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App State to require proof of COVID vaccine for employees

App State to require proof of COVID vaccine for employees

Andrew Rice, Former Political Editor October 15, 2021

Beginning Monday, App State will require all employees to upload their vaccination cards, shifting away from the current attestation form that faculty and staff fill out, the university announced in an...

Boone Police held its annual forum Oct. 6 to discuss their operations in the community.

Boone Police holds annual forum to address use of force, drugs, noise

Will Hofmann and Abby Majors October 15, 2021

Boone Police held its fourth annual public forum Oct. 6 to address questions from the public and the Boone Town Council regarding its operations and actions in the past year. Originally scheduled to...

During the event, competitions like a Jarritos drinking game were held to celebrate Latino and Hispanic culture in a creative way.

Una noche de celebracíon: Latin Hispanic Alliance highlights culture

Jenna Guzman and Jaclyn Bartlett October 13, 2021

App State’s Latin Hispanic Alliance and Multicultural Greek Council hosted the annual Latin Hispanic Heritage Festival Oct. 6, a celebratory event in honor of Latin Hispanic Heritage Month. Brenda...

The new Career Development Center in Plemmons Student Union can be found on the second floor near the Greek Life and SGA offices. Previously located in John E. Thomas Hall on Rivers Street, the center decided to create a new space so they could have “a more accessible space on campus,” Parker said. “We want people to know where we are.”

Updated Career Development Center provides students with tools to succeed

Rachel Leahy, Reporter October 8, 2021

With the semester in full swing, there is a new addition to Plemmons Student Union: the Career Development Center.  Located on the second floor of the student union, the Career Development Center offers...

The Marching Mountaineers practice in Broyhill concert hall on rainy days to prepare the clarinets, flutes, and other brass instruments for upcoming home games Oct. 20 and 30.

Marching Mountaineers bring music back to the mountains

Cameron Stuart, Associate News Editor October 8, 2021

After not performing in the 2020-21 football and basketball seasons due to COVID-19, the Marching Mountaineers are honoring essential workers in their three halftime shows this year. The band’s first...

Cassie Petrilla, education specialist, inspects a leaf with a magnifying glass during a demonstration included in a tour of Grandfather Mountain.

Peek the peak: Grandfather Mountain offers fall color tours

Ethan Hunt, Reporter October 7, 2021

Camden, a 6-year-old from Kansas, scampered across the Grandfather Mountain parking lot following one of the park's naturalist guides and toward a caterpillar hiding under the leaf of a Pipevine bush.  Camden,...

U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley speaking to students on Sanford Mall during her campaign visit to App State Oct. 7.

US Senate candidate Cheri Beasley joins App State students on Sanford Mall

Andrew Rice, Former Political Editor October 7, 2021

In preparation for the looming 2022 midterm election season, students joined the U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley in conversation Wednesday on key issues for North Carolinians.  Beasley served as...

App State SGA Cabinet overview

App State SGA Cabinet overview

Leah Rogers, Reporter October 6, 2021

Following their Sept. 7 confirmation, The Appalachian sent all 11 members of the Gardin + Evans Cabinet the same questions via email, asking what attracted them to their positions and about their goals...

The Town of Boone and App State are laying the groundwork to be carbon free by 2050.

Boone, App State aim for carbon-free 2050

Hollie Moore, Associate News Editor October 5, 2021

Boone maintains its attraction with the neighboring Blue Ridge Parkway and rolling mountains. In order to preserve this natural landscape, the town has planned steps toward clean energy and air, hoping...

ClimACT and its supporters marched across campus Sept. 24 after attending the board of trustees meeting that day to demand climate action.

ClimACT joins global climate strike with board of trustee protest, campus march

Cameron Stuart, Associate News Editor October 5, 2021

As part of the Global Climate Strike, dozens of students and Boone community members filled the Plemmons Student Union with emotional stories of climate activism outside a closed session board of trustees...

Samantha Strathy, an art teacher at Alexander Central High School, showing off a sample of props purchased for her grant project "World Tour Studio Art Outreach: Learning Through Intentional Teaching."

Reich College of Education partners with local schools, awards grant moneys

Jenna Guzman, Former Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2021

This year, the Reich College of Education Public School Partnership Mini-Grants Committee has awarded mini-grants to education workers who pitch projects that, according to their website, “helped make...

App State students are are approaching their eighth week of the fall semester after being largely online for over a year.

From computers to classrooms

Megan Pettey and Rachel Leahy October 2, 2021

After over a year of online classes, App State students are approaching the mid-way point of the in-person fall semester. For many, this is their first year of face-to-face instruction, and most seniors...

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