Photo story: Advising day project

News Reporting 1 class had a photo story competition with a theme Advising day. Kristi Watkins was the winner in the contest. See the story she did and let us know what you think!

“Hall-O-Ween” in the Ramsey Center

Weather did not stop Jackson County residents coming out to “Hall-O-Ween in the Village” Tuesday, Oct. 27. Rain forced the event’s change of location to the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. It was originally planned to be held outside of Western Carolina University’s Village Residence Hall. Conditions or not, 517 people came out to “Hall-O-Ween in […]

WCU holds its first Open House this semester

Story from WCU Public Relations Office Western Carolina University is inviting prospective students to visit the campus for Open House on Saturday, Oct. 31 – which happens to be Halloween – but university representatives will be working with students to take the fright out of the college admissions process. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate […]

WCU football wins homecoming game

Troy Mitchell, quarterback for Western, had 352 passing yards, 45 rushing yards, and two touchdowns and Corey Holloway, running back for Western, added another 50 yards on the ground and two more touchdown as the Western Carolina Catamounts (5-2) beat the Samford Bulldogs (3-4) 56-36 Saturday, Oct.24. Detrez Newsome, running back for Western, had 69 […]

WCU women’s soccer trumps Chattanooga

The Cats beat their rival the Mocs, Friday night, Oct.23, on home turf, 2-0, with a strong comeback in the second half. The game kicked off at 7 p.m. with Chattanooga in possession.  WCU almost immediately took the ball, but after that they lagged behind.  The Cats took a long time to get into the […]

Academic, campus resources reach out to WCU students

Students at Western Carolina University had the chance to explore campus resources and have some fun Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the 4th annual ReCalibrate Your Compass. Held a week after fall break, the event helps students achieve academic success by reminding them of the many campus resources available according to Janina DeHart, lead organizer from […]