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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,...

The pipeline protestors begin their march on Sanford Mall.

Protesters march to Wells Fargo against Dakota Access pipeline

Sammy Hanf November 17, 2016

Over 70 protesters gathered on Sanford last Tuesday before marching down 321 to Wells Fargo, demanding the bank disinvest from the controversial Dakota Access pipeline. Ricki Draper, an organizer with...

After nine years of working at App State Food Services, Joan Peters has retired back to her kitchen to care for her husband.

Goodbye, Ms. Joan

Katie Murawski November 16, 2016

There are 1,692 full and part time employees that work at Appalachian State University, according to the human resources website. Among them is a woman who is recognizable to students as App State’s...

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West Jefferson man charged with solicitation of child by computer

Sammy Hanf November 15, 2016

Boone Police arrested and charged Benjamin Lindsey Keely with Soliciting a Child by Computer and Soliciting Prostitution. Keely has been released on a $40,000 bond. Keely is a resident of West Jefferson...

Vietnam Veteran attends Veterans Day Ceremony for a special raising of the flog on November 11 near B.B. Dougherty.

Veterans Day marks grand opening of Student Veteran Resource Center

Angela McLinton November 15, 2016

Appalachian State’s yearly Veterans Day ceremony had a bit more to celebrate last Friday in the grand opening of the Major General Edward M. Reeder Jr. Student Veteran Resource Center on the second floor...

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Heard it through the grapevine

Halie Hamilton November 15, 2016

A new American Viticultural Area was just approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. It is called Appalachian High Country and spans through select counties in North Carolina, Tennessee...

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App State takes on Healthy Campus 2020

Halie Hamilton November 15, 2016

In October, Alex Howard, the director of the Department of Wellness and Prevention Services announced that Appalachian State’s pledge for Healthy Campus 2020 has been accepted. The Healthy Campus initiative...

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2016 election results for Watauga County

Staff Reports November 10, 2016

US House of Representatives District 5: Virginia Foxx (R) - 204,943; Josh Brannon (D) - 145,597 NC State Senate District 45: Deanna Ballard (R) - 56,313; Art Sherwood (D) - 30,294 NC House of Representatives...

Map of the proposed improvements. Courtesy NC DOT

Open hearing held on NC 105 expansion

Sammy Hanf November 9, 2016

Citizens stared at proposed maps and voiced compliments or concerns in the Watauga Campus of Caldwell Community College about the proposed expansion of NC Highway 105, scheduled to begin construction in...

A bike work station set up outside one of the resident halls at Appalachian State. The Office of Substainabilitys Alternative Transportaion Sub Committee worked hard to set up many bike work stations around campus. The locations include, Lovill Hall, Frank Hall, Sanford Mall, Holmes Convocation Center, Walker Hall, Peacock Hall, and Katherine Harper Hall.

Seven new bike repair stations added to campus

Halie Hamilton November 9, 2016

Bike App, along with the Office of Sustainability and Alternative Transportation Sub Committee, collaborated on a grant to make bike repair stations possible. REI provided the funding to buy the tools...

Early voting turnout hits record high in Watauga

Early voting turnout hits record high in Watauga

Sammy Hanf November 9, 2016

Nineteen thousand nine hundred sixty three people took to the polls in Watauga County during the 2016 early voting period, up from the previous record of 17,751 in 2008. Matt Snyder, elections director...

Appalachian State student arrested in connection with assault

Appalachian State student arrested in connection with assault

Staff Reports November 7, 2016

According to a press release, Sunday at about 4:30 a.m. Boone police responded to a report that a 16-year-old female from Winston Salem was being treated for injuries. 19-year-old Jonathan Blalock,...

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