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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

Opinion: Let's stop normalizing violence

Opinion: Let’s stop normalizing violence

Jean Holman September 3, 2020

I am no longer stunned by violence in the media regarding recent events. It is normal to see hate in the news, TV shows and films. This is unacceptable because society should never accept violence and...

Opinion: Single-use plastic straws are justified during the pandemic

Opinion: Single-use plastic straws are justified during the pandemic

Ella Adams, Former Community Editor September 3, 2020

App State prides itself on its sustainability. In 2019, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System awarded the university  a “gold rating” of 73.93/100 after evaluating aspects of...

Opinion: Tuition problem

Opinion: Tuition problem

Ricky Barker, Columnist August 27, 2020

To say that the virus has changed the college experience would be an understatement. In many ways, it has upended the whole thing. Everything we once took for granted has been taken away. Gone are the...

Opinion: Danger of confusing people with ideas

Opinion: Danger of confusing people with ideas

Ethan Hunt, Reporter August 27, 2020

Twitter user @sadkimberly tweeted Aug. 20: “an ISU professor put on there [SIC] syllabus ‘If you are racist or homophobic on purpose i will dismiss you from class’ and republicans are literally...

Opinion: College students shouldn't have returned

Opinion: College students shouldn’t have returned

Ella Adams, Former 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...

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