Western Carolina University will be holding several events celebrating the Martin Luther King Day throughout the upcoming week. The events will hold the theme “We As One”. All events held in celebration at WCU will be open and free to the public. “We As One” events include a recitation of the King’s “Letter from a Birmingham […]
WCU community rallies for successful graduation ceremony
December 13, 2014 by
Thousands of families piled into Western Carolina University on Saturday, Dec. 13, for the fall graduation ceremony that didn’t go quite as planned. As the clock struck 1 p.m., attendants in the Liston B. Ramsey center were not greeted with a warm welcome to the ceremony, but with instruction to evacuate the building. Chancellor David […]
Western makes a splash against the Tide
November 24, 2014 by
The Western Carolina Catamount football team may have lost to number one ranked Alabama on Saturday by a final score of 48-14, but the game and resulting commentary caused quite a ruckus on social media and in the national spotlight. Western Carolina, coached by third year coach Mark Spier, took the lead on the Crimson […]
The passion of a nurse
November 18, 2014 by
Babies, babies, and more babies! For 25 years it has only been babies, and for Angela Neal, that has not been a problem. Neal serves as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, also known as the NICU by many of the current staff at Novant Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. Neal was […]
Sexual assault in the spotlight
November 14, 2014 by
Western Carolina University is taking measures in making students feel safer on campus. But that doesn’t stops the crime happening. The robbery that happened on campus near Brown building is a reminder of that. The university installed 23 Blue Light systems that are scattered throughout campus. In case of emergency, anyone can press the emergency button […]
Ron Rash talks about writing “Serena”
November 11, 2014 by
“ [I] spent more time on my characters, which is probably dangerous for my mental health,” Rash said explaining the process of writing “Serena” and the main characters. It took him 14 drafts and several years to be happy how they turned out to be. As he explained all of his novels begin with a […]
