The Rock. Sanford Mall. Plemmons Student Union. The Duck Pond. Game days. App State engulfed new Mountaineers into these long-standing App State traditions on Friday night in the Black & Gold Traditions.  The...

The Boone Town Council voted in favor of reinstating a mask mandate for indoor public settings in their Aug. 6 meeting.  Boone residents are required to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination...

Students must wear masks in all indoor locations on campus for the fall 2021 semester in light of substantial transmission rates in Watauga County.  App State announced Wednesday that students, faculty...

Students can expect yet another post-pandemic change in the fall: physical parking tags are now a thing of the past.  App State announced July 2 in an email that license plate recognition software...

App State announced this morning new, revised protocols for the upcoming fall semester requiring on campus students to submit their vaccine status and suggesting all other Mountaineers do as well.  Vaccinations...

AppalCart announced Wednesday it will be using a new mobile app that riders can use to find transportation.  The public transportation system discontinued its contract with NextBus, another public...

While much of university operations are moving away from a virtual format, App State’s updated textbook rental program is going electronic.  With the new system, which was introduced May 24 at the...

The Gardin + Evans administration released a statement June 25 voicing its solidarity for journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones in regards to her denial of tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill.  Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer...

The UNC System is aiming to prioritize its students' mental health with assistance from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund. This announcement came with a report from the system titled,...

In the 14 months since the first recorded COVID-19 case in Watauga County, students and residents have been asked to adhere to mask mandates, social distancing requirements and capacity restrictions. Now,...

North Carolinians can expect a mask-free summer earlier than expected, effective immediately.  Gov. Roy Cooper announced he is lifting the state’s mask mandate, mandatory mass gathering and capacity...

In an executive order Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency for North Carolina in response to the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline.  On May 9, the Colonial Pipeline reported a ransomware...