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The Appalachian

Brianne Harris, Ayla Albert and Claudia Holman pose for a portrait at Apple Hill Farm.

Local alpaca farm celebrates 20 years of business

Kayla Masterman, Visual Managing Editor March 8, 2023

The rolling countryside, the personable farm animals, the sounds of the birds and the soft whispering wind greets visitors at Apple Hill Farm. Located on Apple Hill Road in Banner Elk, Apple Hill Farm...

County Librarian Monica Caruso treads through the Watauga County Public Library’s Youth Services workroom, Feb. 21, 2023.

Watauga County library seeks funding for $13.9 million expansion

Will Hofmann, Enterprise Editor March 8, 2023

On a sunny Boone day, the large windows in the back of the Watauga County Public Library let in a bright, nostalgic glow swallowing up the study tables below. Leading up to them are dozens of bookshelves,...

BREAKING: SGA rules of engagement suspended after legal troubles, worrying mental health

BREAKING: SGA rules of engagement suspended after legal troubles, worrying mental health

Siri Patterson and Will Hofmann March 7, 2023

SGA’s rules of engagement and its elections will be suspended indefinitely, Vice Chancellor J.J. Brown announced at an SGA senate meeting Tuesday. The suspension of the rules of engagement means while...

LGBTQ+, minority focused books rise in book bans

LGBTQ+, minority focused books rise in book bans

Hollie Moore, Associate News Editor March 7, 2023

Roald Dahl, who’s written children’s book staples such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Matilda” and “James and the Giant Peach,” has an adult book “My Uncle Oswald.” In the...

A motion blurred vehicle travels northwest on Tynecastle Highway, passing Sugar Mountain Resort on Feb. 15, 2023.

Rental rush creates High Country housing troubles

Will Hofmann and William Becker March 6, 2023

A teacher arrives in Boone with a job lined up, ready to purchase a house and settle down. It seems like it should be a piece of cake; after all, they already have their sights set on a house and can meet...

A biker enjoys the relaxed terrain of the Greenway, one of the few flatter areas to bike around Boone, making it a popular spot for bikers, skaters, roller bladers, runners and more, Oct. 23, 2022.

Town of Boone awarded grant to conduct feasibility study

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor March 5, 2023

The Town of Boone was recently awarded a grant to conduct a multimodal feasibility study to identify possible routes that will increase ease of transportation and benefit the community in numerous ways. The...

The inside of Roess Dining Hall.

Mice found in App State dining hall

Jenna Guzman, Editor-in-Chief March 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This story contains the inclusion of anonymous sources who were granted anonymity in compliance with SPJ Code of Ethics. This semester, there have been sightings of mice in Roess Dining...

Kathleen Wiant speaks to the audience about hazing and what hazing looks like.

Love, Mom and Dad program calls for anti-hazing movement

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor March 1, 2023

App State hosted a program Tuesday night called Love, Mom and Dad that encouraged anti-hazing actions and touched on the lasting impacts of hazing for App State students in fraternities and sororities. The...

Members of the Lumbee Tribe standing with members of App State faculty, underneath the Lumbee Tribe flag.

App State unveils Lumbee Tribe flag

Kaitlyn Potochnik, Reporter February 27, 2023

A Lumbee Tribe flag was unveiled in the International Hallway, right next to where the flag of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation hangs Monday. The App State chapter of the Student American Indian...

Sprint race participants line up on the grass patch and prepare to take off running in their heels.

Mile walk in heels brings awareness, funding to OASIS

Madison Lipe February 27, 2023

Ready, set, go. Sunday afternoon Sigma Kappa sorority hosted Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, an event to raise money and awareness for the nonprofit organization OASIS. Fifty men showed up, high heels...

Pictured (from left to right): Larisa Eichler (Co-president of Active Minds), Abby Clark (Vice President of Active Minds), Erin Whitaker, Karae Shuler, Natalie Henn and Erika Hernandez. Not Pictured: Zoe Rudd (Coordinator for Body Positive at App State).

Smashing scales and stigmas: Clubs bring awareness to disordered eating

Thomas Turner February 22, 2023

As the wind rushed across Sanford Mall Tuesday afternoon, with a crowd of around a dozen people, the only thing standing between Zoe Rudd and the scale on the ground before her was the contempt in her...

App State named a top producer of Fulbright students, scholars

App State named a top producer of Fulbright students, scholars

Siri Patterson, Managing Editor February 20, 2023

App State was recognized as one of the top producers of Fulbright U.S. students and scholars Feb. 10, according to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education.  This is the third time the university...

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