Western Carolina University will present “Two Thin,” a comedy and lecture about eating disorders, on Thursday, March 29, at 8pm. The hour-long program, part of Women’s History Month at WCU, will take place in the recital hall of the Coulter Building. It is open to the public free of charge. […]
Month: March 2001
Marimba artist William Moersch to perform at WCU
World-renowned marimba artist William Moersch will give a clinic, masterclass and concert at Western Carolina University Wednesday, March 21. The 8 p.m. marimba concert will take place in the recital hall of the Coulter Building. The concert is free and open to the public. Professor and chair of the percussion […]
Web-based Registration for Summer, Fall Begins Soon
Early registration for summer school and fall semester 2001 will begin via the World Wide Web at Western Carolina University on Monday, March 26, and continue through Friday, April 6, for currently enrolled students. Academic advisement will be held in the departmental offices of students’ majors from 8:30 a.m. to […]
Angela Oh to discuss race relations at WCU
Angela E. Oh, a civil rights attorney and author who served on President Bill Clinton’s race relations advisory board, will speak on racial reconciliation Tuesday, March 27, as part of Western Carolina University’s observance of Women’s History Month. Oh’s presentation will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Forsyth […]
Groundbeaking Ceremony
The groundbreaking ceremony for the new fine arts center will commence at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8 and will be held at the future site of the building where the intramural fields used to be. Many honorary members of the board of trustees will be in attendance, as well […]
Catamounts Baseball Splits with Wofford, Buries UNCA
Western Carolina opened their 2001 Southern Conference season Sunday by splitting a doubleheader against the Terriers of Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, February 28, the Catamounts (6-9, 1-1) exploded on offense for a 19-10 win over UNC Asheville. The opening game Sunday, at Duncan Stadium, saw the […]
Cory’s ColumnLookout Tiger, Durant Making Early Charge
As the nation’s sports fans keep one eye on the closing of the year’s basketball season and begin to go “mad” with March heat, they begin to turn over to the new baseball season with opening day fast approaching. What many fans tend to overlook, however, is the year-long, fan-unfriendly […]
Fiske Trial Outcome ‘Just Doesn’t Do Justice’
After reading the outcome of the Fiske case, I have become outraged. A minimum seven years and ten months just doesn’t do justice to the crime at hand. Christina murdered an infant. Not just any infant but her own flesh and blood. So she has seemingly justified her act, so […]
Fiske Sentence Leads to Disrespect for Judicial System
OPEN SEASON FOR BABY KILLERS!!!!! That’s right folks, here is the formula proven to work if you decide to murder your child: Step I: Carry child to term which consists of 36 weeks, 3 trimesters (252 days.) Step II: Have a beautiful baby girl then smother her to death. Dump […]
Professional Wrestling Nothing More Than Sexist Trash
In a time when Barbie gets enough bad press for Mattel to give her a breast reduction and we have to revamp our vocabularies to avoid linguistic sexism, it’s hard to believe that the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) is allowed to display and abuse their “divas” on any television channel […]
