On Thursday, Apr. 17, Western Carolina University sophomore and Engineering Technology major Cameron Lloyd Wagner died in a motorcycle accident while traveling west near Cullowhee Mountain Road away from school. The accident took place at 11:54 a.m. when Wagner entered a curve and ran off the right side of the […]
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Following the Elections! Top 10
10. (CNN) — Sen. John McCain on Monday rejected a “big government” takeover of the health care system, saying he wants to empower families to make more medical decisions.On the republican side of things, McCain wants to takeover the health care system by putting families in charge of their own […]
Music Review: Gnarls Barkley “The Odd Couple”
Gnarles Barkley, the collaborative effort of neo-soul artist Cee-lo and producer Brain “Danger Mouse” Burton returns with “the Odd Couple”, a sophomore record that dares to break the mold of the follow-up record. Explanation: There is no “Crazy” on this album. There doesn’t need to be. Neither are many of […]
Senior Jonathan Hubler Wins Western Carolinian Bracket Contest
The first annual Western Carolinian NCAA Bracket contest concluded Monday as Kansas beat Memphis in the National Championship game. Jonathan Hubler is the winner of the contest, having picked three of four final four teams and Kansas as the National Championship. A lot of picking a bracket has to do […]
Catamount Baseball Earns First SoCon Series Victory of Season
CULLOWHEE-On the weekend of March 28th, Western Carolina’s men’s baseball team took two of three from UNC-Greensboro to earn their first Southern Conference series victory of the season at Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. A controversial call from the first base umpire saw senior Blake Murphy only eligible to play in two […]
NFL mock draft, Carolina Panthers
A certain buzz is floating its way around the Carolina Panthers this off season. The front office started working to better the team as soon as the regular season was over. When asked about improving the offense, specifically adding another playmaker to complement Steve Smith, Head Coach Jon Fox commented […]
WCU Broadens Literary Horizons
var uslide_show_id = “ad6615f9-5b82-4fc7-ac08-71d7d1cfb3ad”;var slideshowwidth = “350”;var linktext = “”;WCU students came to listen to visiting authors as they read thrilling, heart-warming, and inspiring excerpts from their greatest works at the Sixth Annual Spring Literary Festival from April 7-10, 2008. Mary Adams, festival director and associate professor of English, said […]
Busted top 10
10 Of course, no one deserves to be the victims of theft, but Einstein’s Deli charges something like sixteen dollars for a plain bagel. I’m not saying stealing a purse full of plastic silverware and sweet and low packets is okay, I’m just saying that in terms of theft, there’s […]
Catamounts Sweep Davidson
The Western Carolina baseball team brought the broomsticks with them in their home series sweep over conference foe Davidson April 5-7. The win brought the Catamounts to 15-15 overall and 5-4 in conference. The first game of the three game series originally set for Friday evening was postponed due to […]
New Club for Outdoor Lovers
New at Western Carolina is a club for students interested in fishing, and other outdoor activities. Cameron Street Hamrick and Jeff White brought Ducks Unlimited recently to this campus.”We’ve had an awesome turn out, everyone’s having a great time” said Hamrick.Ducks Unlimited has been a national organization since 1937. It […]
