On Wednesday, Oct. 5, students of WCU’s School of Music performed their first concert of the semester. The symphonic band, led by Dr. Jack Eaddy, played Ignition by Todd Stalter, Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon by Percy Grainger, Sea Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Illumination by David […]
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Women’s soccer aiming to build momentum going into new season
With fall sports in full swing, Western Carolina’s Women’s soccer team is working to build momentum. With a record of 1-2-4, the Catamounts have defeated UNC Asheville. The matches against Southern Conference teams will start Sept. 23, 2022, with the Catamounts hosting Wofford College at 7 p.m. The Catamounts […]
Experiencing campus for the first time with New Student Orientation
Having the privilege to attend the first in-person freshman orientation since 2019, I would absolutely recommend this interactive experience to anyone considering attending WCU. As someone who was completely unfamiliar with the campus and surrounding community prior to touring, orientation was a great way to fully encompass the true campus […]
Head coach’s expectations for Catamount Football this season: Bigger, stronger, better
Kerwin Bell, head coach of WCU football, began his “Catamount Football Weekly” by saying the team has been working hard during the offseason and we should expect big things to come from the Cats this year. Our team should be bigger, more powerful, and skillfully better with an attitude to […]
Gemini Tattoo shop now open in Sylva
A new tattoo shop, Gemini Tattoo and Body Piercing, is up and running in Sylva beside Cook Out. The studio, established by Curtis Lamoureux, opened July 2022. The shop is open from noon to 10 p.m. weekdays and noon to midnight Fridays and Saturdays. Gemini Tattoo currently has two artists, […]
Mountain Heritage Day 5K Press Release
Press Release – John Moore Western Carolina University is hosting its annual Mountain Heritage Day 5K Walk/Run in front of the Stillwell Building on Saturday, September 24 at 8 a.m. Join alumni, students, and staff by racing through the hills and valleys of Cullowhee on a beautiful, crisp, fall morning! […]
Closed Curtain Review: Romeo and Juliet
“Are you kidding me?” That was my first thought when the School of Stage and Screen’s Romeo & Juliet began on Thursday, Feb. 17. It was a happy thought and one full of excitement because I knew that if the first minute of the play brought laughing tears to my […]
Catamounts maul Purple Eagles
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist. The catamount baseball team opened up their 2022 regular season with a four-game series against the Niagara Purple Eagles on Feb. 18 through Feb. 20. See the full story: The Cats collected an astounding amount of offense during the opening series. […]
New football players sign with WCU for next season
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist. Western Carolina University football team is getting 30 new players hoping for an even better season than the 2021 season. The WCU Catamount Club and the Western Carolina Football coaching staff hosted a national signing day event via Zoom on Feb.3 and presented […]
WCU Baseball has new captains for the season
Originally published in The Western Carolina Journalist. Pitchers Zebby Matthews and Jacob Corn have been elected as team captains for the 2022 baseball season. Matthews, a junior right-handed starting pitcher, and Jackson County native, started in ten games last year, before an elbow injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. In his […]
