As the snow continues to melt in the Cullowhee area, nearly 3,000 fans brought the white into the Ramsey Center to show support for their Catamounts against the Davidson Wildcats. With a history including a pair of meetings for Southern Conference titles, everyone was expecting an exciting tilt. Very few, however, were expecting the event […]
Let the celebration begin!
January 23, 2014 by
The Cullowhee community huddled into the University Center Grand Room Thursday afternoon to get the party started in style. Festivities began on the catwalk as university students, alumni, faculty, and staff modeled clothing designs ranging from the late 1800’s to now. A brand new line of clothing closed out the show, with a variety of […]
Wintry weather delays CatTran service, Biltmore classes
January 22, 2014 by
A snow storm blew into Cullowhee on Tuesday afternoon that may have led students to believe that classes might be cancelled for today. However, Cullowhee campus classes were not cancelled or even delayed to allow for the wintry weather, despite the delay in both the Biltmore Park classes and the beginning of the Cat Tran […]
WCU ready to celebrate 125 years
January 20, 2014 by
It was August 5, 1889 that Western Carolina University began to take shape. 18 aspiring teachers filed in for the first day of class at what was then a primary school called Cullowhee Academy. At the time, Cullowhee Academy was nothing more than an unpainted schoolhouse with two rooms. The only instructor, Robert Lee Madison […]
Levern Hamlin Allen: Western Carolina University trailblazer
January 2, 2014 by
The year was 1957 – the landmark Board vs. Brown was just passed making racial segregation in public places like schools, universities, restaurants, restrooms and transportation illegal. That summer a 23-year-old African-American woman, Levern Allen, attended Western Carolina University, making her the first black to not only attend WCU, but any North Carolina state college. Her […]
Mike Hill isn’t stopping to rest
January 2, 2014 by
Mike Hill originally came to Western Carolina University for the band, but as he plans for graduation in May 2014, he will be graduating with a degree from the Film and Television Production program. “I sort of wanted to do music, I sort of wanted to write – I didn’t really know what I wanted […]
