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Thursday, April 18, 2024
The nine-piece band La Bottine Souriante plays the Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place on Sunday, February 11 at 8pm. This astounding ensemble from Quebec plays unbelievable, wild and raucous weavings of Cajun, Acadian, Celtic, pop, folk, jazz, big band brass, swing and traditional styles on acoustic and electric bass, […]
This is in regard to: Past-Prime Rockers Should Hang Up GuitarsBy Eric Newsom – Staff WriterWestern Carolinian. January 24, 2001. Vol 65, Issue 17, pg. 8 I was appalled at this article, the writing was like that of a grammar school child. How dare he stand there and slam people […]
Was the election won or stolen? This question will forever mark the presidential election of 2000. Regardless of whether this question ever gets answered, one thing is certain; Americans will have to move on, and we will have to work together to survive this era of that might see detrimental […]
I just read the editorials printed in the last edition and, as a result, I am here to write a “People’s voice” article, as my frustration and anger raised these past three weeks. Oh, by the way I apologize for the possible grammatical mistakes I might have done writing these […]
Western Carolina defeated the Lady Cougars of the College of Charleston 75-65 Saturday night in Charleston. The win ended the squad’s five-game losing streak and gave the Lady Cats (8-9, 2-6) their second Southern Conference victory. Western led for most of the first half and took a 27-22 lead at […]
Last week, I stated that the ladder match between Benoit and Jericho for the Intercontinental Title would be a candidate for “match of the year.” I didn’t realize how right I was. I’ll get to that match later. The Royal Rumble was a very entertaining pay-per-view. The Dudley Boyz finally […]
It was one of the earliest endings to a season in school history. It was a record-setting year in the worst of ways. It was a disappointment in the eyes of the coach, the school, and the supporters. Yet the 2000 Catamount baseball season could possibly be one of the […]
If you were a true Catamount fan, you would not have lost faith in this year’s men’s basketball team and would have been at the Ramsey Center Monday night to see Western Carolina manhandle Georgia Southern, 88-65. Western Carolina’s 23-point victory was its largest since defeating Chattanooga, 87-60, on Jan. […]
#8220;Let’s go get something to eat.””Where do you want to go?””Anywhere but Chic-Fil-A!” Ever heard a conversation like that? This one might surface somewhere near you one day: “Did you know that I have to pay extra for tuition this year?””Really? It’s expensive enough. Why do you have to pay […]
Sometimes it can be hard living under the shadow of a famous parent. Just ask A.J. Croce, son of singer, songwriter and master of the love song, Jim Croce. Undoubtedly at every show he plays, he has to deal with the inevitable requests for “Operator”, “Bad Leroy Brown” or “Time […]
