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The Appalachian

App State students shaping 2020 elections through campaigning

App State students shaping 2020 elections through campaigning

Rachel Greenland, Reporter January 30, 2020

Two students, two parties, two candidates, one goal: to get their candidate elected. River Collins and CJ Robinson are both spending 2020 dedicating time, energy and lack of sleep working on presidential...

(left to right) Jillyan Baskin, Suryaveer Singh, Caitlyn Daas at Spanish Creek Rainforest Reserve in Belize

App State students will pack their bags for service this spring break

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter January 29, 2020

Working on a permaculture farm, Kylie Holloway pickaxed earth on a vertical slope to plant cacao trees last spring break in Costa Rica for an Alternative Service Experience program. Here, she met Geraldo,...

BSA will host philanthropy dance that is good for the sole

BSA will host philanthropy dance that is good for the sole

Hadasa Rivera Marin, Reporter January 28, 2020

With Black History Month in sight, the Black Student Association is looking to put on a unique event for students all across campus.   ` The Sneaker Ball, a dance in which the entrance fee is a pair...

Blowing Rock Police investigates larceny, counterfeit bills

Blowing Rock Police investigates larceny, counterfeit bills

Tucker Wulff, Reporter January 27, 2020

A larceny involving the use of counterfeit currency occurred at the Gap Factory Store in the Tanger Shoppes on the Parkway shopping complex in Blowing Rock, and is one of multiple similar cases in the...

Boone Fire controlled a fire in App Heights dorm Sunday afternoon.

Boone Fire responds to fire at App Heights, sprinkler system activated

Ansley Puckett, Reporter January 26, 2020

Update 7:22 p.m.. All residents on the right side have been allowed back in except for the room with the fire. Residents with damaged rooms will be given temporary room assignments Breaking: A small...

First-generation students face barriers in applications, finances

First-generation students face barriers in applications, finances

Quadajah Rivers, Reporter January 25, 2020

For many students, college is an investment worth pursuing, but the experience often comes with hardships, especially for first-generation students. First-generation students are the first person in...

NCDHHS investigating possible case of coronavirus

NCDHHS investigating possible case of coronavirus

Moss Brennan, Reporter January 24, 2020

Update: Jan. 25, 2020 The North Carolina Division of Public Health announced the person being tested for coronavirus is not infected. Negative results was received from the CDC on Friday evening. “We...

Michael Deck, a retired veteran, took up vaping to limit his reliance on cigarettes. He said 17 and 18-year-olds should be able to use tobacco products considering they can go into basic training and die for their country.

Many students up in smoke after legal age to purchase tobacco increases

Jackie Park, Reporter January 23, 2020

As the popularity for many “new” tobacco products, like electronic cigarettes, increased, so did the age to buy them. President Donald Trump signed legislation that raised the minimum age to purchase...

Connor Coker (second from right) celebrates with his friends after ringing the bell to announce he is cancer free after three years. Coker was diagnosed in 2016 and had to leave App State for a year for treatment.

“I can’t let that be what defines me”: App State student beats cancer after three years

Moss Brennan, Reporter January 23, 2020

When Connor Coker walked up to retrieve a quiz from a professor, she looked at him and asked if he was OK. He was coughing, pale and sweating profusely. His professor told him to go to health services,...

Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster, located in Avery County is set to open for operation around mid-February with an official opening date soon to come. This photograph was taken Jan. 7 and shows a majority of the coaster's ride.

Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster brings a new way to get outside in the High Country

Rachel Greenland, Reporter January 22, 2020

High Country visitors and residents will soon have another way to cascade down the Blue Ridge Mountains, but the fun won’t stop when the snow melts. Taking inspiration from years as a military family...

The Chick-fil-A located at 2082 Blowing Rock Road recently put an end to its "College Night" promotion due to overwhelming demand for the business' capacity. The promotion also resulted in parking overflow into nearby Makoto's and Applebee's.

Chick-Fil-A discontinues College Night due to “capacity issues”

Harley Nefe, Reporter January 21, 2020

On a typical Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Chick-Fil-A on Blowing Rock Road is a common place to find college students. This is because of an event called College Night, the “most successful promotion...

Volunteers, including senior social work major Larry Lapushin, chop wood for Hospitality House, one of several community partners for this year's MLK Challenge.

MLK Challenge inspires further service from App State students

Tucker Wulff, Reporter January 20, 2020

App State and Appalachian & Community Together celebrated the 21st anniversary of the MLK Challenge with a day of service alongside an array of community partners Monday.  Approximately 250 students...

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