Republished. Originally published on May 31, 2014. Western Carolina University’s men’s and women’s track and field teams have done it again. Starting off the year on the right foot, the Cats swept the Southern Conference Indoor Championships in early March for the third time in school history. Edging out none other than Appalachian State on […]
Archives for May 2014
Mixed results for Catamount baseball
May 31, 2014 by
High expectations sprung long before winter left Cullowhee, as preseason polls had the Catamount baseball team ranked 31st nationally. The Cats dazzled right out of the gate, traveling to Starkville to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs, ranked second in the country. The Cats pulled out a Valentine’s Day heartbreaker by the final score of 3-2, […]
Kayaking Catamount makes a statement
May 28, 2014 by
Base Camp Cullowhee is a popular destination for students who enjoy spending time outdoors. The camp offers a variety of rentals, clinics, camps and events for different kinds of outdoor activities. BCC also offers kayak rentals by appointment. White water kayak rentals for students are $25 and for non-students $35, including gear. They also offer […]
Local Americana band, rocking western North Carolina
May 28, 2014 by
Mangas Colorado, a well-known Apache tribal chief from the 1700s, was an inspiration for a local band from the mountains of NC. The band got their name, Mangas Colorado, after reading the book Bury my heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown in August 2013 while Jarrod Couch, vocalist and banjo, and Thomas Allison, vocalist […]
What is Heartbleed?
May 20, 2014 by
In late April, students may have received an e-mail from Western Carolina University’s IT department warning you of a new threat to the internet named “Heartbleed.” The warning was accompanied with a statement that your password for numerous services offered by the school including MyCat, Blackboard and wireless internet would need to be changed if […]
Mass incarceration from a federal and state perspective
May 20, 2014 by
The United States imprisons more people at a higher rate and for longer periods than any other country in the world. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, there are over 225,000 state prisoners that are currently incarcerated for drug-related offenses – a costly result of policies created during the drug war that began […]
