Every Sunday morning, Howie Roberts arrives early to the same 10:45 a.m. church service his friends brought him to five years ago and sits at a wooden patio picnic table wearing a faded brimmed hat with...

The last of daylight seeped through 10 blue and purple stained glass windows, engraved with the Ten Commandments. By 6:15 p.m., about 40 people gathered in the Temple of the High Country on April 12 for...

Everything has a story, even the beans that make up your morning coffee. Local roasters at Hatchet Coffee and Local Lion are passionate about making quality coffee from farms they trust. When choosing...

Every two weeks, Gabby Crosson cycles out old hairstyles by shaving their head and dyeing designs, like multicolored geometric shapes, on their hair. Crosson, a sophomore music therapy major, tests the...

The 17th annual Faerie Fest took place April 13 on Sanford Mall, where students walking by could see colorful jousting inflatables, a card-reading station and a cotton candy machine. Organized by the App...

Audiences were treated at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts with a wide variety of acts including a jump rope routine, a magic act, choir ensembles and a rendition of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom...

It’s Tuesday night at The Tapp Room, and the crowd is dead. The waitstaff stands listlessly behind the bar waiting on three or four people littered throughout the tables. The Annex next to the bar is...

Sugar Stomp’s first dance party, Rebeat, gives local fashion artists a chance to promote their upcycled clothing at Ransom. Each month, Sugar Stomp will showcase different artists in hopes of bringing...

After struggling with his identity when he was younger, Kevin Nguyen has journeyed toward an authentic, colorful style. Nguyen, sophomore marketing major, found fun in life by refusing to put a label...

In the first days of April, bright red and yellow blossoms begin to bud on the branches of the flame azalea bushes that line Appalachia. Flame azaleas are native to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and two App...

Jorma Krebs’ appreciation for punk has influenced his music taste, which shows through his everyday style. Krebs, junior history education major, uses fashion to express nonconformity to mainstream...

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Valborg Theatre, the Department of Theatre and Dance is inviting alumni back for a revival of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on April 10-14. Alumni will teach...