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Autopsy: Cardiac problems led to death of WCU player
Complications from an enlarged heart led to the death of a Western Carolina University football player who fell unconscious during a preseason workout, a medical examiner said Tuesday.
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Novelist Dorothy Allison live on C-T.com tonight
Going from Dorothy Allison's first book of fiction, 'Trash,' to her second, 'Bastard Out of Carolina,' is like going through the fire to emerge a new person.
College concert celebrates the season
Published: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 10:16 p.m. To celebrate the spirit of the holiday season, Blue Ridge Community College will present a "Celebrate the Season Concert" at 7:30 p.m. Dec.
Replay 'Bastard Out of Carolina' program
To replay Rob Neufeld's Thursday night program at Western Carolina University with novelist Dorothy Allison, visit CITIZEN-TIMES.com/Livestream, and click 'on demand.' Neufeld interviewed Allison in a discussion of her famed novel, 'Bastard Out of Carolina.'
Dorothy Allison to speak tonight at WCU
SouthernHighlandReader reports: Dorothy Allison, a major literary voice from the South, talks about her work in an audience participation program, 7:30 p.m., November 19, in the UC Theatre at Western Carolina University.
Comprehensive energy-use audit begins as part of $5.25 million energy-savings project
Read the full story in the Western Carolina University Reporter. ConEdison Solutions is conducting a comprehensive campus energy audit and will begin implementing in late spring or early summer improvements such as solar water heating, rainwater harvesting, and heating and air-conditioning controls.
Caliber of student could rise as admissions get more selective
A surge in students applying to Western Carolina University has allowed the college to be more selective.
Powerful politicians sparse in WNC
Buncombe County Democrat Martin Nesbitt's leap to the powerful position of N.C. Senate majority leader is the story of a mountain resident's political ascendance.
How many cigarettes does Patrick Swayze smoke in the 1989 film 'Roadhouse'? If you're in Cullowhee this week, you might find out.
Garrison Keillor to perform at Western Carolina University
'A Prairie Home Companion,' will perform March 8 at the Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.
WCU hosts American Indian expo
Western Carolina University will host exhibits and a series of presentations that explore social issues, traditions, images and values of American Indians.
Western Carolina University Book Review: Proper etiquette matters in business
Ann Marie Sabath's 'Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business with Charm and Savvy' guides the reader through matters of etiquette and protocol in a wide variety of business settings.
Shuler questioned over health care vote
When U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler spoke to students at Western Carolina University last week, a group of Macon County residents lined the back of the theater holding signs that read, 'Yes to public option' and 'Whose side are you on, Heath Shuler?' Since the Waynesville Democrat voted against a health care reform bill last weekend, he's been answering a ...
U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler: Under Bush administration, U.S. gave Iraqis free universal health care
Here's a video clip from U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler's appearance out at Western Carolina University on Thursday afternoon.
A dinosaur discovers love in 'A Glow in the Dark Adventure' at WCU
A dinosaur discovers the meaning of love in a 'glow-in-the-dark' theater experience onstage at 3 p.m. Nov.
Rep. Heath Shuler answers to Western Carolina University students
About 150 Western Carolina University students had a conversation with U.S. Rep.
How do we channel some of that climate westward?
Last week, Site Selection magazine, an economic development publication, ranked North Carolina as the No.
NCCU band to march in Rose Bowl parade
The N.C. Central University Marching Sound Machine will march in the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade.
Eighteen budding musicians have hit an early high note in their musical pursuits.
AIBS publishes Darwin articles open access
To celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the American Institute of Biological Sciences is publishing open access two peer-reviewed articles about Charles Darwin and his historic insights into evolution.
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