By Kimberly Pruitt Staff Writer There is a bumper sticker that can be seen around campus that reads: “If you see my professor, tell ’em I’m still looking for a parking place.” While this is, on the surface, humorous, there is a growing problem with parking. Many students are willing […]
Author: Kimberly Pruett
E.J. Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field Turf Replacement Begins
By Justin Caudell Sports Editor By the time the Catamounts have their next home football game on Saturday, Oct. 4 against Samford, they will be playing on a new turf. Hours following Western Carolina’s home game against the Liberty Flames on Saturday, Sept. 13, the turf replacement project at E.J. […]
Meet the 2008 Western Carolinian Sports Staff
From past baseball and soccer players to a cross country athlete, over the next few months the Catamounts will be covered by reporters with their own personal experiences playing on sports teams. Three students are at the helm of the Western Carolinian Sports Section this semester, bringing varied sports backgrounds […]
First Annual Cherokee Fair
By Carolyn Ellison Features Editor On September 12, the first annual Cherokee Fair took place on the UC lawn. The event hosted dancing and authentic traditional music while students and faculty eagerly stood in line to buy fry bread and “Indian tacos,” while others made their own pinch pot at […]
Study Abroad:
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 […]
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 […]
