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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...

Review: Terminator: Dark Fate

Ebony Foster, Columnist November 7, 2019

“Terminator: Dark Fate” premiered Nov. 1 and while entertaining, it does not offer anything new. The film features the return of “Terminator” stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton with...

App State English professor receives Roanoke-Chowan Award for Poetry

Marlen Cardenas, Reporter November 6, 2019

A Department of English professor was recently recognized for her poetry selections that explores the challenges of living in a woman’s body, and how it relates to climate change.  Professor Kathryn...

24 hour marketing event helps local nonprofits generate business

24 hour marketing event helps local nonprofits generate business

Cameron Stuart, Associate News Editor October 31, 2019

While most students spend their Saturdays on the Blue Ridge Parkway or watching TV, a group of 24 students spent their weekend of Oct. 26 and 27 collaborating to support local nonprofits — for 24 hours...

Rocky Horror Halloween Ball

Rocky Horror Halloween Ball

Noelle Charles, Reporter October 31, 2019

This Halloween, freshman Wynter Clemmons decided to take a gruesome route with her Alice costume from “Alice in Wonderland.” She paired her light blue dress and white apron with a bloody slash mark...

Review: Top 10 Halloween Movies

Ebony Foster, Columnist October 31, 2019

Halloween: the time of year when the veil between worlds thins, the darkness is embraced and being scared is fun. Halloween isn’t complete without a list of scary movies to choose from, for both the...

Lavender House rings in Halloween with Spooky Soiree

Elaina Woodlief, Reporter October 31, 2019

Spooky snacks, house hauntings and chilling tunes brought the Halloween spirit to the Valle Crucis Lavender House’s Spooky Soiree.  On Oct. 25, the Lavender House transformed from historic to haunted,...

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