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The Appalachian

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The Appalachian

Opinion: Bolton's most damning claim

Opinion: Bolton’s most damning claim

Ricky Barker, Columnist July 4, 2020

The president has been in a legal dance over the last week attempting to block a book from being sold to the general public. It’s John Bolton, the previous national security adviser’s book, and is...

Opinion: Never Ending Winter

Opinion: Never Ending Winter

Adam Zebzda, Reporter June 29, 2020

The ideological, geopolitical, and economic conflict between the United States and USSR during the Cold War reformed global politics. Today, an underlying tension has the potential to spark a new type...

EDITORIAL: Black lives matter in Spanish

EDITORIAL: Black lives matter in Spanish

The Appalachian Consejo Editorial envía sus condolencias a los afectados por la brutalidad policial y el racismo sistémico dirigido hacia los afroamericanos. Estos problemas se han perpetuado en los...

EDITORIAL: Black lives matter

EDITORIAL: Black lives matter

The Editorial Board June 6, 2020

The Appalachian Editorial Board sends its condolences to those affected by police brutality and systemic racism directed toward black people. These issues have perpetuated in the U.S. for generations and...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 19, 2020, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft on the company’s uncrewed In-Flight Abort Test

OPINION: A love letter to space and how it restored my faith

Mickey Hutchings, Reporter June 4, 2020

On May 30 at 3:22 p.m., two astronauts launched off the Florida coast, ushering in a new generation of human space travel for the U.S.  Tightly stowed atop SpaceX’s revolutionary Falcon 9 rocket...

OPINION: What the march down King Street meant to me

OPINION: What the march down King Street meant to me

Kaiden Smith, Senior Reporter June 3, 2020

It’s no secret that App State is a predominantly white university, which led to a predominantly white turn out as hundreds marched peacefully down King Street to fight against racism and police injustice...

OPINION: Protest your life away.

OPINION: Protest your life away.

Ricky Barker, Columnist May 2, 2020

We are living in uncertain times. Many states have now created mandatory stay-at-home orders to prevent more citizens from being infected with COVID-19. It’s been hard for many of us, unable to see family...

Caleb's Concept: Why is AA not considered essential business?

Caleb’s Concept: Why is AA not considered essential business?

Caleb Garbuio, Columnist April 25, 2020

Alcoholism kills 88,000 people annually, making it the third largest cause of death in the U.S. Unlike other diseases, alcoholism cannot be cured.  The good news is that organizations such as Alcoholics...

OPINION: Winston-Salem's Batman

OPINION: Winston-Salem’s Batman

Stephen C. Leverton II, Opinion Writer April 20, 2020

Beginning in December, Winston-Salem gained a new hero: Night Watch. While Night Watch isn’t a superhero like Batman or Spider-Man, he's a friend for those in need. He helps out the homeless and settles...

OPINON: Please donate your masks

OPINON: Please donate your masks

Ricky Barker, Columnist April 11, 2020

There has been an influx of people who are buying masks in a vain attempt to protect themselves. Some preppers have even begun hoarding them in large quantities. This is pointless and only hurts medical...

OPINION: COVID-19 Shows we must hold elected officials to a higher ethical standard.

OPINION: COVID-19 Shows we must hold elected officials to a higher ethical standard.

Ethan Hunt, Reporter April 10, 2020

Not since the Cold War era has the president of the United States’ ability to play God been so clearly on display to the American people. Every president in our nation's history has chosen if people...

OPINION: Why I'm leaving the DNC

OPINION: Why I’m leaving the DNC

Adam Zebzda, Reporter April 10, 2020

My Catholic faith describes a revelation as divine insight from God which changes a person’s perspective by opening their mind. While I can’t say I’ve received a divine revelation, I have received...

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