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Sophomore wide receiver Simms McElfresh celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second half of the Black Saturday game against Georgia Southern. The Mountaineers blew past the Eagles for a 38-14 win, securing Appalachian State’s second win of the season.
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by Nick Joyner Sports Reporter
oth the offense and defense were firing on all cylinders this past Saturday at The Rock as the Mountaineer football team defeated rival Georgia Southern 38-14, ending a four-game losing streak. The defense allowed a season-low 14 points against a Georgia Southern (4-3, 2-3 SoCon) offense that led the SoCon in many statistical categories, including points per game, rushing offense and passing efficiency. The 38 points was also a season-high for App State. “There was something about our kids today,” said head coach Scott Satterfield, who recorded his first victory at Kidd Brewer Stadium. “Our defense played well and got turnovers. Offensively Kam [Bryant] played well, and the receivers made big plays. Overall, it was a great team win.” Redshirt sophomore quarterback Kam Bryant had a career day behind center for an App State (2-6, 2-3) offense that relied on his performance.
He ran for a career-high-tying two touchdowns, while throwing for two more and completing 27 of 33 passes for 381 yards, another career high. Bryant, although acknowledging his career performance, deferred credit to his talented receiving corps. “I’ve been saying it for a couple weeks, it was on my shoulders to get these guys the ball,” he said. “These guys have been running the same routes all year, and it was up to me to get them the ball. [Tony Washington and Andrew Peacock] are our senior leaders and we just had to get the ball in their hands.” The two seniors led the team in receiving as Washington caught five passes for 129 yards and a touchdown, while Peacock recorded 10 catches for a career-high 127 yards. “[As] wide receivers, we pride ourselves on being one of the biggest playmakers on the offense, and we haven’t done that so far this year,” Washington said. “And this week, we felt like
An emergency siren sounded on campus Sunday night at 9:34 p.m. and was muted 10 minutes later, said Hank Foreman, the associate vice chancellor for university communications and cultural affairs. An App State-ALERT message was sent out at 9:53 p.m. explaining that the siren system had malfunctioned
and that there was no emergency on campus, Foreman said. The siren was initiated by an unknown source, Appalachian State Police Chief Gunther Doerr said. The mechanism that university police uses to signal the siren was in the off mode, and there was no reason on campus for it to be activated. Doerr said the police station reacted to the
siren by trying to cancel the alarm, but ended up having to shut off the power source to the siren. However, the alarm had to finish the signal before it shut off. In the three years that the university has had the system, this is the first time a malfunction has occurred, Doerr said. Appalachian’s fire alarm receiver lost SEE SIREN PAGE 2
A call for morality from NC NAACP
The Rev. William Barber II, president of the N.C. NAACP, visited Boone on Monday to speak about the need for what he called a “moral movement in North Carolina.” Barber addressed students at the Schaeffer Center after speaking at a press conference held at the Boone Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
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ON THE WEB
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Stick Boy's bread maker isn't just loafing around the bakery. He's bringing his passion for baking to the popular local eatery. SEE BREAD PAGE 3
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The Appalachian State Mountaineers took on rival Georgia Southern for the annual Black Saturday game. They won 38-14. SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 6
Watch: Discover how students at Appalachian State and other members of the community feel about the long-standing skateboard ban in the town of Boone.
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Student launches Appalachia Cookie Company by Nicole Bellamy Intern News Reporter
Appalachian State University’s own is the brain behind a cookie delivery business coming to Boone. David Holloman, a senior entrepreneurship and marketing major, started Appalachia Cookie Company, a late night cookie delivery business with students as its primary market. Holloman said he has had the idea of a cookie delivery business for a while, but made the first steps toward making his ideas a reality this past August. Though he does not want to set a definite date, Holloman said he hopes Appalachia Cookie Company will open some time around the beginning of November. Holloman said he wanted to start something that the local community would get behind and get excited about. After asking friends and getting favorable responses from people who tried his cookies, he decided to move forward with the idea. Cookies will be made fresh for delivery only. The company will also cater and take shipping orders, an idea Holloman had so the cookies could reach friends back home in Virginia Beach and Appalachian alumni.
The menu will consist of milk, brownies, hot chocolate, coffee and 14 to 16 types of cookies with gluten-free and vegan options also available. Holloman said his “entrepreneurship spirit” is his motivation. “There are definitely some members of the community and some people here in Boone that have helped me,” Holloman said. “In terms of inspiration, I’ve always kind of had an entrepreneurship spirit. I’ve always been self-motivated to do my own thing.” Within the community, Holloman said that Don Cox, owner of Bald Guy Brewery, has been especially helpful as a local business owner. Holloman met Cox on a trip to Costa Rica in January through the university, where they talked about business ideas. Appalachia Cookie Company is based out of Cox’s old location for Bald Guy Brewery and plans to sell Bald Guy Brewery coffee with its delivery. Assistant professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems Ken Corley, one of Holloman’s professors, said Holloman is mature and has more business experience than most students. Corley said he has
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Senior entrepreneurship and marketing major David Holloman prepares for the opening of his new business, the Appalachia Cookie Company. The company, slated for an early-November opening, will make latenight cookie deliveries, cater and take shipping orders.
helped Holloman with certain aspects of starting his business, such as setting up the business’ website, and is hopeful for the business’ success. “Based on what I know about similar business models that are strongly associated with a university, I think he should do pretty well,” Corley said.
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FROM PAGE 1 power Sunday night and the professionals who work in telecommunications are currently working to investigate the cause and any possible link between the fire alarm’s lost power and the siren system malfunction, Foreman said. “Our staff are also in
Max Von Poschinger, an Appalachian alumnus and operation manager of the Transportation Insight Center for Entrepreneurship, which helps Appalachian State students and alumni start locally based businesses, reached out to Holloman after hearing about Appalachia Cookie Company. close communication with Whelen [Engineering], manufacturer of our siren, to investigate the cause of the malfunction,” Foreman said. While crews are working on the investigation of the malfunction, it is requested that anyone on campus should notify campus police if a fire or smoke alarm is heard. Doerr said that according to the current protocol for university police, the siren would be activated in a “high risk scenario where there has actually been shots fired or there has been some explosion or
Poschinger said he has advised Holloman on employment issues and discussed costs. Poschinger said that Holloman has good characteristics of an entrepreneur. “[Holloman] is convinced of his products and services, works hard and has done his research,”
Poschinger said. As the opening draws near, Holloman said he feels as though his company is supported. “I feel like everybody really wants this to happen,” Holloman said. “I want it to be fun, I want it to be playful and I want it to be something that people enjoy.”
some dangerous chemical leak that would endanger the lives of people and [those on campus] would need to react immediately.” Doerr said that the police tried to get the information about the malfunction out to students as soon as possible. “If it were to be an emergency where [the police] need to activate [the siren], protocol is that [students] are to seek safe shelter and then wait for the App State Alert text, voice [message] and email for information to determine where the danger is and what actions
the university would be asking students to take,” Doerr said. “From what feedback I received, a lot of the residence halls followed that protocol,” Doerr said. Doerr said that information on how to respond to the campus warning siren is covered with students during their freshman orientation in a program called App Way. “What we are discovering is that the retention of the information is not as good as it should be,” Doerr said. Doerr said there is currently a discussion on how to address that.
New student housing project possible on Blowing Rock Road
Maggy Boutwell | The Appalachian
The Scottish Inn and Red Carpet Inn properties may be purchased for a mixeduse project, which could include student housing.
by Chelsey Fisher Senior News Reporter
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An emerging company is planning to develop both the Scottish Inn and Red Carpet Inn on Blowing Rock Road for a mixed-use project, including student housing. Stonegate Developers hope to have the project finished by July 2015, but there are some issues, said Dale Tweedy, a partner for Stonegate Developers. Stonegate plans to relocate and open Kraut Creek, which runs down Blowing Rock Road, but is piped underground at both the Scottish Inn and Red Carpet Inn, during the development, Tweedy said. “To add to this challenge, Kraut Creek is identified as a trout stream, which means we have to involve numerous federal, state and local agencies, working together, to design and construct this stream so that it will be a livable habitat for the trout population,” Tweedy said. “There are a lot of moving parts, but in the end we will be opening up the stream and creating attractive habitat for the trout to flourish in.” Boone Town Council voted to condemn the Scottish Inn in April 2012 after numerous inspection violations, including a meth lab in Room 107.
“Everyone is aware of this incident and the demolition crew that will be working on this project will take all hazardous materials into consideration prior to dismantling this site,” Tweedy said. The property has also not been approved for development yet, said Jane Shook, the development coordinator for Boone Planning and Inspections. Stonegate is also waiting to receive permits to purchase the Scottish Inn and Red Carpet Inn, which have not been purchased since October 1996 and August 1989 respectively, according to the Watauga County Property Records. “It is under contract by us as we work through the development process,” Tweedy said. “Developers generally do not purchase property until all the approvals and entitlements are in place.” Despite setbacks, this development will be beneficial to students, he said. The location is one of the biggest perks of the development, Tweedy said. “There has been no large-scale student housing project next to campus in the last 25-plus years,” Tweed said. “We’re excited about this because it gives the students an opportunity to be more linked into the university community since they can walk to classes and events.”
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Coming rye-t up: Stick Boy co-head baker Jeremy Bollman discusses his love for bread and creating
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hree years ago, Jeremy Bollman was unhappily working for a building supply company in Foscoe. Now he makes thousands of loaves of bread, rolls and baguettes each week for Stick Boy Bread Company and said he has never been happier. “I read this article recently about a subculture of hipster dads in Sweden,” Bollman said. “They quit their jobs to be stayat-home dads and they bake at home. Their dream is to be professional bakers one day. It’s funny because that’s basically my life.” Before Stick Boy, Bollman worked for two building supply companies in Foscoe and Spruce Pines, making siding for houses and commercial buildings. “I was miserable,” he said. “I didn’t feel like I was going anywhere.” So, on a whim, he quit. Luckily, he was a friend of Carson Coatney, the owner of Stick Boy Bread Company. Coatney offered him a job working in the kitchen and his wife a job in the front of the house. At this point, Bollman had almost no experience baking or cooking, but three months into his new job, the head baker moved to Massachusetts. Coatney offered Bollum and Josh Wagner, who had also started in the kitchen around the same time, the job. Since then, Bollman and Wagner have split the duties of head baker evenly. A typical workday for Bollman starts at 8 p.m. Usually the first bread maker to arrive, he immediately gets to work reading and sorting the orders for the day, crossing out the sweet bread and pastry orders
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Jeremy Bollman demonstrates bread-making techniques, which he uses to create different pastries as head baker of Stick Boy Bread Company.
that the prep crew handles and highlighting the names and quantities of the bread he will have to make for the coming morning. Most nights there are more than 40 orders for each of the bakery’s staple items, such as its baguettes and country French rounds. During the bakery’s several peak seasons – late summer, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine’s Day, to name a few – bakers will sometimes be in the kitchen until 5 a.m. making specialty orders. “We spent two hours boxing yeast rolls last year,” said Stick Boy bread maker and junior appropriate technology major Allison Langewisch. Langewisch is one of three students who currently work as bread makers at Stick Boy. She also described a situation last
spring when she had to remake 48 dozen buns that fell flat in the oven, to be sold wholesale to Melanie’s on King Street. Despite peak-season stresses like this, Langewisch said that the work environment created in large part by Bollman is what keeps her loving her job. “There’s two or three of us listening to music and you’re relaxed,” she said. “At my old job I would work 12 hours a week and be stressed. Now I’ll work eight- or 10-hour days and it’s fun. I could definitely see myself continuing to do it.” As head baker, Bollman now has a lot of freedom to experiment and come up with new recipes for the company. His creations include Carolina Sourdough made with North Carolina milled wheat, Olive de Provence and a sprouted five-
grain bread. “I try to bake at home at least once a week to test new recipes,” he said. Much of Bollman’s inspiration comes from the thriving community of bread makers who are active on Instagram. Home bakers and professionals post pictures of their work with descriptions of the hydration content, the grains used and the specific techniques used to attain the perfect loaf. “It’s a ton of nerdy bakers liking each other’s stuff,” he said. For Bollman, baking bread has changed his life. “Sometimes you’ll get antsy with the job and then you have a breakthrough or find a new grain to work with,” he said. “It’s got creativity. It’s got chemistry. It’s got fire. I fell in love with it.”
Review
Arcade Fire releases beautifully flawed and dynamic album ‘Reflektor’ by Colin Moore Senior A&E Reporter
The classic myth about Orpheus concerns his attempt to lead his wife Eurydice from the underworld under oath that he won’t look back at her until they both reach the surface. Just as Orpheus makes it out, he turns around, breaking his oath and sending his wife to the underworld forever. It’s an incredibly tragic story, but its poignancy could easily be exploited for seemingly pretentious, insincere ends. That doesn’t seem to be the case with Arcade Fire. The scrappy, indie ensemble turned breakout rock stars have just released the baffling, epic double album “Reflektor,” which references Or-
pheus’ story multiple times. Coming off the heels of their Grammy-winning album “The Suburbs,” the band decided to bring their newly extended, dubby Haitian grooves into the studio with LCD Soundsystem mastermind James Murphy as producer. The result is a sprawling, two-part dance-rock opus that sounds like a totally new, maximalist refraction of disco and searing post-punk. “Reflektor” sets the tone with an infectious, intense dance floor jam. Disc one follows suit with fuzzed-out, aggressive beats filtered through a dark, reverb-heavy atmosphere. These experiments make for an abrasive first half, but it pays off in highlights like the tropical techno bounce of
“Here Comes the Night Time.” Occasionally, the first half overextends itself, especially in its confrontational last stretch. Thankfully, disc two feels like a true companion piece, giving listeners catharsis where the first disc wound up the tension. A spectral reprise of “Here Comes the Night Time” gives way to the insistent drum rolls that characterize “Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice),” where singer Win Butler plays the part of Orpheus pleading to his love over Beatles-esque psychedelia. As great as “Awful Sound” is, it’s the yin to the yang of “It’s Never Over (Oh Orpheus),” which sports the best disco-punk beat of the album and a hair-raising vocal from female singer Regine Chassa-
Arcade Fire ‘Reflektor’
gne. The album closes with five minutes of subtle backmasked ambience after the subdued New Wave ballad “Supersymmetry.” It goes out, not with a bang, but with a
whimper. Arcade Fire play this kind of bait-and-switch game the whole album. They clearly want grandeur and ubiquity, but then they make “Reflektor” deliberately combative and avoid the more accessible routes they could have taken. After repeated listening, “Reflektor” seems less like obvious self-indulgence or a rejection of the mainstream than simply like a strange, flawed collection of songs that frequently approach brilliance. It’s not quite the masterpiece it wants to be. Many fans will likely be turned off by the dense, cavernous dance beats, but for this listener, “Reflektor” is a fascinating album, as harsh as it is beautifully crafted.
On Stage
Poetry group Lyric and The Peel team up for Halloween open mic night by Meredith Warfield Intern A&E Reporter
Appalachian State University’s poetry group Lyric and student-run literary arts publication The Peel will come together to present an open mic night Thursday at 7 p.m. in Belk Library, Room 114. The event will feature prizes for best poem and best costume, and performers of any skill level are encouraged to attend.
“You don’t have to be a great poet to have something to say,” said Connor Childers, a senior creative writing major and member of the poetry committee. The event welcomes students wearing their most creative Halloween attire to read and enjoy poetry in what is expected to be a diverse display of expressive genres. The poetry doesn’t have to be themed around Halloween, but members of The Peel said
festive content is encouraged. “It would be great to get some creepy poetry in there,” Mark Kenna, associate editor for The Peel, said. A panel of three judges, consisting of one representative from both Lyric and The Peel as well as Department of English professor Lynn Doyle, will decide winners of the costume and poetry contests. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the night. Open mic nights are not
uncommon in Boone, filling coffee shops multiple times a week to shed light on local and student performers. “A lot of poets around here have select audiences and regulars, but this will be more of a potpourri of whoever walks in the door,” said poetry editor Robert Layman. Lyric and The Peel have not collaborated recently. Though both clubs are involved around creative expression of the English language, a dif-
ference stands between spoken poetry of Lyric, which relies on rhythmic dialogue between the poet and the audience, and written poetry of The Peel, which flows more naturally on paper. “There’s sort of this tension between poetry for page and poetry for stage,” Childers said. “I think this is leading to some sort of interconnectedness between two clubs and that we’re probably going to interact more.”
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The free event is notification back from ClubOn Sept. sef, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Nov. in 7, book will be“Muhammad, shown April 23A atVery 7 p.m.and in the I.G. Greer Auditorium. front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon Unisponsored by APPS Heritage Connect, this is normal. The Three Top Mountain Room, Short Introduction,” at 5 The screening will be free and open to the public. versity deliverto a last staff is to working solvelecture the called PSU “Really Achieving Your p.m. Oct. 29, room 114, Council. “Gasland”, an award winning documentary investigation into Childhood Dreams.” His lecture has become a phenomenon issues. • Recharge your Batteries: Belk Library. The event is the truth about environmental impacts of hydraulic fractur- and the inspiration for this event. Lecture on food secuAn Introduction to Mindfulpresented by ASU’s Belk ing, called “fracking,” for natural gas. Filmmaker Josh Fox Homegrown Film Festival on May 1 rity and health MBA program ness Meditation, 4-5 p.m. Library in conjunction with embarks on this journey after being asked to lease his land Gary Paul Nabhan, a conThe Master of Business Nov. 15, Belk Library the Muslim Students Assofor drilling. Gasland was an OSCAR nominee in 2011 for The Homegrown Film Festival: A Celebration of Sustainability writer Administration (MBA) ciation. It’s the second event Best Documentary. This film isservation hosted byscientist, the Sustainable in the High Country will beproheld May 1, 7-8:30 p.m., in Parkway through the Cratis D. AppKIDS donations ofDevelopment the Muslim Journeys and food and farming activ- gram program. Ballroom, Room 420 Plemmons Student Union. The event is ist, will present “Food Chain Williams Graduate School needed Bridging Cultures “Let’s free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. The spring Sustainability Film Series is designed to raise Averting Food offers dual degrees, rolling Forstrong 33 years, Talk About ofIt”current Program, a Restoration: Sustainability endeavors are growing in theAppalachian High Counawareness environmental issues and help provide try, where youan share a rich historyState of working togetheremployees to ensure Chain and the with Ex- admissions, accelerated University series of book dissolutions. Eachand film film will be followed by aCollapse panel discussion that your mountain region will forever be a wonderful tinction of Relationships for program and concentrahave donated their timeplace and cussions. Free community and open to local activists, leaders, academics and students to call home. The Homegrown Film Festival celebrates some People and Pollinators” at tions. The deadline to apply money to support AppKIDS, the public. who will answer questions and discuss ways of personally of these efforts a series eight mini-documentaries, 4:30 Oct. 31,levels. McRae for spring 2014through is Nov. 1. aof one-day shopping event getting involved on local, national andp.m. international each spotlighting local people and organizations, including: Peak Ballroom, Plemmons Visit mba.appstate.edu for when more than 100 faculty Single Stream RecyThe fourth annual Sustainability Film Series continues January 350 Boone (climate change); Appalachian Mountain Brewery Student Union. The talk more information. and staff members volunteer cling 29 with films focusing on issues relating to sustainability. The (small business sustainability); ASU Office of Sustainability will focus on threatsPopular posed (campus sustainability); Biophilictheir time to (sustainability use donated In the Rivers Street Café Department of Geology, Belk Library, Appalachian Art Installation to food security and health art); Bilingual poetry readfunds to purchase tray return area from 11 and Programming Society (APPS), the Office of SustainabilBlue Ridge Conservancy (land protection); Blue winter Ridge thetodecline of honeybees, andinauthor talk (sustainable clothing for 90 Grandfather less fortua.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 29, interns ity sponsor the series. ‘Thank by you’ the series’ generous ing Women Agriculture agriculture); sponsors. José Kózer, the 2013Foundation Pab- nate children from Watauga from the Office of Sustain- bumblebees and monarch Mountain Stewardship (sustainable tourism); and butterflies, and highlight the lo Neruda Ibero-American County schools. Children ability will answer questions National Committee for the New River (water protection). At‘Girls on the Run 5k’ set for May 4 winner, from kindergarten about what can and cannot ecological restoration efforts Poetry tend forAward film, food and fun.will Representatives of many through of these Registration open for the Girls on the borderRun 5K speak organizations be on hand about workoneand the U.S./Mexico during awill two-day visit to tell 12thmore grade aretheir paired be recycled. isSponsored byZAPonFitness to beServices. held on May 4 at 10 a.m. lands. The non-competitive will to how you can support it. is hosted by participants Sponsored byrunThe campus sponsored byThis the event on-one with faculty or staff Food begin at Appalachian State University’s Kidd Brewer Football in the Sustainable Development course Outreach Skills for Goodnight Family Depart- Department of Languages, members who become their stadium and follow a mostly flat course through campus. Sustainability, including students and instructor Laura England ment of Sustainable Develand Cultures. mentors for the whole school Haunted Horn in the The event is sponsored by Appalachian’s Blue Cross and Literatures (englandle@appstate.edu). more informaWest Blue Shield of North Carolina opment. Institute For for Health and Hu- The poetry reading is at 7 day. Tom Moore 5Kbyplanned for May tion,that callthe 828-262-7248. Nov. 4, followed a The deadline for 4 donaTheServices. event willThis be held 7-11 man is the first time 5K is open to the p.m. discussion of Poetry and tions is Nov. 7, and the p.m. Oct. 29-31 at Horn in public as a community event since Girls on the Run of the The 8th Annual Tom Moore 5K Run/Walk will take shopplace AppalFest! at 7 p.m. Nov. 5; both day isBurnley-Clawson scheduled for the West. The started trail features High Country in 2009. 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This of will be a pay as you can donation bungee “The Sexual Politics with “AppKIDS donation” in event is sponsored bywill Apbeautiful Saturday morning.” To register, please face visit Meat” dinner to contribute to the Tom Moore 5K event as well as help trampoline, wax hands, the memo line. Donations palachian Educatorsspring in conhttp://gotr.appstate.edu/5K Anyone under the age of 14 will F.A.R.M Café in their mission. Registration on the day of the The talk will be presented may be placed in collection junction with the Southern painting and a petting zoo. need a running buddy to register and run with them. Regis- event will begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K will start promptly at 9 Free pizza will be provided by ecofeminist Carol Adams envelopes in departments, Appalachian Historical Astration fees are $15 and include a T-shirt if fees are received a.m. There will be long-sleeve t-shirts available to those who by SGA. Presented by APPS at 7 Nov. 6 in Parkway or contact Cathy Ziegler at sociation, with proceeds by April 17. Registration will also be accepted on the day of havep.m. registered on a first come, first serve, basis. After the Special to Events. Plemmons Stu- zieglercc@appstate.edu or supporting the Appalachian the event starting at 8 a.m. In addition the run,Free thereand will Ballroom, race, there will be a raffle with lots of fun prizes and refreshopenhair to the public. Union. 7350. Donations Educators’ projects for chil-a happy also be warm-up activities, station, an art table, dent ments. Parking will be availableextension at the Burnley-Clawson Lot. should be sent via interoffice dren in Watauga County and visits from Yosef and the Appalachian cheerleading team Moore, of Boone, was Huntington’s The Counseling Cen-diagnosed mail to with Monique Eckerd, disAnaand fundraiser for Horn in the Fare, Chili’s and Panera Bread. Tom food provided by Earth ease (HD) 10 years ago. 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This banquet-style event will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. in the Plemmons Student Union. It will be catered by Casa Rustica Appalachian & the Community Together (ACT) at Appalachian One out of every 10,000 Americans has HD. After the onset of and an RSVP is required to attend. The Last Lecture is an State University will sponsor an International ASE May Break the disease someone usually only lives for 10-20 more years. opportunity for selected faculty to tell the world what they’ve event May 13-28, in Thailand and Ghana. Sign up now in The younger you are when onset occurs, the faster the disease had on their mind and what they would say if this were their the new ACT Outreach Center located in Plemmons Student progresses. The Huntington’s disease Society of America is a “Last Lecture.” The campus community is invited to attend at Union. A $500 deposit and your ID is required. non-profit agency dedicated to finding a cure. They are here no cost, but reservations are required and will be approved as support, guidance and a resources to families, friends and on a first-come/first-served basis. With our limited seating, those with HD. All of the proceeds from this event will go to please consider making your reservation today. To RSVP for please visit http://housing.appstate.edu/lastlecture. The Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Films Jazz Ensemble “Nightmare Trick-or-Treat this event, “Nightmare “Pacific the society for research. You will receive a confirmation email and mailed tickets to your Council is pleased to announce its remaining scheduleII forconcert, the 8-9:30 on Elm Street” for Tots, 5-7 p.m., on Elm Street” Rim” screening, 7 Spring 2013 semester. Our Popular Film Series at I.G. Greer For more information or to register for the event, go to campus address prior to the event. 5k.appstate.edu. p.m., Rosen Concert screening, 7 p.m., Appalachian State screening, 7 p.m., and 9:45 p.m., I.G. SuperCinema will feature some of the most acclaimed movies of the awards season, as well as a blockbuster or two, andfree Hall, Greenbriar Theater, University East Greenbriar Theater, Greer, $1 The Appalachian Popular Programming Society, APPS, will a few gems that are not as well known. The CinemaVintage A discussion of the film and graphic novel, “Persepolis,” will be $1 Campus Residence $1 Spring Fling on Friday from noon to 4 p.m. on host its annual series in the Greenbriar theater will start out creepy, reflect held April 30 at 6 p.m. in Room 114, Belk Library. Admission Duck Poind Field. There will be inflatables, henna tattoos, some dystopian tendencies, then veer off toward the tales of Halls, free Football: ASU vs tie dye, a DJ Foam & Paint Party, food and fun!! And it’s all for free. unruly ghosts and science run amok. Show times are listed is free and open to the public. Pumpkin Carving “Pacific Rim” Chattanooga, 3:30 with the schedule and as always, admission is still only $1. Students, faculty and community members are invited to read Painting, noon, Crankies with Anna screening, 7 and 9:45 p.m., Kidd Brewer Here’s what APPS Films is bringing: IG Greer SuperCinema the graphic noveland “Persepolis.” The library has placed copies Belk Library is sponsoring its “Through My Eyes” photography Popular Film Series: (All Showings at 7 and 9:30 p.m., except of the book on 24-hour reserve. There will be a showing of the Sanford Mall, free and Elizabeth p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 Stadium, tickets where otherwise noted; Admission $1.) April 18-20 - Rise of film “Persepolis” Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the library. contest. It is really easy! Take an awesome Belk Library photoTh ursday, 7-9 p.m., required graph. Upload it to Instagram and tag it #BelkLibraryContest. the Guardians; April 25-27 - Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters Both the book and the film will be discussed afterwards. Make sure your app is set to allow public posting of photos. (Show times TBD); May 2-4 - Warm Bodies. Octubafest concert, Solarium, PSU, free AppalFest 2013, “Persepolis” is a 2007 animated film based on Marjane Sa- Go to Edit Your Profile, and turn “photos are private” to off. The Greenbriar Theater CinemaVintage Series: (All showings at trapi’s autobiographical of the same name. The winning noon-4 8-9:30graphic p.m.,novel Rosen snapshot p.m., will willSanford a $50 University Bookstore gift card. 7 p.m.; Admission $1.); April 17 and 19 - The Fox and the film received numerous awards including being a co-winner of Have fun and be creative! Show us a feature that you love or Concert Hall, free Halloween Monster Mall, free Hound (‘81); April 24 and 26 - Cinderella (’50); May 1 and 3 the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a part of the library that is special to you. Here are some ideas Concert, p.m.,to get you going: Belk Library in the spring; Get collaborative - The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) * denotes showings nominated for many awards including a Academy Award8for on Wednesday and Thursday. All titles, dates and show times Best Animated Feature. The story follows a young girlConcert as she in a group studyt room; Find Rosen Hall, Benefi Dance ft.the library’s best keep secrets; are subject to change. comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. Relax in the Fox Reading Room; Go digital in the Digital Media free The Buckstankle If you would like to have some input on what movies are The film will be introduced by Dr. Renee Scherlen, who Studio; and, Find your inner child in the Instructional Materials and isPhil Jami- to enter the Belk Library The public encouraged brought to campus, the APPS Films council meets at 5 p.m. will also lead discussion on the film and book following the Center. Boys My Eyes contest often by tagging multiple Instragram Thursdays in the Rhododendron Room of the Plemmons showing. Dr. Scherlen is a professor of political science at Halloween Ball,Throughson, 7:30-11 p.m., Student Union. If you would like to suggest a film for viewing Appalachian State University; comparative politics, foreign photos with the hashtag #BelkLibraryContest. The snapshot 8-11 p.m., Blue can include Legends, $2 students, a few words or a single line caption. The library’s on campus, APPS Films can make arrangements for you to policy, international politics, and gender are among her areas public relations committee will choose the winning snapshot. come to a meeting and make a case for it to be shown. Ridge Ballroom, $3 public of specialization. The contest will officially end on April 28. The contest winner PSU, $5 advance, The event is presented by ASU Library in conjunction with will$7 be notified via an Instagram comment from the Belk Library the ASU Humanities Council and the Muslim Students As- Instagram account. The winner must respond with their email door The 24th anniversary of the Morgan Lecture Series in the Sciences, sponsored by the Morgan Committee, in coopera- sociation, with support from the National Endowment for the address in order to be eligible to receive the book store gift tion with the College of Arts & Sciences and the University Humanities (NEH) program. This is the fourth in a series of certificate. The photographs must obey all laws, including Forum Committee, announces the second Morgan Lecturer, programs that compose the 2013 Bridging Cultures, Muslim applicable copyright and privacy laws. Harold McGee, will be on campus Wednesday, April 24, to Journeys Program. deliver a public lecture, The Chemistry of Food and Cooking. Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi colstudents from the Muslim“Elysium” Student Association will JosetheKozer “Scarface” McGee is a noted journalist whoKozer specializes “Scarface” “Elysium” Jose - in explaining laborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi’s A panel of host a conversation with first-year seminar faculty, interested chemistry of food and cooking to the public. He is author of reading, bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials Poetry 7-9 screening, 7 p.m., screening, 7 p.m., screening, 7 and 9:30 screening, 7 and Lecture on Cuba & the bestselling book, “On Food and Cooking: the Science and faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique at- University community members and Summer Reading disp.m., room 114, Belk Greenbriar Th eater, Greenbriar Th eater, p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 9:30reading p.m., selection I.G. exile, 7-9 p.m., room cussion leaders regarding the summer for Lore of the Kitchen.” McGee’s public lecture will be at 7 p.m. titude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the 2013-2014, American Dervish, by Ayad Akhtar. The panel in I.G. Greer Auditorium. 114, Belk Library, Islamic Revolution. Library, free and $1 $1 Greer, $1 will be held April 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Tater Hill (Room 155), Lastly, the committee is finalizing a visit to ASU by Dr. Jerryto the The public Guardian described the film as “superbly elegant” and Womopen “Th e Trojan free and open to the Plemmons Student Union. The University is privileged to Coyne, Professor of Biology at the University of Chicago on goes on to note: “Persepolis gives us the sheer pleasure of host this“Elysium” author and highlight was just Womawarded screen-his work. ARTSpectrum Lecen” play, 7:30 p.m., public “ThHe e Trojan Thursday, May 2. Dr. Coyne is being co-sponsored by the narrative, rarely found in modern cinema or indeed fiction: a a Pulitzer Prize for his stage drama, Disgraced. This panel of Departments of Biology, Geology and the External Grants gripping story of what ing, 7 students and 9:30 it isSeries: like to grow from a lonely imaginative ture Joseph Valborg Theatre,diverse $15 Muslim en”topics play, 7:30 top.m., willp.m., introduce related Islam Program from the UFC. He is the author of a textbook on child into an adult, and to find this internal tumult matched by I.G. Greer, $1 and Muslim-American identity. It will provide a good beginning Bathanti Poetry adults, students $8 Valborg Th eatre, speciation and evolution, and the bestselling book, “Why Evo- geo-political upheaval.” to initial thoughts about teaching American Dervish and leading Reading & Artist $15 adults, stulution is True,” which is also the title of his extremely popular For more information contact Allan Scherlen, Belk Library, discussions surrounding it. The student panel will be moderblog on science, reason, and religion. Dr. Coyne will give a “Th e Trojan WomCollaborative DisHmong Harvest $8 ated by Dr. Samuel Avery-Quinn. dents Dr. Avery-Quinn earned atscherlnag@appstate.edu. scientific presentation on speciation (his research specialty) his PhD in Anthropology from UT Knoxville, his Master’s in en” play, 7:30 p.m., cussion, 6:30 p.m., Festival, 6-9 p.m., at 12:30 p.m. in Room 183, Rankin Science West. Dr. Coyne Religious Studies from the University of Denver, and his BA will also give a public lecture on The Relationship between Today’s college students Mezzanine Gallery, Parkway Ballroom, face unique challenges that when from theValborg UniversityTh of eatre, Tennessee. Science, Religion and the Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory combined, can negatively impact their overall success. In $15 adults, students Turchin Center, free PSU, free in the United States, at 7 p.m., in the Blue Ridge Ballroom, order to succeed, students must find ways to successfully $8 Plemmons Student Union. juggle their academic studies with their social life and financial The fourth annual Blue Mountain Documentary Festival will present the best student documentary projects on campus responsibilities, among otherPolilife stressors! ThisBears balanc-with “Themany Sexual From Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Belk Library Room 114. ing act would cause anyone’s anxiety and stress to rise. tics of Meat” with Dr.level Bacon concert, The Faculty Last Lecture will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. NominaThe event is free and open to the public. The festival highlights Health Association’s National tions are being collected from students for the Last Lecture. The American College Carol Adams, 7 9 p.m.,College Legends,audio $3 and video documentaries created by currently enrolled Health Assessment found in their 2001 survey that 30 perstudents at Appalachian State University. Subjects for the short We will extend the invitation to speak at the Last Lecture event, p.m., Parkway Balladvance, $5 door cent of college students reported feeling so depressed that it films range from local artists and Olympic wrestling to marwhich includes dinner catered by Casa Rustica, to two faculty was “difficult to function” somefree point during the past year. room, atPSU, riage equality. Winners will be announced at the festival. The members who have the most nominations. Depression can lead to lethargy, irritability, social isolation, Blue Mountain Student Documentary Festival is sponsored by These invitations will go out to nominated faculty the first and disturbances in eating and sleeping cycles. It takes a University Documentary Film Services. Light refreshments will week of April. concerted campus effort to adequately address issues such be provided. For more information please contact Tom Hansell The Faculty Last lecture is an event based on the book The as depression and the ways that it impacts our students. at University Documentary Film Services, 828-262-7730 or Last Lecture, written by Randy Paush. Paush was a professor In response, ASU’s Counseling Center has teamed with hansellts@appstate.edu.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
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Kameron Bryant on track for greatness, records Andrew Clausen Sports Editor
The Rock has seen its share of great quarterbacks come through its stadium and play on its field. Richie Williams from 20022005, Armanti Edwards from 2006-2009 and Jamal Londry-Jackson from 2010-present gave fans both an exciting offense to watch and a winning team to cheer for. As it is in college sports, however, star players graduate and leave fans wondering who will replace them. Sophomore Kameron Bryant is becoming Appalachian State University’s next quarterback star one game at a time and may end up being one of the best. His current year’s statistics
are carrying a lot of weight and part of that is unfair, because, after all, so much can change for worse or better from week to week and year to year, but there’s no denying that his numbers are remarkable. Through eight games played (some of which were only half games due to the half and half switching with Jamal LondryJackson), Bryant is 146-199 for 1,744 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 73.4 completion percentage is on track to be the best in Mountaineer history and his efficiency numbers is on pace to be the best in at least the last seven years, a full 2.26 higher than Edwards’ 159.34 rating in 2008. Edwards that year had 2,902 yards and was the fourth highest passing yards in a season by any player. The following year, he outdid himself and set the bar at 3,291 yards. Now, Bryant is not near
those kinds of numbers, but his numbers are nonetheless impressive when the actual minutes on the field are factored in. He’s only been the main quarterback since the Samford game Oct. 12 and his numbers have been steadily increasing to be a SoCon leader. App State is ranked second in pass offense behind Samford at 284.9 yards per game and third in pass efficiency at 149.7. Bryant individually, however, is ranked third in passing yards per game average at 218 and number one in efficiency, a full 10.5 points higher than Samford’s Andy Summerlin at the second spot. He’s also recorded more than 300 yards in his last two games through the air. In only eight games played, those are really impressive numbers and, should they continue, will allow him to start
getting into the record books alongside his predecessors. Of course, there are a lot of unknowns, but he’s only a sophomore and is making leaps and bounds toward becoming the kind of quarterback App State needs if they want to be successful in the Sun Belt conference. He will be that quarterback if he continues to put in the same time, effort and energy that got him to a victory over Georgia Southern with 381 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Fans should prepare for the learning curve that is forthcoming. Seniors are on the way out; a new conference is on the way in. The wins may not be that plentiful. But watching this young quarterback bloom into the kind of quarterback that can be successful at the FBS level is an exciting opportunity and fans should keep their eyes peeled.
Wilfong, a freshman accounting major from Hickory, is an opinion writer.
Staff Opinion
Congress should resolve problems, keep education safe Erica Badenchini Opinion Writer
Despite the fact that the government shutdown ended Oct. 16, Appalachian State University might still be facing funding issues in the coming months, Charna Howson, director of sponsored programs, told The Appalachian. Congress passed the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 and ended the shutdown. This legislation allows the government to continue borrowing money through Feb. 7, 2014 and will keep the government running through Jan. 15, giving Congress time
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Unfortunately, questioning whether or not your local pharmacy is running up to code is as relevant of a question as ever before. North Carolina pharmacy regulators weren’t inspecting a fifth of the state’s 2,700 drugstores over a period of at least six years, according to the Associated Press, that equates to more than 500 drug stores that haven’t been inspected in years. State Auditor Beth Wood told the Associated Press that a lack of inspection of pharmacies can lead to the overlook of problems such as dispensing the wrong medications to patients or shorting patients on prescriptions.
This leads me to wonder if education will be one of these areas. I certainly hope that is not the case. According to CNN, education cuts that took place in the spring of 2013 cost thousands of students grant money and work-study programs. It would be a major disappointment to see education take further hits in order to accommodate the government’s inability to solve its problems. Many university employees paid from federal grants were paid with university funds during the shutdown, and others took vacation time, Howson told The Appalachian. It comes as some relief that the shutdown took place when
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it did. Had it happened at a different time this semester, financial aid would have been compromised and Appalachian would have suffered much greater losses. Education is certainly not an area that should suffer from the imposing government deficit. Education is incredibly important, and one of the ways the government invests in this country. Something must be done about government spending, but perhaps Congress should look elsewhere for a solution to this problem before higher education suffers.
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to figure out the budget for the 2014 fiscal year. What is a concern is how this will affect the university. Howson told The Appalachian that the university was still “not out of the woods.” Amy Roberts, manager of special funds accounting, told The Appalachian that the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs receives $5 million from the federal government that is put to use, mainly within the College of Arts and Sciences, for many purposes including research, internships and grant-funded jobs. If the government continues to spend money it does not have, vital areas of funding may be cut in the future in order to reduce the deficit.
How safe is Boone from flooding?
A serious concern in the High Country is the potential of flash flooding. Fortunately, the Boone Town Council recently considered the formation of the Storm Water Management Task Force that would look to curtail flooding on the U.S. 321 corridor following the recommendation of Councilman Rennie Brantz on Oct. 17, according to the Watauga Democrat. The council said they would like to hear from other staff before forming a task force, an understandable decision. Mayor Pro-Tem Jamie Leigh told the High Country Press that a good place to start will be with creating a base layer of information from technical people involved with storm water and bringing that information to the town in a public hearing. This is a promising development for the safety of Boone residents. Hopefully, a task force would also help control some other problem areas in Boone. Flooding has proven to be an issue in cases such as the Jan. 30 flash flood that washed out and closed multiple local roads, according to the High Country Press. That was not the first flood Boone has faced in the past few years, either. In 2010, a 7-year-old boy drowned behind the Red Carpet Inn after a culvert, hidden due to a flood, pulled the boy into Kraut Creek, according to the High Country Press. Deaths are a horrifyingly real possibility in a flooding event. Roads also become very dangerous in times of flooding. During the Jan. 30 floods, Fairway Drive, Bamboo Road, Deerfield Road and Dewitt Barnett Road were among the many deemed unsafe for driving. The town council should vote to form the task force. Making sure Boone is up to the parameters of storm water safety code is also ultimately important. “Town Council will have to go back and look at the last water study, review the parameters of the law and how the town meets the legal requirements,” Town Manager Greg Young told the High Country Press. There is no such thing as being too careful when preventing a repeat of events. Boone comes with the possibility of heavy precipitation. A change needs to happen, and it seems things are finally trending in that direction. The steps Boone is taking seem to be small and slow, but nevertheless, should ultimately be praised.
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Freshman running back Marcus Cox rushes to the end zone during the Black Saturday game against Georgia Southern. The Mountaineers flew past the Eagles for a 38-14 victory at home.
the program. We talked about how we have to finish this season strong and this was the first step in that direction, because people are going to remember how we finish this year.” Appalachian State will host Chattanooga (6-2, 4-1) Saturday for a second consecutive home game. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
Volleyball
From pitcher to hitter: Multisport athlete switches to volleyball by Chris Deverell Intern Sports Reporter
Following a strong pitching performance for the Appalachian State softball team last year, sophomore Caroline Wainright has taken her talents to the Mountaineers’ volleyball team. Wainright is now an outside hitter for App State’s volleyball squad. Volleyball is nothing new for Wainright. A graduate of South Central High School in Winterville, Wainright was a multi-sport athlete competing on the basketball, softball and volleyball teams throughout high school. Initially, however, it was her performance as a softball player that caught the eye of App State recruiters and brought her to Boone. “They were recruiting me and I had an offer to come here and my older sister came here as well,” Wainright said. “I’d come up to visit her, was familiar with the campus, had already kind of fallen in love with the team and I just pictured myself being an athlete up here.” As a freshman, Wainright posted impressive numbers pitching for the Mountaineers, leading the team with nine wins and a 3.33 ERA. In addition, she tallied 50 strikeouts and two complete-game shutouts in the 2012 season. However, following her freshman year, Wainright decided to change her athletic pursuit and play volleyball again. “After my freshman year, I decided 5 PROJ. MGR 2 COPYWRITER
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we really had an opportunity with so much man-to-man defense that Georgia Southern played. We figured that our best versus their best, we would win every time.” Despite giving up two sacks for 12 yards and a slew of penalties that tripped up the offense’s momentum, Peacock was extremely satisfied with both the offense and the play of the App State receivers. “We eliminated a lot of mistakes today,” Peacock said. “Route running, blocking, passing, everything was on key. When we are focused, this is what happens. I don’t think it was just because we played Georgia Southern, but focus level, like I said, was where it needed to be.” On defense, it was a collective effort for a young group that has struggled facing the option over the course of the year, allowing 349 rushing yards to the previous two option teams. The only thing that the Mountaineer unit has struggled with more is sacking the quarterback and forcing turnovers. App State recorded both a fumble recovery and an interception, but tallied only one sack.
“Coach [Nate] Woody makes it a thing in practice, if we don’t get a certain amount of turnovers, we are going to run for it every day,” defensive end Deuce Robinson said. “He puts it heavy on us that we have to get turnovers, and the more turnovers you get the easier it will be for you to win the game.” Although App State still sits near the bottom of its conference, beating Georgia Southern was something Washington hopes will help his team moving forward. “To win this game, especially against Georgia Southern, it’s just a good way to hopefully kickstart the rest of this season, and that momentum will hopefully go into the next season and enter the Sun Belt,” he said. “For me as a senior, it feels great. Because you know, we’ve won three SoCon championships since I’ve been here. I want those young guys to know what it’s like to win and win on a consistent basis.” Moving forward and preparing for the transition to the Sun Belt conference is something App State has no choice but to focus on. Though, the team cannot finish with above a .500 record. “There’s no question it’s been a long season,” Satterfield said. “This was a great team win for
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