By Jordan Monroe Staff Writer Every semester about 30 students from Western Carolina University study abroad in places like Australia, Japan or Spain. Why? Studying abroad has a lot of benefits-more than you might think. “To me [studying abroad] is the ultimate synthetic college experience,” said John Schweikart, WCU study […]
Day: September 26, 2008
Construction for New Dining Hall Still in Progress
By Carolyn Ellison Features Editor Amidst the congested construction on campus, between Dodson and Reid you will notice a new dining hall developing. The first floor will consist of retail restaurants, and the second floor will be similar to the system Dodson runs on now-pay one price for all-you-can-eat. Most […]
Women’s Soccer Team Has Strong Showing In Yale Soccer Classic
Weekend Tournament Ends with Catamounts 2-4 on the Season By Kaitlyn Mullis Staff Writer The Western Carolina women’s soccer team traveled out to New Haven, Connecticut for the Yale Soccer Classic on Sep 12, taking one of the two matches. The team faltered in the first game, suffering a 3-1 […]
WCU Women’s Golf Team Wins Great Smokies Intercollegiate Tournament
By Placing Three Players in Tournament’s Top Ten, Catamounts Grab Title By Kaitlyn Mullis Staff Writer The Western Carolina women’s golf team captured the team title at the tenth-annual Great Smokies Intercollegiate Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 16. It was their sixth ever team tournament title and their first since 2006. […]
What Was That I Just Watched?
By Max Kath Staff Writer I walked into the Cinebar movie theater in Asheville with the utmost curiosity, mostly because I wasn’t quite sure what “Burn After Reading” would be about. I had seen the commercials and read some things about it on the internet but the plot was still […]
Lady Catamounts Still Searching for First Volleyball Win
By Cory Spaugh Staff Writer The Lady Catamount volleyball team continues to fight hard on the court, but has yet to win their first match, dropping to 0-10 thus far on the season. Western took part in the Redbird Classic hosted by Illinois State and the North Carolina State Tournament […]
Who Says Every Show Should Be Like “The Sopranos?”
By Max Kath Staff Writer Whether we want to admit it or not, we all watch television. We’ve all heard that television “rots out our brains,” which is true to an extent, but television is one of the most underappreciated art forms. Shows like the “Sopranos,” “Six Feet Under,” “the […]
Catamounts Drop Close Football Game to Liberty
By Justin Caudell Sports Editor Down 19-7 after three frames, Western Carolina scored nine unanswered points in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Sept. 13, but it was not enough to pick off Liberty University as the Flames won 19-16. The Catamounts had possession of the ball with less than two […]
Editorial: Sports Briefs
By: Justin Caudell Sports Editor WCU TO HOLD BASEBALL TRYOUTS Western Carolina University and head baseball coach Bobby Moranda have announced the date for annual open walk-on tryouts. Current WCU students who are interested in trying out for the Catamount baseball team can do so on Friday, Sept. 26. The […]
