Students browsing the Chelsea Gallery in the A.K. Hinds University Center may have noticed a set of near photo-realistic paintings featuring an unlikely subject– hogs. The paintings are part of Manning, S.C., artist Tarleton Blackwell’s “Hog Series,” which he started work on over 17 years ago. The paintings are currently […]
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Hawk Autopsy Shows No Signs of Foul Play
Early in the morning of February 11, Erin Hawk died of unknown causes in her room in Harrill Residence Hall. Last week, Director of Public Safety Gene McAbee delivered Hawk’s medications to Dr. Keith Ingram in the Office of the State Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill, where Hawk had been […]
Coulter Hall Scheduled for Facelift
Coulter Recital Hall will face renovations over the summer and into the fall semester to modernize its look and inner workings. According to Dr. Robert Kehrberg, professor and head of the music department, the recital hall will be updated inside and out to improve comfort for the audience as well […]
7-year Student Compares and Contrasts: Old School vs New School at WCU
To the editor: I know that all the students as well as faculty/staff get tired of hearing about and reading articles on the development of this campus or the lack thereof. So, I am going to add to it. But first, let me introduce mysel£ I am a senior here […]
How Did a Russian Spy Get In the FBI?
The FBI announced Tuesday that they had arrested a veteran FBI agent on charges of espionage after accusations of being a Russian spy. According to AP wire reports, Robert Philip Hanssen was arrested at his home on Sunday and was scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, February 20. Hanssen, the […]
Diamond Cats Take Duo at Hennon
The Western Carolina baseball team had a change of scenery this past weekend. Instead of playing on the road against a national powerhouse, they finally returned home to Hennon Stadium/Childress Field to play a familiar foe. The Catamounts (2-7) came out of the weekend series winning two of three games […]
Lady Cats Dominate Weekend SoCon Play
The Western Carolina Lady Catamounts extended their home winning streak to four after embarrassing the College of Charleston and East Tennessee State University this weekend in the Ramsey Center. Over the course of this streak, the average margin of victory for the Lady Cats has been 24. The team’s recent […]
Sixteenth Century Shock Theater – The Bloody Revenge of Titus
Titus (1999)Directed by Julie TaymorBased upon Titus Adronicus by William ShakespeareStarring Anthony Hopkins and Jessica LangeFox Searchlight Pictures A child plays with his war toys, a legion of Roman soldiers marches in, the dead emperor’s sons parade through the streets in motorcades, a 1920s swing band plays while naked Romans […]
Just a Girl with a Guitar: Jonatha Brooke’s Steady Pull
With her guitar in hand, singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke tells the world about life through her eyes in her latest release Steady Pull. However, she doesn’t just play acoustic guitar. By mixing instruments like a Polynesian ukulele, a piano, an acoustic guitar, and her rich, lilting voice Brooke presents an album […]
The Lost Boys, the Internet, and Jon Katz: Geeks
You know the ones. They are the kids who got their books stolen and their lockers vandalized. They are the ones who didn’t go to the Prom, or who showed up stag … uncomfortable and obviously not from choice. They were the outcasts that neither team wanted to pick. Dweeb, […]
