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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

Letter: Teach For America offers equal education, one classroom at a time

Abbi Pittman September 10, 2012

Equal education for all can ensure solutions for societal issues. Our society can work toward ending poverty, creating better sustainability models or lowering healthcare costs, but if the next generation...

Michael Bragg

Cartoon: Clinton kills at DNC

Abbi Pittman September 10, 2012

   Cartoon: Michael Bragg, Senior A&E Reporter

Opinion: College means less time to do the things you love

Abbi Pittman September 10, 2012

Gone are the days when you could have your cake and eat it too. In college, it seems there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything you love. College is the real world. We do dishes, laundry...

Maedchen Britton

Opinion: Ron Paul overlooked by mainstream media

Abbi Pittman September 9, 2012

The mainstream media always hounds candidates during election season. But it seems they’re off Libertarian-turned-Republican Ron Paul’s trail. At the Republican Nation Convention this August, everyone...

Casey Sugilia

Opinion: Dear Convocation, what’s your purpose again?

Abbi Pittman September 9, 2012

It is one of the most awaited events of the beginning of fall semester for upperclassmen and the most commonly dreaded one for freshmen: convocation.  According to the university’s website it is...

Lindsay Bookout

PCP: Pot study proves nothing conclusive

Abbi Pittman September 7, 2012

A recent study suggests that regular marijuana use in teenagers may result in lower IQ scores, according to the Associated Press. Duke University researchers tested the IQs of 1,000 Dunedin, New Zealand...

Chelsey Fisher

PCP: Pot study tells us what we already know

Abbi Pittman September 7, 2012

A recent study suggests that regular marijuana use in teenagers may result in lower IQ scores, according to the Associated Press. Duke University researchers tested the IQs of 1,000 Dunedin, New Zealand...

Letter: Romney-Ryan aim to insure Pell Grant program solvency

Abbi Pittman September 6, 2012

To The Appalachian, In the August 27 issue of The Appalachian, Lindsey Bookout wrote an article that questioned why any student receiving financial aid (most notably Pell Grants) would vote for the Romney-Ryan...

Allison Langewisch

Cartoon: Yosef, we’re not in Michigan anymore

Abbi Pittman September 6, 2012

Cartoon: ALLISON LANGEWISCH, Editorial Cartoonist  

Andrew Cox

Cartoon: Book rental system not all it’s cracked up to be

Abbi Pittman September 6, 2012

Cartoon: ANDREW COX, Editorial Cartoonist

Opinion: Women’s rights compromised by politics

Abbi Pittman September 5, 2012

America is taking a step backward regarding women’s rights. Two prominent government figures recently made statements reaffirming my belief, and I am not interested in their political stance on my body....

Michael Bragg

Cartoon: Eastwood confronts his imagination at DMC

Abbi Pittman September 4, 2012

Cartoon: MICHAEL BRAGG, Senior A&E Reporter {nomultithumb}

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