The upcoming year 2012, is the presidential election, but the election campaign already started with the numerous debates of the GOP presidential candidates. In the last 2008 election, President Obama won with a huge surge from the youth voting movement. “If you look at the trends, we saw the same pattern in 1992 with Bill […]
Archives for December 13, 2011
Taking on crisis
December 13, 2011 by Samantha Stedem
Most college classes seem boring and irrelevant, but in Michael Caudill’s crisis communication course anxiety will kick in. Caudill challenges students in a sink or swim attitude to learn how to be a public figure during a crisis. Students participate in mock public hearings, interviews and television briefing where they receive hands on experience that […]
Filed Under: Interviews, Real Dreams Real Success Tagged With: WCU Student Activities, Western Carolina University
Inside the garage
December 13, 2011 by KB Carpenter
It’s a common site around Concord every May and October, overwhelming tourism and overwhelming traffic, and its all for one thing : NASCAR. Concord, NC has a population of 73,000 and according to the Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau ranks 12th in travel impact. Cabarrus County alone generated $281.09 million in tourism. According to […]
Filed Under: Home, Sports Tagged With: Cabarrus County, NASCAR, RAB Racing
