If anyone has watched television lately, there are two things that viewers enjoy: reality T.V. and violence. There is one source of entertainment that takes a little bit of both and mixes it together: Sports Entertainment. One family can be synonymous with Sports Entertainment: The McMahon’s. Roderick James “Jess” McMahon […]
Author: Zachary Colburn
Generation Y, or Generation Imitation?
Generation Y, the Net Generation, the Millennial Generation, or whatever one chooses to call it, has witnessed several innovative ideas, such as reality television, contemporary artwork and the World Wide Web. However, the same is not true when it comes to clothing and fashion. Younger members of Generation Y are […]
Movies From the Past
Hollywood, California is a multi-billion dollar movie industry. The technology and script types have changed from when students first started watching movies. In today’s movie industry politics, opinions and remakes have become a common part of the industry. The 80’s brought opportunities to the movie industry that were not possible […]
“Stoked” Technology and Gadgets
Computers, TV, radio and game systems change on a monthly bases in today’s world. The appearance and performance of technology today is superior to that of when students first started using them. The computers of the 80’s were among the first to become personal for homes. Before then, computers were […]
History of Our Generation
Generally, most students on campus were born and grew up in the 80’s. It was before the huge introduction of computers and the internet. Cell phones were just coming into the mainstream of the public and the Smurfs were at the top of their game. The events in the 80’s […]
Don’t expect sports salaries and spending to go down anytime soon
By looking at our generation through sports-tinted glasses, it is easy to see what has defined sports throughout our years. Has it been Tiger Woods winning major after major? Has it been Lance Armstrong and his seven Tour De France victories? The answer is no. Spending on sports and sports […]
Generation: ?
In the ’20s, women began their flapper movement. The Civil Rights movement took center stage in the 1950s. The ’60s ushered in the flower power movement. The ’70s continued the fight for peace and revolutionized music. The ’80s brought about bad hair, along with an underground movement of punk. Americans […]
Generation Nosey
They are on the cover of every magazine. They make it into every day’s news headlines. Millions of dollars are made every year from them. Everywhere we look, we see celebrities. Our generation, more so than any other generation from the past, is fascinated by them. We live our lives […]
Catamounts Win Final 3 Games Regular Season & Clinch SoCon Championship
Following a heartbreaking 83-81 overtime loss to Georgia Southern, the Lady Catamounts bounced right back to win their final 3 games of the regular season, thus crowning them as the Regular Season Champions of the Southern Conference. Their first defeat en route to their three straight wins was over the […]
Cullowhee Creek, Live Music
(3 and a half out of 5 stars) Though the listening styles of students and residents in Western North Carolina vary greatly, no other style of music captures the heart of the traditional mountain heritage like bluegrass. And so to write about that style of music, I would turn to […]