It’s that time of year again. Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and if you listen closely, you can hear a faint roar in the wind. Expect that roar to get a lot louder this weekend, as the Catamounts will be filling their stadiums with event after event. Five of them, to be exact. It’s […]
WCU hosts 35th annual International Festival
April 11, 2014 by
April 10 marked the 35th time that Western Carolina’s community has gathered to celebrate cultural diversity. Over that span of time, the International Festival has become one of the more popular events on campus. This year’s event included performances based around Japanese, Saudi Arabian and Cherokee cultures, along with stands providing intercultural information and offering […]
The final pages of a classic
February 10, 2014 by
Decades of disdain line the pages of the story between Western Carolina University and Appalachian State. Sadly, this year may mark the last chapter of the rivalry, with Appalachian State moving to the Sun Belt Conference next season. The Catamounts collided with the Mountaineers on the hardwood Saturday for the 173rd time. Such history breeds […]
Catamounts fall in unforgettable “White Out Night”
January 23, 2014 by
As the snow continues to melt in the Cullowhee area, nearly 3,000 fans brought the white into the Ramsey Center to show support for their Catamounts against the Davidson Wildcats. With a history including a pair of meetings for Southern Conference titles, everyone was expecting an exciting tilt. Very few, however, were expecting the event […]
Let the celebration begin!
January 23, 2014 by
The Cullowhee community huddled into the University Center Grand Room Thursday afternoon to get the party started in style. Festivities began on the catwalk as university students, alumni, faculty, and staff modeled clothing designs ranging from the late 1800’s to now. A brand new line of clothing closed out the show, with a variety of […]
WCU ready to celebrate 125 years
January 20, 2014 by
It was August 5, 1889 that Western Carolina University began to take shape. 18 aspiring teachers filed in for the first day of class at what was then a primary school called Cullowhee Academy. At the time, Cullowhee Academy was nothing more than an unpainted schoolhouse with two rooms. The only instructor, Robert Lee Madison […]
