Month: April 2001

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HOOK’S COUNTERPOINTNCAA Needs a Glass Slipper

The Duke National Championship seemed right, yes. The Atlantic Coast Conference is a perennial power conference, loaded from top to bottom. Strictly by the numbers, two of the nation’s supposed four-best teams that made the trip to Minneapolis hailed from the east coast league. In the end, by definition, the […]

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MUSICThe Good, the Bad and the “Um, Okay”: Train and Shawn Colvin

Artists known for their biographical songs are reemerging onto the scene this week. Train, the group responsible for the now way-overplayed “Meet Virginia,” and Shawn Colvin of “Sunny Came Home” fame both released new albums last week. Train’s sophomore album Drops of Jupiter reflects an increase in the artistic maturity […]

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MOVIEBovine Sex Acts and You, or “Someone Like You”

Bovine sexual behaviorisms, men in love, and women ruined; “Someone Like You” has all this and more, folks. Ashley Judd is a sparkling Jane Goodale, a small-time TV talent representative who just wants a successful relationship. Intrigued by the Discovery Channel and animal behavioral sciences, she embraces the “old cow, […]

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Tuckaseigee River Cleanup Planned

It’s springtime again and that means it’s time for the annual Tuckaseigee River Cleanup. This year will mark the 17th year that volunteers from both the university and community have come together to clean-up one of our natural resources. This year the cleanup will be held on April 21, and […]

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WCU Student Body Elections Too Close to Call

Elections for WCU’s Student Body President and Vice-President were held all day Tuesday for students to select leaders for the upcoming academic year. A total of 660 students came out to vote, and the close results will necessitate a run-off election. The run-off is scheduled for Monday, April 9. Four […]

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Rowe Presents State of the University Address

Last Thursday night, Student Body President Jonathan Rowe updated WCU students on SGA matters from the University Center in his third “State of the University Address” of the semester. Rowe informed students of SGA members who have been working on special projects to change student life, such as a discount […]

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CORY’S POINTDuke Answers Boos with Championship

As millions tuned in a few nights ago to catch college basketball’s final game, many were watching to see just one thing: Duke lose. For a variety of different reasons, this Durham school has built quite a few followers who watch their every game and travel to tournament games simply […]

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GUEST COMMENTARYA Feeling is Not an Argument

Over the past two weeks, college students have been denouncing the publication of an ad that opposes “reparations” to blacks in America. Angry Duke students staged a sit-in to demand an apology by the school’s newspaper, the Chronicle, for running the ad, “Ten Reasons Why Reparations for Slavery are a […]

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Public Humiliation is Childish

Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to the letters written about Dawn Pasley. Obviously, these boys, who don’t even deserve to be called men, have no clue what they are talking about. Dawn is a nice, sincere, and honest person. The guys are very immature if they feel that […]