With the summer finally rolling around and the weather getting more and more gorgeous every day, many students are starting to think about places they want to go and people they’d like to see before beginning their careers or coming back to school in the fall. Of course, being college […]
Cherokee lessons
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 […]
“The Reaping” is not your usual horrible horror flick
3 out of 5 stars Horror films, historically, have not been known for their wonderful plots or excellent acting. Only a few horror films have good plots and solid acting such as “Saw” or “The Descent”, while many more films fall into the stereotype of poor acting and writing such […]
Catamounts Lose 2 of 3 To Mocs In SoCon Play
On Friday April 6, 2007 the Catamount softball team began a three game series against SoCon rival Chattanooga. In the opening game, The Catamounts won a nail biter 5-4 thanks to freshman Mollie Fowler’s walk off homerun in the bottom of the eighth inning. However, that one win would be […]
Local band Last Rezort crowned Battle of the Bands Winner
When inclement weather threatened the crowd turn-out for Battle of the Bands on Wednesday April 11, LMP Music Coordinator Jason Eckard refused to let it get him down. Rain or shine, he was going to deliver the show he knew the students had been waiting for. The bands, too. The […]
Catamounts win 2 of 3 against UNC-G
On April 14, 2007, the Catamount softball club played two of three games against the Spartans of UNC-Greensboro. In those three games, the Catamounts found themselves victorious in two of them, winning the series against The Spartans. In the first game the Catamounts fell to the Spartans 9-6, but in […]
Dancing Around the Maypole
On Thursday at the International Festival, dozens of people gathered around to watch the Pagan Student Association’s Maypole Dance. Since the International Festival is all about showcasing different cultures, it was fitting that the PSA have a place at it. But what exactly is a Pagan? Lianna Costantino, the High […]
Hinder Schminder
Last Saturday, April 14th, 2007, the band Hinder came to Western Carolina’s Ramsey Center. I had the opportunity to work this event and was able to get up close with the bands, crew, and equipment. I was working with stage crew to help set up for the big event. We […]
Travel in someone else’s footsteps
A six-hour flight to Germany, another one-hour flight to Paris, endless hours on a bus, a trip to the coast, tours of the inner cities and more memories than I will ever be able to write about. That is what traveling with a class to Europe meant to me. Western […]
Stressed and Depressed in College
Obviously, college students are likely to have more stress and pressure in their everyday lives due to classes, schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and social life. But how much stress is too much for someone to handle? When the stress of life’s demands becomes unbearable, it can put your physical and emotional […]