Maggie Sugg, a professor in the Department of Geography and Planning, is working on a tool to predict heat related emergency department visits. She was awarded a grant from the University of North Carolina...

The Standard, a planned student housing development originally slated to open in early August, is still standing unfinished. Students who signed leases starting in August now have to wait until Oct. 13. Landmark...

Over 100 people gathered on Sanford Mall under the midday sun to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Molly Poole, president of the Native American Students Association, said...

Appalachian State’s geology and art departments are teaming up to build a life-sized model of Gorgetosuchus pekinensis. The idea was first conceived in early February and started moving forward after...

In 1976 Joseph Bathanti, like many other college graduates, didn’t have a clue what he wanted to do with his life. Forty years later, he has had an illustrious career as a writer, an Appalachian State...

Starting this year, the residential curriculum program materials found in dorms will be more curated, meaning that bulletin boards will no longer be open for students to post on. “We decided to implement...

Chancellor Sheri Everts wrote in a letter that given safety concerns regarding the use of Legends the university decided to deny Watauga County Board of Elections chairman’s request to use the facility...

The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted 3-2 last Thursday to accept Watauga County Board Chairman Bill Aceto’s early voting plan, but requested that the university approve Legends as the location. The...

Appalachian State’s 27th annual Walk for Awareness was held last Tuesday in cooperation with the Red Flag Campaign and was designed to raise awareness about interpersonal violence in the community. Over...

Team Sunergy, Appalachian’s solar vehicle team, competed in two major solar car races this summer. On July 28, the team placed third overall in the Formula Sun Grand Prix, a track race held at the Pittsburgh...

To cope with the high ratio of female students accepted into Appalachian State this year, Eggers Hall is now an all female dorm. “I am surprised I was put in an all girls dorm because I requested co-ed,”...

With the 2016 general election quickly approaching, Appalachian State University is still without an official early voting site. The Watauga board’s failure to come to a unanimous decision means the...