Despite the Catamounts finishing 10-21 overall and earning a ninth seed in the Southern Conference Tournament this season, Catamount head coach Larry Hunter showed just why he is the 14th winningest active head coach in the NCAA with the way his team responded despite many different obstacles the team faced […]

The Catamount baseball team gave nationally ranked Georgia Tech an early scare on March 4th, and proved themselves a tough competitor in the early 2008 season. Western jumped out to an early one to nothing lead off the bat of junior J.C. Lyons, who hit his third homer this year. […]

Starting April 1, 2008 there will be a new payment system at Western Carolina. WCU is switching their online payment plan to PayPath Tuition Service, which accepts MasterCard, Discover, and American Express but will no longer take Visa cards. tarting April 1, 2008 there will be a new payment system […]

The Women’s basketball team cruised their way to the Southern Conference tournament finals before losing a hard fought game against top seeded Chattanooga 71-59 The first two rounds the Catamounts looked unstoppable, easily taking care of Wofford 78-61 in the quarterfinal, and Elon 72-66 in the semis. The first matchup […]

As an array of off-season moves are made in the National Football League, the Carolina Panthers are in the middle of it all. Teams are taking a look at last years season and what players they should keep or let go to better their franchise. It’s the unpredictable world of […]

FOLLOW UP- Suspect of the Feb. 9, 2008 vandalism in Harrill Residence Hall has been found. Detective Robbie Carter, Officer Trent Turpin, and Lieutenant Kent Davis arrested 22-year-old WCU student Anand Rushikesh Mehta just after he got out of class the week before Spring Break. University Chief of Police Tom […]

1. A tornado ripped through downtown Atlanta on Friday night, rippling the roof of the Georgia Dome during a college basketball game, shattering windows and ripping roofs from buildings before tearing into several residential neighborhoods. 15 people were clamed to be injured but none were killed. A tornado warning was […]

The year 2007 may be best remembered for the continuous rise and drop in gas prices. Prices seem to change on a daily basis as demand continues to rise. The high gas prices have affected the cost of food, the price of airlines, normal daily activities, and the general economy. […]

Playing their fourth game in six nights, the Catamount men’s basketball team overcame a tough Methodist team and pulled away with the 87-76 victory in the Ramsey Center in front of a crowd of 1,731.Tired legs and inexperience among the younger players were part of the struggles that the young […]

After upsetting Furman, the WCU volleyball team had two final matches to show they belong in the eight-team SoCon tournament. Instead of qualifying, the Cats quietly finished out the 2007 season with two losses. The first loss of the weekend came on Saturday against Elon. The Cats would fall 3-0 […]