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. […]
After Poverty Project launch, students unclear about goals
October 11, 2011 by
The second event of WCU’s Poverty Project, a movie entitled “Inside Job”, was held at the end of September in the UC Theater, yielding less than 20 people and only a handful of those being students. The movie focuses on the economic crisis of 2008 and how key players on Wall Street bargained, made corrupt […]
‘Power of Purple Challenge’ coming to WCU
September 28, 2011 by
By Cory Spaugh Western Carolina University and the Appalachian State Mountaineers have long battled for the Old Mountain Jug. This year the two schools have something new to fight over- The Power of Purple Challenge. The challenge is a contest between the athletic teams and student bodies of each university. When the Catamounts and Mountaineers […]
