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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

The rising price of education

The rising price of education

Hansen Dendinger September 29, 2017

College education has always come with a price tag, but never more so than in the past few years. Slowly rising tuition and living fees have been building up for decades, with each year leaving the...

What the new Bethesda-Nintendo relationship means for the Switch

What the new Bethesda-Nintendo relationship means for the Switch

Joshua Baldwin September 28, 2017

In November 2012, Nintendo Co., the popular Japanese video game company, released the Wii U video game console. The console was released as the follow-up to the incredibly successful Wii system, and...

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s new book, What Happened. In the memoir, Clinton details what she believes lead to her defeat in the 2016 presidential election.

What happened: Hillary Clinton speaks out

Moss Brennan, Reporter September 27, 2017

Hillary Clinton released her tell-all book, “What Happened,” on Sept. 12, 10 months after she conceded the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump. “This is my story of what happened. It’s...

Conflicts of race and politics unite the sports world

Conflicts of race and politics unite the sports world

Jason Huber September 24, 2017

The sports world has been brought to the center of attention once again over the last few weeks due to the renewed clash of sports and politics. We have been here before though. Sports and politics have...

How climate change affects current natural disasters

How climate change affects current natural disasters

Kayla Smith September 22, 2017

Correction: The piece falsely mentions that humans are responsible for 95 percent of the global temperature increase since the 19th century. This was mis-cited, the actual statistic is that there is a...

A devastating scene of damages that hurricane Harvey has caused in Texas.

Environmental hazards stew in Harvey’s wake

Nate Fordyce, Staffer September 21, 2017

Though initial storm damage poses huge problems for much of Texas and Florida, a much larger threat lurks under the flood waters that left over one third of Houston underwater as stated by CNN. Chemical...

Trump’s History of Flip-Flops Makes DACA Deal Unsurprising

Trump’s History of Flip-Flops Makes DACA Deal Unsurprising

Eric Cunningham September 19, 2017

The recent announcement that President Donald Trump was close to a deal with Democratic leaders to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program might seem like a shock. DACA is the program...

A photo from the Costa Rica Sustainable Technology and the Built Environment (STBE) spring break program from 2016.

Studying Abroad, An Important Requisite for Today’s Globalized Students

Cristian McLaughlin, Business Manager September 18, 2017

Here are two questions for you: 콱콘뗍땠侶몸찐?and ¿Puedes leer esto? If those questions do not make sense to you, don’t worry, there is nothing wrong with your eyes. It just means you might...

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Letter to the Editor: Arts Education Transforms Teaching, Learning and Education in America

Op-Ed September 11, 2017

As we enter yet another school year, we take time to reflect on the role of education in our lives and how it has contributed to making us the people we are today. The research is undeniable: when schools...

Transfer students line up in the student union for free food at the APPetizer.

Appalachian State University Through the Eyes of Transfer Students

Christina Beals, Reporter September 6, 2017

According to Appalachian State University’s website, there are currently 18,295 students in attendance, and out of that population, 1,302 are new transfer students. In total, records from fall 2016...

A Wonder Woman t-shirt on display in the book store. Appalachian State's bookstore has a collection of superhero items for sale.

Box office falls flat for original content, but superhero flicks hold steady

Eric Cunningham September 6, 2017

With the end of summer on the horizon, much of the entertainment media’s focus has been on the disappointing summer box office results. According to Trey Williams of MarketWatch, this summer is the...

The pit is a well-known spot for students to smoke. Cigarette butts litter the sidewalks as proof.

Cigarettes on campus raise a question of Appalachian’s true sustainability message

Moss Brennan, Reporter September 5, 2017

According to the Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative, there are 1,757 smoke-free campuses nationwide with 1,468 of those being completely tobacco free. Appalachian State University is not one of...

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