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The inside of Roess Dining Hall.

Campus dining halls anticipate modifications

Eric Mendiola, Reporter March 21, 2023

Renovations to campus dining halls are aimed to begin in May and are set to be completed before the fall 2023 semester. Modifications will be made to Roess Dining Hall and Trivette Hall to accommodate...

Sleep Inn, located off the U.S. Highway 105 Extension, as the day ends.

Local hotel to serve as student housing

William Becker, Reporter March 20, 2023

The Sleep Inn Boone University Area will serve as transfer student housing for the 2023-24 academic year. According to the Office of the Chancellor’s weekly newsletter email Friday, the university...

Michael Reddish poses for a portrait in his office at Appalachian State University.

App State professor receives record-breaking grant

Thomas Turner March 20, 2023

After finishing up one of his lab classes, Michael Reddish looked at his phone and saw the best news he could have ever hoped for. He rushed back to his office to immediately email his wife the good news:...

Student arrested for shooting threat at App State

Student arrested for shooting threat at App State

Hollie Moore, Associate News Editor March 8, 2023

An App State student was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of “Communicating a Threat of Mass Violence on Educational Property, a Class H felony,” the university wrote in an email to the App State...

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, Former 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, Former 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...

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