By Jennifer ToledoStaff Writer The first time I saw Ménage was during the summer of ’05 at Jack of the Woods, a Celtic pub in Asheville. I was underage and I was kicked out after the first five minutes, but during those five minutes I caught a glimpse of something […]
Author: Jennifer Toledo
Catamounts Look for a New Beginning in 2008
By Jason LinebergerStaff Writer Sometimes we all need a fresh start. You know the times in your life where you must put the past behind you and look towards the future. It could be starting a new job, moving to a new location or, for us as students, starting a […]
The History of Western
By Kimberly PruettStaff Writer After the Civil War, there was a growing concern about the education of children, as well as the education of the teachers. Up to this point, primary schools were the limit of the southern educational system and even then it was sporadic, usually lasting no more […]
The Green Light
By Curt CollinsContributing Writer Welcome back to school, returning Catamounts, and allow me to extend an open hand to the new students at Western. Everything will be great here except for one thing: you will no longer have running water available… anywhere. Instead of water fountains and free showers, you […]
Dropping The SAT
By Amanda Peralta Assistant Editor Wake Forest University is one of many colleges that will no longer require applicants to summit SAT and ACT scores, hoping to call the importance of standardized testing into question. According to CollegeBoard.com, the SAT Reasoning Test is the nation’s most widely used admissions test […]
New Cats on the Prowl
By Danielle LightnerStaff Writer This summer, several groups of entering freshman and transfer students have attended Western Carolina University’s orientation program in an overall endeavor to learn more about Western and what to expect when they begin or continue their college experience in the fall. As freshman enrollment at Western […]
The Benefits of a Broken System
By Parker MillarNews Editor Even though Presidential Hopeful John McCain has a net worth of $40.4 million dollars. $24.6 million from “miscellaneous trusts”, $7.4 from family companies, his wife’s retirement plan is worth $2.1, he owns one million in real estate, lives in a $3.9 million dollar house, and has […]
Duke Energy’s Proposed Cliffside Power Plant will mean another 40 years of Coal Dependence for WNC
Duke Energy, one of the largest electric utilities providers in the nation, is also the third largest user of pulverized coal technology that does not allow for the control of carbon dioxide or mercury emissions. After the release of films like Al Gore’s “An Inconvienent Truth” seems to have woken […]
Upcoming Music in Your Area
A Sampling of Upcoming Music in Your Area: Thursday June 19 . John Patrick Williams – Guadalupe Café – Sylva . Duende Mountain Duo – The Emerald Lounge – AshevilleFriday June 20 . Friends & Fiends – Guadalupe Café – Sylva . Mark Kozelek (Early) and Centro-matic (late) – The […]
The Strangers
What is the genesis of fear? What elements are necessary to make an individual not just jump out of his or her seat, but look over his or her shoulder and lock the bedroom door the following night? The Strangers is a story of Kristen McKay (played by Liv Tyler) […]