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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

Students holding Pride flags during April 2021. The week dedicated to queer programming at App State was previously known as Pride Week but has been changed to Spring Fest.

Pride Week renamed to Spring Fest, results in frustration

Jenna Guzman, Editor-in-Chief April 3, 2024

Every year, the Henderson Springs LGBTQ+ Center hosts a queer-themed programming week dedicated to celebrating the queer community on campus. In the past, the week was known as Pride Week, but this year...

App State alum Max Renfro on the Blue Ridge Parkway during peak week. Renfro graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Digital Marketing in 2022, worked with App State athletics in covering sporting events and creating content, and has received four SAVVY Awards from the Collegiate Sports Video Association.  (Courtesy of Max Renfro)

Climbing the ladder: From small-town to big-city videographer

Macy Grymes, News Reporter April 1, 2024

 Many students at App State were awestruck when, in Fall 2020, a video posted by their classmate of an App State football player emerging from a body of water began receiving lots of attention. This video...

A peaceful protest for the advocacy of students’ safety in Wey Hall assembles on the main strip of Sanford Mall on March 28.

Art students protest Wey Hall working conditions

Thomas Turner, Reporter March 30, 2024

Hundreds of students gathered in front of the Aspire art sculpture on Sanford Mall Thursday to protest App State’s decisions regarding the university’s art community. This protest comes after a...

BREAKING: Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs announces plan for free expression on campus

BREAKING: Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs announces plan for free expression on campus

Madalyn Edwards, Associate News Editor March 28, 2024

Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs J.J. Brown announced in an email Thursday that App State will establish a working group of students to identify alternative options for free expression on campus. The...

SGA holds emergency meeting regarding concerns on campus

Madalyn Edwards, Associate News Editor March 28, 2024

In response to recent concerns on campus regarding safety and free expression, the SGA Student Assembly held an emergency meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. in room 119 of Anne Belk Hall. The meeting focused...

SGA Student Body President Kathryn Long and Vice President Amarah Din, stand in Founders Plaza, the App State university sign behind them. The pair will serve as the first female SGA student body president and vice president since the 2011-12 term.

BREAKING: Long and Din elected student body president, vice president

Mia Seligman, Enterprise Editor March 28, 2024

Kathryn Long and Amarah Din were elected as the 2024-25 SGA student body president and vice president Thursday.  Long, a junior communication sciences and disorders major, attended SGA meetings as...

SGA holds debate for 2024-25 student body presidential candidates

Anna Adams, News Reporter March 28, 2024

The SGA hosted the presidential and vice presidential debate Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for the upcoming Spring 2024 student government elections. For one hour, the candidates pleaded their cases for...

El comité de diversidad, equidad, e  inclusión y enlace del gobierno estudiantil  Amarah Din habla en la junta de la SGA en la sala Linville Falls el cinco de marzo.

App State students say goodbye to the free expression tunnels

Siri Patterson and Mia Seligman March 27, 2024

Chancellor Sheri Everts announced in an email March 1 that the free expression tunnels underneath Rivers Street will be renovated to a new design that does not allow students to spray paint on the walls.  Following...

Junior studio art major Rachel Merrit (left) and junior psychology major Abigail Bamber pose with the signs they made for the protest regarding safety conditions in Wey Hall on March 22, 2023.

Student protest calls for compensation for art students

Siri Patterson, News Editor March 23, 2024

More than 40 students gathered in front of B.B. Dougherty Administration Building Friday to protest the conditions of Wey Hall and other effects of the building’s construction.  The protest began...

The west side of App State’s Boone campus is pictured above. Photo courtesy of Chase Reynolds

Undergraduate enrollment deadline extended

Ella Adams, Managing Editor March 22, 2024

The deadline for 2024-25 undergraduate enrollment has been extended from May 1 to May 15, amid delays in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and financial aid offers.  The extension allows...

Wey Hall en los primeros pasos de construcción con basureros de escombros siendo removidos del edificio el 8 de octubre del 2023.

BREAKING: Wey Hall closed for classes after reported safety concerns

Siri Patterson, News Editor March 21, 2024

All classes in Wey Hall have been canceled until 8 a.m. on Monday due to safety concerns voiced by a student and faculty member, according to an email sent Thursday by Joshua White, interim department...

Sophomore Hannah Caddell is a third-generation App State student and member of Alpha Omicron Pi. Hannah Caddell follows in the footsteps of her mother Melissa Sastoque and grandmother Carolina Caddell. Feb. 22.

The story of one family’s legacy at App State

Macy Grymes, News Reporter March 19, 2024

When Carolina Caddell enrolled at App State in 1970, she had no idea she’d be starting a family legacy that would go on for two generations, with her daughter, son and granddaughter all attending the...

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