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The Appalachian
Jesse Barber

Jesse Barber, Photojournalist

Jesse (he/him) is an Interdisciplinary Studies, Documentary Studies in Appalachia major from Sawmills, N.C. This is his third year with The Appalachian.

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Anonymous student who was quarantined in Super 8 hotel due to contracting COVID. Students who have either on-campus or off-campus housing can be isolated in one of the two locations off-campus if they contract COVID and have no other options for a single room and single bathroom environment.

[Photo] Tourists in their own town: App State students quarantine in Super 8 hotel

Jake Markland and Gianna Holiday
October 9, 2020
David Wilson Brown, democratic candidate for the 5th congressional district of North Carolina, on October 1. Brown is a 1996 Appalachian State Alumni of political science and communication. Brown works his full time job remotely from his home in McAdenville while running against his opposition, Virgina Foxx, in this congressional race.

[Photo] App State grad looks to upset long serving GOP member

Abi Pepin, Reporter
October 6, 2020
Covid testing tent outside of the Miles Annas Student Support building where students can get rapid covid testing by appointment.

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App State has been hosting pop-up testing events each Saturday in September in the Rivers Street Parking Deck. Testing will continue through October with additional testing now on Wednesdays.

[Photo] App State announces four new COVID-19 clusters, four new cases associated with football

October 8, 2020
App State is hosting pop-up testing events Monday, Wednesday and Saturday in Rivers Street Parking Deck from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

[Photo] App State announces five new active cases, six COVID-19 clusters

October 17, 2020
David Wilson Brown, democratic candidate for the 5th congressional district of North Carolina, on October 1. Brown is a 1996 Appalachian State Alumni of political science and communication. Brown works his full time job remotely from his home in McAdenville while running against his opposition, Virgina Foxx, in this congressional race.

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Leon Levine Hall, where the Beaver College of Health Sciences is housed. App State Nursing students have gloved up to tackle not only quizzes, but patients.

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Holly Young, a nursing student ambassador for App State, stands in front of Leon Levine Hall Sept. 15. She said she feels safe with the nursing departments safety precautions.

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David Williams cuts a customers hair in Plush Kutz barbershop in Hickory, N.C. on June 19, 2020. Williams is a city of Hickory councilman and listens to many voices as they talk about all the worlds problems in his barbershop.

Catawba County Black voices of leadership respond to police brutality

Jesse Barber, Photojournalist
September 23, 2020
A participant holds up her hand while someone sings Andre Days Rise Up at the end of the demonstration to end police brutality in Hickory, North Carolina June 6.

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Supporters at the demonstration to end police brutality in Hickory, North Carolina June 6.

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Customers wait in seats along the wall for their turn in the David Williams barber chair on June 19, 2020.

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Testing was held for students in River Street parking deck on August 29, 2020 from 11am-5pm.

[Photo] As cases rise, App State among highest in testing in the UNC System

October 1, 2020
Olexander Ramsey shows his identification to the medical workers at the free covid testing in River Street parking deck Aug. 29.

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Testing was held for students in River Street parking deck on August 29, 2020 from 11am-5pm.

[Photo] As cases rise, App State among highest in testing in the UNC System

Moss Brennan and Kat Fast
October 1, 2020
Covid testing setup on the second floor of River Street parking deck on August 29, 2020.

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Physical distancing is encouraged for those using the Boone Greenway trail while exercising.

[Photo] Pandemic fitness: adapting to a world without gyms

September 10, 2020
The Boone Greenway trail is a place to get physical exercise outside. As the weather warms, many students are getting outside to destress from classes.

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Spin cycles with protective clear plastic for group fitness classes on the SRC gym floor.

2020 in photos: The year we shared

Jesse Barber, Photojournalist
December 31, 2020
Physical distancing is encouraged for those using the Boone Greenway trail while exercising.

[Photo] Pandemic fitness: adapting to a world without gyms

Ansley Puckett, Reporter
September 10, 2020
“To be, rather than to seem : App States motto peaks through the windows of the B.B. Dougherty administration Building where Black at App State organizers and students demanded to be heard by Chancellor Sheri Everts and administration on campus racial injustice.

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Camerun Peoples speaking during the Wake the Chancellor event on Sanford Mall Aug. 31, 2020.

[Photo] “Sheri, wake up”

Jackie Park and Emily Broyles
September 4, 2020
Students stand together in support of the march against injustice on Sanford Mall. The event was organized and lead by the Black at App State Collective.

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Activist Mary Lyons leads a chants against systemic racial injustice outside of B.B. Dougherty administration building.

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Sophomore Thelma Vambe stands listens to Black at App State organizers give speeches about racial injustice on campus.

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Coalition leader Kynda Bichara is embraced by two friends in front of the B.B. Dougherty.

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Testing was held for students in River Street parking deck on August 29, 2020 from 11am-5pm.

[Photo] In-person class meetings delayed due to growing COVID-19 numbers

January 8, 2021
Olexander Ramsey shows his indentification to the medical workers at the free covid testing in River Street parking deck on August 29, 2020.

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Freshman, Olexandr Ramsey, gets a COVID test in River Street parking deck on Aug. 29, 2020.

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Three medical workers worked to provide free covid testing to students in River Street parking deck on August 29, 2020.

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Covid testing setup on the second floor of River Street parking deck on August 29, 2020.

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Students wait in line behind the Plemmons Student Union on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

[Photo] University Bookstore implements new textbook distribution, students navigate system and school

Jake Markland, Reporter
August 26, 2020
Students wait outside of Higher Grounds Coffee food truck for their orders on Sanford Mall.

[Photo] A meal on wheels: Campus Dining introduces new dining options

August 21, 2020
Matthew Scott, owner of Higher Grounds Coffee, informs a student of how to order on the Grub Hub app that is required for purchasing items from the food trucks.

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Matthew Scott, owner of Higher Grounds Coffee, stands in his food truck waiting for student orders on Sanford Mall. Students are required to order through the Grub Hub app to ensure a percentage of sales goes to the University.

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Cardinal food truck on Sanford Mall. Students are required to use the Grub Hub app to purchase items from the food trucks.

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Students wait at the AppalCart terminal located outside of Belk Library on campus.

[Photo] AppalCart maintains routes, services amid COVID-19

Cole Elledge, Reporter
August 22, 2020
The United States Post office building located off King Street in Boone.

[Photo] Watauga County expects up to 12,000 absentee ballots as post office warns of delays

Moss Brennan, Reporter
August 18, 2020
Family and friends assist students moving in to residence halls August 10. People wait outside with items ready to be moved in, following social distancing orders.

[Photo] Move-in day, masked: the start to App State students’ weeklong return to campus

Emily Broyles, Reporter
August 11, 2020
James Murdock of Granite Falls fishes as the sun sets in Caldwell County. “I’m not gonna let anything stop me from fishing. I love to fish,” he said.

A rural North Carolina town responds to COVID-19

Jesse Barber, Photojournalist
April 15, 2020
Junior Carleigh Scott was given the Venturing Leadership Award by the Boy Scouts of America.

[Photo] Boy Scouts of America award Venturing Leadership Award to App State student

Gianna Holiday, Reporter
March 25, 2020
Photo Gallery: North Carolina Primary

Photo Gallery: North Carolina Primary

Jesse Barber, Xanayra Marin-Lopez, and Moss Brennan
March 3, 2020
Traffic Officer 613 directs parking traffic during the day to ensure voters have places to park. He said only one person has used the accessible parking space for voting in the past two years.

[Photo] Watauga County polls set up for a more accessible kind of voting

Rachel Greenland, Reporter
March 2, 2020
The meetings for the Lin&Lang Club are located in Appalachian Hall Room 085. Most meetings are based on a certain topic but the discussion is open for any questions that come up.

[Photo] New club provides opportunity for students to explore linguistics

March 4, 2020
Stacey Troisi works as a campus minister for Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. Troisi feels that less and less people are joining the church, and more and more people are leaving the church,” and that going to church might not be as important as it used to be.”

[Photo] Lutheran Students of Appalachian provides welcoming environment for congregates

February 28, 2020
The 12th Annual Old-Time Fiddlers Convention took App States campus by storm this past weekend. Participants of all ages were welcome, with a weekend packed full of family-friendly activities such as workshops, competitions, and a market featuring local crafters. The convention kicked off on Friday with a performance by Chatham Rabbits at Legends and even ended with a send-off show by Trampled by Turtles in the Schaefer Center. Photo by Jesse Barber

GALLERY: 12th Annual Fiddlers’ Convention

Jesse Barber and Grace Smith
February 10, 2020
The 12th Annual Old-Time Fiddlers Convention took App States campus by storm this past weekend. Participants of all ages were welcome, with a weekend packed full of family-friendly activities such as workshops, competitions, and a market featuring local crafters. The convention kicked off on Friday with a performance by Chatham Rabbits at Legends and even ended with a send-off show by Trampled by Turtles in the Schaefer Center. Photo by Jesse Barber

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The 12th Annual Old-Time Fiddlers Convention took App States campus by storm this past weekend. Participants of all ages were welcome, with a weekend packed full of family-friendly activities such as workshops, competitions, and a market featuring local crafters. The convention kicked off on Friday with a performance by Chatham Rabbits at Legends and even ended with a send-off show by Trampled by Turtles in the Schaefer Center. Photo by Jesse Barber

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The 12th Annual Old-Time Fiddlers Convention took App States campus by storm this past weekend. Participants of all ages were welcome, with a weekend packed full of family-friendly activities such as workshops, competitions, and a market featuring local crafters. The convention kicked off on Friday with a performance by Chatham Rabbits at Legends and even ended with a send-off show by Trampled by Turtles in the Schaefer Center. Photo by Jesse Barber

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The 12th Annual Old-Time Fiddlers Convention took App States campus by storm this past weekend. Participants of all ages were welcome, with a weekend packed full of family-friendly activities such as workshops, competitions, and a market featuring local crafters. The convention kicked off on Friday with a performance by Chatham Rabbits at Legends and even ended with a send-off show by Trampled by Turtles in the Schaefer Center. Photo by Jesse Barber

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The 12th Annual Old-Time Fiddlers Convention took App States campus by storm this past weekend. Participants of all ages were welcome, with a weekend packed full of family-friendly activities such as workshops, competitions, and a market featuring local crafters. The convention kicked off on Friday with a performance by Chatham Rabbits at Legends and even ended with a send-off show by Trampled by Turtles in the Schaefer Center. Photo by Jesse Barber

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The 12th Annual Old-Time Fiddlers Convention took App States campus by storm this past weekend. Participants of all ages were welcome, with a weekend packed full of family-friendly activities such as workshops, competitions, and a market featuring local crafters. The convention kicked off on Friday with a performance by Chatham Rabbits at Legends and even ended with a send-off show by Trampled by Turtles in the Schaefer Center. Photo by Jesse Barber

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Frankie Gioscio is the Student Minister for Perkinsville Baptist Church. A Boone native, Gioscio has worked with the churchs tutoring program for almost three years, and recruits App State education majors to help tutor.

[Photo] App State education majors tutor Hardin Park Elementary students, provide guidance, gain experience

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Reporter
February 8, 2020
Brigette Kelly, the VP of SGA, is taking the trip to the Iowa Caucus in February in hopes of engaging with the Democratic candidates.

[Photo] #ApptoIowa makes primaries public for App State students

Jackie Park, Reporter
February 1, 2020
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