Western Carolina University’s nursing graduates have posted one of the state’s top pass rates on a professional licensure examination, according to reports issued by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Test scores for the first nine months of 2001 indicate that 95 percent of WCU graduates who took the National […]
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Student’s Penis Removed from Art Display
Charlie Harshman, a 49-year-old art student at Western Carolina University, reported his seven-foot-tall sculpture of a penis missing from the art display on the second floor of the Belk Building last Thursday. It was put back on display the same day. “I called the campus police immediately because the Art […]
In Cars Shows Humor In Dysfunction
#8220;Awwww! Some of it got into my mouth!” says Beverly D’Onofrio (played by Drew Barrymore), as her son urinates up in the air while she’s changing his diaper in the new movie “Riding in Cars With Boys.” This is a perfect scene from the film to illustrate the film’s theme […]
Radiohead outdoes Kid A with new concert album
The Beatles recorded some of the greatest music ever made. The problem is, or rather was, that they never got a chance to try and reproduce their studio marvels live. Many Beatles songs have never been played live by the Beatles themselves because technology did not allow for songs like […]
Black Theatre Ensemble Prepares For Production
Western Carolina’s Black Theatre Ensemble wants to expose everyone to the history of black entertainment like it’s never been seen before. Put down your textbooks boys and girls, this lesson is being taught this Thursday and Friday evening through the use of acting, singing and dancing and poetry reciting on […]
Catamounts Open Season with Pair of Home Wins
Western’s basketball squad kicked off the 2001-2002 campaign with wins over Toccoa Falls and Tennessee Wesleyan in the Ramsey Center, while falling to Coastal Carolina on the road. Monday night, WCU (2-1) set school several school records with a 133-58 win over Toccoa Falls. The 133-point offensive output and the […]
Lady Catamounts Win Three Away from Ramsey
Western Carolina kicked off the regular season with wins over Campbell, Central Florida and Bethune-Cookman while falling to national powerhouse North Carolina. Saturday night, Western (3-1) defeated Campbell 56-55 when Carrie Emory’s jump shot rimmed out and the Lady Cats gained possession on a jump ball. WCU started hot in […]
Bleil Finally Receives Deserving SoCon Accolades
Earlier this week, Western Carolina head football coach Bill Bleil was named the 2001 Southern Conference Coach of the Year. This honor comes after Bleil led the young Catamount squad to a fourth place finish that came as a surprise to everyone outside of the WCU locker room. Bleil led […]
Harry Potter: Bring a Ten-Year-Old to Translate
Somewhere in an undisclosed location, large bearded men are coercing children. The children are then herded like cattle into unmarked trains. Upon arrival, they are separated and hazed. The goal? To make the students elite practitioners of dark and ancient arts. The name of the location? Hogwarts School of Witchcraft […]
The Numbers Have Changed, But The Song Stays The Same
In the last print edition, the Western Carolinian printed an editorial concerning the new local tuition increase and the amount of money spent on the Chancellor’s Speaker Series. The amount for Lech Walesa was wrong. According to the Chancellor’s Office, Walesa did not cost any more than $20,000, fee and […]
