Across the lawn from the University Center, the new dining hall is nearing completion after it was orginally set to open the spring semester of 2009. Scheduled to be up and running now for the fall of 2009, this efficiently designed two-story building will feature 13 restaurants, including Starbucks, McAlister’s […]
Author: Shawndee Jenkins
Manuel Concepcion Named Eighth Western Carolina Head Volleyball Coach
Manuel “Manola” Concepcion has been named as the eighth head volleyball coach at Western Carolina. He replaces Stephanie Dragan, who was fired on Nov. 21 after the Catamounts ended the 2008 season with a 6-26 record. A native of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Concepcion spent the last year as an […]
Caitlin Hollifield Transfers to Western Carolina from University of Alabama
Western Carolina women’s basketball head coach Kellie Harper has announced that Caitlin Hollifield (Knoxville, Tenn.) has transferred to Western Carolina from the University of Alabama. As per NCAA regulations, she is not eligible to compete though until after final exams next fall, which conclude mid December, but she has joined […]
Women’s Basketball Team Downs Elon 78-50 in SoCon Play
The Lady Catamounts took care of business recently when they went on the road for a Southern Conference showdown against the Elon Phoenix on Monday, Jan. 19. The Western Carolina women’s basketball team tamed the Phoenix 78-50. Western was in control from the beginning, holding Elon to 10 field goals […]
WCU Honors 710 Seniors at Fall Commencement
Western Carolina University paid tribute to a graduating class of approximately 710 students on Saturday, Dec. 13, as the university held fall commencement exercises at the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. In his charge to the graduating students, WCU Chancellor John W. Bardo urged them to reflect on their experiences at […]
Important Start of School Information
Classes Begin: Classes begin on Monday, January 12. Payment Deadline: The final payment deadline is Monday January 12. You can pay in Bill+Payment through MyCat by electronic check or credit card. First Day Attendance: Instructors are required to report attendance during the first and second week of the […]
Catamounts Go 4-3 Over Winter Break
While the students, faculty and staff were away on Winter Break at Western Carolina University in December and January, the Catamounts excelled on the hardwood in Cullowhee and on the road. The men’s basketball team first competed on Monday, Dec. 15 in Cullowhee, routing the Tennessee-Wesleyan Bulldogs 110-67. In the […]
Lady Catamounts Go on 5-2 Run
Two games under .500 entering Winter Break, the Western Carolina women’s basketball team has improved to 8-6 as WCU students gear up to return to campus. The Lady Catamounts were first successful while classes were out of session on Dec. 16 in Spartanburg, SC – defeating the Wofford Terriers 91-66 […]
Local Musician, Western Carolinian Staffer, to Release Album
January 20, 2009 marks the end of seven years of bad luck for a local musician and WCU philosophy student. Under the moniker of Kinjac, Michael O’Shea, also the Western Carolinian’s Features Editor and past Editor-in-Chief, is set to release his second full-length album, entitled “Seven Years Bad Luck,” on […]
Annual trumpet festival set for Jan. 16-18 at WCU
Free concerts planned for the seventh annual Western Carolina University Trumpet Festival will feature performers including jazz musician Bobby Shew, recording artist Malcolm McNab and Paul Merkelo, principal trumpet of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. The festival, which will be held during the Jan. 16-18 Martin Luther King Jr. weekend on […]
