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Sunday, June 29, 2025
By now, it’s old news that “A Beautiful Mind” swept the Golden Globe Awards. But for those who haven’t seen the new Ron Howard -directed bio-pic of mathematician John Nash, I offer the following – “A Beautiful Mind” deserved it. From the deeply woven story that keeps viewers guessing until […]
Western Carolina split a pair of Southern Conference games over the weekend, topping Davidson 70-67 in overtime Saturday in Davidson while Appalachian State defeated Western 66-62 Monday night at the Ramsey Center. Senior forward Willie Freeman scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds against the Mountaineers […]
The WCU women’s basketball squad beat Furman 66-58 Saturday night at the Ramsey Center for the first time since 1996 to end a 12-game losing streak to the Paladins. Monday night, Davidson shot 52 percent from the field to beat the Lady Cats 83-59 in Belk Arena. In Davidson, the […]
As a graduate of Western Carolina (’86) I enjoy being to keep up with campus happenings with your website. The site has improved greatly since last semester. Keep up the good work and thanks for giving all alumnus an outlet to stay in touch. Kevin HuntleyAsheville, NC 28803 WCU ’86
Elsewhere in this edition, readers have learned about the finer movies to come out during the latter part of 2001 and the early 2002. These films, like “Ali” and “Lord of the Rings,” will no doubt be nominated for countless Academy Awards and Golden Globes and the like, based upon […]
Christmas has come and gone, and so have those First Night parties that are actually on the last night of the year. There’s no chance getting someone to come to a celebration called last night though, that has a whole other connotation. So what do we do now for entertainment? […]
#8220;What’s my name?” asks Will Smith as Mohammed Ali to an unfortunate adversary who calls him Clay in the film named after the legendary boxer. Cassius Clay is what Ali used to be called, but now it’s either call him ‘Ali’ and respect his beliefs, or be pummeled with unabated […]
The Lady Catamounts basketball squad split a pair of games over the weekend at the Ramsey Center, falling to College of Charleston 64-59 on Monday after defeating East Tennessee State 85-79 Saturday. Monday night, Western (10-5, 3-4) gained control early, but fell victim to a second-half charge by the Lady […]
A female WCU student reported to University Police on December 20th that she had been raped on October 14th behind Benton Hall. The incident reportedly occurred the Sunday after Fall Break and the suspect in the case has yet to be identified. This is the first non-acquaintance rape reported at […]
All over the world, adults and children are celebrating the birth and death of Dr. Martin Luther King, who risked his life everyday for freedom and fairness. Here at Western, a week of events took place to commemorate Dr. King before the national holiday. On Monday, a Candle Vigil was […]
