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Western falls in 2nd round of WNIT

The most successful season in Lady Catamount basketball history came to an end in the 2nd round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament as they made it past former Southern Conference foe East Tennessee State in the 1st round before losing to Virginia Tech and former Lady Catamount coach Beth […]

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Color change

In college, it is important for students to learn every trick to doing well in school as well as in life. We have learned all the tricks of the trade for studying and eating right. But what about our environment? What can we do to help enhance our environment and […]

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Stressed and Depressed in College

Obviously, college students are likely to have more stress and pressure in their everyday lives due to classes, schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and social life. But how much stress is too much for someone to handle? When the stress of life’s demands becomes unbearable, it can put your physical and emotional […]

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The Counseling Center

Have you ever felt like you had nowhere to turn, or were so stressed out that you could barely function? The Counseling Center provides mental health services for students by means of individual, couples, and group sessions at no cost, and they have a psychiatrist available one day per week. […]

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Health and healing at WCU

The topics of health and healing are increasingly important in today’s fast-paced society. Even though medical technology is increasing every day, it cannot cure all aspects of disease in our culture. For instance, obesity rates are at an all-time high, and while the rate of gastric bypass surgery is increasing, […]

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Sweet Dreams

Oneirology is known as the study of dreams. People have all types of dreams, in all types of places with all types of subjects. There are many interpretations of dreams like some believing that they have hidden meanings while others think they are just random images. The world of dreams […]

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How can you think better?

We walk around school, we do our work and sometimes we complain. But is complaining really good for us? If we go through every day and we are sad and looking for the bad things that happen, then we are only focusing our energy on the bad. This type of […]

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Catamounts shock #6 Clemson

The 1st half of the Catamounts baseball season has come to an end, and what better way to finish off the non-conference part of their schedule than with a 6-3 victory over the #6 Tigers of Clemson University in front of 2,147 at Hennon Stadium. The win moved Coach Todd […]

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Men’s Golf collapses at Furman Intercollegiate

The Western Carolina Men’s Golf team turned in their worst performance of the year on March 23-25 at the Furman Intercollegiate. After ending the first day at 19th, the Cats moved up to 18th on the second day, but on the final day of the Intercollegiate, the Catamounts imploded and […]