The Western Carolina Communication Department held their annual picnic on advising day. Donald Connelly, Head of the Communication Department, announced that the department was shy two people before they reached 200 students as declared communication majors. Connelly also commended the students on having an overall GPA of 3.2 for the Spring 2011 semester. “I think […]
WCU hosts family weekend
Families from all over the United States came to Western Carolina University the first weekend in October to celebrate Family Weekend. Every year, WCU welcomes student’s families with a weekend packed full of events. Many WCU clubs and organizations got on board by hosting events to show off what makes WCU so great, giving students […]
German high school student speaks at local Rotary Club
German exchange student Sophie Wagner was this week’s program at Cullowhee Rotary. Program Chairman Jeffery Vickery introduced Pastor Jim Dean from the Summit Church who described the process of finding and hosting a student for a year. Sophie, age 16, who is from Schwerin, Germany, used the organization Ayusa, which stands for an Academic Year in the […]
Western goes pink
October kick starts Breast Cancer Awareness Month. People all over the world including here at WCU are showing their support by wearing pink. The WCU cheerleaders are showing their support all month long by using pink poms while cheering during football games. This tradition started when Coach Kim Cherry-Beck took over the cheerleading team 7 years ago. […]