Registration open for the 11th annual Assault on BlackRock

Story originally published in the Sylva Herald, publication from Feb. 25. About 120 of the most in-shape athletes around will scramble up to Blackrock summit in the 11th Assault on Blackrock on Saturday, March 30. The seven-mile race starts in the parking lot of Sylva’s Pinnacle Park, up to the Blackrock summit and back, totaling […]

All paddles on deck

Fifteen Western Carolina University international students went whitewater rafting on the Nantahala River, located in Bryson City, 45 minutes northwest of Cullowhee. This was the last trip for the semester organized by the Base Camp Cullowhee (BBC), the outdoors program of Western Carolina University. “[The Nantahala] is a river that has a mix of class […]

Nature prevails

WCU students withheld from flying due to strong winds this past weekend near Chattanooga, TN. The hang gliding trip was put together by the university’s outdoor program Base Camp Cullowhee (BCC), which has been scheduled since the beginning of the semester. The trip had already been postponed for two weeks from it’s original date because […]

Training for the WCU half marathon kicks off

Training sessions for the Valley of the Lilies Half Marathon are held on campus, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 a.m. and on Saturdays at 8 a.m. The 13.1 miles race is organized by the School of Health Sciences and the Department of Campus Recreation & Wellness and scheduled for April 3 through a scenic […]