Class at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country would trade traditional desks and whiteboards for the red carpet, the stage, the lights and popcorn machines.  Paul Forte, vice chancellor of business...

Students with hopes of working in a national park or preserving Earth’s climate filed into Adjunct Instructor Tom Randolph’s Environmental Education class Oct. 24 to hear from North Carolina’s Secretary...

Three faculty members in the Department of Computer Science are trying to make computer science classes and programs more accessible to students in rural Appalachia. A $300,000 grant they received from...

Very few feet have wandered into voting booths to vote for Boone’s Town Council, Matthew Snyder, director of the Watauga County Board of Elections, said.   Boone’s estimated population is 19,...

The university will no longer host Black and Gold Convocation, which welcomes new students to App State. Provost Darrell Kruger announced at the last Faculty Senate meeting Oct. 7 that after feedback,...

App State football constantly defies expectations on the field. House Bill 389, however, may have come up a few yards short of a touchdown for the first three games of 2019. Gov. Roy Cooper passed HB...

There are no plans to dedicate “Quinn Recreation Center strictly to Division 1 Athletics,” according to University Communications and the Student Government Association Director of Athletic Affairs...

On a whim, an App State student clicked a link. A few weeks later, she landed a spot on Global Girls, a global panel that presented to the United Nations on women’s rights. “I was very surprised,...

In light of breast cancer awareness month, the High Country community has gathered to bring awareness to the cause. The High Country Breast Cancer Foundation is offering hope to cancer-stricken families...

About 47.6 million Americans struggle with mental health each year, according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness.  After dealing with depression, anxiety and panic attacks herself, Kat Dolan...

Flu season is here, and with it comes flu shots. MS Shook Student Health Service and other businesses in Boone like Walgreens, CVS and Boone Drug now offer flu shots. Health services and Boone Drug...

Three student service groups piled into vans and took off across North Carolina and Georgia to use their four days of freedom to give back this fall break.  Alternative Service Experiences are peer-led...