The Jackson County Recreation and Parks Department is teaming up with the Greenways Commission to improve our community by creating “green corridors” along HWY 107 and around the campus of Western Carolina University. The greenway for Jackson County is expected to begin at the intersection of HWY 107 and Old […]
Day: December 23, 2008
Schoon Named Dean of College of Education and Allied Professions
Perry L. Schoon, senior associate dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the next dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina University. Schoon’s appointment, effective June 1, 2009, comes after a nearly yearlong nationwide search. Schoon, who also […]
Freedom Of Choice Act Stirs Controversy
As the countdown continues until President-Elect Barack Obama officially takes office on January 20th, millions of Americans are waiting for the change that Obama has been promising. But there is one change that opponents of abortion are not so ready to embrace. During a speech addressed to Planned Parenthood on […]
Kill Your TV
These are trying times indeed. The economy is falling to pieces, our country is embroiled in a seemingly endless conflict in the middle east, and the presidential election looms over our collective heads like a death sentence. A wise man once said that the way to kill seriousness is with […]
Blacksmithing Stands The Dawn Of Time
There are very few things that have survived for thousands of years. However, blacksmithing, whether out of necessity, or for purely crafty tradition, has endured the long passage of changing times. John Allen Davidson, Jr. states in his book, Blacksmithing in Western North Carolina: “The blacksmith touched all parts of […]
The Mystical Math Book Of Thomas
It’s tough to concentrate on a subject you have no interest in. “Math has always been beyond my grasp. Subjects of pure fact are a mystery to most artists”. said Thomas Smith, a Junior from the Fine Arts Department at WCU. “Math has always seemed akin to reading Tarot or […]
GWAR Consumes Downtown Asheville in a Blood-Soaked Rage!!
Monday, October 6th, 2008 began as just another beginning of the week in Asheville’s “Leafer Season.” Unbeknownst to the vast majority of Ashevillians, a terrible torment was gunning into town, leaving a trail of bloody destruction in their wake. This monstrous force attracted its followers to their final destination: The […]
Why Is “The War Of The Worlds” So Famous?
Most of us have heard of “The War of the Worlds” prior to its debut as a live performance at the Fine and Performing Arts Center. However, most people do not even know that “The War of the Worlds” goes beyond Tom Cruise’s performance in 2005 or beyond Orson Welles’ […]
Western Carolina University’s “The War Of The Worlds”
Just in time for Halloween, Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center hosted their very own faculty rendition of Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, simulating an alien invasion that became famous as a radio hoax in 1938. In order to put together such a large recreation […]
Local Artist Angi West’s New Album Released
Angi West, 27 years old, just released her latest album “Orange Thread in a Blue Sea” this year, and started living what once was a dream. A die-hard musician from Cullowhee, North Carolina, is making her dream come true one step at a time. She attended The University of North […]
