Day: March 26, 2009

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Movie Review – Ooooo Fireworks!

Have you ever flipped through the channels one day and ran across the television show MXC on the Spike channel? Yoshitaka Nishi, played by actor Takeshi Kitano, happens to be a very interesting character. On February 23 in the UC Theatre many were able to experience his movie Fireworks aka […]

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Talking with Simon Carr, Painter

On Tuesday September 30 of last year, painter Simon Carr came to speak in the Fine and Performing Arts Center’s lecture room. He spoke mostly about his most recent Subway paintings, their meaning to him and their formal aspects. The next day, I had the chance to sit down and […]

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Paying for College and Keeping Debt Low

Paying for college is very expensive. Upon graduation from Western, a good majority of students will be in serious debt. 74% of WCU students receive some form of financial aid, which comes in the form of grants, scholarships, loans and work-study. Nationally, only 69% of students attending public four- year […]

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WCU Hosts Undergraduate and Graduate Research Presentations

The WCU Undergraduate Research Expo and the Graduate Research Symposium is underway this week. The Undergraduate Expo took place beginning on Monday, Mar. 23 and lasted through Thursday, Mar. 26. The event involved roughly 200 student presenters and 70 faculty sponsors, representing 23 academic departments. The expo schedule includesd presentations […]

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Vehicle Mileage Tax Being Discussed in D.C./N.C.

In December 2008, President Elect Barack Obama appointed conservative Ray Lahood as the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary. During an interview last month, Lahood mentioned a vehicle mileage tax replacing the current ten cents per gallon gas tax. The goal being, to generate revenue. With the overall goal being to […]

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A City At Sea May Only Be a Few Years Away

The Seasteading Institute of California has begun making plans to build a “city at sea”. Set to be constructed off the coast of San Francisco with a functioning prototype, the “city at sea” completion date can be expected in as little as three years. Seasteading is the concept of creating […]

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Getting to Know Your Administration: Dr. Kyle Carter

Dr. Kyle Carter has been Western Carolina University’s Provost since November of 2004. He received a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in psychology and went on to study educational psychology receiving his MA and PhD. from the University of Georgia. He has spent thirteen years directly in the classroom and […]

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Transgender Panel Promotes Communication and Understanding on Campus

A panel on transgender issues was held in the multipurpose room of the UC on Thursday, March 12. The Unity-sponsored event was held as an effort to promote education and open communication about transgender individuals. WCU senior Kaleb Xander Lynch and Dr. Stephanie Dykes, who will be speaking at the […]

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President Obama overturns Bush policy on Stem Cells

The scientific community has received a major breakthrough at the hands of President Barack Obama. On March 9, President Obama issued Executive Order 13505. It rescinds former President Bush’s statement on human embryonic stem cell research and Executive Order 13435, which ensured ethically responsible techniques in an effort to maintain […]