The Western Carolina University music department will present a joint faculty recital Thursday, March 29. The 8pm concert will take place in the recital hall of the Coulter Building at WCU. It is open to the public and free of charge. Brent Edstrom, assistant professor of music, will present a […]
Author: WCU Office
“Youth Art Month” Exhibition on Display March 25 Through April 18
The annual “Youth Art Month” exhibition, showcasing the artistic talents of Jackson County school children, will be on display in the gallery of the Belk Building at Western Carolina University from Sunday, March 25, through Wednesday, April 18. A reception is set for Sunday, March 25, from 2-4 p.m. in […]
Raves to be topic of March 28 panel discussion
Various aspects of the “rave” phenomenon will be discussed during a panel discussion Wednesday, March 28, at Western Carolina University. Panelists will discuss the spiritual, medical, psychological, legal and student side of raves from 7 to 8pm at Illusions Dance Club. The club is located on the third floor of […]
Catamounts Take Two from Spartans
The Western Carolina Catamounts used stellar pitching Friday and Sunday accompanied with big innings to win the Southern Conference baseball series against UNC Greensboro two games to one at Childress Field. The Cats (10-13, 4-4) won Sunday 11-9 and Friday 10-1 but fell 22-5 to Greensboro (12-10, 6-3) on Saturday. […]
Women’s Tennis Squad Picks up Three Over Break
Western Carolina’s women’s tennis team competed in six matches over the spring holidays, notching victories in three of their last four contests after dropping their first two as they kicked off Southern Conference action. The Lady Catamounts (4-5, 0-2) traveled to Hilton Head, SC to play four non-conference matches last […]
LMP to Sponsor Multimedia Presentation on the Music of the 1960s
Barry Drake, award-winning lecturer on the history of rock ‘n’ roll, will give a multimedia presentation on the music of the 1960s at Western Carolina University Wednesday, March 28. The presentation will take place at 8 p.m. in Illusions nightclub, on the third floor of the A. K. Hinds University […]
Reader Finds Headlines “Brash” and Insensitive
I would like to express my sympathy to those who have had the misfortune of reading the once humble student newspaper as of recent. In the last two months, we have been subject to such headlines: ‘Student Dies in Harrill Residence Hall’ with a view of the closed door of […]
“Vanishing Amphibians” exhibit opens at Mountain Heritage Center
#8220;Vanishing Amphibians,” a Smithsonian Institution exhibit that examines the worldwide decline of amphibian populations, will be on display March 26-May 4 at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center. Developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the exhibit examines amphibian biology and […]
Lady Catamount Tennis Updates
March 11, 2001 The Western Carolina women’s tennis team fell to College of Charleston Sunday 7-0 in collegiate tennis action at the Silcox Courts. WCU’s Shelby Fitzpatrick lost a hard fought battle in the first game 6-3 to Charleston’s Marcella Valkenhoff. She then fell 6-1 in the second game. Emmy […]
Catamount Baseball: Diamond Notes
Alan Beck Named Player-of-the-Week Alan Beck, a sophomore left fielder at Western Carolina,has been named the Southern Conference baseball Player of the Week, it was announced. Beck (Hudson, N.C./South Caldwell) raised his batting average 48 points by going 8-for-14 (.571) with nine RBI at the plate and led WCU to […]
