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The Appalachian

Student musical artists collaborate and contribute to local hip-hop community

Ethan Murphy, Reporter January 16, 2020

An App State student began producing his own hip-hop beats shortly after high school. Now, he produces original music alongside other members of Boone’s hip-hop community. “I’ve been thinking...

Student musical artists collaborate and contribute to local hip-hop community

January 15, 2020

An App State student began producing his own hip-hop beats shortly after high school. Now, he produces original music alongside other members of Boone’s hip-hop community. “I’ve been thinking...

Review: Doctor Sleep

Ebony Foster, Columnist November 21, 2019

Mike Flanagan’s “Doctor Sleep” brilliantly combines the aesthetics of Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining” with Flanagan’s signature style. The film adapts Steven King’s sinister sequel and balances...

Austin Juno, an apperal design major, sits in his home studio in Boone. He started his fashion brand, "Juno" in high school as a form of artistic expression and an outlet from his small town.

Austin Juno: Sustainable Runway Fashion

Georgia Privott, A&C Reporter November 21, 2019

Austin “Billy” Juno goes beyond what his clothing brand Juno Studios looks like. He dives into the story behind each collection, the ethics in the fashion industry and his audience’s emotions.  The...

Aerial drone photographer sees Boone from different perspective

Laura Boaggio, Reporter November 20, 2019

When an App State alumnus off-handedly Googled “cool go-pro mounts” to look for new ways to capture snowboarding camera shots, the top result was a man using a DJI Phantom I, one of the first commercial...

The High Country to Romania: Professor awarded second Fulbright scholarship

Ethan Murphy, Reporter November 20, 2019

Mountains and tight knit communities close the similarities between Appalachia and Romania. From its folklore and dance to old world architecture, the Eastern European nation has its own world of experiences. Mark...

App State art history club expands its niche community

Marlen Cardenas, Reporter November 14, 2019

Although art history only has 27 students majors or minors, the art history club is still up and running. “We’re kind of a niche over here,” said John Stephenson, professor of art history and...

Radio’s Finest: App State professor awarded for broadcast industry contribution

Elaina Woodlief, Reporter November 13, 2019

His broadcast career took off when he walked into a Georgia radio station as a teenager and was immediately hooked. After four decades of working in the radio industry, Dan Vallie went back to his roots...

App State student finds their voice through TikTok fame

Ansley Puckett, Reporter November 13, 2019

The pink and teal music note representing the TikTok app is immediately recognizable to some as an app users spend hours scrolling through. Others view it as just another social media app. But, for a few,...

Review: The Lighthouse

Ethan Murphy, Reporter November 12, 2019

Salty air, stale tobacco and shadowy guilt are portrayed in “The Lighthouse,” which premiered Oct. 18. Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe play two lighthouse keepers struggling to maintain their sanity...

Mary Ray: Handmade Fashion

Georgia Privott, A&C Reporter November 8, 2019

Though professor Mary Ray originally went to school for speech therapy, she discovered her true passion for apparel design when she began working at a small fabric store in the 1970s.  “It was just...

Signs, Wonders, Blunders: campus organization discusses climate change through art

Camryn Collier, Reporter November 7, 2019

A partnership between campus program Climate Stories Collaborative and creative research project Dear Climate is bringing a new “playful and enigmatic” art installation to campus, co-founder of Dear...

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