When you look in the mirror do you say to yourself, “I wish I could change my (fill in the blank)”? If so, you are not alone. The percentage of people who are considering cosmetic surgery is increasing dramatically each year.Why should it not be increasing, people are getting uglier […]

Freakonomics, by economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner, is an exercise in strange comparisons by using examples, anecdotes, and data. Unfortunately, this book doesn’t have much going for it. The writing has many clumsy segues between the numbers, percentages, stories, and figures, and reads in a formal […]

4.5 stars out of 5 When I first heard about Flags of our Fathers, I was very skeptical that this was going to be a typical war film like Saving Private Ryan and Windtalkers. Then I heard that the movie was co-directed by Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg, and it […]

True artistic creativity cannot die. Weird Al Yankovic has consistently proved this point in his 20 years of releasing music. The king of satirical pop-polka has been consistent in his style since he began his mission to revolutionize ’80s pop. For his entire entertainment career, Weird Al has been known […]

The Catamount Volleyball team is struggling this season to produce wins and have fallen to ninth place in the Southern Conference with a conference record of 3&12. After sweeping the Wofford Terriers 3-0 on Oct. 14, the Cats lost four consecutive games to Furman, Chattanooga, UNC-Greensboro, and Elon. In the […]

It’s about time we had a decent ska/punk band. Here they are, folks! Originally from Asheville, the fearsome fivesome Dawn of the Dude certainly are stealing the show all over North Carolina, gathering fans at both local and out-of-state shows. According to their site on purevolume.com, DOTD began as a […]

Homecoming 2006 was a very successful time for Western as they pulled out two victories and moved into a tie with Furman for second place in the Southern Conference. The Catamounts improved to 9-5-2 on the season and 5-1-1 in the Conference. Western needed a strong second half to pull […]

The Student Government at Western Carolina University held its weekly meeting on Thursday, October 26, 2006, and the organization covered a considerable amount of material. Michelle Crowe, Director of Food Services at WCU, spoke about the new dining hall that will replace Dodson in the near future. “Construction on the […]

Alesha Row could not have asked for a better way to go out on Senior Day, but the Catamount soccer team would have liked to have gotten the win; unfortunately, Western Carolina would have to settle for a 0-0 tie against the Elon Phoenix in front of 379 fans at […]

Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas are just some of the classic movies that director Martin Scorsese has shot, but none of those movies are as good as The Departed. The Departed gave Scorsese his biggest opening weekend at the box-office, but it will give movie-goers something better…an all-time great […]