Archives for March 2016

Baseball: Player of the week

Baseball Players of the week: Senior catcher Danny Bermudez Sophomore left handed pitcher Brendan Nail Danny Bermudez was able to return home to Georgia this past weekend as the Catamounts went up against Georgia Tech. The Cumming, Georgia native is an entrepreneurship major with the hopes of starting his own company after college. Bermudez had […]

Catamounts fall to Mocs in semifinal of SoCon Tournament

The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team was defeated by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs 73-69, Sunday, March 6, in the Southern Conference semifinal game. The crowd provided plenty of energy throughout the second half of the game at the SoCon Basketball Championships in Asheville, NC. The Catamounts rallied late in the game, after […]

Catamounts beat Terriers in double-overtime thriller

Calvin Inman contributed to this story   The Western Carolina University men’s basketball team defeated the Wofford Terriers 88 to 83 in double-overtime, Saturday, March 5, in the U.S. Cellular Center, in front of a crowd of 5,667 at the SoCon Basketball Championships in Asheville, NC.   The critical moment in the game came with […]

Political panel helps students prepare for primary

On Thursday, March 3, WCU’s Center for Service Learning and The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF), with help from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) American Democracy Project, presented ‘Intentional Conversations’, a panel discussion designed to get students excited about voting in North Carolina’s upcoming March 15 primary. “Change is slow, but the first effective […]

Student opinion on ‘Intentional Conversations’ panel

Video created by Kayla Brookshire. After the ‘Intentional Conversations’ political panel on Thursday, March 3, we gathered some audience opinions about how the panel helped students understand certain aspects of our government and what they ultimately learned from the discussion. The speakers covered topics like prison reform, foreign policy, feminism, voting policies and even voter suppression. […]

How to prepare for a long run

The Valley of the Lilies half marathon and 5k is coming up on Saturday, April 2. The course will take place around campus and along the Tuckaseigee River in Cullowhee, NC. Some students have been training for months, others will just sign up on a whim. Want to participate in the half marathon but don’t know […]