As the regular season comes to a close this coming week, so does the game of volleyball for four seniors, as setter Paige Brown, outside hitters Emily Corrigan and Jess Keller, and libero Meghan Mahoney will all take their individual talents into the real world after the Sun Belt Conference Tournament beginning Nov. 19. For
A vegetarian diet can be rough for any person to maintain, and remaining a vegetarian in college can be especially challenging for young students limited to their meal plan. Appalachian offers students many different opportunities to practice a vegetarian diet on campus. One Appalachian student, Amelia Heintz-Botz, published an article on Appalachian State University’s food services
Locals and students from all walks of life come together multiple times a month to learn artistic work from an inspiring local duo through Let’s Paint, a traveling painting class. Let’s Paint started with an Appalachian State University alumna and a Boone local who both share a passion for painting. Karina Romero, age 25, graduated
The latest installment in the world’s favorite spy franchise welcomes back a memorable nemesis and showcases the world, yet lacks some of the familiar thrills. Daniel Craig’s Bond is consistently met with mixed reviews, with each film earning both the titles of “best” and “worst.” This movie deserves neither. “Spectre” revisits the franchise’s old glory
Even after the 40-27 loss to Arkansas State, Appalachian State is still 7-2, bowl eligible and have been receiving AP Top 25 votes, considerations that made the decision to extend head coach Scott Satterfield’s contract earlier this season look even better. While Satterfield, with a career record of 18-15 at App State, acknowledged that getting
The 2015 MLB season may be remembered for the year that the odds were broken and the under dogs came through. The playoffs featured teams such as the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Toronto Blue Jays and the Pittsburgh Pirates who have World Series droughts dating back 23 years at the very least and 107 years
Last Thursday, over 300 students gathered in the parking lot outside of Kidd Brewer Stadium to protest what they believed to be Appalachian State’s misallocation of funds. What sparked the protest however, was the parking restrictions placed on students in the hours before the game. On Oct. 14 Chancellor Everts sent an email out to students
When Margaret Spellings became secretary of education in 2005, NBC reported that one of her first actions was to write a letter to PBS criticizing a show which featured a lesbian. We can only imagine how Spellings will distinguish herself when she takes over as UNC president on March 1. Actually, we can do a
