted around 30 students on Thursday, Nov. 17. SGA President, TJ Eaves began the evening with introductions and quickly moved into discussing the proposed increase of tuition and fees for the 2012-13 school year. […]

Dillsboro lights up WNC holiday season

The first two weekends in December the town of Dillsboro will be hosting their 28thannual Festival of Lights and Luminaries.  The town will be lit with over 2,500 candles around their shops and studios.  The shopkeepers provide hot cocoa, holiday treats and live entertainment.  Horse and buggy rides will be available each night from 5 to – […]

The man behind the camera

It’s Saturday night in a deserted office building. The game is over. All of the fans have gone home, except for Mark Haskett. He sits editing photos from the game, making sure they are received in a timely manner before deadlines for newspapers and online articles. Mark Haskett has been photographing events at Western Carolina […]