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The Appalachian

Austin Mann

Opinion: SDS offers students a much-needed alternative

Kevin Griffin January 17, 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...

Ryan Scott

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...

Austin Mann

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...

Ryan Scott

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....

Kent Vashaw

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...

Allison Langewisch

Cartoon: Goodbye Coach Moore

Abbi Pittman December 3, 2012

  Cartoon: Allison Langewisch, Editorial Cartoonist

Allison Langewisch

Cartoon: The end is near

Abbi Pittman December 3, 2012

  Cartoon: Allison Langewisch, Editorial Cartoonist

Andrew Cox

Cartoon: A Christmas without Twinkies

Abbi Pittman December 3, 2012

Cartoon: Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Andrew Cox

Cartoon: The price of being politically correct

Abbi Pittman December 2, 2012

Cartoon: Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Austin Mann

Opinion: No shame in ‘slut’

Anne Buie November 29, 2012

LIPS, an area zine that seeks to bring sexual conversation into modern discourse, held their "Ask a Slut" event in Plemmons Student Union Wednesday.During this event, LIPS members tried to start conversations...

Ryan Scott

Opinion: NFL’s helmet rules unfairly punish defensive players

Anne Buie November 29, 2012

Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed was suspended for one game for an illegal hit on Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Emmanuel Sanders last week.Reacting to the initial suspension of Reed, Steelers safety Ryan...

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