By Jason W. EckardStaff Writer Pixar has a resume that most film companies could only hope for, release after release each film has brought to life an amazing cast of characters and concepts. Wall-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth Class) is a robot that was created to help clean up […]
Day: September 4, 2008
An Experiment in Breaking the Mold:
By Jason W. EckardStaff Writer The story of Coldplay is like that of a train, in the beginning it took off from the station crowds gathered and looked on, they liked what they saw. But by the time 2005’s X&Y was released the train had run out of steam. The […]
US/China Media Brief
By Parker MillarNews Editor On July 4, 2008, the University of California at Los Angeles’ Asian American Studies Center delivered the “US-China Media Brief,” a resource for the American Media with a companion website (www.uschinamediabrief.com). The United States covers a landmass consisting of 48 contiguous states plus Alaska and Hawaii. […]
Rattlesnake Radio
By Jennifer ToledoStaff Writer Justin Powel and Karl Engelmann are two talented local musicians both with complex and successful musical histories who have come together to form their new musical project, dubed Rattlesnake Radio. This band can be expected to start off with a bang, given the rest of the […]
Movie Review:
By Parker MillarStaff Writer “The Dark Knight” (sequel to 2005’s “Batman Begins”) continues the story of Gotham City’s Caped Crusader as he fights against corruption and injustice. Since the death of screen legend Heath Ledger earlier this year from an accidental overdose on prescription drugs, this film has easily become […]
Modern Guilt
By Jason W. EckardStaff Writer “Modern Guilt” is a departure from previous Beck records in a few ways. Its sound is much more spacious and much more devious. Its subject matter is turning towards that of a world at its end; sounds of wind can almost be heard from the […]
Pineapple Express
By Jason W. EckardStaff Writer August equals late summer comedies. Soon to come is “Tropic Thunder” and a little later in the month “The Rocker.” But for right now, the spotlight is on the latest Judd Apatow slash most-well-put-together-stoner-film-in-recent-history, “Pineapple Express.” Seth Rogan (“Superbad,” “Knocked Up”) plays Dale Denton, a […]
Ménage
By Jennifer ToledoStaff Writer The first time I saw Ménage was during the summer of ’05 at Jack of the Woods, a Celtic pub in Asheville. I was underage and I was kicked out after the first five minutes, but during those five minutes I caught a glimpse of something […]
Catamounts Look for a New Beginning in 2008
By Jason LinebergerStaff Writer Sometimes we all need a fresh start. You know the times in your life where you must put the past behind you and look towards the future. It could be starting a new job, moving to a new location or, for us as students, starting a […]
The History of Western
By Kimberly PruettStaff Writer After the Civil War, there was a growing concern about the education of children, as well as the education of the teachers. Up to this point, primary schools were the limit of the southern educational system and even then it was sporadic, usually lasting no more […]