Author: Zachary Colburn

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Two out of three ain’t bad for Catamount Baseball

With the threat of bad weather looming over the Piedmont-Triad area, it was not enough to deter the Catamount baseball team from claiming their 3rd straight Southern Conference series as they take 2-of-3 from the Spartans of UNC-Greensboro at the UNCG Baseball Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina over the weekend […]

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Western Carolina claims Parkway Series with win

The inaugural Parkway Series between Western Carolina and UNC-Asheville has come to an end for the season, and the trophy has found a home in the valley of Cullowhee. With a 12-6 Catamount Baseball win over the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs in front of 328 fans at McCormick Field in Asheville, North […]

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Home Runs lift Catamounts past Buccaneers

With the Southern Conference tournament a few weeks away, Western has been on a roll as of late. After losing 4 straight at the end of March, the Catamounts have won 10 of their last 11 games, including a 7-3 win of former Southern Conference opponent, the East Tennessee State […]

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WCU Women’s Golf Team comes from behind to win SoCon Championship

The Western Carolina women’s golf team rallied from five strokes behind on April 17 to win the 2007 Southern Conference Championship at Patriots Point Golf Links in Mount Pleasant, S.C. The Lady Catamounts beat out Furman and the College of Charleston en route to their second conference championship in school […]

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Catamount Notes and Rumors

Here are a few notes and rumors coming from Catamount Athletics: Baseball• The Western Carolina Men’s Baseball team is having another outstanding season with a record of 23-12. That includes a record of 8-4 in the SoCon. The Cats are on pace to finish way ahead of last year’s final […]

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Catamounts take 3 from Davidson

For the 2nd straight week, Western Carolina swept a Southern Conference series and improved to 20-and-11 and 6-and-3 in the conference with a 3-game sweep of the Davidson Wildcats over the weekend of April 6-8 at Wilson Field in Davidson, North Carolina. In the 1st game of the series Thursday […]

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Catamount Tennis drops a trio of SoCon matches

For the 4th straight spring season, the Lady Catamount tennis team goes winless in the Southern Conference. Losing three conference matches to Appalachian State, Furman and Chattanooga dropped the Lady Catamounts to 5-and-13 on the season and 0-and-9 in the Conference. On April 2, the Lady Catamounts showed promise with […]

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Weekend trips

Students at WCU are always looking for someplace to go on the weekends. Since so many students go home over the weekend, others are left with nothing new to do or places to see. However, there are places close to WCU that students may visit that can offer something new […]

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Play for Peace Stirs the Community

Last issue, our focus was on what defines us as a generation. In one of my communications classes this morning, my teacher said that one stereotypes of this generation is our lack of motivation to do anything, especially things that could change the world. We understand this is a generality, […]

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The Theory of Eight Intelligences

Ever wondered why you are good at one thing but not so much at another? People all learn differently according to psychologist Howard Gardner. Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences says there are eight distinct intelligences that exist in human beings. The psychological and educational theory put forth by Gardner suggests […]