In the grand scheme of college basketball, the small mountain school that was formerly known as the Western Carolina Teachers College doesn’t pop quickly into focus. It has no John Wooden, no Adolph Rupp, no Dean Smith, even no Michael Jordan. There are no national championship banners hanging from the […]
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Gran Torino Returns to WCU to ask, “Are You Livin’?”
Roaring into music venues across the United States with the force of a turbo-charged hot-rod, Gran Torino will come to Cullowhee, North Carolina to play Western Carolina University this Saturday, February 3. The nine member, horn-driven, pop rock ‘n’ soul crew is in the midst of their “Are You Livin […]
Pi Kapp Incident Sends Baseball Team to Conflict Resolution Sessions,
On November 29, the Western Carolinian printed an article concerning the temporary probation of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity pending the investigation of a fight that occurred at the fraternity’s house involving members of the baseball team. The Carolinian has recently learned that the WCU Athletic Department conducted the investigation […]
C.A.T. Center Helps Students Stay in School
In response to the increased attention focused on the issue of retention in the university, Western has formed the Catamount Academic Tutoring Center, which provides peer tutoring, study groups, workshops, and other resources to improve learning for students. According to the C.A.T. coordinator, Chesney Reich, many people have expressed a […]
WCU Board of Trustees Proposes Fee Increase
Western Carolina University’s Board of Trustees dropped a bomb on students last Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, when it proposed a four percent increase in student fees. The proposal is slated to take effect in the Fall semester of 2001, provided the University of North Carolina Board of Governors approves […]
Safety Walk Spotlights Dark Spots on Campus
Last Thursday night, students teamed up with the university police to canvass WCU’s campus in search of spots where students might feel less than secure while walking after dark. According to Joe Cowan, about 12 people turned out for the walk. Participants were divided into three groups, and each group […]
Catamount Rugby Notches Victory Over Paladins
GREENVILLE, SC – Western Carolina’s men’s rugby squad narrowly defeated Furman last Saturday in Greenville, their first Southern Conference contest of the season. The 10-8 win lived up to its billing as the Catamounts’ most difficult conference match-up of the year. The game’s opening half was a scoreless stalemate, as […]
Cats Whip Keydets, 82-62
GREENVILLE, SC – The Western Carolina Catamounts fought for 35 of the allotted 40 minutes, but a 20-2 run by the Furman Paladins ended their two-game winning streak, 67-47 Monday night from Timmons Arena. WCU fell to 4-18 overall and a game back from other conference teams at 2-7. Furman, […]
Cats Sprint into Spring Season
The men’s and women’s track and field squads traveled to Johnson City, Tennessee to compete in the IKON Invitational, hosted by Southern Conference rival East Tennessee State University, last weekend. The highlight of the meet for the Cats was the performance of the men’s 4×400 relay team, which set a […]
Greensboro Slides Past Lady Cats
The Lady Cats had revenge on their minds Saturday afternoon going into their game against the Lady Spartans of UNC Greensboro (15-4, 9-1). However, the visiting team had other plans, shooting 54 percent in the second half and forcing 23 Western Carolina to prevail 71-54. The loss was Western’s second […]
