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The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian

2025-2026 Staff

Meg Frantz
Editor-in-Chief

Meg Frantz

Meg Frantz (she/her) is a sophomore digital journalism major, with a double minor in political science and criminal justice, from Charlotte, NC. This is her second year writing for The Appalachian.

Abby Buckner
Managing Editor

Abby Buckner

Abby Buckner (she/her) is a junior professional writing major with a communication minor. This is her third year with The Appalachian.

Chloe Pound
Visual Managing Editor

Chloe Pound

Madalyn Edwards
News Editor

Madalyn Edwards

Madalyn Edwards (she/her) is a senior English major from Mount Airy, NC. This is her third year with The Appalachian.

Matt Howe
Associate News Editor

Matt Howe

Matt Howe (he/him) is a junior English Creative Writing major from Syracuse, New York. This is his first year writing for The Appalachian.

Max Schwanz
Sports Editor

Max Schwanz

Max Schwanz (he/him) is a sophomore journalism major, digital marketing minor, from Cornelius, NC. This is his second year with The Appalachian.

Tess McNally
Associate Sports Editor

Tess McNally

Tess McNally (she/her) is a junior journalism major from Waxhaw, North Carolina. This is her second year writing for The Appalachian.

Allison Lehan
Opinion Editor

Allison Lehan

Allison Lehan (she/her) is a sophomore sustainable development and political science double major. This is her second year with The Appalachian.

Chief Copy Editor

Brooklyn Smith

Brooklyn Smith (she/her) is a junior English major with a minor in digital marketing. This is her first year with The Appalachian.

Haley DiFruscio
Political Editor

Haley DiFruscio

Haley DiFruscio (she/her) is an English and political science double major from Raleigh, North Carolina. This is her first year writing for The Appalachian.

Vivian Parks
Translations Editor

Vivian Parks

Vivian Parks (they/them) is a senior anthropology major with a minor in Spanish. This is their fourth year with The Appalachian.

Rian Hughes
Graphics Editor

Rian Hughes

Rian Hughes (they/she) is a senior from Wake Forest, NC. They are a Graphic Communications Management major with a concentration in Cross-Media Production and a minor in Studio Art. This is their third year designing for The Appalachian.

Noah Williford
Photo Editor

Noah Williford

Noah Williford (he/him) is a freshman environmental science major from Winston Salem, N.C. This is his first year with The Appalachian.

Ava Anzalone
Associate Photo Editor

Ava Anzalone

\Ava Anzalone (she/her) is a freshman business marketing major and new media and digital cultures minor from Denver, N.C. This is her first year with The Appalachian.

Multimedia Editor

Elliot Nichols

Nadia Armenta
Associate Multimedia Editor

Nadia Armenta

Nadia Armenta (she/her) is a freshman majoring in Cellular/Molecular Biology at Appalachian State University. This is her first year at The Appalachian.

Business Manager

Ethan Batchelor

Emily Escobedo Ramirez
Director of Marketing & Engagement

Emily Escobedo Ramirez

Emily Escobedo Ramirez (she/they) is a sophomore from Durham, NC. She is a communication studies major. This is her second year writing with the Appalachian.

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