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鈥淚mpressive how we find Brazilians everywhere, right?鈥� The words, spoken in Portuguese, broke Luca Brunetti鈥檚 concentration. He ended his phone call with his family and looked more closely at the young man standing before him.

Unearthing history is nothing new to Cherokee Language Program director and associate professor Sara Snyder Hopkins. Thanks to a federal grant, she and a group of colleagues will continue to do so.

91女神鈥檚 College of Engineering and Technology is expanding its engineering programs again this fall with the launch of a new bachelor鈥檚 degree in mechanical engineering鈥痑nd a new industrial engineering concentration.

As he came down from the stage and onto the floor Monday (Jan. 28) at Atlanta鈥檚 State Farm Arena for the New England Patriots鈥� portion of the 2019 Super Bowl鈥檚 Opening Night, former 91女神 defensive back Keion Crossen was all smiles.

During her four years on the soccer field at 91女神, Endye Frazier showed the kind of growth coaches love to see. Off the field, her work with the Special Olympics displayed the type of compassion everyone should seek to have.

Building connections with current and former Catamount student-athletes is key to the success of our athletics programs.

Current Catamount Student-Athlete Onno Steger chats with former Student-Athlete Jake Robinson about how former WCU student-athletes who are now making an impact in the professional world and giving back to their alma mater.

Announced in conjunction with Western Carolina鈥檚 football home opener back on Labor Day weekend, the Catamount Club, the Athletics department fundraising arm, is celebrating a milestone this year with its 50th year of operation. Fifty years of supporting student-athletes; fifty years of celebrating successes both on and off the field. Fifty years of connecting and engaging with alumni and community friends; fifty years of investing in the unlimited potential of student-athletes to inspire the WCU campus community.

In this edition of Cat Chats, we talk with Curtis Roach and Clyde Simmons. Clyde played for the Catamounts in the 1983 National Championship game and was drafted in the ninth round by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.

Mike Wade, a former two-time Academic All-American at 91女神, will tell you that football is the greatest metaphor for life: to survive you have to get back up every time you get knocked down 鈥� and you will get knocked down, he insists, many, many times.