Mountain organizations are raising awareness for an issue that plagues nearly every North Carolina community, yet often goes ignored. An open discussion in Asheville, entitled “WNC Food Deserts & Food Policy,” centered around the concept of “food deserts,” and how a growing tally of Tarheel families, particularly rural ones, are finding themselves isolated from a […]
Archives for February 2017
The Nomad puts on open-mic night at Hillside Grind
February 20, 2017 by
Freeform-spoken-word-jazz renditions of early-2000s pop songs (Stacy’s Mom by Fountains of Wayne, to be specific). Cut-up prose from multiple authors being read as one piece. A delightful poem about a blow-up doll entitled “Plastic Lover” and even a half-spoken, half-sung father-daughter rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” served to bring a very lighthearted and open […]
Climbing competition takes over rec center
February 20, 2017 by
The 10th annual Rock and Rumble Bouldering Competition filled WCU’s Campus Recreation Center Feb. 18 as climbers from all over the Southeast gathered to compete. The atmosphere was lively and energetic as over 70 participants showed up for the event from seven different schools. There were two heats of competition in which competitors could choose to climb in […]
Future Catamounts coming to WCU Open House
February 20, 2017 by
Over 650 potential WCU students and their families will attend the first Open House this year on Saturday, Feb. 25. The event is managed by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions along with the guidance of Entourage, WCU’s group of student tour guides. Attendees will be taken through the campus based on their possible fields of study and […]
Cats Declawed
February 19, 2017 by
Catamounts lose a hard fought game and now have lost four straight after Saturday’s to the Lady Mocs 60-48. The first quarter was another slow start for the Catamounts as they go for 4-12 shooting adding to only 9 points. Chattanooga took advantage of this slow start and were able to come out of the first quarter […]
Cats with Bats back on top
February 19, 2017 by
Catamount baseball is officially underway and the Cats with Bats are back on top after a winning weekend in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, at the Baseball at the Beach tournament. After a tough loss on Friday to St. Johns with a score of 14-3 the Catamounts bounced back against the College World Series Champions, Coastal […]
