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Gov. Roy Cooper and The North Carolina NAACP reached a settlement yesterday in a lawsuit regarding COVID-19 conditions in North Carolina state prisons. The state now has 180 days to release 3,500 people who are incarcerated.

State to release 3,500 incarcerated people after NAACP lawsuit, per Cooper

Jake Markland, Reporter February 26, 2021

The North Carolina NAACP and Gov. Roy Cooper reached a settlement Thursday in a lawsuit regarding COVID-19 conditions within North Carolina state prisons.  Under the settlement, North Carolina has...

App State will distribute COVID-19 vaccines, chancellor announces

App State will distribute COVID-19 vaccines, chancellor announces

Jackie Park, Reporter February 26, 2021

Beginning in March, App State will be home to a COVID-19 community distribution center. Chancellor Sheri Everts announced in an email Friday that the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services...

App State alumna’s viral TikTok raises questions about professor, student well-being

App State alumna’s viral TikTok raises questions about professor, student well-being

Jackie Park, Reporter February 26, 2021

TikTok, the space often used for learning new dances, seeing a day in someone’s life or just for laughs is one of the top social media platforms. However, some of its users are using the platform to...

Black At App State Collective introduces public demand tracker to university administration

Black At App State Collective introduces public demand tracker to university administration

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter February 24, 2021

Only 27 months away from their 36 month deadline, the Black at App State Collective reported that it has made significant progress with university administration on its demands for change.  In a Feb....

Gov. Roy Cooper dons a face mask at a press briefing.

Gov. Roy Cooper lifts statewide curfew, eases restaurant and sport games restrictions

Emily Broyles, Reporter February 24, 2021

North Carolinians can expect fewer COVID-19 restrictions and a lifted 10 p.m. curfew starting this Friday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced this afternoon in a press conference. Cooper is lifting the stay-at-home...

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

Local Lion coffee shop wins Small Business of the Year

Olivia Jones, Reporter February 22, 2021

When the Local Lion, a coffee shop that specializes in fresh roasted coffee and housemade doughnuts, opened its doors for the first time in April 2012, owners Josiah and Meredith Davis never would have...

Virginia Roseman will hold the seat on the council until November elections. She hopes to improve pedestrian travel  and protect green spaces in Boone.

Virginia Roseman takes Boone Town Council seat left by longtime member

Ethan Hunt, Reporter February 19, 2021

The Boone town council filled the vacant seat of a long-time council member and former mayor Tuesday night. Mayor Rennie Brantz cast the tiebreaking vote to appoint Virginia Roseman to hold the seat...

Campus security fees to double across UNC System, student leaders disagree with increase

Campus security fees to double across UNC System, student leaders disagree with increase

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter February 18, 2021

A doubled fee included in student tuition is projected to bring a raise for campus police salaries and improve officer retention at App State, and other UNC System schools. The cost of campus security...

Faculty Senate raises concerns about support needed for App State parents, families in COVID-19

Faculty Senate raises concerns about support needed for App State parents, families in COVID-19

Gianna Holiday, Reporter February 18, 2021

The Faculty Senate raised concerns about a lack of assistance for App State community members who have children during a pandemic. They heard the Faculty Welfare and Morale Committee’s “Brief Faculty...

Ayana Johnson, right, speaks with students and instructors virtually Thursday.  Johnson is the founder of a climate think tank, co-host of a climate solutions podcast and co-founder of a campaign to promote feminist climate leaders.

Climate leader joins App State students and faculty to discuss the intersectionality of climate issues

Jake Markland, Reporter February 16, 2021

App State students and faculty facilitated an event with a leading voice in the climate movement to ask questions about how to resolve the climate crisis and not leave anyone behind along the way. Ayana...

Martha McGougan, a junior Studio Art major, has gotten used to "creating" in their own space, but it's not ideal. She and her friends came up with a word to express their experience: "surthriving."

PHOTO GALLERY: ‘Surthriving’ in a Liminal Education

Kara Haselton, Photojournalist February 15, 2021

This Spring 2021, college students face another semester of online classes after almost a year of interrupted daily life in the U.S. Mixed feelings dominate as students press on into their third semester...

Alicia Toomey teaches her American Sign Language I class in Holmes Convocation Center. AppHealthCare says that it’s too soon to see a COVID-19 related pattern among the university community with students back on campus.

Mountaineers take a new type of test to get on campus

Hollie Moore, Associate News Editor February 11, 2021

It’s been almost two weeks since students moved into their dorms with suitcases and negative COVID-19 tests in hand. With in-person classes in session as well, AppHealthCare says it’s too soon to see...

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