Fall of 2020 was a weird time to start college. The initial shock of the pandemic had passed, but we were still in the thick of it — and I was left to open a new chapter of my life. My days were spent...

I have been a part of The Appalachian since the first semester of my freshman year. I started off as a nervous, quiet marketing representative desperate to make a good impression. Then, when the Director...

In August of 2021, a shy freshman with an interest in politics fell out of a coconut tree and into The Appalachian’s newsroom. He wrote with oxford commas, didn’t know how to attribute a quote and...

With each passing year, scientific reports on the state of the planet’s ecological processes become increasingly harrowing. Climate change has proven to fulfill and exceed decades worth of terrifying...

Editor’s Note: This article contains mention of rape, sexual assault and hateful language toward women. On Nov. 6, 2024, the devastating news came that Donald Trump would be the next president. When...

Have you ever noticed a horror movie taking a tad too long to get to anything scary? Or a jumpscare seemingly out of nowhere? A trend in horror movies is to have an hour to an hour and 15 minutes of...

One of the most common archetypes in horror movies is the portrayal of a villain or killer as “crazy,” eliciting a consistent representation of mental illness that is both inaccurate and frankly harmful...

Each school year comes with its own unique set of challenges, but recently there have been obstacles that many students today have had to face. The year 2020 is historically significant for many reasons,...

This week’s “Dancing with the Stars” hit a major milestone celebrating its 500th episode with a night of nostalgia, standout routines and high-stakes instant dances. Each of the remaining six couples...

It’s a very safe bet to assert that there isn’t a United States resident alive today who hasn’t heard about the results of the 2024 presidential election. The bet that there are millions of citizens...

Tuesday night, the world turned upside down. Hundreds of thousands of people watched the screen with bated breath, hoping what we did was enough. It is very easy right now to feel like it was not.  Donald...

As of 2023, approximately 44,000 species currently battle extinction, which is roughly 2,000 more than what was accounted for in 2022. Even though this is a shocking number, most people will go about their...