From the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon to the snowy landscape of Narnia, movie soundtracks are instrumental in bringing moviegoers from their seats at home to the world laid out on the big screen.  Early...

This fall, the Office of Sustainability partnered with a national North Carolina-based nonprofit to stream the film series “Revisioning Recovery” via Zoom. The organization Working Films utilizes minidocumentaries...

When restaurants closed in March due to COVID-19 restrictions, two App State professors created a virtual space for people to connect through food.  Cookvid-19 is a Facebook group dedicated to “the...

Jane Goodall, who has spent the last 60 years researching and advocating for primates, spoke to App State students this week via Zoom. One of the world's leading scientists, conservationists, and humanitarians,...

The distance from Boone to Savannah, Georgia has not stopped two innovative fashion students and their up-and-coming clothing brand.  App State student Casey Pile and friend Lucas Harmon, a student...

Drained from Zoom calls and a packed schedule, an App State student decided to take a nap. When she woke up, Miley Cyrus had commented on her TikTok, inspired by the singer. “That one sent me into...

When it comes to appearance, one of the first things people often notice is hair. People use their hair in many ways as a form of self expression. Some dye it fun colors, while others may opt for a...

With the end of the semester quickly approaching, finals are right around the corner and masked students are flooding local coffee shops to study. However, for those who will be studying from home, we've...

Zack Cokas has seen a world of success during this year's pandemic. Unlike many of his peers' Netflix parties and bread baking, Cokas spent the year working on a new project: a rap album. Cokas released...

When 17-year-old Josie Gagnon started doodling skateboarding figures and characters to kill time in class, she never expected to see these same characters on T-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks around Boone...

Nancy Hight “The local elections are so important because they have such tremendous impact on your life. I just feel really strongly about that.” Nancy Hight, a West Jefferson resident, campaigned...

Cold wind and sputtering rain slashed the mountainside throughout the night as a local chef fought to maintain three wood fires over the course of his 10-hour brisket smoke.  Ambrose Young, began smoking...