Month: August 2001

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Intramural Softball Pre-Season Poll

Men’s Top Ten1. Sigma Phi Epsilon2. Hooterville Express3. Pimptown4. SMC HAS BEENS5. Bootleggers6. Pi Kapp Phi7. High Rollers8. Kappa Alpha9. Honor’s College10. BSU Women’s Top Ten1. Helder Hotties2. Phi Mu3. Alpha Xi Delta4. Time Warpers5. Alpha Chi Omega6. BSU7. Homers8. Hula Hunniez9. Wild Cats10. PE Team

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A Word From the Editor

The Western Carolinian would like to welcome everyone who is new to our campus, and welcome back all the students and faculty returning to WCU. Since we’ve been gone, there have been some changes at the Carolinian: The Western Carolinian this year will be printed every other week, starting with […]

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Behind the Print

It’s 1:30 a.m. on a Tuesday evening…umm…no it’s actually Wednesday morning. The other Western Carolinian staff members and myself are laboriously working to complete the layout so we can take it to press. I sometimes lose track of what day it is, because my days are not like the average […]

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Student, Friend Dies On Lake Fontana During Summer

Matthew Klowkowski was an undeclared sophomore last semester and spent his last few moments alive June 23 with friends on Lake Fontana, where he accidentally drowned. The drowning occurred when a tube Klowkowski was on slipped away from him, according to Swain County Emergency Management director, David Breedlove. The investigating […]

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Cordawg Commentary

The inevitable return to Cullowhee every fall brings new changes from year to year. New eateries, campus activities, buildings, and curricular catch the eye as one begins to become reacquainted with college life. One of the biggest new wrinkles for Western Carolina this fall, however, may be the one that […]

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“The Others” Succeeds Where Some Psychological Thrillers Fall Short

When I finally got around to watching M. Night Shamalayan’s “The Sixth Sense” on video last year, I was disappointed. I was not disappointed, however, because the story wasn’t wonderfully constructed or because the acting of stars Bruce Willis and Haley-Joel Osment were below par. On the contrary, the film […]

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” The Others” Succeeds Where Some Psychological Thrillers Fall Short

When I finally got around to watching M. Night Shamalayan’s “The Sixth Sense” on video last year, I was disappointed. I was not disappointed, however, because the story wasn’t wonderfully constructed or because the acting of stars Bruce Willis and Haley-Joel Osment were below par. On the contrary, the film […]

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Western Announces Major Campus Reorganizations at Trustees Meeting

Western Carolina University Chancellor John Bardo discussed with university trustees Thursday, June 7, several campus reorganizations that are designed to forge a stronger link between students and faculty and WCU’s regional outreach programs. “This new process should allow the university to bring increased resources to the benefit of the region, […]