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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

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People of Boone: App grad’s exploration of identity, art and self-expression

Riley Proserpi March 5, 2024

From identity to queer culture to the exploration of raw emotion, one App State graduate is painting the beauty of the human experience.  Hannah Little, a 2023 App State graduate with a bachelor’s...

Recently opened restaurant Fizz Ed opens their doors to the community to host the annual First Friday Art Market on March 3. Photo courtesy of Abby Fritsch and Meredith Jane Purdy.

First Friday Art Market showcases local artists at Fizz Ed

Nance Onsrud, Reporter March 5, 2024

Family friendly bar and restaurant Fizz Ed opened its doors to ring in the first of the month this past Friday. However, it wasn’t just hungry customers that found themselves packed in the Howard Street...

A&C cooking corner: Traditional Lebanese Lubieh bi Laham

A&C cooking corner: Traditional Lebanese Lubieh bi Laham

Ann Korwan, Reporter March 5, 2024

Lubieh bi Laham, also known as Lubee or Lubia, is a traditional Lebanese dish that consists of green beans, lamb or beef and onions cooked in a tomato sauce and typically served over rice. Growing up,...

Boone history: The weird dating rules of App State

Boone history: The weird dating rules of App State

Briley Turpin, A&C Editor March 4, 2024

From humble beginnings as a small teachers college, App State has emerged as a harbinger of knowledge and learning in the mountains. However, in the beginning, the university had far more rules than the...

Mountaineer Media Swap Episode 4: LOVE

Pruett Norris and Briley Turpin February 29, 2024

Welcome to the fourth installment of Mountaineer Media Swap, the podcast where Multimedia Editor Pruett Norris and Arts & Culture Editor Briley Turpin join forces to recommend each other a movie and...

How Mexican and Appalachian music intersect

How Mexican and Appalachian music intersect

Makayla Muñoz February 29, 2024

From speaking about the importance of Fandango and son jarocho music in Veracruz, Mexico to playing it on her jarana jarocha as everyone clapped along, Sophia Enríquez filled the hall with Latino culture....

Playlist of the week: Teen heartthrobs

Playlist of the week: Teen heartthrobs

Sara Jones, Reporter February 28, 2024

Looking back on the early 2010s, one can’t help but remember the swoon-worthy new artists that rose up year after year with instant radio hits. It seemed like we were never without boy bands to obsess...

The audience sways and dances along with the musicians. Saturday, Feb. 24.

PHOTO GALLERY: Black music celebrated in Boone

Mayesivy Carlson, Photojournalist February 27, 2024

Espresso News, which usually holds the sounds of milk being steamed, keyboards clacking and chatter from customers held a different sound Saturday night – one that transcended time through Black music...

VIDEO: Scenes from Boone Docs

Pruett Norris and Graham Ryan February 27, 2024

The third annual Boone Docs Film Festival took place Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country in downtown Boone. The festival presents 10 short documentary films about life in the...

Ashley McBryde to play sold-out show at The Schaefer Center

Ashley McBryde to play sold-out show at The Schaefer Center

Ann Korwan, Reporter February 27, 2024

Grammy-award winner Ashley McBryde will hit the stage at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on March 1 for a sold-out performance. The Schaefer Center is one of the many stops on tour promoting...

App at a glance: Feb. 28 – March 5

Katelin Potter, Reporter February 27, 2024

Wednesday, Feb. 28 Live at the Union IV  Join APPS in celebrating “leap day eve” with tunes from 1990 Heaven, Funklestiltskin and The Weasels for $5 in the Solarium of Plemmons Student Union....

Thomas Talks Games: ‘Lies of P’

Thomas Talks Games: ‘Lies of P’

Thomas Turner, Reporter February 26, 2024

“Lies of P,” developed by NEOWIZ and Round 8 Studio, is a game that wears its inspiration on its sleeves. From the opening act to the final boss, each and every aspect of the game’s combat, level...

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