2018 Election results: Democrats successful on local level; easy win for Mark Meadows; Voter ID amendment passes

There was a feeling of anxiety and excitement in the air at Highland Brewing Company for the Buncombe County Democratic watch party on Election night. A big screen in the front of the room projected the national coverage and a smaller screen beside it showed the numbers from the Buncombe County races. The room would […]

Goodbye Power 90.5 and hello 95.3

Western Carolina’s student radio station, Power 90.5, is moving up the FM band to 95.3 concluding a plan almost ten years in the making. The new frequency will be operational by June 23 of this year but the music format and the new name are still in the works. The current signal has the potential […]

Let the Madness begin

The first two days of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament have shown why it is called March Madness. The opening games included overtime, last second shots, and a historic upset that has secured a spot in this year’s One Shining Moment. The first weekend finished with University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s unprecedented victory over top […]

WCU Climbing Club takes gold at annual bouldering competition

Climbers from all over the Southeast met at Western Carolina University’s recreation center Feb. 17 for the 11th annual Rock and Rumble Bouldering Competition. Base Camp Cullowhee organized today’s competition consisting of three, two hour heats where climbers try to complete as many routes as they can to see who can score the most points. […]

Student Government Association looking to increase turnout in upcoming elections

On a campus of over 11,000 students, it can feel difficult for students to have their voice heard by the people higher up. The best way for students to communicate a problem that they want fixed is to go through the Student Government Association who are having elections in March. Elections for the Student Government […]

Enjoy the punk-rock version of Hamlet in God Save Gertrude

Western Carolina’s School of Stage and Screen’s next Mainstage production, God Save Gertrude, will open Oct. 5 through Oct. 8 in the Bardo Art Center. God Save Gertrude is written by Deborah Stein and is a punk-rock spin-off of Shakespeare’s classic Hamlet set in post-revolutionary Russia. Gertrude, an ex-punk-rock rebel turned Queen, deals with difficult […]