Who says MTV is no good? The channel that pioneered music wrapped in nice four-minute bundles has never looked better and the outstanding programming is the proof. With such shows as Total Request Live (TRL) and Celebrity Cribs, who can argue that MTV used to be better than it is […]
Author: Alex Esmon
POINTMTV: A Crock of Crap
On television sets across the country, people are watching the best of music videos from the best musical artists, 24 hours a day on a channel that surpasses all others when it comes to musical content. That channel is M2, and it’s estimated that over five people have the station, […]
Anthropology Class Honors WCU with Rituals
On Wednesday, students dressed formally and ritual clowns of various cultures could be seen performing a ritual in front of the Alumni Tower. This experiential learning activity is tied to Anthropology 365: Religion, Magic, and Myth. The idea was to get students to understand what it takes to organize a […]
Theta Xi Receives National Awards
The Theta Xi fraternity was awarded with four honors from their Grand Lodge in St. Louis, MO. The awards were for outstanding performance in the school year of 1999-2000. The two most prestigious acknowledgments were designated as “Benchmarks of Excellence.” These included a First Place award for demonstrating outstanding operations […]
Chancellor Presents Awards
The Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award was announced Friday, April 27, at the General Faculty Meeting and Awards Convocation in Coulter Recital Hall. Chancellor Bardo also announced several other awards given this year to faculty and administrative staff. The nominees for the teaching award were James Costa, assistant professor of biology; […]
UNCG Spoil Men’s Soccer’s First Home Game
Cullowhee experienced its first taste of men’s club soccer last weekend as the Catamounts final match of the semester saw UNC Greensboro make the trip to WCU. The achievement of the Cat’s first home game was a testament to the efforts of officers of the student run club and a […]
Portrait Of a University As a Big Business
When I was in High School and Chancellor Bardo, who was then in his first year here at Western, came to speak at my school, I was pretty impressed. He talked about all the wonderful changes that WCU was going to implement to make it a better and more efficient […]
Campus Nutritionist Speaks Out on Campus Food Debate
In light of all the recent negative media attention given to the campus dining services, I would be grateful if you would publish this editorial in the upcoming issue of the Western Carolinian. It is a sad commentary on human nature that no matter how good things are in the […]
Student Expresses Concern about Campus Radio
To the editor: This is for all of my fellow students and other concerned people in the area. What I want to ask you is do you listen to the radio? If your answer was yes, then my next question is which radio station do you listen to? The response […]
Catamount Club’s Annual Athletic Scholarship Auction Set for June 2
Western Carolina University’s Catamount Club will hold its annual Athletic Scholarship Auction at the Speedway Club at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in the Charlotte area on Saturday, June 2. The auction has become the cornerstone event in Catamount Club efforts to raise funds to provide athletic scholarships for men and women […]
