If you were a true Catamount fan, you would not have lost faith in this year’s men’s basketball team and would have been at the Ramsey Center Monday night to see Western Carolina manhandle Georgia Southern, 88-65. Western Carolina’s 23-point victory was its largest since defeating Chattanooga, 87-60, on Jan. […]
Author: Brett Knight
Who’s Editor of the Letters to the Editor Page? You Are.
#8220;Let’s go get something to eat.””Where do you want to go?””Anywhere but Chic-Fil-A!” Ever heard a conversation like that? This one might surface somewhere near you one day: “Did you know that I have to pay extra for tuition this year?””Really? It’s expensive enough. Why do you have to pay […]
Second Generation Songwriter AJ Croce brings Rocking Piano Act to Stella Blue
Sometimes it can be hard living under the shadow of a famous parent. Just ask A.J. Croce, son of singer, songwriter and master of the love song, Jim Croce. Undoubtedly at every show he plays, he has to deal with the inevitable requests for “Operator”, “Bad Leroy Brown” or “Time […]
Armed Chase Ends in Front of Scott
Early Sunday morning, what began as an ordinary procedure sent university police on an armed chase after a fleeing suspect. Before 5 a.m., university police spotted a vehicle coming through campus, and suspected from the way it was moving that the driver might be intoxicated, according to Gene McAbee, director […]
Alcohol and Date Rape Topics of Discussion
Gene McAbee, director of public safety at Western Carolina University, led a discussion about alcohol, date rape and the effects of alcohol abuse on victimization Tuesday night to a group of students at the Methodist student union. The discussion is a part of the Wesley Foundation’s lecture series entitled “Reality […]
Car Theft Suspect Extradited to Sylva
The man accused of stealing a Nissan XTerra from campus last October has been brought back to Jackson County to await trial. James Roy Foyles, Jr., 31, was caught driving the stolen Xterra by the Highway Patrol in McDowell County, and transported to the county jail, where he stayed for […]
Trial Pending in Fiske Murder Case
Motions in the Christina Marie Fiske case will be heard on February 19, but no date has been set for the trial in the NC Superior Court. On February 28, 2000, an infant was discovered by workers at the Macon County Landfill. A tip “from a concerned citizen” led investigators […]
Sister India: (Almost) one heck of a good read
Any story starring a 400-lb protagonist, set amid the ancient mystery and exotic seduction of an Indian holy city, and involving a culture-shocked group of American tourists ought to be at least semi-capable of holding the reader’s interest. Sister India, by Peggy Payne, isn’t and doesn’t. On the contrary, the […]
How Not To Be A Millionaire – The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun (2000)Artisan EntertainmentWritten and Directed by Christopher McQuarrieStarring Benicio del Toro and Ryan Phillippe “For the record, I’ll call myself Mr. Parker; my associate will be Mr. Longbaugh. At some point it became clear to us that our path had been chosen and we had nothing […]
Coldplay’s Parachutes getting you through your day
To most music fans, the ideal album is one that can carry through a whole day and suit almost any mood that comes along. Coldplay’s most recent offering, Parachutes, is a CD that you can put in first thing in the morning and listen to throughout the day until you […]
