President Obama’s proposal to provide free community college to students meeting certain requirements is interesting because it is so rare that the idea of free higher education in any form gains much...

In a positive development, Gov. Pat McCrory appears to be considering some form of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act for North Carolina. After a meeting with President Obama on Jan. 6,...

Despite the tragic deaths of Charlie Hebdo’s cartoonists, some people have criticized them and blamed them for the attack, claiming that their cartoons depicting Mohammad were racist and insensitive....

Many students here at Appalachian State University, like countless other university students across the nation, are relying on student loans to pay for tuition and fees, though to various extents. But...

Throughout the semester, we have seen a number of movements and events emerging around campus for the purpose of raising awareness about issues and groups that typically are not examined nearly enough. In...

The increasing number of reported sexual assaults is dominating discussions on college campuses around the country. Prevention strategies and how to avoid potentially dangerous situations have been the...

Most of us are familiar with the idea that our budgets are our values. If this is true, then I regret to say our beloved university does not value its students, at least financially. According to a...

The Appalachian is proud to announce that 2014 marks the publication’s 80th year in existence. Recently, the newspaper has done its best to change how we tell news stories, to shake off any residual...

A letter to white fraternity men, I am writing this to the population of white fraternity men who contribute to the negative stereotypes that surround them. I write to this group because of their unique...

Business Insider recently published a disturbing fact about income inequality in Boone. The town was ranked No. 6 on a list of the most unequal cities in the country, with the bottom 20 percent holding...