Club sports have been a popular activity for students at WCU for decades. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, club sports were put on hold last semester and resumed practice at the start of March. And people are not participating as much as anticipated. Club Sports director, Michael Birch, believes that this is due to […]
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Meet the candidates for 2021-2022 SGA President and Vice President
March 15, 2021 by
The story is re-published from The Western Carolinian as a shared content The voting for the new leadership of WCU’s Student Government Association closes tonight, March 16, at 11:45 p.m. It is important to know who is running, what they stand for and how they plan to help serve the student body. The Western Carolinian […]
Catamount sports spring in full swing
March 3, 2021 by
Western Carolina Athletics has been off to a busy start to the spring season. When the Southern Conference postponed all fall competitions in August last year to the spring season, it led WCU sports to operate on an abnormal schedule for many sports. The abnormal schedule also has required an abnormal attendance policy that […]
Jackson County Board of Commissioners acknowledge litter issue and aim for change
March 2, 2021 by
Jackson County Board of Commissioners are concerned about the level of litter on the county roads and are pleading the public to keep it clean. Brian McMahan, The Jackson County Board Chair said during the Feb 2. meeting, “the trash along our highways is at a horrible level right now. I don’t know that I […]
Registration open for the 11th annual Assault on BlackRock
February 25, 2021 by
Story originally published in the Sylva Herald, publication from Feb. 25. About 120 of the most in-shape athletes around will scramble up to Blackrock summit in the 11th Assault on Blackrock on Saturday, March 30. The seven-mile race starts in the parking lot of Sylva’s Pinnacle Park, up to the Blackrock summit and back, totaling […]
New UNC System-wide service gives students 24/7 mental health support
December 14, 2020 by
Story from the University of North Carolina System. Originally published on Dec. 10. The University of North Carolina System announces the launch of a new service that gives students at every constituent institution access to licensed mental health support, including after-hours when campus counseling centers are closed. ProtoCall Services provides students telephonic access to crisis […]
