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Split Rail hosts concert and 5K

Split Rail hosts concert and 5K

Abi Shaki September 22, 2015

Split Rail Records, a record label run by students of the Appalachian Hayes School of Music, hosted their second annual Music Moves My Sole 5K Fundraiser on Saturday on Sanford Mall. The fundraiser...

Miley Cyrus gets weird on new surprise album

Miley Cyrus gets weird on new surprise album

Jordan Williams September 22, 2015

Music, especially pop music, is at its most unpredictable period. You have popular artists like Beyonce, Drake and Azealia Banks releasing surprise albums and now Miley Cyrus has joined the club with her...

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The First Year Showcase, a preview of what’s to come

Matthias Kramer September 22, 2015

New students will have the opportunity to express their artistic skills this Thursday, Sept. 24 through Sept. 26, as the Appalachian theater and dance department will present the First Year Showcase. The...

LAVIER promotes new EP at Black Cat

LAVIER promotes new EP at Black Cat

Abi Shaki September 22, 2015

Dylan Evans, who operates under his middle name, LAVIER, showcased his talent for creating silky sounds Sept. 17 at Black Cat. His latest EP, released in January, "CHAI TEA//TAI CHI," shows how he harmoniously...

‘Contact’ photography exhibition explores relationships and intimacy

‘Contact’ photography exhibition explores relationships and intimacy

Katie Murawski September 22, 2015

Senior studio art majors Alec Castillo and Chastan Swain chose to name their split photography show “Contact,” before being exhibited at the Looking Glass Gallery in the Plemmons Student Union on...

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‘Dexter’ creator talks Hollywood, comics and writing

Jordan Parkhurst September 17, 2015

On Tuesday night, fans of the “Dexter” series rejoiced as creator Jeff Lindsay visited Appalachian to talk about adaptation, writing and dark humor with students and faculty. Lindsay, who has been...

Harvest Boone Festivals helps with hunger coalition

Harvest Boone Festivals helps with hunger coalition

Molly Flinchum September 17, 2015

Gati Productions will be host the fifth annual Harvest Boone Festival from Sept. 18-20 at the Sugar Hollow Retreat in Butler, Tennessee. The festival will help introduce community members to local businesses...

'FEM' Radio provides a voice for gender minorities

‘FEM’ Radio provides a voice for gender minorities

Kelsey Hamm September 17, 2015

On Saturdays at 8 p.m., WASU will now feature ‘FEM’ Radio, a weekly broadcast dedicated to discussion on race and gender minority issues through female-led discussion. Students Elizabeth Prier and...

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Singer sets stage for solo artists with ‘Teen Age’

Kelsey Hamm September 17, 2015

Last spring, apparel design and merchandising major Carly Witt recorded her album “Teen Age” with the help of students in the music industry studies department at Appalachian State University. Several...

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‘Movies By Movers’: A melting pot of artistic expression

Matthias Kramer September 17, 2015

The Turchin Center will host the sixth annual “Movies by Movers” Film Festival Wednesday through Sunday. The festival will showcase one full-length film and more than 40 shorts about dance and movement...

“Wave[s]” by Mick Jenkins

“Wave[s]” by Mick Jenkins

Abi Shaki September 15, 2015

Mick Jenkins new album, Wave[s], (2015) centers on the artist’s personal growth and colorful arrays of musical ideas compared to his first album, “ The Water[s].” The latter endured powerful testaments...

Internationally ranked Appalachian Apparators host quidditch tournament

Internationally ranked Appalachian Apparators host quidditch tournament

Kelsey Hamm September 15, 2015

The Appalachian Apparators hosted the “It's Pronounced App-Uh-La-Chun Quidditch Tournament” on Saturday, competing against teams from UNC Chapel Hill, Lock Haven, Virginia Tech and DCQC.  The...

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