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The hellbenders Mural by Josh Johnston in downtown Boone on March 5. This mural was the last in the “Endangered Species Mural Project” created by the Center for Biological Diversity.
Hurricane Helene and its effect on Hellbenders
Griffin Cummings, News Reporter • March 9, 2025

The Hellbender population, already in decline, took another massive hit from Hurricane Helene. The storm that tore through Western North Carolina disrupted many of the salamanders’ habitats. The Hellbender has already been proposed for endangered species status, but after Hurricane Helene, the salamander population faces a new challenge according...

App State recognized as an R2 research university for high research activity, doctorate production
March 7, 2025

App State was recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R2 research university in February. This designates...

Special Collections Archives: Mystery Hill
March 5, 2025

Haley DiFruscio curated this story from the “Mystery Hill” archive collection in App State’s Special Collections Research Center. The archived...

App State Off-Road Club helps local community after Hurricane Helene
March 5, 2025

With roads blocked and destruction all around, App Off-Road Club became a lifeline for the local community, clearing debris, delivering supplies...

Over 500 Watauga County votes at risk of being nullified in state-wide lawsuit
March 5, 2025

Jefferson Griffin, a Republican candidate in the 2024 election for the North Carolina Supreme Court, sued the State Board of Elections in November...

Mountaineer baseball loses to No. 15 Wake Forest after 7th inning collapse

March 5, 2025

The Men’s Sun Belt tournament starts on Tuesday in Pensacola, Florida, with a new bracket format. The top two ranked teams, or seeds, only have to play...

March 4, 2025

App State softball participated in the Liberty Softball Invitational Friday through Sunday, going 4-1 on the weekend. The Mountaineers first took on...

March 4, 2025

Mountaineer baseball took the series win 2-1 over the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs this weekend. The series was the first to be played in Boone this...

March 3, 2025

App State men’s basketball concluded their regular season Friday with a 75-57 road loss against the Marshall Thundering Herd. The teams came in on...

New Music Friday March 7

March 5, 2025

On the first episode of the semester, Nadia and new co-host Ethan González discuss the trials and tribulations of teenage outcast Napoleon Dynamite during...

March 4, 2025

Valborg Theatre hosted the play “Beautiful, Useful, True” for its world premiere this past week from Feb. 26 through March 2. The play, created...

March 4, 2025

Brian Harnetty is a present force in the world of archival sound recordings, composing music that drives social change through a study of the past. Familiar...

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