GREENVILLE, SC – Entering Thursday’s first-round of the Southern Conference basketball championships with a mere five regular season wins, and with only three of those coming against conference opponents, things didn’t look very good for the sixth-seeded Western Carolina Catamounts. However, after 40 minutes of basketball which saw the Cats […]
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Track Cats Break Records, Find Disappointment at SoCon Championships
The Southern Conference Indoor Championships held last Friday and Saturday at Johnson City, TN, proved to be a rewarding yet disappointing experience for the Catamounts. Though numerous school and personal records fell, it just wasn’t enough to claim the title. The women stared victory in the face through out the […]
Is Christina Fiske Paying for Her Crime?
One year ago this week, a former student murdered her newborn baby. At the time that her child would have been celebrating its first birthday, Christina Fiske has been sentenced to between 94 and 122 months active jail time in a state correctional facility as the result of a plea […]
Atsur & Brempong form Catamounts’ New Foreign Legion
As a university, Western Carolina prides itself on its accomplishments in cooperative and international studies. WCU not only hosts a large number of international students, whether in undergraduate or graduate course work, but also sends students to other institutions of higher education around the world. Western Carolina currently employs a […]
Cats Prepare for SoCon Tournament
The Southern Conference has been called the “father” of many modern-day conferences. Members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) started out battling each other in the Southern Conference. This weekend, the nation’s oldest post-season conference tournament will take place in the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville, SC. […]
Emo Pioneer Tim Kinsella Plays Vincent’s Ear in Asheville
A whole lot of people have a whole lot of opinions regarding the sub-genre of music known as emo. The reason for this seems to stem from the fact that a whole lot of emo musicians have a whole lot of opinions regarding the sub-genre of emo. Some say the […]
Bardo Listens to Students in “Chat” Series
Using the comfort of the residence halls as a back drop, Chancellor John Bardo will hold face-to-face meetings with students throughout March. “Chat with the Chancellor,” the formal name of the gatherings, is designed to improve the campus and life in general at Western. University officials said the chats were […]
Behavior Casts Suspicion on Former WCU Student
The media spotlight first shone on former WCU student Derek Anderson after his father, mother, brother, and cocker spaniel mysteriously disappeared after leaving their home in Helenville, WI, for a fishing trip to a family cabin. Six days later, Anderson, who legally changed his name from Andrew Krnak, reported his […]
WCU Concert Band to Perform
The Western Carolina University Concert Band, conducted by Kenneth Kroesche, assistant professor of music, will perform a concert on Wednesday, March 7. The 8pm performance will take place in the recital hall of the Coulter Building. The concert is free and open to the public. Bradley Ulrich, associate professor of […]
Fine Arts Center Groundbreaking Scheduled
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new fine arts center will commence at 9:15am on Wednesday, March 8. It will be held at the future site of the building where the old intramural fields used to be. Many members of the board of trustees will be there. In attendance will be […]
