According to a recent report on three years’ worth of crime statistics from universities across the nation, college campuses are generally safer places than the larger communities in which they are located. The report, released by the Department of Education to Congress in January, states “The campus crime statistics collected […]

Some people call them shrinks, some prefer head doctors, and on occasion some are actually referred to as therapists or doctors. However, most of the students in the Psychology department will not be called any of these names. Some will be called “coach,” others “teacher;” some will be business people, […]

To say that the Western Carolina University community needs the repairs that the bond money will subsidize is a gross understatement. This campus is in dire need of some serious work. Roofs are caving in, heaters aren’t heating, and several classrooms are bereft of much needed equipment. The money will […]

The recent identification of a man’s bones, found last year in the forest off of Highway 107, have led authorities to arrest a Wisconsin man who is a former WCU student. The remains of a man were found by hunters in December 1999 on a riverbank off of Moses Creek […]

Last week’s Chat with the Chancellor, held in the lobby of Buchanan Hall, brought up issues of concern to students at WCU. One major topic of discussion was the contruction projects that are soon to be underway. Construction bids on three much anticipated projects on campus, funded in part by […]

The past week has been a conglomeration of ideas and happenings: a proverbial mixed fruit cobbler, if you will. So, in an attempt to sort through the mumbo jumbo and make sense of everything, Got Hook? is here for you, the reader. Enjoy. Catamount Baseball The Diamond Cats kicked off […]

Catamount athletic teams are hoping to have an extra player on the lineup at upcoming sports competitions in the form of a new student booster club. The booster club will be a student-organized group dedicated to the enthusiastic support of Western’s intercollegiate basketball and football games, both at home and […]

Western Carolina will play six home football games, including its home opener on August 30, and travel to the University of Louisville (September 8) during the 2001 season, it was announced. The schedule features three consecutive games versus teams that finished the 2000 season ranked among the nation’s top 25. […]

In their first series of the 2001 season, head coach Todd Raleigh and the Western Carolina baseball team dropped three games to the eleventh-ranked Auburn Tigers this weekend in Auburn, Alabama. “Going into Auburn playing the number 11 team on the road in front of 3,000 fans, it’s no easy […]