In the United States today 1 out of 3 people are diagnosed with cancer, and almost everyone else knows someone who has or had cancer. In 2004 Debbie Moore,34, resident of Sylva, became the one. She was diagnosed with Paraganglioma and Pheochromocytoma, and began her fight. She had at least 13 different tumors spread all […]
Students take once in a lifetime trip to Cuba
November 11, 2011 by
Over fall break, seven students and one professor from Western Carolina took a once in a lifetime trip to Cuba, a place that not many Americans have been. Due to poor relations between Cuba and the United States, being able to go to Cuba was a lot harder than it would be going to Spain, […]
Honoring Catamounts, one brick at a time
November 9, 2011 by
The Catamount Legacy Walk, although it sounds like a charity walk, is a program set up to honor alumni, students, faculty and staff, and friends of the university, one brick at a time. The Legacy Walk will eventually be a collection of customized bricks placed on campus to commemorate Catamounts. The Legacy Walk will be […]
The biggest fan
October 24, 2011 by
He’s got purple hair, attends all the WCU sporting events, and is always wanted for photos. Who else might this cool cat be but the one and only Paws. Paws never leaves home without his Catamount Pride. Join him in supporting our Catamount sports teams during the remainder of the year. For more information […]
WCU athletic director fired
October 24, 2011 by
Chip Smith was fired as athletic director of Western Carolina University effective Tuesday Oct. 25. Smith has been the director of athletics at Western since 2004, before that he was over athletics at Morehead State University. The decision came from Chancellor David Belcher Monday. Belcher sent an email message thanking Smith for his services at […]
