(3.5 out of 5 stars) If you are looking for that movie to take your girlfriend to on Valentine’s Day then look no further than “The Holiday.” “The Holiday” is a chick-flick movie that even guys can stand and it’s due in no small part to quality acting. “The Holiday” […]

She walks into class, and the students sit back and think, “What will she do today? Will she be dressed up like a clown? Will she play a song? Will she bring in a pet rabbit? How will she surprise us?” Dr. Cruz is an assistant professor in the history […]

There’s one question I always dread. “So what are you majoring in?” Because as soon as I tell them, they ask me, “So what kind of job do you expect to get with that?!” You see, I’m a philosophy major. I read books by old dead white guys about all […]

I hear so many people complain about liberal studies. They act like someone came up with this list of required courses just to ruin two years of their lives. “Why do we have to learn this?” “What’s the point?” “I’m never going to use this in my career.” The litany […]

Give me a percentage of your money, and next year I will give it back to you. It does not matter to me how much you send, or how you send it. My promise is that by April 15, 2008 you will have a nice check in your hand of […]

Last Minute Production’s Alternative Spring Break in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is coming up on March 3 through March 10. This year’s trip will focus on three community service projects. These include helping the homeless, assisting people with disabilities, and organizing food for the less fortunate. The alternative spring break participants will […]

Before I get into the details of Pan’s Labyrinth, I should make two things abundantly clear: first, the entire film is Spanish, with English subtitles. If you’ve never seen a film with subtitles, you should; by the end of the film you barely even notice them. If you can’t read, […]

Western Carolina University features several clubs and organizations affiliated with politics, and the three most prominent are the College Republicans, the College Democrats, and the Student Government Association. Religion affects each of these groups-whether in a direct manner through the activities they conduct, or in a more indirect manner through […]

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., has called off their negotiations with Mediacom, the local provider of cable television for WCU, which would have allowed the cable giant to continue rebroadcasting Sinclair stations over their network. This comes after a month-long extension of their previous arrangement the companies had agreed to in […]

The strip of businesses known as “Downtown Cullowhee,” located in the heart of the campus of Western Carolina University, has become a favorite location of the WCU community. The locations in Downtown Cullowhee are currently Subway, Cat Chow, The Mad Batter, Bob’s Mini Mart, the Catamount Hair Station, Simply Ts […]