Last second free throw saves Catamounts

With the game tied at 68, and the game clock expiring, Western Carolina freshman guard Trey Sumler was fouled on a last second shot.  Sumler sank the first free throw and intentionally missed the second, collecting his own rebound and securing the 69-68 victory for the Catamounts in the Ramsey Center. Sumler finished with 15 […]

Climbing to new heights

Students “rocked” at The Rock and Rumble Fest climbing competition held in the Campus Rec. Center on Saturday with over 50 competitors around the region. “It’s about coming out here and trying your best,” said WCU senior and competitor Cody Ashe. “Even though it’s a competition we’re all here to have a good time.” The […]

Catamounts claw past Samford

The Catamount men’s basketball team won 85-63 over the Samford Bulldogs at their 3 p.m. game. The Cats improve to 13-13 overall and 9-5 in the Southern Conference. The win against Samford continues the undefeated record at home and puts WCU on a 4-game win streak. Mike Williams led the purple and gold as the […]

Controlled madness

This March NCAA basketball fans will be happy to know that each game in the NCAA tournament will now be broadcasted live. A report from the Associated Press stated that CBS and Turner Broadcasting signed a deal to put some of the games on Turner’s stations instead of primarily CBS. Turner does not have the […]

Get involved with service learning

Service Learning at Western Carolina University has great opportunities for students to get involved and practice the real world skills of their major. Visit servicelearning.wcu.edu for more information.

WCU’s track team competes at Clemson

WCU men and women’s track team compete at Clemson University this weekend (Feb. 11 and 12). With the Indoor Southern Conference Championship fastly approaching (on Feb 26), the meet at Clemson will be great preparation for the championship.