Every now and then a very special person walks quietly among us on this great planet. he or she is usually a person who is everything to everyone. One such person has been among us for the past twenty and a half years and we have now been faced with […]
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Involvement and Community At WCU
We are all very privileged once again to have the opportunity to attend an event organized by Dr. Gordon Mercer and the Public Policy Institute (PPI) here at Western Carolina University. This year’s event is particularly special, however, because it involves everyone throughout WCU, more so than it ever has […]
Retraction
Dear Editor, I am the REAL Matt Johnson – the former GM of WWCU-FM. Some one recently sent a letter to the editor about the radio station and – for some reason – said they were me. Whoever it was was not even smart enough to get the facts about […]
What happened to campus radio?
I was doing campus radio recently for 2 years. Back in 98, and before that, it used to be fun. The point of college radio is to learn to be a dj, and to have fun. I remenber doing all request shows at night, and the phone wouldn’t stop ringing […]
Intramural Softball Pre-Season Poll
Men’s Top Ten1. Sigma Phi Epsilon2. Hooterville Express3. Pimptown4. SMC HAS BEENS5. Bootleggers6. Pi Kapp Phi7. High Rollers8. Kappa Alpha9. Honor’s College10. BSU Women’s Top Ten1. Helder Hotties2. Phi Mu3. Alpha Xi Delta4. Time Warpers5. Alpha Chi Omega6. BSU7. Homers8. Hula Hunniez9. Wild Cats10. PE Team
A Word From the Editor
The Western Carolinian would like to welcome everyone who is new to our campus, and welcome back all the students and faculty returning to WCU. Since we’ve been gone, there have been some changes at the Carolinian: The Western Carolinian this year will be printed every other week, starting with […]
Behind the Print
It’s 1:30 a.m. on a Tuesday evening…umm…no it’s actually Wednesday morning. The other Western Carolinian staff members and myself are laboriously working to complete the layout so we can take it to press. I sometimes lose track of what day it is, because my days are not like the average […]
Student, Friend Dies On Lake Fontana During Summer
Matthew Klowkowski was an undeclared sophomore last semester and spent his last few moments alive June 23 with friends on Lake Fontana, where he accidentally drowned. The drowning occurred when a tube Klowkowski was on slipped away from him, according to Swain County Emergency Management director, David Breedlove. The investigating […]
Cordawg Commentary
The inevitable return to Cullowhee every fall brings new changes from year to year. New eateries, campus activities, buildings, and curricular catch the eye as one begins to become reacquainted with college life. One of the biggest new wrinkles for Western Carolina this fall, however, may be the one that […]
“The Others” Succeeds Where Some Psychological Thrillers Fall Short
When I finally got around to watching M. Night Shamalayan’s “The Sixth Sense” on video last year, I was disappointed. I was not disappointed, however, because the story wasn’t wonderfully constructed or because the acting of stars Bruce Willis and Haley-Joel Osment were below par. On the contrary, the film […]
