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Skateboarding club rides to a clean environment

Skateboarding club rides to a clean environment

Alex Hubbell September 27, 2018

The Human Powered Transportation Club on campus aims to change perceptions of skateboarding culture while supporting the Boone community, but there are some hurdles to cross. The Human Powered Transportation...

Carolina CBD’s infused bath bombs along with many of their other CBD products.

Local CBD distributors advocate education for the future of North Carolina hemp industry

Savannah Nguyen, Senior A&C Reporter September 26, 2018

As public opinion about the effects and misconceptions of Cannabidiol oil continues to intermingle with those about psychoactive cannabis, Facebook group Hempformation hopes to clear the air. On Sept....

Sydney Blume, the campus garden coordinator, maneuvers a table downhill with a group of Sustainable Development majors.

Equinox celebration marks new season for Appalachian Roots Garden

Christine Dudley, A&C Reporter September 26, 2018

The sun was setting as students, members of the Boone community and their dogs gathered for the first Equinox Harvest Celebration in the Appalachian Roots Garden on Sept. 21. The event celebrated the...

73 students will be preforming for the Department of Theatre and Dance’s First Year Showcase, a record number. The showcase will coincide with Homecoming week this year and tickets can be purchase at the Schaefer Center for Preforming Arts either at the ticket office or online.

The First Year Showcase instills freshmen with confidence

Alex Hubbell September 21, 2018

It’s another week at App, and another freshman arrived on a campus home to over 18,000 students, and yet when they walk onto the stage for the First Year Showcase, the world is in the palm of their hand....

Ransom Pub's new location on West King Street. After moving and rennovations, Ransom is now open to the public.

Draft beer and tuna tacos: Ransom Pub reopens

Macon Atkinson September 21, 2018

As the new kid on the block, Ransom Pub seeks to redefine pub community in the South, with a restaurant space that combines old with new and plenty of local music to go around. Oh, and there are cheese...

Media representatives from around the world descended upon Laramie, Wyoming in 1986 to cover the Matthew Shepard hate crime and the subsequent trial.  Pictured here are Theatre and Dance students involved in the production of the play, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the actual event.  From left to right, they are Zoe Dean, Virginia Riggsbee, Forrest Barker, and Devon Bucey.

Telling the story the right way: “The Laramie Project” kicks off 2018-2019 Department of Theatre and Dance season.

Nora Smith, Reporter September 20, 2018

Ten students emerged from the costume shop in Chapel Wilson Hall wearing a wide array of jeans, khakis, chunky sweaters and flannel shirts. They spread out on the empty, black stage of the Valborg Theatre. Suddenly,...

A sign for Pop Up Boone displayed outside of Third Place.

Pop Up Boone holds third artisan market

Laura Boaggio, Reporter September 18, 2018

Pop Up Boone, an artisan market, made its third appearance at 3rd Place this weekend. Twenty-five artists participated in the event, which took place Friday from 4-10 p.m. and Saturday noon-10 p.m....

A percussionist performing in the Marching Mountaineers' half time show featuring songs from the iconic band Earth, Wind, and Fire at the first home football game of the season.

Marching band introduces Donald Peach (and classic rock)

Macon Atkinson September 18, 2018

From an interim director to new halftime shows featuring music from Queen and “West Side Story,” this year is looking different for the Marching Mountaineers as they head into their first performance...

Members of iPals, Larrisa Jenkins (left), Sayoko Naka (middle), Shannon Bartolac (right).

iPals fosters friendships between U.S. and international students

Mack Foley, A&C Reporter September 11, 2018

For many students, college opens up a world of new possibilities. Students are on their own for the first time, and the opportunities to further their education are beyond anything they’ve known to that...

Sophomore creative writing major Mac Utter sings to the crowd during the 29th Annual Walk for Awareness. The event was held in memory of Jeni Gray, Leigh Cooper Wallace, and others affected by violence.

29th Annual Walk for Awareness remembers survivors

Emily Broyles, Reporter September 10, 2018

Sept. 24, 1989 was a silent night for Boone. Fast-forward 29 years later and it’s silent again. App State’s 29th Annual Walk for Awareness took place Tuesday night, signifying another year of combating...

Members of App State's Sustainability program pose at Boone's Earth Awareness Festival on Friday.

Town of Boone celebrates first Earth Awareness Day

Emily Broyles, Reporter September 10, 2018

Boone celebrated the earth a little earlier than most towns this past Friday. The Town of Boone Sustainability, Economics and Environment Committee hosted the very first Earth Awareness Day at the Jones...

Suresh Niraula, Dinesh Paudel, David Cuthbert, Pavan Mudiam and Courtney Matta, employees of Wine to Water, are given the floor at the panel session at the Schaefer Center Thursday night. The panel focused on community impact, one of them being Boone.

Wine to Water founder encouraged Boone community to take action

Alex Hubbell September 9, 2018

As a student, one might think they can only control qualities like grades, a job or what one might have for breakfast. A former App State student’s experience mobilizing change for a community across...

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