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Thursday, June 26, 2025
The calendar says it’s official. The trees are starting to bloom, and the birds are singing. Spring is in the air and with it come the first few hints of that age-old affliction known as Spring Fever. Hearts turn to fancy, brains turn to mush, and feet turn to dancing. […]
He was great in “Lethal Weapon Four.” He was hilarious as the 13th apostle in “Dogma.” And he weren’t half bad in “Nurse Betty” either. But even with his pearly white smile and in-your-face humor, Chris Rock couldn’t save “Down to Earth,” which should have really been Straight-to-Video. In “Down […]
A new summer program for girls that blends the world of information technology with outdoor fun is set for June 10-15 at Western Carolina University. Sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School and the College of Business at WCU, techTrek is a summer program for middle-school girls […]
I am writing about the letter writen by Matthew Kennedy a few weeks ago. I understand that there isn’t a lot to do in Cullowhee, but no one held a gun to you head and made you attend Western. Intelligent people are able to find things to do to keep […]
Western North Carolina high school students will learn how to create businesses and foster entrepreneurial skills while experiencing college life during the third annual Youth Entrepreneurship Camp, held June 24-29 at Western Carolina University. The camp, sponsored by the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center at WCU and […]
#8220;Dr. T and the Women” is amazing. Unfortunately, it’s amazing in all the wrong ways. It’s amazing how they could put the notoriously female-friendly Richard Gere in the role of a gynecologist who believes that “women, by nature, are saints” and still not appeal to many women. It’s amazing how […]
In 1995, he gave us Kiss the Girls. In April, the movie adaptation of Along Came a Spider hits theaters. Now the saga of Detective Alex Cross continues, with James Patterson’s latest thriller, Roses are Red. Considering the formulaic nature of most genre fiction, it is a relief that Roses […]
Attention students and community members: are you pursuing a degree and find yourself wondering about teaching as a career option? Do you have a bachelor’s degree already? Has teaching crossed your mind as a way to better yourself and provide support to children in the community? Well, if you nod […]
Local public school teachers in the WNC area are part of a select group of educators that will begin working with eleven visiting Japanese teachers from March 24 through April 2. As part of an educational exchange program involving Western Carolina University, two other University of North Carolina institutions and […]
Research conducted by Western Carolina University students, and samples of students’ fine and performing arts, will be on display Tuesday, April 3, as WCU’s Honors College sponsors the third Undergraduate Expo. More than 74 student presenters will showcase their work all day, with exhibitions including creative writing, experiments in sciences […]
