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Chancellor and Cabinet respond to #BlackAtAppState, ‘Concerned Mountaineers’ release statement

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter July 11, 2020

Earlier this week, Black students and alumni created a petition and list of demands and  the hashtag #BlackAtAppState. Their demands pertain to scholarship, curriculum, health, campus culture and more. The...

Earth Fare re-opens its doors to Boone community

Earth Fare re-opens its doors to Boone community

Emily Broyles, Reporter July 7, 2020

An empty parking lot only weeks before, cars now rush to the newly reopened Earth Fare after announcing the store’s closing and liquidation earlier this year.  “Everyone’s healthy supermarket”...

Black students, alumni write letter of demands to university

Black students, alumni write letter of demands to university

Jackie Park, Reporter July 6, 2020

Black students and alumni released a list of demands to university administration Monday asking for things like university recruitment of Black and brown faculty and students, a bias incident reporting...

App State removes Hoey, Lovill residence hall signs amid name change

App State removes Hoey, Lovill residence hall signs amid name change

Emily Broyles, Reporter July 2, 2020

App State removed signs of two east campus residence halls Monday in wake of their re-namings. Both buildings are named after people with racist histories.  Chancellor Sheri Everts announced June 28...

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

Gov. Roy Cooper issues statewide mask mandate, delays move into Phase 3

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter June 24, 2020

Gov. Roy Cooper announced a statewide mask mandate and extended Phase 2 at a press briefing Wednesday These changes come in response to higher hospitalization numbers and infection rates. By the...

Hans is currently president of the North Carolina Community College System (Photo courtesy of press release)

Peter Hans named new UNC System President

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter June 22, 2020

Effective August 1, Peter Hans will serve as president of the University of North Carolina System after a year-long national search. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors elected Hans,...

App State announced an updated face covering policy Friday expected of students, faculty and staff. Both the mouth and nose must be covered when 6 feet of distance cannot be maintained.

App State updates face covering policy, students share thoughts

Emily Broyles and Xanayra Marin-Lopez June 20, 2020

App State students, faculty and staff will adapt to a new updated face covering policy on campus this fall.  Both the mouth and nose must be covered when 6 feet of distance cannot be maintained. This...

App State announces changes to classroom life amid COVID-19

App State announces changes to classroom life amid COVID-19

Emily Broyles and Xanayra Marin-Lopez June 18, 2020

Sanitation stations and additional, larger classroom spaces are just some of the accommodations students will encounter entering the fall 2020 semester, according to a university email. The email...

UNC-Chapel Hill lifts ban on renaming buildings; petitions, SGA advocate for App State to follow

UNC-Chapel Hill lifts ban on renaming buildings; petitions, SGA advocate for App State to follow

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter June 17, 2020

A 16-year ban on renaming UNC-Chapel Hill campus buildings was lifted at a special UNC board of trustees meeting Wednesday morning, voting 11-2. In May 2015, the board voted unanimously for a 16-year...

Boone Town Council votes 3-2 for public mask mandate, begins June 20

Boone Town Council votes 3-2 for public mask mandate, begins June 20

Emily Broyles, Reporter June 17, 2020

Boone residents and visitors must wear face coverings in all indoor establishments open to the public beginning 9 a.m. on June 20, after the Boone Town Council voted 3-2 for the mandate June 16. This comes...

Panel discussion, film screening of Netflix documentary '13th' advocates for Black Lives Matter

Panel discussion, film screening of Netflix documentary ’13th’ advocates for Black Lives Matter

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter June 12, 2020

Community members organized a film screening and panel discussion of the documentary “13th” when recent App State graduate Katie Wynn decided that action in the Black Lives Matter Movement accessible...

SGA releases statement behind Black Lives Matter movement, notes future changes for academic year

SGA releases statement behind Black Lives Matter movement, notes future changes for academic year

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter June 10, 2020

The Davis-Hunter Administration released a statement addressing the student body on Monday detailing plans for next year and siding with the Black Lives Matter movement. The administration stands with...

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