Here’s a sure-fire way of getting on the television show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” Become head of Western Carolina University’s department of human services. Monica Bellon, a Cullowhee resident and current head of WCU’s department of human services, jetted to New York City on Tuesday, March 20, to […]
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Stand and Lead, or Shut Up
To every and all in Cullowhee, Politics. That is half of everything here at Western, half of anything really. But here at WCU it seems to shine more and more. Look around and the average student will see unfinished construction projects, plenty of campus police, and unpaid parking fines fluttering […]
A Reader’s Plea: ‘Feed Us Something Different’
Dear Editor, I am so frustrated with the disgusting food we are forced to eat here on campus on a daily basis. School food sucks so bad and it’s so outrageously priced, it’s not worth paying for. The UC gets old after the first 2 months of your freshman year, […]
A Response to “Cullowhee Culture”
Dear Editor, This is an open letter in response to Matthew Kennedy’s letter to the editor of March 7 entitled “Partying, Drugs, and Wal-Mart: A Concerned Student Addresses Cullowhee Culture.” My name is Chris Lenzo, and I am an instructor in the sociology department. I read your letter to the […]
Food at and around WCU
Dear Editor, I am so frustrated with the disgusting food we are forced to eat here on campus on a daily basis. School food sucks so bad and it’s so outrageously priced, it’s not worth paying for. The UC gets old after the first 2 months of your freshman year, […]
Modern Foreign Language Department to Host Annual Contest
WCU’s Modern Foreign Language Department will host its 19th annual Foreign Language Contest on Thursday, March 29, in which local high school students can show their linguistic proficiency through various competitions. The contests will be conducted in Spanish, German, and French, and there are also events for native speakers. The […]
Local Pizzeria ‘Not Worth Ordering’
Dear Editor Little Caesar’s is incapable and irresponsible business at night. I have interviewed people that work there, and they have informed me that Little Caesar’s mess up orders every night. My resources have also told me that they may mess up between two to four orders on any given […]
2000-2001 Western Carolinian Staff
Editor-in-Chief: Seth R. Sams Managing Editor: Alex Esmon Online Editor: Nichole Esmon Production Manager: Javier C. Arvelo Advertising Manager: Allison Hinson Copy Editor: Kris Kehres Online Copy Editor: Virginia Culp News Editor: Dawn Pasley Asst. News Editor: Samantha Helms Features Editor: Jenni Bartels Asst. Features Editor: Mike Poston Sports Editor: […]
BooksThe Cat’s Out of the Bag with Tabby’s Hidden Passions
Where soap opera meets soft porn and enchantment twines with entrapment; where passions run high, and the supernatural is only a closet away; a wicked witch holds sway. With fiendish glee, she brings disharmony to Harmony and not-so-quality entertainment to NBC daytime. Anyone who can’t get enough of the goings-on […]
Singer and Folk-Theologian ‘Live and for Free’ in Cullowhee
Ed Kilbourne’s performances are much like Jesus’ teachings: Live and for Free. And on Sunday, March 25, Kilbourne will bring his folk style performance to Cullowhee. Kilbourne, a singer and folk-theologian, is known for his ability to combine acoustic guitar, keyboards, and singing in a story-telling style that has been […]