By Cory SpaughSports Writer (Editors Note: The following is the second and final part of a series where Western Carolinian sports writer Cory Spaugh gathers opinions on the new turf at E.J. Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field) Eight years since the last makeover, the Catamounts unveiled a new playing surface at […]

Georgia Southern scored four touchdowns in a little over a 10-minute span in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 25 to void a 28-point Western Carolina lead. Sparked by a 12-yard touchdown pass from Lee Chapple to Raja Andrews, Jarrell Crawford followed with a 1-yard rushing score, Antonio Henton connected […]

Western Carolina University inducted new members into the Catamounts’ Athletic Hall of Fame during the football team’s halftime in a game versus Chattanooga on Saturday, Nov. 1. The Hall’s five newest inductees include former football players John Ruta (1962-65), Alonzo Carmichael (1983-86) and Brad Hoover (1996-99), along with track and […]

Zack Jaynes threw three touchdown passes to lead Western Carolina to a 27-7 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday, Nov. 1. Jaynes threw for only 146 yards but hit Andrerius Thomas on scoring passes of 21 and 17 yards and connected with Adam Hearns on a 4-yard score as the Catamounts […]

By Justin CaudellSports Editor As fall is nearing winter and the leaves begin to vanish, the Lady Catamount volleyball season is also nearing its conclusion. Western Carolina is deep into the heart of Southern Conference play, with recent matches against Wofford, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Elon, and UNC-Greensboro. The […]

Western Carolina University has grown considerably in the past 30 years and is continuing that progressive movement. The student body has grown to an amazing figure of over 9,000. There are 457 full-time faculty members to assist all aspects of a student’s needs. To accommodate the growing population of the […]

Jenny Lewis has developed into indie rock music’s unofficial queen, and for good reason. She has been churning out successful music for years with her band Rilo Kiley and in 2006 she released her first solo album “Rabbit Fur Coat” on a new label started by fellow indie folk hero […]

Though I must have driven past it Monday morning on my way to work, I didn’t see it, and for that I’m thankful. But I heard about it soon enough from a colleague who had happened upon the scene moments later, just as maintenance workers arrived to deal with the […]

Regarding my last editorial concerning the WCU Public Relations Department and the Office of the Chancellor, I must make a retraction. Let this be a lesson to you all: be very wary of the automatic spam filter on your e-mail account. Sometimes, this malfunctions and filters out messages that are […]