Day: January 22, 2001

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Sister India: (Almost) one heck of a good read

Any story starring a 400-lb protagonist, set amid the ancient mystery and exotic seduction of an Indian holy city, and involving a culture-shocked group of American tourists ought to be at least semi-capable of holding the reader’s interest. Sister India, by Peggy Payne, isn’t and doesn’t. On the contrary, the […]

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How Not To Be A Millionaire – The Way of the Gun

The Way of the Gun (2000)Artisan EntertainmentWritten and Directed by Christopher McQuarrieStarring Benicio del Toro and Ryan Phillippe “For the record, I’ll call myself Mr. Parker; my associate will be Mr. Longbaugh. At some point it became clear to us that our path had been chosen and we had nothing […]

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Coldplay’s Parachutes getting you through your day

To most music fans, the ideal album is one that can carry through a whole day and suit almost any mood that comes along. Coldplay’s most recent offering, Parachutes, is a CD that you can put in first thing in the morning and listen to throughout the day until you […]

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REO, Styx, Survivor getting too old for this

When one thinks of old fogies who still get out onstage many years past the time when they should have retired and traded the guitars for wheelchairs, one band comes to mind more than any other. That’s right, kids, those British invaders, the Rolling Stones. But of late, there have […]

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Got Hook?

March 2000, basketball at Western Carolina University was in what some would call turmoil. After being ousted by Chattanooga in the first round of the men’s Southern Conference tournament, and under what some called shady circumstances, coach Phil Hopkins was fired. Along the same time, actually prior to the conference […]

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Been There, Dunn That

DeKalb, Ill. — Jill Dunn strolls out of the locker room with a perplexed look upon her brow. It is nothing unusual for a basketball coach who has been through the motions after watching her team play as flat as the cornfields of northern Illinois. One cannot help but wonder […]

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Mad Batter a Magnet for Students, Faculty

The familiar aromas of muffins, stickybuns, and freshly brewed coffee greet the eager guests who enter the newly painted door of the expanded Mad Batter coffeeshop. The room, formerly occupied by Cullowhee Flowers and Gifts, is wide and open and fronted by tall glass windows. Small bars have been built […]

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Clubbin’ with Mike

For those of you expecting reviews about Cullowhee’s night life, don’t read this! However, if you are interested in gaining information about different clubs and organizations on campus, this column is tailored for you. Because this is the first column this semester, I’ll begin with a club that is also […]