The Nomad puts on open-mic night at Hillside Grind

Freeform-spoken-word-jazz renditions of early-2000s pop songs (Stacy’s Mom by Fountains of Wayne, to be specific). Cut-up prose from multiple authors being read as one piece. A delightful poem about a blow-up doll entitled “Plastic Lover” and even a half-spoken, half-sung father-daughter rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” served to bring a very lighthearted and open […]

What you might not know about skateboarders at WCU

Co-written/ produced with  Julia Lewis Cast your mind back to the year 2004. If you were between the ages of 9 and 20 at that time, then you will almost certainly remember the stranglehold that skateboarding had on many of your friends’ lives. That year could be considered the peak of skateboarding in the mainstream, and […]

Wind ensemble blows away WCU

When you think of a good way to spend a Tuesday evening do the words “wind ensemble” come to mind? If not, then maybe you should reconsider. On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Western Carolina wind ensemble performed for the first time of the Fall 2016 semester in a nearly full Bardo Arts Center. The performance […]

WCU women’s soccer off to a flying start

While cats are traditionally known for batting around balls of yarn, it seems like the Catamounts have more of a penchant for soccer balls. The Western Carolina women’s soccer team will take on East Tennessee State University in Cullowhee Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. ETSU has played the same teams that Western has, Mercer […]