In August, The Appalachian reported on the State Board of Elections denial of an on-campus voting site for Appalachian State University. The decision to not host an on-campus voting site was made despite...

Let’s start by stating the obvious: App State football is wildly popular. The legacy that the Mountaineers paved under Jerry Moore in the Southern Conference in the 2000s is what most people associate...

  Cox, a senior studio arts major, is an editorial cartoonist. 

At the end of three and a half years of full course loads, extracurriculars and too many all-nighters, it is not the diploma in-hand that represents all I have learned. My personal growth during my...

Seniors, we’re graduating - can you even believe it? After my four years in Boone I can confidently say this place has shaped all of us into great people. I’m proud to say I’ll soon be an Appalachian...

Everyone goes to college to learn more and find their place in this world. We learn new things in lectures and in practice, about ourselves as we live on our own for the first time and are responsible...

It’s come time for me to pronounce farewells. Like it or not, Commencement is a mere handful of cursory assignments away. Looking back, I was always aware that this time would come—mostly due to...

Just eight weeks after beginning my college journey, I made the decision to transfer from a small, liberal arts college to study journalism at a much larger university. I chose Appalachian State University,...

Appalachian State University has been my home for quite some time. I love it here, and I cherish the majority of the memories. But these six years have been quite a drag. That’s right, six years....

Cartoon by Bridget Mundy, Editorial Cartoonist

Cartoon by Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

There was a substantial bit of news from Ukraine last week that did not involve Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama or any prominent political figures. Instead, it was about a journalist. Simon Ostrovsky,...