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Monday, July 7, 2025
Marijuana – the devil’s weed, scourge of the children of America. Among its many dangerous effects are hysterical laughter, loss of inhibitions, lusty depravity, and finally insanity. It will make you sleep around, drive too fast, and kill people left and right. The best part is, since people who distribute […]
The Duke National Championship seemed right, yes. The Atlantic Coast Conference is a perennial power conference, loaded from top to bottom. Strictly by the numbers, two of the nation’s supposed four-best teams that made the trip to Minneapolis hailed from the east coast league. In the end, by definition, the […]
For the last month or so, the letters pages of the Carolinian have been inundated with complaints about the food. Lines are too long, prices are too high, quality is bad and variety is lacking, or so say our loyal readers. If you, too, have been thinking that there’s something […]
At a time when most of us are beginning to wonder if the weather outside is ever going to give us a taste of spring, some on campus are already preparing for summer activities. For those of you who enjoy attending live outdoor concerts with fresh grass under your feet […]
Now an education literally can take you higher when Western Carolina University offers “Introduction to Flight and FAA Pilot Exam Prep” this spring and summer. The ground school course, to meet from 6 to 9pm, Mondays and Thursdays, May 14 through July 19, is designed to prepare participants for the […]
There will be hot jazz in the cool Smoky Mountains in June as Western Carolina University hosts the CulloWHEE! ArtsFest, a two-day festival of live music and fine arts featuring national recording artists The Manhattan Transfer, David Sanborn, Joe Sample and The Yellowjackets. Tickets for the festival, scheduled for June […]
A couple of “soap stars” will lead an Arti-Facts! program for kids at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center on Sunday, April 8. “Soap Making with the McNairs,” a program in historic soapmaking and laundry techniques, will be held from 2:30 to 3:30pm. Jerry and Ingrid McNair of Fletcher will […]
Tickets will go on sale Monday, April 2, for a concert at Western Carolina University by the acclaimed Afro-Cuban All Stars, a multi-generational band on a mission to share with the world the rich musical heritage of Cuba. The Afro-Cuban All Stars will perform Tuesday, April 17, to close the […]
Western Carolina University will bestow an honorary doctorate on a longtime leader in public health issues who played an instrumental role in the creation of the national Head Start early childhood program, and in the establishment of WCU’s nursing program. Mary King Kneedler, now retired and living in Asheville, will […]
Western Carolina University students and the surrounding community will get an opportunity to experience culture from across the globe on Tuesday, April 10, at WCU’s 22nd Annual International Festival. The event, designed to give the campus and area residents exposure to some of the heritage of WCU’s international students, is […]
