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‘Chicago’ production will electrify

‘Chicago’ production will electrify

Jordan Parkhurst October 6, 2015

    On Oct. 10 and Oct. 11 the Appalachian Musical Theatre Club will perform the Tony, Grammy and Oscar winning musical “Chicago” in the Blue Ridge Ballroom of the Plemmons Student...

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Gospel Choir hosts sixth annual ‘Midnight Musical’

Jordan Parkhurst October 1, 2015

Oct. 2 will mark the sixth year of Appalachian State University gospel choir’s “Midnight Musical,” a yearly addition to homecoming activities and this year’s “Spirit Under the Stars” events. The...

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Alumni profile: Derek Wycoff, graphic designer and Stephanie Beard, founder of esby Apparel

Matthias Kramer October 1, 2015

Appalachian State University have alumni in incredibly diverse vocations. To celebrate homecoming week, The Appalachian spoke with with two alumni, Boone-based graphic designer Derek Wycoff and Stephanie...

Local crafter weaves way to Art Crawl

Local crafter weaves way to Art Crawl

Katie Murawski October 1, 2015

T his Friday, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. junior art education major Caitlin Swick will present and sell her crafts at Lucky Penny on King Street. Swick specializes in the craft of weaving, specifically wall hangings...

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Alumni return for ‘Spirit Under the Stars’, ‘APPtoberfest’ and Alumni Beer Garden

Katie Murawski October 1, 2015

The Office of Alumni Affairs and Annual Giving will bring APPtoberfest and the Alumni Beer Garden to Appalachian State alumni and those 21 and over on Oct. 2 at Duck Pond Field. The idea is to create...

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New theatre and dance department chair finds ‘home’ at App

Kelsey Hamm October 1, 2015

Marianne Adams served as the chair for the theatre and dance department at Appalachian for nine years. Now the department welcomes a new chair, associate professor Kevin S. Warner. Previously, Warner...

Fall TV preview

Katie Murawski October 1, 2015

Appalachian Fall TV Preview Summer brought us sunshine and the long-awaited third season of "Orange is The New Black." Fall is sure to bring us pretty leaves and many new and exciting shows! October’s...

‘WildOne’ blog inspires individuality in fashion

‘WildOne’ blog inspires individuality in fashion

Katie Murawski September 29, 2015

Junior apparel design major Julia Colburn recently started “WildOne,” a fashion blog for students on a budget at Appalachian State University. Colburn started “WildOne “in July 2015 with the intent...

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Lecture by Gayatri Spivak: ‘The Subaltern, Again and Again’

Katie Murawski September 29, 2015

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak was born in 1942 in Kolkata, India. She is a professor at Columbia University and the founder of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia. On Sept. 24,...

Vernon wins Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize

Vernon wins Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize

Molly Flinchum September 29, 2015

On Sept. 16, the North Carolina Literary Review announced Appalachian State professor Zackary Vernon as the magazine’s first ever Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize winner. Vernon’s essay, “Boone...

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‘An Enemy of the People’ blends retro themes and modern issues

Jordan Parkhurst September 29, 2015

  The department of theatre and dance’s first main stage production of the year will run Sept. 30 until Oct. 4 at the Valborg Theatre. The play, titled “An Enemy of the People,” is directed...

All in with Unaka Prong

All in with Unaka Prong

Abi Shaki September 29, 2015

The well-known local musical act, Unaka Prong, played a groovy set at Murphy’s on Sept. 24. This year, band members Michael Welsh, Daniel Stevenson, John Hargett, Jonathon Sale, Chris Pope, Nic Pressley...

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