Catamount’s women’s golf trip to Japan a success

The Western Carolina women’s golf team have gone global for the first time in program history. The Catamounts finished fourth out of 13 teams at the Pan Pacific Collegiate Golf Super League event held at the Sapporo Regent Golf Club. Individually, two Catamounts finished in the top 15 with junior Elizabeth Lohbauer and sophomore Brie […]

Taikoza brings a taste of Japanese culture to WCU

Western Carolina brought a little taste of Japanese culture to the Bardo Arts Center on Wednesday night, April 18, with a performance from Taikoza. Taikoza is the only performance group in the United States that incorporates the use of Japanese dance and instruments such as Taiko drums, which are large drums made of tree trunks […]

‘Home away from home’ in Japan

Jessica Nash, a third year student at Western Carolina University, has always been interested in Japanese culture since she discovered what anime was. “That was the door that introduced me to so many amazing and culturally pique things about Japan,” said Nash. To further explore the language, entertainment, anime, the way people live there and the […]

WCU’s Japanese program raises money for Japan

Students in WCU’s Japanese program are raising money and collecting encouraging messages for those hit by the severe earthquake and tsunami in the northern part of Japan. Last week Japan was hit with one of the strongest earthquakes in history. More than 10,000 people have died or gone missing and the numbers are rising. CNN […]