There’s a familiar chill in the air. The leaves have started to droop and bow their heads as if tired from a long season of standing at attention. Vibrant greens with which we began the school year have begun to fade into gentle autumn hues. Pretty soon this entire region […]

All right, guys, listen up. • If you say you’re going to call, call. Don’t make up excuses, and if you do have an excuse, it better be an amazing one.• Don’t cheat. Whether you want to believe it or not, most of the time, you will get caught. Just […]

The Western Carolina Cross Country team hosted the Catamount Classic on September 15, but unfortunately for the Cats, home-field advantage didn’t mean much. Western would finish fourth on both the men’s and women’s sides. The Western men had the highest finisher for either team as sophomore Stephen Hammond finished in […]

Like to crunch numbers? Here are a few guy-versus-girl calculations that might interest you. • According to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, men are approximately three times more likely to commit suicide than women. • Based on information from the World Health Organization, men are 2.7 times more likely to […]

Beth Walden, a third-year professor of Philosophy and Religion at WCU, is probably the coolest person you’ll ever meet. When I met her at the clocktower to ask her some questions for this article, she walked up wearing high heels, hugged me, and then showed me how those heels helped […]

Teen thriller Scream (1996) revolutionized the horror genre, which up until that point had become predictable and looked down upon by film critics, by bringing humor and a sense of self that was novel at the time. This movie presents the “rules” of horror films as well as revamping the […]

In our society, there are two clear genders: male and female. Androgyny may be trendy, but there are only ‘male’ and ‘female’ check boxes on driver’s license forms, birth certificates, and other forms. So what happens if you just don’t fit into either category? What happens when the doctor picks […]

Do we have to talk about it? Can I just say stupid things, grow facial hair, make poop jokes, and eat bacon? See, if I had a bad day I’d really just like to lie on the couch, pour the chips directly on to my stomach, turn on ESPN and […]

We all know the generalization that all men are obsessed with physical beauty. We also know there is a great deal of conflict between the sexes. But why? Where did it come from? The key word here is evolution. Physical attractiveness goes hand in hand with the reproductive value of […]

Blam blam blam. The movie opens with Clive Owen (playing the same character he plays in Sin City, more or less) sitting on a bench and staring into the camera. He takes a bite of a carrot, then a sip of coffee. A pregnant woman runs past screaming, followed by […]