The N.C. State Board of Elections fined the Watauga Republican Committee $14,159.20 for violations of N.C. general statutes on the committee’s budget according to a notice sent on Sep. 22. The audit...

Over the past few weeks Appalachian students have taken to the sidewalks to express their political opinions through chalk, starting a debate about free speech on campus. “The actual political chalking...

Bindu Jayne will vacate her role as associate vice chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Compliance to become chief diversity officer at Rowan University. Jayne said she decided to make the move because...

A standing room only crowd gathered in the Parkway Ballroom to watch the first presidential debate of the 2016 election, an event projected to shatter previous debate viewership records. Free pizza and...

The World Needs More Love Letters, or More Love Letters for short, is an international organization focused on writing and sending positive messages of love to people all over the world. The organization...

A little over 70 people crowded into room 421 of Belk Library last Friday to discuss diversity initiatives as well as the larger campus climate. Michael Behrent, associate professor of history, said he...

Appalachian State’s Delta Sigma Phi helped clear the site for a major new bridge on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail on Aug. 24. Gregory Merzigian, vice president of Delta Sigma Phi, said the Mountains-to-Sea...

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...