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Mark your calendars, Catamounts!

Western Carolina University is holding its “Forever a Catamount”-themed homecoming Oct. 21 thru 23.

FRIDAY

• The annual Alumni Scholarship Homecoming Golf Tournament at 11 a.m. at Sequoyah National Golf Club in Whittier. It costs $85 per person.

• Professor emeritus Robert Holquist presents the Last Lecture at 1:30 p.m. in Coulter Recital Hall.

• The homecoming parade begins at 6:15 p.m. in downtown Sylva

SATURDAY

• A continental alumni breakfast held from 8 to 10 a.m. in the multipurpose room at A.K. Hinds University Center.

• A brunch and alumni awards ceremony will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the UC Grandroom. The cost is $15 a plate.

• The Catamounts play The Citadel at 3 p.m. at E.J. Whitmire Stadium.

• Stompfest, a step competition featuring African-American fraternities and sororities, will begin at 8 p.m. in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12.

To make reservations for the golf tournament and brunch, call Cindi Magill in the Office of Alumni Affairs at 828.227.7335.

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