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The Appalachian
The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian
Colin Wishneski

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter

Colin Wishneski (he/him) is a sophomore history major. This is his second year with The Appalachian.

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The Boone Post Office on a stormy day, seen from King Street in August 1956. Palmer Blair, courtesy of Digital Watauga.

The Boone post office through the years

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
August 24, 2025
A landslide at milepost 401 of the Blue Ridge Parkway was caused by Hurricane Helene. Courtesy of U.S. National Park Service.

Analyzing Helene’s impacts on Boone eight months later

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
June 10, 2025
Edwin Duncan Hall is under construction on April 15.

How App State’s construction projects have progressed in the 2024-25 school year

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
June 4, 2025
From left, 2022 App State alumni Seth Samuelson, Emily Doub and Carleigh Scott. Courtesy of Emily Doub.

Yosef: mascot, outdoorsman, wedding crasher

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
May 29, 2025
Red Onion closes after 46 years

Red Onion closes after 46 years

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
May 19, 2025
Pro-choice activist Charlotte Isenberg speaks to the crowd on Sanford Mall on April 9. Isenberg previously helped organize the “Hands Off!” protest and a student protest against pro-life speaker Lydia Taylor Davis’ speaker series, “Abortion Is Violence.”

App State College Democrats hold rally on Sanford featuring local Democrat Chuck Hubbard

Haley DiFruscio and Colin Wishneski
April 11, 2025
The competitors of the Nerd Con. Cosplay Competition gather on stage in the Plemmons Student Union on April 5.

Student-led Geek Guild gathers cosplayers, vendors at App State’s NerdCon

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
April 8, 2025
The sun sets over the east side of App State’s campus on Feb. 25.

Best of Boone 2025: Best of Campus

Lauren Lyerly, Haley DiFruscio, Colin Wishneski, Matt Howe, Madalyn Edwards, and Mia Seligman
April 4, 2025
From left, Women’s Day March organizer Hannah McKinney and her boyfriend Jacob Nuhfer lead a group of advocates across King Street on March 22.

International Women’s Day march on King Street brings together students, community

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
March 25, 2025
App State SGA Election timeline

App State SGA Election timeline

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
March 21, 2025
A reconstruction of neurons from five different fruit flies overlaid on a 3D image of the fly’s brain. Courtesy of Andrew Bellemer.

App State recognized as an R2 research university for high research activity, doctorate production

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
March 7, 2025
Boone community members march for trans rights and national unity on King Street

Boone community members march for trans rights and national unity on King Street

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
February 21, 2025
Demonstrators hold up signs that read “Honk 4 Healthcare” as Watauga Medics drive by on King Street on Feb. 16.

App State’s SESL organizes “Honk 4 Healthcare” protest on King Street

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
February 19, 2025
The Legends parking lot collapses into a sinkhole on Sept. 27 due to the effects of Hurricane Helene.

Legends to be demolished after sinkhole condemns the building

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
January 31, 2025
From left, Cara Tomberlin, Gracelyn Anderson, Yairis Gameros-Escobedo and Lauren Broadway manage the check-in desk at the transfer welcome back pizza party on Jan. 15.

Tips for new transfer students at App State

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
January 28, 2025
From left, Erin Williams Banks and Lauren Hayworth perform at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country’s Wake of the Flood event on Nov. 15.

Appalachian Theatre hosts impassioned songwriters, storytellers in ‘Wake of the Flood’

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
November 18, 2024
F.A.R.M Cafe, located on King Street, was the subject of a documentary screened in Greenbriar Theatre on Nov. 13.

FARM Cafe 10th anniversary documentary shown at Plemmons Student Union

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
November 15, 2024
Elecciones de 2024: Resultados no oficiales por estado

Elecciones de 2024: Resultados no oficiales por estado

Andrew Rice, Madalyn Edwards, Haley DiFruscio, Colin Wishneski, Meg Frantz, Abby Buckner, Gracie Rutheny, Matt Howe, and Abigail Eggers
November 14, 2024
2024 Election: State unofficial results

2024 Election: State unofficial results

Andrew Rice, Madalyn Edwards, Haley DiFruscio, Colin Wishneski, Meg Frantz, Abby Buckner, Gracie Rutheny, Matt Howe, and Abigail Eggers
November 6, 2024
When to expect results on Election Day

When to expect results on Election Day

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
November 5, 2024
Cows gather in a pasture at Shipley Farms on Oct. 27. Shipley Farms is a cattle farm located in Vilas.

Watauga County farmers face new realities after Helene

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
November 4, 2024
Booming Boone: Thriving through change

Booming Boone: Thriving through change

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
October 16, 2024
Students pass through the Peacock traffic circle on Aug. 29. Construction of the Peacock circle started over the summer and is scheduled to be done in the fall of 2026.

Peacock Hall under renovation, students express opinions

Colin Wishneski, Senior News Reporter
September 23, 2024
From left, Watauga County Board of Education candidates Marshall Ashcraft, Chad Cole, Adam Hege, Allison Idol, Charlotte Mizelle Lloyd, and Tom Ross stand onstage at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country on Sept. 16.

Meet the Candidates 2024: Watauga County Board of Education

Andrew Rice, Colin Wishneski, Mia Seligman, and Madalyn Edwards
September 22, 2024
From left, Watauga County Commissioners candidates Braxton Eggers, Jon Council, Ronnie Marsh, Charlie Wallin, Sue Sweeting, and Todd Castle gather at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country on Sept. 16.

Meet the Candidates 2024: Watauga County commissioners

Andrew Rice, Lorelei Roberts, and Colin Wishneski
September 21, 2024
Chuck Hubbard, a former North Carolina journalist and current candidate for the 2024 N.C. House for the democratic party, stands onstage at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country on Sept. 16.

Meet the Candidates 2024: U.S. House of Representatives

Andrew Rice, Colin Wishneski, and Sam Deibler
September 21, 2024
Nelson Masinde gives an informational seminar on ID requirements for voting at Belk Library on Sept. 11. Masinde is a training specialist and is part of the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

NC State Board of Elections holds seminar on new ID requirements

Colin Wishneski and Andrew Rice
September 13, 2024
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