To be fair, I went to the North Carolina Mountain State Fair on Friday, which meant that I went on the one day all week that it rained from morning to evening. So, yes, my experience has been colored every-so-slightly by the miserable weather, but I think I got just […]

On September 7, the Western Carolina volleyball team played in what will probably be their most difficult tournament all year long. The Cats traveled to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Classic and faced off with huge Division I schools Georgia Tech, Georgia, Kentucky, and Arizona. The Cats, as can probably […]

Life in the Southern states is as varied as the people that live there. Though many traditions were established years ago, many are still practiced today. Instead of being defined by geography, these traditions are often associated with diet, etiquette, or religion. Food and cooking create a sense of hospitality […]

Okay, yes, I admit it, I have been on a binge of memoirs, autobiographies or just any book that tells a true story. However, The Glass Castle has recently been ranked within my top favorite books.Everyone has a past. Some are ashamed by their’s and others are more accepting. For […]

We’ve all heard the stereotypes that seem to surround modern rock. Emo, screamo, hardcore, post hardcore, progressive, punk, and whatever else is branded to anything new that rocks. All these titles make it sound like we’re shopping the isles of some outrageous guitar themed grocery store. What’s created though, from […]

So you dig music, right? Yeah, so do I. Don’t like paying for it? Me too! But I’ll be honest with you, it’s a risky time and age to keep downloading illegally, particularly on a university campus. Chances are getting better that you will be caught and, don’t misunderstand, the […]

Over the summer, Western lost one of the best coaches on campus in head baseball coach Todd Raleigh. After leading Western to a 42-20 record and the NCAA Regionals, Coach Raleigh left to take the head coaching position at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Not only did Coach Raleigh […]

The Western Carolina volleyball team opened their season on August 24 in Dallas at the SMU Tournament. With three matches in two days the Catamounts didn’t get their season off to the best of starts as they lost all three matches three games to none. The first match of the […]

The crowd of 92,138 packed into Bryant-Denny Stadium to see the debut of new Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban as he prepared to take on Coach Kent Briggs’ Western Carolina Catamounts. The Crimson Tide did not disappoint their new coach, as they dismantled The Catamounts in their season […]

Parking on campus is something that nearly every student has faced during their time at Western. As everyone knows, parking is a complete mess on campus that causes many commuters stress every day. If you don’t leave at least 30 minutes before your class, your odds of finding a parking […]