By Kaitlyn MullisSports Writer The Lady Catamounts golf team placed 13 in a 19 team field at the Palmetto Intercollegiate at the par 72, 5,955-yard Oak Point Golf Course, located on Kiawah Island, South Carolina on Oct. 28. The finish ended Western’s fall season, Western Carolina had two golfers end […]
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Western Carolinian on Winter Break
The Western Carolinian is on a publishing hiatus until Jan. 12, 2009, the start of the Spring semester, but the Web site will remain active throughout the holidays. Breaking news and other time sensitive events from around the Western Carolina University campus will be found on westerncarolinian.com. Staff writers will […]
Western’s Soccer Team Reaches Five Wins in a Row
By Justin CaudellSports Editor It took over 450 minutes of play and six teams before an opponent could crack the Lady Catamounts’ defense on Oct. 10 at UNC-Greensboro. After winning five games in a row, all shut-outs, the Western Carolina women’s soccer team was unable to overcome two first-half goals […]
After loss, Lady Catamounts win four straight
By Justin CaudellSports Editor A loss to UNC-Greensboro on Oct. 10 that ended a five game winning streak did not hinder the Western Carolina Women’s Soccer Team’s moral. Two days after the loss, they returned to the win column in an overtime rally against the Phoenix of Elon on Oct. […]
Retraction
Regarding my last editorial concerning the WCU Public Relations Department and the Office of the Chancellor, I must make a retraction. Let this be a lesson to you all: be very wary of the automatic spam filter on your e-mail account. Sometimes, this malfunctions and filters out messages that are […]
Editorial:
By Michael O’Shea Editor-in-Chief Dear Readers, I feel that something more must be said concerning the bear incident than a news story, so here’s my opinion on the matter. The first topic is public relations. Public relations is defined in the dictionary as the professional maintenance of a favorable public […]
Dead Bear “Prank” at WCU
By Michael O’Shea Editor-in-Chief On Monday, October 20 at 7:45 am, WCU maintenance workers found a dead black bear cub placed in front of the Catamount statue outside the H.F.R. administration building in the roundabout on Western Carolina University’s campus and immediately notified campus police. Two stolen Barack Obama campaign […]
WCU Volleyball Coach Fired
Western Carolina has fired volleyball coach Stephanie Dragan after the Catamounts ended the 2008 season with a 6-26 record. WCU was 3-15 in the Southern Conference and was tied with Appalachian State for last in the league’s North Division this year. In Dragan’s four seasons, the Catamounts’ overall record was […]
“Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow”
By Michael O’Shea Editor-in-Chief “Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow,” K-the-I???’s latest release due out November 7, starts off with a burst of exploding beats clanking over a soundscape of surreality, setting the tone for the rest of what’s to come. K-the-I???’s rhymes seem to be spit from the top of the […]
Gas Shortage in Southeast
By Amber Pope, Staff Writer Complications from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike have made gas scarce in portions of the Southeast. Parts of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and the Carolinas have been the hardest hit. Oil refineries were shut down for both hurricanes, and refineries remained at a lower production rate due […]
