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 […]
Cats fight by Samford for fifth straight win
January 18, 2014 by
The Catamount men’s basketball team successfully defended the confines of the Ramsey Center again Saturday afternoon with a 67-64 victory, extending their home record to a flawless 8-0. An upset-minded Samford team – searching for their first win ever in Cullowhee – didn’t make things easy on the Cats, however. The Bulldogs jogged to the […]
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 […]
Fall graduates commence to new part of their lives
December 16, 2013 by
Western Carolina University now has a new crop of alumni to spread the word around the world about their Alma Mater after their fall commencement ceremony in the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center on Dec. 14. WCU’s fall and summer class includes about 700 students who completed academic requirements to receive their degrees, and […]
Student housing increases stirring the Western pot
December 6, 2013 by
There always seems to be someone talking about something. And for Western Carolina University students, that something is the tuition and fee increases for the next academic year. Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Sam Miller, co-chair of the Tuition and Fees Committee, has been instigating that chatter for months now, and it is all culminating […]
