What could peanut butter and spinach possibly have in common? According to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, February of this year sparked the rise of food contamination awareness by implementing a recall. Western Carolina University has seen its fare share of food recalls in the past […]
Month: May 2009
Gas Tax Update
Economists recently reported that in order for North Carolina to balance the budget for next year, they must come up with an additional $1.5 billion. North Carolinians who expected the gas tax to decrease from 29.9 cents to 27.9 cents over the summer were recently disappointed by a 34-12 North […]
Western Carolinian Begins Social Networking
The Western Carolinian can now be found on Twitter and Facebook! To find up-to-date news and information about the Western Carolinian between publications, visit the page on Twitter by going to www.twitter.com/WCUsnewspaper and on Facebook by going to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cullowhee-NC/The-Western-Carolinian/95887387504?ref=ts. “By starting pages on these two popular social networking websites, we […]
Karen Middleton Named Western Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Western Carolina Athletic Director Chip Smith announced at a press conference at the Ramsey Center on Friday, May 15 that Karen Middleton, who has served the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Illinois, will be the 10th Head Coach of the Western Carolina Women’s basketball program. Middleton replaces […]
WCU Has Record Number of Freshman Applicants
WCU has received a record number of freshman applications for Fall 2009, leading the admissions department to implement a wait list as a way to evaluate the over 11,500 prospective students applying to the approximately 1,500 allotted spaces. According to Dr. Fred Hinson, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, […]
Middleton Expected To Be Named New WCU Women’s Basketball Coach
Karen Middleton, an assistant coach at the University of Illinois, is expected to be announced as the successor to Kellie Harper as head coach of the Western Carolina women’s basketball team, according to sources close to the situation. Western Carolina athletic director Chip Smith was not available for comment on […]
Medical Marijuana Legislation Proposed in North Carolina
On April 9, North Carolina House Bill 1380, titled the North Carolina Medical Marijuana Act Introduction, was drafted. It is sponsored by Representatives Earl Jones and Pricey Harrison of Guilford County, and Representative Nick Mackey of Mecklenburg County. House Bill 1380 aims to exempt medical cannabis patients from arrest and […]
Catamounts Rally to Upset No. 4 Georgia Tech
Consecutive doubles by Ross Heffley and Brent Greer in the home half of the seventh inning capped a four-run rally that spanned two frames as Western Carolina upset fourth-ranked Georgia Tech, 10-9, on Wednesday, April 21 in non-conference baseball action at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium. Catamount closer Daniel Ottone […]
What’s In a Name: The Future
(Editors Note: The following is the sixth and final part of a series where Western Carolinian writers profiled why athletic events are named what they are.) All year long, the Western Carolinian has been researching and visiting all of the Catamount athletic facilities to discover the history surrounding the complex […]
Catamounts host Track and Field Invitational, Have Impressive Showing
On Friday, Apr. 17, the Catamounts hosted their annual WCU Track and Field Invitational where they had track and field athletes from all over North and South Carolina come to Cullowhee. The Catamounts had a strong showing on the day, especially in the field events, having three individual first place […]
