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App State advances sustainability goals year after AppCap 1.0 plan

App State advances sustainability goals year after AppCap 1.0 plan

Cameron Stuart, Associate News Editor March 15, 2022

A year after the finalization of App State’s climate action plan, the university has increased its purchased renewable energy and developed sustainable behavior programs. The plan, AppCAP 1.0, was...

This day in history: App State begins energy usage cut backs

This day in history: App State begins energy usage cut backs

March 15, 2022

Jenna Guzman curated this story by Laura Jamison which The Appalachian originally published March 15, 1978. ASU is beginning a program of energy management to deal with long-range energy concerns. An...

Matt Cottrell holds signs in favor of the mask mandate March 2, 2022.

Students oppose mask mandate lift through petition, protest

Jenna Guzman, Former Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2022

An App State student created a pro-mask petition in response to Chancellor Sheri Everts’ announcement the mask mandate will end on campus March 7. Colin Tiller, a sophomore computer science major,...

LaTosha Brown, Feb. 21, 2022.

Activist LaTosha Brown speaks to App State students about a reimagined America

Zoey Sigmon, Reporter March 3, 2022

App State hosted LaTosha Brown Monday as part of the University Forum Lecture Series, to speak about her vision of a radically reimagined America. The Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts welcomed...

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

App State switching to a swipe-based meal plan policy for 2022-23 academic year

Andrew Rice, Former Political Editor March 2, 2022

Starting in the fall semester, App State will transition to a swipe-based meal plan policy for certain campus dining locations. The new swipe plan policy will apply to Rivers Street Cafe in Roess Dining...

Salary increase sparks disagreement among App State professors

Salary increase sparks disagreement among App State professors

Emily Milano and Kaleigh Grommon March 1, 2022

Recent raises have some professors questioning their salary while others disagree on where their salaries come from.  Chancellor Sheri Everts announced a 2.5% across the board salary increase Jan....

This day in history: students protest CIA recruiting on campus

This day in history: students protest CIA recruiting on campus

March 1, 2022

Jenna Guzman curated this story by Julie Wells which The Appalachian originally published March 1, 1988. Students protested the presence of CIA recruiters on campus last week. CIA recruiters held...

Mike McKee makes minor repairs to a guitar in his workshop, Feb. 21, 2022.

Former App State professor keeps high country music, instruments alive

George Richards, Reporter March 1, 2022

For the past 15 years, a retired App State professor has kept one of Boone’s jamming communities alive by repairing instruments from his basement workshop. Mike McKee, an economics professor, doubles...

App State lifts mask mandate, required testing for unvaccinated

App State lifts mask mandate, required testing for unvaccinated

Hollie Moore, Associate News Editor February 25, 2022

App State’s face covering requirement obligating students, staff, faculty and visitors to wear face coverings at all times indoors, will lift March 7, Chancellor Sheri Everts announced in an update emailed...

Town council ends Boone mask mandate

Town council ends Boone mask mandate

Ethan Hunt, Reporter February 23, 2022

The Boone Town Council voted Wednesday to end the state of emergency, which required masks in indoor areas, according to a Town of Boone press release.  The state of emergency order, which went into...

Flowstate Films interviews Michael Krenn, 2016.

App State professor’s research inspires documentary

Will Hofmann, Enterprise Editor February 22, 2022

An App State professor’s research has inspired a PBS documentary retelling the story of three influential African American ambassadors during the 20th century.  The documentary, “The American Diplomat,”...

This day in history: Yosef made App State’s official mascot

This day in history: Yosef made App State’s official mascot

February 22, 2022

Jenna Guzman curated this story by Julia Lisa Starnes, which The Appalachian originally published Feb. 22, 1983. A campus-wide Logo Committee recommended to the University this semester that an official...

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