On Sept. 20, the Appalachian Popular Programming Society hosted a stand-up competition that featured 13 App State students competing for the opportunity to open for stand-up comedian Chris D’Elia. The...

Boone Film Festival, a two-day event in September, supports local nonprofits and gives filmmakers the opportunity to share their work with others. The festival began as an idea to showcase local and...

Meet one of Boone’s local bands, Evan Button and the Tribe: Evan Button, guitar and vocals; Sean Gorham, bass; Austin Bowling, saxophone; Leonardo Faillace, lead guitar and vocals; Nate Anderson, trumpet...

There’s a club on campus that is wide open to any student, regardless of major or year. Dues are only $10 and they go toward snacks and props. All they ask is for the desire to create something. It is...

On Sept. 14, the 2017 Movies By Movers festival began showing on campus, and fans of performing arts came from all sides of the Appalachian community to appreciate films that captured the power of movement....

Lil Wayne, the Avett Brothers, Dave Matthews and James Taylor: these and many more big-name artists have visited Appalachian State’s campus, and one man played a huge role in making these events happen. “Thirty-one...

Enthusiasm, passion and drive are all traits that help Appalachian State University’s marching band succeed, from game day performances to weekly rehearsals. The Marching Mountaineers are 289 members...

Jason Wright, Julien Passajou and David Vertrees are artists living and working in Boone. Together, they curate the community art zine “Heads.” It is a group effort with artists featured from across...

A crowd of a little under 30 people sat in the Boone Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church on Saturday and watched a dog get euthanized; they laughed profusely. The dog wasn’t any conventional breed,...

Playcrafters presented the fourth annual 24 Hour Arts Festival in the I.G. Greer theater on Sunday. The festival is compiled of one-acts led by students who begin the process of writing, casting, directing...

Students may have noticed a slight change in the scenery around campus every year. No, they’re not imagining things. Those two alligators by Walker Hall were not there last year. They’re new guests...

The fourth celebration of Art Drop Day at Appalachian State took place on Tuesday. Artists hid their precious pieces of art in various locations on campus, posted a picture or a riddle on the Facebook...