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Internship expo, tips and tricks for finding an internship

Internship expo, tips and tricks for finding an internship

Madalyn Edwards, Associate News Editor February 3, 2024

App State hosted its spring semester Internship Expo Wednesday, allowing attendees to network with potential employers and start the process of applying for an internship. Laura Pell, associate director...

Space thriller ‘I.S.S.’ rockets into nowhere

Space thriller ‘I.S.S.’ rockets into nowhere

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor February 2, 2024

It’s an interesting moment for “I.S.S.” to come out, considering the recent announcement from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists that the Doomsday Clock is ticking at 90 seconds to midnight. The...

 During this chilly winter morning, the town of Blowing Rock begins their third day of the Winter Fest events on Jan. 27, 2024.

Townspeople plunge into Blowing Rock Winterfest celebration

Pruett Norris and Meg Frantz January 31, 2024

Under sparkling lights and frosted ice, people wander Blowing Rock’s streets enjoying  chili samples, ice sculptures and plunges into Chetola Lake. For 26 years, Blowing Rock Winterfest has provided...

Art seminar dives into life, shtetl and symbolism of Marc Chagall’s work

Art seminar dives into life, shtetl and symbolism of Marc Chagall’s work

Sara Jones, Reporter January 30, 2024

Tucked away beneath the stairs, a lecture room held a large crowd facing four professors, surrounded by digitally displayed artwork. Colorful, complex pieces captured the audience’s attention until one...

Playlist of the week: Screaming in the walk-in fridge at work

Playlist of the week: Screaming in the walk-in fridge at work

Ann Korwan, Reporter January 30, 2024

Whether you’re screaming because of work or because of life in general, you’re in good company. Maybe a customer just yelled at you over something you have no control over and you feel like you’re...

This piece here called “Presumed Cube” is made by Hayden Girling. This sculpture is made from steel rod. Jan. 25th

Looking through the Looking Glass: An interdisciplinary exhibition

Makayla Muñoz January 28, 2024

In an alcove across from Crossroads in the Plemmons Student Union lies the Looking Glass Gallery: a space for students and faculty to showcase their art in a small gallery setting, allowing the chance...

Playlist of the week: Chronically online in the 2010s

Playlist of the week: Chronically online in the 2010s

Cameron Miller January 24, 2024

The year is 2014, your mom just picked you up from hanging out at Starbucks with your friends. You posted the most Instagrammable shot of your Frappuccino overlayed with the Valencia filter set to just...

App at a glance: Jan. 24 - 31

App at a glance: Jan. 24 – 31

Katelin Potter, Reporter January 22, 2024

Wednesday, Jan. 24 Winter Club Expo Come explore all the clubs that App State has to offer this semester on the first and second floors of the Plemmons Student Union. Over 150 clubs will be there...

Mountaineer Media Swap Episode 3: ACADEMIA

Pruett Norris and Briley Turpin January 22, 2024

Welcome to the third 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...

Books and bops: Top books and music of 2023

Books and bops: Top books and music of 2023

Meg Frantz, Reporter January 18, 2024

As the last chapter of 2023 ends and the prologue of 2024 begins, the best books of the previous year are added to shelves in the next year. Through fiction, nonfiction, romance, fantasy and young adult,...

A few ‘Juicy Tid-Bits’ about The Appalachian past and present

A few ‘Juicy Tid-Bits’ about The Appalachian past and present

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor January 18, 2024

App State 90 years ago was very different from the university of today. For one, its population was much smaller. According to 1940 census data, the town of Boone’s population clocked in at around...

Sandworms, civil war and sci-fi spectacle: 2024 spring movie preview

Sandworms, civil war and sci-fi spectacle: 2024 spring movie preview

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor January 18, 2024

Hear ye, hear ye, gather round: another year in movies is on its way. Sandworm sequels, roid-rage romances and planetary ape takeovers are among the exciting stuff coming soon to a theater near you.   “Dune:...

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