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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
By Catherine Connor Staff Writer Funky beats and classic make up the sounds of the local group Summertime Whisky Band. Guitarist Andrew Robinson, bass player Michael “Mitch” Dean, and drummer Matthew “Matt” France started jammin’ together back in March 2007 and they have been playing gigs in Cullowhee and Sylva […]
By Jon Benton Staff Writer Max Payne came out in theatres October 18, a rendition of a video game into movie form. This movie sort of popped out of left field for me, as I wasn’t aware of it until the day before it was released. I decided to give […]
By Kaitlyn Mullis Sports Writer The Western Carolina cross country teams hosted the Catamount Classic on Saturday, Sept 20, taking second in the men’s and women’s divisions. Three other colleges competed for the top spots, including the University of Georgia, Gardner-Webb University and the Savannah College of Art & Design. […]
By Curt Collins Contributing Writer Lately there has been a lot of conversation out in Jackson County, and media attention about the use of oil, what we are forced to engage in to secure it for our country, its limited availability and how do we get off of it. What […]
By Jordan Monroe Staff Writer Geology majors: pay attention! Here is a unique opportunity to travel to a beautiful location and learn about geology and biology. Blair Tormey is taking a class to San Salvador Island, Bahamas, May 11-22, 2009. It’s officially called GEOL 140 SAN SAL: Environments of the […]
By Amber Pope Staff Writer A bill called TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program), also called the “Bailout”, was proposed in Congress earlier this week and shot down with much ceremony. The bill called for an unprecedented government intervention in the finances of private corporations, as well as in housing and […]
By Justin Caudell Sports Editor One win could simply be considered luck, two is back-to-back, but once you earn three wins in a row, it is a winning streak. After losing five of their first seven games, the Western Carolina Women’s soccer team has won their last three games to […]
By Catherine Connor Staff Writer Every fall, students walk by a string of t-shirts hung out on a clothesline in front of the University Center. Each of these t-shirts are strung with messages from victims of domestic violence for a week. I interviewed the new director of the Women’s Center, […]
By Justin Caudell Sports Editor Western snapped a 14-game losing streak on the road, and beat last year’s win count, in a victory against Presbyterian College on Sept. 21 in Clinton, South Carolina. The last time WCU defeated an opponent away from Cullowhee was in 2005 at Chattanooga. The win […]
By Paige Carrick Staff Writer A local orchard and residential community in Western North Carolina is an active Superfund site according to the EPA. Barbers Orchard off of HWY 23/74 in Waynesville, NC was proposed to the National Priorities List in January 2001 and finalized in September of 2001. The […]
