If you were moving to a strange, new location and knew ahead of time that you could have a readymade, safe group of people that you could meet with and talk to, wouldn’t you be relieved? If you also knew that there would be an expert available who knew the […]
Day: September 19, 2007
WCU Art Competition
The Campus Meditation Program (CMP) is holding an art competition in which students are being asked to create a logo for them. The First Prize winner will receive $200. The deadline for entries is 5 p.m., October 1st. Entries must be delivered to BELK 391. The logo must be easily […]
The Women’s Center seeks to empower women for another year
As human beings, we jump at any opportunity to embrace who we are. The Women’s Center gives WCU men and women countless chances to do just that. A general bias is that the center exists just to make girls feels better. But if you think you haven’t been affected by […]
WCU soccer loses to #20 ranked Clemson, 2-0
Despite a valiant effort by WCU soccer, the Catamounts lost their latest road game to the nationally-ranked Clemson Tigers, 2-0. First half scoring was key in Sunday’s loss for the Catamounts. Clemson junior Samatha Fortier scored in the 28th minute on a well-executed passing exchange from teammate Molly Franklin. Later […]
WCU Women’s soccer wins home opener, 2-0
WCU Women’s soccer kicked off their 2007 home season with a resounding 2-0 win over the Winthrop Golden Eagles Friday Sept. 7. Catamount Soccer has a tradition of sending a message in their home openers, and Friday was no exception. The Cats are 3-0 for winning opening games in the […]
Sylva needs a real movie theater
So on Friday, September 8 I went to see the 4:10 showing of “Balls of Fury” at Quin Theaters in Sylva. As I left the theater, the only fury I had seen was my own, thanks to the theater’s ignorant rule that at least three people must show up for […]
The Difficult Acceptance of Diversity
Faggot. Nigger. Beaner. Dyke. Chink. Gook. Whore. Raghead. Cripple. It. Consider your skin color. Consider your heritage. Consider your gender identity/expression. Consider your sexual orientation. Consider your national origin. Consider your religion. Consider any and everything that sets you apart from what is established as “normal.” This week has kicked […]
Hanging Up Their Stories to Dry
On September 24-27th, the entire UC Lawn will be covered with the criss-crossing of clotheslines with colorful, decorative shirts hanging from them. Unfortunately, it won’t be a joyful event. For each red or pink shirt displayed, it symbolizes a woman who has survived rape or sexual assault. For each yellow […]
Cooked: Southern Style
Southern cuisine is known for serving big meals and frying anything. Each area in the South has some unique way of preparing a dish or creating something that is native to that area. Then there is the cuisine that is altogether weird and just plain out there. The first food […]
Getting Crafty
If there is one thing that the south is known for, other than good home cooking, it is our crafts. Whether it is quilting, basket weaving, pottery or even candle making, the craftsmen/women of the South know the value of handmade products. “It’s a lot of hard work, but it […]
