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Pruett Norris

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor

Pruett Norris (he/him) is a senior double majoring in English with a concentration in Film Studies and Electronic Media/Broadcasting. This is his second year with The Appalachian.

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Farewell column: 'Escape from the Planet of the AP Style'

Farewell column: ‘Escape from the Planet of the AP Style’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
May 3, 2024
Vampire flick ‘Abigail’ is a bloody pirou-letdown

Vampire flick ‘Abigail’ is a bloody pirou-letdown

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
April 29, 2024
‘Civil War’ doesn’t pick a side, and that’s the point

‘Civil War’ doesn’t pick a side, and that’s the point

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
April 23, 2024
Indigo Girls fans applaud as the band leaves the stage before the encore of their Schaefer Center performance on April 12. Violinist Lyris Hung, left, leads the way, followed by band frontmen Amy Ray, center, and Emily Saliers, right.

Indigo Girls bring community closer to fine with Schaefer set

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
April 15, 2024
Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ comes to baboone

Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ comes to baboone

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
April 10, 2024
The Cardinal Burger is their original style burger that can be styled two ways: All The Way or Carolina Style.

Best of Boone 2024: Best of Food

Chloe Jenkins, Ann Korwan, Meg Frantz, Katelin Potter, Riley Proserpi, Thomas Turner, Vivian Shillingsburg, El Shedrick, Briley Turpin, Cameron Miller, Abby Buckner, Rebekah Mann, Pruett Norris, Lauren Lyerly, Ella Adams, Jenna Guzman, and Makayla Muñoz
April 8, 2024

[Video] ‘Save Our Voices’ protest calls for action among administrators

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor
April 6, 2024

[Video] B(S)B: Final Four predictions and softball sno-cones

Graham Ryan and Nick Diglio
April 4, 2024

[Video] SGA holds emergency meeting regarding concerns on campus

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor
March 28, 2024

[Video] B(S)B: March Madness Sweet Sixteen predictions

Nick Diglio and Graham Ryan
March 27, 2024

[Video] Mountaineer Media Swap Episode 5: LUCK

Pruett Norris and Briley Turpin
March 27, 2024

[Video] OPINION: Silent study spots are needed

Bella Lantz, Associate Opinion Editor
March 27, 2024
BANFF film festival brings adventure to Boone

BANFF film festival brings adventure to Boone

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
March 26, 2024
The church of Sydney Sweeney: ‘Immaculate’ Review

The church of Sydney Sweeney: ‘Immaculate’ Review

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
March 26, 2024
Pruett’s 2024 Oscars Predictions, printable ballot

Pruett’s 2024 Oscars Predictions, printable ballot

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
March 9, 2024

[Video] Computer science majors ‘buzzy’ with saving the bees

Katelin Potter, Reporter
March 6, 2024
‘Dune: Part Two’ is more than sandworm sci-fi

[Video] ‘Dune: Part Two’ is more than sandworm sci-fi

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
March 6, 2024

[Video] Boone (Sports)Balls Episode 1

Graham Ryan and Nick Diglio
March 4, 2024

[Video] Mountaineer Media Swap Episode 4: LOVE

Pruett Norris and Briley Turpin
February 29, 2024

[Video] VIDEO: Scenes from Boone Docs

Pruett Norris and Graham Ryan
February 27, 2024

[Video] OPINION: Everything wrong with this year’s FAFSA

El Shedrick, Opinion Writer
February 26, 2024
Brad Parquette (right) and Kevin Warner (left), professors in the Department of Theatre and Dance, sit outside Chapel Wilson Hall, where Warner’s office resides Feb. 7, 2024. Parquette’s favorite thing about Warner is attention to detail and ability to truly listen to people when they speak.

[Video] Married minds: App State faculty navigate love and careers

Abby Buckner, Managing Editor
February 14, 2024
The Founders Bell Pavilion sits amongst the first week of snowfall during the spring semester Jan. 15, 2024. The Pavilion was constructed in July 2019 and resembles the roofline of Watauga Academy, which would turn into App State in 1899.

[Video] ‘Boone is closed’: revisiting the Blizzard of ‘93

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor
February 13, 2024
’Ruett’s Romance Rewind: ‘Before Sunrise’

’Ruett’s Romance Rewind: ‘Before Sunrise’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
February 12, 2024

[Video] Leah’s Lens: The foundation of art Americans often forget

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor
February 12, 2024

[Video] Leah’s Lens: The 21st century’s biggest rip-off

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor
February 3, 2024
Space thriller ‘I.S.S.’ rockets into nowhere

Space thriller ‘I.S.S.’ rockets into nowhere

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
February 2, 2024
During this chilly winter morning, the town of Blowing Rock begins their third day of the Winter Fest events on Jan. 27, 2024.

[Video] Townspeople plunge into Blowing Rock Winterfest celebration

Pruett Norris and Meg Frantz
January 31, 2024

[Video] Mountaineer Media Swap Episode 3: ACADEMIA

Pruett Norris and Briley Turpin
January 22, 2024
A few ‘Juicy Tid-Bits’ about The Appalachian past and present

A few ‘Juicy Tid-Bits’ about The Appalachian past and present

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
January 18, 2024
Sandworms, civil war and sci-fi spectacle: 2024 spring movie preview

Sandworms, civil war and sci-fi spectacle: 2024 spring movie preview

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
January 18, 2024
COLUMN: Pruett’s 10 favorite movies of 2023

COLUMN: Pruett’s 10 favorite movies of 2023

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
January 16, 2024
The magnificent melodrama of ‘May December’

The magnificent melodrama of ‘May December’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
December 18, 2023
Netflix’s ‘The Killer’ hits its target

Netflix’s ‘The Killer’ hits its target

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
November 29, 2023
‘Napoleon’ shorts out with curbed Kirby, fussy Phoenix

‘Napoleon’ shorts out with curbed Kirby, fussy Phoenix

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
November 28, 2023

[Video] Mountaineer Media Swap Episode 2: DYSTOPIAS

Pruett Norris and Briley Turpin
November 21, 2023
Difference of Opinion: Are gen-ed classes necessary?

[Video] Difference of Opinion: Are gen-ed classes necessary?

Bella Lantz and Aidan Kane
November 17, 2023
Appalachian State University Theatre Professor Keith Martin, center, welcomes guests to the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country on King Street, Boone, NC, dressed as the Theatre’s popcorn mascot. Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Martin splits time between teaching courses at the university and serving as board chair for the Theatre.

App Theatre goes over the rainbow for 85th birthday

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
November 16, 2023
Daniel Byrd voluntarily stepped into the role as the App State duck caretaker in January, 2016. Byrd is creating an App State duck handbook which he can pass down to future caretakers.

[Video] Father Duck: Meet App State’s duck caretaker

Jenna Guzman, Former Editor-in-Chief
November 15, 2023
DiCaprio, Gladstone score with Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

DiCaprio, Gladstone score with Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
November 8, 2023

[Video] Mountaineer Media Swap Episode 1: MONSTERS

Pruett Norris and Briley Turpin
October 30, 2023
Pru’s boo reviews: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ fails to frighten

Pru’s boo reviews: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ fails to frighten

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
October 30, 2023
Pru’s boo reviews: ‘The Exorcist: Believer’

Pru’s boo reviews: ‘The Exorcist: Believer’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
October 29, 2023

[Video] OPINION: Majors that would survive in a horror film

Bella Lantz, Associate Opinion Editor
October 18, 2023
Pru’s boo reviews: 19 years of ‘Saw’

Pru’s boo reviews: 19 years of ‘Saw’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
October 13, 2023
Pru’s boo reviews: ‘A Haunting in Venice’

Pru’s boo reviews: ‘A Haunting in Venice’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
September 20, 2023
OPINION: Football Etiquette 101

[Video] OPINION: Football Etiquette 101

Bella Lantz, Associate Opinion Editor
September 13, 2023
30 years later, “Jurassic Park” still bites

30 years later, “Jurassic Park” still bites

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
August 30, 2023
6 stupendous summer cinema selections

6 stupendous summer cinema selections

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
August 16, 2023
OPINION: Earth Day should be every day

[Video] OPINION: Earth Day should be every day

Emily Escobedo Ramirez, Director of Marketing & Engagement
April 17, 2023
Sushi Chef Jesse Maltby creates a unique sushi roll while streaming live on CoBo’s TikTok account. CoBo is located at 161 Howard St.

Best of Boone 2023: Best of Food

Pruett Norris, Briley Turpin, Erin Smith, Will Hofmann, Ella McIntosh, Jenna Guzman, Emily Escobedo Ramirez, Kaitlyn Potochnik, Brionna Dallara, William Becker, Mia Seligman, Gabrielle Troutman, Abby Buckner, Bella Lantz, El Shedrick, Hollie Moore, Amena Matcheswala, Jade Ogle, and Ella Wilson
April 5, 2023
Paddington meets powder: Reviewing ‘Cocaine Bear’

Paddington meets powder: Reviewing ‘Cocaine Bear’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
March 22, 2023
QuantuMESS: Reviewing ‘Ant-Man 3’

QuantuMESS: Reviewing ‘Ant-Man 3’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
March 2, 2023
A&C Column: Oscar predictions

A&C Column: Oscar predictions

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
February 6, 2023
Disturbingly delicious: Reviewing ‘The Menu’

Disturbingly delicious: Reviewing ‘The Menu’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
January 10, 2023
'Fire' films for sweater weather

‘Fire’ films for sweater weather

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
November 29, 2022
Don’t bother, darling: “Don’t Worry Darling” review

Don’t bother, darling: “Don’t Worry Darling” review

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
October 25, 2022
Autumnal movies for every occasion

Autumnal movies for every occasion

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
October 11, 2022
Reviewing A24's 'Bodies Bodies Bodies'

Reviewing A24’s ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
September 13, 2022
Back to the danger zone: Reviewing “Top Gun: Maverick”

Back to the danger zone: Reviewing “Top Gun: Maverick”

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
August 29, 2022
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