Western Carolina University is hosting the second annual Southeastern Latinx Student Leadership Conference (SL-SLC) from March 26 to 28. The conference is virtual and will be held on Whova, an app similar to Zoom. The conference starts on Friday afternoon with Rumba Latinx with DJ Ode. Saturday consists of workshops and networking hour with the […]
Archives for March 2021
WCU baseball looks to carry hot streak into upcoming series
March 26, 2021 by
The WCU Baseball team is currently on 6 game win streak that has seen them outscore their opponents by a wide margin of 67-25. After having their last few games cancelled and rescheduled, the Catamounts look to refocus on the task at hand in their March 26-27 series against The Citadel. The Catamounts have accumulated […]
Easter Hat Parade returns to streets of Dillsboro
March 26, 2021 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald, April 1 publication. Kids of all ages are invited for a day of fun during the Easter Hat Parade on Saturday in Dillsboro. Registration for parade entry will begin at noon, and the event will start from the Town Hall at 2 p.m. The town of […]
WCU spring sports underway but not without a few hiccups
March 26, 2021 by
The Western Carolina outdoor track team and baseball team’s events the weekend of March 19-20 were brought to a halt due to a members of both rosters testing positive for COVID-19. The outdoor track team was forced to withdraw from their first scheduled meet of the season – the Yellow Jacket Invitational hosted by Georgia […]
WCU club sports struggle with low attendance during COVID-19
March 25, 2021 by
Club sports have been a popular activity for students at WCU for decades. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, club sports were put on hold last semester and resumed practice at the start of March. And people are not participating as much as anticipated. Club Sports director, Michael Birch, believes that this is due to […]
Silent vigil for Catamount Care Day
March 23, 2021 by
Story co-written with Autumn Pine The center of campus that is usually loud with noise and excitement was silent in honor of over 500,000 people who died from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The silent vigil was hosted by the Center for Community Engagement & Service Learning at 8 p.m. at the Catafount […]
