1889 — Cullowhee Academy opens with 18 students and 1 teacher
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1929 — Name changes to Western Carolina Teachers College
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1932 — ‘Catamount’ narrowly beats out ‘Boomers’ to become mascot
1939 — The federal New Deal program funds multiple campus construction projects
1940s — Male enrollment drops below 10 percent as World War II rages
1953 — Name changes to Western Carolina College
1957 — Levern Hamlin becomes WCU’s first African-American student
1967 — Name changes to Western Carolina University
1970s — WCU begins ‘The Old Mountain Jug’ rivalry with Appalachian State
1972 — Chancellor Jack K. Carlton freezes tenure and requires freshmen to live on campus
1973 — Amid student protests, Carlton is ousted from office
1980 — Ronnie Carr makes first three-point shot in NCAA history
1998 — WCU becomes first public university in state to institute a computer requirement
2005 — WCU announces Millennial Initiative
2009 — Pride of the Mountains marching band receives Sudler Trophy
2011 — The Freshmen Run tradition begins