Nearly 10 years ago, the U.S. Department of Education put out a report calling for changes in the way higher education functions. That report was called “A Test of Leadership.” Now that the prophet...

Near the beginning of each semester, freshmen and first year transfer students are asked to complete the Mapworks survey, a questionnaire that focuses on helping these students map out their strengths...

Recently, experts have observed a noticeable delay in savings among millennials. As a bankrate.com survey from August revealed, over 10 percent of millennials say they delay savings, largely because...

When conducting a protest, it is key to remember that all eyes are on you. Anything you say and do can and will be used to represent your cause. This is especially true when your movement is highly controversial...

When news broke that Apple would fight FBI efforts to force the company to design software to help the FBI crack the San Bernardino attacker’s phone, I initially thought this was a bold, positive stand...

Each year 12.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer , according to the Huffington Post. With February being National Cancer Prevention Month, it is important to be educated about all cancers and how...

In an unassuming warehouse off U.S. Route 421, a group of diligent students on Appalachian State's very own Solar Vehicle Team work relentlessly to finish the final draft of their 2016 vehicle design report. Everyone...

"The Witness" is a game that puts players on a carefully crafted and beautifully rendered island with hundreds of thoughtful, intricate puzzles. The game takes upward of 40 hours to complete, a long game...

  This year was supposed to be the year when all the voter suppression efforts put in place by Republican policymakers came into effect. This would be the first year that the new voter ID requirements...

On Sunday Cam Newton and the rest of the Carolina Panthers played in Super Bowl 50, giving Newton the chance to add the final achievement to his MVP season by hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for the first...

It would seem that Martin Shkreli's time in the limelight has yet to fade. Shkreli, the former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, became famous last year when he raised the price of Daraprim, a life-saving...

Walk into the library at any time and you will likely see hundreds of students working on homework, papers and quizzes, with a quiet buzz of hushed whispers filling the air. However you look at it,...