Every year we scramble to buy those last minute Christmas presents; we just don’t have enough time between school and work to get any shopping done until it’s down to the wire. Well, those problems may be over. Nowadays, it’s easy to begin your Christmas shopping as early as September- […]

It’s a typical Monday evening. I am hanging out at my neighbor’s apartment, watching three guys yell at the TV, but really at the opposing players of Halo 3. With internet connection, headphones, and wireless controllers, these guys, Lando Scott, Rob Glendenning, and Dave Kirschbrown, are not fooling around when […]

Before diving into this article, I would like to take a moment to stress a few things about the below commentaries. First off, these commentaries in NO WAY reflect my opinion or the opinion of the Western Carolinian. They are actual comments, left by readers on our website. Also, please […]

We Polled WCU to see what YOU thought was the best & here are the results: Best of WCU -071st – Communications & Theater Department Split2nd – Einstein’s3rd – Off Campus Shuttle Worst of WCU ‘071st – Parking on Campus2nd – Construction on Campus3rd – Football Best EVENT of WCU […]

I think that we can all agree, regardless of party affiliation and varying degrees of apathy, that 2007 has been an interesting year for American politics. Of course, from an international point of view it’s all probably seemed terribly boring and petty in the timelines of historical events this year […]

It’s funny, it’s gross, and it’s disrespectful; that’s why Knocked Up is one of the best movies of 2007. How could anyone not like this film? To fully appreciate the humor of Knocked Up, you have to know a lot about the cast and the director. The majority of the […]

Politicians are scum, all of them, without exception. Democrats, Republicans, Greens, Independents, Liberals and Conservatives, anyone in politics should be shunned. They should be captured in the middle of the night by men in full riot gear, beaten with clubs, stripped of their United States citizenry and dropped (from orbit, […]

The C.R.I.B. (Computer Resource and Information Bureau)The C.R.I.B. is now located in the Cat’s Den (formally Brown Cafeteria) and is open daily from 5:00pm – 10:00pm. At the C.R.I.B. you can get the same technical support you have received in the past, but you can now get one-on-one assistance at […]

There are lots of perks about living on this side of the mountains, killer views around the corner of every trail, friendly folks always waiving as they pass by, and a wide array of outdoor activities awaiting in your own backyard but WCU graduate Lesley Fries decided there was still […]

Though fires are not incredibly uncommon, non-arson-induced wildfires in 2007 burned more violently, especially in the West. Destroying over a million acres of public, residential, and agricultural land, the fires were impossible to avoid and almost as difficult to extinguish. Most of us were aware of the Southern California fires […]