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Friday, November 8, 2024
Perry L. Schoon, senior associate dean of the College of Education at the University of Texas at Arlington, is the next dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina University. Schoon’s appointment, effective June 1, 2009, comes after a nearly yearlong nationwide search. Schoon, who also […]
The Jackson County Recreation and Parks Department is teaming up with the Greenways Commission to improve our community by creating “green corridors” along HWY 107 and around the campus of Western Carolina University. The greenway for Jackson County is expected to begin at the intersection of HWY 107 and Old […]
The lights are low. Its three hours till midnight at O’Malley’s Pub and Grill. The Band is set up on the stage at the newly completed patio. Friends sit at round metal tables enjoying rounds and catching up with each other on a relaxing Friday evening. Fresh off of their […]
Sgt. Johnny Hollifield of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office recently presented a certificate of appreciation to students from Fred Fisher’s “Active Citizenship” class. The students raised $676.24 for the Jackson County “Shops with Cops” program as part of a community-based service-learning project. The program’s mission is to work with local […]
Kevin Smith has always been a very polarizing director. You either find his movies hilarious and good-natured or you think they are complete crap. I think this can be attributed to the amount of frat boys and stoners who make up his core fan base and thus make it harder […]
Santa was the guest of honor during a recent pancake breakfast at Western Carolina University, where children and families played at holiday-themed arts-and-crafts tables with WCU fraternity and sorority members. WCU’s chapter of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity organized the fundraising event to benefit the American Red Cross and the Families […]
I’d like to suggest a few films that look promising enough for you to go and shell out seven dollars to see: “Happy- Go- Lucky”: This is a British film from world renowned writer/director Mike Leigh, whose résumé consists of such films as “Naked” and “Vera Drake.” The basic plot […]
150 college representatives from across the United States and overseas, have re-elected Gordon E. Mercer to another three-year term as the Pi Gamma Mu president. Since 1924, Pi Gamma Mu has been aimed at the top social science students. Their goal is to immerse the students in thought provoking and […]
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By Cory SpaughSports Writer (Editors Note: The following is the second and final part of a series where Western Carolinian sports writer Cory Spaugh gathers opinions on the new turf at E.J. Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field) Eight years since the last makeover, the Catamounts unveiled a new playing surface at […]
