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Thursday, November 7, 2024
Kellie Harper was formally introduced to the Wolfpack family at 4:30pm on Thursday in Raleigh as the new N.C. State Women’s Basketball Coach. She replaces legendary coach Kay Yow, who passed away after a bout with cancer in January. N.C. State athletic director Lee Fowler said he believes Harper will […]
The end of March may have stirred the possible uplift of North Carolina’s alcohol distribution by easing up on sales made on Sundays. Sunday closing laws, or “blue laws”, have a long history. Originating around the 18th century word choice-“blue”, referring to “rigidly moral”, set up the prohibition of regular […]
Cases of Whooping Cough are increasing yearly. In Haywood County, Jackson County’s neighbor to the right, nine cases of Whooping Cough have been diagnosed this year alone. According to Dr. Zach Moore, a respiratory disease epidemiologist for the NC Division of Public Health, “The Haywood County outbreak is currently the […]
Western Carolina Head Volleyball Coach Manuel Concepcion has announced the addition of Josh Wielebnicki as the assistant volleyball coach. Wielebnicki comes to Western Carolina from Illinois State University where he served as a student assistant. Last Spring with the Redbirds, he primarily worked withoutside hitters and defensive specialists as well […]
The Lady Catamount softball team traveled Charleston to take on the Cougars of the College of Charleston on Saturday, Mar. 28 and Sunday, Mar. 29 and got back to their winning ways in the Southern Conference. Coming off two mid week losses to Lipscomb and sitting at 4-4 in conference […]
(Editor’s Note: Following is the fifth in a series of articles where Western Carolinian writers profile why certain athletic facilities are named after who they are.) For most students, Reid Gymnasium means one of two things-a place to work out or the place where the requisite health & wellness class […]
Western Carolina men’s golf slipped two positions in the final standings, finishing tied for 13th at the rain-shortened Furman Intercollegiate on Sunday, Mar. 29 from the par 72, 6,994-yard Furman University Golf Club. WCU posted rounds of 303 and 320 to collectively card 623, 28-strokes off the pace. Senior Andres […]
On Tuesday and Thursday nights, the UC Grandroom is transformed into a Renaissance arena. Fencers stand poised with fixed concentration waiting for the mediator to announce, “Allez.” Suddenly, flashing metal clangs as opponents dip and lunge across the glossy wood floors. What appears to be a rehearsal for the Three […]
Rain on both Friday, Mar. 26 and Saturday Mar. 27 in the Upstate of South Carolina forced a double-header for the WCU baseball team on Sunday, Mar. 28, but the prior days of steady rain didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of the Catamounts. Western Carolina swept both games of […]
NASA recently held a contest to decide the name for a new nodule that will be added to the space station. The site offered four options to choose from: Earthrise, Legacy, Serenity, and Venture. Participants could also write in their own name choice. On March 3, comedian Stephen Colbert, of […]
