Archives for March 2015

North Carolina’s Supreme Court justices speak and inspire WCU students

The NC Supreme Court will be 200 years old in three years and Western Carolina University had the honor of hosting a forum with three of the seven women who have ever served on the state’s Supreme Court. Justices Robin Hudson, Barbara Jackson and Cheri Beasley spent the Saturday March 28, touring the campus and talking […]

Heroes and Villains alike visit Cullowhee for WheeCon

Heroes and villains were hanging out together with plenty of other people from the Cullowhee area for the second annual WheeCon The WCU Comic Book Club hosted the event on Saturday, March 28 in the Forsyth building from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., bringing in between 300 and 350 guests throughout the day. “We were hoping […]

Spring football in full swing

Running, throwing, catching, hitting, blocking and the sled drills everyone loves. These occurrences can mean only one thing –  football is back! Spring football officially started for Western on  March 16 and the players wore just helmets and shorts for the first few days. They switched over the helmets, shoulder pads and shorts on March 20. “In helmets it’s a […]

Unseen Scars: The battle against PTSD

“There’s light at the end of the tunnel, you just have to find it. But no matter how successful you get, it will always stay with you,” said marine veteran Erik Watkins. He was talking about PTSD. The National Center for PTSD says that a post-traumatic stress disorder begins when someone goes through, sees, or learns about a […]

Local veteran programs make their mark on WNC

Western Carolina University was recently designated a “top school” in the Military Advanced Education 2015 Guide to Colleges & Universities. It’s no wonder why the university grabbed that distinction with people like Tom Baker from the Vet to Vet program. Baker, a chief organizer of the Vet to Vet program, has been interviewing with local […]

WCU undergraduates show off their research skills in 17th annual Undergraduate Expo

Western Carolina University held an Undergraduate Expo on March 23 in the University Center’s Grandroom. This was the 17th annual expo and the first day of the expo included students presenting their research that they had conducted. The students from the Environmental Studies program tackled the topic of  “Evaluating Sustainability of Purchasing Practices at Western […]