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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

The Council of the Boone Starbucks stand in victory stances holding up their aprons April 30, 2022.

Boone location becomes first fully unionized Starbucks in NC

Jenna Guzman, Former Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2022

The Boone Starbucks, located on Pride Drive and Blowing Rock Road, became the first legally unionized Starbucks location across North Carolina and South Carolina Saturday. The Starbucks location held...

This day in history: App State faculty member sues university

This day in history: App State faculty member sues university

April 26, 2022

Jenna Guzman curated this story by Lucy Dowdy and Jenelle Autry which The Appalachian originally published April 27, 1989. A five year debate between an ASU faculty member and the university administration...

Sustainable development junior Faye Guarino and biology senior Justice Taylor put up signson Sanford Mall April 22, 2022, in memory of transgender people who have been killed in 2021.

App State students honor trans lives with performance, moment of silence

Andrew Rice, Former Political Editor April 25, 2022

App State students gathered on Sanford Mall Friday for an annual rally in honor of transgender lives lost in the past year. “A lot of people here, especially, think if it's not directly affecting...

‘We would have been homeless’: residents reflect on Boone’s housing

‘We would have been homeless’: residents reflect on Boone’s housing

Megan Pettey, Reporter April 19, 2022

Angel Jackson’s bathroom flooded with sewage while she was giving birth to her first child over a year ago, one of the many problems she encountered while renting an apartment in Boone.  Jackson...

This day in history: University, community members clean up Boone

This day in history: University, community members clean up Boone

April 19, 2022

Jenna Guzman curated this story which The Appalachian originally published April 19, 1977. The city of Boone is now a little bit cleaner thanks to the co-operation of nearly a dozen groups and organizations...

Then to now: What’s happened the past four years

Then to now: What’s happened the past four years

Ethan Hunt, Reporter April 19, 2022

This is a timeline of news events that occurred between 2018 and 2022. Included in the timeline are both local and national events.  2018-  Bill Cosby was sentenced to between three and 10 years...

Shannon Campbell, dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts, speaks with Dylan Timoney in Katherine Harper Hall Feb. 2, 2022.

Dean Campbell sits down for fireside chat, discusses leadership plans

Cameron Stuart, Associate News Editor April 14, 2022

Dean of Fine and Applied Arts Shannon Campbell discussed her role at the university, power structures in media, authenticity and inclusivity at a fireside chat Tuesday in Plemmons Student Union. The...

Bluegrass musician Doc Watson performs in Boone Sept. 17, 2000. Photo by Paul Sherar

Newborns to ‘Neers: App State’s campus 22 years ago

Max Correa, Photojournalist April 14, 2022

Over the past four years, the student body has seen significant change on campus. General elections, national tragedies and plenty of construction have taken place since the class of 2022 first stepped...

Rachel Newberry writes a cash out for a consignment in Anna Bananas on March 30, 2022.

Graduating seniors leave Boone and local businesses employment

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

After taking their last final exams, finishing up internships and moving out of apartments, seniors not only leave Boone, but they also depart from jobs at local businesses. Every year businesses lose...

Anna Craig Gatlin and her son, James Gatlin, pose for a picture.

The App State experience: then vs now

Emily Milano, Reporter April 14, 2022

Some students have a better inside look at App State life than most students get with a campus tour — they have their parents.  Reece Kennedy, a senior marketing major, looked forward to sharing...

Graduate student Matthew Johnson poses for a portrait in Rankin Hall Friday, March 25 2022.

App State graduate students: inside a small, hardworking community

Andrew Rice, Former Political Editor April 14, 2022

As of August 2020, graduate students at the university numbered 1,962 of 20,023 enrolled students or 9% of the overall student population, according to a report from Appalachian Today.  According to...

How campus has changed since 2018

How campus has changed since 2018

Cameron Stuart, Associate News Editor April 14, 2022

Since the class of 2022 began their freshman year in 2018, campus has experienced demolished and newly built residence halls, renovated academic buildings and a revamped football stadium. These campus...

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