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The Appalachian

Q's Corner: College Admission Scandal

Q’s Corner: College Admission Scandal

Q Russell, Opinion Editor March 22, 2019

With the recent college admission scandal involving the privileged elite buying their children spots at prestigious universities, it seems the punishment is less for the payment and more for who got paid. On...

OPINION: NCAA does not provide sufficient compensation for college athletes

OPINION: NCAA does not provide sufficient compensation for college athletes

Tommy Mozier, Senior Reporter March 21, 2019

It’s March, which means it is the best time of year for college basketball fans. The NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament has arrived, and with it comes the annual question of just how the NCAA...

EDITORIAL: Lack of competition for SGA presidential ticket discourages students from voting

EDITORIAL: Lack of competition for SGA presidential ticket discourages students from voting

When the voting is finalized in the Student Body Presidential election, only one outcome is possible no matter how many votes were cast. DeJon Milbourne, current student body president, will be re-elected...

Q's Corner: Daylight saving time

Q’s Corner: Daylight saving time

March 15, 2019

Spring is lovely because of the warmer weather, live foliage and the distinct lack of snow. However, with spring also comes an evil: daylight saving time. While that statement is hyperbolic, daylight...

OPINION: Increasing minimum wage is a short-term solution for a long-term problem

OPINION: Increasing minimum wage is a short-term solution for a long-term problem

March 15, 2019

Those expected to benefit will suffer when minimum wage increases to $15 per hour. The supply of workers and businesses’ demand for workers determines the price of labor. The law of supply suggests...

OPINION: Targeted harassment of journalists at the border infringe on First Amendment rights

OPINION: Targeted harassment of journalists at the border infringe on First Amendment rights

Q Russell, Opinion Editor March 14, 2019

NBC 7 San Diego released documents indicating that the U.S. government created a secret database of activists, journalists and social media influencers working with the migrant caravan. The migrant caravan...

Q's Corner: PETA

Q’s Corner: PETA

Q Russell, Opinion Editor March 1, 2019

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an organization that purports to support animal rights, but is actually more like an animal hate group intent on eradicating the living beings it claims to...

OPINION: Number of women candidates on the rise in wake of Trump's election

OPINION: Number of women candidates on the rise in wake of Trump’s election

Tommy Mozier, Senior Reporter February 28, 2019

President Donald Trump was correct about one thing during the State of the Union address to Congress in early February: He is largely responsible for the record 110 women elected to Congress, most of whom...

Letter to the editor: Why should students care what faculty get paid?

Letter to the editor: Why should students care what faculty get paid?

Op-Ed February 28, 2019

Every now and then, leaders are suddenly reminded of the price they pay for disregarding those they claim to serve. They avoid eye contact and grow uneasy as their canned applause lines fall on stony silence....

OPINION: Increasing partisan divide calls for increase in executive power

OPINION: Increasing partisan divide calls for increase in executive power

Caleb Garbuio, Columnist February 27, 2019

The U.S., a country founded with checks and balances to prevent the exclusive consolidation of power, now needs a strong unitary executive branch to serve its needs. Article I, Section I of the Constitution...

Q's Corner: William Barr

Q’s Corner: William Barr

Q Russell, Opinion Editor February 22, 2019

Congress voted on Feb. 15 to appoint William Barr as the attorney general of the U.S., replacing Jeff Sessions, who stepped down in November. This won’t be Barr’s first rodeo; he served as deputy...

Letter to the Editor: AppCards need to be valid voter identification

Letter to the Editor: AppCards need to be valid voter identification

Op-Ed February 22, 2019

For many of those who voted last November, they might remember one of the six constitutional amendments that was on the ballot: “Require Photo ID to Vote.” Fifty-three percent of Watauga County...

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