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The Appalachian

Student recordings of classes is a bad idea

Student recordings of classes is a bad idea

Kevin Griffin April 2, 2014

Perhaps each of us at one point or another has been sitting in a class when a professor said something we found objectionable. Depending on what or how it was said, the incident might bother us for...

The expansion of Medicaid could have helped NC

The expansion of Medicaid could have helped NC

Dewey Mullis April 2, 2014

As of the Monday deadline for Affordable Care Act enrollment, North Carolina was ranked among the top 10 states for total citizen enrollment, according to North Carolina Health News. That sounds great!...

Freshman placekicker Mason Moore drills the ball for an attempted field goal in last Saturday’s Spring Scrimmage. The NFL has proposed changes to the point after touchdown play.  Photo by Corey Spiers  |  The Appalachian

Column: When it comes to football, no play is ever automatic

Cory Spiers April 2, 2014

If you think the football extra point is too easy, you’re not alone. Lining up and kicking a 19-yard field goal for the sake of an extra point following a touchdown is apparently not challenging enough. Even...

McCrory waves his magic wand to make jobs appear

McCrory waves his magic wand to make jobs appear

Bridget Mundy April 2, 2014

Cartoon by Bridget Mundy, Editorial Cartoonist

Koch brothers shopping for senators

Koch brothers shopping for senators

Andrew Cox April 2, 2014

Cartoon by Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Letter: There is another side to the climate change debate

Letters to the Editor April 2, 2014

The following letter is in response to "Let's listen to facts, not the 'other side,'" an opinion article that ran in the Tuesday, April 1, issue of The Appalachian. Climate change is a myth that has...

McCrory asks Congress to put pedal to the medal on Highway Trust Fund

McCrory asks Congress to put pedal to the medal on Highway Trust Fund

Bridget Mundy April 1, 2014

Cartoon by Bridget Mundy, Editorial Cartoonist

Political corruption not limited by party lines

Political corruption not limited by party lines

Andrew Cox April 1, 2014

Cartoon by Andrew Cox, Editorial Cartoonist

Let’s listen to facts, not the ‘other side’

Let’s listen to facts, not the ‘other side’

Michael Bragg March 31, 2014

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change addressed policymakers and business leaders Sunday and stated that more must be done to address and prepare for the effects of climate change, according...

Unions for college athletes is a step in right direction

Unions for college athletes is a step in right direction

Kevin Griffin March 31, 2014

Editor’s note: The following is the point in a point/counter-point on whether or not student-athletes should be allowed to unionize. Read the counter-point here. Those who have argued that the refusal...

Student-athlete union is a disservice to academia

Student-athlete union is a disservice to academia

Dewey Mullis March 31, 2014

Editor’s note: The following is the counter-point in a point/counter-point on whether or not student-athletes should be allowed to unionize. Read the point here. The National Labor Relations Board...

Some basketball fans this year suffer from March Madness

Some basketball fans this year suffer from ‘March Madness’

Bridget Mundy March 27, 2014

Cartoon by Bridget Mundy, Editorial Cartoonist

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