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Thursday, November 14, 2024
By Justin Caudell Weather Writer While Cullowhee escaped the brunt of the wild weather the last week of August, it rained and it poured in Cashiers, North Carolina to cause flooding, downed trees and car crashes. Remnants of Tropical Storm Fay, which made four landfalls through Florida before heading west […]
By Justin Caudell Sports Editor Many college football teams will continue to be robbed a championship bid for the next six years. Over the summer, Bowl Championship Series officials rejected a plan to turn the much criticized system of computerized rankings for deciding a national champion into a four team […]
By Justin Caudell Sports Editor Despite a valiant effort, Western Carolina started the 2008 volleyball season with two losses on the road in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday, Aug. 29. They first fell to Stephen F. Austin 3 – 0 (15 – 25, 19 – 25, 18 – 25) and then […]
By Carolyn Ellison Features Editor “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The above is directly from the first amendment of the Constitution of the […]
By Parker MillarNews Editor Even though Presidential Hopeful John McCain has a net worth of $40.4 million dollars. $24.6 million from “miscellaneous trusts”, $7.4 from family companies, his wife’s retirement plan is worth $2.1, he owns one million in real estate, lives in a $3.9 million dollar house, and has […]
By Danielle LightnerStaff Writer This summer, several groups of entering freshman and transfer students have attended Western Carolina University’s orientation program in an overall endeavor to learn more about Western and what to expect when they begin or continue their college experience in the fall. As freshman enrollment at Western […]
By Amanda Peralta Assistant Editor Wake Forest University is one of many colleges that will no longer require applicants to summit SAT and ACT scores, hoping to call the importance of standardized testing into question. According to CollegeBoard.com, the SAT Reasoning Test is the nation’s most widely used admissions test […]
By Curt CollinsContributing Writer Welcome back to school, returning Catamounts, and allow me to extend an open hand to the new students at Western. Everything will be great here except for one thing: you will no longer have running water available… anywhere. Instead of water fountains and free showers, you […]
By Kimberly PruettStaff Writer After the Civil War, there was a growing concern about the education of children, as well as the education of the teachers. Up to this point, primary schools were the limit of the southern educational system and even then it was sporadic, usually lasting no more […]
By Jason LinebergerStaff Writer Sometimes we all need a fresh start. You know the times in your life where you must put the past behind you and look towards the future. It could be starting a new job, moving to a new location or, for us as students, starting a […]
