The Appalachian Student Newspaper

Friday JUL 30th

NewSense Entertainment Buzz The View from Press Row

Click on the slide!

U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon

Appalachian is one of 20 schools worldwide and the only school from North Carolina to be selected for the biennial…

Click on the slide!

2010 Southern Conference Track and Field Outdoor Championships

The top finish marks the 17th SoCon outdoor title in school history and the fourth time the team has earned…

Click on the slide!

Relay for Life

With a goal set by the American Cancer Society of $30,000, Colleges Against Cancer’s annual fundraiser raised over $41,000 during…

Click on the slide!

Viral video master visits campus

Viral video master and creator of the “Auto Tune the News” series on YouTube, Michael L. Gregory, came back to…

Click on the slide!

Online Exclusive Columns

Strange Days, The Savory Adventure, More than Words, Tattoo ASU, Third Wheel, Vagabond & Beyond

ASU tuition takes 26 percent hike

Print

E-mail

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 22:54

Appalachian State University students will pay $468 more in tuition costs next year in an attempt to quell budget cuts imposed on the university by the North Carolina General Assembly.

UNC system President Erskine Bowles approved the tuition hike Wednesday after meeting with representatives from Appalachian’s Board of Trustees via teleconference Tuesday afternoon.

Add comment (0)

What are you doing for summer vacation? (80 votes) Going home Going out of state Going to the beach Staying in Boone/taking summer classes Working Please wait...

64°

18°

°F | °C

Partly Cloudy

Sat

Scattered Thunderstorms

62 | 84

16 | 28

Sun

Isolated Thunderstorms

67 | 81

19 | 27

Mon

Scattered Thunderstorms

66 | 85

18 | 29

Tue

Partly Cloudy

68 | 85

20 | 29

VIDEOS
POPULAR
BLOGS
PODCASTS

Online Exclusive

NEWS: Republicans stooping to new lows

What Sucked in the Sporting Weekend: March 1

Scorecast - Feb. 23, 2010

Entertainment Buzz - Feb. 22, 2010

Scorecast - Feb. 17, 2010

ARCHIVES 2005+
ARCHIVES 1996-2005

EMPLOYMENT
ADVERTISE WITH US
90.5 WASU-FM
UNIVERSITY HOMEPAGE
STUDENT MEDIA
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
APPALACHIAN PERSPECTIVE

CONTACT US
LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Appalachian professor dies after battle with cancer

News image

An Appalachian State University professor died Saturday after a year-long battle with breast cancer. Sharon S. Pennell was a professor in Appalachian’s department of communication for the past 24 years. Pennell, who ...

Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Appalachian student dies in car accident

More in: Campus

next

prev

Local census response behind state average

News image

Around 62 percent of Boone residents have participated in the 2010 U.S. Census as of April 26, according to census records on 2010.census.gov. Boone’s participation rate is 6 percent lower than ...

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

More in: Community

Funding to freeze for 'virtual border fence'

News image

It’s a project that has caused nothing more than headaches for the federal government since its inception nearly five years ago, and now the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ...

Thursday, 18 March 2010

More in: World Today

next

prev

Performance brings myth, legend to life

News image

Over 7 tons of water sat on stage at Valborg Theatre at Appalachian State University. The water is contained in a Roman-inspired pool, constructed for the theatre and dance department’s production ...

Thursday, 29 April 2010

Brown Mountain Lights remain unexplained

More in: Lifestyles

next

prev

Armanti drafted

News image

Panthers pick Edwards as wide receiver Two Walter Payton Awards. Second place in FCS history with 14,753 yards of total offense. Holder of 64 school records and 14 Southern Conference records. ...

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

More in: Sports

Editor offers advice for future of organization

News image

Anne Baker “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens had it right in A Tale of Two Cities – and normally, I wouldn’t dare use such a clich...

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

2010-11 leaders put students, readers first

More in: Opinion

More than Words: 'Me Talk Pretty One Day'

News image

David Sedaris’s “Me Talk Pretty One day,” is a cross between a funny read and a rambling diary, in which the author tells an autobiographical story about his life in North Carolina...

Thursday, 25 March 2010

More in: Online Exclusive

next

prev

NEWS: Republicans stooping to new lows

March 25th, 2010 by ed.sztukowski

What Sucked in the Sporting Weekend: March 1

March 1st, 2010 by Rob.Jenkins

Mountaineers clinch division

February 23rd, 2010 by Rob.Jenkins

What Sucked in the Sporting Weekend: Feb. 22

February 22nd, 2010 by Rob.Jenkins

'Bachelor' star hired as correspondent

February 21st, 2010 by Emily.Melton

Copyright ©1996-2010 The Appalachian | ASU Student Media

a Cube Creative Design site