Who knew standup comedians could work for the President of the United States? Jon Lovett, a former political speech writer for both Hilary Clinton and President Barack Obama, came to Western Carolina University to speak about his experiences on Wednesday, March 18. The event began promptly at 7 p.m. and took place in the A.K. […]
WCU plans to give Brown a new look
March 18, 2015 by
Western Carolina University has big plans for the Brown Building. It will be the new food services and dining facility that will also house some residential living administration, include an outdoor fire pit and indoor fireplace and student support activities. WCU administrators are hoping the building to be open for use in spring 2017, but it is a expensive […]
Offshore drilling may be coming off the East Coast
March 18, 2015 by
The Obama administration proposed a plan in Jan. 2015 to allow companies to buy leases of federally owned land for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean spanning from the Georgia coast to Virginia. This plan could even lead to seeing the huge oil rigs on North Carolina coast. Two companies, Spectrum Deo inc. […]
Spring break begins!
March 6, 2015 by
Spring break is officially upon us! Hunter Bryn and I decided to ask our peers around campus two questions. 1. Are they excited for spring break? As you can guess most of these answers were pretty similar. 2. What are they doing for spring break? These answers were a little more varied, but check them […]
Lady Cats go cold, bounced from SoCon Tournament
March 5, 2015 by
The Western Carolina women’s basketball team could not put it together for a full 40 minutes, as No. 2 seed East Tennessee State used a 47-26 second half surge to power past the No. 7 seeded Catamounts 73-53 in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament. Western Carolina finished 0-15 this season when held […]
SOCON tournament kicks off this week
March 4, 2015 by
The men’s Southern Conference basketball tournament kicks off Friday, March 6, in Asheville. “The tournament is one of the most unique experiences that WCU has all year,” said Kyle Rush, the radio voice for the Lady Catamount basketball team, over text message.” The biggest question surrounding the tournament is can last year’s winner and this […]
