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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...

On Record: "Midnights" review

On Record: “Midnights” review

Aubrey Smith, Former Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2022

Something has been keeping pop icon Taylor Swift up at night.  Well, a list of things actually.  Self-loathing, fantasizing about revenge, wondering what might have been, falling in love and falling...

Don’t bother, darling: “Don’t Worry Darling” review

Don’t bother, darling: “Don’t Worry Darling” review

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor October 25, 2022

“Don’t Worry Darling,” Olivia Wilde’s sophomore feature, has a star-studded cast, led by Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Harry Styles. It features an original script and story. It’s flashy, big-budget...

Playlist of the week: Hallo-win Homecoming

Playlist of the week: Hallo-win Homecoming

Brionna Dallara, Associate A&C Editor October 25, 2022

It’s time to put on those headphones and get hyped for homecoming this Halloweekend. Grab your best Mountaineer gear, turn on Spotify and kick off to Kidd Brewer Stadium to see App State play Robert...

App at a glance: Oct: 25-30

App at a glance: Oct: 25-30

Brionna Dallara, Associate A&C Editor October 25, 2022

Tuesday, Oct. 25    APP2K Arcade Day    Campus Activities Office and the Appalachian Popular Programming Society want you to blast to the past with your favorite retro arcade games...

Gazing through maize: Local family-owned farm

Gazing through maize: Local family-owned farm

Abby Buckner, Managing Editor October 24, 2022

Fall is here. As temperatures drop and October creeps by, pumpkin patches, corn mazes and haunted trails are sprouting up. C and J Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, located at 1999 Brookshire Road, is open...

Banner Elk hosts 45th annual Woolly Worm Festival

Banner Elk hosts 45th annual Woolly Worm Festival

Carli Johnson, Reporter October 18, 2022

On a blustery fall weekend, Banner Elk celebrated the 45th Annual Woolly Worm Festival. Thousands of visitors flocked to the tiny mountain town to enjoy one of the High Country’s most unique events....

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