Each time I hear about the “pre-emptive non-aggression” or war in Iraq, I cannot help thinking that Bush is just trying to finish what his father started back in the early 1990’s. I will not disagree with the fact that Iraq has violated some of the sanctions placed on it […]
Recent News
EQUAL INK – FOR WAR – Don’t let history repeat itself!
If Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana warned us that “those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it,” then why are we constantly repeating past mistakes and allowing a madman like Saddam Hussein to remain in power? Since the Gulf War of the 1990’s, Hussein has been in the […]
Essay Competition
When I was young, my parents once challenged me to conserve more energy than anyone in the house by encouraging me to wash dishes in a different way. Instead of filling the glasses and pots entirely with water, I was told to let the water trickle easily and roll the […]
Canadian Prescription Drugs
Please go to this website to view the Forbes Magazine story. http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2003/02/04/rtr869963.html Glaxo Smith-Kline has announced that they will no longer sell their drugs to Canadian Pharmacies who ship to customers in the US. They say that the drugs may be tampered with, or contaminated or damaged in transit. The […]
strange smells from Leatherwood
Dear Editor, It has been noted by my roommate, my neighbors, and myself that there is a most heinous fume being emitted by Leatherwood. It doesn’t seem to be the usual residence hall smell. I built alot of model airplanes back in the day, and part of the appeal was […]
the draft
In response to the draft issue posed in the last circulation of The Western Carolinian, I believe that social status has nothing do do with weather or not a draft should be reinstated. Americans should not be drafted into to war based on the idea that the military and armed […]
The truth about the NCAA President and my 16 year-old daughter.
Hi! This information is for your NEWS department and your SPORTS department. Myles Brand, the new President of the NCAA victimized my 16-year old daughter. You may read about it here www.IndianaUniversity.org You’ll also learn about the relationship among Myles Brand, basketball coach Bobby Knight, and my daughter. You’ll further […]
New Book
Dear Book Review Editor, I am writing to ask that your newspaper consider doing a review of my book which is a modern-day nonfiction revisitation of the concept of Utopia. I think it is a must read book for anyone interested in a better world. I posted a copy online […]
Old Coach
could you please let me know the former coach who had some kind of diease that caused him to ge confined to a wheelchair? Western played Auburn a couple of times when he was coach and I remember what a great fight he put up to go on coaching.. Thank […]
Former WCU hoop All-American Henry Logan
(please forward to your sports department or a local hoops historian) I am the author of the Encyclopedia of College Basketball. One of my research projects for a subsequent edition is citing the post-playing days vocation of every All-American. Can you supply me with that information on Henry Logan? Thanks […]
