I can’t act like all four years at this school and at this publication have been great. There have been problems, but I can’t escape feeling my college experience was made exceptional by this paper. The...

Hey, I’m Angelo. I don’t do a lot here, but hell if I didn’t enjoy every second of my time at The Appalachian. The award-winning one, mind you. Let’s backtrack a bit. Much like every anxiety-ridden...

Since my senior year began I’ve been wishing it away. I was so excited to graduate, so excited to leave Boone and start a new chapter of my life. It wasn’t until I began to write this that I realized...

I have been with The Appalachian since the spring of 2015. As a shy and confused sophomore reporter, I scribbled my way through my first term on the paper. I was too scared to pitch ideas, so I quietly...

On March 22, 2017, thousands of people all across the globe gathered in major cities to march for science. From Washington D.C. to Boston, and all the way to Paris and Frankfurt, people gathered to protest...

Comic books, like any other medium, are a powerful tool for expressing various beliefs and ideas. These ideas differ amongst the various intellectual properties owned by Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and other...

One comedian bears the title “Master of Insult” as he became known for his demeaning but humbling insults that shook even the most prolific celebrities. As he grew older, he feared becoming irrelevant....

The World Baseball Classic is the Olympic games for international play of the long-lived sport. This past week the young tournament saw a new winner, the United States of America. The WBC has been played...

What makes a legend? How does a man go from being just a mere mortal to becoming a myth and a legend known to thousands upon thousands of people? The answer is simple. Look to The Undertaker. To the...

President Donald Trump finally figured out who was going to pay for his wall, and, as expected, it isn’t Mexico. It’s the American people. But that shouldn’t have surprised anyone, especially with...

Appalachian State unveiled the “A Mountaineer Impact, A Drive for Excellence” project on Tuesday in hopes of raising $60 million over a six-year period for facility enhancements and benefits for student...

Correction: The previous piece mentioned Plessy vs. Ferguson as the court case which integrated schools, but this is actually Brown vs. Board of Education. To some it’s a representation of their heritage...