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The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

BREAKING: Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs announces plan for free expression on campus

Madalyn Edwards, Associate News Editor | March 28, 2024

n Thursday at 11:53 a.m., Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs J.J. Brown announced in an email that App State will establish a working group of students to identify alternative options for free expression on campus. The student group’s first meeting will be held April 8, according to the email. The announcement comes in response to recent concerns voiced by students concerning the renovation of...

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SGA holds emergency meeting regarding concerns on campus

Madalyn Edwards, Associate News Editor | March 28, 2024

In response to recent concerns on campus regarding safety and free expression, the SGA Student Assembly held an emergency meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. in room 119 of Anne Belk Hall. The meeting focused on the recent renovation project of the free expression tunnels, recent changes to PrideFest and the Henderson Springs LGBTQ+ Center and the safety concerns and lack of resources available to students...

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BREAKING: Long-Din elected SGA presidential, vice president

Mia Seligman, Enterprise Editor | March 28, 2024

Kathryn Long and Amarah Din were elected as the 2024-25 SGA student body president and vice president Thursday.  Long, a junior communication sciences and disorders major, attended SGA meetings as a public member and decided to run with Din on the campaign of leaving both App State and SGA better than they found it.  Both candidates expressed gratitude and excitement after being informed...

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SGA holds debate for 2024-25 student body presidential candidates

Anna Adams, News Reporter | March 28, 2024

The SGA hosted the presidential and vice presidential debate Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for the upcoming Spring 2024 student government elections. For one hour, the candidates pleaded their cases for office in Plemmons Student Union, Linville Falls, room 226. They shared their values and goals for their presidencies and answered questions prepared by Elections Chair Savannah Raley as well as those...

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App State students say goodbye to the free expression tunnels

Siri Patterson and Mia Seligman | March 27, 2024

Chancellor Sheri Everts announced in an email March 1 that the free expression tunnels underneath Rivers Street will be renovated to a new design that does not allow students to spray paint on the walls.  Following the announcement, several students have voiced concerns about the loss of the free expression aspect of the tunnels on social media apps such as YikYak, through a petition created on...

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Student protest calls for compensation for art students

Siri Patterson, News Editor | March 23, 2024

More than 40 students gathered in front of B.B. Dougherty Administration Building Friday to protest the conditions of Wey Hall and other effects of the building’s construction.  The protest began at 10 a.m. and lasted about two hours. During the protest, students wrote chalk messages of frustration on the walkway before the front entrance of the administration building. The group stood on the...

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