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The Appalachian
The Student News Site of Appalachian State University

The Appalachian
Hayley Canal

Hayley Canal, Staffer

Sophomore Communication, Journalism and Sustainable Development major

E-mail: canalha@appstate.edu

All content by Hayley Canal
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[Photo] Appalachian Dispatch: Student media and the year like no other

Jackie Park and Mickey Hutchings
April 8, 2021
Reich College of Education, where future student teachers take their classes. Student teaching has changed at the university, as future teachers now watch videos instead of interacting with children.

Future of SDAP uncertain as grant soon expires

Hayley Canal, Staffer
December 6, 2019
On-campus garden tries to maintain its roots despite its uncertain future

On-campus garden tries to maintain its roots despite its uncertain future

Hayley Canal, Staffer
November 14, 2019
Winter markets keep Boone farmers' pockets warm through the cold

Winter markets keep Boone farmers’ pockets warm through the cold

Hayley Canal, Staffer
November 2, 2019
App State students trade their fall breaks for service breaks

App State students trade their fall breaks for service breaks

Hayley Canal, Staffer
October 22, 2019
Creative project pushes for more disability resources at App State

Creative project pushes for more disability resources at App State

Hayley Canal, Staffer
October 12, 2019
Walker College of Business takes over HOW Space, transitions to Walker WORKspace

Walker College of Business takes over HOW Space, transitions to Walker WORKspace

Hayley Canal, Staffer
October 6, 2019
Everts announces merit-based faculty salary raises

Everts announces merit-based faculty salary raises

Hayley Canal, Staffer
September 11, 2019
A new semester brings new energy and determination for the Women's Influence Club

A new semester brings new energy and determination for the Women’s Influence Club

Hayley Canal, Staffer
September 6, 2019
Jordan Gragg, an arborist at App State, holds an associates degree in Horticulture and has worked with the landscaping department for six years. For four generations, his family has grown trees outside of Blowing Rock.

“Leaf” it to App State’s arborists to beautify App State’s campus

Hayley Canal, Staffer
August 28, 2019
Families from around Boone came out to protest the potential construction of an asphalt plant in the Rainbow Trail neighborhood. The plant would be located in the vicinity of four elementary schools.

Rainbow Trail residents protest asphalt plant construction

Hayley Canal, Staffer
April 20, 2019
Paige Steimel and Victoria Shukis, sophomore sustainable development students, hosted Filming Life and Advocating for Mother Earth, or Flame Fest at 3rd Place on April 11. Photo by Hayley Canal

[Photo] Film and photo festival highlights importance of sustainability in Appalachia

April 11, 2019
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[Photo] Kevin Nguyen: Experimental Fashion

April 11, 2019
Casey Burton and Colston Lyons pose and rehearse in preparation for Sugar Stomp's upcoming dance party, Rebeat. The party will take place at Ransom this Sunday at 8pm. Photo by Hayley Canal

[Photo] Ransom hosts Sugar Stomp dance party to promote local fashion

April 12, 2019
Richard Rheingans, department chair of Sustainable Development, with his son at the Climate Stories Collaborative. The event kicked off Friday at HOW space with the opening of an art installment and several student performances. Photo by Hayley Canal

Stacey Kirby sits in the "Civil Presence Office," waiting for the next round of participants to pass through with their paper work. Kirby's performance pieces are often situated in vintage office settings; this is partially a tribute to her mother, who occupied similar spaces as a court recorder.

Performance art installment explores topics of citizenship and immigration

Hayley Canal, Staffer
April 1, 2019
Senior Political Science major Jake Wallis (left) and senior Sustainable Development major Max Washington (right) said that being able to use their app cards as voter identification is, "a great stride toward progress." AppCards will no longer be required for voter ID in the March primaries.

[Photo] AppCards, other photo IDs not needed in primaries after ruling

Adam Zebzda, Reporter
January 15, 2020
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[Photo] Len Sanqui: Transparent Fashion

March 22, 2019
Creator of the Climate Neutrality Act Devin Mullins embraces fellow Senator Emily Hogan as the Climate Neutrality Act was passed. The bill passed unanimously Tuesday night.

[Photo] SGA bill presses university to climate neutrality by 2025

Moss Brennan, Reporter
March 12, 2019
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[Photo] Clarissa Gradus: feminine punk fashion

March 1, 2019
A smiley card brings two students together at lunch in Roess Dining Hall. Former SGA Senator Andrew Strahan created the Smiley Card so that students who don't want to sit alone during meals can place a small card with a smiling emoji on their tables to designate that they want someone to dine with them.

[Photo] New smiley cards help with isolation and loneliness in dining hall

Cameron Stuart, Associate News Editor
February 22, 2019
Jan Stanley is the advisor of the App Educators club. The App Educators' is a club for education students and anyone who is interested in "supporting education," according to their website.

[Photo] James Center director set to retire at the end of January

Jackie Park, Reporter
January 30, 2019
Members of the Climate Action Collaborative chant and hold signs during their parade on Blowing Rock Road toward Highway 105 January 19, 2019.

[Photo] “We will no longer be ignored": Climate Action Collaborative beckons board of trustees for immediate climate justice

April 28, 2021
Members of the Climate Action Collaborative chant and hold signs during their parade on Blowing Rock Road toward Highway 105 January 19, 2019.

[Photo] Appalachian Climate Action Collaborative holds first kickoff event

Olivia Bouzigard, News Reporter
January 28, 2019
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[Photo] Emelie Carpenter: Menocore business clown

February 1, 2019
Jim Dees, Data and Assessment Specialist for the Office of Sustainability, examines a handout displaying university energy usage at a general assembly meeting.

Faculty and student led Appalachian Climate Action Collaborative fights climate change

Hayley Canal, Staffer
January 24, 2019
Lillian White and her fellow parishioner spend an afternoon at the church, preparing for a funeral. White has attended since childhood and sings in the choir.

[Photo] Historians preserve the Junaluska community through photos and journal entries

Savannah Nguyen, Senior A&C Reporter
January 20, 2019
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[Photo] Catt Todd: Expressionistic Fashion

Mericlaire Williams
December 9, 2018
Marta Toran fuels up the Geobago before leaving town for the North Carolina Fossil Club’s Annual Fossil Fair. Toran and the Department of Geological and Environmental Studies created the mobile laboratory to bring earth science education all across the state.

Renovated RV creates educational opportunities for Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences

Hayley Canal, Staffer
November 8, 2018
Shanelle Meyer shows off her patches on her demin jacket.

[Photo] Shanelle Meyer: Fearless fashion

November 9, 2018
Shanelle Meyer shows off her patches on her demin jacket.

[Photo] Shanelle Meyer: Fearless fashion

Mericlaire Williams
November 9, 2018
Sophomore apparel design and merchandising major Ryan Duquette takes poses in her favorite IAMGIA jacket.

[Photo] Ryan Duquette, Fashion in her own words

Mericlaire Williams
November 1, 2018
Barbara Easley Cox offers advice to students after the panel discussion. During the Q&A, Cox encouraged students to seize their opportunity to speak to “living history.”

[Photo] Black Panther traveling exhibit features panel with former members

Cadesha Clarke, A&C Reporter
October 25, 2018
The new location of Ben & Jerry's on King Street.

[Photo] New Ben & Jerry’s location set to open in Boone

October 27, 2018
Student speaks intimately with Holocaust survivor, Dr. S. Cernyak-Spatz, Tuesday evening.

[Photo] Prisoner No. 34042: Susan Cernyak-Spatz survives Holocaust with realism, not faith

Emily Broyles, Reporter
October 3, 2018
Sophomore midfield Ava Dawson heads the ball during a game against Troy in 2017.

[Photo] Women’s soccer surpasses last year’s win total

Chase Frick, Sports Reporter
October 4, 2018
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Sophomore Emma Strange at the Newgrange passage tomb in Boyne Valley during last year’s trip to Ireland.

[Photo] Chancellor’s Scholars’ annual trip to Ireland takes concepts learned in the classroom overseas

October 6, 2018
Sophomore Emma Strange at the Newgrange passage tomb in Boyne Valley during last year’s trip to Ireland.

[Photo] Chancellor’s Scholars’ annual trip to Ireland takes concepts learned in the classroom overseas

Erin O’Neill, Reporter
October 6, 2018
Gaia S. Lawing, a sophomore majoring in Sustainable Development and Studio Art, attended the celebration representing the Office of Sustainability.

Garden club members, Sustainable Development students, interns with the Office of Sustainability and community members await the start of the Equinox celebration. Attendees used the glass jars on the table to create herbal tinctures, with garden supplies and 100 proof vodka.

Sydney Blume, the campus garden coordinator, maneuvers a table downhill with a group of Sustainable Development majors.

[Photo] Equinox celebration marks new season for Appalachian Roots Garden

Christine Dudley, A&C Reporter
September 26, 2018
Blake Hornsby, a local musician and an intern with the Office of Sustainability , played a variety of instruments throughout the Equinox Harvest Celebration.

Georgia Golden, garden intern and president of ASU Gardening Club, enjoys a meal outside at the Howard Street Roots garden.

Johnell Hunter Sr., who runs the Bless the Children gardening program in Winston Salem, and his wife Deborah Hunter at the celebration. He taught a workshop Friday night on some of his organic practices and therapeutic herbs.

Sydney Blume asks those who attended to “sit in that gratitude for the bounty that the past season has been.” Blume held the event to welcome the new season, and the changes in garden management that it will require.

Chancellor Sheri Everts addresses the audience at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Leon Levine building of Health Sciences. The building is the first complete project of the Connect NC Bond.

Health science students celebrating the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Leon Levine building for health sciences. 2,300 students are taking classes in the new building this semester.

[Photo] Leon Levine Hall ribbon-cutting welcomes new chapter of health sciences

September 22, 2018
Students run from West campus to East campus despite the wind and rain.

Water spills into the Free Expression Tunnel at the height of Florence’s downpour.

Winklers Creek flows rapidly, overwhelming its banks with rainfall from Florence.

Holton Mountain Rentals provided sandbags to barricade their apartments from stormwater.

A storm brews in the skies over Boone as Hurricane Florence approaches.

Students dash to their car from Summit hall.

Boone couple Cathy Tarlton and Tim Tarlton purchase gallons of water at Earth Fare in preparation for Florence.

A wall of sandbags defend the Varsity Gym, one of the lowest points on campus, from floodwaters.

Cinder blocks prop up furniture to avoid damage by floodwater.

Sophomore Mericlaire Williams clears her bedroom floor before evacuating her flood-prone apartment Friday night.

[Photo] App State emergency services reflect on Florence preparation and aftermath

September 19, 2018
Ransom Pub's new location on West King Street. After moving and rennovations, Ransom is now open to the public.

[Photo] Draft beer and tuna tacos: Ransom Pub reopens

September 21, 2018
Defender Felix Kollmannthaler is second on the team in minutes so far this season and has started all six games.

[Photo] Men's soccer enjoys record start

September 19, 2018
County commissioner candidate and Food Services manager Charlie Wallin with his daughter, who appointed herself campaign education coordinator. Wallin grilled for the Labor Day party as usual, despite having caught on fire while doing so years ago.

[Photo] Watauga Democrats celebrate Labor Day and the volunteer impact

The Appalachian
September 9, 2018
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Two members of the BRWIA board, Julia Showalter and Ms. V, at gathering in March.

[Photo] Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture serves as a ‘pollinator’ for the High Country

Victoria Haynes
April 18, 2018
Students volunteering at the BRWIA office during Leave Yosef a Legacy day.

The Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture staff poses for a photo at F.A.R.M Cafe. Dave Walker, Director of Programs, stands out in his strawberry costume.

Shannon Carroll, the High Country Food Hub director, helps a customer bag her weekly purchase of local goods.

Recipient of the BRWIA Direct to Farmer grants show off their farms during site visits. Pictured is Mary Shull of Johnson County with the previous Executive Director, Carol Coulter.

Arnandra Maiden and Rachel Brooks show off their coordinated rainbow freckles during Diversity Week 2018.

App State students weren’t the only beings celebrating Pride; plenty of dogs showed up for the occasion!

Scott Johnson waves the rainbow flag high on Sanford Mall.

The 2018 App Pride Celebration was on Sanford Mall on Friday.

Senior Max Washington poses in front of the many flags of App State’s Pride celebration.

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