From the Smoky Mountain News:
Things have gotten slightly darker at Western Carolina University.
The Cullowhee-based college is battling Boone’s Appalachian State University in the “Battle of the Plug.” A play on their football competition, Battle of the Old Mountain Jug, this battle pits the two rivals against each other for the benefit of the environment.
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