3Western Carolina University faculty member Monica Bellon came oh-so-close, but couldn’t quite make the “hot seat” during her stint on the popular ABC game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” Bellon, head of WCU’s department of human services, appeared on the Millionaire episode that aired on Friday, April 6. […]
Author: WCU Office
Carolinian Can’t Fix Campus Issues
Dear Editor, Recently the Western Carolinian seems to publish similar complaints. We all know that our eating situation is poor, that weekly our newspaper publishes rubbish, that our radio tends to sound better when there is dead air, and that ” There’s nothing to do”. But complaining to a campus […]
Article by Schwartz appears accurate
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the letter written by Chris Hall that was printed in the April 4 edition of the Western Carolinian. The letter claimed that an article written by Lee Schwartz contained several mistakes about Mr. Hall’s SGA goals. I have examined the original article, […]
The All Powerful American Ego
A diplomatic “war” has begun, and this time America is not defending helpless victims of overbearing dictators, or protecting America’s financial interests. Now, the most selfish country in the world is proving it: America’s diplomacy is not aimed solely at protecting our relations with China, but at protecting our beloved […]
Reader Questions SGA Election Politics
Dear Editor I am getting very concerned about the political “mud-slinging” which has passed in this latest SGA election. It seems to me that a lot of things were said merely with the intent of destroying someone else. For instance I could not stand the editorial that Chris Hall wrote […]
Leatherwood Resident Wants Heater Relief
Dear Editor I am very annoyed that housing has yet to turn off the heaters in Leatherwood Hall. It has been very hot these last few days, and the heaters are still going as if it were still cold outside. I am sitting here at 2:15 AM and I fell […]
Student Amused by Harkins Letters
Dear Editor, Earlier this week I was reading Western’s very own newspaper, The Western Carolinian. I came across a page that had a letter to the editor written by the student who has been here for 7 years. This letter was the second letter that I had read from this […]
Communication falls Short Concerning Food Service
To the Editor: I believe their needs to be better communication between students and Aramark, (Foodservice Taskforce Assembled” March 28, 2001). Clete Myers, Food Service Director, stressed that he is ‘open to constructive criticism that students have to offer.’ So why don’t people stop complaining to other students and make […]
Spring Scrimmage Highlighted by Defense
The annual Purple-Gold Game wrapping up spring practice Sunday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field featured a defensive struggle on both sides, with only a drive in the final minutes separating the two squads. The contest featured 18 punts, two turnovers, and a missed field goal. Additionally, both teams combined […]
WCU Rugby Closes Out Year By Toppling Duke
With the bitter cold wind at their back, Duke walked off WCU’s rugby field with their hopes for another win shattered after the WCU women’s rugby team beat them soundly 66-0, leaving Duke to limp home nursing their pride and heir battle wounds. The energy and technique demonstrated by the […]
