Day: February 7, 2001

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DepartMental

Some people call them shrinks, some prefer head doctors, and on occasion some are actually referred to as therapists or doctors. However, most of the students in the Psychology department will not be called any of these names. Some will be called “coach,” others “teacher;” some will be business people, […]

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Campus Safer Than Surrounding Community, Report Says

According to a recent report on three years’ worth of crime statistics from universities across the nation, college campuses are generally safer places than the larger communities in which they are located. The report, released by the Department of Education to Congress in January, states “The campus crime statistics collected […]

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Managing Editor, Web Editor to Live Happily Ever After

Alex Esmon and Nichole Hardy were married at Snow Hill Methodist Church in Franklin Saturday afternoon before a crowd of more than 50 well-wishers. Alex, the managing editor of the Western Carolinian, has worked in various roles in his four years at the paper, but he is perhaps best known […]

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Servo’s Wrestlin’ Report

Hello wrestling fans, and welcome once again to Servo’s little column. Sorry about the absence last week. I was feeling a bit under the weather with a combination of the dozen sicknesses that are going around campus this time of year. But I count my illness as a blessing because […]

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Good Showing at Clemson for WCU Track

Western Carolina track and field was among 37 schools that gathered at Clemson’s Littlejohn Coliseum Friday and Saturday to compete in the Tiger Classic. The unscored, two-day event proved to be another steppingstone for the Catamounts as they continue to strive toward winning the Southern Conference Indoor Championship. Several individuals […]

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Catamounts Drop Pair to Mountain Rivals

Monday night in the Ramsey Center, everyone got to see what a rivalry is all about: bragging rights and two teams wanting to move up in the Southern Conference standings heading down the wire in league play. Despite a season-high 3,121 boisterous fans in the arena, the Appalachian State Mountaineers […]

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First Home Triumph For Lady Cats This Season

Sophomore guard Marsh McGillivary scored a career-high 21 points, leading the Lady Cats to a 91-60 thrashing of Southern Conference rival Davidson College Saturday night at the Ramsey Center. The win was the first home triumph for Western Carolina this season. The Lady Catamounts jumped all over Davidson early, building […]

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Western Students Show Lack of Support, Even in the Biggest Games

Last Thursday millions of viewers were stuck in their seats in front of the television from 9:00 p.m. until just slightly after eleven in the evening watching the greatest rivalry in sports. Duke and Carolina battled back and forth, and the boys in blue pulled through with a two-point victory […]

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Sports Fans?

Dear Editor, I will have to say that on Monday night down at the Ramsey Center, not the RAC, I was impressed. For the most part it was a college basketball atmosphere, and everyone was treated to a good game between the mountain rivals, Appalachian State and Western Carolina. However, […]