The Appalachian – The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

Rainbow Trail residents protest asphalt plant construction

April 20, 2019

Angel Wood watched her 6-year-old son wave a homemade sign reading, “We deserve clean air,” outside the courthouse. As residents of Rainbow Trail neighborhood, Wood and her son joined the recently...

Current food delivery services haven’t noticed change in business since arrival of DoorDash in March

April 19, 2019

As DoorDash enters the delivery service market in Boone, other delivery services are not worried about...

Hardin Park School sixth grader wins regional spelling bee, will compete in National Spelling Bee in May

April 19, 2019

A Hardin Park School sixth-grader will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C....

App State’s Title IX office wants to provide support and resources to students

April 18, 2019

On the bottom floor of IG Greer Hall lies an important, but often unknown resource: the Office of Title...

OASIS hosts workshop addressing sexual harassment for local restaurants and bars

April 17, 2019

At least half of all student sexual assaults involve alcohol, according to Alcohol.Org. OASIS held...

Women’s Center hosts Rape Culture Awareness Week

April 17, 2019

In April, the Women’s Center hosts events that give sexual assault survivors a platform and a voice...

Good Samaritan Law aims to protect both parties in the event of an overdose

April 12, 2019

The chance of surviving an overdose, like that of a heart attack, greatly depends on the speed with which...

Sports

Swope’s consistency helps App State women’s tennis to regular season Sun Belt Title

Zack Antrum

April 19, 2019

Tennis may be an individual sport at times, but a successful team needs players who will step up and get the job done. The App State women’s tennis team has that in Heidi Swope. The senior from Weddington...

Hoerner leads turnaround for App State softball

April 17, 2019

With just 10 regular season games remaining in 2019, the App State softball team already surpassed its win total for each of the past six seasons. “It...

Elderkin signs four-year contract extension

April 16, 2019

After leading the women’s basketball team to a 22-win season in 2018-19 from only eight wins in 2017-18, head coach Angel Elderkin has accepted a four-year...

App State women’s tennis wins regular season Sun Belt Championship

April 15, 2019

For the first time in program history, the App State women’s tennis team won the Sun Belt Conference regular season championship, securing the title...

Graduate transfer tennis player settles into new home at App State

April 12, 2019

Jeannez Daniel started her collegiate tennis career at the University of Texas-El Paso in 2015. She transferred to the University of Colorado Boulder as...

A&C

International Jewish organization hosts third annual Pride Shabbat

Christine Dudley, A&C Reporter

April 19, 2019

The last of daylight seeped through 10 blue and purple stained glass windows, engraved with the Ten Commandments. By 6:15 p.m., about 40 people gathered in the Temple of the High Country on April 12 for...

Boone coffee shops use beans from around the world to bring great tastes to Boone

April 18, 2019

Everything has a story, even the beans that make up your morning coffee. Local roasters at Hatchet Coffee and Local Lion are passionate about making quality...

Gabby Crosson: Fluid Fashion

April 18, 2019

Every two weeks, Gabby Crosson cycles out old hairstyles by shaving their head and dyeing designs, like multicolored geometric shapes, on their hair. Crosson,...

Pagan Student Association holds 17th annual Faerie Fest

April 17, 2019

The 17th annual Faerie Fest took place April 13 on Sanford Mall, where students walking by could see colorful jousting inflatables, a card-reading station...