It’s tough to concentrate on a subject you have no interest in. “Math has always been beyond my grasp. Subjects of pure fact are a mystery to most artists”. said Thomas Smith, a Junior from the Fine Arts Department at WCU. “Math has always seemed akin to reading Tarot or […]
Author: Parker Millar
GWAR Consumes Downtown Asheville in a Blood-Soaked Rage!!
Monday, October 6th, 2008 began as just another beginning of the week in Asheville’s “Leafer Season.” Unbeknownst to the vast majority of Ashevillians, a terrible torment was gunning into town, leaving a trail of bloody destruction in their wake. This monstrous force attracted its followers to their final destination: The […]
Why Is “The War Of The Worlds” So Famous?
Most of us have heard of “The War of the Worlds” prior to its debut as a live performance at the Fine and Performing Arts Center. However, most people do not even know that “The War of the Worlds” goes beyond Tom Cruise’s performance in 2005 or beyond Orson Welles’ […]
Western Carolina University’s “The War Of The Worlds”
Just in time for Halloween, Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center hosted their very own faculty rendition of Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, simulating an alien invasion that became famous as a radio hoax in 1938. In order to put together such a large recreation […]
Local Artist Angi West’s New Album Released
Angi West, 27 years old, just released her latest album “Orange Thread in a Blue Sea” this year, and started living what once was a dream. A die-hard musician from Cullowhee, North Carolina, is making her dream come true one step at a time. She attended The University of North […]
What’s In A Name?
By Kaitlyn MullisSports Writer (Editor’s Note: The following is the first part of an ongoing series where Western Carolinian sports writer Kaitlyn Mullis investigates why certain athletic facilities are named what they are.) Every student on the Western Carolina University campus has seen the Ramsey Center. It is, needless to […]
Poetry – “The Regression”
The tends and believing sending, -that human could separation be primitive? the critical
Movies To Watch
I’d like to suggest a few films that look promising enough for you to go and shell out seven dollars to see: “Happy- Go- Lucky”: This is a British film from world renowned writer/director Mike Leigh, whose résumé consists of such films as “Naked” and “Vera Drake.” The basic plot […]
Kevin Smith Makes A Movie About Porn
Kevin Smith has always been a very polarizing director. You either find his movies hilarious and good-natured or you think they are complete crap. I think this can be attributed to the amount of frat boys and stoners who make up his core fan base and thus make it harder […]
English Faculty Speaks Out On Bear Incident
Though I must have driven past it Monday morning on my way to work, I didn’t see it, and for that I’m thankful. But I heard about it soon enough from a colleague who had happened upon the scene moments later, just as maintenance workers arrived to deal with the […]
