Archives for November 2013

Good exercise and fall foliage: hiking at Carl Sandburg’s

  Not going home over Thanksgiving break  and yearning for a small road trip adventure? The Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is just over the hill in Flat Rock, North Carolina. With 264 acres on the property, visitors are welcome year round to explore the grounds and hike the easy to moderate trails around […]

WCU Inspirational Choir performs last concert of the semester

Western Carolina University’s Inspirational Choir held their last concert of the semester in UC Grandroom on November 24. The concert was holiday theme emphasized on spreading holiday cheer and love to the audience, also spread Gods love through song. Inspirational Choir President,  Monteria Perry always wants her audience to feel welcome and leave the concert […]

Large dreams for a large man

You cannot miss Alex Day when you see him on WCU’s campus or even during the long practices of the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band. He is taller than anybody around him but always has a wide smile on his face. He is also my little brother. Day is a sophomore at Western Carolina […]

Catamounts falter against rival Appalachian State

The stage was set for Western Carolina and Appalachian State to take the field Saturday afternoon at Kidd Brewer Stadium for the latest installment of the “Battle for the Old Mountain Jug.” Both fan bases were out and the trash talking didn’t stop – even up to game time. As the Appalachian State players were […]

Rolling Stone, Subway on fire

  If you were planning to have your lunch in Subway, Rolling Stone or The Mad Batter today, you will have to change your plans. The food establishments will be closed. Unofficial sources said that a fire started around 8:30a.m.from either Subway or Rolling Stone and soon after both of the restaurants were covered in […]

WCU’s own Ron Rash honored in October

October was a busy month for author and Western Carolina University professor Ron Rash. Rash is WCU’s advanced creative writing teacher and Cullowhee’s local celebrity. A self-described quiet man by nature, Rash has gained much notoriety since 1998 when his first work, a collection of poems entitled Eureka Mill, were published. Take a look in […]