A new game has been sweeping the nation over the last couple of years; it is called disc golf. Disc golf combines the distance of golf with the accuracy and wind factor of playing Frisbee.On Sept. 29, Western Carolina University cut the ribbon on the university’s first disc golf course. […]
Month: October 2006
A little this and that with Alesha Row
With soccer season in full swing and beginning the meat of their conference schedule, the Western Carolinian was able to sit down with senior goalkeeper Alesha Row and get a little background information on one of last season’s most pivotal players and literally the Lady Catamounts last line of defense. […]
Head Football Coach Kent Briggs gets to build continuity with 3-year extension
On September 13, the executive committee of Western Carolina University’s board of trustees unanimously agreed to a three-year contract extension with head football coach Kent Briggs. With this extension, Coach Briggs will get to keep building onto the Western football program and have a chance to prove that he can […]
Catamount volleyball opens conference play with 1&4 record
Conference play is here, and for the Catamount volleyball team that means that everything they have worked for in the opening tournaments has come down to this. Playing talented teams like South Carolina, Pittsburgh, Ole Miss, and Clemson has all been to prepare for the Southern Conference. In what is […]
Row ties all-time shut-outs record
Western Carolina goalkeeper Alesha Row moved one step closer to becoming the all-time record holder for shut-outs in a career. She picked up shut-out number 18 against Francis Marion to move into a tie with former record holder Mandi Tinsley. Tinsley achieved the feat from 1999-2002. Row’s 18th shut-out came […]
Neumann offers advice to youthful Catamounts
Youth and inexperience has plagued this year’s Western Carolina volleyball team. Thus far in the season, the Catamounts are 5 and16 overall and 1 and 4 in the Southern Conference. Leadership is something that the young Cats look for in their seniors. Senior Krista Neumann is one of four seniors […]
Different strokes for different folks
Homosexuality and religion has, particularly in recent years, become a topic of heated debate. In a time when homosexuality is celebrated and openly displayed in countries all over the world, many believe the opinions of popular religion have become antiquated and even obsolete.Does a happy medium exist? College campuses have […]
#25 Georgia Southern makes it 12 straight wins over #24 WCU, 24-14
Going into Family Weekend, the Cats knew they would have a tough time against #25 Georgia Southern (2-2, 1-1 SoCon), but they couldn’t have known that the offense would be the unit to struggle the most. After losing four defensive linemen against Furman the week before, the Catamount defense was […]
What can you do with a religion major?
There are many different sub-divisions of philosophy. Philosophy of Law, Science and Religion are just some of the areas a student can look into. WCU is no exception when it comes to offering students the sub-division Philosophy of Religion. Though a student can not receive a degree in Philosophy of […]
Do Parents Influence Their Children?
What influences students on their religion? Is it their parents? Is it school or their peers? The WC polled these questions to 25 anonymous students around campus. We received many different types of responses through our poll. The majority of students polled thought that their parents had influenced them. Some […]
