Recently, the Cullowhee Valley School hosted its annual Fall Festival. Every year, Cullowhee Valley Fall Festival hosts over 700 children and their parents, entertaining them with food, games, and educational booths. Mary Kay Bauer is a professor at Western Carolina University and a mother of two Cullowhee Valley students. Working […]
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Hornak takes over as new Catamount head coach
The month-long search for a replacement for Megan Smith has finally come to an end. Christine Hornak has been named the new head coach of the Catamount softball team. Hornak is a former assistant coach for the Virginia Tech Hokies, where she helped the Hokies get to the ACC Championship […]
Preseason Favorites battle to a tie
Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 for Western Carolina soccer was a tough battle as they faced the team predicted to finish in second this year: the Furman Paladins and the favorite to win the conference: the UNC-Greensboro Spartans. Despite a loss to Furman, the Lady Catamounts earned a tie against […]
Cross-country has impressive showing in the Bluegrass State
The Catamount cross-country teams traveled up to the state of Kentucky for the Greater Louisville Classic on the University of Louisville campus. Both teams had commendable showings in a race that had so many teams compete that they ended up having to have two separate races. Both teams ran in […]
Do Parents Influence Their Children?
What influences students on their religion? Is it their parents? Is it school or their peers? The WC polled these questions to 25 anonymous students around campus. We received many different types of responses through our poll. The majority of students polled thought that their parents had influenced them. Some […]
What can you do with a religion major?
There are many different sub-divisions of philosophy. Philosophy of Law, Science and Religion are just some of the areas a student can look into. WCU is no exception when it comes to offering students the sub-division Philosophy of Religion. Though a student can not receive a degree in Philosophy of […]
#25 Georgia Southern makes it 12 straight wins over #24 WCU, 24-14
Going into Family Weekend, the Cats knew they would have a tough time against #25 Georgia Southern (2-2, 1-1 SoCon), but they couldn’t have known that the offense would be the unit to struggle the most. After losing four defensive linemen against Furman the week before, the Catamount defense was […]
Different strokes for different folks
Homosexuality and religion has, particularly in recent years, become a topic of heated debate. In a time when homosexuality is celebrated and openly displayed in countries all over the world, many believe the opinions of popular religion have become antiquated and even obsolete.Does a happy medium exist? College campuses have […]
Neumann offers advice to youthful Catamounts
Youth and inexperience has plagued this year’s Western Carolina volleyball team. Thus far in the season, the Catamounts are 5 and16 overall and 1 and 4 in the Southern Conference. Leadership is something that the young Cats look for in their seniors. Senior Krista Neumann is one of four seniors […]
Row ties all-time shut-outs record
Western Carolina goalkeeper Alesha Row moved one step closer to becoming the all-time record holder for shut-outs in a career. She picked up shut-out number 18 against Francis Marion to move into a tie with former record holder Mandi Tinsley. Tinsley achieved the feat from 1999-2002. Row’s 18th shut-out came […]
