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Welcome back to The Western Carolinian, Catamounts!   We have made it to our eighth and final edition of the year, which is always a bittersweet experience. Thank you for picking up this edition and supporting your student-run newspaper this year.  Local media is a cornerstone of our communities. Supporting local […]
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A tiered dress made of old textbooks is not the typical outfit you would find sophomore Marz Rodriguez flaunting around campus, but for this competition, it’s the outfit of a winner.   To kick off Earth Month, The Sustainable Campus Initiative hosted the annual “Trashion Show” on the UC Lawn, Monday, April 6
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The Tuck River Cleanup has become a longstanding tradition in WNC, bringing together hundreds of volunteers each year with a shared goal: keep the Tuckasegee River clean.   Now in its 42nd year, the event has grown from a small group effort into a major community-wide initiative.  According to Claudia Smith, assistant director o
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Students and faculty came together for a collaborative performance that blended music, technology and live broadcasting into one hands-on experience.    The event, led by Chris Lock, music professor, and Matt Binford, communication professor, displayed original student work created in the Tech Ensemble class and captured by students
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As graduating seniors take photos in patches of colorful tulips and laughing friend groups unpack picnics on the hill, thousands of hours of labor are spent making campus the beautiful place it is.   Behind this breathtaking scenery, a hardworking team of employees supervises and maintains the WCU campus.  Andy Pe
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Students in the public relations campaign course gathered near the Catafount on April 22 for one goal, to spread awareness about mental health stigma in the language we use.  “The entire class got the topic of reducing mental health stigma, we used research with Dr. Brennan and Gorman to help base our campaign,” s
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The federal government introduced the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025 that proposes a $187 billion cut from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.  According to the US Department of Agriculture, SNAP “provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford the nutritiou
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WCU’s campus in the 1970s looked very different than it does now, from building changes to the roadways.  Many of the buildings shown here have either been significantly remodeled or demolished for new buildings. However, when looking closely, one can see the footprints of today’s campus peeking through.  Som
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