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Knocked Up or knocked out?

Knocked Up? Or should it be “knocked out” of the running for one of the best movies of 2007? Where should I start? The movie was vulgar, graphic, and offensive. There were only a few scenes that were entertaining. Pretty much the entire movie left me wondering when it was […]

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Briggs’ era ends at Western

On Monday, November 12, Western Carolina Athletic Director Chip Smith announced that WCU head football coach Kent Briggs would be reassigned to another position at Western and the rest of the coaching staff would be replaced. The news does not come as a great surprise considering Western’s abysmal record of […]

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Women’s soccer loses in SoCon Tourney due to penalty kicks

The quarterfinal match of the SoCon Tournament was expected to be close, pitting the fifth-ranked Catamounts against the fourth-ceded College of Charleston. The game did not disappoint as the Catamounts. Much of the game was tied 1-1, leading to two overtime periods and finally resulting in a WCU loss 10-9 […]

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Volleyball team registers big upset win against Furman

With the season winding down and the SoCon volleyball tournament no certainty, the Western Carolina volleyball team had to either give up on this season or take a shot at finishing strong. On November 6 it looked like the Catamounts decided to give it a shot as they upset Furman […]

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OHA Best Hike: Pinnacle Point

In accordance with this week’s theme, I plan on delivering to you the best hike of 2007. Through extensive research, my boys down at the hike lab have compared trail length, hike-ablity, view, and overall joy to compile a list of the top 300 hikes in the greater Western North […]

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Presbyterian and UNCW share Catamount Clash VI title; WCU finishes 2-2

The Western Carolina volleyball team hosted Catamount Clash VI on September 14 and 15, but the Cats could not protect their house. Western would finish 2-2 in the tourney as Presbyterian and UNC-Wilmington both finished 3-0 to share the tournament title. The Cats started off the tournament with eventual champion […]

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On The Road with Western Carolina Soccer: 1-1

Western Carolina Soccer just split two road games at 1-1. The Catamounts defeated Gardner-Webb 2-0, and lost to UNCC 0-2.Jack Kerouac once pondered the question “What’s in store for me in the direction I don’t take?” Kerouac, of course, was referring to the random adventures that took place in a […]

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Volleyball team wins two in a row at home

Starting on September 22, the Western Carolina volleyball team produced what was probably their most impressive two-match stretch of the season as they dispatched both Davidson and East Tennessee State. The Cats played both matches at home and faced off against the Davidson Wildcats first. Western dominated Davidson en route […]

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WCU soccer finishes 1-1 in ETSU invitational

The Catamounts wrapped up the first leg of their current road trip in the East Tennessee State University invitational tournament. They defeated Stetson University 2-0 before losing to ETSU in the finals 1-0.The story of the first match against the Stetson University Hatters was freshman midfielder Courtney Mallon- she’s number […]