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Former App State student, fraternity member found unresponsive

Former App State student, fraternity member found unresponsive

Ansley Puckett, Reporter April 7, 2022

Update April 10: App State is providing counseling and support to those who need it, and students are encouraged to call App State's Counseling and Psychological Services for 24/7  resources and support,...

Peacock Hall home of the Walker College of Business.

Sandra Vannoy appointed dean of Walker College of Business

Cameron Stuart, Associate News Editor April 5, 2022

App State named Sandra Vannoy dean of the Walker College of Business Friday, according to a University Communications press release published Monday. Vannoy started her App State career as a faculty...

This day in history: App State elects first student body president

This day in history: App State elects first student body president

April 5, 2022

Jenna Guzman curated this story which The Appalachian originally published April 5, 1940. Yesterday morning in a campus wide vote held during the chapel period, Catherine Morris defeated Bill Robertson...

Symposium attendees dance as the Heel Raisers perform in the Plemmons Student Union Parkway Ballroom, March 31, 2022.

App State dance and music symposium embraces Appalachian roots

Jenna Guzman and Georgia Dixon April 4, 2022

App State’s Center for Appalachian Studies hosted an event to celebrate the diverse traditions of the Appalachian community through a Global Roots of Appalachian Dance symposium March 31 through April...

AppHealthcare discontinues drive-thru testing in Ashe, Alleghany counties

AppHealthcare discontinues drive-thru testing in Ashe, Alleghany counties

Will Hofmann, Enterprise Editor April 1, 2022

Beginning April 1, AppHealthcare will no longer offer drive-thru testing services at its Ashe and Alleghany locations and will remove individual case data for all counties featured on its COVID-19 dashboard.  Drive-thru...

App State holds town hall, examines UNC System plan for university

App State holds town hall, examines UNC System plan for university

Zoey Sigmon, Reporter March 29, 2022

App State administration hosted a virtual town hall meeting March 22, inviting students and faculty to discuss the UNC System’s projected and current strategic plan for the university.  Andrew Kelly,...

Microplastics cause students to create plastic bag ban petition

Microplastics cause students to create plastic bag ban petition

Jenna Guzman, Former Editor-in-Chief March 29, 2022

App State students created a petition for the ban of plastic bags in Boone to prevent more microplastics already found in local and state waters, according to a recent water study by local and state waterkeepers. According...

Josiah Davis, owner of Local Lion, Feb. 22, 2021.

Local Lion to bring chocolaterie to King Street

Georgia Dixon, Reporter March 29, 2022

The owner of Local Lion may have 10 years of entrepreneurial and coffee experience under his belt, but for the last five years chocolate has been on the brain. While expanding the coffeehouse’s reach...

App State’s enrollment reaches 600 students

App State’s enrollment reaches 600 students

March 29, 2022

Jenna Guzman curated this story which The Appalachian originally published March 29, 1946. A report from the registrar’s office today verifies enrollment as totaling 653. According to Mr. Herman R....

Chancellor Sheri Everts and others break ground on the the Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research March 25, 2022. The Conservatory will be the first building of the university's Innovation District.

Groundbreaking event marks beginning of Innovation District construction

Andrew Rice, Former Political Editor March 25, 2022

Chancellor Sheri Everts held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first building of the Innovation District — The Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research Friday afternoon.  According to...


ClimACT members hold signs and chant as attendees exit the meeting, March 25, 2022.

BOT approves new parking deck, ClimACT protests meeting

Ethan Hunt and Zoey Sigmon March 25, 2022

The App State board of trustees passed multiple motions, including the appropriation of $20 million for a new parking deck while ClimACT members silently protested Friday.  During the meeting, James...

The intersection of Highway 421 and Yosef Drive, Feb. 16, 2022.

Boone planning commission approves non-student townhome development

Will Hofmann and Zoey Sigmon March 24, 2022

A new development of 49 townhomes aims to keep Boone’s housing developments high quality but affordable, according to members of the Town of Boone Planning Commission.  Located off Highway 421 and...

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