When Western Carolina University student Sarah Keith walked up to the ticket booth at the Quin Theater in Sylva to purchase a movie ticket, she felt confident and outgoing. She knew what she was there to do and she already knew what the answer to her question would be before she even asked the man […]
Archives for March 20, 2013
Panel Discusses Southern Stereotypes in the World of Cartoons
On Thursday, March 14, a panel of three local cartoonists and the head of the Political Science department at Western Carolina University met to discuss stereotypes and social identity in cartoons. Brent Brown, Randy Molton and David Cohen understand the world of cartoons because they have made it their passion and livelihood. Men comprise much of […]
Public meetings to discuss future of Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests
Almost 170 community members attended the March 18 meeting at the Transylvania County Public Library to discuss the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forests Land Management Plan revisions. The meeting is the next-to-last in a series of six taking place in each of the Nantahala-Pisgah Ranger Districts. Each meeting is open to the public and goes from 6 […]