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The Appalachian

Playlist of the week: Cozy songs for cold weather

Playlist of the week: Cozy songs for cold weather

Colin Bross, Director of Marketing and Public Relations November 14, 2022

As the first snow of the season hit Boone Sunday, fall in the High Country is in full swing. Days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping and the end of the semester is in sight. As seasons change...

The Bookstop: Fall-to-winter cozy catches

The Bookstop: Fall-to-winter cozy catches

Gabrielle Troutman, Reporter November 14, 2022

If your eyes aren’t too tired from the semester’s reading, dive into this list of comfort reads as the temperature plummets and coziness emanates with the changing season. Whether you’re falling...

Miles Cole, a senior apparel design major, pictured at Anna Banana’s Fine Consignment on King Street.

Bell bottoms, blouses and bags: Boone’s thrifting scene

Jaclyn Bartlett, Reporter November 14, 2022

The slide and clink of hangers, the lingering mothball smell, textures ranging from itchy to velvety … this is thrifting. Whether it’s the search for classic bell bottoms, a nicely broken in leather...

App at a glance: Nov. 8-12

App at a glance: Nov. 8-12

Asher Davidson, Reporter November 8, 2022

Tuesday, Nov. 8 “Shane” at The Appalachian Theatre of the High Country - $ Howdy cowboys and cowgirls. Ride and rope on into the old American West at the Appalachian Theatre for a showing of...

Playlist of the week: 3,333 feet of fall

Playlist of the week: 3,333 feet of fall

Hollie Moore, Associate News Editor November 8, 2022

Bluegrass and folk music; a classic for the peaks of Appalachia, an area this genre has called home longer than most App State students and alumni have been alive. Though this type of music has been played...

 Runners cross the starting line at the start of the annual Spooky Duke Race (Nov. 5, 2022).

Witches, runners compete in annual 5K

Matthew Chapman, Reporter November 8, 2022

Rain did not stop the 12th year of the Spooky Duke Race and it’s 318 participants from helping raise money for the Parent to Parent network.  Spooky Duke, held on Saturday, is an event including...

Playlist of the week: Keeping the Halloween Spirit

Playlist of the week: Keeping the Halloween Spirit

Amena Matcheswala, Reporter November 1, 2022

Halloween may be over, but the spooky season lives on with the ear worms howling in all of our heads. After all the monster mashes and spooky soirees, you’re sure to be going mad having heard hundreds...

Hospitality to mushrooms: Boone's local fungi seller

Hospitality to mushrooms: Boone’s local fungi seller

Will Hofmann, Enterprise Editor November 1, 2022

It’s an early morning at the Watauga County Farmers’ Market. There are stalls selling fresh eggs, red, yellow and dawn-pink peppers. Another stall is selling a plethora of homemade goods and art; wooden...

App at a glance: Nov. 1-5

App at a glance: Nov. 1-5

Matthew Chapman, Reporter November 1, 2022

After the festivities of Halloweekend, continue the fun with some different opportunities to get involved with the App State community. There are plenty of new things to try, so here are a few that The...

Courtesy of Allie Mariotte

High Country time warps into ‘Rocky Horror’

Briley Turpin, A&C Editor November 1, 2022

For 47 years now, the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” has brought a cult following to theaters around the globe. This year, “Rocky Horror” made its way to Boone and was held at Appalachian Theatre...

Lip sync reigning champs tack on third win

Lip sync reigning champs tack on third win

Erin Isley, Reporter October 31, 2022

The Residential Housing Association hosted the 2022 Annual Homecoming Lip Sync Battle Thursday night at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. The lip sync competition is one of many homecoming events...

Runners take off at the start of the annual Neerly Naked Mile event on Sanford Mall, Oct. 24, 2022. The event raises money and spreads awareness about Boone’s homeless population.

Neerly Naked Mile leaves Hospitality House fully covered

Grace Ficara, Reporter October 25, 2022

“3….2….1…GO!”  Participants of the Neerly Naked Mile stood on Sanford Mall Monday evening in varying levels of clothing as they readied for participation in the fundraiser created by the...

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