Summer is the time of year for road trips, beach hang-outs and concerts. That’s where Play for Peace comes in. It’s a concert of a different nature in that a group of music lovers join together to make a plea for peace. These events are for people who love to […]
Cherokee lessons
Wet and Wild Fun in the Tuckaseegee River Gorge
#8220;Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.” -Norman Maclean It seems as though many students here at WCU seek different forms of freedom and adventure, yet many of them haven’t yet realized how much freedom and adventure a whitewater river can bring to them. Right […]
Global Warming Shows Effects On Western Carolina
Every year at about this time, from the end of spring on into summer, is the time of year I affectionately refer to as “Monsoon Season.” This is because nearly every day for several consecutive weeks, at around 3 or 4 in the afternoon, it rains. The weather outside could […]
Groovy Groovy’s Is Open for Business
I’ve always thought there was something to be said for hemp jewelry, handmade glass beads, exotic earrings, hand-stitched ponchos and pottery that is so earth-friendly that grass will grow wildly out of control wherever you place it. There is also something to be said for a shop that sells products […]
A Million Little Pieces, By James Frey
For those of you that do not know the story, I will fill you in. A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey, was originally published in 2005 as a memoir, meaning that it was supposable a true story. It immediately went to being a best seller when Oprah placed this […]
Movie Review: 1776
In keeping with the patriotic feel of the 4th of July, when the big day at last came I found myself sitting down to enjoy a film which I had not seen in some time. 1776, from Columbia Pictures, is a film based on the stage musical of the same […]
Johnny Counterfit Doesn’t Disappoint
On June 16, 2007, a little before 7:30 p.m., I sat down in the auditorium of the Fine and Performing Arts Center expecting to be entertained. I had a good seat, K16, right in the middle of the orchestra level, and the seats were arranged with just enough slope that […]
Staying for the Summer?
Staying in Cullowhee for the summer? Don’t know what to do? Many students are under the impression that summer is a time for fun, first time experiences and new opportunities-and they’re right. The area surrounding Western Carolina University is overflowing with diverse and entertaining activities to take part in during […]
WCU’s Performing Arts Center Offers Sizzlin’ Summer Shorts
There is something for everyone this summer at Western Carolina University’s Fine and Performing Arts Center. The Center’s second annual Sizzlin’ Summer Shorts Series opened its curtains to the full sounds of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra on May 28. The Orchestra’s tribute to the music of North Carolina, “Blue […]
Don’t Get Ticked Off This Summer
As I tried to put off the many loads of laundry I should have been doing, I went to the raid the freezer for popsicles, but instead I was greeted by… A tick. Well, a tick that had bitten my mother in a labeled and dated Ziploc bag to be […]
