I knew a girl in high school who was one of the few people in the world who had never seen “Star Wars.” After having to sit through numerous conversations on whether Ben Kenobi was a clone and the possibilities of Han Solo being a Jedi, one Friday afternoon she […]

Now that students are embarking on their third week at Western, it is time that students, faculty and staff think about what role they play in relation to the university as a whole. Often times people see a university, in this case Western Carolina, as just a place where they […]

#8220;And this one time, at band ca…” is what Jim started to say before he caught himself in the recently released “American Pie 2”. And of course, everyone laughed because Jim borrowed a phrase from America’s most famous band chick. All of the gang has returned for that rarity in […]

Western Carolina men’s and women’s cross country squads took first place in the WCU/Papa’s Invitational Saturday morning. The men’s squad edged out Cumberland College of Kentucky 26-29 while the women’s team beat out South Carolina 39-46. On the men’s side, sophomore Caleb Bailey came home first in the 8k competition […]

The Western Carolina volleyball squad outlasted East Tennessee State last night for their fourth straight win to open up the season, a mark that has not been matched since 1990. The Lady Cats (4-0, 1-0) topped Southern Conference foe ETSU in a five-set roller coaster. WCU prevailed 31-29, 30-19, 25-30, […]

WCU’s women’s soccer team got off to a fast start this weekend, opening the season with two home victories and making their bid to make last year’s impressive run look like a Lady Cat tradition. Monday afternoon saw the Catamounts top Charleston Southern University on Charles W. Schrader Field 3-0. […]

Western Carolina defenders forced three turnovers inside their own 10-yard line and Donnie Bryant rushed for over 100 yards and two touchdowns as the Catamounts defeated Mars Hill College 15-6 Thursday night. Despite the score, Western dominated most of the game, outgaining the Lions 328-161 in total yardage, including a […]

An open letter to commuting students: First, let me say that I appreciate your patience as we deal with a difficult parking situation on campus this fall. You, the commuting students, will be most affected by the loss of parking spaces as we move forward with construction, renovation and traffic […]

Every now and then a very special person walks quietly among us on this great planet. he or she is usually a person who is everything to everyone. One such person has been among us for the past twenty and a half years and we have now been faced with […]

We are all very privileged once again to have the opportunity to attend an event organized by Dr. Gordon Mercer and the Public Policy Institute (PPI) here at Western Carolina University. This year’s event is particularly special, however, because it involves everyone throughout WCU, more so than it ever has […]