Day: February 20, 2009

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Village Residents Asked To Fill Beds or Lose Houses

On Jan. 14, residents of The Village were encouraged to fill empty beds in order to keep their home. The due date, set at Feb. 13, was made to enforce the Terms of Participation. If beds are not filled in the homes, the organization will lose their house. According to […]

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Western Counseling Center Participates with Stewards of Children Training

Staff and interns of WCU’s Counseling Center recently participated in the Stewards of Children Training designed to teach adults how to protect children and youth from sexual abuse. The training, developed by Darkness to Light, Inc., a non profit in Charleston, SC, is now being offered by trained facilitators throughout […]

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New ‘A+’ System Takes Effect This Semester

Beginning this semester, students can be graded on a scale that recognizes not only an ‘A’, but an ‘A+’ as a valid grade. The system was initially proposed by the Student Government Association in the 2007 fall semester, and was approved by the Faculty Senate on Apr. 17, 2008. Last […]

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Caudell Earns Two N.C. Press Awards

On Feb. 12, Justin Caudell, the Western Carolinian’s Editor-in-Chief, received two awards from the North Carolina Press Association at the 2008 News, Editorial and Photojournalism contest held at the Embassy Suites near Raleigh. Caudell took home an award in the General Sports Reporting and Sports Feature Writing categories. He received […]

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Rave On!

On Feb. 6, Billy McGuigan was Buddy Holly at the Fine and Performing Arts Center. This was a part of the FPAC’s Galaxy of Stars Series. The show sold out fairly quickly and the house was packed. This event took place thirty years and three days after Buddy Holly was […]

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A Review of The Fringe

It’s The X-Files, without Scully and Mulder. Or, at least, this was my first thought when I stumbled upon Fringe, a Fox series that premiered back in September. It has all of the traditional qualities of The X-Files: Supernatural gifts, telekinesis, impossible occurrences and computer viruses that melt human brains […]

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All Families Are Happy When There is Plenty of Whiskey

Richard Yates’ new film Revolutionary Road might be called a suburban distopia, which follows the deterioration of a young couple’s once-enviable relationship. The fifties were a unique time in American history because so many of us think of that era as the time in our country’s history when we were […]

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Old-time Music and Bluegrass Jam at the Mountain Heritage Center

On Feb. 5, the Old Time Music and Bluegrass Jam was held at the Mountain Heritage Center auditorium. This pickin’ good time has been going on once a month since November, and continues until March. There are no tickets required, and admission is free. Yes, I said free. The Mountain […]

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WCU Center for Service Learning Students Participate in MLK Jr. Event

Residents of Hawthorn Heights Emergency Youth Shelter in Bryson City entertained visitors in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19. Jeff Delfield, a Librarian from Marianna Black Library in Bryson City, explained the design of his “cigar box banjos” and led an art activity, while students […]

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EDITORIAL

Many students have different perspectives about grades. Some students strive for that little extra, while others are happy with the grade they have. Whatever the case, beginning this semester, WCU approved the new ‘A+’ system for students who like to be the best they can be. The inclusion of an […]