3.5 out of 5 stars The movie “We are Marshall” is the latest sports movie that tries to raise emotions and tug at your heartstrings. A tear or two is what the movie is trying to get, and while it tries hard to get those tears it doesn’t succeed in […]
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Who said Wednesday nights suck?
Looking for something fun and free to do on Wednesday nights? Need a way to express your artistic side? What if we throw in cool singles and a BYOB policy? Interested yet? Well, look no further than Western’s own Open Mic Nights! Hosted by Last Minute Productions who is involved […]
WCU buys “Downtown Cullowhee” businesses
The strip of businesses known as “Downtown Cullowhee,” located in the heart of the campus of Western Carolina University, has become a favorite location of the WCU community. The locations in Downtown Cullowhee are currently Subway, Cat Chow, The Mad Batter, Bob’s Mini Mart, the Catamount Hair Station, Simply Ts […]
ABC goes MIA from Western’s TVs
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., has called off their negotiations with Mediacom, the local provider of cable television for WCU, which would have allowed the cable giant to continue rebroadcasting Sinclair stations over their network. This comes after a month-long extension of their previous arrangement the companies had agreed to in […]
WCU no match for Wofford in 35-7 road loss
WCU (2-6, 0-6 SoCon) came to Wofford (4-4, 3-2 SoCon) on Oct. 28 expecting a tough game after last year’s 24-0 shutout win in Cullowhee. A tough game is exactly what the Catamounts received as the Terriers exacted revenge for last year’s loss with a 35-7 drubbing of WCU. Wofford […]
Western upset by Elon, 37-19
Since Elon joined the Southern Conference in 2003, Western Carolina had not lost a game to them. That was three straight wins over the Phoenix and four straight overall including a game in 1998. Those statistics were thrown out the window on Oct. 7, when the Phoenix upset the Catamounts […]
WCU Men’s basketball picked to finish 5th in SoCon North by media
In the media polls for the upcoming basketball season, the WCU men’s basketball team was picked to finish last in the SoCon North. The Cats received only 14 votes. They had zero players on the preseason all-conference teams. While the media is not very hyped about the Catamount’s chances for […]
Fowkes named SoCon Player of the week
The week of October 3 was a great week for Freshman Shannon Fowkes. She started off with two goals against the Appalachian State Mountaineers, including a game-winner. Later that week she scored her third collegiate goal against the Citadel Bulldogs as she led the Lady Catamounts (7-5-2, 3-1-1 SoCon) to […]
Western loses seventh straight game in 21-0 shutout at Liberty
The Western Carolina Catamount’s football season got even worse on Nov. 4. WCU traveled to Liberty in what was supposed to be a winnable game at the beginning of the season but instead was a shutout 21-0. The Liberty Flames scored in the first, second, and third quarter to easily […]
Catamount soccer picks up big wins
The Lady Catamount soccer team has been on a roll as of late, and that continued in their two victories over the weekend of October 5-8 as they scored a combined total of nine goals, while allowing only two. With the wins, Western improves to 7-5-2 overall and 3-1-1 in […]
