The campus TV station, TV62, is getting some new shows this semester. While many of the details are still hush-hush, there is a definite go-ahead for an ESPN-style sports news program focusing on Catamount athletics. Also, currently in the works are a travel show for the greater Cullowhee area, and […]
Cherokee lessons
Do you know who’s looking at your profile?
Many college students keep in touch through websites such as Facebook or MySpace. These sites allow students to sign up under their school, create a personal profile of interests, contact information, courses they’re presently enrolled in, and their relationship status. Users can upload pictures into albums so that friends can […]
Softball coach Megan Smith resigns from WCU
In their inaugural season, the Catamount softball team became the 2005 Southern Conference regular season champions. The Catamounts will have to play their sophomore season without head coach Megan Smith. She resigned as the head coach of the Western Carolina Catamounts on September 6 to take a job at another […]
The cats have been off to a slow start
The Catamount volleyball team have started off slowly so far this season. In their first eight games, the Catamount team is 1 and 7, with their lone victory coming in five sets against UNC-Charlotte. The Catamounts traveled to Morehead State University in Morehead, Ky. to participate in the Comfort Inn […]
Don’t expect many scares from “The Wicker Man”
If you are going to a movie theater this week to get a good scare then don’t waste your money on “The Wicker Man.” A remake of the 1973 classic “The Wicker Man” shows why Hollywood remakes don’t always go smoothly. Starring Nicholas Cage, the movie promises goose bumps and […]
Snakes on a Plane: A Ride Well Worth It
An instant classic, an unforgettable experience that will live on for ages, one of the most original film’s in Hollywood history. Wait a minute, that sounds like Samuel L. Jackson’s 1994 movie Pulp Fiction. Samuel L. Jackson’s latest movie, Snakes on a Plane, is actually the exact opposite of all […]
And now presenting…Beer!
The next time you visit our campus’s Fine and Performing Arts Center for a special event, you may be able to also enjoy a nice glass of wine or your favorite beer. On Sept. 1, the board of trustees passed an amendment to serve alcohol at the FPAC during evening […]
Mickey Rooney visits Cullowhee
For those of you who were in the dark, Mickey Rooney, one of Hollywood’s last living legends, visited Cullowhee this past Sunday, Sept. 17 with his wife, Jan, to perform his latest one-man, one-wife show, “Let’s Put on a Show.” Rooney, originally named Joe Yule, Jr., began his 86-year acting […]
Crank is heart-pounding, adrenaline action
Crank can almost be called Transporter 3: The Crank as it stars the same actor (Jason Statham) as Transporter and Transporter 2. Statham plays the same type of character, an assassin. Not seeing Transporter or the 2nd one, this actor was unknown to me, but this was a good action […]
Cosmic therapy through art
What do you get when you combine self-being, quantum physics, art and numerology? Cosmic Therapy Through Art Cosmic Therapy Through Art is a unique, interactive art and literature exhibit that has been created by graduate student Paula Pyle. However, Cosmic Therapy Through Art is not only an exhibit, it is […]
