Archives for February 2017

Last Minute Productions shares new acts for fall 2017

A new set of comedians, musicians, spoken word poets and hypnotists could be coming to perform in Cullowhee. Last Minute Productions coordinators met with students on Feb. 17 to discuss the possibility of several varied acts bringing their talents to the campus of WCU. The program, which took place in the UC Illusions room, was […]

Catamount’s offensive struggles continue in another loss

The Catamount’s defensive struggles continue as the Cats now have dropped three straight after Thursday night’s loss against the visiting Lady Buccaneers at the Ramsey Center. Cats fall 72-55 to the Bucs. The Catamounts dug themselves into a deep hole early and couldn’t recover. The Bucs took advantage of a poor shooting performance by the Cats […]

Climbing, bouldering — it is time for Rock and Rumble at WCU

The climbing club at Western Carolina University is a place for teamwork, support and the opportunity for training and competition within an individual sport. And on Saturday, Feb. 18, you can see a demonstration of all of that during the 1oth Annual Rock and Rumble Bouldering Competition in the Campus Recreation Center. The director of Outdoor Programs […]

Catamounts lose fifth straight game to Furman

The Catamounts men’s basketball team’s woes continued against the SoCon leading Furman Paladins Wednesday night, Feb. 15, at the Ramsey Center. In a hard fought game, the Catamounts lost 74-62.  The Catamounts started out the game strong leading the Paladins 10-2 in the opening minutes of the first half. The half was close throughout, but Furman’s guard Jonathan Jean beat the […]

WCU shows their love for the community

Friendships, the beautiful campus, describe what students say why they love WCU. Free t-shirts, cake pops, hot chocolate, candy, and ‘I love WCU’ magnets were given to anyone who stopped by the table and filled out a card explaining why they love WCU.  ‘I love WCU’ campaign was held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the […]

Outhouse race to raise money for local charity

Sapphire Valley Resort is raising money for a local food bank in a very unusual way – a homemade outhouse race on the ski slopes. The tradition that started 11 years ago continues this Saturday, Feb 18, at 11 a.m. “It’s an unusual way to promote a local charity and it always get’s a lot of […]