The man behind the camera

It’s Saturday night in a deserted office building. The game is over. All of the fans have gone home, except for Mark Haskett. He sits editing photos from the game, making sure they are received in a timely manner before deadlines for newspapers and online articles. Mark Haskett has been photographing events at Western Carolina […]

Future Cats

WCU opened its doors to future Catamounts at open house Saturday morning. Students were able to explore the campus, their future majors, and student life. Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Dr. Sam Miller, welcomed students to start of their trip to WCU. “I’ve been waiting for this weekend for a month,” says Drew Thomas, a […]

Big stars visit this “Small Town U.S.A.”

Justin Moore, Thompson Square, and The Buchanan Boys rocked The Ramsey Center at WCU on Thursday night.  College kids and locals packed the arena as they sang and swayed to the country and southern rock music. Justin Moore got the crowd going with his well-known songs Bait a Hook, Small town U.S.A., and If Heaven […]

2011 Homecoming winners

Hannah Blanton and Adam Ray were announced during halftime of the Western vs. Citadel football game as the 2011 Homecoming Queen and King. Hannah Marie Blanton is a junior from Forest City majoring in communication sciences and disorders. Christopher Adam Ray is a junior from Cullowhee majoring in social science education. Both were sponsored by […]

New SGA leadership established and gives back to the community

The new SGA leaders were inaugurated on Tuesday April 26. President, TJ Eaves, and Vice President, Alecia Page presented their speaches and had time to sit for a short Q&A with the WCJ.  

The river less paddled: personal first descent

NANTAHALA RIVER–– As the crowd gathered to watch from dry land, I got in my kayak. A friend leaned over and asked me if my mother knew what I was about to do. Sheepish, I replied, “No ma’am, I plan on telling her afterwards.” My hands were shaking, and it took me a few tries […]