Have you ever thought, “Man, college would be so much better if we didn’t have to go to class”? I was driving down Hwy 74 yesterday when it dawned on me-summer break is the college away from college. There’s still very little responsibility, and as long as we pass in […]
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Summer concerts at WCU
For the ninth year, WCU will host free summer concerts on the UC lawn and atrium. Concerts of varying music and talents will continue through the months of June and July. The bands range from rock n’ roll and pop to one of WCU own bands called After Dark. The […]
Summer visitor information
Summer is here at last and with it the time for summer orientation for the upcoming students to WCU. New students will be able to begin experiencing what college life will be like and learn valuable information about some of the programs offered. Before going on a summer visit, there […]
SoCon Golfer of Year Matt Cook wraps up year in NCAA East Regional
After winning the SoCon golf championship, sophomore Matt Cook had bigger fish to fry as he headed for the NCAA East Regional Championships at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Florida. Cook finished with a three-round score of 237 to finish 123rd in a 141-person field. After going […]
Catamount baseball goes 2&2 in SoCon Tourney
In the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament, the Western Carolina Catamounts got off to a rolling start as they breezed by the Furman Paladins 14-1 on May 24. Senior pitcher Caleb McConnell improved to 2-5 on the season as he put on quite a performance for the Cats. […]
WCU Bloggers
There is a new site offered to students and the public that reflects WCU in a different light. Instead of visitors reading about Western by someone paid to make the campus sound perfect, the WCU Bloggers is a site about the opinions of the campus through the eyes of fellow […]
Fine arts make a fine date
Students at Western are always complaining that there’s nothing to do in Cullowhee, but that’s not really the case. There’s plenty to do; you just have to be a little more open-minded here than in most other college towns. Take the Fine and Performing Arts Center which just recently opened. […]
UC Addition Doubles Size of Center
The second and third floor additions to the A. K. Hinds University Center opened this month. These new additions nearly double the size of the University Center and are expected to help bring a more centralized feeling to the WCU campus. “We want the University to have a center,” says […]
Open Classroom Project Provides Learning Experience for Faculty
Alan Altany, director of the Coulter Faculty Center, says the Open Classroom Project “is an opportunity for faculty to learn more about teaching methods and goals by directly experiencing the classroom teaching of others.” With the help of Western’s faculty, staff and GTA members, the 2003 Open Classroom Project was […]
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His mother wanted him to have no distractions from his schoolwork and football, so the 6’3″ football player visited Catamount country and made it his home away from home. Michale Spicer, now a senior, has always had sports in his blood. He played basketball and ran track in high school, […]
