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Battle of the bots: WCU engineering students compete in robot showdown
March 12, 2026 By Halle Stanley
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers at WCU has some end-of-midterm season fun with a competition between handmade robots. The SME president, Chloe Stewart, says the robot showdown creates not only a learning opportunity for students but also allows them to be creative within their engineering discipline. “The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is an organization where […]

Fast Cats chase championship title
Western Carolina’s Track and Field team is gearing up for the Conference Championship meet in Lexington, Virginia. The competition is Feb. 27 and 28 at the Virginia Military Institute Corps Physical Training Facility. Ten universities in the Southern Conference will send their best athletes to battle for the trophy in the most important meet of […]



