Editor’s Note: This article contains mention of mass shootings, death and injury. Listen to this story: 96 days since Jan. 1, 130 mass shootings in America. This translates to 1.35 shootings...

Best Thing to do While Visiting Boone as an Alum: Football Games By Leah Boone | Associate Opinion Editor The crowd erupts into cheers. The student section storms the field. Yosef sprints through the...

Listen to this story: Touring colleges is a part of many people’s lives during junior and senior year of high school; however, due to the pandemic, it has not happened as much as it used to. Since...

Dear Editor, I have no doubt your readers are alarmed by Vice Chancellor J.J. Brown’s recent decision to effectively disband their elected student government and cancel its elections. Despite his...

Editor’s Note: This article contains mentions of suicide. Listen to this story: Due to the rise of students’ worsening mental health, many universities have been creating “wellness days”...

I was born and raised in Wilkes “by God” County and reading that we held the highest percentage of banned books in N.C. at 38% was disheartening, but, unfortunately, not surprising. There’s been...

As an App State alum that works with state legislators, I know politics can get messy —but a few bad actors shouldn’t bring down democracy. While administration often ignores student voices, SGA is...

Boone is known for its beautiful scenery, hiking trails and small-town feel. However, more people continue to move here without knowing the damage it is causing. Urbanization, in the dictionary, is defined...

Being a hater is one of the finest luxuries of being a human. Bonding with the girlies over a mutual dislike builds strong relationships and can bring together groups of people. There is a fine line separating...

In 1637, Thomas Morton wrote “New English Canaan” a book criticizing the Puritan culture after leaving a Puritan colony and creating his own settlement. Morton’s book ended up being the first banned...

Everyone deserves a chance to be healthy, and that includes about 50% of the world's population with a uterus. Sexual and reproductive ill-health accounts for one-fifth of the burden of disease worldwide....

With an entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway just minutes away, tourists and High Country residents are no strangers to sights such as the outstanding Linville Falls and views on the Profile Trail of Grandfather...