After an incredible run in the regular season, the Lady Catamount basketball team earned a number 1 seed in the Southern Conference Tournament. After seeing Furman defeat the College of Charleston, the Catamounts were ready to battle the Paladins in the quarterfinals. The storybook season continued as the Catamounts steamrolled […]
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Stranded runners doom Catamounts
Stranding a combined 29 base runners in two games is not a recipe for success, but the Catamounts did manage a 1-1 record over that span. Over this span, Western would move to 7-and-5 on the season. Western Carolina traveled to Tennessee to take on an old Southern Conference foe, […]
Generation Us, Generation Now
#8220;You have an attitude problem.” How many times have you had people say this to you over the course of your life? Well, I suppose we can forgive them for their annoyance, at least for now. Generation Y is finally here in force, and the world is just beginning to […]
“Black Is Always ‘In'”
What is a Goth? In the good old days it was a Germanic tribe of barbarians that played a pivotal role in the destruction of the Roman Empire; raping, pillaging and all of that ugly business. Party people, you might say. What is a Goth now? Of course there is […]
Violence and entertainment mixed together
If anyone has watched television lately, there are two things that viewers enjoy: reality T.V. and violence. There is one source of entertainment that takes a little bit of both and mixes it together: Sports Entertainment. One family can be synonymous with Sports Entertainment: The McMahon’s. Roderick James “Jess” McMahon […]
Generation Y, or Generation Imitation?
Generation Y, the Net Generation, the Millennial Generation, or whatever one chooses to call it, has witnessed several innovative ideas, such as reality television, contemporary artwork and the World Wide Web. However, the same is not true when it comes to clothing and fashion. Younger members of Generation Y are […]
Movies From the Past
Hollywood, California is a multi-billion dollar movie industry. The technology and script types have changed from when students first started watching movies. In today’s movie industry politics, opinions and remakes have become a common part of the industry. The 80’s brought opportunities to the movie industry that were not possible […]
“Stoked” Technology and Gadgets
Computers, TV, radio and game systems change on a monthly bases in today’s world. The appearance and performance of technology today is superior to that of when students first started using them. The computers of the 80’s were among the first to become personal for homes. Before then, computers were […]
History of Our Generation
Generally, most students on campus were born and grew up in the 80’s. It was before the huge introduction of computers and the internet. Cell phones were just coming into the mainstream of the public and the Smurfs were at the top of their game. The events in the 80’s […]
Don’t expect sports salaries and spending to go down anytime soon
By looking at our generation through sports-tinted glasses, it is easy to see what has defined sports throughout our years. Has it been Tiger Woods winning major after major? Has it been Lance Armstrong and his seven Tour De France victories? The answer is no. Spending on sports and sports […]