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Four arrested in connection to inauguration weekend vandalism

Staff Reports January 27, 2017

The arrests were made following an investigation into the string of vandalism that occurred along King Street early last Saturday. Boone police said in a statement that four individuals were each charged...

Students walking out of classes for fossil fuel divestment. The protest began on Sanford Mall last Monday at 11 a.m.

Appalachian students walk out to campaign for fossil fuel divestment

Myles Toe January 26, 2017

Students stood in front of Sanford Mall’s “Aspire” sculpture on a rainy Monday, cardboard signs and banners in their hands. They gathered to petition Appalachian to reinvest its fossil fuel assets...

Just one of the many unique signs at the Women’s March in DC. The march was on January 21st, the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump

App State students participate in N.C. and D.C. Women’s Marches

Mary Elizabeth Myrick January 25, 2017

This past weekend, various App State students protested alongside Emma Watson, Madonna, Janelle Monae and a total of over one million protesters across the globe, according to The Washington Post. On...

The Appalachian Online

Appalachian wins award for military friendly schools

Halie Hamilton January 25, 2017

Appalachian State recently received the Military Friendly School award for the fourth consecutive year. Appalachian is a Gold Award winner, which is the second highest honor the organization gives. “Being...

Registration for the MLK Challenge began at 8am on Saturday morning. Students drew a number to determine which task their team would be challenged with.

Students learn to serve at MLK challenge

Angela McLinton January 25, 2017

A few days after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ASU’s Appalachian and the Community Together office hosted their annual MLK Challenge on Jan. 21 at Legends. The challenge asks students to commit to a day...

The stadium lot and the surrounding dorms that will be a part of the new millennial campus.

App State expands millennial campus

Ben Sessoms January 25, 2017

App State is planning to make heavy use of its recently expanded millennial campus, a geographic area on campus that streamlines the approval process for construction projects, Vice Chancellor of Business...

A worker washing off vandalism on Peacock Hall. Four different people wrote words on multiple buildings around the Town of Boone

buildings, police car vandalized over inauguration weekend

Shaun Howell January 25, 2017

Several buildings in Boone were spray painted with Black Lives Matter and anti-Trump slogans, on Saturday. Both businesses and academic buildings were targeted. A police car was also vandalized. Boone...

The Appalachian Online

Woman injured in three car collision on Rivers Street

Sammy Hanf January 17, 2017

A woman was taken to Watauga Medical Center following a three car collision near the Skywalk Appalcart Shelter. Brian Hayes, master officer with the ASU Police Department, said the woman had a bloody...

The Appalachian Online

Uber comes to Boone

Sammy Hanf January 17, 2017

Starting Jan. 16 the ride sharing platform Uber will be available for use by Boone residents. “We’re excited to bring safe, reliable transportation options and flexible work opportunities to Boone,...

The Appalachian Online

Boone police find Appalachian student dead in home

Staff Reports December 12, 2016

After responding to a welfare check on Thursday, Dec. 8 around 6:30 p.m. Boone police found 30 year old Brandon Patrick James, a Junior Building Sciences major, deceased inside his home at Crossing Way. The...

The Appalachian Online

Anonymous group releases 1,768 student GPAs

Sammy Hanf December 2, 2016

UPDATE: At some point on Saturday AppState Leaks disappeared from social media. A group called AppState Leaks released the information via their Twitter page of the same name this Thursday. The PDF...

The Appalachian Online

Leaked faculty survey shows desire for administrative transparency

Sammy Hanf December 2, 2016

On Friday, Nov. 18 a group calling itself AppState Leaks publicly shared a survey conducted by the Faculty Senate that aimed to probe the campus climate on key issues. Paul Gates, Faculty Senate Chair,...

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