The Western Carolina volleyball team traveled to Asheville on August 31 to take part in the two-day UNC-Asheville Volleyball Classic. With their first wins of the year, the team dominated the event, sweeping UNCA and USC Upstate three games to none and beating Kennesaw State three games to one. The […]
Month: September 2007
Cross Country Teams Defend Home Turf in Opening Meet
The Western Carolina men’s and women’s cross country teams opened their season on August 31st at home in the Western Carolina Invitational. Both teams defended home-field advantage well as the women won on their side and the men finished third. Both teams had to deal with harsh weather conditions. Rain, […]
Volleyball team falls at home 3-1 to Gardner Webb
After the Georgia Tech Classic, the Western volleyball team came back home for a match against Gardner Webb on September 11. The Cats fought valiantly but lost three games to one. Western started off the match horribly as they lost game one by a score of 30-19, but the Cats […]
Volleyball team swept at Georgia Tech Classic
On September 7, the Western Carolina volleyball team played in what will probably be their most difficult tournament all year long. The Cats traveled to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Classic and faced off with huge Division I schools Georgia Tech, Georgia, Kentucky, and Arizona. The Cats, as can probably […]
Destination: Cullowhee: High Falls
Cullowhee, there’s a problem. These days, as all days around this valley, it’s hard to walk around campus without hearing students gripe about how little there is to do around here. It’s true that we don’t have colossal malls, trendy little coffee shops serving mocha- frapa- whatever, or not even […]
Ups and downs for Catamount soccer on road trip out West
Western Carolina Soccer just concluded a road trip out west, starting the season 1-1. The Catamounts lost a tough battle against Wyoming 1-0, and routed Northern Colorado with a win 4-0. Two centuries ago, pioneers set out in covered wagons, intent to blaze a trail across the untamed wilderness of […]
Profile on Todd Spitzer, Catamount Quarterback
Standing at 6’4 and 234 pounds, senior quarterback Todd Spitzer leads the Catamounts. After two games, this native of Greer, South Carolina has had his share of ups and downs as Western’s quarterback. So far this season, Spitzer has thrown 18-of-41 for a total of 228 yards with one touchdown […]
Catamounts Fall on the Road to Eastern Kentucky
It has been nearly a year since the Catamount football team has won a game. Their last win came at home on September 16, 2006 against the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky whom they beat 20-17. This season, after coming off of a 52-6 loss on September 1 at Alabama, the […]
Changing the Way Students Drink on Campus
Everyone knows Western is a party school. Honestly, how many of you out there reading this have the “Western Carolina University – out-drinking your school since… uh… we can’t remember…” quote in your AIM profile? Well, this year is going to be a little different for you party-people in the […]
Cultural Arts Offers New Experiences and Opportunities
Most students at Western Carolina University, or any young adult for that matter, would enjoy meeting someone famous. How would it feel to spend a day with one of your favorite authors or to act in a play? What most students don’t realize is that the Lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions […]