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The Appalachian

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...

First time director Logan Frazier and Director of Photography Seth Grant compose a scence for their film "Helen."

Students create and fund film from the ground up

Alex Hubbell September 6, 2018

On a campus of over 18,000 students studying in many departments, the available opportunities for narrative filmmakers are limited. Two students at App State wanted to showcase that it’s possible. “We...

Rainbow Kitten Surprise performing live. RKS, the beloved band with roots at App State, is coming to Legends on Sept. 13.

Coming Home: Rainbow Kitten Surprise takes over the Legends stage

Savannah Nguyen, Senior A&C Reporter September 5, 2018

After playing on stages around the country and performing at festivals with artists known around the world, Rainbow Kitten Surprise is coming home to a local stage that they know and love. On Sept....

Damon A. Williams’ Inclusive Excellence Tour comes to App State

Damon A. Williams’ Inclusive Excellence Tour comes to App State

Rachel Greenland, Reporter September 5, 2018

The three-day residency for the Inclusive Excellence Tour at App State began Aug. 27 with a TED Talk-style address at the Schaefer Center that addressed diversity, equity, inclusion and change. “Innovators...

Rita Miller, also known as Psychic Kim, posing if front of her business. Miller uses her gift of insight to help others with hopes to change their lives.

From life to love: Psychic Kim has your reading

Savannah Nguyen, Senior A&C Reporter September 5, 2018

The word, “psychic” beamed from the side of a building leaving no imagination for commuters passing by on Blowing Rock Road to ponder the possibilities of what waited for them behind its brick exterior....

Freshman group bonds over “Dungeons and Dragons”

Freshman group bonds over “Dungeons and Dragons”

Alex Hubbell August 31, 2018

Freshman year is a time for firsts, from the first time taking a college course, being independent, balancing work and school, and for some, it is rolling dice and casting spells. Charles Logan, a freshman...

Two Hatchet Coffee patrons indulging the specialty iced drinks from their Summer Menu. The Menu features a vareity of chilled drinks with fruit and herb flavors, carbonated sodas and even spices.

Hatchet Coffee provides community through coffee

Savannah Nguyen, Senior A&C Reporter August 30, 2018

As students get back into the swing of 8 a.m classes, midnight study sessions and mountains of homework, Hatchet Coffee continues to serve them their daily fuel: copious amounts of caffeine. Upon entering...

Police cadets find their places on stage at graduation after completing 660 hours of training. The majority of graduates will continue their career by working part-time with University Police.

App State holds its first police cadet graduation

The Appalachian August 29, 2018

Twenty-one police cadets graduated from App State’s first police academy program after 13 weeks of training with a majority of graduates continuing to work part-time with University Police. Graduates...

Foggy Pine Books offers a haven for book lovers

Foggy Pine Books offers a haven for book lovers

The Appalachian August 29, 2018

Foggy Pine Books offers more than books to its patrons. Large windows, coffee, cozy reading corners, and cats makes Foggy Pine unique. Located just off campus on King Street next to the Turchin Center...

An empty stage still lit after In/Visible Theatre's Saturday night's show. In/Visible theatre says that it "embraces innovative art in language, design, movement, music, and sometimes even technology," through their performances.

The In/Visible Theatre turns Shakespearean comedy into cultural discussion

Alex Hubbell August 25, 2018

In light of the #MeToo movement, a movement against sexual harassment and assault, the In/Visible Theatre had a showing Saturday night of “Measure for Measure,” a play by Thomas Middleton and William...

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