The Catamount tennis club competed in the State Championship in Greensboro, N.C., Nov. 19 and 20. In total, 15 teams were in attendance, including two from Western Carolina University. Last year, the tennis club almost doubled so Western Carolina split the team in half, creating two teams and more play for each member. For each […]
Survivor of cancer, inspiration to many
November 19, 2011 by
In the United States today 1 out of 3 people are diagnosed with cancer, and almost everyone else knows someone who has or had cancer. In 2004 Debbie Moore,34, resident of Sylva, became the one. She was diagnosed with Paraganglioma and Pheochromocytoma, and began her fight. She had at least 13 different tumors spread all […]
Waiting for a dream
November 16, 2011 by
Catamount Roger Cote is waiting for a phone call that should have come in July, but as each day passes and November is nearly halfway through, the phone call still hasn’t come. Cote is waiting for a call from NBC to determine whether or not he will be interning with NBC at the 2012 Summer […]
Dennis Wagner era over at WCU
November 15, 2011 by
Western Carolina will have a different head coach on the sidelines of the upcoming home football game versus Coastal Carolina. Dennis Wagner announced his resignation after a meeting with interim athletic director Fred Cantler Sunday morning. “Coach Wagner announced his resignation to the team and his assistants earlier today after meeting with me for a […]
Future Cats
November 12, 2011 by
WCU opened its doors to future Catamounts at open house Saturday morning. Students were able to explore the campus, their future majors, and student life. Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Dr. Sam Miller, welcomed students to start of their trip to WCU. “I’ve been waiting for this weekend for a month,” says Drew Thomas, a […]
Big stars visit this “Small Town U.S.A.”
November 11, 2011 by
Justin Moore, Thompson Square, and The Buchanan Boys rocked The Ramsey Center at WCU on Thursday night. College kids and locals packed the arena as they sang and swayed to the country and southern rock music. Justin Moore got the crowd going with his well-known songs Bait a Hook, Small town U.S.A., and If Heaven […]
