A dozen yellow bikes may soon be coming to a bike rack near you. The Yellow Bike project will most likely go into effect after Spring Break, providing free, healthy, and environmentally-friendly transportation to Western’s campus. It could also alleviate some parking issues for students who live on or near […]
Author: A.N. Pope
Economic Stimulus Bill Passes in Senate
A revised edition of the economic stimulus bill passed through the Senate on Monday, Feb. 9th, with a vote of 61 to 36. All Democrats, as well as three Republican Senators, voted for the bill, while all who opposed were Republicans. This may indicate that the bill proposal has been […]
Digital T.V. Transition Delayed Until June
Transitioning into a more technologically sound culture presents many with a theme America is currently embracing–change. While we all will experience the modification from analog broadcasting to digital, Congress has recently passed legislation to set the final deadline for June 12. The change was originally mandated for Feb. 17, but […]
Everything is Fake Except for the Scars
Most people perceive wrestlers as guys who dress in too much spandex and jump around in a square ring, pretending to hit each other until one of them gets knocked out or pinned down. While those perceptions are true, and the fight outcomes are pre- determined by the promoters, the […]
Catamounts Come Back to Knock Off College of Charleston
The Western Carolina men’s basketball team fought hard to come back and defeat the College of Charleston 70-68 in the Ramsey Center on Thursday, Feb. 2. With an early lead shortly taken away by Charleston and 15 minutes left in the first half, the Catamounts would not see the lead […]
The Box Truck Means Bed
I can imagine that a lot of folks here on campus have sleep problems. Some can never get down that “time to go to bed” time. As for me, I have found that there is a physical object that goes through campus at a specific time that can let you […]
2009 Tax Tips For Students
As a student, there are many questions you may have when it comes to your taxes. Filing may feel more like homework, however, there’s usually one difference-a cash reward! If you’re not sure about your options or if you even have to file, keep reading. As you get older, more […]
“Never Again”…Again
#8220;Never Again!” That was a commonly uttered phrase following the discovery of the Nazi-sponsored genocide in Germany known as the Holocaust. The general consensus in the international community was that modern civilization could not permit such atrocities to reoccur. For it was indifference and lack of knowledge on the part […]
A Review of Slipknot’s New Album
My love for Coheed and Cambria put my brother and me in a predicament we always told ourselves we would never put ourselves in. That predicament is being at a Slipknot concert, not because we necessarily disdain the music they have created in the past ten years, but because of […]
A Look at the WCU Football Team’s 2009 Signing Day
Western Carolina head football coach Dennis Wagner announced on Tuesday, Feb. 3 the signing of 20 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to play football for the Catamounts beginning next season. WCU inked 12 offensive players and eight on defense as a part of National Signing Day. “You never really […]
