In the fall of 2015, a lecturer at Appalachian State approached several students with an idea to provide a venue for anyone with an interest in stand-up comedy to perform their routines. By the end of...

    Way Das will be celebrating the release of their newest EP at Black Cat Burrito on March 18. The band, voted best local band in The Appalachian’s 2015 Best of Boone issue, will be...

Boone will celebrate its 20th year of hosting Banff Mountain Film Festival this weekend, with special anniversary events planned in addition to the sold out film screenings. The festival, which celebrates...

For the past 25 years, the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers series has brought visiting authors to Appalachian State University to read their works and hold craft talks about writing. This year,...

Appalachian State University's theater department produced “Clybourne Park,” Bruce Norris’ 2010 response to Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 classic “A Raisin in the Sun.” This play attempts to spark...

Harmonies bounce off the walls of the Whitewater Cafe in Plemmons Student Union, and listeners’ heads bob while a group of Mountaineers croon “I’m gone to Appalachia in my mind,” their own rendition...

While hanging out on Sanford Mall or “Hippie Hill,” chances are there is a hula-hooper or two showing their skills on the lawn. Hula-hooping is a part of a larger culture known as flow arts. Flow arts...

On a campus that prides itself in making great efforts to be sustainable, one club is trying to reach out about the importance of including animal rights in the sustainability conversation. The Animal...

Appalachian State will hold its 13th annual Dance Marathon on Feb. 27 in Holmes Convocation Center. The event begins at 10 a.m. and lasts for 15 hours. Complete with costumes, theme hours, performances...

It is almost sunset. You sit finishing up your sandwich on the far end of a canyon. As time passes, the sun drifts down between the large rocky walls on your sides. The whole place lights up around you. Boulders...

The surprise release of Beyoncé’s “Formation” was met with a frenzy of responses from people all over the globe. The video, which opens with a striking image of Beyoncé standing boldly atop a sinking...

Students from the theatre and dance department will be holding their annual New Play Festival, a long time tradition of the theatre department club, Playcrafters. There will be four plays presented that...