Now, more than ever, the public is taking a second look at America’s financial system. The recent collapse of many financial institutions has ordinary people asking, “Where did we go wrong? Who went wrong?” Situations like these seem to generate much discussion. Unfortunately, it also seems to precipitate a lot […]
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Karen Middleton Named Western Carolina Women’s Basketball Head Coach
Western Carolina Athletic Director Chip Smith announced at a press conference at the Ramsey Center on Friday, May 15 that Karen Middleton, who has served the past two seasons as an assistant coach at Illinois, will be the 10th Head Coach of the Western Carolina Women’s basketball program. Middleton replaces […]
Middleton Expected To Be Named New WCU Women’s Basketball Coach
Karen Middleton, an assistant coach at the University of Illinois, is expected to be announced as the successor to Kellie Harper as head coach of the Western Carolina women’s basketball team, according to sources close to the situation. Western Carolina athletic director Chip Smith was not available for comment on […]
WCU Has Record Number of Freshman Applicants
WCU has received a record number of freshman applications for Fall 2009, leading the admissions department to implement a wait list as a way to evaluate the over 11,500 prospective students applying to the approximately 1,500 allotted spaces. According to Dr. Fred Hinson, Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, […]
Medical Marijuana Legislation Proposed in North Carolina
On April 9, North Carolina House Bill 1380, titled the North Carolina Medical Marijuana Act Introduction, was drafted. It is sponsored by Representatives Earl Jones and Pricey Harrison of Guilford County, and Representative Nick Mackey of Mecklenburg County. House Bill 1380 aims to exempt medical cannabis patients from arrest and […]
Softball Falls 1-2 in Weekend Series vs. Samford
Western Carolina’s softball team recorded one victory against Samford during their three-game series in Cullowhee on April 18 and 19. The Catamounts fell to 11-27 and 7-11 in the Southern Conference while the Bulldogs improved to 15-24 and 8-13 in the SoCon. The Lady Catamount split its doubleheader with Samford […]
Linda Gentille to Bring “American Piano Show” to WCU
Entertainer Linda Gentille, whom the late Liberace called the “piano princess,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Western Carolina University.? Gentille’s “American Piano Show” features music of the great American composers, including George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Leonard […]
Scott Huler at WCU’s Literary Festival
During the week long festivities of the Literary Festival this spring, I was fortunate to hear a reading from Scott Huler’s latest book, No Man’s Land. A journalist and previous National Public Radio (NPR) contributor, Scott Huler is said to have written about everything “from the death penalty to bikini […]
The Day The Music Died
Remember back in the day when MTV would still give the illusion that they played music videos? Yeah, me neither, but at least at one point they did show these things called music videos and for a brief second they were in fact seen as a new and cool art […]
Communication Student Selected for Prestigious Media Sales Institute
For the sixth time since 2006, a Western Carolina University broadcasting student has been selected to attend the prestigious Media Sales Institute at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Terrence Tipps, a senior from Conover, was selected this spring through a competitive application process and will attend the institute May 11-21 […]
