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The App State solar vehicle team, Team Sunergy, unveiled their new solar racing vehicle at an event held in the Holmes Convocation Center on Friday. The new solar car, named “Running on Solar Energy,” or R.O.S.E., was completely designed and built by App State students. R.O.S.E is the team’s second solar racing car and their
The Appalachian State University Women’s Center is committed to “educating the Appalachian community, eliminating gender discrimination, promoting social, economic, and political equity, and empowering women and girls” according to their website. Sydney Hobart, senior biology major, volunteers at the Women’s Center as a desk shift volunteer. “The Women’s Center was a place that I stumbled
The top of Roess Dining Hall hosts a beehive which holds a colony of 30,000 to 40,000 bees in front of the entrance located near the Varsity Gym. This beehive was donated to the school by the Board of Trustees as a farewell gift to Alice Roess, the namesake of the dining hall. Roess is
As a part of Climate Justice Month, Traditional Chief Albert Naquin, tribal leader of the Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe, visited Appalachian State for a potluck, seminar and screening of a short film focused on climate change on April 11. The Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe, which resides on the Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, is being forced to
A symbol of Appalachian State University’s commitment to sustainability, the Broyhill Wind Turbine, is a testament to the ability of App State students to change the world. The 152-foot-tall turbine sits at the highest point of campus and, until recently, was the largest turbine in North Carolina, according to the Office of Sustainability. The 100
A ribbon-cutting Tuesday afternoon on Peacock Hall’s first floor patio presented to the public new smart, solar powered picnic tables. “This is a thrilling, exciting day for us. We’ve been dreaming of solar chargers on campus like these for many years,” Lee Ball, chief sustainability officer said ahead of the ribbon cutting. The ribbon-cutting for
The SGA Student Senate voted against initiating a review for impeachment on SGA President Anderson Clayton, a junior journalism and political science double major, for 27 violations of the student government constitution and bylaws on April 10. Fifty-one percent of the senate voted in favor, 44 percent voted in opposition and 4 percent abstained. This
A Black Lives Matter movement co-founder spoke at App State April 10 about anti-black racism, immigration and how the Black Lives Matter movement was born. Opal Tometi’s talk, “Black Lives Matter: Justice, Faith, and Joy,” was a part of App State’s Diversity Celebration week. Tometi said Black Lives Matter was a project that started between
The Appalachian State University Renewable Energy Initiative hosted its spring forum on Thursday featuring sustainability initiatives happening on campus. The student-led and funded organization displayed student and faculty work through interactive workshops that encouraged fellow students to take a hands-on approach to learning about renewable practices. Zero Waste interns told attendees about the university’s dedication
Three men were arrested during a traffic stop after Migos’ performance at the Holmes Convocation Center on Thursday night, according to Boone Police Department. Jharon Ahmad Murphy, of Snellville, Georgia, Daryl Irvon McPherson, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Kevin Spigner, of Smyrna, Georgia, were arrested. Officers at the concert smelled marijuana as the band’s vehicle left
