Western Carolina University (WCU) is a public university in Cullowhee,North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system.
Kirby is the titular character and protagonist of the Kirby series of video games developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. He first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land (1992),a platform game for the Game Boy. Since then,Kirby has appeared in over 50 games,ranging from action platformers to puzzle,racing,and even pinball,and has been featured as a playable character in every installment of the Super Smash Bros. series (1999–present). He has also starred in his own anime and manga series. Since 1999,he has been voiced by Makiko Ohmoto.
Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr.,also known as Do,among other names,was an American religious leader who founded and led the Heaven's Gate new religious movement,and organized their mass suicide in 1997. The suicide is the largest mass suicide to occur inside the U.S.
Etrigan the Demon is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby,Etrigan is a demon from Hell who,despite his violent tendencies,usually finds himself allied with the forces of good,mainly because of the alliance between the heroic characters of the DC Universe and Jason Blood,a human to whom Etrigan is bound. Etrigan is commonly depicted as a muscular humanoid creature with orange or yellow skin,horns,red eyes,and pointed,webbed ears,who frequently speaks in rhymes. The character was originally based in Gotham City,leading to numerous team-ups with Batman.
Christopher David Simms is an American sports analyst and former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft after playing college football for the Texas Longhorns.
Upper Kirby is a commercial district in Houston,Texas,United States. It is named after Kirby Drive,so indirectly takes its name from John Henry Kirby.
Major Lee Applewhite is an American football coach and former player who has been the head coach for the South Alabama Jaguars since January of 2024. Prior to that he was the head coach at the University of Houston from 2017 to 2018,where he previously served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He started his coaching career in 2003 and in addition to South Alabama and Houston he has held various positions at Texas,Syracuse,Rice and Alabama.
Page Kennedy is an American actor and rapper. In television,he is known for portraying Radon Randell in the Spike sports comedy series Blue Mountain State and "U-Turn" in the Showtime series Weeds. He has also appeared in film,with roles in S.W.A.T. and The Meg. Outside of acting,Kennedy is active on social media,best known for being a popular Viner. On March 10,2017 he released his first full length rap album titled Torn Pages featuring Royce da 5'9",Crooked I,Trick Trick and more.
Paul Jones is a graduate of NC State University and the Director of ibiblio,a contributor-run,digital library of public domain and creative commons media,administered by the Office of Information Technology Service of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On the basis of his bachelor's in Computer Science from NC State University and MFA from Warren Wilson College,he has become Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication,and Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Information and Library Science,at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The North Carolina Democratic Party (NCDP) is the North Carolina affiliate of the Democratic Party. It is headquartered in the historic Goodwin House,located in Raleigh.
Kirby is an action-platform video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The series centers around the adventures of Kirby as he fights to protect and save his home on the distant Planet Popstar from a variety of threats. The majority of the games in the series are side-scrolling platformers with puzzle-solving and beat 'em up elements. Kirby has the ability to inhale enemies and objects into his mouth,spitting them out as a projectile or eating them. If he inhales certain enemies,he can gain the powers or properties of that enemy manifesting as a new weapon or power-up called a Copy Ability. The series is intended to be easy to pick up and play even for people unfamiliar with action games,while at the same time offering additional challenge and depth for more experienced players to come back to.
Stephanie S. Tolan is an American author of children's books. Her book Surviving the Applewhites received a Newbery Honor in 2003. She obtained a master's degree in English at Purdue University. Tolan is a senior fellow at the Institute for Educational Advancement. She lives in Charlotte,North Carolina,with her husband. Her papers are kept at the University of Central Missouri.
Heaven's Gate was an American new religious movement known primarily for the mass suicides committed by its members in 1997. Commonly designated a cult,it was founded in 1974 and led by Marshall Applewhite (1931–1997) and Bonnie Nettles (1927–1985),known within the movement as Do and Ti. Nettles and Applewhite first met in 1972 and went on a journey of spiritual discovery,identifying themselves as the two witnesses of Revelation,attracting a following of several hundred people in the mid-1970s. In 1976,a core group of a few dozen members stopped recruiting and instituted a monastic lifestyle.
James Applewhite is an American poet,and a retired Professor Emeritus in creative writing at Duke University.
Nat Robertson is an American businessman and politician,who served as the mayor of Fayetteville,North Carolina,from December 2,2013,through December 2017. Robertson had previously served in the Fayetteville City Council for eight years. Mayors of Fayetteville are elected to two-year terms.
Willa Beatrice Player was an American educator,college administrator,college president,civil rights activist,and federal appointee. Player was the first African-American woman to become president of a four-year,fully accredited liberal arts college when she took the position at Bennett College in Greensboro,North Carolina.
Kandie Diane Smith is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate,United States,representing the 5th district. She was previously a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and interim mayor of Greenville,North Carolina.
Anita Earls is an American civil rights attorney who has served as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court since 2019. She previously served as the executive director of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice,as well as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice during the Clinton administration. On November 6,2018,Earls defeated Republican incumbent Justice Barbara Jackson in a three-candidate election to win a seat on the state's highest court.
An election was held on November 8,2022,to elect all 50 members to North Carolina's Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices,including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,and state house. The filing period lasted from February 24,2022,to March 4,2022,with the primary election being held on May 17,2022. The elections were originally to be held under new districts passed by the General Assembly in Senate Bill 739 to account for population changes following the 2020 census;however,following a ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court,the General Assembly redrew the maps to comply with the court's ruling.
North Carolina's 19th Senate district is one of 50 districts in the North Carolina Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Val Applewhite since 2023.
