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Catamounts Clobbered Against Davidson 92-53

The night of Saturday, February 17, 2007 was a nightmare for the entire WCU men’s basketball team, as they suffered a 33-point defeat against the top team in the Southern Conference. Davidson came into Cullowhee and drained a Ramsey Center record of 16 three-pointers en route to a 92-53 clobbering […]

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Religion and politics at Western Carolina University

Western Carolina University features several clubs and organizations affiliated with politics, and the three most prominent are the College Republicans, the College Democrats, and the Student Government Association. Religion affects each of these groups-whether in a direct manner through the activities they conduct, or in a more indirect manner through […]

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WCU drops 3 in a row outside of Southern Conference

Looking at the Western Carolina men’s basketball schedule at the beginning of the year, it was easy to see that the stretch of three non-conference games between December 2 and 16 just might be the toughest stretch of three games the Cats have all year. The Cats would have to […]

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Lady Catamounts upset Chattanooga

The adjustment period is over for the Lady Catamounts. Totaling just 9 wins last season, Western has surpassed that win total and it is only January. This time a year ago, Western Carolina and Chattanooga needed overtime to settle their 1st meeting (that game was in Cullowhee). The circumstances were […]

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Young Cats finish last in Saint Mary’s Shamrock Office Solutions Classic

The Western Carolina men’s basketball team traveled west during the holiday break, but unfortunately, they came back winless. Competing in the Saint Mary’s Shamrock Office Solutions Classic, the young Cats were not able to win either of their two games. The Classic started with a match up between WCU and […]

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Young Cats no match for the ACC or SEC

The Western Carolina men’s basketball team recently traveled to South Carolina to take on the state’s finest, Clemson and the University of South Carolina. Unfortunately, the trip didn’t show off the Cats too much as Western was no match for either team. The Cats were blown out against #22 Clemson […]

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WCU splits two Southern Conference home games

The Western Carolina men’s basketball team stayed at home between December 18 and 21 and came away with a win and a close loss to an upper-echelon conference opponent. With Christmas Break going on, the basketball team had little to no students left to cheer them on but they performed […]

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Western Carolina Football Team Accomplishes Rare Feat

On Monday, January 8 the much-maligned Western Carolina football became a part of history. With the University of Florida’s 41-14 victory over Ohio State in the BCS National Championship, the Cats accomplished a rare piece of history in losing to two National Champions in one season. Western Carolina played both […]

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Keith enters the record book in win over arch-rivals

Last season Western Carolina did not get their 9th win until the conference tournament against Appalachian State. This season, Western got their 9th win against the exact same team, but less was at steak this time, none the less Western used a strong free-throw showing (30-of-37, 81 %) to knock […]