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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
By now, it’s old news that “A Beautiful Mind” swept the Golden Globe Awards. But for those who haven’t seen the new Ron Howard -directed bio-pic of mathematician John Nash, I offer the following – “A Beautiful Mind” deserved it. From the deeply woven story that keeps viewers guessing until […]
The Lady Catamounts basketball squad split a pair of games over the weekend at the Ramsey Center, falling to College of Charleston 64-59 on Monday after defeating East Tennessee State 85-79 Saturday. Monday night, Western (10-5, 3-4) gained control early, but fell victim to a second-half charge by the Lady […]
#8220;What’s my name?” asks Will Smith as Mohammed Ali to an unfortunate adversary who calls him Clay in the film named after the legendary boxer. Cassius Clay is what Ali used to be called, but now it’s either call him ‘Ali’ and respect his beliefs, or be pummeled with unabated […]
Christmas has come and gone, and so have those First Night parties that are actually on the last night of the year. There’s no chance getting someone to come to a celebration called last night though, that has a whole other connotation. So what do we do now for entertainment? […]
Elsewhere in this edition, readers have learned about the finer movies to come out during the latter part of 2001 and the early 2002. These films, like “Ali” and “Lord of the Rings,” will no doubt be nominated for countless Academy Awards and Golden Globes and the like, based upon […]
Western Carolina topped Appalachian State in Boone 79-71 Monday night for the first time since January of 1996, the same year the Catamounts earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament. The win also snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Mountaineers and was the first time any current member of […]
THE INTRAMURAL PROGRAM is hiring student basketball officials during January for spring semester, 2002. If you are interested, please drop by the Intramural Office 130, Reid Gym or call Mike or Debby at 227-7477. Pay will be $6.00 per hour and up depending on experience. THE INTRAMURAL TEAM (M &W) […]
At times, the position of athletic director can be a very difficult one. Day in and day out, one is forced to make decisions that will affect the university’s athletic programs in hopes of trying to build strong athletic teams. Western’s former head coach Bill Bleil did not leave much […]
Women’s Soccer Earns Season’s End Honors Sophomore Jordan Howell and junior Nardia Moore have been selected to the Soccer Buzz All-Southeast Region team after leading Western Carolina to the top of the Southern Conference. Howell was named to the publication’s second team, while Moore earned third team honors. Howell (Southern […]
o With weight loss, the blood pressure stays down and stays down a lot.o Americans are getting a little fatter each year due to greater food intake and less exercise.o Buying special products, supplements or formulas for a fad diet will only decrease the size of your wallet.o Being angry […]
