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The Appalachian

Austin Mann

Opinion: Board of Governors must work with education, not against

Kevin Griffin March 27, 2013

Last week, the N.C. Senate elected eight new members to the Board of Governors. The board is in charge of “the general determination, control, supervision, management and governance of all affairs of...

Kent Vashaw

PCP: Balanced budge could be harmful for US economy

Kevin Griffin March 27, 2013

This article is part of a Point/Counter-point. You can read the point here. The United States has a lot of debt – this is indisputable. But, the apocalyptic tenor of the conversation regarding debt...

Tyler Spaugh

PCP: Balanced budget needed to help US economy

Kevin Griffin March 27, 2013

This is article is part of a point/counterpoint. You can read the counterpoint here. I’ve never taken out a loan in my life, but I’m already in $53,000 of debt.Thanks to excess government spending,...

Austin Mann

Opinion: Proposed social justice center needs a grassroots focus

Kevin Griffin March 26, 2013

I have had the good fortune to be a part of Social Justice Week. Many organizations on campus have united to build this week and to support the proposed Center for Social Justice and Human Rights. However,...

Kent Vashaw

Opinion: Obama must back up speech in Israel with actions

Kevin Griffin March 25, 2013

President Barack Obama’s visit last week to Israel and Palestine is certainly an international step in the right direction, but unless it’s followed up with action, it was meaningless. Israel’s...

Andrew Cox

Cartoon: Cutting education is easier said than done

Abbi Pittman March 25, 2013

  Cartoon: ANDREW COX, Editorial Cartoonist

Kevin Griffin

Opinion: McCrory plan for education in need of balance

Kevin Griffin March 25, 2013

In the few months he has been governor, Pat McCrory has shown a great willingness to target education in his desire to cut the budget, a willingness which was further evident last week when McCrory’s...

Andrew Cox

Cartoon: NC takes off the dunce cap… for now

Abbi Pittman March 21, 2013

Cartoon: ANDREW COX, Editorial Cartoonist

Tyler Spaugh

Opinion: Tax breaks may help further clean energy consumption

Kevin Griffin March 21, 2013

Representatives in the North Carolina state legislature have introduced a bill that would repeal mandates requiring North Carolina energy companies to get a minimum amount of their energy needs from renewable...

Editorial: New testing not helpful in identifying academic issues

Kevin Griffin March 21, 2013

Editor's Note: The following reflects the opinions of the majority of the editorial board. It was announced Monday that Appalachian State University will be included in a pilot program along with four...

Kent Vashaw

Opinion: New pope could mean greater compassion for disadvantaged

Kevin Griffin March 21, 2013

A new pope in the Vatican could mean change for the Catholic Church.Last week, the College of Cardinals announced that Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio would replace the still-living Pope Benedict XVI as Pope...

Letter to the Editor: My support for Dylan Russell, Michael Page

Michael Bragg March 20, 2013

Dear Editor,As soon as I discovered that Dylan Russell and Michael Page are running for president and vice president of SGA, I knew that our campus could ask for no better candidates. I have known both...

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