The Catamount football season ended the same way as it began-with a whoopin’ on television. The Cats fell 52-21 in their season finale to the Furman Paladins at E.J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee. The Cats worst season since 1958 is finally over, as they finish the season with a 1-10 […]

After Saturday’s 79-35 thrashing of the Western Carolina Catamounts, it is apparent that the Appalachian State Mountaineers like to do things in sets of three. The win over WCU was their third straight and it moves the Mountaineers closer to winning at least a share of their third consecutive Southern […]

The Western Carolina Catamounts went 1-2 in the Peggy Cronin Classic in Cincinnati, giving the Catamount fans a sense of pride and a feeling of winning, something they have not felt for a long time following the disastrous football season. In the tournament opener, the Catamounts defeated the Bowling Green […]

After upsetting Furman, the WCU volleyball team had two final matches to show they belong in the eight-team SoCon tournament. Instead of qualifying, the Cats quietly finished out the 2007 season with two losses. The first loss of the weekend came on Saturday against Elon. The Cats would fall 3-0 […]

Playing their fourth game in six nights, the Catamount men’s basketball team overcame a tough Methodist team and pulled away with the 87-76 victory in the Ramsey Center in front of a crowd of 1,731.Tired legs and inexperience among the younger players were part of the struggles that the young […]

The year 2007 may be best remembered for the continuous rise and drop in gas prices. Prices seem to change on a daily basis as demand continues to rise. The high gas prices have affected the cost of food, the price of airlines, normal daily activities, and the general economy. […]

Beth Walden, a third-year professor of Philosophy and Religion at WCU, is probably the coolest person you’ll ever meet. When I met her at the clocktower to ask her some questions for this article, she walked up wearing high heels, hugged me, and then showed me how those heels helped […]

The Western Carolina Cross Country team hosted the Catamount Classic on September 15, but unfortunately for the Cats, home-field advantage didn’t mean much. Western would finish fourth on both the men’s and women’s sides. The Western men had the highest finisher for either team as sophomore Stephen Hammond finished in […]

There’s a familiar chill in the air. The leaves have started to droop and bow their heads as if tired from a long season of standing at attention. Vibrant greens with which we began the school year have begun to fade into gentle autumn hues. Pretty soon this entire region […]

Starting on September 22, the Western Carolina volleyball team produced what was probably their most impressive two-match stretch of the season as they dispatched both Davidson and East Tennessee State. The Cats played both matches at home and faced off against the Davidson Wildcats first. Western dominated Davidson en route […]