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Letter From The Editor: What we can do for you

Kevin Griffin • January 17, 2013

The Appalachian’s staff – from the editors to the interns – is one of the most dedicated groups of students that I know and have the privilege of working with every single day. And I want you to...

Opinion: Men’s basketball shows improvement, promise

Kevin Griffin • January 17, 2013

It’s been an interesting season for the men’s basketball team, now in the full swing of a six-game winning streak. It isn’t surprising that many fans were discouraged by the outcomes of the...

Opinion: SDS offers students a much-needed alternative

Kevin Griffin • January 16, 2013

The Students for a Democratic Society is an organization long thought to have been relegated to the ashtrayof history. However, in 2006, a new SDS was formed, and this semester we will see a chapter started...

Editorial: ‘Hazelwood’ ruling still vital to campus newspapers

Chelsey Fisher • January 15, 2013

Editor's Note: The following represents the views of the editorial board. Twenty-five years ago this week, the Supreme Court ruled in the 1988 case of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, stating that school administrators...

Opinion: Disheartening to admit, but ‘#1reasonwhy’ is needed

Chelsey Fisher • December 4, 2012

When people think about video games and those who create or play them, their mental image is usually of a male. But this assumption could not be further from the truth. According to the Entertainment...

Opinion: UN’s Palestine decision could cause fallout

Chelsey Fisher • December 4, 2012

The United Nations voted, 138 to nine, with 41 abstentions, to recognize Palestine as a non-member state Thursday. While this can be seen as a victory for Palestine, we have to ask: what's next? While...

Opinion: Budget plans are not ideal

Chelsey Fisher • December 4, 2012

I once wrote that proposed tuition and fee hikes were warranted to maintain this university's excellence. I assumed that the Chancellor would not increase tuition and fees unless it was absolutely necessary....

Opinion: Tragic murder may spark political change

Chelsey Fisher • December 4, 2012

A 17-year-old African-American named Russell Davis was murdered in Florida late November. The Atlantic reported that 45-year-old Michael Dunn shot him after Davis refused to turn down his loud music in...