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Moore than just a legacy

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Former App State coach inducted into College Football Hall of Fame by Bryant Barbery Sports Reporter

by Kayla May

Intern Sports Reporter

ans at Kidd Brewer Stadium stood Saturday when App State coaching legend Jerry Moore was honored by the community and the National Football Foundation before the kickoff of the Mountaineers game against South Alabama. “I met with the new chancellor Dr. Sheri N. Everts and we had a good talk,” Moore said. “I called her back that evening and told her whatever you want to do, me and my family are all for it. I think the world of Appalachian State. You don’t spend 24 years at a place and not have close ties still to the place.” Coach Moore is the winningest coach in App State and Southern Conference history. He is also the 15th-winningest coach in NCAA Division I history. Moore held a 215-87 record during his 24 seasons of coaching at App State, including 10 SoCon championships, 18 postseason appearances and an unprecedented three-straight NCAA FCS national championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He coached arguably the biggest upset in college football history when App State handed then fifth-ranked Michigan a 34-32 loss at The Big House. The upset against Michigan made Appalachian a household name. Graham Fisher, App State senior and four-year starter on the offensive line, said App State and Moore go handin-hand.

Morgan Cook Former head coach Jerry Moore being honored at the football game Saturday night at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The Hall of Fame inductee was given a jersey by the university and an honorary plaque by the National Footbal Foundation.

“You can’t have one without the other,” Fisher said. “When people think of this program and people think of this school they think of Jerry Moore. He did so many great things for this university. I’m glad I got to play for him and I’m glad I got to experience that.” Moore was inducted into the

Southern Conference hall of fame back in March and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Everts presented Moore with a framed honorary football Jersey with Moore’s name. The National Football Foundation honored Moore with a plaque in a pregame ceremony that

Amid tragedy, university offers hope

provided Moore with one more chance to take the field in front of students and fans. “It’s been amazing to see all of the support from former players and coaches from way back,” Moore said. “When they started talking about this deal [they were] going to do this weekend, my phone [started] ring-

ing, ringing, ringing all week. When those players start calling you back, you realize everything that you did was not in vain. It is a great feeling when those guys call you and talk to you.” Will Corbin a fifth-year senior and starting right tackle said he

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AppCypher brings spoken word, rap to Appalachian by Casey Suglia Intern A&E Reporter

Dallas Linger Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator Elisabeth Cavallaro introducing the subject of suicide to staff and students on Monday morning in the student union.

by Jonas Heidenreich Intern News Reporter

Appalachian State University’s counseling center launched a training series Sept. 29, called Survive and Thrive, aimed at educating students on how to address and prevent suicide. According to the American College Health Association, suicide rates have tripled since the ’50s, causing universities to employ more proactive strategies to talk about mental health issues. The trainings, which are part of Appalachian’s It’s Up to Me campaign, provide students with skills on how to talk to someone who may be dealing with depression or suicide ideation, what signs to look for and where to refer people who are in need of assistance. According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2011, 39,518 people in the United States died by suicide. Among these deaths, the CDC found 1,100 to be college students.

“To put that larger number in perspective, if we were to fill Kidd Brewer Stadium there would still be more people that died by suicide,” said Elisabeth Cavallaro, the suicide prevention coordinator for the counseling center and organizer of the prevention workshops. Cavallaro said the counseling center and the university’s administration seek to raise awareness. “We want faculty, staff and students to actually have the conversation with each other when they are concerned about someone’s mental health,” Cavallaro said. In a random weighted survey of 400 students conducted on Appalachian’s campus by the counseling center, it was found that on average,18.7 percent of students felt hopeless and 25.9 percent feel very lonely, a common thread among college campuses. “Everyone matters, and we don’t want anyone to feel alone,” said J.J. Brown, Dean of Students. “Having resources

available, along with a supportive community is how we all play a role in helping one another.” Brown said he has dealt with suicide in his family and knows the struggles it can bring. “Many years ago, my stepbrother died by suicide,” Brown said. “I saw him struggle in many ways, and he struggled with feeling alone and helpless. I truly want our students to know they have people that care them here on this campus, and that things will get better despite some of the challenges which someone may be feeling and going through.” The counseling center continues to offer resources that help students. The Survive and Thrive workshops will continue Oct. 28 at 12:30 p.m. in the Three Top Mountain Room of the student union and will end Dec. 4. For more information on resources that the school and center offer, students can go to preventionsuicide.appstate. edu.

Every Wednesday night at 10 p.m., the sounds of beatboxing, rhyming and applause can be heard echoing from the free expression tunnels under Rivers Street. A crowd of about 50 observers on average can be seen, gathered around a group of about 10 people that have come together to contribute to AppCypher, a group on Appalachian State University’s campus that organizes freestyle sessions. In addition to the sessions held every Wednesday, AppCypher meets on the first Friday of every month on King Street during First Friday Art Crawl. “A cypher is basically a channel,” said Chris Shreve, a rapper and Appalachian State University health and exercise science lecturer. “It is a gathering of like minds that are open to hiphop, but it essentially is a circle of poets, MCs, beat boxers, musicians – like a jam session. It tends to be lyrically formatted for open word language and rhythmic language but it is essentially rapping.” Shreve, whose rap name is C. Shreve the Professor, helped start the cyphers with former student and Boone resident John Harper. Harper said those who started AppCypher were were encouraged by the consistency of the N.C. State Cypher, which started nearly four years ago on North Carolina State University’s campus and brings roughly 100 people in attendance. “It took us six months to get [the cyphers] together, contacting each other through email, and we decided to debut our first cypher art crawl,” Harper said. “I brought some [MCs] to the cypher that I knew and it turned out to be something really special.” After having a large turnout for the cypher at First Friday Art Crawl, Shreve and Harper brought the event to the free expression tunnel that leads to Newland Residence Hall, where people have come out to participate and watch every Wednesday night since the cyphers started this past June. “I would like to have a place to rap with my friends every week,” Shreve said. “It’s cool because we’re training these people that come out during the weekdays and then they can really show off their stuff on King Street once a month so people can watch.” Shreve said there are only a handful of rules for participating

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The Land of Oz theme park in Beech Mountain had its annual Autumn of Oz celebration this past weekend. Participants of the celebration took a three-hour tour of the theme park and were able to spend time with the famous characters of Oz. Photos by Peyton McAvoy

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Open air preachers on Sanford Mall rub students the wrong way

Malik Rahili An open air preacher addresses students on Sanford Mall.

by Clare McPherson Copy Editor

Preachers can often be seen on Appalachian State University’s Sanford Mall during the week, likely accompanied by crowds of students.

This is possible due to Sanford Mall being one of Appalachian’s free speech zones, which are protected under the first amendment. However, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education recently gave the university a yellow speech code rating.

According to FIRE’s review of Appalachian, yellow light colleges and universities are those institutions with at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application. According to FIRE, the following App State speech code policies are sub-par: Types of Harassment-Hostile Environment, Harassment, Use of Computers and Data Communications and Sexual Harassment. However, FIRE does not offer any suggestions on how to improve on those policies. “I think it’s great that freedom of speech is a thing [on our campus], but there is a line that shouldn’t be crossed sometimes,” junior graphic design major Katie Lee said. “With the preachers, I feel they can be too much. They force ideas and materials on students while going to class and interrupt the peaceful environment on Sanford Mall.” Lee said she thinks people should have to get permission from the school to preach on Sanford Mall because some of

the things they say are degrading. Representative for Open Air Outreach Jesse Morrell, more commonly known as a Sanford Mall preacher, said he approves of the university’s free speech policy. “A real academic environment would not seek to isolate its students and have a monopoly on their minds by isolating them from those who have contrary opinions to its own,” Morrell said. FIRE did deem two of Appalachian’s speech code policies as “green light policies.” Those were the Unscheduled Public Speaking Areas policy, which allows free speech on certain areas on campus, and the Public Assembly policy that grants anyone the right to hand out written materials other than for commercial use. “The day freedom of speech is vanquished from university campuses would be the day that dogmatic indoctrination and brainwashing becomes the modus operandi of pseudo-education,” Morell said.

Avon Foundation for Women gives Appalachian $5,000 grant by Thomas Culkin Intern News Reporter

The Avon Foundation for Women gave Appalachian State University a $5,000 grant in August, aimed at decreasing sexual violence by spreading awareness through education. This grant is part of the Avon Foundation’s Women Speak Out Against Domestic Abuse Initiative. The money from the grant is going to help fund a new program on campus called the Bystander Fellows Institute, a three- to four-day seminar offered to incoming first-year students. “A lot of [the money] is going to be put toward actual materials for the students to take with them when they leave the institute and a lot of it is going to be for training materials,” said Ellen Hartman, the adviser of Appalachian’s Red Flag Campaign. “There’ll be varying topics of sexual violence prevention and intervention during the

[...] seminar.” Hartman said Appalachian is one of 30 universities to receive this grant, although roughly 100 universities applied. Hartman is also the author of the application for this grant. “What the Avon Foundation has done is create a focus on engaging the active bystander to reduce assault, dating abuse and stalking,” Hartman said. To earn the grant, Appalachian had to send in a detailed description of what the money would go toward and how the university planned to evaluate success. Suzette Patterson, the supervisor of the grant’s application and a former worker in the Department of Multicultural Student Development, said the Avon Foundation has been dedicated to bettering the lives of women since 1955. “The idea is to provide a specialized training and group-building experience for a small group of incoming students,” Patterson said. “Then

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Assistant Director of Student Conduct Ellen Hartman in her office in Plemmons Student Union last Wednesday. Hartman convinced the Avon Foundation for Women to give Appalachian State University a $5,000 grant for a Bystander Fellows Institute.

they can take what they learn about being active bystanders, using campus resources and preventing interpersonal violence with them into their college experience.”

Hartman said the first year will serve as a pilot seminar to gauge its success, and although it is currently aimed at first-year incomers only, Appalachian might open it up to

the student body at large if it is successful enough. Although no date is officially set for when the first seminar will begin, it is tentatively hoped be held in July 2015.

Former professor wins prestigious Oersted Award by Thomas Culkin Intern News Reporter

Retired Appalachian State University professor Karl Mamola was recently named the recipient of the 2015 Oersted Medal, which honors excellence in physics education. Mamola, who taught physics while at Appalachian, will receive the award at a ceremony held by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in early January of 2015. “The Oersted Medal recognizes those who have had an outstanding, widespread and lasting impact on the teaching of physics,” said Gay Stewart, the chair for the awards committee. Past recipients include notable physicists such as Hans Bethe, Carl Sagan and Carl Wieman. A panel of AAPT members chooses the award. “The Awards Committee of the AAPT makes the decision,” Stewart said. “Each member reads all the nomination packages and ranks them, and then we come together to make a decision.” Stewart said Mamola’s impact on Appalachian – and physics education in general – is evidenced by the number of letters he received as nomination. “Typically we expect a nomination package and

three to four letters of support from those respected in the field,” Stewart said. “Karl had seven letters and several emails sent to the chair of the committee.” Mamola said he was a professor at Appalachian for 48 years before retiring. “I had heard of Dr. Mamola as a graduate student many years before I arrived on campus as a new department chair in 2000,” said Tony Calamai, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Mamola said he was an innovative teacher who was always looking for ways to get his students interested. “I would bring all sorts of apparatus to class from the physics department’s well-equipped stockroom, and use it to demonstrate physical phenomena,” Mamola said. “I felt this made the subjects more interesting and my presentations more engaging.” Mamola said he not only engaged his students in class, but out of it as well. He cited his interactions with students as his “absolute favorite memories” of being a professor. “I made myself available in my office as many hours per week as possible,” Mamola said. “Many of my former students became my lifelong friends.” Angela Owen, a former colleague of Mamola who worked with him for 13 years, said she realized firsthand how good he was at inspiring students.

“When my mother was in the final stages of her illness here in Boone, we had many in-home aides and home health nurses,” Owen said. “Many of them had Dr. Mamola’s physics courses and credited him with setting their feet on the path to their careers.” Jennifer Burris, the graduate program director for the Department of Physics and Astronomy and close friend of Mamola, said he was always available for advice, friendship, mentoring and teaching. “Without him around full time, we have lost a leader, a mentor, and a friend, and when he comes to work, the whole building gets a little brighter,” Burris said. Calamai said Mamola’s actions demonstrated his caring nature. “After the first or second day after assuming the department chair, Dr. Mamola came to my office, handed me a small relevant gift and told me that I had his full confidence to lead our department,” Calamai said. “I honestly believe that early meeting had a great deal to do with my success at ASU.” Mamola said he felt very honored to have recieved the award. “I’m grateful to everyone in the physics teaching community who has supported, inspired and befriended me during my career.”

New sorority raises money for Camp Carolina Trails by Clare McPherson Copy Editor

Appalachian State University’s newest sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta, held its Healthy Living Campaign Sept. 29-30, to raise awareness of diabetes in the university and Boone communities. In addition to raising awareness, the two-day event was part of Alpha Gamma Delta’s national philanthropy and encouraged students to take the healthy living pledge. Samantha Avanzino, Alpha Gamma Delta’s leadership consultant, said they wanted the campaign to promote awareness of diabetes as well as helping the Appalachian community. “[We wanted] to just help people in the App State community to create their healthy living commitment, so we came up with the Healthy Living Campaign,” Avanzino said. “The Healthy Living Campaign gets the community together to make their pledges.” On Sept. 29, students were able to sign a healthy living pledge at the Alpha Gamma Delta table in Plemmons Student Union. For every pledge signed, $1 was donated to Camp Carolina Trails, a summer camp for children with diabetes. Approximately $300 was raised from the pledge signings. The following evening, more than 90 female Appalachian students followed

through with their healthy living pledges by attending a zumba session in the Blue Ridge Ballroom. Heather Bissell, a mother of a child with Type 1 diabetes, attended the event to speak about her experiences raising a child with the disease. “Our family was warmly welcomed at the union, and I was able to share with the girls and Alpha Gam staff, our story with T1D, from diagnosis to the daily impact on our lives,” Bissell said. “I was able to share how amazing, funny, beautiful and strong my 2-year-old daughter is along with all she faces day-to-day.” Bissell said she plans to stay in contact with the girls at Alpha Gamma Delta and would be more than willing to participate in other events with them. She said she hopes that, along with the sorority, they can educate the community about the life-changing and threatening disease to help bring awareness and community sensitivity. “Future events will be up to what the new members want to do,” Avanzino said. “I am excited to see what the women are empowered and excited to do and is sure they will continue to hold events that promote healthy living.” Members of Alpha Gamma Delta participate in a zumba class in the Blue Ridge Ballroom last week.

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App News is a service of the Division of Student Development. Email dycheab@appstate.edu at least two weeks in advance. Submissions should not exceed 100 words and must include the event title, date/ time, location and cost, other pertinent information and a contact(s) (email, phone and/ or URL). Announcements will be edited as needed and will run as space allows. Homecoming Kickoff Party The Office of Alumni Affairs & Annual Giving will host a Homecoming 2014 Kickoff Party, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 8, Sanford Mall. Free hotdogs and homecoming T-shirts will be given to the first 300 students. For more information, contact Tammy McCullars in the Alumni Affairs Office at mccullarstm@appstate.edu or 828-262-2038. ASU Women’s Theatre Troupe performance The troupe put on a production of “Decision Height,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 10 and 12, IG Greer Studio Theatre. The Wellness Workshops Presented by the Counseling Center presents the series of workshops with the theme “Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood.” • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 9, Test Your Mood: Mental Health Screening Day, Calloway Peak room, PSU • 12:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Survive and Thrive: Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper, Three Top Mountain room, PSU

• 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Being Real: The Value of Vulnerability, Three Top Mountain Room, PSU Joseph Bathanti event Author, N.C. Poet Laureate and App State faculty member Joseph Bathanti will present a reading and book signing, 2 p.m. Oct. 9, Scholars Bookshop, inside the University Bookstore. Free and open to the public. Bathanti will read from and sign copies of his newest book, “Half of What I Say Is Meaningless: Essays.” Bathanti’s books are available for sale at The Scholars Bookshop at a 20% discount throughout October. Homecoming Dance Join alumni, students and friends for the Homecoming tradition. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the band begins at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Legends. The band Phatt City will be playing the best of beach, R&B and dance music, and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Tickets: $10 advance students (available at the PSU information desk); $12 door. Attire is dressy casual. BYOB 6-pack limit with ID. For more information, go to homecoming.appstate.edu. Homecoming Step Show & Party Hosted by the National PanHellenic Council, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11, Legends. Featuring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. from Appalachian State; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Winston-Salem State; and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta

News Sorority, Inc. from North Carolina A&T. Advance tickets available at the information desk in Plemmons Student Union: $8 students, $10 general, $5 party, $10 combo. Door tickets available: $10 student, $12 general, $8 after party. Oudoor Education Certifications The certifications begin in September. • Oct. 17-19 and April 10-12, Wilderness First Responder Re-Certification • Nov. 1-2, Leave No Trace Trainer • Dec. 5-7, American Mountain Guide Association, Climbing Wall Instructor • Dec. 14-22 and March 7-15, Wilderness First Responder • Feb. 5, Epinephrine Administration • Feb. 21-22, Wilderness First Aid • Leave No Trace Master Educator, Aug. 10-14, 2015 Spooky Duke Race & Costume March The 4th Annual Charles R. Duke Race for Families will be held beginning at 8 a.m Oct. 25 at the Raley/Peacock parking lot. On-site registration and packet pickup at 8 a.m. day of race. The 10K begins at 9 a.m.; $30 advance registation and $35 day of race. The 5K race begins at 9 a.m.; $20 advance registration and $25 day of race. The free costume march begins at 10 a.m., and free children’s activities will be held 8-10 a.m. Parent to Parent FSN-HC provides caring connections & support to families who have a premature baby, child with a physical, behavioral, or emotional disability,

chronic health condition, or who are grieving a child’s death. To register, go to racingtoes.com/pages/ Events.html. Trick-or-Treat for Tots Presented by Appalachian State University Housing, the annual event will be held 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30. This event is open to ASU Faculty and Staff as well as community families. Children of all age groups are encouraged to dress in their Halloween costumes to go trick-or-treating through Hoey, Cannon, Lovill, East, Doughton, White, Summit, and Cone residence halls. ASU students will be handing out candy and the hall lobbies will have activities. Parents and children will need to check-in at the traffic circle at the end of Locust Street to receive a map and instructions for the evening festivities. Parking is available in any campus faculty/ staff parking lot. Call the University Housing Office at 828-262-2160. Flu vaccine clinic Health Promotion will conduct a flu vaccine clinic 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 31, Calloway Peak/Macrae Peak rooms, PSU. Open for ASU employees and their covered dependents over the age of 16. Vaccines will be filed with the State Health Plan for 100% coverage. Appointments are required. No email registration. For appointments from 8:3011:45 a.m., call 828-2622934. For appointments from noon to 3 p.m., call 828-265-8672.

Run the Gobbler, Eat the Cobbler! The Gobbler 5k will begin at 8 a.m. Nov. 15 at Duck Pond Field, and winds through campus ending with a sweet cobbler treat. Over 300 runners turned out last year and raised $6,300 for the Leigh Lane Edwards scholarship fund. Registration coming soon. For more information: http://act.appstate.edu/gobbler-5k. Master of Public Administration Program Appalachian State offers the Master of Public Administration Degree Program (MPA), for students looking to become leaders in public and nonprofit organizations. Three distinct concentrations allow students to craft their own programs of study: • Town, City, and County Management • Administration of Justice / Criminal Justice • Not-For-Profit Management For information, email bradburymd@appstate.edu or visit http://mpa.appstate. edu. Educational Media Master’s Degree or Certificate Appalachian State offers an Educational Media Master’s Degree and Certificate programs. The program is entirely online and includes a range of courses involving media and technology. Students develop the technical, aesthetic, and intellectual expertise and perspectives needed to analyze and develop online environments using new media and online networks. Go to http://edtech.appstate.edu/.

October

sunday

monday 5

tuesday 6

wednesday 8

Free Tai Chi ARTSpectrum at 5, 5 p.m., Turchin Lecture: Bhekani Center, free Buthelezi, 6 p.m., Turchin Center, free Symphony Band concert, 8 p.m., Schaefer Center, free “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” screening, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 and 10, Greenbriar, $1

friday

thursday

9 Harlan E. Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture: Jim Blaine, 2 p.m., Holmes Convocation Center, free Student flu shots, 5-7 p.m., Roess Dining Hall Girl Code/Guy Code Tour featuring Jordan Carlos & Phoebe Robinson, 8 p.m., Schaefer Center, admission: $5-$7

saturday

Gospel Choir Homecoming Midnight Musical, midnight, Rosen Concert Hall, free Homecoming Lip Sync Finals, 6 p.m., Duck Pond Field, free 2014 Homecoming Pep Rally, Bonfire, & Fireworks, 8 p.m., Duck Pond Field, free

Homecoming Art Bash for AppaDance, 8 p.m., lachian Students, 7 Legends, tickets: p.m., Turchin Center, $10-$12 free

12 Carys Kunze/Student Voice Recital, 4 p.m., Recital Hall, free Michael J. Stevens/Guest Jazz Piano Recital, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free

13 Georgina Welch/ Student Trumpet Recital, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free

14 Free Tai Chi at 5, 5 p.m., Turchin Center, free Art 21 Season 7 Preview, 6:30 p.m., room 114, Belk Library, free Aer with Dizzy Wrights & Njomza performance, 7 p.m., Legends, admission: $10 advance, $15 door students; $15 public

16 Fall break

Fall break

2014 Homecoming Parade, 10:30 a.m., Rivers Street, free “Neighbors” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 9-11, I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

Homecoming Step Show & Party, 8:30 p.m., Legends, advance tickets: $8 students, $10 general, $5 party, $10 combo; door tickets: $10 student, $12 general, $8 after party

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Expressing opinion is a valuable learning experience Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer

We are all familiar with the phrase that places opinions in the same category of an unmentionable body cavity because they stink and everyone has one. I prefer, “If you’ve got it, flaunt it.” Deep down inside of all of us is an opinion waiting to burst forth. Social media and every unfortunate soul that mingles with us become subject to those opinions when we just can’t hold them in any longer. The only opinions people tend to like are their own.

Only on rare occasions do our own opinions challenge pre-existing notions of our peers. An even more rare phenomenon occurs when the writer is challenged by the opinion of others. Being challenged by your own opinion is flat out painful. Andrew Cox, one of my best friends, a former roommate and past editorial cartoonist for The Appalachian, told me I needed to stop writing long Facebook statuses and start putting it all in print. I was hesitant. My opinions couldn’t be deleted from news feeds, I could no longer respond to positive or negative feedback, and someone had to edit it before I published it. I could only guarantee my Facebook family would appre-

ciate the move from one medium to another. It has been a process. I had to force myself to become informed before becoming opinionated. The facts had to be spot on – reasonably debatable at the very least. Surfing the web for topics relatable to my audience seemed like more of a Google search marathon. Once I found an article with a topic I could roll with, I had to find three more sources before I made a fool of myself. My first thought was I was doing too much work just to write my opinion. Now that I’ve been writing for a while, I’ve realized it is more than that. There are things opinions should and should not be.

They should be informed, respectful and clear. If all else fails, be presentable. One of the best feelings of accomplishment comes while reading a response to my article that is angry, unintelligent and is littered with grammatical errors. They wholeheartedly disagree, which is fine, but they eagerly discredit themselves by not meeting the standards set forth by what I’ve presented. So, here is a challenge: come write for us at The Appalachian. We always need educated, diverse and challenging perspectives to keep the conversations going. Mullis, a senior criminal justice major from Wallburg, is an opinion writer.

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Universities have key role in educating about climate change Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer

Climate change is proving to be one of the most intractable yet dire challenges facing this generation. While overwhelming scientific evidence supports the existence of the phenomenon and the need to take action, doing so has been difficult. Many people in the United States are unconvinced of the existence of climate change, and those who are working still struggle to devise and implement solutions. Universities and colleges have a special obligation to take initiative on this issue. Such institutions are centers of learning and research, which gives them a vital role in applying the fruits of such labor to pressing real world

problems. There is no doubt that universities have been at least attempting to make inroads. In 2009, hundreds of universities signed the American College and University’s Climate Commitment, with Appalachian State University being among them. Appalachian State University has developed a well deserved reputation for working in the environmental arena. The university has a history of academic interest in sustainability, with an appropriate technology program active since 1984 and sustainability programs in place since 1991. Over the past several years, the university has undertaken a number of initiatives to create a more sustainable university and combat the problem of climate change. Just this year we came out with the zero waste policy at the football stadium that works to ensure that all items sold in the stadium are recy-

clable. The carbon commuter program allows students to donate money to purchase carbon offsets to make up for their commute. Sustainability Office Communications Manager Donna Presnell said that 17 percent of who purchased parking passes participated in the program. Even though she has found that some people in the university have problems adjusting to some climate neutrality changes, Presnell believes that overall the culture at Appalachian, and throughout the UNC system, is correct for the challenges we face. Unfortunately, there is a difference in the world outside of universities. Polling results over the past year indicate that Americans have a number of misunderstandings about the causes, effects and severity of climate change. A finding in a Gallup poll from March is particularly

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[U]niversities must take the initiative to not only make institutional changes, but also to be aggressive in spreading the message to the general public as much as they possibly can.” - Kevin Griffin, opinion writer

relevant to higher education. College graduates are only slightly more likely than noncollege graduates to attribute climate change to human action, according to the poll. In a time of such misunderstandings, universities must take the initiative to not only make institutional changes, but also to be aggressive in spreading the message to the general public as much as they possibly can. Griffin, a junior journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.

Why I have a hard time being a feminist Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer

From newsworthy appearances by Hollywood celebrities and marketing campaigns on college campuses, the feminist movement is making waves. Before the discussion gets foggy, let me clear the air. Women in the workplace deserve to make the same amount as their male counterparts. No one asks to get raped by wearing certain clothes or making certain decisions. Women should have control over their bodies – reproductive parts and processes included. What I don’t completely comprehend is feminism. Maybe it is because I don’t have the perspective of a woman or personally experienced the concerns of the movement. Perhaps I’m missing the point entirely. But what if the message just isn’t clear? There are definitions that differ between dictionaries, societies, political ideology and the spectrum of demographic categories. Reactions from onlookers, supporters and opposition are equally as varying. I think this is where I tend to fall off of the feminism bandwagon. I can’t define it – for myself or for anyone. The dictionary tells me feminism is about bringing women on equal ground with men politically, socially and economically. Some feminists give me that definition, as well. Others tell me it is a battle for all genders. But then I get confused again because the name itself is feminism. If it is for everyone, then why isn’t its very name gender neutral? Then, the kicker. It is to build women up to the same playing field as men – the one they strive for and deserve. But then I hear, “men are scum,” or, “I hate men. They’re pigs.” What? Equality just went out the window. Men are parents and stayat-home dads. We have fears and anxieties. Some things embarrass us and social expectations bar us from being upfront and totally honest. We have to man up. Rape culture among men is a hush-hush and men are gay, too. Men and women are not that far apart. It, indeed, will take a movement. There will be a movement for women and then a backtracking to pick up the men that have been raped and humiliated, teased and kept down when they really don’t want to “man up” because it isn’t who they are. I’m not saying we need a movement for men. I’m saying we need one movement for the sexes – one that is clear and on a platform that is open.

Mullis, a senior criminal justice major from Wallburg, is an opinion writer.

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Breweries hopping in the High Country Sarah Weiffenbach

by Emma Speckman Intern A&E Reporter

orth Carolina is home to the most breweries and brewpubs in any state south of Pennsylvania or east of Texas, according to

the North Carolina Brewers Guild. Partially due to the Appalachian State University fermentation sciences department and the already established restaurant scene in Boone and the surrounding

High Country, beer-making is popular in the area. Within the past two years, Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Lost Province Brewing Company and Blowing Rock Ale House have all opened and established

strong followings with some of their full-time brewers getting their starts in the fermentation sciences department. “I think everyone is doing a great job of making interesting beers,’ said Seth Co-

hen, the head of the fermentation sciences department. To find out what High Country beer has to offer, The Appalachian visited these three breweries and interviewed their brew masters to gain insight.

Appalachian Mountain Brewery

Lost Province Brewing Company

Blowing Rock Ale House

Located on Boone Creek Drive and hidden in an unassuming building, Appalachian Mountain Brewery opened in 2012 and serves beers in its tasting room to crowds of Appalachian students, faculty and the community. A couple of months ago AMB also added a food truck, Farm to Flame, to its patio outside, effectively turning the brewery and tasting room into a functioning restaurant. The truck serves pizzas made with locally sourced ingredients – some infused with beer sauce straight from the brewery. The brewery itself tries to maintain a local-first mentality, as well. It is a member of High Country Local First, a nonprofit that supports the local businesses and farmers in the area. “We actually just made butternut squash pumpkin porter with ingredients all from Spring House and New Life Farms,” AMB head brewer Nathan Kelischek said. “In a lot of our Belgian-style ales we have Riverbend malt, which is down in Asheville. That’s the only North Carolina malt that’s around. We try to do what we can with the hops, but North Carolina doesn’t really have the access to hops like the Northwest.” Kelischek has been with the brewery since its inception and participated in one of Appalachian’s first fermentation science classes. AMB currently distributes growlers – glass and ceramic jugs used to transport draft beer – but Kelischek said the brewery hopes to be ready to distribute canned beer as well in three to four weeks. AMB’s beers are on tap at various restaurants around Boone including Cafe Portofino and Mellow Mushroom.

Lost Province Brewing Company opened in August in the former High Country Press office located on Depot Street in downtown Boone. Owner Andy Mason brewed beer at home for years before opening this brewery. Head brewers Aaron Maas and Seth Hewitt had been homebrewing for an extended period in addition to working with breweries in the area before joining the Lost Province team. “I was 20 years old when my buddy got a home brew kit – I was in college at the time at the University of Iowa,” Maas said. “I helped him brew that batch of beer and I’ve been a home brewer ever since then.” When he moved to North Carolina, Maas began brewing with the family that runs Blind Squirrel Brewery in Plumtree. He also worked at Flat Top Brewery in Banner Elk before meeting Mason, who asked him to sign on with the yet-unopened brewery. “While at [Appalachian] I took some of the first fermentation science classes and that sort of sparked my interest,” Hewitt said of his start in fermentation. “From there I was employed by the university to brew at the Ivory Tower.” Hewitt said he met Mason at the High Country Beer Fest when Lost Province was still in its planning stages. Lost Province currently has ten of its own beers on tap and two guest beers, though they are phasing them out. Its selection mostly features ales of varying style, tasting notes and alcohol content. For the fall season they brewed a “Bumpkin’ Pumpkin” ale with pumpkins from New Life Farm, which is located in Valle Crucis.

Blowing Rock Ale House, located on Sunset Drive in Blowing Rock, attracts less of an Appalachian student crowd than the other two breweries, but has the ability to reach a bit further overall. The ale house is attached to Blowing Rock Brewing Company – the only brewery in the area that cans the ale house’s beers. The brewing company is small, housing only four tanks for its beers. The brewery and alehouse opened in 2013 in historic downtown Blowing Rock, but earlier this year, opened a second 6,000 square foot brewery and restaurant in Hickory where all of their cans are now produced and distributed from. “The alehouse is so beer-hungry that the majority of the beers we produce strictly go there,” said Jim Deaton, the head brewer at the Blowing Rock Brewing Company. “But we do have a small local distribution. We’ve made it all the way down to Wilmington and we have some accounts in Charlotte.” Deaton described the brewery as a traditional German-style brewery. Currently, the brewers make 13 different beers and “we’re chasing tanks like nobody’s business,” Deaton said. “Right now all of our tanks are full,” Deaton said. “As soon as we’re running out of [a beer] we’ll brew it that upcoming week and as soon as the tanks are empty we’re usually filling it the next day.” Overall, the Boone beer scene is much like its food scene – a philosophy of quality over quantity and an emphasis on sourcing ingredients locally whenever possible drives the three breweries The Appalachian visited to near perfection.

Land of Oz makes annual return to Beech Mountain by Andrea Santoyo Intern A&E Reporter

This weekend, the town of Beech Mountain was transformed into the magical Land of Oz, a place few get the chance to visit each year. The Land of Oz was a fulltime theme park at Beech Mountain in the 1970s, but was abandoned within the same decade. Since 2009, the park reopens for one weekend each fall. Last weekend proved to showcase the event’s immense success as both days sold out completely. The Land of Oz and its characters come from the famous story by L. Frank Baum, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” The book was published in 1900 and since, has become a classic. William Purcell, a lecturer of the Department of Communication at Appalachian State University, teaches a first year seminar centered

around the story and encouraged students and friends of students to attend the event. “It’s a natural fit for us as a class to look at the history and connections of this Ozthemed park not only as one interpretation of Oz, but as a piece of cultural history for this area,” Purcell said. Over 100 years later, the story is still widely loved by people of all ages. “I have always loved The Wizard of Oz, and since it is only open one weekend a year, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity,” said freshman music therapy major Alyssa Blackburn. Taking a bus or the ski lift up to the elevation of 5,500 feet at the top of Beech Mountain is where the journey in Oz begins. A walk through Dorothy’s house followed by getting caught in the historic “Wizard of Oz” cyclone simulation brings visitors onto the Yellow Brick Road.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 in the cypher sessions. “Respect, project [your voice], keep the peace, f**k the camera and be original,” Shreve said. Freshman electronic media and broadcasting major Cason Griffin had never rapped before coming to school

Along the way, participants meet the iconic characters still famous today: Dorothy, Glinda the Good Witch, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, the Wicked Witch of the West and the man behind the curtain – the Wizard. “I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the characters dressed in exquisite costumes along the Yellow Brick road,” said Peyton McAvoy, a freshman marketing major. In addition to the classic characters along the Yellow Brick Road, crowds witnessed munchkins, flying monkeys and Winkie guards, completing the full effect of the Land of Oz.

Check out page 2 for more photos of the Land of Oz theme park at Beech Mountain.

at Appalachian. After attending his first AppCypher session, Griffin has been returning every week. “One night my friend and I walked by and there were six people [at the tunnel], and we just sat here for hours and rapped,” Griffin said. “I like poetry, but I didn’t like thinking a lot about the words. It is fun to not think so much about what you’re saying and

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just let the words flow.” Harper said he thinks the cyphers are a place where people can come out and be “vivid and real.” “When you’re in that circle and you’re saying things that you don’t even remember saying, that’s one of the realest things you can experience,” Harper said. “You’re completely in the moment and the moment is addicting,

and it grows with every single person, relationship and personality.” Shreve said he encourages anyone involved in poetry, writing, rapping and beatboxing to attend. The AppCypher Facebook page, which can be found under the same name, updates followers on where and when the group will be gathering on a weekly basis.

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Football

Patrick Yarber’s FBS journey wrapping up

by Cory Spiers

Malik Rahili

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atrick Yarber is legally blind, but that hasn’t affected his love for college football. Yarber, 54, has retinitis pigmentosa, which affects the tissue at the back of the inner eye that converts light to nerve signals that get sent to the brain. Symptoms include loss of vision in low light, loss of peripheral vision and loss of central vision. To make things harder on Yarber, he also has macular degeneration, an age-related condition that deteriorates central vision. “I probably have less than 20 percent of my vision,” Yarber said. “I have a little bit of straight-ahead gun barrel vision, but I stay pretty blurry and out of focus most of the time.” During the 2013 college football season, Yarber attended a game at the University of Idaho, marking the 125th FBS stadium he had visited and watched a game. The feat meant Yarber had succeeded in attending a home football game at every FBS stadium in the nation and earned him a feature on ESPN College Gameday. With the addition of App State, Georgia Southern and Old Dominion to the FBS ranks this year, however, Yarber had more work to do. “It didn’t start out as a goal, it just ended up that way,” Yarber said. “My vision has gotten really bad the past two or three years. I wanted to hurry up and get it done.” Yarber visited Old Dominion for a game against Middle Tennessee State University for his 126th stadium a week before traveling to Boone this past weekend for App State’s matchup with South Alabama to check off No. 127. “[Boone] is probably the most beautiful site I’ve been to,” Yarber said. “It’s very scenic with the mountains and the way it’s laid out. It’s a beautiful setting.” While the venues are constantly changing for Yarber, his routine stays the same. “When I go to a game, I have a bag with me that has my Walkman, binoculars and my cane,” Yarber said. “[That is] what I need to help me enjoy the game as much as I can.” Yarber said he is making sure he enjoys every game to the fullest and compared his hobby to baseball card collecting. “I can’t see those anymore, so I just collect going to college football games,” Yarber said. Visiting college stadiums has dominated much of Yarber’s time since he went on disability three and a half years ago. “I had two jobs for 33 years,” Yarber said. “I worked for First American Bank for 23 years and I worked for a law firm as a collector, but my job was staring at a computer screen and my left eye was so weak that I got the tendency to strain and the muscle got out of whack and my eye would jump around on me and I couldn’t focus.” Yarber, who is single and has no children, also has been a season ticket holder for Vanderbilt football for 35 years, and has seen players and coaches like Herschel Walker and Bear Bryant. “I have a lot of married friends that say, ‘If you were married, you wouldn’t be doing this’,” Yarber said. “I miss the daily grind of going to work, but I haven’t given up. I still do what I want to do.” With App State checked off of his list, Yarber sets his sights on his final venue – Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia, where he plans to go next week to watch Georgia Southern take on Idaho. After he is done, Yarber said the hardest part might be picking out his favorite memory from the years of experiences. “One of these days, something’s gonna run out whether it’s my vision, my money or my desire to do it,” Yarber said. “I’ve never met a game or a stadium that I didn’t like. I could think an hour about that and then probably still wouldn’t be able to pick out a favorite memory.”

Patrick Yarber talks to members of the media before watching App State take on South Alabama. Yarber is legally blind and is planning to watch games at all 128 FBS stadiums. Kidd Brewer Stadium was stop No. 127 on his list.

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Mountaineer men’s basketball begins Fox era with first practice by Ben Cogsdale Sports Reporter

App State men’s basketball officially began prepping for the upcoming season with its first organized practice Saturday. Previously, the Mountaineers had been limited to two hours of court time per week due to NCAA rules. The practice also marks the beginning of a new era in Boone as the practice was the team’s first under new head coach Jim Fox. Fox downplayed the relevance of the day choosing to focus on the excitement of the new season and a day-to-day approach. “We’re thrilled to get going and it’s an exciting time of the year,” Fox said. “I’m really emphasizing to the guys the way

they have to take one day at a time, one practice at a time and not look forward too much.” The hiring of Fox brings changes to the offensive and defensive system, however, players are buying into Fox’s new system. “It’s a little different,” senior guard Tab Hamilton said. “He has his own system that he wants to run. Everyone’s accepting their role and attacking each position to get better at it.” Hamilton said under Fox, the team is focusing fine tuning the fundamentals, such as being tough with the ball, rebounding and sprinting the floor. Senior forward Tommy Spagnolo said Fox is introducing more flow and freedom into the offensive game plan. “Last year we were pretty

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 admires the way Moore was able to bring the team together. “He really made me feel like family, not just a football player,” Corbin said. “He treated me like a true person, he made me feel wanted around here.” During the past two years off from coaching, Moore has been traveling and talking to different football teams around the country, including Watauga High School’s varsity team. Moore was always known to try his hardest to please fans and players. During the annual Fan Fest at the beginning of this season, Moore would sign autographs until he had to leave to coach the scrimmage but told fans he would be back to finish as soon as the game was over. “I stayed there until about 10 [p.m.] or 11 [p.m.] at night sometimes and had to use flashlights to be able to sign the autographs,” Moore said. “The students were great and always arrived two hours before kickoff and I think they know how I felt about them. We went on when I was there was a dream come true.” Fisher said he admired Moore’s hard

slow and we would come down the floor and run plays,” Spagnolo said. “This year I think we’ll have a little more flow [to the offense].” Fox said he was very pleased with how his team has picked up the new system and risen to meet his expectations in the early going. “I can’t be prouder of what they’ve been doing and we still have a lot of work to do,” Fox said. ”They understand that, and I just want them to get a little better each day.”

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Senior guard Tab Hamilton (top left), senior forward Tommy Spagnolo (bottom left) and head coach Jim Fox (right) address the media following Saturday’s practice, the first under Fox.

work ethic and respect. “He was [at practice] early all the time,” Fisher said. “He always cared for people, we had guys who were on the scout team for two or three weeks and he would already know their names and he really cared about them. He always said it was about people.” Kendall Lamm, a fifth-year senior from the offensive line said he was touched by Moore’s character. “You’ll never meet another man like him,” Lamm said. “I hope when I get older I can live my life the way he did. The biggest thing that I’ve taken from him is that you never know what kind of impact someone will have on you, so you treat them with respect and that’s something I will live by forever.” Before the game Moore was led onto the field with his wife and was followed by notable former players and their families including former App State quarterback Armanti Edwards. Moore walked onto the field to chants of his name from the App State’s student section. North Carolina’s Band of Distinction, the Marching Mountaineers, held a halftime tribute to Moore playing “We are the Champions” while spelling out 05, 06, 07 and Moore in their forma-

Malik Rahili Former head coach Jerry Moore interviews with an ESPN reporter during Saturday’s game against South Alabama. Moore was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

tions on the field. Although Moore may not physically be at The Rock every Saturday, his legacy lives on the field through his remaining recruited players. “He would say ‘you guys have been doing this your whole life, you don’t have to pull a rabbit out of a hat,’” Fisher said.

“To win, we just have to do what we’re capable of doing.” The College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014, which includes Moore and 15 other inductees, will be formally inducted on Dec. 9 at the 57th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.