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Brown/Barreto SGA presidency under investigation by SGA Senate

Brown/Barreto SGA presidency under investigation by SGA Senate

Hollie Moore and Jenna Guzman September 19, 2022

App State’s SGA Senate voted unanimously in their meeting Sept. 6 to investigate the 2022-23 academic year presidential elect Quson Brown and his vice president Alejandro Barreto. The Senate held...

A student stands in front of the Carving Board in Roess Dining Hall as their meal is prepared.

New changes to meal plan, student opinions

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor September 19, 2022

Campus Dining updated this year’s new meal plan concerning to-go containers on Sept. 12. The new meal plan has been a work in progress and as reflected by the recent update, is still going through...

Chancellor discusses upcoming plans for university in BOT meeting

Chancellor discusses upcoming plans for university in BOT meeting

Sarah Brittain, Reporter September 18, 2022

App State board of trustees met Friday to discuss the national spotlight App State has claimed, projects it's completed and are planning as well as the social impacts the university has had on the community.  Chancellor...

Being Black at App, navigating a PWI

Being Black at App, navigating a PWI

K. Slade, Visual Managing Editor September 16, 2022

The Black Student Association invited university students to an open discussion Sept. 12 highlighting the Black experience at a predominantly white institution.  The forum was hosted by Victoria Virella,...

View of Boone from Rich Mountain #6 Photograph by Palmer Blair, Photo Courtesy of Watauga Digital Archives.

Authors offer new perspectives as Boone turns 150

Andrew Rice and Will Hofmann September 16, 2022

Boone celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. To commemorate this milestone, the Town of Boone has planned many events throughout 2022 recognizing Boone's uniqueness in the last 150 years, including...

Horn in the West cast on a boulder, with Glenn Causy overlooking the scene on the right hand boulder, circa May 1960. Photograph by George Flowers. Photo courtesy of Digital Watauga.

Horn in the West: 70 years of success

Zoey Sigmon and Will Hofmann September 15, 2022

Located at 591 Horn in the W Drive, the nation’s longest-running Revolutionary War drama, “Horn in the West,” celebrated its 70th season this summer. Written in 1951 by playwright Kermit Hunter...

Aladdin leads the call to prayer beginning the Jumaah Prayer service, on August 26, 2022 in Boone, North Carolina.

The story of Boone’s first mosque

Jenna Guzman, Former Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2022

Boone welcomed a new mosque in July, making it the first official mosque in the High Country. Located at 643 Greenway Road #G, the Islamic Center of Boone opened its doors to the public July 1. The...

The Old Watauga County Jail circa winter 1990. The jail was being used as a private residence at the time. Image courtesy of the Downtown Boone Development Association Collection, Digital Watauga Project.

Jailhouse turned southern bistro: A history of Proper

K. Slade, Visual Managing Editor September 14, 2022

A jailhouse marred with tally marks, a fraternity house to college students and Proper, a Southern bistro with an “Eat More Collards” slogan. These facilities occupied the property of 142 Water St....

Fans break off a part of the duck pond sculpture and bring it to land before throwing it back into the pond after App State’s win over No. 6 Texas A&M.

Art sculpture, Wey Hall vandalized after game days

Zoey Sigmon and Jenna Guzman September 13, 2022

App State football fans took their excitement to a physical level by vandalizing an art installation on campus Saturday following the Texas A&M win.  After Saturday’s game, fans rushed to King...

This day in history: Students find housing in local hotel

This day in history: Students find housing in local hotel

September 13, 2022

William Becker curated this story by Jocelyn Clayton, which The Appalachian published Sept, 13, 1977. This fall some 40 ASU students found an alternative to living in a dorm or an apartment—it’s...

“Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community,” App State’s Common Reading book this year.

Boone Reads Together recognizes Junaluska oral histories

Andrew Rice, Former Political Editor September 11, 2022

The Watauga County Public Library hosted its fourth Boone Reads Together book talk Saturday, celebrating Boone’s 150th anniversary. Boone Reads Together is a bi-monthly library event held throughout...

Attendees gather for the grand opening of the new Makerspace in the lower level of Belk Library, Sept. 9, 2022.

Belk Library unveils brand new Makerspace

James Moser, Reporter September 10, 2022

Belk Library’s all-new Makerspace, a design lab featuring a variety of tools, resources and equipment for projects of any size or scope, had its grand opening Friday.  The Makerspace, located on...

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