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Sports Editor
Jada Bratton was named Sports Editor of the Western Carolinian in May 2009 after serving as a sports writer for the WC and completing a semester long editing internship. A life-long fan of all types of sports, Jada was a varsity basketball athlete at Shelby High School in Gastonia, North Carolina […]
Features Editor
Daniel Falls joined the Western Carolinian as Features Editor in May of 2009 after contributing a variety of articles to the WC throughout the Spring 2009 semester. A senior graduating in December, expecting to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, Daniel plans on pursuing a second degree […]
News Editor
Tiffany Barnwell was named News Editor of the Western Carolinian during the spring semester of 2009. A senior at Western Carolina majoring in Journalism and minoring in Philosophy, Barnwell was the editor of her high school newspaper her senior year and has interned twice at the Hendersonville Times-News, a daily newspaper […]
Western Carolina Women’s Golf, Head Coach Steve Lott Adds Malin Jansson to Roster
Western Carolina women’s golf coach Steve Lott announced on July 13 the signing of Malin Jansson for the 2009-10 season. Jansson inked a National Letter of Intent to attend WCU and play golf for the Catamounts. Hailing from Nykvarn, Sweden, just outside the capital city of Stockholm, Jansson will be the […]
Former Catamount Sprinter Manteo Mitchell Concludes Showing at US National Club Championships
Much like the ending experienced on the final day of many of his college event weekends, former Western Carolina track & field standout Manteo Mitchell again found his way to a familiar spot at Icahn Stadium in New York City over the weekend (July 10 – 12)–the podium. Running with the Southwest […]
Western Carolina to Host ‘Football 101 for Women’
Western Carolina Athletics will hold the second annual “Football 101 for Women” in preparation for the 2009 college football season. Hosted by Cyndi Wagner and Gale Smith, the wives of head football coach Dennis Wagner and WCU Athletic Director Chip Smith, women are invited to join them for a night […]
WCU Football Player Collapses At Practice, Later Dies
A Western Carolina University football player’s first practice as a Catamount ended in tragedy. Ja’Quayvin Ja’Quar Smalls, a junior defensive back from Mount Pleasant, S.C., died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 8 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva after collapsing during conditioning drills as a part of voluntary off-season workouts. Smalls […]
Karen Middleton Announces Assistant Women’s Basketball Coaches
Western Carolina’s women’s head basketball coach, Karen Middleton, who has taken over this year after the departure of former head coach Kellie Haprer to N.C. State, recently announced her assistant coaching staff. The Lady Catamounts will jumpstart its season with an all female coaching staff which includes head Coach Karen […]
South Has Higher HIV Rates Compared to Nation
New studies by the Center for Disease Control show that new HIV rates are higher than previously thought. The latest CDC reports show that at the end of 2008, 1.1 million people are living with the HIV virus. Due to the effectiveness of treatments, more people are being infected per […]