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Max Correa (he/him) is a senior Chemistry major (Biochemistry Concentration) from Black Mountain, NC. This is his 3rd year with The Appalachian.

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Students shared their COVID-19 experience on a display on Sanford Mall throughout April and May.

A year of change: 21 photos from 2021

December 31, 2021
Senior linebacker DMarco Jackson stiff arms a Georgia Southern receiver in a 27-3 Senior Day victory. Jackson finished with seven tackles, including one tackle for loss.

[Photo] Mountaineers match up with prolific Western Kentucky offense in Boca Raton Bowl

December 17, 2021
Super senior wide receiver Thomas Hennigan takes a bow after a 68-yard touchdown. Hennigan ranks fifth in program history for touchdown receptions at 22.

[Photo] Mountaineer football shuts down Georgia Southern 27-3, celebrates Senior Day

November 27, 2021
Michael Morgan, a 2019 App State graduate, waves to the crowd while being honored as Alumni of the Game at the home opener versus Elon.

[Photo] App State alumnus and superfan overcomes long battle with leukemia

November 11, 2021
Junior running back Cam Peoples celebrates after scoring his first touchdown of the day against the University of Louisiana at Monroe Oct. 30. Peoples found the end zone twice in the 59-28 beating of the Warhawks.

[Photo] Mountaineers continue Sun Belt quest against struggling Red Wolves

November 2, 2021
Two fans dress as Bob Ross and one of his paintings. With the homecoming game being one day before Halloween, many fans dressed up in costumes.

[Photo] App State trounces ULM 59-28, two Mountaineers break records

October 30, 2021
Jackson, a Democrat, engaged with political opponents like College Republicans President River Collins, seen here listening to Jackson speak.

[Photo] US Senate candidate Jeff Jackson meets with Mountaineers

September 27, 2021
Shawn Clark leads his team out of the new north end zone facility for the first time in App States home-opening matchup with Elon. The Mountaineers went on to throttle the Phoenix 44-10, moving to 2-1 on the season.

[Photo] Unfinished business headlines App State’s final non-conference matchup vs. Marshall

September 23, 2021
Sophomore running back Anderson Castle tops off App States cruise to victory with an 8-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter. The score was the first of his career for the Boone native.

[Photo] App State trounces Elon in 44-10 home opener

September 19, 2021
Former App State student and country musician Luke Combs performed at Kidd Brewer Stadium Sept. 4, after 18 months of delays due to COVID-19.

Mountain music and Mountaineers: Luke Combs returns home

September 7, 2021
Between ceremonies, cleaning crews spent time sanitizing the Convocation Center to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

[Photo] Caps on, masks up: 2021 graduates walk the stage

May 8, 2021
After the 2020 season, App State cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles was named a first team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. He led the country with 17 passes defended.

[Photo] Green Bay Packers draft former App State football All-American Shemar Jean-Charles

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

May 1, 2021
A member of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team leads App State PD officers in a prayer circle.

[Photo] Watauga County Sheriff standoff leaves five dead, including two deputies

April 29, 2021
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[Photo] Best of Boone 2021: Best of App State Campus Life

April 30, 2021
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[Photo] Students able to use excess meal plan money in bookstore

April 24, 2021
Members of the Sunrise Movement’s Boone chapter advocated for Rep. Foxx to sign the “Good Jobs for All” pledge, which pushes for investment in unionized jobs addressing climate change, systemic racism, and economic inequality.

[Photo] Sunrise Boone calls on Congresswoman Virginia Foxx to support “Good Jobs for All”

April 8, 2021
Among the most excited to see returning patrons is the resident pet fish, seen here inspecting a parent and child in the library.

[Photo] County library turns page with familiar in-person services

April 1, 2021
App State junior 149-pounder Jonathan Millner in action during his SoCon title match win over Campbells Joshua Heil. In St. Louis March 18-20, Millner became the eighth Mountaineer of all time to earn all-American recognition at the NCAA Championships.

[Photo] Millner named All-American, school-record seven wrestlers compete at NCAA tournament

March 29, 2021
Lillian Schriner, a freshman, poses outside of Summit Hall. Schriner, along with students living in University Housing, are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

[Photo] Students on campus closer to college experience without COVID restrictions

March 18, 2021
Justin Marks, pictured here at his home, was a guest on Ellen Degeneres game show, Game of Games.

[Photo] Zoom at 8, Hollywood at 9: App State student gets gig on Ellen’s Game of Games

March 22, 2021
Kale Barns poses with their AppCard. Barns is one of a number of students who would be impacted by legislation that would offer the use of preferred names on AppCards.

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

March 12, 2021
Private areas were established for vaccine recipients who had adverse reactions to the vaccine during the mandatory waiting period.

[Photo] Shots of history

March 11, 2021
App State volleyball players huddle up during a match against Coastal Carolina on Oct. 31 at the Holmes Center in Boone. After an unprecedented season dealing with the pandemic, head coach Matt Ginipro is proud of how the Mountaineers handled all the adversity, despite an overall 1-15 record.

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App State redshirt junior 141-pounder Anthony Brito claimed his first career individual conference championship on Sunday with a 7-3 decision over Campbells Shannon Hanna.

[Photo] Five App State wrestlers claim individual SoCon titles to tie program record

March 3, 2021
The inside of High Country Clay. The studio is open to artists and the community for workshops or memberships.

[Photo] Boone artists receive new studio space at High Country Clay

February 25, 2021
Deion Cooper, a bookseller at Foggy Pine, has been kept busy by the sudden influx of orders since the feature on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. We’re struggling to keep up, but we’re trying our best. We actually came in early so we could get ahead of the curve a little bit and just trying to grind away, Cooper said.

[Photo] Local bookstore featured on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"

February 8, 2021
A fully voluntary effort, Rose and other volunteers helped build, donate, and package seeds for use in the free seed library.

[Photo] Giving green: Daniel Boone Native Gardens plants the seed for new community growth

January 28, 2021
Anti-abortion protesters gathered with signs on the intersection outside of Watauga Countys Government Center for the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. Roe v. Wade is a Supreme Court case that made state laws banning abortions, except to save the mothers life, unconstitutional.

PHOTO GALLERY: Anti-abortion protestors on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade

January 23, 2021
People driving down King Street waved on the anti-abortion protestors. Anna Blackburn organized the protest, with others, for the 48th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

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During the protest, a Boone Police Department officer offered water to the protestors outside the Watauga County government building on King Street.

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Anna Blackburn, who also petitioned Boones local government to lower the flags to half-staff for the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, organized the protest with her mother and brother. She stands in front of the rock-and-concrete county building sign holding a decorated paper sign.

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Three anti-abortion protestors stand on the corner outside Mellow Mushroom across from the Watauga County Government complex. One protestor wears a hat from the Hope Center, a faith-based crisis pregnancy center on Howard Street. Crisis pregnancy centers provide support for people with unplanned pregnancies, but draw criticism for dissuading people from seeking abortions.

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A 15-hour dance party hosted in February by Appalachian & Community Together to raise money to benefit children in the High Country.

[Photo] 2020 in photos: The year we shared

December 31, 2020
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PHOTO GALLERY: App State vs. Louisiana

December 14, 2020
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App State fell to 7-3 overall and 5-2 in Sun Belt play on Friday night at Kidd Brewer, falling to Louisiana 24-21 on senior night. Three turnovers and two missed field goals were key factors in the loss.

[Photo] App State falls to Louisiana for first time in 24-21 senior night loss

December 5, 2020
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PHOTO GALLERY: AppalCart faces a pandemic

November 17, 2020
An App State student takes a break around 2 a.m. after a long night of tracking polls on Election Day at a student watch party.

[Photo] App State students react to election results in a year like no other

November 13, 2020
App State student Andrew McKenzie engages with supporters of President Donald Trump on Sanford Mall during a post-election solidarity event that was put on by the Young Revolutionaries of Boone and Black in Boone on Friday.

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Vice President Mike Pence joined Franklin Graham, President of disaster relief organization Samaritans Purse, for the 9 a.m. worship service at Alliance Bible Fellowship in Boone on Nov. 1.

PHOTO GALLERY: Vice President Mike Pence visits Boone church

November 2, 2020
App State seniors Kara Spicer (left) and Grace Morrison (right) make a play during the Mountaineers loss to Coastal Carolina on Saturday.

[Photo] App State volleyball falls to Coastal Carolina in home finale

November 1, 2020
Church members attending Alliance Bible Fellowship wait outside as Vice President Mike Pence arrives.

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Vice President Mike Pence stopped in Boone for church services, two days before Election Day.

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Boone Police Department Officers and Secret Service Agents flanked the entrances to the chapel during Pences visit.

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Boone Police Department Officers and Secret Service Agents flanked the entrances to the chapel during Pences visit.

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[Photo] Vice President Mike Pence attends Boone church service with Franklin Graham

November 1, 2020
Reverend Franklin Graham met with Vice President Mike Pence outside Alliance Bible Fellowship before entering for Sunday morning services Nov. 1.

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Masked attendees watch and listen speakers at Black in Boones vigil in honor of Breonna Taylor.

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Students and community members gather to remember and honor Breonna Taylor at Cornerstone Summit Church in Boone.

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The App State offensive line prepares for a snap in the Mountaineers 35-20 win over Charlotte Sept. 12. Chancellor Sheri Everts announced three active COVID-19 cases associated with the football team on Thursday.

[Photo] App State chancellor announces three active COVID-19 cases within football program

September 25, 2020
Though Kidd Brewer Stadium wont host any games for some time, its athletic facility neighbor, Holmes Convocation Center, will welcome some public fans this weekend for the first time this season.

[Photo] Gov. Roy Cooper announces new openings that could bring fans to Kidd Brewer

September 23, 2020
App State senior captain and QB Zac Thomas makes a throw during App States season-opening 35-20 win over Charlotte Sept. 12 at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

[Photo] Mountaineers run past Charlotte 35-20 to open 2020

September 12, 2020
The mural on the stairs adjacent to the Turchin Center was painted by Jessiue Unterhalter and Katey Truhn

[Photo] Monolith makeover: Turchin Center steps get a facelift from Baltimore

September 3, 2020
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