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Rian Hughes

Rian Hughes, Graphics Editor

Rian Hughes (they/she) is a senior from Wake Forest, NC. They are a Graphic Communications Management major with a concentration in Cross-Media Production and a minor in Studio Art. This is their third year designing for The Appalachian.

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[Photo] Playlist of the week: Speed walking across campus

Ann Korwan, Reporter
August 23, 2024
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[Photo] Welcome back from The Appalachian Editorial Board

Editorial Board
August 18, 2024
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[Photo] Leah’s Lens: What they didn’t tell you about college

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor
August 14, 2024
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[Photo] OPINION: Freshman year is all about perspective

Allison Lehan, Opinion Editor
August 13, 2024
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[Photo] Leah’s Lens: The understated accomplishments of graduates

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor
May 3, 2024
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[Photo] Inside graduation celebrations and traditions

Katelin Potter, Reporter
May 3, 2024
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[Photo] Difference of Opinion: “The Tortured Poets Department” review

Meg Frantz and Leah Boone
April 24, 2024
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[Photo] ‘Civil War’ doesn’t pick a side, and that’s the point

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
April 23, 2024
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[Photo] OPINION: Congress members do not belong in the stock market

Allison Lehan, Opinion Editor
April 10, 2024
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[Photo] Leah’s Lens: Pride cannot and will not be erased

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor
April 8, 2024
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[Photo] The church of Sydney Sweeney: ‘Immaculate’ Review

March 26, 2024
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[Photo] ‘Dune: Part Two’ is more than sandworm sci-fi

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
March 6, 2024
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[Photo] OPINION: 2024 fashion faves or flops

Allison Lehan, Opinion Editor
March 5, 2024
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[Photo] OPINION: Leave the tunnels alone

Emily Escobedo Ramirez, Director of Marketing & Engagement
March 4, 2024
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[Photo] Boone (Sports)Balls Episode 1

Graham Ryan and Nick Diglio
March 4, 2024
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[Photo] OPINION: Your major, your Taylor Swift album

Courtney Quinton, Opinion Writer
March 3, 2024
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[Photo] Leah’s Lens: Nobody cares that you hate Taylor Swift

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor
February 19, 2024
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[Photo] Cry over spilled orange juice with ‘Notting Hill’

Meg Frantz, Editor-in-Chief
February 14, 2024
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[Photo] Noah Kahan releases “Stick Season (Forever)”

Ann Korwan, Reporter
February 13, 2024
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[Photo] ’Ruett’s Romance Rewind: ‘Before Sunrise’

February 12, 2024
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[Photo] App State faculty recommends Black history education resources

Siri Patterson, Former Managing Editor
February 11, 2024
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[Photo] OPINION: The attack on Black history

Emily Escobedo Ramirez, Director of Marketing & Engagement
February 11, 2024
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[Photo] Internship expo, tips and tricks for finding an internship

Madalyn Edwards, News Editor
February 3, 2024
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[Photo] ‘Napoleon’ shorts out with curbed Kirby, fussy Phoenix

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
November 28, 2023
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[Photo] How the Navajo Nation is healing the past through heavy metal

Makayla Muñoz
November 21, 2023
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[Photo] APPlause Episode 1: Halloween Monster Concert

Hannah Byars, Multimedia Reporter
November 1, 2023
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[Photo] Album review: 1989 in screaming color

Meg Frantz, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2023
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[Photo] Pru’s boo reviews: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ fails to frighten

October 30, 2023
The Exorcist Believer –– orange

[Photo] Pru’s boo reviews: ‘The Exorcist: Believer’

October 29, 2023
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[Photo] Pru’s boo reviews: 19 years of ‘Saw’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
October 13, 2023
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[Photo] OPINION: Ducks don’t like drunks

Aidan Kane, Opinion Writer
October 2, 2023
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[Photo] Pru’s boo reviews: ‘A Haunting in Venice’

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
September 20, 2023
Illustration by Rian Hughes

[Photo] Pirates return to Boone in Family Weekend showdown

Clay Durban, Former Sports Editor
September 13, 2023
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[Photo] OPINION: Breakups suck

Courtney Quinton, Opinion Writer
September 11, 2023
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[Photo] 6 stupendous summer cinema selections

Pruett Norris, Multimedia Editor
August 16, 2023
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[Photo] Leah’s Lens: The double-edged sword of freshman roommates

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor
August 16, 2023
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[Photo] OPINION: Freshman Etiquette 101

Bella Lantz, Associate Opinion Editor
August 15, 2023
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[Photo] OPINION: Banned books are critical to society

Leah Boone, Former Opinion Editor
March 9, 2023
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[Photo] OPINION: RAs should be Narcan trained

Megan Koch, Opinion Writer
January 23, 2023
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[Photo] Available university resources for harm reduction

Hollie Moore, Associate News Editor
November 29, 2022
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[Photo] Playlist of the week: Cozy songs for cold weather

Colin Bross, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
November 14, 2022
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[Photo] The Bookstop: Fall-to-winter cozy catches

Gabrielle Troutman, Reporter
November 14, 2022
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[Photo] On Record: “Midnights” review

Aubrey Smith, Former Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2022
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[Photo] Watauga County candidate guide

Andrew Rice, Former Political Editor
October 12, 2022
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[Photo] OPINION: Trick or treat, smell my feet, horror movies remain elite

October 11, 2022
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[Photo] The Bookstop: Bloody Mary, murder and killer mermaids

Gabrielle Troutman and Jade Ogle
October 11, 2022
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[Photo] This Week in History: AppalNet gets its start as a TV broadcasting system

October 4, 2022
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