Dancing icon, WillyB goes viral

It is the bottom of the eighth inning, everyone is tired and ready to finish out the game strong with not much energy left. That is…until you hear the song Sandstorm come over the sound system. “The Icon WillyB” has removed his shirt and is doing his famous dance to get the crowd pumped up to […]

Homecoming rewind: WheeWin

The frenzy that was Western Carolina’s 27-24 overtime victory on Homecoming Saturday has since ceased and its only fitting that we reminisce on the only time the Western faithful may be able to go absolutely ballistic all year. Let me tell you about my vantage point – the best seat in the house as far […]

iOS-7: What do we have here?

It has been about a month since Apple made iOS 7 available for all of those iPhone gurus out there (including myself). And now that people have had time to digest the new-look update, let’s take a look at the feedback. Celebrities voiced their thoughts and took to none other than Twitter to make it […]

Even in losing, Catamounts are still #winning

By now, most students of Western Carolina University have heard that Western Carolina was trending during the recent 91-93 loss to Davidson in the final round of the Southern Conference men’s basketball tournament. While this was exciting for students who are a part of the catamount nation, even those who do find themselves well connected in […]

Social media: communication friend or foe?

Does the seeming obsession with constant flow of information interfere with our real communication and lack of fact checking? Facebook, Twitter, at one point MySpace, and other forms of social media have become a place of information and insight for users and also formal organizations. The phrase “it’s not official until it’s on Facebook” can […]