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TWO RINGS TO RULE THEM ALL App State professor helps discover first known system of rings around an asteroid Vol. 88, No. 41

by Carl Blankenship Intern News Reporter

ppalachian State University professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy professor Joseph Pollock helped aid in the discovery of the first known system of rings around an asteroid. The discovery was published by the European Southern Observatory and Nature on March 26. Pollock was monitoring the asteroid, called Chariklo, from the Panchromatic Robotic Optical Monitoring and Polarimetry Telescopes in Chile. The observatory is part of the SKYNET network of telescopes founded by UNC Chapel Hill. The discovery was made while observing the asteroid during an occultation. Pollock said occultations are the same as solar eclipses. When one object in space obscures another, an occultation occurs. Prior to the discovery, it was known that Chariklo would pass in front of a star. When astronomers noticed smaller occultations before and after the aster-

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Adjunct professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy Joe Pollock sits with a telescope on the observational deck of Rankin Science West.

oid passed in front of the star, the asteroid’s pair of rings were first observed. Pollock said the probability that what was seen were rings is almost certain. “I would put my retirement savings on Chariklo having rings,” he said. Pollock said when he first started working in astronomy, a discovery like this would not have been possible. “Before we had remote, robotic telescopes and the Internet to help with international cooperation discoveries like these simply could not happen,” Pollock

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said. Pollock said it is interesting to see smaller telescopes being used to make such a landmark discovery. “You hear about these huge telescopes being used now but

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this discovery was made using relatively small, low sensitivity telescopes,” Pollock said. Pollock has been a professor at Appalachian for 31 years and said this discovery is the biggest of his career.

“It never occurred to anyone that there would be rings on an asteroid,” Pollock said. “[We are] finding something completely new and not everyone gets a chance to be involved in something like this.”

Finding faith in few numbers by Michael Bragg Editor-in-Chief

Editor’s Note: The following is the first of a two-part series featuring the Latter-day Saints Student Association on campus. A group of students meet every Monday in a building behind campus off Poplar Grove Road with a group of High Country residents of comparable ages. This handful of young adults consider one another brothers and sisters, making up a family of shared values and beliefs at Appalachian State Uni-

versity. These students are Mormons, and they are members of the Latter-day Saints Student Association on campus. These Monday night meetings, known in the Mormon faith as Family Home evenings, a day set aside for families to come together and spend time with one another, serve as a meeting time and place for the LDSSA, which gained recognition as an official campus club in fall 2013. Different chapters of this club exist on several other campuses nationwide.

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The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity shaved their heads in honor of their brother, Alex Martin, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma.

by Laney Ruckstuhl Assistant News Editor

Brothers from the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity chapter at Appalachian State University are shaving their heads in support of their brother Alex Martin, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system. Of the fraternity’s 43 members, 35 so far have shaved their heads to support Martin as he undergoes chemotherapy treatments at Wake Forest Medical Center. Martin, a senior business major, has withdrawn from the university for the time being, but plans to return in the fall to complete his degree, said ATO president Zac Rogerson. Rogerson said Martin found out he had lymphoma about two weeks ago after driving himself to the hospital. Mar-

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tin originally believed he had pneumonia, but after undergoing a series of tests, a tumor was discovered. Martin has an approximately 90 percent chance of survival, Rogerson said. The decision to shave their heads was made among 35 of the brothers. “Once we found out it was definitely cancer, we all decided we were going to do it,” he said. “It just started a domino effect. We can’t take away everything, but we can at least show him we have support.” Rogerson said although Martin doesn’t know it yet, the chapter has also formed an alliance with St. Baldrick’s foundation. The organization’s Shavees go bald and ask for sponsorship and donation from friends and family, which will then go to a cancer patient.

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Juniors nutrition major Kaitlyn McIver (left) and anthropology major Alisha LaDue (right) are the vice president and president, respectively, of the LDSSA chapter at Appalachian State University. The two helped re-establish the organization as an official club last semester.

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Central Dining Hall was officially renamed Alice Roess Dining Hall during an open ceremony last Thursday. Alice Roess, who has served on the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees for five years, was presented with a plaque commemorating her contribution to the school during the ceremony, which was attended by Chancellor Kenneth Peacock, Chancellor-elect Sheri Noren Everts, and other prominent members of the Appalachian community. Photos by Rachel Krauza, Senior Staff Photographer

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Chancellor Peacock, wife honored for student advocacy

by Laney Ruckstuhl Assistant News Editor

Chancellor Kenneth Peacock and his wife Rosanne Peacock were given the Sanders Student Advocate Award by the UNC Association of Student Governments on March 22, recognizing his commitment to Appalachian State University students. This is the second year in a row that Kenneth Peacock has received this award, although Rosanne Peacock was not recognized last year. ASG President Robert Nunnery said the award is given annually to a recipient or multiple recipients to recognize those who have given a lifetime of service to college students in the UNC system. The two were nominated by Connor Brady, speaker of UNC’s student congress. Nunnery said he believes that Kenneth and Rosanne Peacock were given the award because of their constant visible presence on campus, at events and at football games. “I’ve had a lot of time to visit a lot of campuses and [see] how highly students speak of [their chancellors],” Nunnery said. “Every student speaks highly of the Peacocks even when they’re not around. Students are really going to miss the Peacocks when they’re gone.” Rosanne Peacock hosted ASG on behalf of the university while Kenneth Peacock was in China this past November. Nunnery said the hospitality they have shown makes them stand out to Appalachian students and visitors to campus. “It’s not his house, I really believe it’s Appalachian’s house,” Nunnery said. “He wants to talk to [students], he wants to connect with them.”

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Chancellor Kenneth Peacock and his wife Rosanne Peacock stand with the 2012 Homecoming King, then senior secondary math education major Ish Gomez, and Queen, then senior theatre arts major Pami Cuevas, at the 2012 Homecoming game against Elon University.

Watauga Democrats promote absentee ballot voting by Laney Ruckstuhl Assistant News Editor

The Watauga County Democrats are asking the campus and community to request absentee ballots to make up for the removal of on-campus early voting sites as ruled by the Watauga County Board of Elections. The BOE ruled March 5 to include the Watauga County Administration Building, the Western Watauga Community Center in Sugar Grove, the Blowing Rock Town Hall, the Deep Gap Fire Department and the Meat Camp Fire Department as one-stop voting sites for the May 2014 primary election. No oncampus voting sites were included. By requesting absentee ballots as proposed by the Watauga Democrats, citizens of Boone would be able to vote from their own residence without going to designated off-campus voting sites. “I think that there are a lot of ways to solve the problem of the removed sites, and I think putting the sites back on campus would be the best,” said Ian O’Keefe, field director of the Watauga Democratic Party and junior political science major. “However, we’re looking for solutions that are feasible and that we can use since the sites are removed.” The law regarding voting by absentee ballot was changed in April 2013 as a part of the Election Omnibus Bill to allow ballots to be requested using a general form online and emailed in, rather

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This year, fraternity members on campus who shave their heads’ donations will go straight to Martin. Rogerson describes Martin as a man that everybody knows and loves. Martin’s contributions to the ATO chapter include his role as one of the original founding fathers and serving as its first recruitment chair. Senior exercise science major

than handwritten and delivered in person, according to the bill. O’Keefe said absentee ballots have typically benefitted the Republican Party and early voting has typically benefitted the Democratic Party, but the roles are now being reversed. “This is just a test to see how well it will work,” O’Keefe said. “We needed to attempt to make voting more accessible to students and community as whole.” BOE Chairman Luke Eggers and Secretary Bill Aceto proposed the plan that denied the campus of early voting sites. “I think any time we get people to vote, it’s a positive thing,” Aceto said. Aceto would not comment further. O’Keefe said he encourages everyone, especially students and others affiliated with the university, to request absentee ballots. “We’re pushing this on campus, we’re pushing this in the community, in the same way we would push people to go out and vote,” O’Keefe said. “Now that elections have been taken off campus, this is a safer way for people to cast their votes. You can vote from the comfort of your own home, in your pajamas if you’d like.” Watauga County Elections Director Jane Hodges said although it would be costly to the budget because of the number of ballots that would need to be mailed out, she believes Watauga County has the infrastructure to make this successful. Brad Horrell has been Martin’s close friend since they met freshman year and pledged ATO together. He is currently one of Martin’s roommates. “It is so important to support Alex during this time because his friendship has meant so much to me since we’ve met,” Horrell said. “He’s given me advice, been there for me in times of need, so I only think it is appropriate to be there for him as much as I can now. I know he would do the same for me.”

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Alisha LaDue, president and junior anthropology major, and Kaitlyn McIver, vice president and junior nutrition major, helped re-establish the Appalachian LDSSA chapter last semester after years of inactivity with the help of Trent Spaulding, adviser and assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Health Care Management. “I don’t know exactly what people say about us, but what we want to reflect to other people is that we are a new club,” LaDue said. “We want our reflection to be as an uplifting club that helps serve the people around them, to live by moral standards and live a clean lifestyle.” ‘What’s a Mormon?’ Mormons, more formally known as Latter-day Saints, believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ and the teachings of Joseph Smith, who they believe re-established the Church of Jesus Christ in the early 1800s, according to mormon.org. Worldwide, there are at least 14 million members, according to mormon. org. In the United States alone, 1.7 percent of the adult population claim to be Mormon, according to the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. As members of LDSSA and the Mormon church, the students on campus believe in the Book of Mormon, Holy Bible and fundamental teachings of the church, which include, to name a few, Christian values, service work to others

and abstaining from tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs and coffee and tea, according to mormon.org. “When people know you’re a Mormon, they tend to watch you a little more to see if you actually practice all the rules,” said Nick Whitaker, a missionary from Utah currently serving in Boone. “It’s no secret that we’re a little bit stricter than all the other churches and religions out there.” In popular culture today, Latter-day Saints are portrayed in reality television shows, such as “Sister Wives,” promoting the polygamist stereotype, among others. “There’s a lot of misinterpretations that people develop,” LaDue said. “Things just get flip-flopped and stuff, but we really like it when people come to us with questions, because it gives us an opportunity to let them know exactly who we are and possibly gain interest from them. It’s an open door to ask questions, so we’re glad for them.” Members in the mountains Mormons are far from being highly represented in the South, compared to a state such as Utah, where the Mormon faith makes up 58 percent of the religious composition, according to the Pew Research Center. North Carolina, on the other hand, contains less than half of a percent in its demographic. For members from the more populous Mormon areas out west, this change in numbers was noticeable.

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(Left) The wooden sign built in the 1950s that directed visitors to Grandfather Mountain toppled over early Sunday morning due to high winds. A weather station at the Mile High Swinging Bridge on Grandfather Mountain recorded wind gusts as high as 92.5 mph. The sign, located at the intersection on U.S. 221 and N.C. 105, was old and fragile, with many boards rotting and tentatively scheduled to be replaced in 2015 by Linville Resorts. (Above) The sign as it originally stood with Architect Charles Hartman by its side.

But one member and student at Appalachian who is originally from Utah doesn’t mind the difference. “I’ve noticed there’s a lot of people on campus who when they hear I’m from Utah, if they have any idea, they usually ask if I’m a Mormon and then usually have some questions for me,” said Nate Powell, 34, who is a junior appropriate technology major with a wife and two children. “I found that it’s been a good way to help to answer questions that people have, because unfortunately, the Mormon church seems to have a whole wide range of understanding within larger society.” For those in LDSSA who are not from highly concentrated areas of Latter-day Saints members, they still find community within the small numbers. “Moving up here, I became more involved in the church just because of the fellowship that is here in this ward,” said McIver, who transferred from Wake Technical Community College in fall 2013 and is not an official member of the church. “We’re all very close and it just makes you really want to come to church because you want to see those people, you want to see your friends and it makes it all that easier.” Re-establishing the LDSSA The LDSSA had not been an officially recognized club for a few years before LaDue, McIver, Spaulding and former president Megan Milot, who now attends Brigham Young University, worked to establish the club’s constitu-

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tion and complete all other necessary paperwork. Since the start of this semester, the LDSSA has approximately 15 official members, which include LaDue, McIver and Erin Greenwood, another vice president and freshman elementary education major. With unofficial members and those who participate from time to time, the number is between 20 and 25. The organization has had more time this semester than last to focus on building the club and promoting awareness and recognition on campus. “If you take that idea, what they’re really doing is taking all the good that they’ve created this semester and solidifying it,” Spaulding said. “We’re setting a precedent and turning that into something more regular.” Scott Jensen, the bishop, or leader, of the Boone Ward, which is a term for the congregation, said the members that make up the LDSSA have wonderful potential. “They’re ahead of us in so many ways, and I’m not just talking about academically,” he said. “But some of them are spiritually and socially ahead of us. They’re thinking already for themselves, they’re reaching out and wanting to help other people.”

In Part Two: Members of the LDSSA will share their stories of how they were led to the campus chapter and the church as a whole, as well as situations they have faced along the way.

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App Submit announcements A service of the Division of Student Development. Email dycheab@appstate.edu at least two weeks in advance. Entries can’t exceed 100 words and need to include the event title, date/time, location and cost, other pertinent information and a contact(s) (email, phone and/or URL). Announcements will be edited as needed and will run as space allows. Road closure Feid Way, the connector road which connects Bodenheimer Drive and Poplar Grove Road, will be closed April 1-4 for storm water mitigation repair. Film screening: “Neurotypical” April marks Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, devoted to raising awareness about and understanding of Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The film, “Neurotypical,” will be screened in honor of this month: 7 p.m. April 1, room 114, Belk Library. Free and open to the public. An Evening with Soledad O’Brien 7 p.m. April 1, Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts; doors open at 6 p.m. The critically-acclaimed journalist has reported on breaking news from around the globe, including winning an Emmy for Crisis in Haiti in the category of Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story Long Form. The talk is co-sponsored by the Division of Academic Affairs, the Chancellor’s Commission on Diversity, the University Forum Committee and Multicultural Student Development. Free and open to the public; tickets are not required but attendees are encouraged to arrive early. For more information, contact penaae@appstate.edu or 262-6158. Call for sustainability grants The Appalachian State Uni-

versity Sustainability Council is calling for submissions for the 4th Annual Sustainable Arts Grants Awards. The primary goals of these grants will be to educate and raise awareness of sustainability in its many facets on campus. Students, staff, faculty and administrators are eligible to apply for these grants. Student applications must include a faculty adviser willing to support the project. All forms of art are acceptable, including 2-dimensional, digital, 3-dimensional and/or performance projects, not limited to the visual arts. Proposals are due March 31. Direct questions and send proposals to sustainability@appstate. edu or call 828-262-2659. Criteria for the proposals include: conveys the idea that all aspects of life are inter-dependent; inspires the audience to place greater value on health, justice and friendship; encourages the audience to be conscientious of sustainability on environmental, social justice or economic issues; was produced by a system with continuous effort to reduce waste and pollution; can motivate people and raise money for re-investment in the production of further “sustainable” works; and raises awareness and provides sustainability education to the ASU campus. Diversity Celebration To be held 3-9 p.m. April 8, Plemmons Student Union. For more information, call 2626158. The multicultural festival features performing arts, craft workshops, educational and experiential exhibits by local and regional presenters and artisans, as well as ethnic foods from local chefs. The free event provides a safe environment for learning about others, encouraging a deeper exploration of differences, and an atmosphere that fosters inclusion and cultivates collaboration between the university and the community. To view the schedule, go to www.celebration.appstate. edu. For more information, email multicultural@appstate.edu or call 262-6158.

News Overdose Prevention Awareness Program Presented by the Student Wellness Center, ASU Police and Project Lazarus, 7-8 p.m. April 2, room 114, Belk Library Room. Learn more about opiod and prescription drug overdose prevention initiatives. For more information visit wellness.appstate.edu or email mcdevittkb@appstate. edu. Environmental Humanities Symposium The all-day event begins at 9 a.m. April 4 in Table Rock, Plemmons Student Union. The event features three keynote speakers, an interdisciplinary faculty panel, a closing roundtable discussion and a reception. The keynote speakers are Dale Jamieson, professor of philosophy and environmental studies and affiliate professor of law at New York University; Phaedra Pezzullo, associate professor of rhetoric and public culture at Indiana University; and Mel Y. Chen, associate professor of gender and women’s studies at University of California Berkley. The symposium is free and open to the public, but participants are asked to register for the event. To register, go to http://humanitiescouncil. appstate.edu/digital-humanities-symposium-registration. For more information, go to http://humanitiescouncil.appstate.edu or email hallki@ appstate.edu. Wellness workshops The Counseling Center presents “Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood!” wellness workshop series. Extra credit slips will be made available. For more information, call 262-3180 or go to counseling. appstate.edu. • Getting Out of the Happiness Trap: How to Accept Disappointment in the Pursuit of Your Happy, 3-4 p.m. April 9, New River Room, Plemmons Student Union • Screening of Lifetime’s “Call Me Crazy” Film with Brittany Snow & Love is Louder, 6-8:30 p.m. April 28, Bea-

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Philanthropy Week The event will take place 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 14-16, Sanford Mall. Student Philanthropy Week is a fun and informative way learn why private gifts — especially those to the Appalachian Fund — are so important. The three-day event will feature give-aways, a thank you card station to thank donors for their support, a photo booth, and a giant Appalachian “A” bank where people can donate any amount to make a difference for Appalachian. Like App State Student Philanthropy on Facebook or visit senioru.appstate.edu for more information. Sustainability Film Series Presented by the Office of Sustainability and the Department of Geology, and sponsored by Appalachian Popular Programming Society, Belk Library, Department of Geology and sustain Appalachian, the series aims to raise awareness of current environmental, social and economic issues. Most films begin at 7 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium and each will be followed by a brief panel discussion with experts from the sustainability field represented in each film. • A Place at the Table, April 29: Tells the story of three Americans who maintain their dignity even as they struggle just to eat. Tax assistance Students, staff and faculty may use myfreetaxes.com/ appstate to prepare and e-file federal and state income tax returns. In addition, App is providing IRS-sponsored Facilitated Self-Assistance (FSA), in which trained volunteers will be available to guide users through the process and answer questions. In-person assistance will be available 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, through April 15 (closed during spring break)

in room 21014 of Raley Hall. No appointment is necessary. For questions about this service, call 262-6228 or email hofmannma@appstate. edu. Additional communitywide free tax assistance with the VITA program is available (by appointment only) at the following locations: Watauga County Public Library, 3-6 p.m. Fridays, and 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays; Watauga County Senior Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays; and Western Watauga Community Center on Mondays. Move-in day Volunteers are needed Aug. 15 to assist with move-in day for the class of 2018. Students will arrive from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., and volunteers are needed to assist students in moving their belongings into their residence hall rooms. Volunteers are also needed for upperclassmen move-in between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Aug. 16. Appalachian will provide all volunteers with a T-shirt. As a special incentive to organizations and groups, the committee is offering organizations with 15 or more volunteers to have their organization/group name or logo printed on the T-shirt. The deadline for volunteer registration is June 13 to have the organization name printed on the T-shirt. Sign up to volunteer on our website: http://housing.appstate.edu/volunteer. For more information, email jordansn@ appstate.edu. Free legal advice Do you have questions about your lease or the conditions in your apartment? Are you uncertain how to handle a speeding ticket or minor criminal charge? The Student Legal Clinic may be able to help. An attorney is available to provide free, confidential advice and information to Appalachian students about a variety of legal issues. The Student Legal Clinic is located in Suite 324, Plemmons Student Union. Call 262-8284, or visit the office to schedule an appointment, or go to legalclinic.appstate.edu.

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Single Stream Recycling Education, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Central Dining Hall, Rivers Street Cafe

Blazing Bassoons concert, 4 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free

2 Conspirator concert, 9 p.m., Legends, $12-$15 “Gremlins” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, $1

AS-U-MEDITATE campus-wide meditation, 4:45 p.m., Overdose PrevenParkway Ballroom, tion Awareness, PSU, free 7 p.m., room 114, Belk Library, free Faculty Recital Series: The Music of Scott Meister, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free An Evening with Soledad O’Brien, 7 p.m., Schaefer Center, free and open to the public

6 Acapocalypse, 6 p.m., Legends, $3$7

7 National Graduate Student Appreciation Week, April 7-11 Wake-Up Reception for Graduate Students, 8:30, room 232, John Thomas Hall Workshop: Grant Writing (open to graduate students), 1 p.m., room 357, John Thomas Hall Resume Workshop (open to graduate students), 1 p.m., room 387, John Thomas Hall

8 Diversity Celebration, 3-9 p.m., Plemmons Student Union, free

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Spring Exhibition Celebration, 6 p.m., Turchin Center, free

“Thor: The Dark Mipso concert, 9 World” screening, 7 p.m., Legends, $4-$6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 “Thor: The Dark World” screening, 7 “Gremlins” screenp.m. and 9:30 p.m., ing, 7 p.m., GreenI.G. Greer, $1 briar, $1 Artist Lecture with Ivan Fortushniak, 6 p.m., Turchin Center, free

“Mary PopCelebration pins” screening, 7 of Student Research p.m., Greenbriar, $1 and Creative Endeavors, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., fourth floor, PSU, free

5 “Thor: The Dark World” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1

Healing Arts Yoga, 10:30 a.m., Turchin Center, $10/session, $5/students

Contra Dance ft. Hard Cider & caller Valerie Hilbert, 8 p.m., Legends, $3$5

11 Global Opportunities Conference: Cuba Today, all day, free, registration required, PSU

12 Spring Professional Drag Show, 8 p.m., Legends, $8-$10

“Saving Mr. Banks” screening, 7 p.m. Visiting Writers Se- The Lonely Biscuits and 9:30 p.m., I.G. ries with Judith Ortiz concert, 9 p.m., Greer, $1 Legends, $5-$7 Cofer: Craft Talk, 2 p.m., Reading, 7:30 p.m., Table Rock, “Saving Mr. Banks” PSU, free screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Global Film Series: Greer, $1 “Carandiru,” 6 p.m., Greenbriar Theater, “Mary Poppins” free screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, $1 Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band concert, 9 p.m., Legends, $7-$10

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Sold-out crowd brings the noise at Banff Boone screening

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Banff’s World Tour Onsite Coordinator Kristi Beetch introduces the films at the Banff Mountain Festival on Friday night at the Schaefer Center for The Performance Arts. Beetch discussed inspiration for the films to get the crowd excited.

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he Boone stop on the Banff Mountain Film Festival’s 2014 World Tour concluded Saturday night in a reception from Boone locals, students and out-of-towners alike.

This was the second time Banff came to the newly refurbished Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, the last being fall’s screening of the 2013 Banff Festival. Tickets for this year’s show sold out a month in advance, and brought in more than 1,600 patrons. As in previous years, Appalachian State University’s Outdoor Programs sponsored the screening.

The sold-out crowd was equally respectful and enthusiastic, frequently yelping or cheering in excitement at the antics of adventurers in the films. Both nights of Banff opened with performances from local musicians, with Andy Ferrel and Oncoming Train performing Friday and folk band The Fox Fire playing Saturday. The Schaefer Center’s large high-definition screen then

displayed the winners and finalists of the Appalachian Mountain Photography Contest as a prelude to the films. “We’re gonna show the world that Boone does Banff better than Banff, [Alberta],” said Wes Overvold, media and marketing manager at Outdoor Programs at the festival. Outdoor Programs helped select 17 films from the 30 featured in the 2014 Banff World Tour, Overvold said. The films ranged in styles and mood while sticking to the festival’s theme of outdoor adventure. Friday’s main event was the 2013 Kendal Mountain Festival winner “The Last Great Climb,” featuring mountain climbers as they attempted to scale Antarctica’s Queen Maude Land mountains. Saturday’s headlining film, “North of the Sun,” witnessed two Norwegian surfers as they spent an entire winter on an unknown island inside the Arctic Circle living off the land and surfing in the frigid waters. During their time, the two friends were also able to clean up three tons of trash from the beach. Both nights also featured shorts to break up the longer films, which ranged in topic from an idiosyncratic marriage of paragliding and skiing on Friday to mountain biking and paddleboarding Saturday. Overall, the 17 films shown throughout the weekend were united by the themes of environmentalism, artistic vision and extreme adventure, said Matt Sedelmeyer, junior health promotions major. “Banff is a special time,” Sedelmeyer said. “It brings together individuals that not only care about adventure, but also care about sustainability.”

On Stage

Film Festival celebrates the long career of professor Joe Murphy by Sam Lineberger A&E Reporter

The Joe Murphy Documentary Film Festival, held Friday and Saturday in the Reich College of Education, was reflective of numerous aspects of the filmmaker and longtime Appalachian State University professor’s career. Murphy has taught in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction for 39 years and said that he plans on retiring this year. Rather than eulogize a successful career, which would insinuate that he’s through working, the festival served as a time for students, friends and collaborators to look back and appreciate what Murphy has done so far. Friday started with excerpts from Murphy’s more lighthearted documentaries, including “My Office,” which describes the first time Murphy had to change offices at Appalachian. “[Murphy] just rides the wave of the moment, sometimes with interesting results,” said Jeff Goodman, Murphy’s co-worker

and the festival’s Master of Ceremonies. This attitude stands out in 1978’s “Windmill Film,” which chronicles the celebrations in Boone upon construction of the world’s largest wind-powered generator on Howard’s Knob. The main course on the first day of the festival was the entirety Murphy’s most famous work to date, which is 1985’s “Doc and Merle.” The film, rather than being strictly educational and historical, takes a more cavalier approach and draws out some truly intimate, day-to-day moments in the life of the Watsons and their family friends. “I think [‘Doc and Merle’] is still important now because of the history,” Gina Harwood, associate development officer for the Reich College of Education, said. “It captures the history of the mountain people and the music and the traditions, which kind of correlates to where Appalachian is coming from, too.” In one scene, Doc scales a ladder up to his roof and replaces a shoddy window. Other times, the camera will stay content

watching Doc or Merle’s hands wring beauty out of a guitar. “Looking back on it now, I’m amazed at how much I remember, and how it stands the test of time,” said Terry Malaury, who helped with stills and postproduction on “Doc and Merle.” The second day of the festival held screenings in the afternoon and evening. The afternoon showing included the films “Auto Bond” and “Shoes Required,” taking a consumerist lens on cars and footwear, respectively. Saturday’s headlining film was 1995’s “Slow Food Fast Times,” examining the cuisine and culture of Southern barbecue. Harwood worked with Murphy to set up the Joe Murphy Educational Media Endowed Fellowship as a scholarship for film students. Though Murphy has been recognized by the university for his past accomplishments, he said he plans on staying active through retirement. “Take what you can,” Murphy said at the festival. “Do what you can with it.”

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Profesor of curriculum and instruction Joe Murphy discusses a 1994 short ‘Meat Interview’ on Saturday night in the Riech College of Education. The festival celebrated the work of Murphy.

On Stage

Panorama talks debut to a full Crossroads Cafe crowd Thursday by Casey Suglia Intern A&E Reporter

Student perspectives were captured and brought to life in Crossroads Cafe in Plemmons Student Union on Thursday at the Student Government Association’s Panorama, an event inspired by the short informational conferences known as TED Talks. “Panorama is the sharing of ideas and passions on a college campus,” said Natalie Gaviria, junior social work major and creator of Panorama. “It is something that is going to be unique to Appalachian.” Seven students gave rehearsed speeches and lectures over the course of the night, speaking on subjects they were passionate about. The speeches covered topics such as positivity, masculinity and motivation. “We’ve all seen TED Talks before and they’re really inspiring and they’re great outlets for people to get ideas out there and build off of them,” senior communications studies major and

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Junior communications studies major Alex Morales gives an educational speech on the topic of apathy at Panorama, SGA’s informational conference in Cross-

Panorama speaker Abbie Morrissey said. “For a college atmosphere, this is an incredible outlet. We could accomplish so much if more people were to participate.”

Morrissey gave a speech about using technology in the classroom at the beginning of the evening. The event was created and planned earlier in the year by Gaviria and senior

public relations major Shady Kimzey. “We partnered with SGA because we knew we wanted it to be something that was long standing at the university and we knew they could help,” senior political science major Emily Oswalt said. “We hope that they can take what we’ve created and pass it down in the future.” Oswalt ran a live Twitter feed for Panorama during the event on @asupanorma and encouraged audience members to tweet about what they liked and what they were inspired by. Gaviria said she thinks it’s important to have events like these on campus. “I really hope audience members gained a new perspective,” Gaviria said. “[I hope] that they thought of something that they’ve never thought of before, that they want to make new connections and were inspired to do something with those thoughts.” Gaviria said the seven speeches were filmed throughout the course of the night and will be up on YouTube for public viewing in the future.

CORRECTION: An article in the Thursday, March 27 issue of The Appalachian titled “Musical Theatre Ensemble presents ‘Spring Awakening’” originally stated that the showings were Friday and Saturday, but were actually Saturday and Sunday. The Appalachian apologizes for the error.

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Point / Counter-Point

Should student-athletes be allowed to unionize? Point: Unions for college athletes is a step in right direction

Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer

Those who have argued that the refusal of payment or representation to college athletes is unfair and unjust may be on the verge of a significant victory, thanks to a recent National Labor Relations Board decision. Responding to a petition from Northwestern University football players, a branch of the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that the players are in fact employees of the university and thus have the right to unionize, according to the New York Times. So far, the ruling only applies to football players at Northwestern, but as the issue goes to the federal level of the NLRB, the scope of the decision may be broadened. Naturally, the ruling was opposed by both the university and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and for good reason. For decades now, these institutions have crafted the notion of the student-athlete to deny players compensation while profiting enormously from the efforts of those players. With this ruling, we may well be progressing to a new phase of college athletics where players can finally gain some of the control they deserve and have long been denied. The term student-athlete was specifically coined to give the NCAA an excuse for not paying players. The NCAA first created the term following the 1953 Colorado Supreme Court Case University of Denver v. Nemeth, which allowed an injured football player workman’s compensation on the grounds that he was a university employee. As we can now see, the term student-athlete has little meaning. Athletic scholarships are explicitly based on physical abil-

ity, and can be lost if students cannot play. An economic benefit is offered under certain conditions, just as in the case of employment. Although the NCAA has made the move toward allowing multi-year scholarships, the majority are still single-year, renewable contracts, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. As the NLRB ruling mentions, players may work up to 50 hours a week on football related work, which, according to Bloomberg, yields around $16 billion annually. Nor do these scholarships cover everything. A 2011 study by the National College Player’s Association found that 85 percent of on-campus athletes with full scholarships lived below the poverty line. The number was almost the same for those off campus. The case is far from settled so far. Northwestern University is appealing the decision to the federal NLRB, so there will be sometime before a final decision on the matter is reached. It might be said that giving these athletes employee status is a slippery slope, but why not extend this to all college athletes? The distinction between football and basketball players and other athletes is the generation of revenue. Players in those sports generate large revenues that they do not get a cut of, something that cannot be said of all sports. Even though the argument could be extended to other sports, it is an argument well worth having. The current system is unfair and unjust to the players. If the colleges and NCAA want to continue the current system, they should pay players and allow unions. The NLRB decision is a first step in rectifying this unjust situation. Griffin, a sophomore journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.

Counter-Point: Student-athlete union is a disservice to academia Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer

The National Labor Relations Board issued a ruling this week in favor of Northwestern University’s football team seeking the right to form a union, according to Bloomberg. The ruling issued that football players were employees of the university. Historically speaking, the ability for employees to unionize has been influential and, for the most part, had a positive influence on the work environment we have today. We can thank unions for the 40-hour workweek, safer working conditions and a more complete and secure compensation system. But what happens when student-athletes want to unionize? We could see the establishment of an elite class within the academic institutions that favors athleticism over education. Let’s begin with the term student-athlete. In order to play football or any other sport at a college or university, you must also be working toward an education. Therefore, it is to be expected that one is a student first and an athlete second. There are many students pulling double duty. Many students supplement their academic resume with research endeavors, inventing, designing and promoting products, publications and other activities that often go seemingly unnoticed or uncompensated for but still bring positive publicity to the institution’s reputation. As for the compensation aspect of the union’s request, I don’t feel that it is appropriate for athletes to receive payment when many

are already receiving a fullride. I think it is great when anybody has the opportunity to receive funding for their education, but when is enough, enough? According to AthleticScholarships.net, NCAA D1 FBS football programs get 85 scholarships, all of which are full-rides. That is roughly 83 percent of an average NCAA D1 football team. And according to CBS, less than half of 1 percent of all non-athletes enrolled in a four-year public or private institution receive, by means of financial aid, grant or scholarship, a full ride. In other words, the percentage of college athletes on a full scholarship are astounding compared to the percentage of non-athletes on a full scholarship. Still not enough compensation? Before universities pay their scholarship athletes, there needs to be more action to reduce the already expensive financial burden on non-athletes as well. When graduation day rolls around, only 1 percent of college athletes will go pro, according to the New York Times. The other 99 percent will have to rely on their education, just like all nonathletes attending academic institutions. All of this boils down to the concern that allowing athletes to form unions would lead to establishing an undue biased toward athletes and away from the educational purposes of an academic institution. At the end of the seasons, athletes are students just like all non-athletes. They have busy schedules, difficult classes and a university to represent, but does it warrant the establishment of a formal union? I cannot say that it does. Mullis, a junior criminal justice major from Wallburg, is an opinion writer.

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Let’s listen to facts, not the ‘other side’ Michael Bragg Editor-in-Chief

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change addressed policymakers and business leaders Sunday and stated that more must be done to address and prepare for the effects of climate change, according to the Washington Post. Some of the world’s leading experts on the issue of climate change have told the most prominent and influential world leaders what we need to do to face an issue widely accepted in the scientific community. But more than likely, we as a nation will continue to play with this idea that there’s still a debate on climate change and that we need to keep weighing our options. After all, we want to make sure the climate change skeptics and down players have a fair say in the media. Well we’ve tried that, and it doesn’t really work out well for the general public’s benefit. Let’s look at a not-so-far-off situation in the media. MSNBC’s “Meet the Press” host David Gregory invited two guests on his show in February to debate climate change - and I use the word debate loosely. Were they climate scientists, experts in the field or authors of peer-reviewed studies on the conditions and implications of climate change? Nope. In fact, the two people Gregory invited onto his show, who have little climate change expertise, were Bill Nye The Science Guy and Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, a climate change skeptic. Why are we giving two people like this the airtime to talk about something neither one is highly qualified for? And if we’re just talking quantity of airtime, not quality, Sunday shows in the entire year of 2013 only devoted 27 minutes of combined coverage to climate change, according to a report from Media Matters. Brian Stelter from CNN’s Reliable Sources responded to Gregory’s dismal climate segment and summed up the problem perfectly. “Some stories don’t have two sides,” Stelter said on his show. “Some stories are simply true. There’s no necessity to give equal time to the quote-unquote ‘other side.’ One of these is climate change.” It would be fair to argue that some discussions on climate change deserve the skeptic’s point of view, but when it’s a settled argument in the scientific community, who are you going to bring on, more politicians and entertainers? I’ll pass. In the same report by Media Matters, it was found that only 14 percent of the guests on Sunday shows in 2013 to talk about climate change were scientists. A depressing 29 percent were politicians to talk ideology rather than share expertise. I hope 2014 will begin to usher in more reports, and eventually Sunday news shows, with experts found in the earlier mentioned Washington Post article and fewer people such as Nye and Blackburn. Bragg, a senior journalism and public relations major from Lillington, is the editor-in-chief.

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Baseball by Ben Cogsdale

Mountaineers take two in rain-shortened series

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ppalachian State baseball won two of a threegame weekend series against UNC Greensboro as two Mountaineer pitchers, junior Jamie Nunn and senior Tyler Moore, tossed back-toback complete games for the first time in school history since 2004. The third game of the series was canceled Sunday due to rain. There is no makeup date at this time. Game one Nunn pitched his first career complete game while the Mountaineers offense scored early, knocking off Greensboro 4-2 in the first game of the series. App State worked its way out of early trouble after the Spartans loaded the bases in the top of the first inning with three hits. Nunn forced junior outfielder L.J. Kalawaia to hit a ground ball to sophomore shortstop Dillon Dobson to force an inning-ending double play. The Mountaineer bats took advantage and staked Nunn to an early lead in the bottom of the first. Junior second baseman Michael Pierson launched his third homerun of the season that scored three runs. “I was looking away, and a fastball came inside, and I just kind of threw the hands at it and let it do its thing,” Pierson said. App State scored its fourth and final run of the game in the first inning on another home run, this time off the bat of freshman infielder Tyler Stroup. Stroup’s deep shot put the Mountaineers up 4-0 and allowed Nunn to settle into a

groove. Nunn allowed 10 Spartan hits but shut the Spartans out for seven consecutive innings before the visiting team finally broke through on the scoreboard. In the top of the eighth, the Spartans scored two runs off a single from Kalawaia, but Nunn settled in and got out of the inning allowing no other runs. In the ninth inning, Nunn finished the game. With two outs, redshirt sophomore infielder Benigno Marrero reached base after Dobson couldn’t handle a ground ball, bringing the tying run to the plate. Nunn got redshirt junior outfielder Zac MacAneney to ground out to Pierson, ending the game. “I was getting a little tired, but I got a huge boost of adrenaline in the last inning,” Nunn said. “The last inning might as well have been my first. I felt great.” Nunn’s complete game is the second one for the Mountaineers this season, the other belonging to Tyler Moore who pitched all nine innings against UNC Asheville in a 7-2 win March 8. Head coach Billy Jones said Nunn was the difference maker. “Nunn came out there, commanded the zone and he did what he does,” Jones said after game one. “He didn’t let the game speed up on him. He just trusted his stuff.” Game two App State notched a second important conference win over Greensboro during a rainy Saturday afternoon, 15-4. Moore went the distance tossing the second-consecutive complete game for App State al-

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Junior second baseman Michael Pierson touches home plate and is greeted by sophomore shortstop Dillon Dobson, freshman outfielder Tyler Stroup and sophomore outfielder Jaylin Davis.

lowing nine hits and four runs as he improved his record to 5-2 on the season. “I really started to feel comfortable out there in the fourth, kind of settled in after that and came in after the eighth and said ‘I want this night,’” Moore said. The offense for the Mountaineers was extremely effective, tallying 14 hits and seeing every member of the lineup record at least one hit. The Mountaineers trailed 1-0 early but rallied in the bottom of the third inning, capitalizing on a few Spartan mistakes that would prove to be a theme that afternoon. Pierson popped a high fly ball into the misty sky, which was subsequently botched by Ma-

cAneney plating two runners and tying the game at three. Sophomore centerfielder Jaylin Davis drove in Pierson on the following at bat to give the Mountaineers a 4-3 advantage. App State would open the floodgates bringing across 10 runs throughout the final four innings to put the game out of reach of the Spartans. The hit parade was capped by a huge bases loaded, three-RBI, double down the leftfield line by sophomore first baseman Alex Leach in the bottom of the eighth. “Bases loaded, I wanted to drive some runs in and really put a dagger in them,” Leach said. Five Mountaineers tallied two hits on the afternoon. Jones said

he was very pleased with how his team capitalized throughout the afternoon on four Spartan errors. “In college baseball, you have to take advantage of everything you’re given, and I thought our guys did a pretty good job today,” Jones said. “After mistakes were made, we didn’t stop and settle.” With the series victory, App State improves to 8-16 overall and 3-2 in SoCon play, including a 5-1 mark at home. The Mountaineers play Tuesday in Columbia, S.C., for a 7 p.m. game against the Gamecocks. South Carolina is 19-3 on the season and were ranked No. 3 in the most recent USA Today Coaches Poll.

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Football

Rain doesn’t stop football scrimmage as spring game nears by Cory Spiers Sports Editor

A steady downfall of rain Saturday morning didn’t keep Appalachian State football from holding its final scrimmage before the annual spring game. Head coach Scott Satterfield said that the decision was made to leave the practice outdoors despite the rain to evaluate his squad’s ability to cope with the elements. The Mountaineers participated in 24 series during the scrimmage and did not commit any turnovers. “The backs and receivers held on to the ball really well in this weather,” Satterfield said. “We may have to play a game or two in this next fall, and these guys did a good job with it.” Junior running back Eric Davidson ran for two touchdowns, including a 64yard run for a score, and junior quarterback Kameron Bryant looked sharp as he tossed a six-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Jacob McCann on a third-and-goal play as well as an 18-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Simms McElfresh. Junior kicker Zach Matics drilled field goals from 42 and 37 yards out. Redshirt freshman running back Terrence Upshaw looked comfortable carrying the ball, rushing for 64 yards. “It went good despite the rain,” Upshaw said. “We’re trying to speed it up and get a faster tempo. The final four practices are all about correcting all the mistakes before the spring game, learning the plays and getting all of our steps right.” The Mountaineers played a physical style of defense, notching seven sacks, 15 tackles for a loss and four pass breakups. Satterfield said the physicality of scrimmages generally ramps up toward the end of the spring schedule. The water-logged Mountaineers had a couple of heated scuffles after the end of plays, something Satterfield said is normal after a long grind of practices. “You battle against each other every day, and you’re going to have a little of that,” Satterfield said. “You’re going to have a little bit of that when these guys have been banging each other all spring.” Satterfield said the focus now is on playing a solid spring game to close out the spring practice schedule. “I want the spring game to be a fun day and not sloppy,” Satterfield said. “We have to eliminate the mental errors, and I think we did a better job today than in the first scrimmage. We’ll finish that up Friday night.” App State’s annual spring game takes place at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

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(Top) Senior quarterback Logan Hallock (left) chases down a loose ball during a full squad scrimmage at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Junior running back Ricky Fergerson (right) prepares to block on the play. (Bottom) Sophomore inside linebacker Toronto Thomas (left) glances at freshman wide receiver Isaiah Lewis (center) and sophomore outside linebacker Kennan Gilchrist (right) during a spring scrimmage at Kidd Brewer.

Baseball

Nunn overcomes slow start, boosts confidence with complete game

by Cory Spiers

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As Appalachian State baseball entered a three-game series with UNC Greensboro last weekend, junior right-handed pitcher Jamie Nunn was searching for confidence. Nunn, who started the first game of the series for the Mountaineers, entered the game with a 1-4 record and a 5.13 ERA - third among App State’s four regular starting pitchers.

Like the Mountaineers, Nunn, a second-team preseason all-Southern Conference selection, was off to a slow start. Nunn said his performance Friday in which he tossed nine full innings in his first career complete game, allowing 10 Spartan hits and only two runs, may have been the confidence builder he has been looking for this season. “His pitch count was down and he threw a strike one more than not,” head coach Billy

Jones said. The App State offense scored three runs in the first inning a factor that Nunn said helped him find confidence. “I felt great,” Nunn said. “Any nerves you’ve got are gone when your team scores early.” Nunn got out of a bases-loaded jam in the first inning when he forced a double play, and didn’t allow any Spartan runs for the remainder of the game. Junior second baseman Michael Pierson said that Nunn, like the entire team, is starting

to settle into a groove as conference play continues. “Jamie got confidence and got his start going,” Pierson said. “We had a rough start but [Nunn] has been throwing and feeling a lot better.” In the ninth inning, Nunn, who had thrown more than 100 pitches on the day, stayed out to try to finish the complete game. Redshirt sophomore infielder Benigno Marrero reached first base with two outs in the ninth after an App State error. Nunn said that play rattled

Jim Blankenship - 9 (1974) Steve Anspaugh - 8 (1973) Kirk Bailey - 8 (1982) Chick Cromer - 7 (1969) Jon Dolecki - 7 (1969)

him, but that he was able to bear down and get the final ground ball out. The result, he said, was an outing he thinks will be a huge boost for him and the team. The win for Nunn improved his season record to 2-4 on the season. “The hardest thing has just been losing, more so as a team,” Nunn said. “We’ve been down a little bit but everybody is feeling better, and I feel a lot better after my performance today.”

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Junior right-handed pitcher Jamie Nunn delivers a pitch during a game against UNC Greensboro at home. Nunn tossed his first complete game of his career, allowing 10 hits and two runs as the Mountaineers won the game 4-2. Nunn improved his record to 2-4 on the season with the win.

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