WCU to ‘revamp’ scholarship programs

The story produced/written with Alexey Rybakov and Kayla Riek. It’s no secret that attending college in the United States can be quite expensive. Western Carolina University is part of the University of North Carolina system and is one of the most affordable colleges in the state. Many students say it isn’t affordable enough. For this […]

Coming up this weekend in Western Carolina Athletics

  Western Carolina Athletics  has a big weekend with Football, Volleyball and Basketball games happening on campus. The biggest game of the weekend is the final home football game against the Furman Paladins on Nov 7, at 3:30pm. If the football team beats the Paladins, the Catamounts would not have lost at home all season. […]

An insider with the Board of Trustees

The WCU Board of Trustees had several meetings discussing and voting on proposals for the future of students, staff and faculty yesterday, Sept.3. During the meeting that focused on academic affairs and the personnel the board members discussed changes in the wages of staff, retention rates and improvements to student learning. They also heard reports from WCU administration. Associate Vice […]

WCU golfer is making it big in the sport

To the players of the men’s and women’s golf team at Western Carolina, James Tyrese Poston is “The Man.” He is a very consistent golfer which is hard enough but J.T manages it and is both a good student as well as a humble and nice guy. Since his freshman year at Western he’s made […]

Success becoming a habit for Catamount Track and Field

For some teams, winning every now and then is tough enough. Being competitive on a consistent basis is even more of a challenge. The Western Carolina University track and field team have proven that they can do both. The team continues to build a winning tradition, claiming victory for men and women in the 2013 […]

Catamounts win sixth straight against Bucs

The Catamounts baseball team beat the East Tennessee State University Bucs 7-3 in Cullowhee on Wednesday. The Catamounts gain an early jump in the second inning when sophomore Adam Martin hit a two run home run to right. Martin was 1 of 4 for the Catamounts to end the game with two hits. Catamount junior […]