What has been a difficult season for Catamount (2-5, 0-5 SoCon) fans just got more difficult on Oct. 21. On the road against The Citadel (2-5, 2-2 SoCon), Western wasn’t expected to win, but instead of going out silently, they led for much of the game. Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant […]

Missed opportunities and missed field goals sum up Western Carolina’s 17-14 OT loss to Chattanooga (3-4, 2-2 SoCon) on Oct. 14. The Catamounts (2-4, 0-4 SoCon) missed three field goals in the game, including one in overtime, and were stopped on fourth and goal on the one yard line in […]

Nestled in the hills of Western is the old Moore Building that overlooks all of campus. Once an all-female dorm, the Moore Building is now home to the Health Sciences and Nursing departments. However pleasant and majestic the building may seem on the outside, it was rumored to have once […]

College myths are full of humor or are just plan weird. Created from the students, college myths can relate to anything and are only limited to the imaginations of the ones who create them. The first college myth begins with move-in day. Students may claim they don’t get home sick, […]

Western Carolina’s campus is currently the site of an Indian cemetery. However, long before it was a cemetery for Cherokee Indians, it was a distinct Indian village. A mound existed near where the Killian building currently stands. Cherokee Studies professor Freeman Owle believes that this mound, which extended from the […]

Scott and Harrill Residence Halls may seem like just two more dorms on the campus of Western Carolina University. However, each building has a reputation for being haunted because of some mysterious events that occurred in the past. Current and prospective students of WCU should keep these stories in mind […]

The mountains for North Carolina are filled with great stories and many mysteries only known to locals. However, one great mystery of the Blue Ridge Mountains has managed to stay one of the well-kept secrets today. That mystery is the one of the Thomas Divide.The Thomas Divide is located off […]

Alesha Row could not have asked for a better way to go out on Senior Day, but the Catamount soccer team would have liked to have gotten the win; unfortunately, Western Carolina would have to settle for a 0-0 tie against the Elon Phoenix in front of 379 fans at […]

Homecoming 2006 was a very successful time for Western as they pulled out two victories and moved into a tie with Furman for second place in the Southern Conference. The Catamounts improved to 9-5-2 on the season and 5-1-1 in the Conference. Western needed a strong second half to pull […]