News update (Oct. 10, 1 p.m.) The death of Jacob Ray was confirmed by law enforcement officials at 10 a.m. the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 10. He passed away the night of Monday Oct. 9. Ray was a junior in the College of Business studying computer information systems. Staff members from the Division of Student […]
Campus police arrests student
August 28, 2015 by
WCU campus chief of police, Ernie Hudson, in an email message informed the campus community about the arrest of a graduate student, Thomas Lee West, on Thursday, Aug. 27. West is charged on allegations of illegal entry of a residence hall room in Blue Ridge Hall and the installation of a video camera with the […]
BREAKING NEWS: Smoke at Harrill Hall at WCU ceased
April 13, 2012 by
11:00 am: Smoke has ceased at Harrill Hall but firefighters are still monitoring the area. No cause has been released why the fire happened. Some speculate it was just smoke and no fire, and could have been caused by installation in the building. Fire officials are checking the building. *Harrill Hall is currently under renovations and plans to be reopened […]
Black bears seen on WCU campus
September 28, 2011 by
By Cory Spaugh Black bears were spotted on the campus of Western Carolina University in the past two weeks. The bears were first reported on Saturday, Sept. 17, near the Greek village, the second sighting was near Reynolds Residence hall, and the third sighting was across Hwy 107 near WCU’s forensics area. The first sighting […]
