Western Carolina University will kick off homecoming, 2012 with a parade on Main St. in Sylva on October 5 at 6:15 p.m. There will be student floats, the homecoming court, the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band, WCU cheerleaders and more. On Thursday evening, participating Catamounts were on the UC lawn decorating banners for their […]
The Dada Festival Orchestra Concert provides a fitting end to the Dada experience
October 1, 2012 by
Under the bright stage lights of the Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center Theater, an introduction speaker was interrupted as he described the spirit of Dada by a lone trumpet player and proceeded to break into a seemingly random play-by-play of an imaginary horse race. The crowd erupted with laughter and with that, the concluding […]
Women’s soccer begins league play vs. Elon
September 20, 2012 by
The Western Carolina Catamounts women’s soccer team will begin their Southern Conference play against Elon University on Friday, Sept. 21, at the Catamount Athletic Complex. The Catamounts currently stand at a record of 3-3, defeating non-conference opponents Winthrop, Albany, and Tennessee Tech along the way. Senior Catamount Samantha Hodge explained that the game against Elon is […]
WCU celebrates Constitution Day
September 20, 2012 by
Western Carolina University went political for Constitution Day on Monday, Sept. 17. Constitution Day, as taken from the official Constitution Day website, is: Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who, are born in the U.S. or by naturalization, have become […]
WCU student film to be screened at the Atlanta Short Film Festival
September 12, 2012 by
“Moses Cove”, a short film made by recent graduates of the Motion Picture and Television Program at WCU was accepted into the upcoming Atlanta Short Film Festival September 14-16 at the Goat Farms Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Chris Read and Zack Heaton were the men behind the movie. This film was their senior […]
Catamounts pounce on lions in opener
August 31, 2012 by
It was a cat fight in Cullowhee on Thursday night when the lions from Mars Hill made a trip to E.J. Whitmire Stadium to take on the Catamounts. The catamounts struggled in their first series by missing a field goal, followed by a punt on the next. They seemed to settle down after that and used their […]
