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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

Gas prices around Boone as of Friday August 31. Hurricane Harvey has caused gas prices across the country to rise after damaging refineries in Texas and Louisiana.

Gas prices increase across High Country due to Hurricane Harvey

Angela McLinton September 1, 2017

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, gas prices across the country have been rising. In Boone, gas prices exceeded $2.60 at some stations on Friday. Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency and...

Biology Greenhouse Manager Jerry Meyer (center) explains to student volunteers Morgan Gaglianese-Woody (left) and Monica Atkins (right) about the specific needs of a mimosa plant, often referred to as a sensitive plant due to its tendency to wilt as a form of self-preservation when touched.

Plant purchases hit peak profits

Dylan Austin August 30, 2017

Twice a year students are invited to App State’s biology greenhouse plant sale, where they can peruse and purchase their selection of plants to help support the greenhouse and the biology department. This...

Free speech board that was on Sanfrod Mall during an anti-abortion protest back in march. The protest was held by an organization called AbortionNO.

Campus free speech law questions legality of protests, modeled after conservative think tank

Ben Sessoms August 24, 2017

Over the summer, The North Carolina General Assembly passed a campus free-speech bill, turning it into law and calling into question the legality of protests of speech on campus. The bill was modeled after...

Eco-Reps pose with an igloo they made out of used books last year.

Hall Council Adds Eco-Rep Position

Ashley Goodman August 23, 2017

The fall is an exciting time for residence halls. The silence of summertime is replaced with the bustle of move-in day and the never-ending icebreakers and social programs of Appalachian State’s annual...

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Sexual assault reported in residence hall

Sammy Hanf August 23, 2017

A female student reported that she was sexually assaulted in Cone Hall on Saturday, Aug. 19, according to a safety report. According to the report the suspect allegedly gained access to the hall on...

The Appalachian Online

Appalachian plans to stay course on affirmative action policies

Sammy Hanf August 23, 2017

There are no plans to change Appalachian’s admission standards, which factors in race/ethnicity along with other criteria according to Megan Hayes, director of University Communications. The New York...

SGA met on Tuesday, August 22nd to discuss the banner that was hung on campus by Identity Evropa activists.

SGA holds open discussion after white nationalist banner found on campus

Ashley Goodman August 23, 2017

A banner for the white nationalist group Identity Evropa was posted on the pedestrian bridge above Rivers Street Monday at approximately 8 p.m., according to a message from Chancellor Sheri Everts. So...

Lee Franklin speaking in front of the Board of Elections about having a voting site for students on campus. Lee was one of the many Appalachian State Students to discuss this issue during the meeting on Tuesday.

Watauga Board of Elections stalls on approving early voting plan for municipal elections

Sammy Hanf August 23, 2017

The board lacked a majority to approve an early voting plan for the 2017 municipal elections that would have allowed for an early voting site in the Plemmons Student Union. Stella Anderson and Nancy...

People gathered on Sanford Mall to look at the solar eclipse with protective glasses. The solar eclipse was at its peak at 2:38 in Boone, NC.

Eclipse stokes interest in astronomy

Sammy Hanf August 23, 2017

While students at Appalachian were desperately searching for eclipse glasses to safely take in the once-in-a-lifetime full solar eclipse on campus, a small group from the astronomy department went...

Gov. Cooper addresses the crowd on August 4 in Boone

Governor Roy Cooper visits Boone to support Appalachian Theatre

Brooks Maynard, Reporter August 5, 2017

At approximately 4:30 on Friday afternoon, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper addressed the Boone community for the first time since his election in 2016. Gov. Cooper appeared under the newly renovated...

The Appalachian Online

Man shot after reported home invasion

Staff Reports May 4, 2017

Boone police found a man suffering a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening at 195 Green Street after responding to a reported home invasion Wednesday at approximately 9:37 p.m., according to a police...

The Appalachian Online

Boone police arrest three suspects in connection to armed robbery

Staff Reports April 28, 2017

Boone police responded to a reported armed robbery at 137 Stoneybrook Court on Thursday. According to the police report, they took three suspects into custody in connection with the robbery. The suspects...

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