Month: October 2006

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Cross-country has impressive showing in the Bluegrass State

The Catamount cross-country teams traveled up to the state of Kentucky for the Greater Louisville Classic on the University of Louisville campus. Both teams had commendable showings in a race that had so many teams compete that they ended up having to have two separate races. Both teams ran in […]

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Preseason Favorites battle to a tie

Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 for Western Carolina soccer was a tough battle as they faced the team predicted to finish in second this year: the Furman Paladins and the favorite to win the conference: the UNC-Greensboro Spartans. Despite a loss to Furman, the Lady Catamounts earned a tie against […]

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Hornak takes over as new Catamount head coach

The month-long search for a replacement for Megan Smith has finally come to an end. Christine Hornak has been named the new head coach of the Catamount softball team. Hornak is a former assistant coach for the Virginia Tech Hokies, where she helped the Hokies get to the ACC Championship […]

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Culowhee Valley school’s fall festival

Recently, the Cullowhee Valley School hosted its annual Fall Festival. Every year, Cullowhee Valley Fall Festival hosts over 700 children and their parents, entertaining them with food, games, and educational booths. Mary Kay Bauer is a professor at Western Carolina University and a mother of two Cullowhee Valley students. Working […]

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Campus Rock/Campus Crusade

Campus Rock, a ministry of Covenant Christian Church in Sylva, is always looking for students to join. Campus Rock is a nondenominational Christian outreach offered to Western Carolina students in order to help them build an understanding of God. Led by the Campus pastors Ken and Dana Jenkins, Campus Rock […]

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The Gadfly provokes mirth and contemplation

Few students know about the thin red magazine called “The Gadfly.” And while it’s distributed through the Philosophy Department’s office in Stillwell, it’s not exactly heavy reading. Written and published by thoughtful students here at Western, many of them majoring in philosophy or political science, the Gadfly pokes fun at […]

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Slam poetry comes to Western

Teacher and poet Taylor Mali performed his spoken word poetry Wednesday evening, September 27, as a part of Last Minute Production’s spoken word series. Mali was one of the original poets who appeared on “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry,” and appeared in the 1997 documentary film “Slam Nation.” Mali, a […]

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Hispanic Heritage Month

#8220;Bienvenidos! Welcome!” Since September 15, greeters at the door of the Hispanic Heritage Month events have been warmly welcoming all who were eager to learn. With over 27 activities relating to Hispanic culture, Hispanic Heritage Month offered an event for every type of interest.This is the third year WCU celebrated […]

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Brighton Beach Memoirs play review

The first play of the year, Brighton Beach Memoirs was a great success. The play was set in the late 1930’s in Brooklyn, N.Y. Eugene, played by Anthony Giordano, is a 15-year-old boy going through puberty who lives with his extended family, all under one small roof. The play showed […]

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Woodring still on the loose

John “Woody” Woodring, a graduate student and student teacher at WCU, is wanted for the murder of his wife on September the 18th.Late Wednesday night Woodring violated a protective order and shouldered his way into the local REACH battered women’s shelter when a worker assigned to stay with his wife […]