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Ghosts and Moore

She had always been drawn to Moore building.  “It’s not the ghosts that scare me, it’s getting caught and getting kicked off campus.”  Fired, right when she was about to be working on campus again, the recent graduate who moved back to Cullowhee to be close to her people. “It’s […]

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon ends pledging

Since 2006, nine Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers have died during fraternity related deaths. Eight of those people were pledges. In a unanimous vote from the SAE Supreme Council to avoid incidences such as these, Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s council has made a change in their new-member programming that makes “The True […]

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What Whee need to know: FAFSA

#8220;Do it early and follow through,” these were the words of Paula Coates, the assistant director of financial aid, on Western Carolina University’s campus.     She is referring to students applying for financial aid.     “Do it early. If we cannot stress anything else, let’s stress that. If a student […]

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Player Profile: Cody Jones, baseball

Cody Jones, senior outfielder for the Catamounts, is very passionate about baseball.     Jones said, “Ever since I was three years old, I have played baseball, and I have loved every minute of it.”     Jones started playing baseball on an organized team at age three on a south Asheville […]

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What Whee need to know: FASFA

#8220;Do it early and follow through,” these were the words of Paula Coates, the assistant director of financial aid, on Western Carolina University’s campus.     She is referring to students applying for financial aid.     “Do it early. If we cannot stress anything else, let’s stress that. If a student […]

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Les Misérables: The Musical Phenomenon

#8220;Les Misérables” has always and forever will be one of Broadway’s dearest and most beloved musicals of all time. Audiences around the globe have fallen in love with this iconic work, based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel of the same name. “Les Misérables“ includes three of the most recognizable songs […]

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Western Carolina University beats mountain-rival UNC Asheville

On Tuesday April 1 the Western Carolina Catamounts hosted mountain rival, UNC Asheville.  The Catamounts welcomed back former Catamount and current UNC Asheville coach, Tom Smith.  Smith is a 1976 graduate of Western Carolina University. The top of the first inning featured 1 run and 1 hit for the Bulldogs.  […]

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Student Showcase: Olivia Mears

Coming from Laurinburg, NC, Olivia Mears, a senior art student for Western Carolina University, will be show casing some of her creative art work at this years’ spring student art show. After four long years of hard work and dedication     Mears will be graduating from WCU in December […]