The end of the world and all the mystery’s that surround it has been the topic of conversation for years. But more recently the conversations have been focused on the thoughts of the Mayan prophecy ‘2012’. With the speculation surrounding the 2012 end of the world theory, WCJ spoke with students at Western Carolina University […]
End of the world prophecies duped
December 17, 2012 by
By Marysa Burchett and Ben Haines The sun sets and the day ends. The sun rises yet again to start a new day. Leaves fall, plants die, and seasons change. Winter eventually turns to spring. This is a reoccurring cycle in our lives. A fear that has also been reoccurring is the Mayan prediction of […]
Have you prepared for Doomsday?
December 11, 2012 by
By Jessica Duncan and Jenna Englert The million dollar question, when will Doomsday occur? How will the world, as we know it, diminish? There are theories that expand from the earth being swallowed by a black hole, to the rapture, to a gigantic volcano burning the entire earth to a crisp, to a zombie apocalypse. […]
The science behind the end of the world
December 7, 2012 by
When it comes to matters of the end of the world, Dr. Enrique A. Gomez, Assistant Professor of Physics at Western Carolina University, applies some scientific truth to a few popular myths, taken from an article posted by National Geographic on Jan 3, 2012. Myth: The planet and humans will fry due to lethal eruptions […]
