Story co-produced with Kaitlyn Akers Western Carolina University is returning to mandatory campus living for first and second-year students after allowing them to live off-campus for the past few years. The university has decided to crack down on policy 96 for the 2022-23 academic year because “success rates are higher for students who stay on […]
WCU incoming freshman and sophomores will live in latest and greatest dorms on campus
March 7, 2022 by
World traveling college student during a pandemic
November 30, 2020 by
Traveling the world was easy, but becoming a freshman in college during a global pandemic was harder. Brenna Dunn, a 20-year-old out-of-state freshman at Western Carolina University is experiencing college in a different way than most normal freshmen have in years past. However, now she is living through a global pandemic. Before attending WCU, Dunn took […]
WCU to greet record freshman class
August 18, 2017 by
This story was written by Quintin Ellison, originally published in The Sylva Herald. You might want to go ahead and pump some fuel into the car and get your big-box store and grocery shopping done. Along with an expected flood of eclipse visitors into the area, about 2,000 Western Carolina University freshmen move into residential halls Friday, […]
Police say student started WCU fire in dorm’s elevator
March 3, 2017 by
This story was originally published in The Sylva Herald. Police say a Western Carolina University student set the Feb. 13 fire in Walker Residence Hall that forced hundreds of students to evacuate. Byron Young, 18, a WCU freshman from Winston-Salem, faces a felony criminal charge of burn certain public buildings. If convicted, he could face 10 […]
Catamount freshmen to take first strides
September 14, 2013 by
Tomorrow, the Western Carolina football team plays their first home game. The team is looking to get on track after dropping the first two games to open the season. And one thing is a given. The Catamount faithful will be out in full force. But something else is happening tomorrow. It’s more or less a […]
