Los Campesinos! is one of those bands that has jumped on the exclamation point title bandwagon, pun intended — not that this is necessarily a bad thing. I was tuned into ‘The Verge’ on my Sirius/XM dial when I first heard them in December. Honestly, I was expecting something along […]
Month: February 2009
Open Letter to Dr. Robert Kehrberg, Fine and Performing Arts College Dean, and Professor Richard Tichich, Art Department Head
Dear Dr. Kehrberg and Professor Tichich, The Fine Arts program of our university is indeed one of the most privileged in the state. We have amazing new facilities, a brand new beautifully constructed building and a group of professors who would truly go to the edge of the earth to […]
What’s in a Name: Ronnie G. Childress Field and Hennon Stadium
(Editor Note: The following is the second in a series of articles where Western Carolinian writers report on why the athletic facilities at WCU are named after who they are.) The Western Carolina University baseball team has called the facilities within Hennon Stadium its home since 1972, and they have […]
Carter Cheves Joins WCU Golf Team as Assistant Coach
Carter Cheves will join the Western Carolina men’s golf team as an assistant coach beginning in March. A native of Apex, N.C., Cheves attended North Carolina State University as a member of the men’s golf team where he played two years under veteran Wolfpack head coach Richard Sykes, who is […]
The Oscars are Here…And This is Why You Should Care
The Oscar nominations came out a little while ago and for the most part they were the right choices with one exception. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” received 13 nominations when it deserved maybe four or five at the most. The film was sub- par at best, the story […]
DVD Pick for the week: “Basquiat”
Julian Schnabel’s bio-pic, “Basquiat,” on the late New York based artist Jean- Michel Basquiat is a breath of fresh air. The creation of a work of art may not always make for the most interesting subject matter for a film. The creation of the artist may be just as uninteresting […]
The Avett Brothers on New Years
On New Years Eve in Charlotte, The Avett Brothers along with some other musical artists played at the Blumenthal’s Belk Theatre. The event was amazing and I cannot think of a better way to enter 2009. There were four different acts, starting with Jason Webley, Paleface, Jessica Lea Mayfield and […]
We Are All In This Together
The University Center’s grand-room was filled with an ambience of open-mindedness, anticipation and power. As students, guests, faculty and staff patiently waited for the arrival of the main attraction, WCU’s inspirational choir delivered a liberating song, “How Excellent is Thy Name”- to serve as an invigorating beginning for what was […]
Students Observe Obama Inauguration From Home and Away
On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama accepted Presidency for the United States of America. While his acceptance speech noted of our current economical woes, he stayed conscious to the fact that individuals can be greedy and irresponsible-ultimately leaving our country in torrent and deep waters. These “challenges we face are […]
Government Asks Students To Remove Peanut Butter
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Service (NCDA & CS) asks that students immediately remove recalled foods potentially contaminated with Salmonella from faculties. Prompt action is necessary to protect public health and prevent future illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths. As of press time, 475 people have been made ill […]
