The Western Carolina women’s basketball team could not come from behind on Wednesday, Feb. 3 to beat Clemson in their final non-conference contest of the season, falling 73-64 in the Ramsey Center. Western Carolina struggled early as it lost the inside presence of key player Brooke Johnson who picked up […]
Author: Jada Bratton
Bulldogs Too Much for Catamounts to Handle
Coming off a last second win against the College of Charleston, Western Carolina was looking to continue their winning ways against The Citadel on Saturday, Feb. 7. The Catamounts hosted in the Citadel in the second part of a double header, which saw the Lady Catamounts take care of rival […]
WCU Women’s Basketball Team Pound Appalachian State
The Lady Catamounts basketball team pounded Appalachian State in the Ramsey Center on Saturday, Feb. 7 to gain some retribution for the men’s team who fell to the Mountaineers last month. When the Appalachian Stated rolled into town, they were looking to prolong Western Carolina’s three game losing streak, but […]
What’s In A Name: E.J. Whitmire Stadium and Bob Waters Field
(Editor’s Note: The following is the third of a series of articles where Western Carolinian writers report on why the athletic facilities at WCU are named after who they are.) In 1974, a brand new football stadium was opened on the campus of Western Carolina University, and it still stands […]
Faculty Profile: Dr. Laura Wright
Dr. Laura Wright is an assistant professor in the English department, and is the Director of Graduate Studies in English at Western Carolina University. She received her undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University, her MA from East Carolina University, and her PhD from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She […]
Slaves to the Traffic Light
I did it again this morning: pointless stop lighting. You know what I mean, sitting at a stoplight from which you can see all intersecting points for hundreds of feet and there is no one coming from either direction and no one to use the lights that are now green. […]
Manners Honored as North Carolina Athletic Training Educator of the Year
Jill Manners, associate professor and clinical education coordinator for Western Carolina University’s athletic training program, has been named the 2009 North Carolina Athletic Training Educator of the Year by the North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association. Manners, a resident of Cullowhee, joined the WCU faculty in 2004. She holds a bachelor’s […]
A Follow-Up of the October 20 Bear Incident on Western’s Campus
Once having caused a huge uproar, the infamous WCU bear incident of October 20, 2008 has transformed into nothing more than a hushed memory, a memory that Western Carolina University would prefer to repress. Although the incident was dismissed as a “prank” by administration, two students, questioned by the campus […]
Upcoming Live Music
Friday, February 6th: South French Broads + Solito @ Guadalupe Café: Asheville-based duo The South French Broads create an eclectic sound combing folk, jazz, blues and funk influences. You can expect to hear driving bass lines, spoken-word vocals and even sound toys. Also performing is the Sylva-based duo Solito, formerly […]
WCU Student Receives Music Contract
Senior political science major Seth Uldricks received a call unexpectedly in November 2007. It was an agent, hoping to make a contract with Uldricks’ metal band Southern Cross. Southern Cross’s album Written in Stone will be finished in May with a tour and tour dates to follow. At first, Seth […]
