Need help paying your tuition for next semester?

Updated, February 28, 2013. The priority filing date for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is tomorrow, March 1. With the economy where it is and many parents being laid off of work, how can students expect to pay for college? This is just one of the many questions that Western Carolina University’s Director […]

“Tarzan of the Apes” swings onto the WCU mainstage

A collaboration of Western Carolina University faculty, staff, students and community members will be presenting a live radio broadcast of Tarzan of the Apes in the Bardo Arts Center on Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. Steve Carlisle, director, Dr. Bruce Frazier, music director, Don Connelly, writer and producer, and Dr. Brian Gastle, literary researcher, along […]

Wizards of The Coast brings Magic back the Southeast

Wizards of the Coast cards thrill for gamers. Photo by Dustin George. Wizards of The Coast are preparing to turn the Charlotte Convention Center into the next best thing with one of the first sealed Magic the Gathering Grand Prix tournaments of 2013 this weekend. A handful of Western Carolina University students will be attending […]

Sexual Empowerment Week fills an educational void

I didn’t become thoroughly educated about sex from public school. Sure, in 7th grade they taught us about the human body and the biology of sexual reproduction, but that was strictly the most basic information. I learned about birth control and different forms of sexual expression the same way most kids my age did: from […]

Environmental health students gain hands-on experience

A team of Western Carolina University students teamed up with the Jackson County Health Department and the Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River to monitor the quality of nearby creeks. WCU professor Tracy Zontek teaches a course on water quality every fall under the environmental health program.  Last semester Zontek’s students began to monitor various […]

Third annual Valley of the Lilies race fast approaching

Western Carolina University will be holding its third annual Valley of the Lilies half marathon and 5K event on April 6 and welcomes all skill levels. The half marathon will begin at 8 a.m. and the 5K will begin at 8:15 a.m. Registration is now open and all proceeds go towards assisting WCU students for […]