As Halloween approaches and the leaves start to fall from trees, the campus of Western Carolina University has an eerie air to it as ghost stories are whispered from student to student. The most famous of these ghosts stories starts at the oldest building on campus, Moore. There are several stories floating around the mysterious […]
2011 Homecoming winners
October 22, 2011 by
Hannah Blanton and Adam Ray were announced during halftime of the Western vs. Citadel football game as the 2011 Homecoming Queen and King. Hannah Marie Blanton is a junior from Forest City majoring in communication sciences and disorders. Christopher Adam Ray is a junior from Cullowhee majoring in social science education. Both were sponsored by […]
WCU alumni tee off
October 22, 2011 by
The annual alumni scholarship golf tournament was Friday at the Sequoia National Golf Club. Former Catamounts teed off at 11 a.m. for an afternoon of entertainment and golf. The event had 48 golfers, which were split into 4 man/woman teams. The tournament is a chance for alumni to showcase their golfing skills while catching up […]
Spirit night brings out Catamount Pride in students
October 22, 2011 by
On Friday, Oct. 21, Western Carolina University held Spirit Night at the Central Plaza, an event that brought hundreds of students, faculty and staff. Events at Spirit Night included the marching band playing alongside Catamount Athletes as well as cheerleaders. Rachel Rielly, a graduate of Western Carolina and season 13 winner of the television show […]
Parade your Purple Pride
October 22, 2011 by
There was a chill in the air just before sunset as the annual WCU Homecoming parade took place Friday evening. The streets of downtown Sylva were lined with students, alumni, and community members, all supporting their Catamounts during WCU’s homecoming celebration. “The parade is like a kick off to homecoming weekend,” says Sally Little, a senior […]
WCU Not-so-handicap parking
October 12, 2011 by
At WCU there are over 5,000 parking spots on campus. Nearly 100 of those spots are reserved for handicap students and faculty. However, this does not appear to be enough. There have been several complaints going around the university claiming students and faculty who are not handicap, take the parking spaces at their own convenience. […]
