We love to watch the news. I love to watch the news. But there are some things about it that I don’t like. No mainstream news organization around will admit that, in most places, violent crime has been on a downturn. They’d rather sell you the exploitations of some good […]
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Your article on parking problems (4/24 – 5/1 edition) was spot-on. I’m a graduate student living in Madison Hall during the school year, and I drive to UNC-A twice a week for classes. After classes (or around 10 p.m.), I never had a problem finding a spot by […]
What We Owe Our Soldiers
Every Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the American men and women who have died in combat. With speeches and solemn ceremonies, we recognize their courage and valor. But one fact goes unacknowledged in our Memorial Day tributes: all too many of our soldiers have died unnecessarily-because they were sent […]
WCU Student Pilgrimage in Japan to Raise Money for Central Asia Institute
A group of Western Carolina University students and faculty members will bicycle 870 miles to visit 88 Buddhist temples this summer during an educational pilgrimage on the island of Shikoku in Japan. “The Shikoku Pilgrimage is believed to be one of the most famous pilgrimages in Japan and in the […]
Students Work with Local Schoolchildren from Non-English Speaking Homes
Amber Jones practiced her Spanish, which she was studying in a Western Carolina University course, and spoke in English as she recently helped a Cullowhee Valley School first-grader from a Spanish-speaking family with her reading and writing skills. “She was so happy someone had taken an interest in her language […]
EDITORIAL: Smoking Ban Is Good Public Health
During these troubling times, it is understandable why some may worry how the new indoor smoking ban will impact the hospitality industry, especially when it comes to bars, but let’s remember that there are other benchmarks to measure whether a smoking ban is a good idea. Here are a few: […]
WCU Holds Two Spring Commencements For Record-Breaking Class of 2009
Rainy skies outside didn’t dampen the enthusiasm inside Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Regional Activity Center as the university held a pair of commencement ceremonies to honor a record-breaking spring class of approximately 1,150 graduating students, and another group of about 100 students who will complete requirements for their degrees later […]
Carroll Selected for Old Salem Institute
Western Carolina University graduate student Tonya Carroll is among a prestigious group of scholars chosen to participate in the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts’ (MESDA) summer institute in Winston-Salem this July. “I am excited to attend the program and have been told that it is very demanding but also […]
WCU Student to Intern with Broadway Costume Designer
Western Carolina University student Leeanne Deaver will intern with five-time Tony Award-winning costume designer William Ivey Long on Broadway this summer. Deaver, who is originally from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., but attended Pisgah High School in Canton, graduated from WCU earlier this month with a bachelor’s degree in costume design. She […]
Blair Selected for Prestigious Percussion Seminar
Western Carolina University junior music education major Andrew Blair recently was accepted to a prestigious percussion class to be held in New York later this spring under the direction of the world’s foremost marimba virtuoso. The Leigh Howard Stevens 30th Summer Marimba Seminar is a comprehensive and intensive three-week master […]