Michael Milligan will perform his one-man show Mercy Killers on WCU campus at 7:30 pm, Thursday, Nov. 12, in in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. The play is a story of Joe, a beloved husband, who finds himself fighting the U.S. healthcare system while his wife is dying of cancer. The […]
Walk barefoot and help
WCU students can walk barefoot today and the administration will do the same. Every Thursday in the month of September from 1 to 5 p.m. walk shoe-less to raise awareness that 1.5 billion people walk without shoes every day. With this the campus starts its two-year university wide theme “Africa! More than a continent.” Western Carolina […]
WCU faculty not receiving equal pay
For years, women around the world have actively participated in a battle for equal rights and treatment in professional settings. Women have been doing the same amount of work, sometime more, as men yet they still receive less pay. This issue has been noted and demonstrated in many large cities, but it was a surprise […]
Wofford proves too much, downs Western in SoCon semifinals
For the second year in a row and four of the last six seasons, Wofford sent Western Carolina off the court of the U.S. Cellular Center and into another offseason as the top-seeded Terriers upended the Catamounts 73-61 in the Southern Conference Basketball Championship semifinals. The loss puts Western Carolina 3-10 all-time against the tournament’s […]
Lady Cats go cold, bounced from SoCon Tournament
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 […]