N. C. Attorney General Roy Cooper asked more than 250 scientists and students gathered at a genomics research conference organized by Western Carolina University to join him in his effort to expand the state’s DNA database and increase the number of genetic analysts in the State Bureau of Investigation. “Thanks […]
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Rate of Students Graduating in Four Years Continues to Decline
Everyone likes to joke about being a “professional college student” these days, but the statement is closer to the truth than one might think. Studies have shown that the rate of undergraduate degrees earned in four years is constantly decreasing although the number of students enrolled in college continues to […]
Final Thoughts about the Beginning
In our final issue this semester we open up our pages to the debate over stem cell cloning and DNA testing. On February 28, the U. S. House of Representatives passed a ban on all human cloning and blocked funding for cloned stem cell research. Awaiting passage in the Senate, […]
University Theatre Presents “Sinners,” April 23-27, Hoey Auditorium 7:30 PM, 2 PM Matinee April 26 & 27
This comedy of betrayal and deception will be performed April 23-26 at 7:30 p.m. and on April 26-27 at 2 p.m. All shows will be held in Hoey Auditorium. Reserved seats are available through the Communication and Theatre Arts Department at (828) 227-7491.
Latest Edition
Latest Edition, Scientific Laws in Human Development Scientific Results. Developing Skills in Productive Fields of Interest. Do you give positive attention while one is being good? According to Doctor Fitzhough Dodson some learned the only way to receive attention was through inappropriate behavior. As long as one was good one […]
You Can’t Hide Those Lying Eyes
Are others telling you the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Can you tell the difference between half-truths and whole-truths? Most of us are only guessing when what we’re hearing doesn’t seem correct. But police, judges, FBI agents, psychiatrists and many others are trained in techniques for how to […]
EQUAL INK: DOES WAR BEGET WAR?
Does war beget more war? This sounds like a question that one might find on the end of year exam in a sociology class about war and society. Of course, the answer to this can never truly be known. Does war actually cause more war to occur? Probably not. However, […]
Campus Views – What effect will the war with Iraq have on terrorism?
What do WCU students think about the war in Iraq? WC newsmagazine asks, “What effect will the war with Iraq have on terrorism? Will war with Iraq, make or break future peace around the world?”______________________ Campus views- “I feel that the war will show terrorists and terrorist nations a like […]
Christian Hate
I am a freshmen, Christian, student that attends Western Carolina University. Recently I was invited to attend a prayer meeting with the Campus Rock Christian organization on campus. This is a large group of students that say they share the “love of the lord.” During the session the prayer leader […]
TO: Editor (Not for Publication)
Editor: In just a few short weeks, the ritual of school will come to an abrupt end for thousands of college graduates, followed by the reality of the permanent daily grind of the work world setting in. However, the first major hurdle will be their successful incorporation into the world […]
