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  • App State student whips up new macaron business
    App State student whips up new macaron business
    Watauga Democrat
    Nov. 9, 2018

    A 21-year-old Appalachian State University student found a way to turn a stress-relieving hobby into a business in the area. Nina Halas, originally of Weddington, launched her new business Boone N’ Batter LLC in February with the help of the university’s Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship.

  • Cherokee students learn about their roots during visit to Chieftains
    Cherokee students learn about their roots during visit to Chieftains
    Rome News-Tribune
    Nov. 3, 2018

    Students from the Eastern Band of the Cherokee high school on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina are learning about their tribal roots this weekend on a trip to New Echota and the Major Ridge Home/Chieftains Museum. "I don't want to depress them," said Appalachian State University Professor Allen Bryant at Chieftains Saturday. "I hope to inspire them. This house was built by a Cherokee leader."

  • Cooper signs executive order committing to clean energy
    Cooper signs executive order committing to clean energy
    Watauga Democrat
    Nov. 2, 2018

    Appalachian State University Chief Sustainability Officer Lee Ball applauded Cooper’s measures. “As a leader in sustainable initiatives for the state, ASU supports efforts to encourage the development and use of technology and products that are environmentally and economically advantageous for the citizens of North Carolina,” Lee said.

  • Appalachian’s Office of Sustainability and the Hunger and Health Coalition Increases Awareness of Food Insecurity
    Appalachian’s Office of Sustainability and the Hunger and Health Coalition Increases Awareness of Food Insecurity
    High Country Press
    Oct. 26, 2018

    Recent surveys show that two-thirds of students at Appalachian face issues with food security while one in five people in Watauga county are food insecure. However, measures are being made by the community in order to alleviate some of these issues.

  • How One Immigration Program Is Impacting North Carolinians
    How One Immigration Program Is Impacting North Carolinians
    WUNC 91.5
    Oct. 25, 2018

    Felicia Arriaga, assistant professor of sociology at Appalachian State University, talks with WUNC’s “The State of Things” host Frank Stasio about her research on the 287(g) program. The program allows local law enforcement officials in some North Carolina counties to partner with immigration agents. Joining the conversation are Stefania Arteaga, an organizer with Comunidad Colectiva, and Bryan Cox, the Southern Region Communications Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

  • Activist Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at ASU
    Activist Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at ASU
    Watauga Democrat
    Oct. 22, 2018

    Understanding how to peacefully live alongside others and care for all people regardless of differences were the main points the Rev. Jesse Jackson conveyed to Boone audience members on Oct. 18.

  • The Syllabus: Dorm destruction — and construction — at Appalachian State
    The Syllabus: Dorm destruction — and construction — at Appalachian State
    News & Record
    Oct. 22, 2018

    The university in Boone will tear down six old dorms to make way for four newer ones. It's part of App State's overhaul of the Stadium Lot area of its campus.

  • App State becomes ranked in AP Top 25 for first time in program history
    App State becomes ranked in AP Top 25 for first time in program history
    Winston-Salem Journal
    Oct. 22, 2018

    Five years ago, Appalachian State was initiating its transition to the FBS level. Now, as of this week, the Mountaineers (5-1, 3-0 Sun Belt Conference) are among the top teams in Division-I football.

  • Letter to the Editor: Fighting ALS at App State with your help
    Letter to the Editor: Fighting ALS at App State with your help
    The Appalachian Online
    Oct. 17, 2018

    “I am the Dean of University Libraries, and I have ALS ... I live two lives. As the Dean of Libraries, I am committed to, and excited about, supporting learning and research on this amazing campus. I enjoy having the opportunity to talk with students and faculty about their lives, studies and future. As a person with ALS, I am actively looking for ways to slow the progression while at the same time, doing all that I can to make a difference in the fight against this terrible disease.” - Dean Ward

  • Elk Knob Art Trail Celebrates Nature and Creativity
    Elk Knob Art Trail Celebrates Nature and Creativity
    The Appalachian Voice
    Oct. 16, 2018

    Fifteen Appalachian State University students in Scott Ludwig’s Relief Printmaking course hand-printed, engraved and painted wood blocks to display along the Beech Tree Trail, an easy 1-mile loop within Elk Knob State Park in Todd, N.C. The project is part of a revitalization of the Elk Knob Community Heritage Organization’s Art Plan to promote sustainability of the Elk Knob communities’ culture, heritage and natural resources.

  • Whistle while you work
    Whistle while you work

    Winston-Salem native Tim Nestor retires from 22-year ACC basketball officiating career

    Winston-Salem Journal
    Oct. 13, 2018

    What started as a way for Tim Nestor to make some extra cash while he was a student, active in intramural sports at Appalachian State, turned into a 30-year career — most of which has run congruently with another career.

  • Giving Rural Students ‘the Short Box’
    Giving Rural Students ‘the Short Box’
    Inside Higher Ed
    Oct. 8, 2018

    Colleges often go about recruiting rural students in the wrong way, admissions experts say. But they can commit to better practices if they recognize "rurality is different everywhere." Colleges need to be engaged in communities in ways that are responsive to their needs, said Rachel Fried, program coordinator at GEAR UP, a federally funded college access program at Appalachian State University.

  • Appalachian Named Among Nation’s Top Colleges and Universities by Four Recognized National Publications
    Appalachian Named Among Nation’s Top Colleges and Universities by Four Recognized National Publications
    High Country Press
    Oct. 8, 2018

    The value of an Appalachian State University education, along with Appalachian’s academics, innovation and benefits for student veterans, has consistently been recognized by such notable publications as U.S. News and World Report, The Princeton Review and MONEY and Forbes magazines — this year is no exception.

  • UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning
    UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning
    Associated Press
    Oct. 8, 2018

    Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge.

  • Fall leaves off to a slow start due to warm weather
    Fall leaves off to a slow start due to warm weather
    GoUpstate
    Oct. 5, 2018

    Appalachian State University biology professor Howard Nuefeld, known as the “Fall Color Guy,” reported optimism last week for the upcoming leaf season. Without a drought or recent bad storm, the color should be strong, but if temperatures stay warm, it may delay the leaves turning.

  • Coal ash flooding didn’t harm Cape Fear River, NC regulators say
    Coal ash flooding didn’t harm Cape Fear River, NC regulators say
    The Herald-Sun
    Oct. 4, 2018

    Flooding from Hurricane Florence that submerged a Duke Energy coal ash storage area in Wilmington did not contaminate the Cape Fear River, according to the NC Department of Environmental Quality. Environmentalists disagree.

  • Minute to minute: Holocaust survivor shares experiences with App State crowd
    Minute to minute: Holocaust survivor shares experiences with App State crowd
    Mountain Times
    Oct. 4, 2018

    Minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day. Holocaust survivor Susan Cernyak-Spatz’ sole survival method was to focus on living to the next minute, which she credits as being the mentality that kept her alive.

  • Cara Hagan visits Gonzaga to teach in-screen dance
    Cara Hagan visits Gonzaga to teach in-screen dance
    The Gonzaga Bulletin
    Sep. 26, 2018

    Cara Hagan, assistant professor of dance studies at Appalachian, visited Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. for a week to work with the dance program. Hagan has had guest residencies teaching dance everywhere from Thirak, India to James Madison University.

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