Western Carolina University will sponsor the Western North Carolina Regional Computer Security Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, at the Asheville Renaissance Hotel. The conference will focus on identifying threats to computer network infrastructures, how to assess vulnerabilities in information systems, and the basics of […]
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Judge Denies Anderson Extradition Hearing
Former WCU graduate student Derek Nicholas Anderson, 32, was denied a hearing, which was intended to prove he is not a fugitive from North Carolina, by Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Daniel A. Noonan. Anderson has been incarcerated in Milwaukee County 10 months since being indicted in North Carolina on a […]
WCU Biology Department Awards Scholarships to Four Students
Western Carolina University’s biology department presented academic scholarships to four students during its annual awards banquet held recently. Holly Morrison Bright of 4124 Fieldstone Drive, Gainesville, Ga., received the $1,000 John C. Rice Family Scholarship for the spring semester. Bright, daughter of Gainesville residents Sue Mathis and Robin Bright, is […]
Women’s Hoops Falls to C of C, Tops ETSU
The Lady Catamounts basketball squad split a pair of games over the weekend at the Ramsey Center, falling to College of Charleston 64-59 on Monday after defeating East Tennessee State 85-79 Saturday. Monday night, Western (10-5, 3-4) gained control early, but fell victim to a second-half charge by the Lady […]
Is Ali Really A Knockout?
#8220;What’s my name?” asks Will Smith as Mohammed Ali to an unfortunate adversary who calls him Clay in the film named after the legendary boxer. Cassius Clay is what Ali used to be called, but now it’s either call him ‘Ali’ and respect his beliefs, or be pummeled with unabated […]
Looking for Something to Do?
Christmas has come and gone, and so have those First Night parties that are actually on the last night of the year. There’s no chance getting someone to come to a celebration called last night though, that has a whole other connotation. So what do we do now for entertainment? […]
How High?
Elsewhere in this edition, readers have learned about the finer movies to come out during the latter part of 2001 and the early 2002. These films, like “Ali” and “Lord of the Rings,” will no doubt be nominated for countless Academy Awards and Golden Globes and the like, based upon […]
Men’s Basketball Marks Historic Victory
Western Carolina topped Appalachian State in Boone 79-71 Monday night for the first time since January of 1996, the same year the Catamounts earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament. The win also snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Mountaineers and was the first time any current member of […]
Intramural Update
THE INTRAMURAL PROGRAM is hiring student basketball officials during January for spring semester, 2002. If you are interested, please drop by the Intramural Office 130, Reid Gym or call Mike or Debby at 227-7477. Pay will be $6.00 per hour and up depending on experience. THE INTRAMURAL TEAM (M &W) […]
Bleil Canned After Historic Catamount Season
At times, the position of athletic director can be a very difficult one. Day in and day out, one is forced to make decisions that will affect the university’s athletic programs in hopes of trying to build strong athletic teams. Western’s former head coach Bill Bleil did not leave much […]
