Surrounded by their fans in a jam packed Club Illusions at A.K. Hinds University Center on Monday night, the Lady Catamounts discovered their seeding in the 2009 NCAA Tournament. The Western Carolina Women’s basketball team, drawing a WCU best 13th seed, will face No. 4 seed and the 14th ranked […]
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Lady Catamounts Win 2009 SoCon Championship
It took three overtimes, 101 points and clutch free throws down the stretch, but the Western Carolina women’s basketball weathered it all, to capture the 2009 Southern Conference Tournament Title on Monday, Mar. 9 in the longest ever SoCon tournament title match. The No. 3 seeeded Lady Catamounts (21-11), defeated […]
Williams Brothers Sentenced For Bear Prank at WCU
Six months following a prank that put WCU in the global spotlight, two individuals that pleaded guilty to dumping a dead bear on campus in October with Barack Obama campaign signs on its head, found out their fate today, Tuesday, Mar. 10. Brothers Marvin Caleb Williams, of Wilksboro, who was […]
WCU Announces 2009 Football Schedule
Five home games and a season-opening road trip to Southeastern Conference foe, Vanderbilt, highlight Western Carolina’s 11-game 2009 Catamount football schedule released last week. The slate includes three teams which made the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs a season ago and a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) winner. “The 2009 […]
WCU Students Enjoy Music Production Workshop with Thavius Beck
On Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 2pm, LA-based hip-hop producer and musician Thavius Beck gave an electronic music production workshop to over a dozen WCU students. Sponsored by WCAT and Student Media, the event included demonstrations of Ableton Live and Reason music production software, tips and tricks for production, a Q&A […]
Indoor Track and Field Teams Earn Three Podium Finishes
The Western Carolina Indoor Track and Field teams placed three finishes with a rank of third place or better in the Tiger Paw Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 14. The meet was part of a series of track and field events that will continue at Clemson University through February 28. On […]
New Mascot Changes the Face of WCU Sports
Western Carolina University unveiled its latest modification in the athletics department a few weeks ago, with a fresh new look for the Catamount mascot. Better known as Paws, who was given this name as a part of a student competition several years ago, the Catamount mascot has been revamped from […]
EDITORIAL: Summer Commencement Should Not Have Been Canceled
Last week, WCU officials cancelled Western Carolina University’s summer commencement ceremony scheduled for Aug. 7. It was suspended in preparation for projected cuts in state-appropriated funding for the 2009-10 fiscal year. The move will not affect spring commencement ceremonies, set for May 8-9, or fall exercises, to be held Dec. […]
Sports Writer Profile: Jada Bratton
Junior Jada Bratton is the latest Western Carolina University student to join the Western Carolinian sports staff. A Communications major with a concentration in Public Relations and minor in Sports Management, Bratton is a native of Gastonia, North Carolina. She graduated from Shelby High School and is the daughter of […]
Lady Catamounts Defeat Elon For Second Time This Season
The Lady Catamounts basketball team defeated Elon, 77-61, on Monday, Feb.16 in the Ramsey Center. The victory improved the Lady Cats to 15-11 and 11-6 in the Southern Conference, while the Phoenix fell to 3-23 and 1-16 in the SoCon. Western Carolina had a hard time scoring, shooting 44.4 percent […]
