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Kara Haselton, Photographer

Kara Haselton (she/her) is a senior Interdisciplinary Studies (self-design, photojournalism and social justice) major from Raleigh, NC.

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The food hub is run by volunteers and staff from local non-profit BRWIA. On Tuesdays, the team receives goods from the producers to be stored and sold. The food hub partners with 90 producers within 100 miles and covers Watauga and Ashe counties, said BRWIA operations director Liz Whiteman.

High Country Food Hub: Community through local produce

January 19, 2022
App State professor highlights importance of Native American history

App State professor highlights importance of Native American history

November 9, 2021
For Barnes, the biggest factor of being named Top of the Rock was the community it assured her she had: “This role is representative of everyone who has pushed me in the past.” Moving forward, Barnes said she hopes for her position in this role to better direct her next steps.

[Photo] ADPi’s Macey Barnes crowned Top of the Rock

November 9, 2021
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[Photo] Faculty, community seek Boone overcrowding solutions

November 9, 2021
Erin McIntyre, a junior communications major, stands by her table at the Oct.23 pop-up. McIntyre has been making jewelry and painted tote bags for two years.

[Photo] Tables in town: Students utilize pop-up opportunities to sell merchandise

November 8, 2021
Dalton George, an App State alumnus, was appointed to Boone Town Council Aug. 3, and kept his seat on the council after winning 24.15% of the votes in the November elections.

[Photo] Jon Dalton George projected for Boone Town Council

November 3, 2021
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[Photo] Updated Career Development Center provides students with tools to succeed

October 8, 2021
Blackston is hoping to pursue French style cooking, starting with mastering the five Mother sauces: béchamel, velouté, espagnole, hollandaise, and tomato. When he’s not at practice, doing school work, or cooking, Blackston enjoys watching cooking shows; his favorite is “Chef’s Table.”

[Photo] App State football player to tackle New York culinary school

October 5, 2021
Caitlyn Byrd, aerialist and founding member of Inspiral Fire Tribe, performs in front of Jones House as part of the Filaments Aerial Collective. Inspiral Fire Tribe was also present on the lawn for community attendees of Buskers Fest to watch.

[Photo] Hats, hula hoops and harmonicas: Buskers Fest shakes up Downtown Boone

October 5, 2021
APPS set up tents around Sanford Mall offering cotton candy and apple cider to personalized street signs and decals.

Cornhole and caramel apples: APPS hosts AppalFest

September 22, 2021
Lynn Patterson, class of ‘89 alumna, rings the bell. Patterson is a Belk Library university program specialist and daughter of fellow Bell Ringer Roberta Jackson. Karl Campbell, the event’s leading speaker, said Patterson represented “the service of faculty and staff to App State and the many multi-cultural mountaineers, multi-generational families.”

122 years of education: University marks history with social, bell ceremony

September 18, 2021
Wendy Shanahan, owner of Cupcrazed, shared her vision for the business endeavor: “We want people to get excited when they come in,” she said. Shanahan hopes to become a part of the Boone community and for her shop to be “their home away from home.”

[Photo] Stellar sweets: Food Network winners open Boone cupcakery

September 2, 2021
The COVID-19 tests from Wednesday’s testing event were self-administered by those getting tested.

“I feel more like a person”: App State hosts pop-up COVID testing

August 26, 2021
Residence halls provide moving bins to new residents to ease the process of carrying many belongings into dorms.

PHOTO GALLERY: 6,200 students unpack on campus in 2021

August 18, 2021
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[Photo] Best of Boone 2021: Best of Food

May 1, 2021
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[Photo] Best of Boone 2021: Best of Lifestyle

May 1, 2021
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[Photo] Best of Boone 2021: Pandemic Picks

May 1, 2021
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[Photo] Best of Boone 2021: Best of App State Campus Life

April 30, 2021
DJ Evans is sworn into office as student body vice president on April 26, 2021.

[Photo] Gardin, Evans sworn in as SGA president and vice president

April 28, 2021
Dalton George, senior economics major, also works for the Watauga County Democractic Party as canvassing director. “My favorite part of organizing has been being able to talk to people on doorsteps,” George said. “A lot of people are very normal and less polarized than the media shows.”

[Photo] App State senior announces candidacy for Boone Town Council

April 19, 2021
On Tuesday nights, the trumpet studio hosts a “master class,” now offered virtually, where students can show up with pieces they are working on and receive additional feedback from professors and other students. Lipsette and two other students often reserve a practice room in Hayes School of Music to attend the virtual master class in a small, socially distanced group.

Changing the Tune: Music Student Seniors in the Age of COVID-19

April 23, 2021
Sarai Nolasco, senior advertising major, has worked at Belk Library for two years. She said that she wishes staff wouldn’t have to pay to come to work, as it’s financially taxing, especially for students who are on scholarship.

[Photo] Belk Library student employees challenged with parking troubles

April 15, 2021
Club Hub on the second floor of the Plemmons Student Union oversees rooms for several organizations at App State such as the Black Student Association and Latin-Hispanic Alliance, however Asian Student Association has not been able to commandeer a space.

[Photo] Boone Chick-fil-A temporarily closed after 17 years of continuous business

April 8, 2021
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[Photo] More than just a meal: Hunger and Health Coalition combats food insecurity with delivery service

March 25, 2021
Town council member Samuel Furgiuele, Jr. poses at his desk in his office on King Street. During the pandemic, Furgiuele has attended weekly council meetings over Webex from his office.

[Photo] Town Council commits to nondiscrimination with new ordinance

March 22, 2021
Kinsey Crabb, senior choral music education major, sings two pieces accompanied by Susan Slingland, staff accompanist. Crabb performed “There are Fairies at the Bottom of our Garden” by Liza Lehmann and “Come Down Angels” by Undine Smith Moore for the “Music by Women Composers” concert.

[Photo] Hayes School of Music honors female composers

March 19, 2021
Mike Marcela, photographed at Watauga County Schools central office, has worked as program director for nine years. His central passion, Marcela said, is providing the best support and education for exceptional children so they can succeed.

[Photo] App State student brings nationwide socialist group to campus

March 12, 2021
Cady Haller, sophomore special education major and member of Jewish campus organization Hillel, introduced professor Havi Dreifuss March 1. Haller believes that focusing on relearning history is really important right now, especially with the recent increase in anti-Semitic acts.

[Photo] Jewish organizations sponsor Holocaust scholar’s talk

March 5, 2021
After talking to several people who all felt “burnt out,” Riley Cullen started a petition in fall 2020 to gauge if students would benefit from mental health days.

[Photo] Student leaders push for mental health wellness days for peers

March 4, 2021
Kathryn Santiagos new music therapy group will focus on helping students through mental health concerns with music.

[Photo] Music therapy group seeks to alleviate mental health concerns for students

February 25, 2021
Josiah Davis, owner of Local Lion, opened the first local drive-thru coffee and doughnut shop in Boone, NC.

[Photo] Local Lion coffee shop wins Small Business of the Year

February 22, 2021
Martha McGougan, a junior Studio Art major, has gotten used to creating in their own space, but its not ideal. She and her friends came up with a word to express their experience: surthriving.

PHOTO GALLERY: ‘Surthriving’ in a Liminal Education

February 15, 2021
Even though Our Daily Bread server Frannie White started working after COVID-19 began affecting local businesses and sports in Boone, NC, she has still seen drastic changes as less servers are working shifts and the restaurant has cut hours, now closing at 5 p.m. White stated that while the leaf season brought in a lot of customers, it has slowed down a lot since then.

[Photo] Without normal App State football game days, local restaurants struggle

November 13, 2020
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