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The Appalachian

This week in history: New Chick-Fil-A, pizza vendor increase campus sales

This week in history: New Chick-Fil-A, pizza vendor increase campus sales

January 26, 2023

Kaitlyn Potochnik curated this story by  Sherrie Huffman which The Appalachian published Jan. 27, 1998. Last semester, outside vendors Chick-Fil-A and Stone Willy’s Pizza were opened on Appalachian...

Concept art of the App State Hickory campus.

Applications open for App State Hickory campus

Ella Lewis, Reporter January 25, 2023

Applications for the App State Hickory campus are now open, according to an email from Chancellor Sheri Everts Jan. 20.   Written in the email from Everts, “staff are on-site Monday through Friday,...

Boonie's Chicago Style Pizza announced its closing  Jan. 11.

Boonie’s Chicago Style Pizza closing after two years

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor January 25, 2023

After two years of operations, Boonie’s Chicago Style Pizza, located at 610 Blowing Rock Road, will close Jan. 31.  “The rent was the biggest deciding factor,” said Erin Quigg, assistant general...

What to know about ASAP: App State's scholarship portal

What to know about ASAP: App State’s scholarship portal

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor January 23, 2023

The Appalachian Scholarship Application Portal, also known as ASAP, streamlines scholarships to students, offering more opportunities to find scholarships that were under-applied to in the past.  ASAP...

A sample ballot marked by Pam's Picks.

Analyzing Pam’s Picks

Will Hofmann, Enterprise Editor January 17, 2023

Amid the beginning of the pandemic on March 3, 2020, the North Carolina Democratic Primary was well underway.  For Bill Toole, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, the day would lead to...

The entrance to the closed McAlister's Deli in Plemmons Student Union.

Allergy-conscious students left with few options, go hungry

Georgia Dixon, Reporter January 16, 2023

App State’s Campus Dining seeks to serve all students through informing and assisting students with food allergies involving intolerances and special diets, according to Campus Dining.  Even so,...

Water damage breaks through the bottom floor of the Finmore, slowly leaking water.

Burst pipes in Finmore apartments causes flood, damage

Jenna Guzman, Former Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2023

Two roommates were in their hometowns for the holidays when they each received a call from a neighbor. It was a call no one wants to hear: their apartment had flooded. On the night of Christmas Eve...

2023-24 scholarship portal for opens for continuing students

2023-24 scholarship portal for opens for continuing students

Kaitlyn Potochnik, Reporter December 6, 2022

In preparation for the upcoming 2023-24 school year, the Appalachian Scholarship Application Portal for continuing students opened Dec. 1. The portal will remain open with many scholarship opportunities...

The Japanese Culture Club Executive Board for Fall 2022 dressed in maid attire for the maid cafe.

Meido Kissa: App State’s first maid cafe

K. Slade, Visual Managing Editor December 6, 2022

Maids in black and white dresses, garter belts and pigtails rushed to serve guests fluffy yogurt cakes and cartons of strawberry milk. Frilly tablecloths lined the surfaces and faux flowers accentuated...

This week in history: Feminist leader visits campus

This week in history: Feminist leader visits campus

December 6, 2022

Nataly Aguiar curated this article by Nita Hilliard, which The Appalachian published Dec. 11, 1970. "Men are the fellow victims, not the enemy," stated Betty Friedan, national feminist leader and author...

Walker Hall the morning after the first weekend snowfall of 2022 in Boone, North Carolina. Nov. 14, 2022.

Climate Response-Ability: climate progress one professor at a time

Zoey Sigmon, Reporter December 2, 2022

App State’s course Climate and Climate Response-Ability is now open for spring registration and was recently selected as the proposed topic for the new 2024-29 quality enhancement plan. The course...

The entrance to Urgent Care at the end of the business day.

High demand creates urgent care limitations

William Becker, Reporter December 1, 2022

As a result of the ongoing flu season and the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boone’s FastMed Urgent Care has been experiencing high demand. The increase has occasionally limited their capacity...

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