Prospective nursing students will have an opportunity to ask questions and discuss their futures with Western Carolina University nursing faculty from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, as WCU’s School of Nursing sponsors an open house on Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College’s Enka campus. Interested individuals can learn about […]

A school supply and book drive is under way in Cullowhee, Sylva and Dillsboro as part of Western Carolina University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day pre-celebration activities. Items collected through Saturday, Jan. 24, will benefit Jackson County schools and Friends of the Library in Sylva. Collection sites include Annie’s Bakery, […]

Western Carolina University will host the fourth annual Community Service-Learning Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center. The fair, which is free and open to the public, will allow members of community organizations to inform students, faculty, staff and […]

An e-mail sent to WCU students appearing to be from Windows Live and Western Carolina University during the late afternoon hours on New Year’s Day is fake. The message, which states is from admin@catamount.wcu.edu, is directed to another e-mail address when replied – adminweb@mail2student.com. The e-mail said that temporary maintenances […]

On the heels of having their Thanksgiving game versus San Diego State broadcast, the men’s basketball team will return to the local televison scene. The annual mountain rivalry men’s basketball game between Western Carolina and UNC Asheville, scheduled for New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31), will be televised live by WLOS-TV […]

Western Carolina University has grown considerably in the past 30 years and is continuing that progressive movement. The student body has grown to an amazing figure of over 9,000. There are 457 full-time faculty members to assist all aspects of a student’s needs. To accommodate the growing population of the […]

By Justin CaudellSports Editor As fall is nearing winter and the leaves begin to vanish, the Lady Catamount volleyball season is also nearing its conclusion. Western Carolina is deep into the heart of Southern Conference play, with recent matches against Wofford, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Elon, and UNC-Greensboro. The […]

Zack Jaynes threw three touchdown passes to lead Western Carolina to a 27-7 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday, Nov. 1. Jaynes threw for only 146 yards but hit Andrerius Thomas on scoring passes of 21 and 17 yards and connected with Adam Hearns on a 4-yard score as the Catamounts […]

Western Carolina University inducted new members into the Catamounts’ Athletic Hall of Fame during the football team’s halftime in a game versus Chattanooga on Saturday, Nov. 1. The Hall’s five newest inductees include former football players John Ruta (1962-65), Alonzo Carmichael (1983-86) and Brad Hoover (1996-99), along with track and […]

Georgia Southern scored four touchdowns in a little over a 10-minute span in the fourth quarter on Saturday, Oct. 25 to void a 28-point Western Carolina lead. Sparked by a 12-yard touchdown pass from Lee Chapple to Raja Andrews, Jarrell Crawford followed with a 1-yard rushing score, Antonio Henton connected […]