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Free HIV tests to be offered at Wellness Resource Fair
Free HIV tests to be offered at Wellness Resource Fair
Eric Mendiola, Reporter • April 16, 2023

Free HIV testing will be offered during the annual Wellness Resource Fair. The AIDS Leadership Foothills Area Alliance, also known as ALFA, will be performing free HIV tests Monday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Ballroom in the Plemmons Student Union. The event will consist of contact tables with information, prizes and resources according...

Day of silence features student activism, drag performers
April 15, 2023

According to a handwritten sign placed in Durham Park Friday, there were about 30 documented murders of transgender people in the U.S. in 2022.  The...

Ink for an impact: Tattoo shop partners with OASIS
April 11, 2023

Primal Flame Tattoo, a new member to the Boone community, has partnered with OASIS to raise money and awareness for the domestic violence help...

Student club brings awareness to neurodivergent community
April 10, 2023

Members of the Neurodivergent Students and Allies Club enter their meeting times welcomed with a tranquil atmosphere accompanied with familiar...

Student-led ASUREI unveils largest project expenditure
April 5, 2023

Off of State Farm Lot, the place where freshmen typically park, to the right lies a small road which veers off to the left and houses a few little...

AHO Women’s Rugby marked for success
App State soccer kicks off spring season

April 10, 2023

Spring season began April 5 with a 3-0 win for the Mountaineers against Davidson at the Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex. This was the first of App State soccer’s...

Former Mountaineers sign NFL, CFL contracts

April 5, 2023

Two former App State football players running back Darrynton Evans and kicker Chandler Staton signed new contracts with professional football teams. Evans...

5 takeaways from App State Pro Day

April 3, 2023

1. Limited participation App State’s highest-ranked draft prospect, according to Pro Football Focus, linebacker Nick Hampton only participated in...

Senior forward to return for 2023-24 season

March 29, 2023

App State forward Donovan Gregory announced Friday evening he would return for another season of basketball in the High Country. “App Nation, I’m...

App at a glance: April 13-19
Playlist of the week: POV: You’re in the back of your dad’s car

April 10, 2023

With the weather warming up and driving on the parkway becoming more common, take a trip down memory lane to have a good time in the backseat of your dad’s...

COLUMN: ‘The Adjustment Period’ of Italian life

April 10, 2023

Saying goodbye to friends and family and getting on that dreadful eight hour flight started my trip to Italy. When you hear someone say they are going...

App at a glance: April 6-12

April 5, 2023

App at a glance is the Arts and Culture desk's curation of events and activities for students to attend throughout the week. Thursday, April 6   Talent...