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Anna Muckenfuss

Anna Muckenfuss, Appalachian Weekly News Producer

Anna Muckenfuss is a senior journalism and broadcasting major from Durham, N.C.

Email: Muckenfussan@appstate.edu

Twitter: @Muckenfussan

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Pets thrive off of schedule, just like humans, and are feeling the impacts of social distancing just like their human counterparts.

Pets feel “ruff” transition to social distancing, too

April 17, 2020
Many churches in and out of the state have been forced to move their services online or cancel them altogether due to the new coronavirus.

North Carolina churches move services online to build congregation amid COVID-19

March 24, 2020
Emily Rayner, 25 (left) and Moriah McKinney, 28 (right) are best friends and roommates who love to visit community events such as Boone BOO! and the Blowing Rock WinterFest dressed up as their favorite Disney characters, Elsa and Anna from the movie Frozen. Emily Rayner said Disney princesses are their favorite to dress up as especially when were around all the little kids.

[Photo] Ice Sisters: Two friends cosplay for children in the High Country

February 28, 2020
Emily Rayner and Moriah McKinney pose in their costumes as Anna and Elsa respectively, both of which are characters from the Disney series Frozen. The two are best friends and roommates and are commonly seen around Boone at community events sporting their costumes to greet locals and take pictures.

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The Brown Mountain Lights have been a community and scientific anomaly for years, bringing locals and tourists alike to view the phenomenon. This image organizes a view of the lights, which are infamously shrouded in scientific and even spiritual uncertainty.

Brown Mountain Mystery: Recurring light phenomenon baffles scientists and witnesses

January 23, 2020
Photo by Halle Keighton

Death and doorways: the story behind the “Dorm of Doom”

October 31, 2019
The ImpACT Team poses with Natalie Rogovin (center), an App State alumna who started the Big Sale during her time as a student. This was Rogovins first time back at the Big Sale since she graduated.

Big Sale raises over $30,000 for local charities

August 27, 2019
Watauga High School student Jackson Martin is looking to teach his community about the art of magic. Martin supposedly knows how to perform over 100 different magic tricks.

Watauga High School student teaches magic to Boone community

August 27, 2019
Construction in Stadium Lot limited both driving and parking availability, which posed a challenge for students moving into West Campus residence halls in 2019. This was the last normal move-in day.

[Video] Move-in day brings new faces to campus

August 16, 2019
Sam Nystrom, a Hardin Park sixth grader, will travel to Washington DC in May to compete in the National Spelling Bee after winning the regional spelling bee.

Hardin Park School sixth grader wins regional spelling bee, will compete in National Spelling Bee in May

April 19, 2019
OASIS held a session asking that local restaurant workers intervene when they witness inappropriate or dangerous behavior. The Horton Hotel and The Cardinal were among several local institutions that were in attendance.

[Photo] OASIS hosts workshop addressing sexual harassment for local restaurants and bars

April 17, 2019
Attendees at the LGBTQ service of healing write their burdens on Tibetan prayer flags.

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$200 million is being borrowed to complete the p3 Construction project taking place on the west side of campus. This area that once was Duck Pond Field will eventually become a new residence hall. Photo by Brendan Hoekstra

App State will borrow $200 million to fund P3 with additional funding to come from Winkler Hall demolition fund

April 12, 2019

Town council will address need for affordable housing in Boone

April 11, 2019

800 App State students search for housing after not being selected for on-campus housing

April 4, 2019
Ralph Lentz is a professor in the history department. Lentz was forced to sell the home he built because he could no longer afford the mortgage payments.

App State senior lecturer unable to keep up with Blowing Rock real estate prices

April 4, 2019
Chris Wagstaff and his roommates had a leak in their apartment at the Cottages of Boone. Maintenance came to fix it and left behind a six foot hole that was left unprepared for weeks.

Residents of the Cottages say complex is “too expensive for what you actually get”

April 3, 2019
A Virginia big-eared bat, one of 12 confirmed species of bats found in the Blue Ridge Parkway. The National Park Service granted $8,000 to App State Professor Mark Spond to research the varieties of bats on the parkway and which are at risk for lethal White Nose Syndrome.

Professor receives $8,000 grant to study bats on Parkway

March 29, 2019
Eric Eller, Nancy Owen, Marvin Williamsen and Matthew Walpole swear in as member of the Board of Elections. The members voted to table the vote on changing the polling site for the Boone 2 precinct from Legends to the student union until May.

[Photo] Board of Elections tables vote on App State voting site

March 19, 2019
Former student charged with first degree sexual exploitation of a minor

Former student charged with first degree sexual exploitation of a minor

March 10, 2019
Len Hagaman has been the sheriff of Watauga County since 2006. Hagaman says the the county is looking in the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion to reduce the number of repeat offenders in the detention center.

Watauga County Sheriff’s office considers new pre-arrest program

March 2, 2019
Chancellor Sheri Everts addressing faculty at a special faculty senate meeting called to discuss the stagnation of salaries in February 2018.

Faculty express salary concerns to Chancellor Sheri Everts

February 25, 2019
Chancellor Sheri Everts addressing faculty at a special faculty senate meeting called to discuss the stagnation of salaries in February 2018.

[Photo] Chancellor announces changes to housing contracts, COVID-19 testing at apartment complexes

October 12, 2020
Board of Governors member, Phillip Byers addresses the questions of App State faculty. Byers said he will be the first to admit faculty are underpaid.

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Financial difficulties rise as salaries fall for faculty

Financial difficulties rise as salaries fall for faculty

February 14, 2019
The fifteen room, boutique hotel, the Horton Hotel opened to the public on Feb. 13. The Horton Hotel is the only hotel on King Street, and the only hotel in Boone with a rooftop lounge and bar.

New hotel in downtown Boone offers jobs and internships to App State students

February 14, 2019
App State Police rely on neighboring counties for bomb threats

App State Police rely on neighboring counties for bomb threats

February 7, 2019
Students and food services personnel walk around Park Place at the Pond in Trivette Dining Hall. Danny Bock, a chef at Coyote Kitchen is now working with Food Services.

[Photo] App State Food Services helps students expand plant-based diets

February 8, 2019
Different varieties of onions and potatoes are displayed under shelves of cans and other non-perishable foods.

[Photo] Local grocery store stays in business for students despite losing money

February 8, 2019
New River Conservancy receives funds to fix erosion in Greenway Park

New River Conservancy receives funds to fix erosion in Greenway Park

January 24, 2019
First year nutrition graduate student and graduate assistant of the Institute for Health and Human Services, Ashlyn Greene, works at her desk in the new IHHS clinic. The clinic is located in Leon Levine health sciences building. // Photo by Mickey Hutchings

New interprofessional clinic opens at Leon Levine Hall

January 17, 2019
A construction site on the west side of campus next to Eggers Residence Hall. Buildings on the west side of campus are a part of App States P3 project to demolish dated” buildings.

[Photo] P3 Project to begin in earnest in February

January 31, 2019
The site of the old Broyhill Inn will become a new conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research. The Broyhill Inn was demolished in 2017 after an architect deemed it unfit for repair.

[Photo] University leaders reviewing report for new Conservatory for Biodiversity Education and Research

February 20, 2019
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Man reported missing in Gaston County found dead in Blowing Rock

November 20, 2018
The Appalachian Online

ACT office partners with Hospitality House to make students aware of poverty in Boone

November 16, 2018
Coursicle is a website designed to help students create a schedule and has all classes offered during a particular semester for App State students.

The role of Rate My Professor and Coursicle in class registration

November 16, 2018
Students walk around Sanford Mall during Fall Fest

Mental Health Ambassadors partner to host Fall Fest on Sanford Mall

November 10, 2018
The Appalachian Online

Clawson runs for re-election, wants to improve water quality and reduce pollution

October 30, 2018
Rabbi Stephen Roberts and Rev. Roy Dobyns sing together at the candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the synagogue shooting in Pittsburg.

Faith leaders mourn Pittsburgh shooting, support local Jewish community with candlelight vigil

October 30, 2018
The Appalachian Online

Alpha Epsilon Pi and Hillel raised $389.51 with a “Cookies for Cancer” booth

October 27, 2018
The Appalachian Online

Campus IT Support works on internet and phone outage

October 26, 2018
Democratic candidate for Watauga County Commissioner, Larry Turnbow.

Veteran Larry Turnbow wants to see recreation center completed

October 24, 2018
Democratic candidate for the 5th congressional district seeks to unseat incumbent Virginia Foxx in November.

Winston-Salem native DD Adams runs for Congress

October 24, 2018
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Investigation into attempted robbery on Sept. 26 reveals no crime occurred

October 20, 2018
Blowing Rocks gem mining attraction, Docs Rocks.

Mining for a Purpose at Doc’s Rocks raises $17,500 for cancer patients

October 16, 2018
Paint and positivity: How AEPi and Social Justice Representatives respond to hate on campus

Paint and positivity: How AEPi and Social Justice Representatives respond to hate on campus

October 2, 2018
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App State police send out details on attempted robbery

September 27, 2018
Volunteers, nurses, and donors packed the Holmes Convocation Center on Tuesday for the Annual Homecoming Blood Drive. Mountaineers have been donating blood to support the American Red Cross for the last eight years.

12th annual Homecoming Blood Drive donors give 1120 units

September 26, 2018
Karolyn Martin, newly elected freshman senator for SGA.

Martin hopes to bring healthier food options to campus dining halls

September 19, 2018
Intapp members Issac Medina, Luis Rangel, Cintya Garcia and Anna Rau represented the organization at the interest session.

INTAPP hosts info sessions to recruit new members

September 10, 2018
Meningococcemia diagnosis confirmed by App State administration

Meningococcemia diagnosis confirmed by App State administration

September 9, 2018
App State’s newest members of the campus police department pose together as a class. The officers were sworn in on the 25th of August.

Former police cadets reflect on law enforcement training

September 7, 2018
Josh White, founder and president of the Autistic Students and Allies of the High Country. White was urged to establigh the clubs based as his experiences as an autistic scholar and hopes that the ASA will bring together and bond a group of autistic students at App State.

Appalachian student creates organization for autistic students

September 1, 2018
The Office of Sustainability and the University Bookstore partner to create a more sustainable campus

The Office of Sustainability and the University Bookstore partner to create a more sustainable campus

April 20, 2018
Sophomore Richard Moore portraying Judge Turpin and Sophie Weiner portraying Johanna in the upcoming play Sweeney Todd. The opening night is this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Schaefer Center.

Student actors present ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’

April 12, 2018
Wake Forest Professor Catherine Harnois presenting, Making Sense of Mistreatment: Intersectionality and Perceptions of Everyday Discrimination. Harnois visited Appalachian State University on Monday night to share her research.

Making Sense of Mistreatment: Guest Lecture on Discrimination

March 23, 2018
#KansasToTheMax: An App State Freshman runs for Kansas Governor

#KansasToTheMax: An App State Freshman runs for Kansas Governor

March 18, 2018
Appalachian State Welcomes a New Group of Internationals

Appalachian State Welcomes a New Group of Internationals

February 11, 2018
Signs at the Charlotte Womens March, Jan. 23, 2018. Hundreds gathered in Uptown to celebrate numerous issues and express dissent with President Trumps administration.

Women’s March on Boone

January 23, 2018
The members of NouN rehearsing in a classroom. NouN is Appalachian State’s only improv comedy theater group.

NouN improv: Providing App with laughter since 1999

November 27, 2017
The entrance to the Hospitality House, a homeless facility in Boone.

Hospitality House: where students and community come together

November 25, 2017
The Appalachian Theatres marque. The Theatre has been a historic symbol of Boone for years.

Renovations for the Appalachian Theatre underway

November 23, 2017
Characters vs. cultural: What to wear and what not to wear on Halloween

Characters vs. cultural: What to wear and what not to wear on Halloween

October 31, 2017
Lydia Pearson posing for a picture during ROTC lab on Oct. 5.

Wonder women of the ROTC

October 26, 2017
An anti-Semitic sticker found behind Hoey and Lovill halls on Sept. 27.

Anti-Semitic stickers found on campus

October 13, 2017
Flyer advertising flu shots available for students. The first case of the flu was reported at ASUs Health Services on September 17th.

Fall signals start of flu season

October 5, 2017
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