Black History Month is a time to share not only stories of influential African Americas, but also celebrate what being black truly means and how it is showcased in communities. Being at Western Carolina University, that might look a little different than in other places, geographically. Though WCU’s numbers are […]
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Pride of the Mountains perform at Macy’s
On Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, 500 catamounts took on New York participating in the 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Western Carolina University’s marching band was established in 1938 with 23 students. They are now known as one of the best marching bands in the Southeast for its performances that include […]
Player Profile: Cody Jones, baseball
Cody Jones, senior outfielder for the Catamounts, is very passionate about baseball. Jones said, “Ever since I was three years old, I have played baseball, and I have loved every minute of it.” Jones started playing baseball on an organized team at age three on a south Asheville […]
Pride of the Mountains Summer Symposium successful once again
The notorious marching arts clinic known as the Pride of the Mountains Summer Symposium has had yet another successful summer term as close by band students came from all over to be trained for leadership from July 10-15. With success from the previous years to fall back on, the Pride […]
WCU Football Team Ready to Start, Shine on Television
Five home games and a season-opening road trip to Southeastern Conference foe, Vanderbilt, highlight Western Carolina’s 11-game 2009 Catamount football schedule. The slate includes three teams which made the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs a season ago and a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) winner. “The 2009 schedule is very […]
All Work and No Play Makes The Pride of the Mountains a Continued Success
Due to the ever-famous quote “and this one time at band camp” used in the popular film “American Pie,” almost anyone who hears the words “band camp” aloud tends to smirk. The underlying humor of this quote however, may not apply to the Pride of the Mountains marching band. Western […]
Tips for New College Students
New Catamounts, chances are you have hundreds of questions, and you may not have anyone to ask. To help you transition from high school to college, the Western Carolinian staff, comprised of college students ourselves and many of whom are about to graduate, would like to pass along some of […]
Ron Rash Wins SIBA Award for Best Fiction
Ron Rash, the Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture at Western Carolina University, is winner of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance book award in the category of fiction for his novel “Serena.” Rash’s “Serena” has been a critical success since its 2008 release and has catapulted the South Carolina-born author […]
College and Stress – Take Control of Your Life
College brings the best and worst out of some, but mostly—a good dose of stress. Stress, in simpler terms, is the opposite of relaxation. Both positive and negative aspects of life can be equally stressful. Coming from external forces in our lives, pushing our buttons and provoking extreme emotions, reducing […]
WCU Announces 2009-10 Theater Season
The department of stage and screen is kicking off Western Carolina University’s 2009-10 “Mainstage” theater season with the hip, dark comedy “Manuscript.” This season also will feature productions of Shakespeare’s classic “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Chorus Line” and the futuristic “Natural Selections.” Shows will begin at […]
