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The Appalachian

Opinion: College students shouldn't have returned

Opinion: College students shouldn’t have returned

Ella Adams, Community Editor August 27, 2020

After 177 total students tested positive for COVID-19, administrators at UNC Chapel Hill made the hasty choice to move students out and classes online.  Other North Carolina universities, including...

Opinion: In a week of retrospect: Move-In Week

Opinion: In a week of retrospect: Move-In Week

Stephen C. Leverton II, Opinion Writer August 23, 2020

For first-year and returning students, App State move-in week looks different this year. For instance, only one guest is allowed to help the move-in process, students move into dorms over a week instead...

Opinion: What does the coronavirus mean for small businesses?

Opinion: What does the coronavirus mean for small businesses?

Ethan Murphy, Reporter August 20, 2020

Virus cases continue to grow across the country, but what does that mean for small businesses in a college town like Boone? Managing the spread of COVID-19 poses a challenge in itself, but considering...

Caleb's Concepts: How René Descartes will help overthinkers ace their exam

Caleb’s Concepts: How René Descartes will help overthinkers ace their exam

Caleb Garbuio, Columnist August 20, 2020

The first day of class got off to a rocky start. AsULearn crashed when students scrambled to access their courses and our class schedule became uncertain after the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill...

Letter to the Editor: Welcome to App

Letter to the Editor: Welcome to App

August 19, 2020

Did anyone have any of 2020 on their 2020 bingo card? A pandemic? Killer hornets? Nightly fireworks to no end? No? Me neither. But this is where we are — a pandemic, presidential election year, societal...

Opinion: Administrator Absurdity

Opinion: Administrator Absurdity

Ricky Barker, Columnist August 17, 2020

On July 21st, the adminstations showed its true feelings and emotions toward Black students’ experience on our campus. The whole situation was cringeworthy at best and generally horrible at worst. It’s...

Opinion: Stop saying the phrase "Freshman 15"

Opinion: Stop saying the phrase “Freshman 15”

Jean Holman August 16, 2020

According to the Eating Disorders Coalition, 30 million people in the United States have had or currently have an eating disorder. An eating disorder is a mental illness where a person has unhealthy eating...

Letter to the Editor: My support for Donald Trump is over, signed a Republican

Letter to the Editor: My support for Donald Trump is over, signed a Republican

August 13, 2020

The November election will undoubtedly determine the fate of our nation and, subsequently, the fates of future generations. While all of us may never fully agree on what this path should be, what we can...

Caleb's Concepts: The economic benefits to postponing fall sports

Caleb’s Concepts: The economic benefits to postponing fall sports

Caleb Garbuio, Columnist August 12, 2020

Brace yourselves, fall football probably will not happen this year. On Aug. 11, The Big 10 Football Conference postponed all fall sports, with the Pac-12 following suit later that afternoon. Why? COVID-19. According...

Opinion: Wearing face masks has become a political stance

Opinion: Wearing face masks has become a political stance

Jean Holman August 12, 2020

On June 24, Governor Roy Cooper stated that North Carolinians must wear face masks in public. However, despite many following this law, there are exceptions. Statistics show that more Democrats wear face...

Letter to the Editor: In defense of voting in the Blue Ridge Ballroom

Letter to the Editor: In defense of voting in the Blue Ridge Ballroom

Dalton George and Emily Hogan July 31, 2020

Things are up in the air for campus life come fall. In reality, we don’t know what any campus activity is going to look like. Our very voting rights, like every other thing, are a looming question. The...

Letter to the Editor: Generation Z Will Go Down as The Dumbest Generation

Letter to the Editor: Generation Z Will Go Down as The Dumbest Generation

John Moncrieff July 30, 2020

I am a member of Generation Z currently in college. I graduated high school without taking a single online class from kindergarten to 12th grade. Currently, with COVID-19, schools are closing, and classes...

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