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HIGH ON THE LIST App State ranks among top 50 colleges with most on-campus alcohol- and drug-related arrests
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ppalachian State University makes lists for both the top 50 universities with the most on-campus drug and on-campus alcohol arrests per 1,000 students, according to an article by Business Insider. Appalachian is listed as 11th for number of on-campus drug arrests and 28th for on-campus alcohol arrests. No other North Carolina school made either list. The information was determined by the Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education by tracking campus crime reports. “‘A lot of drug- or alcohol-related arrests on campus’ would not be the correct wording, but they are frequent,” said ASU Police Capt. Todd Corley. “When you look at our numbers compared to other UNC schools, they tend to be a little high, but that has to do with our aggressive enforcement on campus.” For the 2012 calen-
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SGA writes resolution concering mission statement by Laney Ruckstuhl Intern News Reporter
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An evidence bag containing marijuana collected from a pending 2012 incident rests on a desk at the ASU Police Department. Appalachian ranked 11th for number of on-campus drug arrests and 28th for on-campus alcohol arrests, according to Business Insider.
dar year, there were 168 alcohol-related and 133 drug-related violations on Appalachian’s campus, Corley said. Numbers for the 2013 year are not yet available. “If you strictly enforce drug and alcohol laws on campus, aggressive enforcement of viola-
tions will reflect badly on campus because it makes it look like a drug problem, but there can be the same problem on another campus and that university might choose to just do a referral to student conduct,” SEE RANKING PAGE 3
App State signs 27 recruits entering first FBS season by Cory Spiers Sports Editor
Appalachian State University football announced its first Division 1 FBS recruiting class Wednesday on National Signing Day. The class includes five players who are currently enrolled at App State and 22 players who signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Mountaineers in its inaugural Sun Belt Conference season. The class consists of 12 players from Georgia, five from South Carolina, four from North Carolina, three from Florida and three from Tennessee. “Our staff and everybody here at App State did an awesome job of recruiting
these student athletes,” head coach Scott Satterfield said. “They did an outstanding job battling a lot of bigger schools that we have to play against in this conference and other schools in our state.” Satterfield said recruiting at the FBS level for the first time proved to be a new challenge for his staff. “High school guys that are playing football dream to play at the highest level they can possibly play at, so the FBS is where they want to be,” Satterfield said. “That’s going to get us in the door for a lot of these guys.” Satterfield said being involved with the prospects could help with the rigors SEE SIGNING DAY PAGE 2
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Head coach Scott Satterfield addresses the media at Wednesday afternoon’s signing day press conference. Satterfield spoke of the 27 signees for the upcoming 2014 football season.
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Watauga County NAACP branch applies for national chapter acceptance by Gerrit Van Genderen News Reporter
The Student Government Association wrote a resolution regarding Appalachian State University’s proposed mission statement to send to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. SGA Senate Bill 147019, written by SGA’s Academic Affairs Committee, passed Tuesday, which approved the resolution to be sent to the BOG effective immediately. The resolution states: “[T]he Student Government Association of Appalachian State University supports; and be it further that the mission statement amendment changes from: ‘…intermediate programs and the doctorate in Education’ to ‘…intermediate programs and various doctoral degrees.’” This sentence of the mission statement has been debated back and forth between the BOG and Chancellor Kenneth
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Alumna organizes forum regarding program changes by Gerrit Van Genderen News Reporter
Approximately 130 people have officially registered to become part of the first National Association for the Advancement of Colored People branch in Watauga County, said Marg McKinney, the chapter’s temporary president. McKinney said the branch applied for charter in early December. The application was sent to the NAACP national office, which will make a vote to declare the branch official within the next couple of weeks. The requirements for applying to become an official branch include having at least 100 dues-paying members and to list why the hopeful branch thought it was a good idea to be located where it is. “We had to make a list of the problems we identified in our county that we think an NAACP branch could address,” McKinney said. Those problems for Watauga County included instances of discrimination, the poverty and disparity in wages, some bullying in schools, a lack of diversity and voter suppression, she said. McKinney said that the hopeful branch is also very concerned about the polarization of the community and the town. “In town, there is a lingering resentment that the students are deciding who governs us,” McKinney said. “That is not true. We have to educate folks to realize that even though students may be here for four years, a lot of them are putting their heart and soul into the community.” She said that she wants students to realize that it is not them against the town, either. McKinney said that she does not believe any Appalachian State University students were members of the branch yet, but hopes that will change. “We have not really gone and talked to the student associations, but we do have a new member who is very interested in doing that,” McKinney said. “We are going to encourage the students to join our large group because once they do that and reach 25 members, they can have their own student chapter.” Black Student Association President Candace Mollison said that while the BSA had not helped
A panel forum to discuss program prioritization at Appalachian State University was held Monday in Belk Library. Approximately 50 students, faculty and community members attended the forum. The event, titled “Healing the Divide: Academic Engagement and Best Practices in the 21st Century,” was meant to address the impacts that program prioritization can have both positively and negatively regarding students, faculty and the community, said 2013 alumna Amanda Moore, who organized the event. The panel consisted of Professor of Anthropology Gregory Reck and Professor of Government and Justice Studies Matthew Robinson, Special Assistant to the Provost Mary Reichel, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Mike Mayfield and Moore. Reck said everyone must unite against the program prioritization issue. “The pressure to produce prioritization is part of a national attack on public higher education,” Reck said. “We need to recognize that this is part of that attack that is coming along with reduction
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Reading Day may be moved back to weekday starting fall 2015 by Carl Blankenship Intern News Reporter
The proposed 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic calendars, posted to the registrar’s webpage just before winter break and still pending approval, include a change to Appalachian State University’s Reading Day. The day may be changed from a Saturday, where it has been since the fall semester of 2011, to a Friday, starting fall 2015, according to the calendar. The calendar is projected to be sent by the University Registration and Calendar Committee to the provost for approval in March. The Student Government Association passed
a bill, titled the Reading Day Act, on Dec. 3 that supported moving Reading Day back to a weekday, starting the fall semester of 2015. The day was originally moved to Saturday because the university was not going to meet the minimum contact time, based on guidelines set by the university’s accrediting entity, the Southern Association of College and Schools, said Chris Carpenter, an SGA senator and primary author of the Reading Day Act. “[The university] wanted to move to a five-day week before exams, and also reported an increase in student conduct violations on Reading Day,” Carpenter said.
The change did not reduce the amount of student conduct violations on Reading Day, Carpenter said. SGA President Dylan Russell said that it was a priority in SGA to have Reading Day moved back to a weekday. “Some faculty thought having Reading Day on a weekday was just an excuse to party instead of study,” Russell said. When looking to change Reading Day back, there was some initial resistance from the Registrar’s Office, Carpenter said. But once it was discovered that the calendar could be easily changed to fit a weekday Reading Day, SGA representatives voted and approved the bill unani-
mously. “The majority of students surveyed indicated that they believe moving Reading Day back to a weekday would improve their grades, and there was no decrease in student conduct violations on Reading Day after it was moved to Saturday compared to when it was held on a weekday,” Carpenter said. Registrar Andrea Wawrzusin said that whether or not Reading Day can be accommodated on a weekday in the future depends on scheduling factors such as required contact time. Wawrzusin said it can be difficult to honor everything in a calendar and still meet those requirements.
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Continued From pg 1 of FBS recruiting. “There were a lot of hours in the car and on the phone, but I think that’s why it’s so important early on to build relationships with these players,” Satterfield said. “When the time comes that there’s another, bigger school trying to entice them to go look at, those guys will still stay true to you.” Satterfield said wide receiver Shaedon Meadors from Duncan, S.C., went on a visit to Rutgers a week before he chose App State on Recruiting Day. “It was a big need for us at wide receiver, we have to have that guy,” Satterfield said. The team addressed its needs for wide receivers by signing six wide receivers
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Continued From pg 1 Peacock, who brought the statement to the faculty’s attention in a meeting Jan. 24. The committee was headed by SGA Student Director of Academic Affairs Arianna Bonner, who wrote the bill. “Not only does it put us in the same competitive league as other universities in North Carolina, it will help us grow in a way that will make us more prominent in the education sphere,” Bonner said. Currently, a Doctorate of Educational Leadership is the only doctoral program offered at the university. The committee worked in partnership with the Faculty Senate to support the same stance as the faculty
- the most recruits of any other position. App State’s other mostaddressed positions were the offensive line, which saw four additions; the linebackers, which added three players; and the defensive line, which benefited from three signees. Satterfield said the class consists of players he believes can make an immediate impact, particularly at wide receiver. “I don’t know who they’ll be, but there will be somebody out of this list of six receivers who potentially could start for us, or at least have significant minutes in our very first game,” Satterfield said. “We’re not blowing smoke, you really have a great chance of coming in here and playing right away, depending on who comes in and works the hardest
resolution, sent to the BOG on Monday. The mission statement will potentially stand for the next five years, limiting or expanding Appalachian’s doctoral programs. “[The mission statement] is seen by prospective students and parents,” said Wes Rawles, academic affairs committee member. “It really just sets Appalachian’s tone. We’re a school that’s very big on diversity, so only having our mission statement have just a doctorate in education isn’t very diverse.” Rawles said he believes that UNC President Tom Ross, who has edited the mission statement twice to limit Appalachian to doctoral programs only in the field of education, will be very receptive of the student resolution.
in camp.” Satterfield said he expects two or three defensive players who signed today to play in App State’s first game, as well. “We tell these guys to come in here as if they are coming in and playing right away and to have that mindset to come in and compete right off the bat,” Satterfield said. “I think the class that we got is a solid class and there are guys that can come in and help us at some key spots.” The Mountaineers open up their first season in the Sun Belt on Aug. 30 when they face the Michigan Wolverines on the road. The kickoff time will be announced at a later date.
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The Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP, speaks at a press conference held at the Boone Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Oct. 28. Barber is the organizer of the Moral Monday Movement and was influential in motivating members of the community to gain support for forming an NAACP branch in Watauga County.
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Continued From pg 1 with the formation of the NAACP branch in Watauga County, she expected the association and its individual members to become more involved. “I and a few others were very excited when we heard of the formation,” Mollison said. “It means a lot to see the county of Watauga growing, changing, being more diverse and accommodating those needs.” Students, regardless of their permanent residence, can join the Watauga County NAACP branch at any point,
McKinney said. A major reason the branch is flourishing is due to people from various areas with different kinds of experiences are joining, McKinney said. “We are learning so many things,” McKinney said. “This group, as it continues to grow, has added, gained more and more awareness about the issues around us.” Pending the vote to declare the branch official, McKinney said that the officers for the branch would be selected in the upcoming weeks. Elected officers will serve for two years at a time. McKinney said that she would not be run-
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Continued From pg 1 Corley said. “If we just referred our students to student conduct for a violation, then we wouldn’t even be ranked.” Cindy Wallace, vice chancellor for Student Development, said it is a complicated issue and that the numbers do not do Appalachian justice because the campus police handle these types of incidents.
ning for the official position of president once the elections occur due to other obligations, but felt that it will be in good hands. “We have a number of people who have expressed interest in doing leadership and I think they will do a really good job,” McKinney said. McKinney is also the coordinator of the Forward Together Movement in Watauga County, which helped bring the Rev. William Barber II, president of the North Carolina state conference of the NAACP and organizer of the Moral Monday movement, to Appalachian to speak
about the need for moral movement in North Carolina. Barber was also influential in motivating members of the community to gain support for forming an NAACP branch in Watauga County, McKinney said. The branch is also organizing transportation for the Feb. 8, Moral March on Raleigh, which is an event being spearheaded by the NAACP to mainly express concerns about social justice, McKinney said. She expects more than 100 people from the Watauga County area will be traveling with the branch.
“To pull out these quick little numbers and add them up, I don’t think that does justice to the actual data and to what is happening on campus,” Wallace said. “We are very forthright in how we report the information regarding campus behaviors that we believe are dangerous and that jeopardizes the safety of our students.” Corley said most of the calls the university police respond to relate to petty theft, which is categorized as larceny, not alcohol- or drug-related crimes.
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in budgets and pressure to turn higher education into a vocational education.” Reck said that while people may be concerned about criminal justice, global studies or the Department of Languages, Culture and Literature, everyone needs to unite on this issue and see it for what it is, rather than protecting their own departments and concentrations. Twenty-six programs were recommended to either be eliminated or consolidated, according to the Academic Program Review and Prioritization Final Report published Dec. 16, 2013. These recommendations included consolidating the undergraduate programs of Appalachian studies, women’s studies and global studies into interdisciplinary studies, which Moore said creates further difficulty for those students to find specific jobs. “As a global studies graduate, it does not make sense to me to push that major into the realm of interdisciplinary studies,” Moore said. “For what I want to go into, I would definitely like to have the actual global studies degree rather than having it in something else that will make it complicated to explain to my employers.” Nine of the 26 programs mentioned in the Prioritization Final Report were recommended for
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elimination, including the criminal justice and criminology graduate program that Robinson teaches. “I am not sure how this will impact Appalachian State University, but I can tell you that I am, as an individual, very upset that one of the programs in which I teach, is being eliminated,” he said. “We have a program that is unique in the state, being that it is the only program with a social justice focus.” The criminal justice and criminology graduate program was recommended for elimination based on insufficient demand at Appalachian and the fact that the overall program was offered at three other UNC system institutions, according to the Prioritization Final Report. “It has taken an amazing collective of faculty and administrative thought to come to this point,” Reichel said. “I know that individual decisions are questioned and not agreed with, but faculty have been involved in this process all along.” Mayfield said students have spoken with their feet, referring to the number of students enrolled in certain programs. “When the deans made their rankings, numbers really mattered,” Mayfield said. “When you have low numbers of students who decide to major in a particular program, that says a lot about the decision.” The Program Prioritization Final Report can be found at irap.appstate. edu.
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APPS hosts sixth annual Old Time Fiddler’s Convention
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he sixth annual Old Time Fiddler’s convention will take place at Appalachian State University on Saturday. The event, hosted by the Appalachian Heritage Council of the Appalachian Popular Programming Society, features regional stringed instrument competitions, as well as special performances, handmade goods and instrument making. “Mostly it’s quality music for free,” said Tyler Peterson, chairman of the Appalachian Heritage Council of APPS. “You can just walk into any of the competitions and hear great music for hours.” The council hosts the event each year in addition to its usual lineup of events that celebrate mountain culture. “Students at Appalachian aren’t usually shown this side of the region, and this is a way for us to say, ‘This is what your college was built on,’” Peterson said.
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During last years Old-Time Fiddlers Convention, the International Hallway housed a variety of vendors. The sixth annual Old-Time Fiddlers Convention will take place all day in Plemmons Student Union Saturday and will end with a performance by The Crazy Water Crystals and The Sons of Bluegrass at Legends.
The festival attracts visitors from both in and out of the state in the past and started at Appalachian as a solution to the lack of similar festivals during the
winter. “The area that our school lives in has a thoroughly rich and beautiful heritage and culture,” said Makayla White, vice president of
communication for APPS. “This area has roots in traditional mountain music and craft, and that’s something that cannot be ignored.” The festival is a unique
experience for students at the university to embrace the surrounding culture, an opportunity most other schools don’t get, White said. The convention also
highlights local handcrafted goods. The Luthiers Gathering will feature the work of instrument makers from across the southeast, and the handmade market will showcase arts and crafts all day Saturday. This year, in response to suggestions from previous visitors, there will be a special performance and open square dance by the Green Grass Cloggers at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Legends. Youth and adults will participate in judged competitions of guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, string band and dance from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Plemmons Student Union. Following Saturday’s events, bluegrass bands The Crazy Water Crystals and The Sons of Bluegrass will perform at Legends at 7:30 p.m. Competitions are open to the public and require a $5 registration free. Tickets for Saturday night’s show are $10 in advance for students or $12 at the door. All other events are free.
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Broken Bells’ newest album ‘After the Disco’ more cohesive than first by Colin Moore A&E Editor
“After the Disco” is hardly a subtle name for an album. For Broken Bells, a duo consisting of the Shins’ James Mercer and renowned producer Danger Mouse, the title signifies both the album’s function as post-party music and its straightforward appropriation of disco itself. Using disco tropes – such as exaggerated falsetto, four-onthe-floor beats and funky synth lines – is nothing new in modern rock music. The genre has seen a widespread resurgence, from LCD Soundsystem’s early days to Daft Punk’s recent Grammy-winning “Random Access Memories.” Broken Bells seems like an odd band to jump on that
bandwagon. Essentially a sideproject that allows Mercer and Danger Mouse to experiment, the band has only one other album to their name, which is 2010’s underrated “Broken Bells.” That album scanned as an unholy marriage between psychedelic Shins tunes and the production on Gorillaz’s “Demon Days.” It worked, mostly, and the fact that it was rough around the edges was part of its charm. “After the Disco,” on the other hand, is scrubbed clean and given a much higher budget. The opener “Perfect World” comes charging in on a metronomic synth line and doesn’t let up until its widescreen finale bolstered by shredding guitar and string arrangements. The next two songs are
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equally baffling. “After the Disco” is a tongue-in-cheek single clearly nostalgic for the ’80s, while “Holding On For Life” goes back a decade further, aping directly from the Bee-Gees. “Perfect World” does have its moments, but the album
doesn’t really hit its stride until “Leave It Alone,” a slow-burn from a melancholic acoustic guitar ballad to some kind of space-rock gospel. After that point, there are a number of intriguing songs and sounds that pop out of the album’s neon atmosphere. “The Changing Lights” has one of the best melodies on the disc, while “No Matter What You’re Told” blows Foster the People out of the water with digital-sounding brass and fuzzy bass. “After the Disco” is a much more cohesive record than its predecessor. Danger Mouse sticks to one sound that just happens to be broad enough to incorporate lush, impressionistic arrangements and percussive grooves. However, the album smacks
a little bit of style over substance, which isn’t helped by the lack of playfulness that characterized the past record. The closing track’s title, “The Remains of Rock and Roll,” speaks to this self-seriousness, as does its hammy production. That’s not to say “After the Disco” is a bad album. In fact, some of Danger Mouse’s previous spaghetti-western fascinations, which found their way onto the “Breaking Bad” soundtrack, pop up here now and again. Repeated listens let these songs breathe a little, and despite its overall stiffness, it’s a solid, infectious pop-rock album that sticks in your head. I hope Broken Bells will loosen up in the future and take their intriguing sound to uncharted realms.
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Vagina Monologues performances celebrate women’s diversity by Kelsey Hamm Intern A&E Reporter
The Women’s Center’s 13th annual production of the Vagina Monologues returns Feb. 12-14 to the Parkway Ballroom of the Plemmons Student Union. The play’s performance is a part of the V-Day Campaign, an international nonprofit organization committed to ending violence against women. Tony-Award-winning playwright Eve Ensler wrote the Vagina Monologues in 1996, and the play has been performed internationally since then. Co-directing the play this year are senior advertising major Shelby Forsyth and senior interdisciplinary studies major Tammi Gorodetzer, who both have previous experience working with the production. “This play breaks a lot of walls, which is why it’s still a vital event that the Women’s Center puts on,” Forsyth said. “It opens the door to talking about our own anatomy and discussing issues that
[women] face.” More than 60 students, faculty and community members auditioned for the play this year, with 22 making the final cast. The directors chose final roles based on cold readings, individual personality, ability to memorize and academic year. Victoria Lozano, an adjunct instructor in the Department of English, performs a monologue titled “The Little CoochieSnorcher That Could.” The piece recounts a young girl’s experiences with sexuality, including an encounter with a much older woman. “It’s one of the most controversial pieces, and I found it difficult to perform at first,” Lozano said. “It’s hard, as a character, to get into. But we have fantastic directors, and they worked with me and guided me through. The more I performed my piece, the better I understood my character.” The Monologues present multiple perspectives from different fictionalized women on a wide variety of issues, such as sexuality, love, female
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The cast of last year’s Vagina Monologues practiced their skits during rehearsal in Plemmons Student Union. The show this year will be performed Feb. 12-14 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the Parkway Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union.
genital mutilation and rape. The play aims to highlight the difficulties that women face on a daily basis, as well as celebrate the diversity that exists in the female population. Stephanie Zee, cast member and a coordinator for University Housing, said she believes the
play to be empowering. “For me, being a woman is one of my salient identities that I hold on to,” Zee said. “I think [women] can embrace all aspects of being a woman, including sexuality, strength and intellect.” The proceeds from the show are donated to vari-
ous organizations every year. This year, 90 percent of the earnings from the tickets, merchandise and donations will be given to Opposing Abuse with Service, Information and Shelter, a sexual and domestic violence shelter and resource center in the area. The remaining 10
percent of the profits will go directly to the V-Day Campaign. The play starts at 7 p.m. with theater doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale in the student union for $7 before the show and $10 at the door, payable with check, credit or debit card or cash.
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mated between $80 million to $120 million starting in 2015, according to the study. More devastating than the financial cost is the human cost found in other studies. Researchers have also suggested that between 445 and 1,145 people may die in North Carolina because of lack of coverage, according to a Jan. 30 study by Harvard and City University of New York. Those who oppose the expansion of Medicaid have given reasons for doing so. When he initially rejected the expansion, McCrory cited the need to fix the current Medicaid system before accepting money, according to the Charlotte Observer. Duke University Research Scholar Chris Conover criticized the Harvard-CUNY study and said that it compared death rates of uninsured to those of individuals with private insurance, which Conover maintains is superior to Medicaid, according to WRAL.
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Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill in March 2013 declining the Medicaid expansion associated with the Affordable Care Act, according to the Charlotte Observer. This move taken by the governor nearly a year ago is being revealed as a poor one that could very well affect North Carolina families and businesses in a negative way. The tax preparation firm Jackson Hewitt released a study that explains the decision to decline the expansion will result in tax penalties for employers, penalties that would not exist or would have been reduced if the state decided to expand Medicaid. In North Carolina, these costs to taxpayers are esti-
Conover does seem to have a point with certain flaws in the study, but other studies have different findings on the nature of Medicaid and of the Medicaid expansion. For instance, a Kaiser Family Foundation study found that Medicaid offers good healthcare and is comparable to private coverage in some respects. An additional study by the Commonwealth Club has estimated that North Carolina could stand to lose more than $2 billion in federal funding. Given the negative effects, the tax penalties and the loss of federal funds that the state could experience, it is unthinkable that we should not seek to expand Medicaid in North Carolina. The way the program is setup, the federal government will shoulder much of the burden and estimates show that state spending should not increase by any great amount, according to the Center for Budget and Public Priorities.
The Medicaid expansion could offer much needed healthcare services to the poor people in the state, which at least includes the 25.9 percent who live below the poverty line in Watauga County, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Sure, there will be some cost, but the Medicaid expansion allows the states to take matching funds from the federal government, and should have to pay no more than 10 percent of the cost at any time, according to Medicaid.gov. The state will incur some costs by expanding Medicaid, but the government will bear the majority of it. We have seen from the various studies how large the cost could be if we do not expand Medicaid. The state should reverse its decision and allow for the expansion. Griffin, a sophomore journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.
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Not everyone was on board with Coke’s Super Bowl ad hashtag #AmericaIsBeautiful. But of course something had to happen and ruin a perfectly sentimental and peaceful moment. Coke received a barrage of angry tweets and Facebook posts directed toward both the company and the ad, calling it un-American and offensive and insisting that our nation’s official language is English. Of course, the U.S. does not have an official language, and many of the tweets that Buzzfeed and other online news organizations have compiled are terribly written with no regard to the English language or its rules on spelling and grammar. And perhaps to combat Coke’s final thought in the ad, hashtags against the commercial formed, including #SpeakAmerican, #boycottcoke, #TeamPepsi, #terrorists and even #f--kcoke, which was originally tweeted completely uncen-
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After a lackluster, one-sided and incredibly disappointing Super Bowl between Seattle and Denver, at least we had something else happen Sunday night to talk about. Coca-Cola launched an advertisement during America’s biggest annual sporting spectacle promoting multiculturalism and diversity in the U.S. by playing “America the Beautiful” in several different languages. While English, Spanish, Arabic and other languages sang a line or two, the video footage featured Americans from all walks of life across this great nation. At the end, the iconic beverage company unveiled the
sored. Am I surprised? No, not at all. I started imagining the digital backlash as soon as I heard languages other than English. But is this behavior acceptable? No, it is not, but really, what can we do about it? Just remember that the people who essentially cried, “Screw you, Coke! This is America!” have the same free speech rights as the people at Coca-Cola who created the commercial, as well as those of us who support its message. And don’t forget, just because something offends you, that does not necessarily make it illegal for others to express. As someone who believes in and supports the message in this minute-long commercial, I am glad that Coke created this advertisement. I’m sure those responsible for this uplifting message knew what the backlash would be like, but they did it anyway and produced an ad-
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vertisement worthy of an audience the size of the Super Bowl. Being American is not about how many generations of your family are rooted in this soil, how well you blend in with the stereotypical culture or even what language you choose to sing “America the Beautiful.” Being an American is about respecting and taking part in the freedoms, opportunities and experiences we as citizens are fortunate to have every day in our lives. Despite the comments made toward Coke, the company’s decision to compile a multilingual and far-reaching video portrayal of common ground in American life today shows us a glimpse of what being an American means. Truly, #AmericaIsBeautiful. Bragg, a senior journalism and public relations major from Lillington, is the editorin-chief.
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To the Editor:
I would like to post my disagreement with Kevin Griffin’s op-ed regarding the Nobel Peace Prize nominations, titled “Snowden’s efforts don’t quite warrant Nobel Prize.” Edward Snowden has leaked documents that make apparent the United States’ tragic level of usage of Predator drones. In 2009, President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize shortly after his inauguration. Surely he has accomplished much in the goal of disarming countries of nuclear weapons, and making economic pacts with Southeast Asia and Oceania nations. However, he has also engaged in disapproving, imperialistic actions. The increased counterinsurgency measure in the Afghanistan war and the “kill list” that he picks and chooses from are the main actions that do not warrant such a “Peace” Prize. Obama has executive power over the Central Intelligence Agency, the agency that conducts drone strikes that claim citizen deaths as “collateral damage.” Certainly if the president were to promote world peace, would it not be more diplomatic to arrange agreements with Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen to work bilaterally with each respective country to combat terrorism activities? Yes, Snowden’s whistleblowing was mostly geared at checking the exponential growth of surveillance on American citizens. However, at the same time, his deed allowed for the public to learn how the National Security Agency and CIA are working intimately to conduct drone operations that nevertheless violate both international law and the United Nations Charter. His work was meant to inspire a nation to debate the merits of multi-fold U.S. governmental actions that Americans were largely unaware about, but would subsequently most likely condemn.
Respectfully, Ronald Kolodziej Junior actuarial sciences major
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2014 Diversity Cel- 2 p.m. April 4 in Parkway of International Education • Screening and discusebration slogan com- Ballroom, PSU. Nomina- and Development, the ses- sion of “My MasculinSend copy to David W. Freeman, Director of Student Publications, Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, petition are available sion will be held at 4 p.m. ity Helps,” 7 p.m. Feb. 20, second floor, Plemmons Studenttion Union,forms or e-mail: freemandw@appstate.edu. Submissions are due by at http://studentdev.ap- Feb. 5, Bass Lake, PSU. Parkway Ballroom, PSU. Feb. 14. The marketing pstate.edu/pagesmith/40. For more information, call • A Black History Wax ‘Gasland’ Sustainability film committee willnext vote and 262-2046 or email study- Museum, 7 p.m. Feb. 24, of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University whoPSU. was choose the top Battle of the Bands Blue Ridge Ballroom, “GASLAND”, thefive next slogan Sustainability Film Series presentation abroad@appstate.edu. dying of pancreatic cancer. On Sept. 18, 2007, he stepped in entries, then students will Bands are being acPresented by the National will be shown April 23 at 7 p.m. in the I.G. Greer Auditorium. of anHistory audienceMonth of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon Univote to choose win4 p.m. Feb. front Pan-Hellenic Council. Black The screening will the be free and cepted open to through the public. versity to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your ning slogan. Submissions 19 for participation in the celebration • Blood drive, 10 a.m.-3 “Gasland”, an award winning documentary investigation Dreams.” His lecture has become may be entered at http:// 15th Annual Battle of into the Childhood p.m. Feb. 26,a phenomenon Blue Ridge Hosted by student orthe truth about environmental Bands, impactsto ofbe hydraulic and the inspiration for this event. celebration.appstate.edu/ held at fractur9 p.m. ganizations, Ballroom, PSU. Hosted by the programs ing, called “fracking,” for natural gas. Filmmaker Josh Fox node/add/slogan. Feb. 26 at Legends. Bands the Black Student Associaaim to challenge thoughts Homegrown Film Festival on May 1 embarks on this journey after being asked to lease his land must submit a three-song on racism and uplift the tion. forFree drilling. Gasland was an OSCAR nominee in 2011 for The Homegrown Film Festival: A Celebration of Sustainability fitness assess- demo (CD only) with the black community. The • Contact tables will be Best Documentary. This film isband hosted by theand Sustainable in the High be held 1, 7-8:30 p.m., in Parkway ments name contact public in PSU for “Roses for the is Country invitedwillto all May Development Ballroom, Room 420 PlemmonsYouth,” Student Union. The event is Presented program. by Health information. Submissions events. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. For more informafree and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. Promotion, the assessmust be brought to the The spring Sustainability Film Series is designed to raise tion, contact the Office of Feb. 3-13, presented by AlSustainability endeavors strong in the High Counments willof current be held for APPSissues officeand on help the provide second Multicultural pha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Student are De-growing awareness environmental try, where you share a rich history of working together to ensure faculty and staff through floor of the Plemmons StuInc.; “Chocolates for Charsolutions. Each film will be followed by a panel discussion with velopment at 262-6158. your mountain region will ity,” forever a wonderful Feb. and will includeleaders, a dentacademics Union. Inand order to be that 10bea.m.-3 p.m. place Feb. • Book club reading and local 14 activists, community students to call home. The Homegrown Film Festival celebrates some battery of tests to evalueligible, at least one memwho will answer questions and discuss ways of personally discussion of Toni Mor- 12-14, presented by Ladies of these“Beloved,” efforts through seriesElite. of eight mini-documentaries, ate berand of the band must be an rison’s 6 ap.m. gettingcardiovascular involved on local, fitnational international levels. each6spotlighting local people and organizations, including: ness, body composition ASU student. Monetary Feb. and 13 at WhitewaThe fourth annual Sustainability Series January assessment, flexibility Film 350Café, BooneFeb. (climate Mountain Brewery prized are continues also available to ter Film screening 20 change); and 27 Appalachian 29 with films focusing on issuesthe relating to sustainability. measuring and checking (small business sustainability); Office 2,” of Sustainability contest winners. The at “Gasland a documenBeacon Heights, PSU. ASU Departmentstrength. of Geology, Belk Library, Appalachian Popular Presented muscular With (campus sustainability); Biophilic Art Installation (sustainability showing the negative by the Order of tary Programming Society (APPS), and the Office of Sustainabilthe information gathered art); Blue Ridge Conservancy effects (land protection); Blue Ridge Study abroad schol- Black the extraction of & Gold. ity sponsor series. you’ to the series’ generous Women from these the tests, staff‘Thank will arship in Agriculture agriculture); information gas byGrandfather hydraulic • Black Cinema (sustainable Sun- natural sponsors. be able to develop exercise session Mountain Stewardship Foundation (sustainable and fracturing, ortourism); fracking, days, 7 p.m., Greenbriar programs. Allow 30-45 Presented by May the Office National Committee for the New River Athas on(water the protection). environment Theatre, PSU, presented ‘Girls on the Run 5k’ set for 4 minutes for testing and of International Education by tend for Black film, food and fun.AsRepresentatives of many of these and communities, will be the Student Registration is open the ZAPand Fitness Girls on thethe Runses5K sociation consultation. Wearforloose, Development, organizations will be on hand toscreened tell more about at 7 their p.m.work Feb.and 6 to be held on May 4 at 10and a.m. sion The non-competitive will how comfortable clothes will be held at run 4 p.m. support it. This event is hosted by participants in Greenbriar Vintage The you•can Feb. 9: “Higher begin at Appalachian State University’s Kidd Brewer Football tennis shoes. AppointFeb. 4 in Bass Lake, PSU. Learning” in the Sustainable Development course Outreach Skills for ater, Plemmons Student stadium and follow a mostly flat through ment times are limited. Thecourse Benjamin A. campus. Gilman Sustainability, including and instructor Laura The film is England hosted • Feb. 16: students “Hip Union. The Health event is Promotion sponsored by BlueScholarship Cross and Hop: Call atAppalachian’s International (englandle@appstate.edu). Beyond Beats & by Clean Water for North Blue Shield North and Carolina Institute for offers Health and Hu- Rhymes” 262-6314 foroftimes, to program awards Carolina,for the May ASU Club Moore 5K planned 4 of man Services. This is the first time the 5K is open study to the Tom make an appointment. for that undergraduate • Feb. 23: “The Environmental Sciences, public as a community event since Girls on the Run of the Great abroad, and provides The 8th Annual Tom Moore 5K will App take State. place andRun/Walk Fossil Free Debaters” High Country started in 2009. Director Mary Horine Saturday, Nominations for awards for Sheryl U.S. underMay 4, at the5:30 BooneFree Greenway Burnley-Clawson and open to the pub• Mr. Ivy Pageant, explains, “ThisLeadership is such a fun andgraduate energetic event; we wanted Student students who p.m. Park.Feb. If particpants register May 1,sally@cwfnc. the event will lic.before Contact 11, Parkway Ball-on or to be able to share it with the larger We’ve kept room, Awards are community. receiving Pell Grant be $15.PSU. On thePresented day of the event it will $20. information. There will be a forbemore by org Sponsored the registrationby fee the very Oflow hoping that kids, funding. The families sessionand is Alpha pasta dinner F.A.R.M Café Friday, May 3, from 6-8 p.m. for KappaatAlpha Sororfice of Student DevelopAppalachian students will wantpresented to join us and onof a ity, byget theactive Office blood early packet pick-up. This will be Faculty/staff a pay as you can donation Inc. ment, student leaders beautiful Saturday springare morning.” To register, please visit dinner International Education drive5K event as well as help to contribute to the7:30 Tom Moore • The Hair Affair, recognized for their ser-Anyone http://gotr.appstate.edu/5K under the age of 14 onwill p.m. and Development. The Will be held in F.A.R.M Café their mission. Registration on theFeb. day of7 the Feb. 12,inWhitewater vice leadership the line needand a running buddy to to register andapplication run with them. for Regissum- Café, Plemmons PSU. Presented event will begin at 8 a.m., by and Linville the 5K willFalls, start promptly at 9 university at $15 an and awards 2014if and fall received 2014 is Ladies tration fees are includemer a T-shirt fees are Student Union. An who apElite. a.m. There will be long-sleeve t-shirts available to those ceremony each spring. available at http://gilmaby April 17. Registration will also be accepted on the day of have pointment highly • registered Entropyon a Dance first come, first serve,isbasis. Aftersugthe Nominations are at being ac-In napplication.iie.org/Apthe event starting 8 a.m. addition to the run, there will Troupe’s gested, walk-ins will Hop: More race, there“Hip will be a raffle with lots of funbut prizes and refreshcepted p.m. Feb. plicant/. The deadline to than also bethrough warm-up5activities, a happy hair station, an art table, accepted. Call Health ments.Music Parking&willDancing,” be availablebeat the Burnley-Clawson Lot. 17 forfrom students whothe prosubmit an application is noon Feb. 15, Blue Ridge Promotion at 262-6314 to visits Yosef and Appalachian cheerleading team Tom Moore, of Boone, was diagnosed with disvide significant leadership March 4.and Panera Bread. Ballroom, and food provided by Earth Fare, Chili’s schedule anHuntington’s appointment. PSU. (HD) 10 years ago. Huntington’s Disease is a hereditary, and service, and go beyond For more information on this event or volunteering for Girls on ease • Reverse racism panel degenerative8 brain currently there is no what would normally be Summer or contactstudy the Run, please visit www.gotr.appstate.edu Mary discussion, Olympics opening p.m. disorder Feb. 19, for which cure. HD slowly diminishes affected individual’s ability to expected of them in their abroad information watching Sheryl Horine at Appalachian’s Institute for Health and Hu- Price Lake, PSU. Present-theceremony walk, and reason. Someoneparty with HD will eventually rely on leader or service role. The session man Services at 828-252-7557 or horinems@appstate.edu. ed bytalk Minority Women’s family members for his or her care.Cheer Huntington’s Disease does ceremony will be held at Presented by the Office Leadership on your nation at Circle. ACT to sponsor May event not affect just one person, but a whole family and community.
7 p.m. Feb. 7, Whitewater cial Events. Lounge, PSU. Attendees are invited to bring flags, Kater to You snacks and non-alcoholic Featuring free food, enbeverages. Sponsored by tertainment, back massagNAPSA to provide the campuses, community new foot web the APPS CASE (Cultural paraffin with wax adips, based resiliency program called Thrive. All currently Awareness & Student EnandCU hand massages for laenrolled ASU students are eligible to Presented take part in by thisthe exciting gagement) Council. dies. men opportunity! By utilizing the CUof Thrive program, students will Men’s Minority Leaderhave access to a large database of helpful CU Race to Civility: Cel- ship Circle information. and Kappa AlThrive offersthe articles, videos, other information ebrating 50th An- courses, pha Psi.and The event will be that will help of students adjust to campus niversary the Civil 8-10 p.m. life, Feb.stay 11, healthy, WhiteenhanceAct study skills, and build water relationships. this is just Rights Lounge,And PSU. a quick the types of topics covered by CU Thrive! The sampling author ofpresentation, lunch and panel workshops You can set up your own disaccount Wellness today using your App State cussion will feature auThe Counseling Center username and password. Simply visit www.appstate.cuthrive. thors Johnson “Feelin’ Good in com/ forDeborah more information. Thepresents first 80 students who sign up and Ed Williams, and be the Neighborhood!” wellfor an account will automatically win a free t-shirt! Any quesmoderated by Michael nessto Mary workshop tions or comments may be G. directed Cantrell viaseries. email Wade. The event will be 10 Extra credit slips will be at mc74237@appstate.edu. a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 8, room made available. For more ActBelk OutLibrary. hosting 2ndinformation, annual Farm Day 421, Tickets call 262-3180 are $10 and include or OUT go tois hosting counseling.appIn celebration of Earth lunch, Week, ACT its second and areFarm available from annual Day April 20 the from state.edu. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help local Watauga County • Mountain Cultivating Self Horse Love sustainable farms, Public such asLiMoretz’s Orchard, brary. For more informaon Valentine’s Day, 7:30Helpers, Spring House, and Foggy Likely Farm. For more tion, call 264-8787. 8:30 p.m. Feb.visit 12,the Three information and to register for the event, please ACT Top Mountain, Plemmons Outreach Center in Plemmons Student Union. TransportaActive Bystander Student Union tion to and from the farmsInwill be provided. Lunch will also be tervention Trainings • Mindful Eating: Make provided at each farm. Hosted by the Red Flag peace with what’s on your Operation Cabinet planned Campaign, the Medicine trainings plate, 4-5 p.m. Feb. 26, are an opportunity forwillThree Top Operation Medicine Cabinet take place April Mountain, 19, from 11 students to learn Plemmons Student on Union a.m. to 2 p.m. This is about a time for a spring cleaning your interpersonal, dating and • Sex in the Dark: medicine cabinet. Operation Medicine Cabinet gives Everyyou an sexual violence.safe Individuyou’ve been afraid to environmentally method ofthing disposal of outdated, unused als who participate in ask will be answered, 6-7 and unwanted over-the-counter and prescription drugs, sythis training leave with a p.m. March 3, Three Top ringes and other medical supplies. Any prescription or over better understanding of Mountain, Plemmons Stuthe counter drugs will be accepted, no questions asked. Clean how to intervene, deflect dent Union out your medicine cabinet of outdated/unused prescription and and/or stop perpetra • Tips for Managing over-the-counter meds. Bring to Plemmons Student Union tion before it happens. March “Madness”: A Stress Friday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. near info desk. If you The trainings will be held Reduction Workshop, 8-9 missp.m. this collection, the Watauga County collec7-9 Feb. 10, participate Feb. 27 in p.m. March 18, Three Top tion on May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations: and March 12. For more Mountain, Plemmons StuFood Lion - Hwy near WalMart; Food Lion - Hwy 421/ information, go 321 to http:// dent Union Old Hwy 421; Food Lion - Blowing Foscoe redflag.appstate.edu. • Rock; Getting OutFire of Dept the (Hwy 105). These collections Happiness are held in coordination Trap: Howwith to Watauga County Sanitation Department’s Household HazardBuild-a-Pet Accept Disappointment in ous Waste Collection Day, is Saturday, May 4, a.m. to APPS Special Events the Pursuit offrom Your9Happy, 2 p.m at thethe Watauga County 3-4 Landfill. giving you opportunity p.m.Items Aprilinclude: 9, Newpaint, Rivhousehold batteries, batteries, lead acid batteriesStu(car to build your own niCad stuffed er Room, Plemmons batteries),11 antifreeze, ethylene lighter fluid, solid and animal, a.m. Feb. 11, gasoline, dent Union liquid pesticides, used oils, householdof cleaners and Calloway Peak, oxidizers, PSU. With • Screening Lifetime’s fluorescent lights. program, “Call Me Crazy” Film with the Build-A-Pet you can pick your animal, hosts Brittany‘Last SnowLecture” & Love is University Housing stuff it, name it, dress it Louder, 6-8:30 p.m. April University theHeights “Last Lecture.” and take itHousing home is forpleased free. to 28,present Beacon Room, This banquet-style eventSpewill bePlemmons held April 22 at 6 p.m. in the Sponsored by APPS Student Union
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Plemmons Student Union. It will be catered by Casa Rustica 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 the disease someone usually only lives for 10-20 more years. opportunity for selected faculty to tell the world what they’ve The younger you are when onset occurs, the faster the disease had on their mind and what they would say if this were their progresses. The Huntington’s disease Society of America is a “Last Lecture.” The campus community is invited to attend at 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, of the proceeds from this event will go to please consider making your reservation today. To RSVP for Tai Chi, those 5 with HD. All“The Color “Django Un- this event, “Django Un“Django Unplease visit http://housing.appstate.edu/lastlecture. The Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Films the society for research. You will receive a confirmation email and mailed tickets to your Council is pleased to announce its remaining schedulep.m., for theTurchin Center Purple” screening, screenchained” screening, chained” screening, chained” Spring 2013 semester. Our Popular Film Series at I.G. Greer For more information or to register for the event, go to campus address prior to the event. the Visual Arts, 7 p.m., Greenbriar 7 p.m. & 10 p.m., 7 p.m. & 10 p.m., I.G. ing, 7 p.m. & 10 5k.appstate.edu. SuperCinema will feature some of the most acclaimed for movies of the awards season, as well as a blockbuster or two, freeand Theater, PSU, $1 I.G. Greer, $1 Greer, $1 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 The Appalachian Popular Programming Society, APPS, will a few gems that are not as well known. The CinemaVintage series in the Greenbriar theater will start out creepy, reflect 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 April7-9 30 at 6Corey p.m. in Room Belk Library. Admission Duck Poind Field. There will be inflatables, hennaFiddlers tattoos, tie class, Smith114, con“Gasland 2” screen“The Color Purple” Old Time some dystopian tendencies, then veer off toward the Painting tales of held is free and open to the public. dye, a DJ Foam & Paint Party, food and fun!! And it’s for free. unruly ghosts and science run amok. Show times are listed Convention,all10 p.m., Turchin Center cert, 9 p.m., Leging, 7 p.m., Green- screening, 7 p.m., with the schedule and as always, admission is still only $1. Students, faculty and community members are invited to read for the Visual Arts,novelends, $15 advance, briar Vintage Greenbriar Theater, a.m., PSU, free Here’s what APPS Films is bringing: IG Greer SuperCinema the graphic “Persepolis.” The library has placed copies TheBelk Library its “Through My Eyes” photography Popular Film Series: (All Showings at 7 and 9:30 p.m.,free, except of the book on 24-hour reserve. There will be ater, a showing the open to students $20 door PSU,offree PSU,is sponsoring $1 where otherwise noted; Admission $1.) April 18-20 - Rise of film “Persepolis” Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the library. contest. It is really easy! Take an awesome Belk Library photoonly Sons of Bluegrass graph. Upload it to Instagram and tag it #BelkLibraryContest. the Guardians; April 25-27 - Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters Both the book and the film will be discussed afterwards. Make sure your app is set to allow public posting of photos. (Show times TBD); May 2-4 - Warm Bodies. Summer study Book club read2014 Department of and Crazy Water “Persepolis” is a 2007 animated film based on Marjane Sa- Go to Edit Your Profile, and turn “photos are private” to off. The Study schol- abroad information ing & discussion Biennial Crystals concert, Greenbriar Theater CinemaVintage Series: (All showings at abroad trapi’s autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The winning Art snapshot will willExhibia $50 University Bookstore gift card. 7 p.m.; Admission $1.); April 17 and 19 - The Fox and the information film received numerous awards including co-winner of Have fun and reception, be creative! Show feature thatLegends, you love or arship session, 4 p.m., Bassbeing ofaToni Morrison’s tion 6-10us a7:30 p.m., 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 session, nominated 4 p.m., Bass Lake, PSUincluding a Academy “Beloved,” 6 p.m. p.m., Turchin Center admission: $10- The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) * denotes showings for many awards Award for to get you going: Belk Library in the spring; Get collaborative on Wednesday and Thursday. All titles, dates and show timesPSU Best Animated Feature. The story follows a young girl as sheCafé, Lake, Whitewater forstudy the Visual Arts, $15 best keep secrets; in a group room; Find the library’s 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 presented by the Or- free If you would like to have some input on what movies are The film will be introduced by Dr. Renee Scherlen, who Studio; and, Find your inner child in the Instructional Materials derfollowing of Black & Gold Race to Civility: brought to campus, the APPS Films council meets at 5 p.m. will also lead discussion on the film and book the Center. The public is encouraged to enter the Belk Library My Eyes contest& often by tagging multiple Instragram Thursdays in the Rhododendron Room of the Plemmons showing. Dr. Scherlen is a professor of political science at ThroughPerformance Celebrating the 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 Chinese New Year square dance with 50th Anniversary on campus, APPS Films can make arrangements for you to policy, international politics, and gender are among her areas can include a few words or a single line caption. The library’s celebration, 6 p.m., the Green Grass of the thewinning Civil snapshot. Rights public relations committee will choose come to a meeting and make a case for it to be shown. of specialization. The contest will officially end on April 28. The contest Blue Ridgewith BallCloggers, 7:30 p.m., Act, 10 a.m.-3 winner The event is presented by ASU Library in conjunction will be notified via an Instagram comment from the Belk Library Students room, PSU,As-by ChiLegends, room 421,email Instagram account. admission: The winner mustp.m., respond with their The 24th anniversary of the Morgan Lecture Series in the the ASU Humanities Council and the Muslim sociation, with support from the National Endowment for the address in order to be eligible to receive the book store gift Sciences, sponsored by the Morgan Committee, in cooperanese Culture Club $3-$5 Belk Library, $10 tion with the College of Arts & Sciences and the University Humanities (NEH) program. This is the fourth in a series of certificate. The photographs must obey all laws, including Forum Committee, announces the second Morgan Lecturer, programs that compose the 2013 Bridging Cultures, Muslim applicable copyright and privacy laws. Harold McGee, will be on campus Wednesday, April 24, to Journeys Program. deliver a public lecture, The Chemistry of Food and Cooking. Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi colBuild-A-Pet, “Higher Conspirator “Hunger of students from the Muslim“Hunger Student Association will McGee is a noted journalist who specializes in explaining the laborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi’s A panel Valentine’s host a conversation with first-year seminar faculty, interested chemistry of food and cooking to the public. He is author of bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials 11 a.m., Calloway Day Dinner TheLearning” screenconcert, 9 p.m., Games: Catching Games: Catching the bestselling book, “On Food and Cooking: the Science and faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique at- University community members and Summer Reading disfree ater ft. regarding The Ap-the summer ing, 7 the p.m., GreenLegends, $12 ad-challenged Fire”during screening, 7 Fire” screening, leaders reading selection7for Lore of Kitchen.” McGee’s public lecture will be atPeak, 7 p.m.PSU, titude and outlook on life repeatedly the cussion 2013-2014, American Dervish, by Ayad Akhtar. panel in I.G. Greer Auditorium. Islamic Revolution. briar Theater, vance, $15 door p.m. & 9:45 p.m., I.G. palachian Musical p.m. & 9:45 The p.m., will be held April 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Tater Hill (Room 155), Lastly, part the committee Jerry Mr. Ivy Pageant, Theater Ensemble, The Guardian described the film as “superbly elegant” PSU, of Blackis finalizing a visit to ASU by Dr. Greer, $1 and Plemmons I.G. Greer, $1 Student Union. The University is privileged to Coyne, Professor of Biology at the University of Chicago on goes on to note: “Persepolis gives us the sheer pleasure of 5:30 p.m., Parkway p.m., Blue Ridge host this6author and highlight his work. He was just awarded Cinema Sundays Carolina ChowThursday, May 2. Dr. Coyne is being co-sponsored by the narrative, rarely found in modern cinema or indeed fiction: a a Pulitzer Prize for hisPSU, stage$12 drama, Disgraced. This panel of PSU,story of what Ballroom, down: A to Local Entropy Dance Departments of Biology, Geology and the External Ballroom, Grants gripping it is like grow from a lonely imaginative diverse Muslim students will introduce topics related to Islam Program from the UFC. He is the author of a textbook on child an adult,Food and toFeast, find this11 internal tumult matched by and Muslim-American presented byinto Alpha students, $15 public “Hip identity. It will Troupe’s provide a good beginning speciation and evolution, and the bestselling book, “Why Evo- geo-political upheaval.” to initial thoughts about teaching American Dervish and leading Kappa Alpha Soror- a.m.-2 p.m., Park Hop: More than lution is True,” which is also the title of his extremely popular For more information contact Allan Scherlen, Belk Library, discussions surrounding it. The student panel will be moderblog on science, reason, and religion. Dr. Coyne willity, giveInc. a Place Cafe, Rivers & Dancing,” ated by “Hunger Dr. SamuelGames: Avery-Quinn. Music Dr. Avery-Quinn earned atscherlnag@appstate.edu. scientific presentation on speciation (his research specialty) his PhDCatching in Anthropology from UT Knoxville, his Master’s in Fire” Street Cafe, Sanford noon, Blue Ridge at 12:30 p.m. in Room 183, Rankin Science West. Dr. Coyne Religious Studies from the University of Denver, and his BA Kater toToday’s You event screening, 7 p.m. will also give a public lecture on The Relationship between Commons college students face unique challenges that when from the University of Tennessee. Ballroom, PSU Science, Religion and the Acceptance of Evolutionary to Theory pamper ladies,can negatively impact their overall success. In & 9:45 p.m., I.G. combined, in the United States, at 7 p.m., in the Blue Ridge Ballroom, order to succeed, students must find ways to successfully 8-10 p.m., WhiteGreer, $1 “Guess Who’s Plemmons Student Union. juggle their academic studies with their social life and financial The fourth annual Blue Mountain Documentary Festival will water Lounge, PSU, Coming to Dinner” responsibilities, among many other life stressors! This balanc- present the best student documentary projects on campus April 18,Who’s from 6 to 8 p.m. in Belk Library Room 114. ingby actthe would cause anyone’s anxiety and stress level to rise. Thursday, presented “Guess screening, 7 p.m., The Faculty Last Lecture will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. NominaThe event is free and open to the public. The festival highlights The American Health Association’s tions are being collected from students for the Last Lecture. men of Men’s Mi- College Coming to Dinner”created by currently enrolled Greenbriar Theater, National College audio and video documentaries Health Assessment found in their 2001 survey that 30 perstudentsscreening, at Appalachian We will extend the invitation to speak at the Last Lecturenority event, Leadership 7 State p.m.,University. Subjects for the short PSU, $1 cent of college students reported feeling so depressed that it films range from local artists and Olympic wrestling to marwhich includes dinner catered by Casa Rustica, to two faculty wasKappa “difficult to function” at some point during the past year. Circle and Greenbriar Vintage riage equality. Winners will be announced at the festival. The members who have the most nominations. Depression can lead to lethargy, irritability, social isolation, Alpha Psi Theater, $1 Documentary Festival is sponsored by Blue Mountain Student Hair Affair, 7:30 These invitations will go out to nominated faculty the first and disturbances in eating and sleeping cycles. It takes a University Documentary Film Services. Light refreshments will week of April. p.m., concerted campus effortWhitewater to adequately address issues such be provided. For more information please contact Tom Hansell as depression and the ways it impacts our students. Café, PSU,that presentThe Faculty Last lecture is an event based on the book The 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. ed by Ladies Elite
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Appalachian & the Community Together (ACT) at Appalachian State University will sponsor an International ASE May Break event May 13-28, in Thailand and Ghana. Sign up now in the new ACT Outreach Center located in Plemmons Student Union. A $500 deposit and your ID is required.
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Men’s basketball looks to Burgess for success
by Kaitlyn Thruston
Senior Sports Reporter
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n basketball, the point guard is expected to run the team’s offense, making sure that the ball gets to the right players at the right time. Despite standing just 5 feet 8 inches tall, App State sophomore point guard Chris Burgess knows how to help his teammates shine and get the ball in their hands at the most opportune moments. “When I run the team, everyone gets good shots and we’re a really hard team to stop,” Burgess said. “I need to get everyone involved. That’s my job.” But lately Burgess, who is second on the team in assists with 59 this season, has also found a way to shine as he had his best scoring game of the season Saturday afternoon against Elon. Burgess scored 13 of his career-best 19 points in the second half, going 7 of 10 from the field overall, which included two 3-pointers in the Mountaineers’ loss. One of the things that Burgess said sets him apart from other players on the team is his
size, or lack thereof, which he credits for some of his success. “I need to see things a lot quicker just because of my size,” Burgess said. “I need to use my quickness to my advantage. There is usually a bigger guard that’s not as quick as me.” App State has seen consistent development in Burgess’ game in his sophomore season. So far this season, Burgess leads the team in free throw percentages, making 28 of 34. He is also third among App State players in scoring with 182 points this season. Despite his own personal successes, Burgess is focused on his teammates and helping them be the best they can be. His close relationship with fellow sophomore guard Frank Eaves allows him to grow in his abilities while helping Eaves grow as well. “We don’t only make plays for ourselves, we make plays for each other to be sure that if our man draws another man we can kick it to him,” Eaves said. “We’ve been doing a good job of that recently and if we continue to do that, we’ll be a good team down the line.” Head coach Jason Capel has
also noticed the hard work and effort that Burgess puts in every practice. “The biggest thing about [Burgess] is that he wants to be coached,” Capel said. “I think he genuinely wants to get better every day. In regard to Burgess’ role on the team this season, it is clear that the sophomore has worked hard to improve, Capel said. “He’s understanding how to run a team his sophomore year,” Capel said. “When he plays with energy on the defensive end, I think we’re pretty tough to beat because the point of attack is pretty good.” Most games, Burgess can be seen sporting a big smile. “You got to have fun with this game” Burgess said. “It’s a game I love. I come out here and it’s not like work to me. It’s having fun.”
Sophomore point guard Chris Burgess rounds a pick setup by a teammate at this year’s home opener against Campbell University. Burgess scored a career-high against Elon on Saturday and is second on the team in assists.
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GPA improves under Vincent
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More than 250 Appalachian State University athletes, including six women’s basketball players, were recognized for their academic achievements when they were selected to the fall 2013 academic honor roll. A 3.25 minimum GPA is required to make the academic honor roll, which was released in late January. The six players from women’s basketball are Amber Doniere, Joi Jones, Jessica Barrios, Katie Mallow, Maryah
Football series between App State, UNCC starting in 2018 by Nick Joyner Senior Sports Reporter
Appalachian State University and UNC Charlotte will begin a two-game football series with a head-to-head matchup on Sept. 8, 2018. The two-game series begins at Jerry Richardson Stadium, home of the 49ers, and concludes in Boone on Sept. 7, 2019. “Adding a series against an in-state opponent that has the tradition and history of Appalachian State is important to the continued growth of our program,” Charlotte Director of Athletics Judy Rose said in a statement from App State Athletics. “We can’t thank [Appalachian State Athletic Director] Charlie Cobb and [head football] coach [Scott] Satterfield enough. We know our fans have been looking forward to this possibility and it’s a natural step
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Freshman guard Joi Jones posts up a University of South Carolina Aiken defender during a November game. Jones was one of the six members of the women’s team named to the academic honor roll this fall semester.
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Sydnor and Farrahn Wood. The list includes two freshmen. Jones, one of the freshmen, said there are different tactics to managing college life. “You have a lot more time in college, but you have a lot more work,” Jones said. “You have to know when to do the work and when to divide the time, especially between basketball and school.” The Mountaineers have improved their GPA since head coach Darcie Vincent took over the team more than six years ago. “When I took over the position, one of the larg-
est commitments we had to make was to the academic portion,” Vincent said. When she took over, Vincent said the women’s basketball team had an average GPA below 2.5. Now the team’s average GPA is close to a 3.25. “We have mandatory class attendance, they sit in the first four rows and we do two hours extra study hall,” Vincent said. The Mountaineers return to action when they face off against first-place SoCon foe Chattanooga on the road Saturday. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
as both programs transition into FBS play.” App State is entering its first season as an NCAA Division I FBS football team as it begins play as a Sun Belt Conference member this fall. Charlotte is set to join the FBS ranks in 2015 as a member of Conference USA. When Charlotte played its first college football game in 2013, Cobb said he knew setting up a series with the upstart program would be something to look forward to. “Since Charlotte announced it was beginning a football program several years ago, it has been a priority to try to arrange a series that would be great for our student-athletes and fans,” Cobb said in a statement from App State Athletics. “We hope that it is a series that will extend well past this initial two-year arrangement and become a showcase for FBS football in western North
Carolina and beyond.” App State head coach Scott Satterfield said he felt the two schools going head-to-head is a good fit. “The proximity of our campuses, the similarity of our schools and the familiarity that our student-athletes have with each other from the high school level make it a natural rivalry,” Satterfield said in a statement from App State Athletics. “It will be a great series for both school’s fans and for college football in North Carolina.” Along with Charlotte, Appalachian has scheduled three other homeand-home arrangements in which two games, one at each team’s home stadium, will be played, according to appstatesports.com. Southern Mississippi (2014-15), Old Dominion (2015-16) and Akron (2016-17) are the other programs the Mountaineers will face once they join the FBS ranks.
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