It’s cold out now, but the rivers will be moving soon enough. What better time to hit the warm pool and learn how to roll a kayak, improve technique and have a blast? Beginner, intermediate, and advanced boaters come to the Reid Pool on the WCU campus to play in the water every other Thursday […]
How you can get involved
January 30, 2011 by
The annual Service Learning Fair is organized so that representatives from local organizations come and inform people about how they can get involved in particular organizations. This year there were 42 organizations that participated in the event at WCU. Service learning is a major part of a college curriculum that many students know nothing about. What […]
Queen of Southern cuisine comes to the mountains
January 27, 2011 by
Paula Deen, the “Queen of Southern Cuisine,” had the grand opening of her self-titled restaurant in the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel on Saturday, January 22. “Paula Deen’s Kitchen” is located on the first level of the casino’s hotel. Inside it is decorated to resemble Paula Deen’s home and kitchen in Savannah. It is a […]
Semester kick off for the First Amendment
January 26, 2011 by
The Western Carolinian hosted the first celebration of the semester for the First Amendment. Guest speaker Attorney Frank LoMonte, Executive Director of the Student Press Law Center, presented his thoughts on our right to express ourselves and talked about several laws that are limiting that freedom. LoMonte explained the provisions of the Hazelwood law, established […]
Just snowin’ around
January 26, 2011 by
The forecast may call for snow, but for Western Carolina University students that means a call for fun and two snow days. While most people stayed snowed in during the first big snow of 2011, the students of Western Carolina University found a way to dig themselves out and get to the nearest hill of […]
Jeep stolen from Catamount Peak Apartments
January 26, 2011 by
A red Jeep Wrangler was stolen from Catamount Peak Apartments on Monday, January 24. The security cameras and special police saw nothing.
