Month: March 2009

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WCU to Host Gunman Emergency Drill on March 3

Western Carolina University and several regional emergency response agencies will conduct a disaster preparedness drill on the Cullowhee campus Tuesday, March 3. The drill, which will involve a simulated “active shooter” incident in a campus residence hall, is the result of a $40,000 federal homeland security grant to the Jackson […]

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English and Business Departments Announce Curriculum Changes

Note from the College of Business Starting this fall there will be significant changes to the BSBA (College of Business) curriculum. If you are a pre-business major (who will be completing 30 hours by the end of this summer) or intend to declare your major in any business discipline, please […]

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Budget Cuts Cause WCU to Suspend Summer Commencement

Western Carolina University’s summer commencement ceremony scheduled for Aug. 7 has been suspended in preparation for projected cuts in state-appropriated funding for the 2009-10 fiscal year. The temporary discontinuation of the smallest of the university’s three annual commencement exercises is among cost-cutting measures designed to produce efficiencies and trim expenses […]

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EDITORIAL: Required Community Service Is A Bad Idea

In a reflection seminar with students, which was among a slate of Martin Luther King Jr. events held at WCU in late January, Chancellor John Bardo made a call to students to become involved with community service. He added that community service should be a requirement of every major at […]

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DVD Pick of The Week

This country is in a state of reflection and deep repair. We are in the throws of the worst economic crisis in a long while; we are coming off the coattails of George W. Bush, and we are moving into a new and exciting time in which artistic expression is […]

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Mel Chin, Internationally Renowned Artist, to Speak at WCU

Mel Chin, American conceptual artist, will come to speak at WCU on Tuesday March 17 at 4:00 pm in the Fine and Performing Arts center in room 130. Art students and art appreciators should without a doubt mark this in their calendars, as Chin is a very important artist of […]

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Watchmen: A History

Comic book fans, we’ve got another one– another superhero flick to round out last year’s “Iron Man” and “The Dark Knight”. Whether you’ve only just discovered the movie through the trailer or you’ve been an avid Alan Moore fan for years, you are probably highly anticipating “Watchmen,” hitting theaters on […]

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Vagina Monologues 2009

On Feb. 10 and 11, Western Carolina University presented its 6th annual production of the Vagina Monologues. The collection of monologues was written by Eve Ensler and is based on actual interviews with women of various ages and backgrounds. I recently sat down with Kaleb Xander Lynch, the director of […]