Before I get into the details of Pan’s Labyrinth, I should make two things abundantly clear: first, the entire film is Spanish, with English subtitles. If you’ve never seen a film with subtitles, you should; by the end of the film you barely even notice them. If you can’t read, […]
Cherokee lessons
Lady Catamounts move into sole possession of first place
The Western Carolina Lady Catamounts did something that very few teams have been able to do over the last seven years-beat Chattanooga twice in the regular season and be in sole possession of first place. Western did both of those things in front of a record crowd of 2,178 screaming […]
Get Out of the Whee and Come to Philly!
Last Minute Production’s Alternative Spring Break in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is coming up on March 3 through March 10. This year’s trip will focus on three community service projects. These include helping the homeless, assisting people with disabilities, and organizing food for the less fortunate. The alternative spring break participants will […]
Catamount track teams finish in second place at SoCon Indoor Championships
The Western Carolina men’s and women’s track and field teams both finished in second place at the SoCon Indoor Championships on February 17 and 18. The Catamounts combined to win 10 individual championships and post 26 all-conference performers. The Catamount women suffered a heartbreakingly close loss to hated rival Appalachian […]
Excuse me can I have my money back now?
Give me a percentage of your money, and next year I will give it back to you. It does not matter to me how much you send, or how you send it. My promise is that by April 15, 2008 you will have a nice check in your hand of […]
Media piracy: there are no pirates here
Copyright infringement. File sharing. Software piracy. These buzz words all point at the hot topic of illegal data downloading and sharing. Not to mention, they haunt me in my sleep. Based on the legal attention being afforded this issue, obviously piracy is a problem for someone, but for whom? And […]
We Don’t Need No Liberal Studies!
I hear so many people complain about liberal studies. They act like someone came up with this list of required courses just to ruin two years of their lives. “Why do we have to learn this?” “What’s the point?” “I’m never going to use this in my career.” The litany […]
The evil of computers
Everyone has had a computer problem of some kind. It could be a little thing like having bad internet connection to a blood-chilling problem like a complete crash while writing a last-minute paper. Sometimes I think it would just be easier to go back to using a typewriter or sending […]
What Good is a Philosophy Degree?
There’s one question I always dread. “So what are you majoring in?” Because as soon as I tell them, they ask me, “So what kind of job do you expect to get with that?!” You see, I’m a philosophy major. I read books by old dead white guys about all […]
What’s the point of a foreign language requirement?
Most students end up taking a foreign language in college to fill a degree requirement or minor or to satisfy a personal desire. Though some students do not enjoy studying other languages, the knowledge may, indeed, be helpful in the long run. I studied Spanish from elementary school through my […]
