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Leah’s Lens: #TBT, The Appalachian style - Logo edition

Leah’s Lens: #TBT, The Appalachian style – Logo edition

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor October 17, 2024

The Appalachian has been delivering the happenings of and around App State for 90 years, and with these nine decades inevitably comes some interior design changes. At this point, The Appalachian is an...

OPINION: The U.S. voting system needs reform, but votes still matter

OPINION: The U.S. voting system needs reform, but votes still matter

Allison Lehan, Opinion Editor October 17, 2024

With the 2024 presidential election coming in blazing hot, the United States political climate has become increasingly turbulent. People in the U.S. are living under stark sociopolitical divides, the driving...

OPINION: Harris fell out of a coconut tree, Trump fell off the map

OPINION: Harris fell out of a coconut tree, Trump fell off the map

Christian Etherson, Opinion Writer October 17, 2024

As the 2024 election draws near, pundits and voters alike obsess over every angle with which to analyze the two candidates. One underrated angle is their social media strategies and the online support...

OPINION: Party like it’s the 1930s this Halloween

OPINION: Party like it’s the 1930s this Halloween

Anna Kate Mock, Opinion Writer October 16, 2024

 What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Halloween? Is it an array of jack-o’-lanterns, ghosts, goblins, witches and skeletons? A deep dive into the religious traditions that...

Leah’s Lens: ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’: A theme song for the decades

Leah’s Lens: ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’: A theme song for the decades

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor October 16, 2024

If there is one thing to be true this October, it is this: you have either been living under a rock, or you know this month is The Appalachian’s 90th anniversary. For the last nine decades, The Appalachian...

Kidd Brewer Stadium through the gates of the Broyhill Entrance Plaza during Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27.

OPINION: Liberty’s off-field comments were uncalled for and ignorant

Parker Egeland, Reporter October 10, 2024

App State was set to play Liberty for the first time since 2014 on Saturday. It was one of the biggest games on each school’s schedule, with both teams being two of the strongest teams in the Group of...

OPINION: Can you name 5 songs?

OPINION: Can you name 5 songs?

Ava Silva, Opinion Writer October 9, 2024

If you look in your closet, chances are you own a band T-shirt or two. Most do, whether they listen to the band or not. Maybe it’s a hand-me-down from your parents, maybe you bought it from the band’s...

Letter from the editors: Representation is key

Letter from the editors: Representation is key

National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 each year to commemorate the impact Hispanic peoples have had in the history and culture of the United States. By recognizing the...

OPINION: Technological modernization is not the answer

OPINION: Technological modernization is not the answer

Allison Lehan, Opinion Editor October 7, 2024

When one thinks about the future of technology, comically inflated notions of flying cars, robot butlers and self-tying shoes might come to mind. These kinds of entertaining projections involving an advanced,...

Letter to the Editor: Community needs to continue

Letter to the Editor: Community needs to continue

Brian MacHarg October 2, 2024

Hurricane Helene hurt and challenged us in many so many ways, but also showed us something special. I was without electricity, water, connectivity or easy egress from my home for several days; however,...

Leah's Lens: The downfall of Blake Lively should not be a shock

Leah’s Lens: The downfall of Blake Lively should not be a shock

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor September 25, 2024

Nearly everyone remembers Blake Lively’s character in Gossip Girl, Serena van der Woodsen. She was often thought of as the it girl of the show, getting the attention of every boy and the jealousy of...

OPINION: Rate My Professors gets 1 star for accuracy

OPINION: Rate My Professors gets 1 star for accuracy

Christian Etherson, Opinion Writer September 23, 2024

Every semester, college students excitedly peruse their course list and program of study to create a perfect class schedule. One often-used tool is Rate My Professors, a website where students give anonymous...

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