I would like to express my sympathy to those who have had the misfortune of reading the once humble student newspaper as of recent. In the last two months, we have been subject to such headlines: ‘Student Dies in Harrill Residence Hall’ with a view of the closed door of […]
Recent News
“Vanishing Amphibians” exhibit opens at Mountain Heritage Center
#8220;Vanishing Amphibians,” a Smithsonian Institution exhibit that examines the worldwide decline of amphibian populations, will be on display March 26-May 4 at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center. Developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the exhibit examines amphibian biology and […]
Lady Catamount Tennis Updates
March 11, 2001 The Western Carolina women’s tennis team fell to College of Charleston Sunday 7-0 in collegiate tennis action at the Silcox Courts. WCU’s Shelby Fitzpatrick lost a hard fought battle in the first game 6-3 to Charleston’s Marcella Valkenhoff. She then fell 6-1 in the second game. Emmy […]
Catamount Baseball: Diamond Notes
Alan Beck Named Player-of-the-Week Alan Beck, a sophomore left fielder at Western Carolina,has been named the Southern Conference baseball Player of the Week, it was announced. Beck (Hudson, N.C./South Caldwell) raised his batting average 48 points by going 8-for-14 (.571) with nine RBI at the plate and led WCU to […]
WCU Men’s Golf Places Fourth
The Western Carolina men’s golf team moved up two spots from its first day finish to place fourth in a 17-team field at the Winthrop/Waterford Invitational. The event was the first for the Catamounts this spring and marked the team’s second top five finish of the 2000-01 season. Freshman Jason […]
World War II Roundtable Meeting with Black Sheep Squadron
Gregory “Pappy” Boyington and the Black Sheep Squadron will be the topic of discussion when the Western North Carolina World War II Roundtable meets in Asheville on Monday, March 19. Sponsored by Western Carolina University’s department of history, the roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. in the Red Oak Conference […]
WCU to Host Science Fair and Festival March 22-23
Budding scientists from across the western part of the state will gather at Western Carolina University Thursday, March 22, and Friday, March 23, to participate in the annual Science Fair and Science Festival. The events will take place in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center at WCU, and will feature the […]
Response to Partying, Drugs, and Wal-Mart
I read the letter to the editor “Partying, Drugs, and Wal-Mart: A Concerned Student Addreses Cullowhee Culture” and I still didn’t get the whole idea the author was addressing because he tended to contradict himself and blame everyone. What was his main point he was trying to get across? That […]
Bell Tower Chimes Loud and Annoying
While the alumni tower is a prominent structure on campus, I, and many of my friends find it to be quite annoying. The issues that irritate me are the loud volume and the repetitious nature the songs. Ever since move-in day, I have wondered about the purpose of the loud […]
Where Do We Go From Here?
Like many students here at Western, I have closely followed Christina Fiske’s murder trial for killing her newborn daughter. I have read countless articles in the Western Carolinian, Sylva Herald, and the Asheville Citizen-Times about this terrible situation. As I have read the articles, I wonder what I would have […]
