By Max Kath Staff Writer Jim Jarmusch has always been one of those directors who I tend to avoid. I don’t really know why, I’ve never really disliked any of his movies, and I think he’s one of the most talented directors we have in the American independent film movement, […]

By Kevin Dunn Staff Writer I recently watched a movie that was produced by Ben Stiller called “The Ruins”. The movie was a horror/psychological thriller in genre. The premise for the movie was four college age adult’s trip to the Yucatan Peninsula. They visit a pyramid in which a plant […]

By Kevin Dunn Staff Writer Only once have I been surprised by an exhibition at The High Museum of Modern Art that is entirely classical or neo classical, always cleverly swathed in its modern architecture. I usually venture into the High on the weekend to check out some of my […]

By Kaitlyn Mullis Sports Writer The men’s and women’s Catamount cross country team opened the 2008 season Friday, Aug. 30 at the Western Carolina Open. The meet featured five other teams from around the state, including Gardner Webb and the University of North Carolina at Asheville. The distances set for […]

By Morgan Carver Staff Writer On Thursday, September 18, 2008 Western Carolina will be hosting a Japanese drumming ensemble at the Fine and Performing Arts Center. It will begin at 7:30 and the tickets are $5 dollars for students and $20 dollars for the public. Fushu Daiko will be performing […]

By Jason W. EckardStaff Writer Pixar has a resume that most film companies could only hope for, release after release each film has brought to life an amazing cast of characters and concepts. Wall-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth Class) is a robot that was created to help clean up […]

By Jason W. EckardStaff Writer The story of Coldplay is like that of a train, in the beginning it took off from the station crowds gathered and looked on, they liked what they saw. But by the time 2005’s X&Y was released the train had run out of steam. The […]

By Parker MillarNews Editor On July 4, 2008, the University of California at Los Angeles’ Asian American Studies Center delivered the “US-China Media Brief,” a resource for the American Media with a companion website (www.uschinamediabrief.com). The United States covers a landmass consisting of 48 contiguous states plus Alaska and Hawaii. […]

By Jennifer ToledoStaff Writer Justin Powel and Karl Engelmann are two talented local musicians both with complex and successful musical histories who have come together to form their new musical project, dubed Rattlesnake Radio. This band can be expected to start off with a bang, given the rest of the […]

By Parker MillarStaff Writer “The Dark Knight” (sequel to 2005’s “Batman Begins”) continues the story of Gotham City’s Caped Crusader as he fights against corruption and injustice. Since the death of screen legend Heath Ledger earlier this year from an accidental overdose on prescription drugs, this film has easily become […]