WCU gears up for National Voter Registration Day

Western Carolina University will set up registration booths on the A.K. Hinds University Center lawn on Tuesday, Sept. 25 for National Voter Registration Day, a nationwide, non-partisan initiative focused on registering first-time voters. Western hopes to draw attendees with a carnival-like atmosphere. The booths will be run by individual student groups. According to Todd Collins, […]

Extreme sports legend comes to Cullowhee

  Red Bull athlete, Will Gadd, is an ice climbing Winter X-Games champion, record braking distance paraglider and producer of extreme sports films. Having been chosen as the third Red Bull athlete in North America, his resume epitomizes the Red Bull brand. This 45-year-old from Canmore, Alberta, Canada proves through his accomplishments and lifestyle his […]

Base Camp Cullowhee Demo Day

Looking for something fun to do this Saturday, March 17? Base Camp Cullowhee (BCC) has just the fun you are looking for! For the 7th year, BCC at Western Carolina University is hosting their Kayak Demo Days. Join BCC and representatives from Pyranha, Bliss Stick, WaveSport, Fluid, Jackson, Dagger, and Liquid Logic to test out […]

Dance till ya Drop!

WCU’s Recreation Center basketball courts became a dancing hall on March 10 with people dancing twist, rock-and-roll, and rumba for 12 hours. It was WCU’s first Dance Marathon. Dance Marathon is a fundraising event that involves thousands of college and high school students across the nation at over 150 schools. It was started in 1991 […]

Forever a Catamount

Former, current, and future Catamounts filled the U.S. Cellular Center to watch a phenomenon which hadn’t occurred since 1996. Catamount Pride was far from lacking at the 2012 Southern Conference Championship game Monday night, March 5, as a sea of purple and the roar of chants filled the U.S. CellularCenter, previously known as the Asheville […]

Get out of town, seriously!

There comes a time in everyone’s life where one spreads their wings, takes a leap of faith, and gets outside the box (or their box). Whether it is a day, a couple weeks, several months, or years of being out of their comfort zone, so much growing happens within that period of time. Recently I […]