The Theta Xi Fraternity held a campout to raise money for the American Red Cross last week. The money was sent to aid the Red Cross in the efforts to provide relief to those affected by the recent terrorist attacks in New York and Washington D.C. The fraternity was able […]
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Hey, Look to Your Left: It’s FYI!
Look to your left, and you will find a new section on your Western Carolinian web-site. It’s titled FYI, or For Your Information. Click on the link and see various announcements that you might find interesting. To place an announcement, send it to us through our on-line submissions link to […]
Women’s Soccer Notches Two SoCon Wins
Western Carolina traveled to Charleston Sunday to top the Lady Cougars (2-4-1, 2-2) 1-0 in overtime. This victory came after the Lady Cats fell to Georgia Southern 1-0 and topped The Citadel 8-2. Sunday, WCU (7-3, 2-1) dominated the College of Charleston, outshooting them 34-12. Both goalkeepers played perfectly through […]
Son Volt frontman to play Asheville Music Zone
Well, the big show coming up this weekend is Tool. Anyone out there that likes Tool already knows this and has already bought tickets. So, what else is out there for the listening public? On Wednesday October 10th, Jay Farrar will be playing the Asheville Music Zone. Jay Farrar is […]
Reader Feels US Foreign Policies Should Change
Dear Editor: Since the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, all I have been hearing on television is that it is probably the work of Osama bin Laden. Why? The number of people around the world that are angry over U.S. foreign policy is extremely large. Iraqis […]
Bailey, Attebery Named Athletes of the Month
Cullowhee, N.C. – The Western Carolina University athletics department has announced that Caleb Bailey (cross country) and Christy Attebery (volleyball) have been named the Arby’s/Catamount Student-Athletes of the Month for September. Bailey (Lawrenceville, Ga.) was named the Southern Conference Runner of the Week twice (9/12) and (10/2) for his performances […]
Blithe Spirit kicks off theatre season at Western
The hero of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” has an interesting problem. He’s got a beautiful woman who won’t leave him alone. If it doesn’t sound like a problem at first, one has to consider that the woman is his ex-wife, who died seven years ago. The University Players’ performance of […]
Volleyball Wins Three Straight
The Western Carolina volleyball squad won its third straight conference match Sunday at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1-14, 1-5). Earlier in the week, the Lady Cats (8-6, 5-1) topped Furman at home and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga away. Sunday, Western handled UNCG for a 3-1 […]
Viruses Reach WCU
SirCam and Nimda, two prominent computer viruses, are making their way into computers in WCU residence halls and computer labs, prompting the Computer Center staff to push for expanding the virus protection program used on university owned computers to student computers. Along with students and their mandatory computers at the […]
Screaming and Wailing Never Sounded so Good
Cursive, an indie-rock band stationed in Omaha, Nebraska and signed to Saddle Creek Records, a label which houses some of the most influential, most poignant bands of today, released their latest EP late summer of 2001 and is getting great response. Cursive was formed in 1995 and consists of Tim […]
