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The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

Senior Goodbye: Bryant Barbery

Senior Goodbye: Bryant Barbery

Bryant Barbery April 25, 2016

One blink of the eye and you are graduating. You’re gone. Your time is up. That is the harsh but beautiful reality that is college. What matters is what you do with those four years and what you experience...

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North Carolina’s Dangerous Piece of Legislation

Madeline Lippy April 24, 2016

Imagine you work for Tyson, a company known for its cruelty against its chickens. Your first day on the job you see chickens in a crowded building covered in their own waste and blood that are being prepared...

Youth win big climate change victory

Youth win big climate change victory

Q April 19, 2016

Earlier this month, a monumental decision was handed down in what could be the forerunner to the most important trial in the history of the world. On April 8, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin of the...

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Video Games are an art form

Mike Hebert April 19, 2016

When people think about art, what usually comes to mind are things like painting and sculpting. These things are called art because of the way they are supposed to make the viewer feel. Each painting...

Cartoon by Emily Howard

Equal pay gap hurts North Carolina families

Q April 14, 2016

  Tuesday was Equal Pay Day, a day that represents how far into the year a woman has to work to earn the same as her male counterpart. Such a "holiday" must still exist because, despite the...

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Documentaries That Will Inspire You to Go Vegan

Madeline Lippy April 13, 2016

One of the things I am often asked when discussing my choice to become a vegan is, “Oh no, but how do you watch all of those horrific documentaries about the animals being killed and stuff?” Well,...

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Game developers need to take their time

Mike Hebert April 12, 2016

A new "Call of Duty" game is made every year. Why? Each year a new "Call of Duty" comes out, critics take to the internet and bash its recycled gameplay and bland stories. This has an impact on sales....

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Poets need to make their work more relatable

Christian George April 11, 2016

Poetry has been an influential force in my life that has opened new ways of thinking and has allowed me to express emotions that I once found difficulty conveying. Personally, I have written many poems...

Cartoon by Bridget Mundy.

Sanford Mall of horrors

Kevin Griffin April 8, 2016

Burton Joseph is one of my heroes. While he is not well known, Joseph's stance in one of the most polarizing free speech cases in American history had been a source of great inspiration for me. In 1977,...

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The Panama papers

Q April 8, 2016

Remember Edward Snowden? The man who three years ago leaked a little over a million documents to the public showing the extent of government spying? As big as the reaction to that disclosure was, a new...

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The Fear of A.I. Technology and its Capabilities

Christian George April 6, 2016

In the past 50 years, it seems like there has been 500 years of technological advancement. The greatest development within technology has been the development of AI, or artificial intelligence. AI is...

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