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The Appalachian

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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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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