By Alison Murphy Staff Writer This summer has been full of changes for Perpetual Groove. Perpetual Groove is a four piece band that cannot be defined by one genre of music. They are a high-energy jam band that can get trancy, thoughtful and funky. This Athens, Georgia based band has […]
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What Was That I Just Watched?
By Max Kath Staff Writer I walked into the Cinebar movie theater in Asheville with the utmost curiosity, mostly because I wasn’t quite sure what “Burn After Reading” would be about. I had seen the commercials and read some things about it on the internet but the plot was still […]
Good Grief, Linus Might Be the Smartest Person in History Charlie Brown!
By Max Kath Staff Writer It would be a slight understatement to say that the characters in the “Peanuts” comic strips and movies are some of the most memorable in American pop culture history. The ever pessimistic Charlie Brown, the wannabe psychiatrist Lucy, the smitten Sally, the musical prodigy Schroeder, […]
WCU Women’s Golf Team Wins Great Smokies Intercollegiate Tournament
By Placing Three Players in Tournament’s Top Ten, Catamounts Grab Title By Kaitlyn Mullis Staff Writer The Western Carolina women’s golf team captured the team title at the tenth-annual Great Smokies Intercollegiate Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 16. It was their sixth ever team tournament title and their first since 2006. […]
Afromotive
By Jennifer Toledo Arts & Entertainment Editor The Afromotive is a quickly rising ten-piece band out of Asheville North Carolina. Their unique Afro-beat music is funky and energetic, danceable and deeply infused with traditional West African rhythms. The band is currently enjoying the release of their debut album “Scare Tactics,” […]
Women’s Soccer Team Has Strong Showing In Yale Soccer Classic
Weekend Tournament Ends with Catamounts 2-4 on the Season By Kaitlyn Mullis Staff Writer The Western Carolina women’s soccer team traveled out to New Haven, Connecticut for the Yale Soccer Classic on Sep 12, taking one of the two matches. The team faltered in the first game, suffering a 3-1 […]
The Killers:
By Kaitlyn Mullis Staff Writer The Killers, a band hailing from Las Vegas, first burst onto the music scene with 2004’s “Hot Fuss.” The first catchy single “Somebody Told Me” and the renowned “Mr. Brightside” made the album their biggest success, with sales soaring to 3.3 million in the United […]
Construction for New Dining Hall Still in Progress
By Carolyn Ellison Features Editor Amidst the congested construction on campus, between Dodson and Reid you will notice a new dining hall developing. The first floor will consist of retail restaurants, and the second floor will be similar to the system Dodson runs on now-pay one price for all-you-can-eat. Most […]
Fine Arts Calendar
By: Alison Murphy Staff Writer September 6 – Dec 15 LEWIS BUCK: Beyond the Surface + Fine & Performing Arts Center MuseumLife Works in Painting and Assemblage, a retrospective of the the artist’s 60 year career. Includes 50 paintings and collages described as bright, vibrant and textural. Friday September 27 […]
Study Abroad:
By Jordan Monroe Staff Writer Every semester about 30 students from Western Carolina University study abroad in places like Australia, Japan or Spain. Why? Studying abroad has a lot of benefits-more than you might think. “To me [studying abroad] is the ultimate synthetic college experience,” said John Schweikart, WCU study […]
