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Students pay an athletic fee at Western Carolina that is almost as much as tuition. Why is that? | WUNC
![Western Carolina Athletics on Twitter: "BREAKING NEWS: Western Carolina unveils the 12-game, 2019 @WCU_FB schedule that includes SIX home dates including a late-October Homecoming date with Furman and previously announced FBS opponents Western Carolina Athletics on Twitter: "BREAKING NEWS: Western Carolina unveils the 12-game, 2019 @WCU_FB schedule that includes SIX home dates including a late-October Homecoming date with Furman and previously announced FBS opponents](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwpSThAW0AUVlDG.jpg)
Western Carolina Athletics on Twitter: "BREAKING NEWS: Western Carolina unveils the 12-game, 2019 @WCU_FB schedule that includes SIX home dates including a late-October Homecoming date with Furman and previously announced FBS opponents
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