Archives for January 2015

Super Bowl XLIX: WCU perspective

With Super Bowl 49 right on our heels, several WCU football personnel gave some insight on the big game. Professional football’s most coveted award will be fought over on Sunday, Feb.1 in Glendale, Arizona at 6:30 pm. The two teams going after the title are the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks and the Patriots dynasty. […]

WCU students learn about service at 10th annual Service Learning Fair

Lane Perry, the director of the Center for Service Learning described Western Carolina University’s 10th annual Service Learning Fair as a way to ““Get to experience the community” The fair was held on Tuesday, Jan. 27 in the University Center Grandroom, and was open to faculty, staff and students. Its purpose is to provide students […]

“Spread It Heavy” with Porch 40

From house party to premier venue, Porch 40 is increasing the size of their performances, as well as their unique repertoire. Porch 40 is a college town band taking the local music scene in western North Carolina to a new level. Andrew Duncan, Carter McDevitt, Spencer Bradley, Scott Burr and Mitchell Metz formed the progressive/funk/rock group […]

Catamounts notch their first conference win

Western Carolina (1-4) and UNC Greensboro (0-5) both came into the day looking for their first conference win of the season. With neither team having much success early in conference, the winning team would be looking at this as a game to jumpstart their season. That team this Saturday, Jan. 24, turned out to be […]

Bad news for the Mercer Bears, Catamounts win 60-52

Western Carolina University’s most important conference game of the season ended in triumph tonight as the Catamounts defeated the Mercer Bears 60 to 52. The 9-11 Catamounts took on the 11-10 Bears of Mercer who were still riding high from their win over Duke in the 2014 NCAA tournament. There was much speculation leading up […]

WCU celebrates Martin Luther King Day

Western Carolina University will be holding several events celebrating the Martin Luther King Day throughout the upcoming week.  The events will hold the theme “We As One”.  All events held in celebration at WCU will be open and free to the public. “We As One” events include a recitation of the King’s “Letter from a Birmingham […]