By Parker MillarNews Editor Even though Presidential Hopeful John McCain has a net worth of $40.4 million dollars. $24.6 million from “miscellaneous trusts”, $7.4 from family companies, his wife’s retirement plan is worth $2.1, he owns one million in real estate, lives in a $3.9 million dollar house, and has […]

By Danielle LightnerStaff Writer This summer, several groups of entering freshman and transfer students have attended Western Carolina University’s orientation program in an overall endeavor to learn more about Western and what to expect when they begin or continue their college experience in the fall. As freshman enrollment at Western […]

By Amanda Peralta Assistant Editor Wake Forest University is one of many colleges that will no longer require applicants to summit SAT and ACT scores, hoping to call the importance of standardized testing into question. According to CollegeBoard.com, the SAT Reasoning Test is the nation’s most widely used admissions test […]

By Curt CollinsContributing Writer Welcome back to school, returning Catamounts, and allow me to extend an open hand to the new students at Western. Everything will be great here except for one thing: you will no longer have running water available… anywhere. Instead of water fountains and free showers, you […]

By Kimberly PruettStaff Writer After the Civil War, there was a growing concern about the education of children, as well as the education of the teachers. Up to this point, primary schools were the limit of the southern educational system and even then it was sporadic, usually lasting no more […]

By Jason LinebergerStaff Writer Sometimes we all need a fresh start. You know the times in your life where you must put the past behind you and look towards the future. It could be starting a new job, moving to a new location or, for us as students, starting a […]

By Jennifer ToledoStaff Writer The first time I saw Ménage was during the summer of ’05 at Jack of the Woods, a Celtic pub in Asheville. I was underage and I was kicked out after the first five minutes, but during those five minutes I caught a glimpse of something […]

By Jason W. EckardStaff Writer August equals late summer comedies. Soon to come is “Tropic Thunder” and a little later in the month “The Rocker.” But for right now, the spotlight is on the latest Judd Apatow slash most-well-put-together-stoner-film-in-recent-history, “Pineapple Express.” Seth Rogan (“Superbad,” “Knocked Up”) plays Dale Denton, a […]

By Jason W. EckardStaff Writer “Modern Guilt” is a departure from previous Beck records in a few ways. Its sound is much more spacious and much more devious. Its subject matter is turning towards that of a world at its end; sounds of wind can almost be heard from 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 […]