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Friday, April 19, 2024
Contributing Writer Did you know that the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick wasn’t Irish? Did you know that green was not the first color associated with St. Patrick? Or did you also know that there were never any snakes in Ireland for St. Patrick to apparently ‘banish’? St. […]
What’s a girl supposed to do when she has a hot first date but the weather isn’t on her side? She can’t just throw on jeans and a t-shirt, no that just won’t do. She wants to show off her curves, and dress up for the big night, so […]
With springtime in sight and the anticipation of warmer weather, tanning beds are “hotter” now than ever. Whether it is to have the bronze glow, avoid sunburn, or just look better in your Spring Break attire, this upcoming season keeps the tanning beds lit. Kim Hall, owner of Totally […]
It’s finally that time of year; sunshine, flip flops, and memories to be made (or forgotten) with your best friends, its Spring Break. All year long students look forward to the start of Spring Break so they can recover from midterms and relax before final exams. Spring Break is […]
Last semester, everyone from students to faculty and staff went hog wild over the Swine Flu (yes, pun intended). It was all people talked about, and the freshmen were in a titter as the count of the sick increased every day. “Where have our parents dumped us off at?” […]
A German, a Finnish and two Irish go to New York, yes it does sound like the beginning of a joke but I kid you not, this is a true story. In general, students of Western Carolina seem to go to class, eat, sleep, maybe party and then do […]
Spring is almost upon us and as students dream of summer vacations and long lazy days, tensions can run high in tight dorm living spaces. For some, dorm living is a dream come true, with co-ed floors available and hundreds of college age kids in one building. But for […]
For most students, the first day of college means saying goodbye to your parents, a first taste of freedom, the first step toward independence and a career, and well, let’s be honest, one massive party. For those entering college for the first time after serving for the United States […]
Mae Claxton, assistant professor of English, was eager for her 9-year-old son to start learning Spanish and was disappointed he would not get to do so at his school. “When you learn another language, you begin to learn about another culture, see a different perspective and think in new […]
Western Carolina University’s environmental health program recently chartered a student section of the American Society of Safety Engineers, an international organization of more than 32,000 safety, health and environmental professionals. Representatives and safety professionals from Region IV (the Southeast) and the Piedmont section of ASSE were in attendance to […]
