Classrooms are filled once again as thousands of students return to campus, yet employment positions within Campus Dining remain empty. Four dining locations will stay closed until further notice as a...

Former App State Chancellor John E. Thomas passed away Sept. 2 at the age of 90, according to Chancellor Sheri Everts. Everts shared the news of John E. Thomas’s death with the university in a campus-wide...

The university will require weekly COVID-19 testing for students, faculty and staff who are not fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, the university announced in an update Friday.  Rather...

App State enrolled 4,099 first-year students for the fall 2021 semester, marking the first time more than 4,000 students have begun their careers on the mountain, according to university communications.   ...

SGA released a statement Tuesday emphasizing the importance of wearing masks and getting vaccinated. The Gardin + Evans administration said adhering to the university mask mandate and getting a COVID-19...

Public bus system AppalCart is changing its routes this week because of staff shortages, the company announced Friday. Watauga County’s public transportation authority is altering six routes Aug....

App State held its first campus-wide COVID-19 testing event Wednesday in light of students returning to in-person classes.  

One student climate activist group is bringing plants, popsicles and painting to campus with their upcoming Greek life-inspired rush week. ClimACT is a student-led group aimed at pressuring local institutions...

In combination with students returning to campus and the surging omicron variant, The Appalachian is tracking COVID-19 cases and vaccination rates for App State, surrounding county deaths and cumulative...

At least 47% of students and 85% of employees at App State are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the university’s update Friday.   These preliminary numbers come after one week of...

Sheri Everts Sheri Everts is App State’s chancellor. As chancellor, Everts is responsible for the entire faculty, staff and student body at the university. She is also in charge of appropriating...

When it comes to off-campus eats, students can look no further than down the street for their off-campus dining necessities. When the dining hall food just isn’t hitting the spot, or a friend hangout...