Solar panels are emerging as a new source of power with the potential to generate thousands of gigawatt hours of clean electricity, according to a report from Environment North Carolina. The report...

This is a timeline of the Black Student Association compiled from The Appalachian’s archive, The Rhododendron and App State Library Digital Collections. It chronicles the organization's progression and...

Shannon Campbell sits at her office table in Edwin Duncan Hall wearing thick white glasses atop light blue eyeshadow. The Missouri native is the only Black woman and dean serving on App State’s Dean...

The Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship has been vital in increasing the diversity of the university’s student body, according to numerous minority students.   Founded in 2014, the merit-based scholarship...

Facebook reported its first ever decline in new users since its creation Feb. 2, but the website started gaining popularity on campus 17 years ago today, according to a news article from The Appalachian...

The App State Wellness and Prevention Center is using video games to help address mental health on campus and offer a place of community to students.  The Wellness and Prevention Center combines streaming...

The Boone Board of Adjustment approved the first step in redeveloping Café Portofinos Feb. 3.  While the property demolition remains unauthorized, the BOA gave River Street Ventures LLC temporary...

A chemistry professor at App State developed a new green energy angle that has taken his work to Nature Chemistry, a highly rated chemistry journal. During Christian Wallen’s postdoctoral research...

The property owners of Café Portofino have proposed its demolition, according to a proposal filed to the Boone Board of Adjustment Dec. 13. The Italian restaurant and bar, established in 2000 and located...

The AppalCart’s Orange Route is closed Thursday due to a staffing shortage and Old Bristol Road will be closed for AppalCart buses indefinitely, according to AppalCart. “For those using Orange,...

The Town of Boone’s buildings and vehicles will be powered by 100% renewable energy by February, eight years ahead of its 2030 goal. The Boone Town Council voted during the Jan. 12 town council meeting...

A student club is combining sustainability and entrepreneurship on an international scale by turning bottle caps into refurbished plastic products. Enactus is a global nonprofit organization comprised...