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• Charitable company reaches past Appalachian

  Created: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 21:20

  Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of a five-part series that highlights various members of the Appalachian and Boone community. Sitting around their New York City apartment, Graham Bunn and Hal Kivette tossed around ideas. They wanted to do something go...

• Student comedian cracks open books

  Created: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 21:16

  Moments before her interview for The Appalachian, senior public relations major Katy M. Conroy discovered some of her class credits may not transfer to DePaul University in Chicago this fall. Despite the setback, she was still smiling and laughing. “I...

• Four teachers visit Cuban schools

  Created: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 21:07

    With the help of the International Education and Development department, a team of four teachers from four different departments traveled to Cuba over Spring Break. Jeff C. Boyer, Laurie R. Semmes, Renee G. Scherlen and Scott P. ...

• Reader Forum

  Created: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 20:36

  Vulgar language incites poor publication standards I am writing to request that The Appalachian raise its moral standard. In the April 20 issue, page 8, in a staff column, Rob Jenkins stated, “go screw yourself, Buzz” (directed against Buzz Peterson...

• Capel officially named head coach

  Created: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 13:48

  Appalachian State Sports Information announced today that Jason Capel is the new leader of the men’s basketball program. Capel’s only previous coaching experience was as an assistant for former coach Buzz Peterson last season. “We are incredibly e...

• Seniors triumph in final match

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 22:01

  Appalachian State’s men’s tennis team ended their season on a high note Sunday, defeating the Davidson Wildcats, 6-1. For the three seniors on the team – Peter Jacobs, Trent Constance and Britton Webb – Sunday’s match was their last chance to p...

• First baseman named finalist for service award

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:57

  Towarnicky David Towarnicky is team captain of the Appalachian State baseball team, External Community Chairman of the Student Athletic Advisory Board and a double major in banking and finance, and risk insurance management. To put...

• Spartans crush Mountaineers, 9-3

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:53

  After taking the first two games of the series, Appalachian State entered Sunday’s game against UNC-Greensboro looking for the sweep. The Spartans would have none of it. Lloyd Enzor hit an eighth inning grand slam to help Greensboro pound the Mountain...

• No Cheering in the Press Box: Good riddance, coach Buzzkill

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:50

  Last week, I wrote that Buzz Peterson would never be satisfied in Boone. I wrote that people don’t change. Well, it looks like I was right. ...

• Buzzkill: Peterson leaves ASU for UNCW after 1 season

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:44

  When news broke Friday morning that Buzz Peterson had resigned to take the head coaching job at UNC-Wilmington, one emotion pervaded the Appalachian State University campus: shock. “Like everybody else, I was just shocked,” junior guard Donald Sims s...

• Track, field hosts Appalachian Invite

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:42

  If you heard gunshots on campus this weekend, have no fear. Friday afternoon, the sound of the starting gun consumed the west side of campus as the Appalachian State men’s and women’s track and field teams hosted the Appalachian Invite at Kidd Brewer...

• Forest fires burn in Watauga County

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:41

  Dry weather conditions bring increased danger of wildfires Watauga County has recently experienced a drastic increase in forest fires, including a multi-acre wildfire near Foscoe Friday night. The fire was probably a result of the warm and dry weather ...

• Tree removal may bring Evergreen Act to life

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:40

  Evergreen plants are true to their name. Coming in various shapes and forms, evergreen trees and shrubs are some of the only plants that stay green year-round. Appalachian State University’s Student Government Association (SGA) looked to bring more ev...

• Appalachian celebrates Earth Day 2010

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:37

  Appalachian State University is gearing up to host events this week to commemorate Earth Day 2010. The events are sponsored by Appalachian & the Community Together (ACT), Appalachian’s clearinghouse for community service, service-learning and commu...

• 9 Deadly Sins: Annual Step Show delivers competitive entertainment

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:35

  Step-Clap-Step-Step-Clap. The sounds of the annual step show echoed throughout Farthing Auditorium Saturday. The Council for Cultural Awareness (CCA) hosted their 5th annual spring step show. The show, titled “Nine Deadly Sins,” featured performances...

• Provost candidates speak, hear concerns

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:35

  Appalachian State University’s Provost Search Committee hosted the two remaining provost candidates last week. M. Dwayne Smith is currently the senior vice provost at the University of South Florida and has an academic background in psychology, sociolo...

• ‘So long, and thanks for all the fish’

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:31

  EdwardSztukowski Tada. I did it. Did it in four years. And those four years flew by faster than I had expected them to. It’s been a wild, wild ride, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little upset that it’s coming to a ...

• Student group expands beyond club

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:30

  Editor’s Note: This is the third of a five-part series that highlights various members of the Appalachian and Boone community. While he was doodling and talking to his friend, the word ‘because’ kept coming to mind. “Because –,” he said. “Wh...

• Sustainability funding moves to student activity fee

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:29

  In what can be seen as a commitment to sustainability, Appalachian State University is planning to move Renewable Energy Initiative funding to the student activity fee. Previously, every three years the student body voted whether $5 was taken from studen...

• Seniors were witness to football excellence

  Created: Monday, 19 April 2010 21:29

  David Bennet Coming to Appalachian State University as a transfer student in 2007, I knew that ASU had a good football team. I was aware of the back-to-back national championships in 2005 and 2006. I had heard about the lightning-f...