Dear Editor, I am very perturbed over the recent premature penis pilfering. On Thursday, November 15, an art student’s seven-foot paper-mache penis was removed from the art exhibit in the Belk Building. Why? Because a few students were offended by the P-E-N-I-S. Perhaps they need a penis this large to […]
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11 Penis Points
Dear Editor, In light of the penis raid on November 15, I would like to share a few of my thoughts. Things I didn’t know: •Penises are offensive.•Faculty has the right to remove student art (without permission from the department or the artist) when it bothers a few.•Penises are offensive.•Students […]
WCU Seeking to Boost Cultural Tourism in WNC
Western Carolina University is taking significant new steps to boost the Western North Carolina travel and tourism industry by becoming an additional destination for visitors in search of cultural arts and heritage-based activities. That was the word Thursday, Nov. 15, from WCU Chancellor John Bardo, who opened a daylong conference […]
WCU 65th Most Wired College in US
For the second consecutive year, Western Carolina University has been named one of the 100 “most wired” colleges in the nation by Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine, a national publication and guide to the World Wide Web. WCU was number 68 last year, but it has now moved up 3 places […]
Catamounts Fall To Appalachian State, 34-24
BOONE — Jimmy Watkins ran for 194 yards and two touchdowns as Appalachian State beat Western Carolina 34-24 on Saturday. Appalachian State (7-3, 6-2 Southern) had 439 total yards and forced four turnovers. Fred Boateng led Western Carolina (6-4, 4-3) with 141 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Western […]
Lady Cat Netters Take Two In Conference Action
The Western Carolina volleyball squad beat Chattanooga and Georgia Southern in the Ramsey Center over the weekend. The two wins move WCU (18-8, 13-3) into second place in the Southern Conference, a single game behind frontrunner College of Charleston. Sunday, the Lady Cats defeated Chattanooga 3-0 (14-11, 6-9) in the […]
Catamounts Win Third Straight Over VMI, 44-17Western Scores 27 Unanswered Points in Second Half
Sophomore tailback Fred Boateng rushed for 152 yards and Cat defenders allowed only 119 total yards as WCU (5-3, 4-2) rolled over the Virginia Military Institute 44-17 Saturday afternoon at E.J. Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field. The victory keeps Western tied with Appalachian State in the conference after the Mountaineers beat […]
Fall Sports Answer Challenge Forged by Athletics
At the onset of the school year, the Western Carolina athletic department developed a new slogan and mission: “One goal…to be the best.” While this may be a common goal for athletic programs across the country, WCU has managed to quickly back this statement with top-tier programs in football, soccer […]
WCU Rugby Goes To States
The WCU men’s rugby team has continued their winning ways this fall season. They head into this weekend’s state tournament with winning three straight, all against division opponents. More impressively, the combined score for the three games was 83-5 in favor of the Catamounts. Furman, Elon, and the University of […]
WCU To Offer Survival Course
Western Carolina University will offer “Strength and Conditioning Survivability” as a self-study distance learning course. Participants may enroll and take the course at any time. Course topics will include overtraining, resistance training systems, nutrition and supplements, strength and conditioning exercises, injury prevention and treatment,combatives and self-defense exercises, and environmental survival […]
