The Lady Catamount tennis team went to Richmond, Kentucky, this weekend to compete in their first three matches of the spring season at Eastern Kentucky. WCU fell in their first two matches against Wright State and Eastern Kentucky but was able to overcome Georgetown for their first victory of the […]
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Men’s Club Soccer Goes Unbeaten in First Week of Play
Catamount soccer has been revived this spring thanks to the formation of a new club squad, just as the men’s and women’s rugby teams have come about in the past few years. English head coach/ mid-fielder Mark Burgess leads the new squad, which is composed mostly of foreign players. The […]
Western Basketball Squad Earn Individual Honors
Both the Catamounts and Lady Catamounts featured players earning regular season honors. Junior forward Cory Largent and freshman center Rans Brempong were honored on the men’s side, while junior forward Laura Echols and freshman forward Tiffany Hamm were recognized for the women’s squad. Largent was named to the All-Southern Conference […]
MusicA Magic Mushroom Cloud of Sound: Dave Matthews Band’s Everyday
The Dave Matthews Band’s highly anticipated fourth studio album is finally here. Everyday hit the shelves last week, and so far it is being met with mixed reviews. Glossing over the CD, it is typical Dave Matthews material; the instrumentation is just as we have come to expect from the […]
MovieSex and Travel in The Mexican
Adventure? Excitement? A Jedi craves not these things. But after watching “The Mexican,” starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, a Jedi may change his mind. “The Mexican” is a fun and funny ride across the Mexican border in pursuit of a legendary gun. Jerry (Pitt) is a walking accident who […]
Fiske Case Initiates Bill
As a direct result of the Christina Fiske case, Representatives Phil Haire (D-Sylva) and Robert (Bob) Carpenter (R-Franklin) introduced a bill into the North Carolina Legislature last Tuesday that would allow parents to abandon their infants in a safe place without threat of criminal penalty. The bill, entitled the Infant […]
Dodson Gazebo Project Experiences Delays
At first, it was lack of materials. Now, a missing worker is holding up the completion of the metal gazebo in front of Dodson cafeteria. The contractor Western hired to complete the project contracted with a subcontractor who is the source of the difficulty, according to Andrew Comrie, director of […]
Got Hook? SoCon Tourney Tidbits
GREENVILLE, SC – This weekend I witnessed the 2001 Mountain Dew Southern Conference Basketball Championships from the grocery store arena, otherwise known as the Bi-Lo Center. In all, the tournament, hosted by Greenville and produced by the Southern Conference, was a success despite the negative returns in the pocketbooks of […]
Art Acquired for Planned Arts Center Museum
Progress towards the construction of Western Carolina University’s new Fine and Performing Arts Center museum has been the topic of conversation for many individuals on campus. With plans for a ground-breaking ceremony scheduled for March 8, it is sure to be an event that brings interest and curiosity to reporters, […]
VideoSWF Seeks SWM Doctor, No Hit Men Please – Dating “Nurse Betty”
Betty’s such a sweet girl. She works at a diner in Kansas, and even though she watches her favorite soap opera while she’s working, she’s still on top of her job. Her coworkers love her, and the customers do too. To top it all off, she’s played by the unnaturally […]
