Day: November 30, 2007

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Briggs’ era ends at Western

On Monday, November 12, Western Carolina Athletic Director Chip Smith announced that WCU head football coach Kent Briggs would be reassigned to another position at Western and the rest of the coaching staff would be replaced. The news does not come as a great surprise considering Western’s abysmal record of […]

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Wildfires heat up 2007 and leave the country covered in a cloud of smoke

Though fires are not incredibly uncommon, non-arson-induced wildfires in 2007 burned more violently, especially in the West. Destroying over a million acres of public, residential, and agricultural land, the fires were impossible to avoid and almost as difficult to extinguish. Most of us were aware of the Southern California fires […]

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NOW Gallery

There are lots of perks about living on this side of the mountains, killer views around the corner of every trail, friendly folks always waiving as they pass by, and a wide array of outdoor activities awaiting in your own backyard but WCU graduate Lesley Fries decided there was still […]

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IT Resources for Students

The C.R.I.B. (Computer Resource and Information Bureau)The C.R.I.B. is now located in the Cat’s Den (formally Brown Cafeteria) and is open daily from 5:00pm – 10:00pm. At the C.R.I.B. you can get the same technical support you have received in the past, but you can now get one-on-one assistance at […]

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Campaign Rundown – 2007 Part Deux:

Politicians are scum, all of them, without exception. Democrats, Republicans, Greens, Independents, Liberals and Conservatives, anyone in politics should be shunned. They should be captured in the middle of the night by men in full riot gear, beaten with clubs, stripped of their United States citizenry and dropped (from orbit, […]

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Knocked Up Wins Our Outhouse Award for a Reason

It’s funny, it’s gross, and it’s disrespectful; that’s why Knocked Up is one of the best movies of 2007. How could anyone not like this film? To fully appreciate the humor of Knocked Up, you have to know a lot about the cast and the director. The majority of the […]

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Campaign Rundown – 2007

I think that we can all agree, regardless of party affiliation and varying degrees of apathy, that 2007 has been an interesting year for American politics. Of course, from an international point of view it’s all probably seemed terribly boring and petty in the timelines of historical events this year […]

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Outhouse Awards

We Polled WCU to see what YOU thought was the best & here are the results: Best of WCU -071st – Communications & Theater Department Split2nd – Einstein’s3rd – Off Campus Shuttle Worst of WCU ‘071st – Parking on Campus2nd – Construction on Campus3rd – Football Best EVENT of WCU […]

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Top 5 Website Commentaries

Before diving into this article, I would like to take a moment to stress a few things about the below commentaries. First off, these commentaries in NO WAY reflect my opinion or the opinion of the Western Carolinian. They are actual comments, left by readers on our website. Also, please […]

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2007 Technology takes the virtual cake

It’s a typical Monday evening. I am hanging out at my neighbor’s apartment, watching three guys yell at the TV, but really at the opposing players of Halo 3. With internet connection, headphones, and wireless controllers, these guys, Lando Scott, Rob Glendenning, and Dave Kirschbrown, are not fooling around when […]