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Monday, June 23, 2025
What’s this? Another cute little feel-good movie? Yes, Sandra Bullock is back in the theaters, continuing her well established typecast as an all-American beauty in “Miss Congeniality.” Clumsy, geeky, and temperamental Grace Hart (Bullock) is an FBI agent who is constantly screwing up. After royally messing up an operation, she’s […]
So you got a good high school education, did you? Quick: What was Helen Keller’s political persuasion? How did Patrick Henry feel about slavery? What was the inspiration for Hitler’s concentration camps? Be careful how you answer, for as James Loewen points out in blistering detail in Lies My Teacher […]
Students and faculty joined forces to discuss the Program Review process in an open forum held on December 12. More than 150 attended the two-hour forum, held the day before the exam period. Dr. Casey Hurley, chair of the faculty, moderated the discussion, which centered on the work of the […]
The Western Carolina men’s basketball squad lost in their only four contests during the Christmas break. These games included their first taste of Southern Conference action and a visit to No. 25 Division 1-A powerhouse Iowa State. Western traveled to Lexington, VA on Saturday to take on the conference-rival Keydets […]
So you got a good high school education, did you? Quick: What was Helen Keller’s political persuasion? How did Patrick Henry feel about slavery? What was the inspiration for Hitler’s concentration camps? Be careful how you answer, for as James Loewen points out in blistering detail in Lies My Teacher […]
The Women’s Clinic at Graham Health Services opened to students this September. The clinic offers a wide range of services from birth control to pregnancy testing. Debbie Beck is in charge of the clinic, as well as the new pharmaceutical program. The idea behind the clinic is to offer female […]
On Wednesday and Thursday, a group of students will present a proposal for the implementation of 24-hour visitation in WCU’s residence halls. Nicole Reato, president of the Resident Student Association, Jonathan Rowe, student body president, and David Whitaker will make the presentation to the board for the pilot program, who […]
This Friday night get together with friends and meet at Illusions Dance Club as WCU welcomes back Cravin’ Melon, a popular Southern alternative rock band. Last Minute Productions sponsors the event and invites everyone to come and enjoy the live performance. Cravin’ Melon’s concert will be held in the Illusions […]
The Western Carolina Lady Catamount basketball team placed second in the Beach Blast Tournament held last weekend in Wilmington. WCU fell to tournament host UNC Wilmington in the championship game after defeating the Lady Mountaineers of West Virginia in the opening round. Despite leading for most of the game, Western […]
When Mary Higgins Clark, grande dame of suspense fiction and best-selling author, joins forces with her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, who has already proven her own literary strength with four best-sellers of her own, sparks are sure to fly. In their first collaborative novel, Deck the Halls, Carol’s creation, Reagan […]
