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Formerly homeless student finds new beginning by Chelsey Fisher Senior News Reporter
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arah Magness doesn’t think of herself as a victim. She prefers to look at her time of being homeless as an adventure, and considers herself a survivor. “I’m not gonna dwell on it,” Magness said. “I see myself as a survivor and now I know, no matter how bad things get, I know I can make it through and I can be resourceful.” Magness, a college development graduate student at Appalachian State University, lived in her car from January to May in 2010 after completing her undergraduate degree. Now, she’s the graduate assistant for the LGBT Center on campus. She wasn’t always this optimistic, though. After graduating from Brenau Women’s College in 2007 with a degree in studio art, she said her pride is what
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commitment to make changes over multiple years into the future,” Ashton said. “We want to avoid establishing a branch that will fall apart shortly after beginning.” The branch must maintain 50 members each year in order to remain an eligible branch of the N.C. NAACP, Ashton said. Eight members of the branch will be chosen as officers who will lead the mission to gain further members and speak out for the NAACP. In
Student arrests on campus are on a decline with the most significant drop in cases involving drugs, according to University Police and the September 2013 Clery Crime Report Statistics. Every year, Appalachian State University’s Chief of Police Gunther Doerr is responsible for collecting and submitting data for the Clery Crime Report, which spans a full calendar year beginning in September. Drug- and alcohol-related infractions are the two highest categories in student arrests consistently over time, Doerr said. Alcohol violations have remained pretty steady throughout the past few years, while drug violations have seen a significant decline. The Clery Crime Report accounts for 99 on-campus arrests of students for drugrelated infractions in 2011 to 2012. The number for 2012 to 2013 dropped to 78. These reports count any citation brought to the attention of University Police as an arrest. Doerr said that for minor infractions, the officer has discretion over whether a state or university citation is made. All state citations are referred to student conduct. Doerr said he estimates that approximately 95 per-
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Graduate student Sarah Magness was homeless for several months before attending Appalachian.
almost looked down on if you weren’t utilizing your college degree. So I was like, ‘I will do whatever it takes to stay away from going home.’”
Magness lived in her car with two dogs while working at a pizza store, which paid enough to cover her car payment. SEE MAGNESS PAGE 2
NAACP branch organization meeting held by Gerrit Van Genderen News Reporter
Approximately 40 High Country citizens gathered at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Saturday for the second organizing meeting of a North Carolina NAACP branch in Watauga and Ashe counties. The meeting focused on expanding the membership base of the Watauga County NAACP branch and learning more about the wide scope of NAACP concerns, actions and functions, according to
a press release from the Forward Together Movement - Watauga County, a nonpartisan and non-violent social justice group inspired by the N.C. NAACP Forward Together Movement and the Raleigh Moral Mondays gatherings. Two N.C. NAACP officials, president of the Catawba County branch Jerry McCombs, and Raleigh field secretary Laurel Ashton, led the meeting. In order to become an official branch, the group must
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They say pride comes before the fall. And I fell pretty hard.
caused her to be homeless. “I graduated in 2007 and that was before the whole stock market slump and all the financial stuff,” Magness said. “So it was
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have 100 members register and join the NAACP. “You are not officially a branch until you have reached 100 members and turned in your branch membership to the national NAACP,” McCombs said. The group reached approximately 50 members before Saturday’s meeting, said Marjorie McKinney, coordinator of the Forward Together Movement – Watauga County. “One hundred members means that there will be a
Career day from Cox still not enough to lift Mountaineers over Chattanooga in close game by Cory Spiers Opinion Editor
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The Mountaineers’ streak of 18-straight home wins in the month of November was snapped by Chattanooga, who kept the game close until the fourth quarter when they surged ahead and held on to win 35-28 over the Mountaineers at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Saturday. Freshman running back Marcus Cox rushed for a career-high three touchdowns and had a 100-yard rushing game for the third-straight week, but it wasn’t enough to slow down the Mocs, who moved into first place in the SoCon standings with the win. The Mountaineers’ defense started out strong, forcing a three-and-out after senior defensive end Adam Scott laid a hard hit in the backfield
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Marcus Cox completes a 1-yard run to score the second Mountaineer touchdown of the first half of Saturday's home game against Chattanooga.
on Chattanooga’s junior running back, Keon Williams. After a punt by the Mocs, redshirt sophomore quarterback Kameron Bryant and the App State offense marched methodically down the field all the way to the Mocs’ four-yard line. Cox capped off the
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Tedeschi Trucks Band rocked a sold-out show at Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on Friday night.
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drive with a touchdown, scampering in after a handoff from Bryant. The touchdown by Cox proved to be the only scoring of the first quarter, as the App State defense remained strong, holding the Mocs to 66 first-quarter yards. Early in the second quarter, the Mocs sus-
tained a long, 15-play drive that was capped off with a touchdown when sophomore quarterback Jacob Huesman took the snap on a fake field goal and maneuvered his way 7 yards up the middle for a touchdown that tied the game. SEE COX PAGE 6
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The App State field hockey team finished its regular season with two seniors saying farewell as they enter their final NorthPac postseason.
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Appalachian State fell to Chattanooga 35-28 at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Saturday
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Magness thought that since she was a college graduate, she shouldn’t ask for help from anyone. “They say pride comes before the fall,” she said. “And I fell pretty hard.” She lived day-to-day, she said, constantly finding ways to keep surviving. She looked for ways to find cheap food, a place to shower, a place to park her car to sleep and a way to feed her dogs. When it came to feeding her dogs, “sometimes they ate and I didn’t,” Magness said. Throughout her entire experience, Magness said no one ever knew she was homeless. “I still had all my clothes, so I could go to events and stuff and look presentable and no one had any idea,” she said. When Magness’ grandmother broke her hip and needed help, Magness said it gave her a reason to move home. She started taking care of her grandmother and began working at Wal-Mart
– something she had previously promised herself she wouldn’t do. Going home was something Magness dreaded, she said. It made her feel like a failure. “I felt like I let every single person in my family down,” Magness said. “I let my friends down. I let every person in my community down. I felt like I let my [undergraduate] institution down, because I wasn’t going forward and being successful like I was supposed to be. So, I didn’t feel like myself. I was like ‘I don’t know who this person is, but this is not what I’m capable of doing, I’m capable of so much more.’” After a year of being home working, Magness started thinking about the “bigger picture.” “I had to think about what I wanted to do for the rest of my life and what I could make money in and have things I needed that I hadn’t even thought about – things like health insurance, life insurance, a 401 K,” Magness said. With the support of her family and Wal-Mart coworkers, she enrolled at a
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technical college and started taking prerequisites for graduate school. She was accepted to Lenoir-Rhyne University for occupational therapy and worked as a residence director to pay her bills, she said. While working there, she found her passion for student affairs and after falling in love with Appalachian, decided to transfer to pursue a college student development degree. Magness met Jerry Yelton, a sophomore communications studies major, last year at the Walk for Awareness. They became closer while Yelton worked as a desk shift volunteer at the LGBT Center, and when Yelton had to write a monologue for a class based on someone’s life, he asked Magness. Yelton said he didn’t expect to hear the story he did. “I [was] surprised at what I uncovered,” he said. “Knowing just a few of her struggles has made my respect for her increase exponentially. To have gone through the sort of things she has dealt with and still be so positive and optimis-
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FROM PAGE 1 cent of all drug-related infractions involve marijuana, with most arrests or citations being misdemeanor charges. “I think the university has done a great job trying to promote awareness,” Doerr said. “We hope the numbers continue to decline.” Associate Director of Student Conduct Judy Haas said everyone on campus takes part in education. “I think we’re all a part of a team,” Haas said. “To change culture, you have to have policy, enforcement and education.” Student Conduct works in partnership with University Police, as well as the Health Ambassadors, the Wellness Center, the Counseling Center, University Housing and other offices with a common goal of promoting awareness and taking preventative measures to help decrease drug and alcohol use, Haas said. The majority of on-campus violations occur in residence halls, Doerr said. Associate Director of University Housing and Residence Life Vickie Hawkins said the Health Promotion Office and University Police officers train resident assistants on how to handle any suspected case of alcohol or drugs. “It’s important that alcohol and drugs are discussed during floor meetings, as well as one-on-one conversations,” Hawkins said. Although Doerr said he thinks violations will continue to decline overall, he also said winter months generally spike activity. “Now that the weather is getting colder, we may see more citations within residence halls because students won’t be outside as much,” Doerr said.
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tic is astounding.” Yelton said Magness is one of the strongest people he knows. “I don’t believe there are many people who could have gone through Sarah’s experiences and still be a bright light in someone’s life,” he said. “Her true strength in life comes from the way she impacts the lives of everyone around her with her infectious spirit.” Magness said she doesn’t understand why she didn’t ask for help. “Pride was the biggest obstacle for me,” Magness said. “And being able to acknowledge that sometimes you can reach out to people for help. Now my family’s like, ‘We wish you would have let us know that things weren’t going right.’” Magness now feels empowered and wants college students to know they can be whatever they want to be, despite their current circumstances. “There are always going to be dark spots and always be challenges,” Magness said. “But once you get past those, everything always seems brighter and more colorful.”
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FROM PAGE 1 a preliminary voting for the eight officers, McKinney was selected as the president of the tentative branch. McCombs also warned the audience of the consequences in speaking out and advocating as a NAACP branch before receiving official membership. “If you try speaking out about issues through the NAACP at this point, you are on your own,” McCombs said. “I say that because groups have tried before without the official charter and have ended up in trouble.” Ashton said that becoming part of this movement that is changing the state and nation is an honorable decision and can make a difference nationwide. “We are in a war right now,” Ashton said. “We are in a battle over the soul of this state. What happens in North Carolina has implications throughout the rest of the country.” Citizens of any county in the surrounding area are able to join the Watauga County NAACP branch, Ashton said. “When you create a branch, you are not only creating one entity, you are joining a statewide and national movement,” Ashton said. “Together we are working toward changing legislation and the culture in our state.” Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, according to naacp.org.
ELECTION DAY Tuesday, Novermber 5, 2013
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Andy Ball How He Can Win: Ball has served two terms on town council and so many voters are already familiar with him. With strong ties to the Watauga Democratic Party, Ball will have to hope that his pushes for environmental friendliness and efforts to help relations between Watauga County and the Town of Boone can make voters believe he is the answer. Ball runs on the premise of making people’s lives better, no matter what their party affiliation. His pushes for water availability and environmental responsibility may make him a popular choice for students who approve of sustainable policies. Ball needs to win that type of vote and others if he is to become the next mayor. Jenny Church How She Can Win: Church is a senior political science major, so she knows the textbook factors of politics, but she will have to convince voters that she knows how to apply that knowledge to being the mayor of Boone. Like Ball, Church will have to focus on winning over voters with the push to increase conversation between Watauga County and the Town of Boone. Like other candidates, she also wants to involve the university in town issues, a move that may help her win over the student vote. Couple these platforms with the fact that students may be apt to support someone with whom they can directly relate, and Church could very well overcome the write-in handicap and surprise the other candidates, as she is the youngest of the four. Brad Harmon How He Can Win: Harmon’s family has been in Boone a long time and he works at a local business downtown. But he will still have to convince voters that he can run a town as well as he runs a business. Harmon offers a similar platform as Ball, citing desires to look for alternatives to water access availability and environmental preservation. However, Harmon also wants to make local government more transparent. With some similarities to Ball,
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who has served on Boone’s town council, Harmon will have to convince voters that such experience does not make much of a difference. If Harmon is to win, he will have to hope that voters caught between the similar platforms of Ball and himself will choose a Boone businessman over a tenured public official.
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John Mena How He Can Win: Mena is the owner of Boone’s Haircut 101 and will have to convince voters that he knows as much about running a town as he does about cutting hair. Mena has a practical platform, citing desires to revitalize downtown Boone, develop sustainable mixed-use neighborhoods and mitigate storm water runoff while working with New River water intake and conservation. In terms of beating the favorite, Ball, he will have to convince voters to value a successful business more than political experience. His platform and straight talk may excite students, but Mena will have to hope that the excitement is enough to propel him over an Appalachian student in his quest for the young vote.
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Andy Ball: Two words: Name recognition. He’s been on town council for two terms and people may know who he is. He has strong ties to the Democratic Party in Watauga and plenty of backing. Jenny Church: As a senior political science major at Appalachian State University, Church may have an edge. Students may be interested in supporting their own. She was born here and is still very active in the community outside of the university, including her church. Her network reaches deep into the Boone community. Brad Harmon: I’m sorry, but no. He’s a kind-hearted man, bless his heart, but hasn’t even seen much support from local conservatives. As of press time, his Facebook page still had only 20 Likes. All other candidate pages had at least 250. John Mena: He knows a lot of people on a non-political level. He’s extremely business-friendly, which will appeal to the conservative vote.
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Letter from the Editor
Why we placed so much attention on the municipal election As you all may have noticed, The Appalachian has devoted a lot of attention and space in the newspaper and on our website to this year’s municipal election. We have set aside space on a handful of our front pages for frequent updates on campaigns and breakdowns of the candidates’ platforms and promises. We’ve even published video interviews with all of the mayoral candidates online. So why exactly have we put so much effort into a local town election? On this year’s ballot, we have four dif-
ferent candidates seeking a first term as the mayor of Boone and six other candidates are eyeing one of the three open spots on the town council. In order for any of them to earn those titles as leaders and representatives, they need our vote. Many of us won’t stay in Boone or anywhere near this town after graduation, and even then, we’re only in Boone for approximately four years – maybe a little more or maybe less at this point in some of our collegiate careers.
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But until then, this is our town and our home. These people are asking us, the students and their potential constituents, for the privilege to represent us and make Boone an incredible place to work, study and live. Local elections matter, no matter how long you call the place home. Even if you’re living here for only four years or so, I believe that it is important to let you know what your neighbors – and in this particular case, what one of your fellow classmates – have to offer as civil ser-
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vants to the people of Boone. While you live in Boone, what kind of housing ordinances will stand? How strict will our noise ordinance be? These things matter and can have a real impact on our lives, even if it is for a brief time. With all of that in mind, I would like to encourage everyone to vote if you have not done so already. Michael Bragg, a senior journalism and public relations major from Lillington, is the editor-in-chief.
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Filmmaker Josh Fox proved the use of Commu- Grandfather Mountain BallHomegrown Film on May 1 discussion • Recharge Service Leave for the Festival room, Plemmons Student embarks onofthisPoetry journeyand after being asked toyour leaseBatteries: his land nity Exile at 7 p.m. Nov. 5; both An Introduction to Mindfulevent. To register, contact Union. Featuring free masfor drilling. Gasland was an OSCAR nominee in 2011 for The Homegrown Film Festival: A Celebration of Sustainability events will be held in Belk Meditation, 4-5 p.m. Janice VossCountry at vossjf@appsages, food and hearing tests, Best Documentary. This film isness hosted by the Sustainable in the High will be held May 1, 7-8:30 p.m., in Parkway Library Lectureprogram. Hall 114. Nov. 15, Belk Library state.edu extension 2693, and health and The wellness Development Ballroom,or Room 420 Plemmons Student Union. eventinis or go to http://staffsenate. formation booths. Yosef will free and open to the public. 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The Homegrown Film Festival celebrates some by ecofeminist Carol Adams State University employees Home for the Holiness.appstate.edu. who will answer questions and discuss ways of personally of these efforts through a series of eight mini-documentaries, atgetting 7 p.m.involved Nov. 6 on in Parkway have donated their time and days: Taking Good Care local, national and international levels. each spotlighting local people andDiversity organizations, including: Ballroom, Plemmons Stu- Film money to support AppKIDS, Yosef Lecture SeThe fourth annual Sustainability Series continues January of 350 Boone (climate change); Appalachian Mountain Brewery dent Union. one-day shopping event 12:30-1:30 p.m. Nov. 7, ries 29 with films focusing on issuesarelating to sustainability. 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U.S. This event is hosted by participants tional session at 6 p.m. Nov. from kindergarten through Bryan of the teractive Theater Perforbegin at Appalachian State University’s Kidd Brewer Football in the Sustainable Development course Outreach Skills for 6stadium and 8 p.m. Nov. 7 in Rough 12th grade are paired one- Environmental Protection mance Exploring Classism and follow a mostly flat course through campus. Sustainability, including students and instructor Laura England Ridge, Plemmons Student on-one with Blue faculty or staff (EPA) will present on Campus, 7 p.m. Nov. 13, The event is sponsored by Appalachian’s Cross and Agency (englandle@appstate.edu). Union. The programs for members who become their “The Benefits of Clean Air: Blue Ridge Ballroom, PSU. 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Library If particpants register on orcollege before May 1, the event will to be able to share it withlotthe larger We’ve kept International sign-up ping community. day is scheduled for tion Commons. be $15. On the day of the eventscripted it will be and $20.improvisational There will be a the will registration feeatvery low hoping thatDonations kids, families May 3, from 6-8 p.m.thefor tery take place 9 p.m. Nov. 22. mayand be pasta dinner at F.A.R.M Café Friday, audience participatory Appalachian students will want tax to join us and get active on a early packet pick-up. This will be a pay as you can donation Nov. 11 in Table Rock, Plemdeductible. Make checks Anthropology lecture ater. Co-sponsored by the beautiful Saturday spring morning.” To to register, please visit dinner to contribute to the Tom Moore 5K eventofasTheater well as help mons Student Union. Visit payable ASU Staff Senage “Becoming Melungeon: Department and http://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 ACT Outreach Center to with “AppKIDS donation” Making an Ethnic Identity Dance. 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 pick up a lottery packet. A in the memo line. Donations in the Appalachian South” • 30th Annual Dr. Martration 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 $500 deposit is required at may be placed in collection presented by Melissa Schrift, tin Luther King, Jr. Comby April 17. Registration will also be accepted on the day of have registered on a first come, first serve, basis. After the lottery to secure a sport. For envelopes in departments, 1:30 p.m. Nov. 8, room 421, memoration: Evening the event starting at 8 a.m. In addition to the run, there will race, there will be a raffle with lots of fun prizesAn and refreshmore information, go to act.a happy or contact CathyanZiegler at Belk Library. For more inwith Soledad O’Brien, 7 p.m. also be warm-up activities, hair station, art table, ments. Parking will be available at the Burnley-Clawson Lot. appstate.edu/ase-springzieglercc@appstate.edu or formation, email keefese@ Jan. 21, Schaefer Center for visits from Yosef and the Appalachian cheerleading team Tom Moore, of Boone, was diagnosed with Huntington’s international. extension 7350. Donations the Performing Arts. disCoand food provided by Earth Fare, Chili’s and Panera Bread. appstate.edu. ease (HD) 10 years ago. Huntington’s Disease is a hereditary, For more information on this event or volunteering for Girls on should be sent via interofsponsored by the University brain disorder for which currently there is no the Run,Counseling please visit www.gotr.appstate.edu or contact Mary degenerative The Cen- fice mail to Monique Eckerd, Appalachian Leader- Forum Committee. cure. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual’s ability to Sheryl Horine atthe Appalachian’s Institute for Health andHall. Hu- ship Forum (ALF) ter presents Well- Animal Facility, Rankin walk, talk and reason. Someone with HD will eventually rely on man Services at 828-252-7557 or horinems@appstate.edu. ness Workshops: Feelin’ Volunteers are needed for family The members event will for be his heldor8:15 her care. Huntington’s Disease does
Interactive theater performance Lanakilas Polynesian “Be Rea$onable: An Inter- Show active Theater Performance The Polynesian Dancers Exploring Classism on Camwill performwith at 7ap.m. NAPSA to provide the campus community new Nov. web pus” will be held at 7 p.m. 19 in Parkway Ballroom, based resiliency program called CU Thrive. All currently Nov. 13,ASU Bluestudents Ridge are BallPlemmons Student Union. enrolled eligible to take part in this exciting room, Plemmons Student by thestudents APPS Culopportunity! By utilizing the CU Presented Thrive program, will Union. The performance will tural Awareness and Student have access to a large database of helpful information. CU Thrive offers by articles, videos, courses, and other information be followed a facilitated Engagement Council, the that will help students adjust to campusshare life, stay discussion with the actors. Lanakilas theirhealthy, culture enhance skills, and build relationships. And this iscosjust For more study information, email through music, dance, a quick sampling of the types of tumes, topics covered by CU Thrive! multicultural@appstate.edu stories, audience paror multicultural.appticipation, history, language You visit can set up your own account today using your App State username and password. Simplyand visitlearning. www.appstate.cuthrive. state.edu. Tickets are $5 com/ for more information. The in first 80 students who signand up advance for students, for an account will automatically$7 win free t-shirt! quesfora guests at theAny door, and tions or comments may be directed Mary Cantrell via email Presentations on alcoare to available at the info cenat mc74237@appstate.edu. hol and society ter in the union. The Out Fermentation Act hostingSci2nd annual Farm Day ences program invites the In celebration of Earth Week, ACTLUNAFEST OUT is hosting its second ASU community an 20 array film festival, annual Farm Dayto April from 10 The a.m. to 2 p.m. to helpdedilocal of presentations assuch part of cated to promoting sustainable farms, asits Moretz’s Mountain Orchard,awareHorse course ness about Helpers,“Social SpringImplications House, and Foggy Likely women’s Farm. Forissues, more of Fermented Beverages.” highlighting women information and to registerAll for the event, please visit the filmACT Outreach Center in Plemmons Studentand Union. Transportapresentations are open to the makers bringing women tion to and from the farms provided.inLunch also be public will take place will at betogether their will communieach farm. 4provided p.m. inatthe Fermentation ties, will screen at the GreenSciences classroom space briar Theater in Plemmons Operation Medicine Cabinet planned (Bernhardt Room, Broyhill Student Union on Nov. 21, Operation Medicine Cabinet will take place April 19, from 11 Conference Center, lower and Nov. 22 at the Harvest a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a time for a spring cleaning on your level overlooking House Performance medicine cabinet.lawn). Operation Medicine Cabinet givesCenter. you an For more information, A Q&A will follow the environmentally safe method of disposal of outdated, unused contact hutchinsfe@appon Nov.drugs, 21, andsy-a and unwanted over-the-counterscreening and prescription state.edu 828-262-8158, Women’s Info and Business ringes andorother medical supplies. Any prescription or over or to fermentation.appFair be heldasked. at 5:30Clean p.m. the go counter drugs will be accepted, nowill questions out your medicine cabinet of outdated/unused prescription and state.edu. prior to the Nov. 22 screenover-the-counter meds. Bring to Plemmons Student • Nov. 14: Moonshiners ing. An auction of theUnion winFriday, April 19, from 10 a.m. toning 1 p.m. near of info desk. Iffrom you and Prohibitioners pieces artwork miss this collection, participate the Watauga County collecPresented by Bruce Stew- inBra-Va! Will be held during tion Department on May 4 from a.m. to 2 p.m. the following art, of 10 History. the at intermission oflocations: the Nov. Food Lion - Hwy 321 near WalMart; Food Lion - Hwy 421/ 22 event. Bra-Va! Is a comOld Hwy 421; Food Lion - Blowing Rock; Foscoe Fire Dept The105). Gobbler 5Kcollections 2013 munity to with cre(Hwy These are held competition in coordination The 5KCounty race Sanitation will beginDepartment’s atively and festively decorate Watauga Household Hazardat a.m. Nov. 16 on Day, DuckSaturday, bras. There no cost to enous8 Waste Collection May 4,is from 9 a.m. to Pond is Landfill. ter, and bras be deliv2 p.m Field. at the Registration Watauga County Itemsshould include: paint, $15 and includes post-race ered tolead Tara at Earth Fare(car by household batteries, niCad batteries, acid batteries cobbler. proceedsethylene sup- gasoline, Nov. 13.lighter fluid, solid and batteries),All antifreeze, liquid pesticides, oxidizers, used oils, household cleaners and port student International Tickets available at lunaffluorescent lights. Scholar- est.org, or at Earth Fare. For Service-Learning ships and the F.A.R.M. Café. hosts more information, email hoUniversity Housing ‘Last Lecture” To register, go to thegobbler- rinems@appstate.edu or call University Housing is pleased to present the “Last Lecture.” boone.wordpress.com. 828-262-7557.
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 this event, please visit http://housing.appstate.edu/lastlecture. The Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Films the society for research. “Scarface” “Elysium” Jose Kozer “Elysium” “Scarface” You will receive a confirmation email and mailed tickets to your Council is pleased to announce its remaining schedule for the For more 7-9 information or to register event, go 7 toand screening, 7 p.m.,for the screening, campusscreening, address prior7top.m., the event. screening, 7 and Spring 2013 semester. Our Popular Film Series at I.G.Poetry Greer reading, 5k.appstate.edu. SuperCinema will feature some of the most acclaimed p.m., moviesroom 114, Belk Greenbriar Theater, 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, Greenbriar Theater, 9:30 p.m., I.G. of the awards season, as well as a blockbuster or two, and $1 Greer, $1 APPS, will Library, free and $1 $1 The Appalachian Popular Programming Society, a few gems that are not as well known. The CinemaVintage A discussion of the film and graphic novel, “Persepolis,” will be host its annual Spring Fling on Friday from noon to 4 p.m. on series in the Greenbriar theater will start out creepy,open reflectto the public some dystopian tendencies, then veer off toward the tales of held April 30 at 6 p.m. in Room 114, Belk Library. Admission Duck Poind Field. There will be inflatables, henna tattoos, tie Joseph Bathanti “The “The Trojan Wom“Elysium” screendye, a DJ Foam & Paint Party, food and fun!! Trojan And it’s all for free. unruly ghosts and science run amok. Show times are listed is free and open to the public. Student Composers Reading & are en” play, 7:30 p.m., ing, 7 and 9:30 p.m., Women” play, 7:30 with the schedule and as always, admission is still only $1. Students, faculty Poetry and community members invited to read Here’s what APPS Films is bringing: IG Greer SuperCinema graphic novelArtist “Persepolis.” The library has placed copies Collaborative p.m., Valborg TheRecital, the 8-9:30 p.m., Valborg Theatre, $15 I.G. Greer, $1 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 Belk Library is sponsoring its “Through My Eyes” photography Discussion, 6:30 atre, $15 adults,photoHall, Tuesday, adults, $8 It is really easy! Take an awesome Belk Library where otherwise noted; Admission $1.) April 18-20 - Rosen Rise of Concert film “Persepolis” April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at thestudents library. contest. 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. p.m., Mezzanine free “The Trojan Wom- students $8 Make sure your app is set to allow public posting of photos. (Show times TBD); May 2-4 - Warm Bodies. “Persepolis” is a Gallery, 2007 animated film based Hmong on Marjane Sa- Go to Edit Turchin Harvest en” play, 7:30 Your Profile, andp.m., turn “photos are private” to off. The Greenbriar Theater CinemaVintage Series: (All showings at trapi’s autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The winning snapshot will will a $50 University Bookstore gift card. Center, free Festival, 6-9 p.m., Valborg Theatre, $15 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 Parkway Ballroom, adults, students $8 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 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) * denotes showings nominated for many awards including a Academy “The Sexual Politics PSU, Award free for to get you going: Belk Library in the spring; Get collaborative on Wednesday and Thursday. All titles, dates and show times Best Animated Feature. The story follows a young girl as she in a group study room; Find the library’s best keep secrets; of Meat” with Carol 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 Adams, 7 p.m., Bears Studio; and, Find your inner child in the Instructional Materials If you would like to have some input on what movies are The film will be introduced by Dr. Renee From Scherlen, whowith Center. The public is encouraged to enter the Belk Library brought to campus, the APPS Films council meets at 5 p.m. will also lead discussion onBallroom, the film and book Parkway Dr.following Baconthe concert, Thursdays in the Rhododendron Room of the Plemmons showing. Dr. Scherlen is a professor of political science at Through My Eyes contest often by tagging multiple Instragram PSU, free 9 p.m., Legends, $3 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 can include 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 advance, $5 door her areas public relations committee will choose the winning snapshot. come to a meeting and make a case for it to be shown. of specialization.“The Trojan WomThe contest will officially end on April 28. The contest winner The event is presented by ASU en” play, 7:30Library p.m., in conjunction with will be notified via an Instagram comment from the Belk Library Council and the Muslim Students As- Instagram account. The winner must respond with their email The 24th anniversary of the Morgan Lecture Series in the the ASU Humanities Valborg Theatre, $15 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 program. This is the adults, students $8 fourth in a series of certificate. The photographs must obey all laws, including tion with the College of Arts & Sciences and the University Humanities (NEH) programs that compose the 2013 Bridging Cultures, Muslim applicable copyright and privacy laws. Forum Committee, announces the second Morgan Lecturer, 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 colA panel of students from the Muslim Student Association will McGee is a noted journalist who specializes in explaining the of laborated and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi’s Tunnel Op- to co-write “Kick-Ass Terry Cor“GoodFellas” Make Your “Kick-Ass chemistry of food and cooking to the public. He is author of bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials host a conversation with first-year seminar faculty, interested pression, 5-10byp.m., 2”community screening, 7 reia guest piano screening, p.m., Totebag, 2”Summer screening, 7 disUniversity members and Reading the bestselling book, “On Food and Cooking: the Science and faced an outspoken Iranian 7girl who findsOwn her unique at- 11 cussion and leaders regarding the summer selection Lore of the Kitchen.” 7 p.m.Ridge titude and outlookGreenbriar on life repeatedly challenged during thePSU, Ball9:30 p.m., I.G. studio recital, 4 McGee’s public lecture will be atBlue Theater, a.m.-3 p.m., andreading 9:30 p.m., I.G.for 2013-2014, American Dervish, by Ayad Akhtar. The panel in I.G. Greer Auditorium. Islamic Revolution. room, PSU, free Greer, p.m., Rosen Con$1 free will be held April $1 23 from 2 to 3 p.m.Greer, in Tater $1 Hill (Room 155), Lastly, the committee is finalizing a visit to ASU by Dr. Jerry The Guardian described the film as “superbly elegant” and Plemmons Student Union. The University is privileged to cert Hall, free of Biology at the University of Chicago on goes on to note: “Persepolis gives us the sheer pleasure of Coyne, Professor host this author and highlight his work. He was just awarded Thursday, May 2. Dr. Coyne is being co-sponsored The by the Children of rarely found narrative, in modern cinema or “The indeedOther fiction: aSon” Diversity Lecconcert, 9 of a Pulitzer Prize for his stage drama,Mipso Disgraced. This panel Departments of Biology, Geology and the External Abraham: Grants gripping story of what it is like to grow from a lonely imaginative Judaism, ture Series - Be topics related to$4 Islam “The Trojan screening and diverse Muslim students will introduce p.m., Legends, Program from the UFC. He is the author of a textbook on child into an adult, and to find this internal tumult matched by and Muslim-American identity. It will provide a good beginning Christianity, Islam Women” play, 2 Rea$onable: An discussion, 5 p.m., advance, $6 door speciation and evolution, and the bestselling book, “Why Evo- geo-political upheaval.” to initial thoughts about teaching American Dervish and leading lution isValborg True,” which is also the title of his extremely popular – A Panel p.m., TheInteractive The-Scherlen, Greenbriar Theater, discussions surrounding it. The student panel will be moderForDiscusmore information contact Allan Belk Library, blog on science, reason, and religion. Dr. Coyne will give a ated by Dr. Samuel Avery-Quinn. Savion Dr. Avery-Quinn earned atscherlnag@appstate.edu. sion, 5 p.m., room atre, $15presentation adults, $8on speciation (his research specialty) ater Performance free Glover’s scientific his PhD in Anthropology from UT Knoxville, his Master’s in at 12:30 p.m. in Room 183, Rankin Science West. Dr.114, Coyne Belk Library, students Exploring Classism “STePz,” 8 p.m., Religious Studies from the University of Denver, and his BA will also give a public lecture on The Relationship between Today’s college students face unique challenges that when from the University of Tennessee. free on Campus, 7 p.m., “Kick-Ass 2” screenSchaefer Center, Science, Religion and the Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory combined, can negatively impact their overall success. In in the United States, at 7 p.m., in the Blue Ridge Ballroom, order to succeed,Blue Ridge Ball7 and 9:30 p.m., tickets $10-$20 students must find waysing, to successfully Plemmons Student Union. juggle their academic studies withfree their social I.G. life and financial room, PSU, Greer, $1 The fourth annual Blue Mountain Documentary Festival will responsibilities, among many other life stressors! This balanc- present the best student documentary projects on campus ing act would cause anyone’s anxiety and stress level to rise. Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Belk Library Room 114. The Faculty Last Lecture will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. NominaDance Around Parrot Head Beach The event is free and open to the public. The festival highlights tions are being collected from students for the Last Lecture. The American College Health Association’s National College audio and video documentaries created by currently enrolled thefound World, 6 p.m., Party, Health Assessment in their 2001 survey that 930p.m., per- Legstudents at Appalachian State University. Subjects for the short We will extend the invitation to speak at the Last Lecture event, cent of college students reported feeling so depressed that it Parkway Ballroom, ends, $4 advance, $6range from local artists and Olympic wrestling to marfilms which includes dinner catered by Casa Rustica, to two faculty was “difficult to function” at some point during the past year. riage equality. Winners will be announced at the festival. The members who have the most nominations. PSU,to$6 suggested Depression can lead lethargy, irritability, door social isolation, Blue Mountain Student Documentary Festival is sponsored by These invitations will go out to nominated faculty the first and disturbancesdonation 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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On Stage
Blues-rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band sells out Schaefer by Colin Moore Senior A&E Reporter
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he critically acclaimed blues-rock ensemble Tedeschi Trucks Band played a sold-out, two-hour concert at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on Friday. Led by virtuosic guitarist Derek Trucks – who has played with the Allman Brothers and Eric Clapton – and his wife, vocalist Susan Tedeschi, the band features 11 musicians, including two drummers, a three-piece brass
section, backup singers and a keyboardist who doubles as a flautist. “We all try to learn from the experiences we’ve had and make our own sound,” Tedeschi said during a break from the band’s sound check. That sound is a mix of blues, Southern rock, jazz and soul, which has won the band considerable distinction. Their 2011 debut album “Revelator” won a Grammy for Best Blues Album. Trucks and Tedeschi had previously led lucrative solo careers but decided to team
up in 2010 with a number of musicians who played with the Derek Trucks Band in the past. “If you’re thinking about doing it long-term, you’ve got to be just a little bit crazy,” Trucks said. The concert was a stop on the band’s tour promoting their newest album, “Made Up Mind.” It also served as part of the Performing Arts Series and drew a huge crowd of all ages to the Schaefer Center. “It’s a pleasure to be here in Boone,” Tedeschi said. “We
like playing the festival circuit, but we love to have our own shows.” Their shows are characterized by lengthy improvisation not only from Trucks’ soloing, but also spontaneous bursts of percussive jazz from the brass and rhythm sections. Bassist Tim Lefebvre, a recent addition to the band, emphasized the joy the band gets from this kind of off-the-cuff creativity. “If it starts feeling like work, then you know you’re doing it wrong,” Lefebvre said. Trucks elaborated on the same point.
“Everybody in the band writes,” Trucks said. “So, there’s all sorts of crazy collaborations.” The show lasted for a little more than two hours with the band’s encore, but the audience remained rowdy and responsive, giving numerous standing ovations for the lengthy jam-band excursions in which the band indulged. “At some point, it’s not for yourself,” Trucks said about his long-term commitment to music making. “If you do something that’s [legitimate,] then that’s its own worth.”
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Tedeschi Trucks Band frontman Derek Trucks (left) and frontwoman Susan Tedeschi (right) pumped up the jams to a sold-out crowd Friday night at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. The blues-rock duo formed the band in 2010 after they married and put their solo projects on hold to tour and record together.
Appalachian’s Rotten Appal brings its satirical voice to campus
by Meredith Warfield
Intern A&E Reporter
Appalachian State University’s first satirical periodical, the Rotten Appal, will release online Thursday, according to the publication’s website. Referring to itself as “Boone’s most trusted second-hand news source,” the Rotten Appal intends to take news content with relevance to Appalachian students and apply humor, irony and exaggeration to give a silly touch while still being able to provide important updates on current events, Editor-in-Chief Will Fortune said. Fortune envisioned the idea for the Rotten Appal last year and recruited a group of core founders by reaching out to friends and spreading awareness through social media. “Going back to its roots, I guess I got all these guys together because I wanted a group that was completely comfortable and just goofy, but it turned into so much
more,” said Fortune, a junior music industry studies major. The group started by meeting in places such as Trivette Dining Hall and the third floor of the Belk Library – wherever they could manage to get together. “It was interesting to see it grow,” said Virginia Reed, chair of Public Relations and Recruitment at Rotten Appal. “We had really long meetings where we talked about what we wanted to be and how we were going to get there, and personally I’m really impressed by the amount of momentum we’ve gained.” The club now consists of approximately 21 students, a growing number which they plan to cap off soon in order to keep meetings and content manageable. Aside from the upcoming website launch, the Rotten Appal hopes to extend recognition across campus and build a strong following throughout the university. They made a debut at Club Expo earlier this year and were present on Sanford Mall holding signs during
The Rotten Appal | Courtesy Photo
one of the preacher protests. The founders all aspire for the publication to continue to be passed down after they leave Appalachian. “It’s a baby and we’re raising it,” Reed said. “It’s a lot more work just because it
is a start-up, but I want this to be a thing people talk about.” Rotten Appal is now on Facebook and Twitter posting daily humorous tidbits. Their website, rottenappal.com, will be launch with full content Thursday.
Review
‘The Disaster Artist’ looks behind the scenes of cult film ‘The Room’
by Casey Suglia
Intern A&E Reporter
In 2003, Hollywood unknown Tommy Wiseau set out to create a “great American drama” that would be taken seriously and respected by colleagues and critics alike, a film called “The Room.” With the help of a friend from an acting class and $6 million, he created a film that was talked about for years to come in a way he wouldn’t dare to imagine: The next American cult classic. Greg Sestero’s “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room” is a non-fiction chronicle of this endeavor. Written by Wiseau’s closest friend, producer of the film and co-star, Sestero is the
closest anyone could get to the action, except for Wiseau himself, of course. “The Room” made $1,800 in its two-week run in the few theaters that showed it. With a cast of unknowns and a script full of plot holes and strange one-liners, it was hard to think it would go anywhere. But eventually word spread and the film took on a mind of its own. Sestero does an excellent job at foiling the novel with a firstperson account of the bizarre filming of “The Room” and a retelling of how he met Wiseau as a struggling actor living in San Francisco. When the two stories catch up
‘The Disaster Artist’ Greg Sestero
with each other, it doesn’t feel forced or out of place. I found myself sympathizing with Sestero and becoming more invested with his story each time I turned the page. Although written by a ghostwriter, I never got the sense that Sestero was holding back or being edited. “The Disaster Artist” spends a bit of time focusing on Wiseau, a very private man with an Eastern European accent who will not reveal most details about himself – specifically how he got the incredible amount of money to make the film. While this enhances the quirkiness of the film, “The Disaster Artist” tries to answer the questions in the best way pos-
sible – but even after 15 years of friendship, Sestero can’t tell you his best friend’s age or where he is from. The book doesn’t paint Wiseau as a villain or a stranger, though. The speculation and stories Sestero mentions humanize his friend, allowing the reader to draw on their own theories of the man. Although I’ve been a fan of the movie, I found myself more interested in the story in the book rather than how it related to the film. Regardless of whether or not you’ve seen “The Room,” this book gives great insight into the making of an accidental cult classic and the friendship that made it all possible.
Sports The Appalachian | TheAppalachianOnline.com
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
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Football COX
FROM PAGE 1 The Mountaineers would answer just before the end of the first half, however, when Marcus Cox ripped off the longest run of his career - a 44yard sprint to set up the Mountaineers in Chattanooga territory. The recent four-time SoCon Freshman of the Year Cox ended the drive with his second touchdown of the game, powering in behind his blockers to give App the lead once again. The Mountaineers took a 14-7 lead into halftime. Midway through the third quarter, the Mocs put together a lengthy drive, converting several third down situations as they drove down to the App State 1-yard line where freshman running back Derrick Craine bulldozed his way into the endzone to tie the game. Just more than three minutes later, Cox pushed his way in for his third touchdown of the game, giving the Mountaineers another lead in the backand-forth affair. Huesman, who leads the conference in completion percentage, proceeded to take over the game in the fourth quarter after being held to seven completions for 37 yards through three quarters. At the beginning of the
fourth quarter, Huesman hit junior wide receiver Terrell Robinson in stride as he streaked down the sideline past the Appalachian cornerbacks and into the endzone for a 31yard touchdown pass that tied the game up at 14. A few minutes later, Huesman found freshman Xavier Borishade on a short route, and Borishade did the rest, shooting 29 yards into the endzone for a touchdown that gave the Mocs the lead for the first time in the game. The Mountaineers would respond when Bryant lofted a pass into the back corner of the endzone to senior wide receiver Tony Washington who managed to keep one heel in bounds as he came down from a high leap to snag the ball for a 20-yard touchdown. The teams were tied at 28 and Bryant and the Mountaineers were given the ball back with around five minutes left courtesy of a stop from their defense. Thanks to an excellent punt and false start penalty, however, the Mountaineers drive started at their own 1-yard line. App’s drive stalled abruptly when Bryant was hit while throwing, resulting in a Moc interception by freshman linebacker Nakevion Leslie, who returned the interception 28
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Freshman outside linebacker Kennan Gilchrist attempts to stop Chattanooga quarterback Jacob Heusman from scoring a touchdown. The Mountaineers fell to the Mocs 35-28 at home, making this the Mocs’ first win in Mountaineer territory since 1983.
yards for a touchdown that would prove to be the final difference. The Mountaineers drove down the field into Chattanooga territory in the final two minutes of the game, however, when faced with a fourth and short, Bryant overthrew freshman tight end Barrett Burns in the endzone. “On that fourth down play, we were trying to give our tight end a chance in
the endzone, and we just couldn’t execute,” Bryant said. After turning the ball over on downs, the Mocs melted the rest of the clock to notch their fifth straight conference victory for the first time in school history. Sophomore defensive end Thomas Bronson said there were times the defense didn’t execute how they should have. “We let a couple big ones
go for a lot of yards and that hurts you,” Bronson said. ”We played pretty consistently the whole time, but a couple plays really came back to bite us in the end.” The Mountaineer loss comes a week after routing Georgia Southern on Black Saturday. Head coach Scott Satterfield said the team needs to keep improving. “We are very easily a
team that could be sitting here at 7-2, there are so many games like tonight that come down to a few key plays,” he said. “I think we’ve gotten better throughout the season, and we need to keep trying to get better.” The Mountaineers hit the road for a matchup with the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, Ga., on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m.
Field Hockey
Senior Appalachian State field hockey players end successful careers by Ben Cogsdale Intern Sports Reporter
Senior field hockey players Emily Knapp and Sarah Anderson have closed one chapter of their lives but have opened the door to the next. Knapp, a technical photography major, and Anderson, a psychology major, share the common characteristic of both being out-of-state players, however each took a different road to arrive at Appalachian State University. Knapp, a product of Langley High School, was influenced by her sister to pursue field hockey. “My older sister played at University of Virginia, and so I kind of just followed in her footsteps and started playing my freshman year of high school,” Knapp said. In her senior season at Langley, she was named first-team all-district and led the team in goals. App State took notice of her at a recruiting event and sent her letters. Knapp eventually chose to become a Mountaineer over smaller, Division III programs, according to appstatesports.com.
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“Division III was less commitment but also a lot less recognition,” Knapp said. “I just wanted to play at that higher level.” Off the field, Knapp also excels in the classroom and was named to the NorPac, the conference in which field hockey competes, All-Academic Team. When she’s not playing field hockey Knapp puts her photography major to use. “I love the outdoors, hiking and obviously photography is a part of that,” Knapp said. After graduation, Knapp hopes to assist a photographer for a couple of years and then go freelance on her own. Anderson’s path to Boone was a different one. Her field hockey career as a goalie began at an early age, but not on purpose. “I started playing in the fifth grade and played for the YMCA,” Anderson said. “I played the field for a little bit but wasn’t very good so they made me play goalie.” Anderson attended Kentucky Country Day where she was named to the senior all-star team, All-Kentucky Select second team and was a nominee for the Bunny Daughtery De-
fensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2008, according to appstatesports.com. Anderson, a versatile athlete, also lettered multiple times in basketball and softball. Although a standout athlete in high school, she was not recruited by App State but instead learned about the school through her older brother. “I came on his visit to the school and really liked it and applied here not even thinking about field hockey,” Anderson said. She was able to show the coaches her abilities and made the team. Four years later as a senior, Anderson’s hard work paid off. In her final season she started all 18 games, posted 140 saves on the season for a .673 save percentage and was named NorPac East Defensive Player of the Week two straight weeks. Despite taking different roads on their journey, they wound up in the same place at the same time for a career in field hockey at App State. And as they head into their final NorthPac postseason effort, their roads will once again separate as they graduate.
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Senior forward Emily Knapp.
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Senior goal keeper Sarah Anderson.
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