Archives for January 2011

WCU holds Martin Luther King Jr. poetry slam

Western Carolina University held a poetry slam in honor of Martin Luther King Week on Friday, January 21.

Teenage fly fishing prodigy

This is the story of Andrew Brown, an eighth-grade student who spends his afternoons practicing fly fishing to become the next dominant competitor on the Competitive Fly Fishing Circuit.

Vanessa Carlton concert rescheduled for Valentine’s Day

After WCU faced inclement weather in early January, the anticipated concert featuring Vanessa Carlton was rescheduled for Valentines Day, Feb. 14, in the University Center Grandroom at 7 p.m.

Nizer’s 3D show proves fun for both students and families

Families and children from all over the community ventured out to see the laser beams, juggling, 3D effects, and a grand finale featuring toilet paper at the Mark Nizer 3D Show in FPAC on Friday, Jan. 28.

Teach me how to roll

It’s cold out now, but the rivers will be moving soon enough. What better time to hit the warm pool and learn how to roll a kayak, improve technique and have a blast? Beginner, intermediate, and advanced boaters come to the Reid Pool on the WCU campus to play in the water every other Thursday […]

How you can get involved

The annual Service Learning Fair is organized so that representatives from local organizations come and inform people about how they can get involved in particular organizations. This year there were 42 organizations that participated in the event at WCU. Service learning is a major part of a college curriculum that many students know nothing about. What […]