Month: February 2009

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Catamounts Come Back to Knock Off College of Charleston

The Western Carolina men’s basketball team fought hard to come back and defeat the College of Charleston 70-68 in the Ramsey Center on Thursday, Feb. 2. With an early lead shortly taken away by Charleston and 15 minutes left in the first half, the Catamounts would not see the lead […]

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The Box Truck Means Bed

I can imagine that a lot of folks here on campus have sleep problems. Some can never get down that “time to go to bed” time. As for me, I have found that there is a physical object that goes through campus at a specific time that can let you […]

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2009 Tax Tips For Students

As a student, there are many questions you may have when it comes to your taxes. Filing may feel more like homework, however, there’s usually one difference-a cash reward! If you’re not sure about your options or if you even have to file, keep reading. As you get older, more […]

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“Never Again”…Again

#8220;Never Again!” That was a commonly uttered phrase following the discovery of the Nazi-sponsored genocide in Germany known as the Holocaust. The general consensus in the international community was that modern civilization could not permit such atrocities to reoccur. For it was indifference and lack of knowledge on the part […]

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A Review of Slipknot’s New Album

My love for Coheed and Cambria put my brother and me in a predicament we always told ourselves we would never put ourselves in. That predicament is being at a Slipknot concert, not because we necessarily disdain the music they have created in the past ten years, but because of […]

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A Look at the WCU Football Team’s 2009 Signing Day

Western Carolina head football coach Dennis Wagner announced on Tuesday, Feb. 3 the signing of 20 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to play football for the Catamounts beginning next season. WCU inked 12 offensive players and eight on defense as a part of National Signing Day. “You never really […]

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Lady Catamounts Hold Strong in Loss to Clemson

The Western Carolina women’s basketball team could not come from behind on Wednesday, Feb. 3 to beat Clemson in their final non-conference contest of the season, falling 73-64 in the Ramsey Center. Western Carolina struggled early as it lost the inside presence of key player Brooke Johnson who picked up […]

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Bulldogs Too Much for Catamounts to Handle

Coming off a last second win against the College of Charleston, Western Carolina was looking to continue their winning ways against The Citadel on Saturday, Feb. 7. The Catamounts hosted in the Citadel in the second part of a double header, which saw the Lady Catamounts take care of rival […]

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WCU Women’s Basketball Team Pound Appalachian State

The Lady Catamounts basketball team pounded Appalachian State in the Ramsey Center on Saturday, Feb. 7 to gain some retribution for the men’s team who fell to the Mountaineers last month. When the Appalachian Stated rolled into town, they were looking to prolong Western Carolina’s three game losing streak, but […]

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What’s In A Name: E.J. Whitmire Stadium and Bob Waters Field

(Editor’s Note: The following is the third of a series of articles where Western Carolinian writers report on why the athletic facilities at WCU are named after who they are.) In 1974, a brand new football stadium was opened on the campus of Western Carolina University, and it still stands […]