In 1858, Abraham Lincoln challenged Stephen A. Douglas for the Illinois Senate seat. The two participated in a series of seven debates in the state, and Douglas won the election. These debates, which are taught in history classes across the nation because they were a “war of ideas,” are dubbed the Lincoln-Douglas debates. The Organization […]
Catamount softball caps off Senior Day weekend with wins
April 22, 2013 by
Senior Day weekend went about as well as it could for senior softball players Morgan Blanton, Jordan Fulton, Haley Pace, Shemekia Scotton, and Amber Steinhardt. After dropping the first game of a Saturday double-header against Georgia Southern 4-0, the Catamounts fired back in game two on their way to a 7-2 victory. They carried the […]
WCU’s 2013 LEGO Summit: Improving science literacy
April 21, 2013 by
WCU held its second annual LEGO Summit and other open house events Saturday, April 13 in the Stillwell building on campus in an attempt to improve “science literacy” by participating in the statewide science festival. Dr. Enrique Gomez, an associate professor of physics at Western and leader of the stargazing event that kicked off the […]
Spring fever for Catamount football
April 20, 2013 by
Just months after wrapping up a 1-10 season, the Catamounts took the field for the annual Spring Game on Saturday, Apr. 20 for chapter two of the Mark Speir era. With temperatures in the mid-60’s, trees blooming on the mountains, and a good crowd on hand, it was picture perfect weather to get a sneak […]
Needtobreathe concert rocked the Ramsey Center
April 19, 2013 by
Needtobreathe, a rock ’n’ roll band from South Carolina, played for a large audience of mostly students in Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Center on April 11, with WCU graduate Randall Harris on drums. Needtobreathe plays a fusion of high-energy country and rock. Signed to Atlantic Records since 2005, the band consists of brothers Bear Rinehart […]
WCU hosts annual Relay For Life fundraiser
April 18, 2013 by
WCU hosted its 10th annual Relay For Life Fundraiser over Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13. Students and volunteers spent the night on the UC lawn dancing, selling food and homemade items, playing games and sleeping in tents to raise money for cancer research. Each team had to have at least one person walking […]
