Month: October 2006

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And now presenting…Beer!

The next time you visit our campus’s Fine and Performing Arts Center for a special event, you may be able to also enjoy a nice glass of wine or your favorite beer. On Sept. 1, the board of trustees passed an amendment to serve alcohol at the FPAC during evening […]

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Snakes on a Plane: A Ride Well Worth It

An instant classic, an unforgettable experience that will live on for ages, one of the most original film’s in Hollywood history. Wait a minute, that sounds like Samuel L. Jackson’s 1994 movie Pulp Fiction. Samuel L. Jackson’s latest movie, Snakes on a Plane, is actually the exact opposite of all […]

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Don’t expect many scares from “The Wicker Man”

If you are going to a movie theater this week to get a good scare then don’t waste your money on “The Wicker Man.” A remake of the 1973 classic “The Wicker Man” shows why Hollywood remakes don’t always go smoothly. Starring Nicholas Cage, the movie promises goose bumps and […]

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The cats have been off to a slow start

The Catamount volleyball team have started off slowly so far this season. In their first eight games, the Catamount team is 1 and 7, with their lone victory coming in five sets against UNC-Charlotte. The Catamounts traveled to Morehead State University in Morehead, Ky. to participate in the Comfort Inn […]

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Softball coach Megan Smith resigns from WCU

In their inaugural season, the Catamount softball team became the 2005 Southern Conference regular season champions. The Catamounts will have to play their sophomore season without head coach Megan Smith. She resigned as the head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts on September 6 to take a job at another […]

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New shows for TV62

The campus TV station, TV62, is getting some new shows this semester. While many of the details are still hush-hush, there is a definite go-ahead for an ESPN-style sports news program focusing on Catamount athletics. Also, currently in the works are a travel show for the greater Cullowhee area, and […]

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Carrie’s Rant

Welcome to my corner of the newspaper where I do nothing but complain (as we all know I enjoy it so) about totally random and useless things. This issue’s rant is on fashion horrors: what went wrong? Now, I’m no fashion expert (nor do I ever want to be), but […]

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From high school to college: the Liz Rondone story

Being a freshman and adjusting to college is tough. Being a freshman, adjusting to college, and becoming a star for the volleyball team is even tougher. Catamount freshman Liz Rondone has shown her tremendous ability on the volleyball court and has turned into a defensive leader for the young Catamount […]

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Lady Cats have success at the Border shoot-out

A 1,000 mile road trip to the Midwest provided the Catamount soccer team with two things they haven’t had this year: a goal and a win. During this long trip, the Lady Cats had plenty of scoring and got a couple of wins. The first game of this road trip […]

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Western Carolina returns to .500

The Lady Catamount Soccer team returned to the .500 mark and won their first Southern Conference win of the season last week. Western started off the week against the 32nd-ranked Nebraska Cornhusker and took them to double-overtime before falling 1-0 in front of 352 fans at Nebraska Soccer field.Western Carolina […]