On Oct. 2, the President of the United States and the First Lady were diagnosed with COVID-19, the same virus that he has belittled and refused to take seriously. However the president’s reactions to...

Standing up to say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in grade school is normal to Americans. We’ve repeated it so many times, the pledge has become a force of habit and we don’t give much thought....

On Oct. 7, Yahoo Sports reported the Miami Dolphins obtained clearance to operate its stadium at full capacity. This is fantastic for the Dolphins organization and the Miami faithful, who now find themselves...

Fast fashion is cheap, accessible and trendy clothing. The name “fast fashion” comes from brands’ abilities to get new designs from runways to consumers in a short time. On the surface, fast fashion...

Mourners carried candles and rang bells at a recent political figure’s vigil in Boone. It was a memorial to one of the most prominent and influential justices of the Supreme Court: Ruth Bader Ginsburg....

Are you struggling to balance friends, schoolwork, work and extracurricular activities while missing your pet back home? Fortunately, there’s a pet suited to your college needs. Sorry, dog lovers,...

COVID-19 cases at App State have increased in the last few weeks: the current student case count 191 and one student death. Chad Dorrill’s death should’ve been a wake-up call for Chancellor Sheri Everts...

On Sept. 28, App State sophomore Chad Dorrill died because of complications caused by COVID-19. The next day, Chancellor Sheri Everts sent an email sharing details of Chad’s death and offering condolences...

Political branding is trendy. Both parties blame each other for the faults of our nation and community. When times are good each party takes credit and when times are bad they blame the other. For example,...

Campus political organizations rarely agree on anything. But, the Student Government Association, College Democrats, College Republicans and Turning Point USA all agree: the Plemmons Student Union should...

App State released a banger of a video called “Appalachian is Hot, Hot, Hot” back in 2005 to promote the university’s “coolness” and “hipness.” Without meaning to, “Hot, Hot, Hot” became...

As of Sept. 13, Appalachian State has been one of the few large public colleges to not go fully online in North Carolina. This is a good thing for the educational experience, and the university claims...