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OPINION: Traditional weddings are overrated

OPINION: Traditional weddings are overrated

Kaylie Morales, Opinion Writer April 22, 2024

Weddings are a time of celebration and unity for the couple and their families. There are formal rules that must be followed in Western weddings, including the division of genders in the wedding party,...

OPINION: The importance of green schools in K-12

OPINION: The importance of green schools in K-12

Kaylie Morales, Opinion Writer April 17, 2024

At App State, Sanford Mall is where many students bask in the sun, do school work or just hang out and enjoy the wonderful weather and surrounding mountains at any time. In the K-12 school system, students...

Letter to the Editor: The fight for the future is not over

Letter to the Editor: The fight for the future is not over

Andrew Myers April 15, 2024

Sheri Everts is resigning after a contentious, unresponsive and uncommunicative career as chancellor. We are not done with this fight, however. This is not the time for apathy. Now more than ever, students...

Leah's Lens: Conspiracy theory? No, just a Tuesday.

Leah’s Lens: Conspiracy theory? No, just a Tuesday.

Leah Boone, Opinion Editor April 15, 2024

Area 51 and the Illuminati. Britney Spears and Avril Lavigne. Princess Diana and Princess Catherine. While seemingly unrelated, each of these topics have one thing in common: the forefront of some of the...

Letter to the Editor: A resolution calling for campus leadership

Letter to the Editor: A resolution calling for campus leadership

The Faculty Senate April 10, 2024

Editor's Note: The Faculty Senate passed this resolution on Monday with a unanimous vote. The resolution was submitted to The Appalachian for publication as a Letter to the Editor. WHEREAS the Student...

OPINION: Congress members do not belong in the stock market

OPINION: Congress members do not belong in the stock market

Allison Lehan, Associate Opinion Editor April 10, 2024

The U.S. government has proven itself time and time again to be a contradictory, self-serving institution uninterested in the “by the people, for the people” ideology upon which its foundations were...

Leah's Lens: Pride cannot and will not be erased

Leah’s Lens: Pride cannot and will not be erased

Leah Boone, Opinion Editor April 8, 2024

For years, App State has been a university in which students who identify as LGBTQ+ feel safe and can freely express themselves. It has been an inclusive environment for all, providing a nonjudgmental...

EDITORIAL: Take accountability, Sheri

EDITORIAL: Take accountability, Sheri

The Editorial Board April 8, 2024

“At Appalachian, we put students first, always,” reads Chancellor Sheri Everts’ vision page on her website. However, this doesn’t seem to be the case.  Over the past month, Everts and upper...

OPINION: Everts is attempting to jump ship

OPINION: Everts is attempting to jump ship

Bella Lantz, Associate Opinion Editor April 3, 2024

On Aug. 21, the App State Hickory Campus opened to students. This is a dream for many students who want to attend App State’s main campus, but can’t afford housing or don’t want to go to a big school....

Illustration to the Editor: Sheri Everts and the throne of misplaced priorities

Illustration to the Editor: Sheri Everts and the throne of misplaced priorities

Andrew David Cox April 3, 2024

Andrew David Cox is an App State alumnus and was an editorial cartoonist for The Appalachian. Cox graduated cum laude with departmental honors in 2014 with a B.F.A. in studio art. During his time on The...

Leah's Lens: Nobody wants to give their all to App State

Leah’s Lens: Nobody wants to give their all to App State

Leah Boone, Opinion Editor April 1, 2024

It is no secret that thousands of students are upset with App State, specifically Chancellor Sheri Everts, right now. Painting over the free expression tunnels — strike one. Lack of safety in Wey Hall...

OPINION: Silent study spots are needed

Bella Lantz, Associate Opinion Editor March 27, 2024

Studying is a universal experience for any type of student. Studying techniques vary from one student to another, which creates huge differences in the needs of students. Some of these techniques require...

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