Catamount spreads school spirit the country way through hot fashion, good food and lots of laughs. On Thursday, October 20, the highly anticipated Homecoming events of 2011 finally kicked off at Western Carolina University. A float-building event was held on the U.C. Lawn from 5-8.30p.m. Students filled the lawn, carrying giant pieces of cardboard and […]
WCU hosts family weekend
October 6, 2011 by
Families from all over the United States came to Western Carolina University the first weekend in October to celebrate Family Weekend. Every year, WCU welcomes student’s families with a weekend packed full of events. Many WCU clubs and organizations got on board by hosting events to show off what makes WCU so great, giving students […]
Mountain Heritage Day brings large crowds to WCU
September 27, 2011 by
Hundreds of visitors came out Saturday September 24 for the 37th annual Mountain Heritage Day festival on the campus of Western Carolina University. Tourists, community members, and Western students enjoyed the traditional music, great food, and variety of local crafters. The weather was perfect for the event with clear blue skies and only a […]
Southern Circuit film tour opens with success
September 16, 2011 by
In a packed University Center Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 13, hundreds of students and staff gather to watch the first documentary in the Southern Circuit film tour entitled Surviving Hitler: A Love Story. Jutta and Helmuth are German citizens when Hitler rises into power, but despite Jutta’s newly discovered Jewish nationality, and Helmuth’s military status, […]
Splish splash I was paddling fast!
September 14, 2011 by
Western Carolina University students, staff and members of the community joined together September 10, 2011 for the 3rd annual Old Cullowhee Canoe Slalom. This year featured the events largest crowd ever, sunny skies and happy participants of all ages.
Responding to tragedy
September 9, 2011 by
“I wasn’t lucky to be a part of the 9/11 response, I was honored,” is the first thing that Lori Gerber says to a small crowd of students and faculty gathered in the UC Grandroom on Sept. 8 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on America. The atmosphere is intimate […]
