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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

SGA holds emergency meeting regarding concerns on campus

Madalyn Edwards, Associate News Editor March 28, 2024

In response to recent concerns on campus regarding safety and free expression, the SGA Student Assembly held an emergency meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. in room 119 of Anne Belk Hall. The meeting focused...

SGA Student Body President Kathryn Long and Vice President Amarah Din, stand in Founders Plaza, the App State university sign behind them. The pair will serve as the first female SGA student body president and vice president since the 2011-12 term.

BREAKING: Long and Din elected student body president, vice president

Mia Seligman, Enterprise Editor March 28, 2024

Kathryn Long and Amarah Din were elected as the 2024-25 SGA student body president and vice president Thursday.  Long, a junior communication sciences and disorders major, attended SGA meetings as...

SGA holds debate for 2024-25 student body presidential candidates

Anna Adams, News Reporter March 28, 2024

The SGA hosted the presidential and vice presidential debate Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for the upcoming Spring 2024 student government elections. For one hour, the candidates pleaded their cases for...

El comité de diversidad, equidad, e  inclusión y enlace del gobierno estudiantil  Amarah Din habla en la junta de la SGA en la sala Linville Falls el cinco de marzo.

App State students say goodbye to the free expression tunnels

Siri Patterson and Mia Seligman March 27, 2024

Chancellor Sheri Everts announced in an email March 1 that the free expression tunnels underneath Rivers Street will be renovated to a new design that does not allow students to spray paint on the walls.  Following...

Junior studio art major Rachel Merrit (left) and junior psychology major Abigail Bamber pose with the signs they made for the protest regarding safety conditions in Wey Hall on March 22, 2023.

Student protest calls for compensation for art students

Siri Patterson, News Editor March 23, 2024

More than 40 students gathered in front of B.B. Dougherty Administration Building Friday to protest the conditions of Wey Hall and other effects of the building’s construction.  The protest began...

The west side of App State’s Boone campus is pictured above. Photo courtesy of Chase Reynolds

Undergraduate enrollment deadline extended

Ella Adams, Managing Editor March 22, 2024

The deadline for 2024-25 undergraduate enrollment has been extended from May 1 to May 15, amid delays in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and financial aid offers.  The extension allows...

Wey Hall en los primeros pasos de construcción con basureros de escombros siendo removidos del edificio el 8 de octubre del 2023.

BREAKING: Wey Hall closed for classes after reported safety concerns

Siri Patterson, News Editor March 21, 2024

All classes in Wey Hall have been canceled until 8 a.m. on Monday due to safety concerns voiced by a student and faculty member, according to an email sent Thursday by Joshua White, interim department...

Sophomore Hannah Caddell is a third-generation App State student and member of Alpha Omicron Pi. Hannah Caddell follows in the footsteps of her mother Melissa Sastoque and grandmother Carolina Caddell. Feb. 22.

The story of one family’s legacy at App State

Macy Grymes, News Reporter March 19, 2024

When Carolina Caddell enrolled at App State in 1970, she had no idea she’d be starting a family legacy that would go on for two generations, with her daughter, son and granddaughter all attending the...

Councill family headstones rest toward the center of Boone Cemetery. The town’s planned project to install historical interpretative panels has sparked controversy among descendants of those buried here. Photo taken Jan. 29.

Boone Cemetery Panels Project sparks controversy among descendants

Sam Deibler, Senior Reporter March 18, 2024

The Town of Boone will install textual panels throughout the Boone Cemetery to educate visitors on the cemetery’s history.  The project is moving forward despite a monthslong conflict between town...

 Lillie Shull Dougherty and her eldest daughter Clara Bartlett stand in front of the main entrance of the Dougherty House in 1905. Dauphin Disco Dougherty and his daughter Annie Dougherty Rufty sit on the stairs beside them. Courtesy of University Archives, Special Collections Research Center, Appalachian State University.

A story of a home and its resilience: The Dougherty House

Madalyn Edwards, Associate News Editor March 6, 2024

Visitors of Mystery Hill may recognize the white house located to the side of the property. What some might not know is that App State’s history is deeply connected to the over-a-century-old home, which...

Andrew Groothuis, Repair Hub’s ambassador, twists and turns the wires in an acorn-shaped lamp in hopes of restoring it to its former glory on Mar. 2.

Repair Hub sets up workshop to fix items and reduce landfill waste

Thomas Turner, Reporter March 4, 2024

Three people walk into the Grandfather Mountain Ballroom at noon on a Saturday. One walks in with a broken bicycle, another walks in with an old rusted lamp and a third enters with a snapped skateboard.  Half...

Polls are open for the 2024 primary elections March 5 from 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Polls open for primary voting in North Carolina: here’s what to know

Andrew Rice, Reporter March 4, 2024

North Carolina is one of 15 states and one territory voting in the primary elections March 5. Voters in Watauga County will select candidates for national, state, municipal and local offices to represent...

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