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Jim Fox named new basketball coach
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im Fox, former Davidson associate head basketball coach, was named the 16th head coach of Appalachian State University’s men’s basketball program Tuesday, announced by Athletic Director Charlie Cobb. Fox replaces former head coach Jason Capel, whose contract was not renewed after going 9-21 this past season. Fox comes to Boone after 13 seasons at a Davidson program that went to the NCAA tournament six times, the NIT twice and the CBI once during his tenure. Fox was also part of an Elite Eight run in the 2008 NCAA tournament. He also helped Jim Fox Davidson win six Southern Conference championships and will lead the Mountaineers into new territory as App State joins the Sun Belt Conference in all sports July 1. Cobb said Fox was chosen from a list of 10 potential head coaching candidates. “We spent a lot of time thinking, and we came out with [Fox],” Cobb said. “I’m excited he is here, and he brings outstanding credentials to App State. He is the agent of change we have all been looking for.” Fox worked under head coach Bob McKillop throughout all of his time at Davidson. The Wildcats went 288-130 in Fox’s 13 seasons with McKillop. “Jim was a significant factor in our success and will be a superb addition to the Appalachian State program,” McKillop said in a statement from App State athletics. “He has a clear understanding and respect for what Appalachian State represents after having played against them through the years.” During his 13-year tenure, the Wildcats had 27 all-conference players, six conference players of the year, three league freshmen of the year and four All-Americans. Most notable among his recruits is former Davidson star and current NBA All-Star Stephen Curry, who plays professionally for the Golden State Warriors. “Coach Fox is a great leader that knows how to connect with his players both on and off
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Students take a 24-hour stand for freedom on Sanford Mall
Local diner suffers electrical fire by Carl Blankenship Intern News Reporter
Troy’s 105 Diner in Boone suffered a minor electrical fire and sustained minor exterior structural damage early Wednesday morning. The Boone Fire Department was called immediately and the fire was contained before any major damage was sustained
to the exterior of the building. There was no interior damage. Owner Sandra Byrum said the fire team responded very quickly. “We were lucky that employees were here already to call the fire department, otherwise the fire could have spread,” Byrum said. Byrum said the restaurant will re-open on it’s normal schedule Thursday at 7 a.m.
Union houses Diversity Celebration
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(From left to right) Junior psychology major Rachel Cheek, senior public relations Laura Walton and junior public relations major Lindsay Poe gather Wednesday to support the International Justice Mission on Sanford Mall.
by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter
The Appalachian State University chapter of the International Justice Mission hosted a Stand for Freedom event with members of the club standing on Sanford Mall for 24 hours Tuesday and Wednesday. The human rights advocacy group, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consists of 18 field offices that
focus on different forms of violence and aggression, said Laura Walton, vice president of the mid-Atlantic region for the IJM National Student Leadership Team. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness that there are still slaves in the world today. “Our goal was to educate the Boone community and hopefully get 200 signatures for our Human Trafficking petition and raise $2,700 to
support IJM’s offices in the Philippines,” Walton, senior public relations major, said. Although the goal was to get 200 petition signatures, only 96 petitions were collected. The event raised $1,318. Different Appalachian communities were supporting the initiative, such as SGA, CRU and the Elevation Church.
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Students perform an African dance during Diversity Celebration on Tuesday. This was the celebration’s 13th year. Events took place in the Plemmons Student Union and offered a variety of multi-cultural performances, foods and crafts.
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The High Country Theatre League continues their celebration of Shakespeare's masterpieces with the upcoming performance of the musical "Kiss Me, Kate." Produced by the Department of Theatre and Dance, the Hayes School of Music, and the ASU Office of Cultural Programs, the show features more than 100 student performers, countless period piece costumes and elaborate set designs. "Kiss Me, Kate" will be showing Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Schaefer Center. Photos by Maggie Cozens
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Incoming administration discusses future of SGA by Kevin Patel Intern News Reporter
The Appalachian sat down with the incoming Student Government Association president and vice president to talk about their goals for the upcoming year. Sophomores Carson Rich, an advertising major, and Daniel Tassitino, an international business major, said they are humbled and excited following their election to the office. The Rich/Tassitino administration is already in the appointment process and have named Abby Hamrick, off-campus senator and sophomore social work major, their chief of staff. The Appalachian: Senate transparency is outlined in your platform, and vote counts are available on the SGA website. Can you discuss what you mean by transparency? Carson Rich: Vote counts are available, but a lot of the time students don’t know that. We want to integrate an actual monthly newsletter. In the past, SGA has done a semester newsletter, and in my opinion we need to report once a month, not every four months. In that report we want to show the bills that we’ve passed, what constituencies voted for what, not necessarily naming names, but stating what way Multicultural Affairs or Special Interests voted, just so that students know whether or not student government is reflecting what they really want. Daniel Tassitino: Another thing that we’re going to start next semester is having a bi-monthly contact table for students to come and talk to Carson and I about issues that they see on campus, as well as things that we have published in these newsletters. It’s not just a newsletter so that people see that we’re passing bills and we’re not going to do anything about this or that, it’s so that students know what’s going to happen to a bill after it’s been passed. If we bring a bill to administration, and they shut it down, we want students to know that, and we want them to be able to have their voices heard again. We want to be held accountable through these newsletters and contact tables, for our roles as president and vice president, which is to get the students’ voice heard. TA: Mayor Andy Ball has discussed the idea of appointing senators to the town council. Can you discuss that prospect? Have you already started the appointment process? CR: We want to develop that relation-
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Sophomore advertising major Carson Rich (left) and sophomore international business major Daniel Tassitino (right) are the newly announced SGA president and vice president, respectively, for the 2014-15 academic year.
ship because, for instance, we’re working on having a one-year probationary period in seeing how longboards are accepted on campus and in the Town of Boone. That’s something that was possible because of our relationship with town council and with Andy Ball. That’s something we want to pursue because App State is only here because of Boone. I think that’s something we need to realize, because if not then we have two separate entities that represent one constituency. TA: The Russell/Page administration has been extremely successful in acquiring external funding. In fact, the total money they’ve acquired, $20,950, is more than any other UNC system school delegation has ever acquired. How do you intend to acquire funding? CR: One thing is that, typically, schools don’t think about applying for grants. Last year when I was on SGA, we didn’t raise nearly as much money because we didn’t have the drive, and Dylan has done a wonderful job in conveying the point that this money is out here for us to har-
ness, and to make these students’ lives better. If we keep that at the forefront of our platform, we’ll be able to raise more. Dylan Russell has done a phenomenal job, and we do have big shoes to fill, but we’re going to try and wear a pair of our own. TA: You’ve discussed the Social Justice Center as a huge component of your platform. Do you have any specifics on what that will entail? DT: The SJC is something we’re going start on as soon as we hire a cabinet and talk to our senate. That’s definitely one of our long-term goals that we intend to have by the end of the year. It’s not something that’s going to come very easily, but there’s been an overwhelming amount of students who have shown that they want and need a SJC, therefore we’re going to take that and present that to the administration. We’ve also been working with Amanda Moore, the coordinator of the university’s Social Justice Week, and she has a lot of logistics that she’s gonna share with us. We have a lot of facts and
evidence that this is what students need, especially clubs and organizations that deal with social justice.
TA: Appalachian has been denied an on-campus voting site. Is the fight over? CR: The fight is not over, and I don’t mean that abrasively. It’s not going to be easy, but now that we’re trying to develop those better relationships with town council and Andy Ball we’re hoping that this process will come easier as the years go on. Abby Hamrick: Instead of considering it to be a fight, consider it to be the student’s right to have a voting site on campus. Students at Appalachian double the size of Boone, and it’s important that we have easy access to voting. A lot of it right now is very political, and the reason we don’t have a voting site is because of political agendas and that’s not fair. It is our constitutional right to be able to vote. It will take a lot of lobbying in the local board of elections, and even the State Board of Elections, just to say, “Why are we not able to easily vote?”
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Professor wins teaching award from Board of Governors by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter
Timothy Huelsman, a professor in the Department of Psychology, was one of 17 professors in the UNC system to receive an Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Board of Governors. Each professor received a $12,500 cash prize and a bronze commemorative medallion. Winners were announced March 26. A professor from each of the 17 universities in the UNC system was chosen by the Board of Governors’ Committee on Personnel and Tenure after special committees for each campus sent in the nominations. Huelsman’s nomination was sent in by graduate student Kate Thompson, who took his class in the Industrial Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management program. “I wasn’t aware that I was being nominated, I didn’t know by whom or how many people nominated me, but I found out in the fall,” Huelsman said. “I was given instructions on what to do when I found out and I had to put a portfolio together with
a lot of stuff.” The portfolio included write-ups of Huelsman’s curriculum, a 3,000-word written statement on his philosophy of teaching, a list of 10 to 12 former students that could be contacted, professional letters of support from colleagues and numerical and written teaching evaluations, he said. “It turned out to be worth while,” Huelsman said. Sandy Gagnon, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, was one of the colleagues who wrote a letter of support for Huelsman. “He and I are the best of friends -- we are very close colleagues,” she said. “He cares about his students, he’s very passionate about what he teaches and he really, really wants the students to walk away with information they can use.” Huelsman said he has a specific goal in mind for his students with each course he teaches, but across the board for all of his classes it is to make sure that by the end of the semester each of his students are better informed thinkers. “Ever since I was a little kid I’ve loved playing basketball,
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so can I make people want to work like the way I love playing basketball?” he said. “That’s how work is for me, I love it.” Huelsman said he commonly gets asked about his teaching style, but that it varies depending on what class he is teaching. “It really varies by the course, sometimes I’m pretty directive with basic lecture style, but other courses I might only say four minutes worth of stuff and just put a structure in place,” he said. “It depends on the goals of the course and the students capacities and interests, I don’t think there’s any one way to do it.” With his $12,500 cash prize, Huelsman plans to take his family with him to a Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference in Honolulu this summer. “I was going to go to the conference anyway, but now I get to bring my family,” he said. Timothy Huelsman was presented with the Award for Excellence in Teaching by the UNC system Board of Governors that included a $12,500 cash prize.
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FROM PAGE 1 Members took the stand in shifts, holding up signs and offering facts on sex trafficking Other universities around the country were hosting the same event. Lindsay Poe, vice president of the Appalachian IJM chapter, said she stayed at the tent for 18 of the 24 hours during the event. “Nationally, our goal is $150,000 and we really believe in the power
of college students and what they can do,” she said. The petition supports the Human Trafficking Prioritization Act, which has been supported by Republican North Carolina Senator Richard Burr, but not Republican Representative Virginia Fox, who represents the state’s fifth district that encompasses Boone. Walton said she hopes the petition will cause senators and representatives to support the bill.
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The last time IJM hosted this event, 18 months ago, Walton said there was $3,100 raised and 400 petitions signed, but the club does not have as many members as it used to, with the numbers dwindling down to about 10 steady members. “What I hope personally to get out of this event, and what I think all of us hope for it as a club, is that we just raise awareness on our campus and even internationally,” said Paige
Marley, an IJM member. Walton said she has seen sex trafficking occur firsthand and that it is something she is really passionate about in trying to combat. “I’m really passionate about sex trafficking in particular,” she said. “I really believe in the dignity of all people and it just breaks my heart that men and women would abuse children for their own pleasure and enjoyment without thinking of the consequences of that.”
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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 should not exceed 100 words and must include the event title, date/time, location and cost, other pertinent information and a contact(s) (email, phone and/ or URL). Announcements will be edited as needed and will run as space allows. Small.Simple.Service Week Presented by the Latterday Saint Student Association (LDSSA) at App State. Members of the LDSSA put together “Small.Simple.Service” pass-along cards which will be handed out at a contact table April 10. The group is expecting to spread small and simple acts of service through campus during the week of April 14-18. Those who pick up the cards will be expected to keep an eye out for random acts of kindess the week of the activity. They will then pass along a card to the person who received the act of kindess. It will then be expected for this to be a sort of domino effect throughout the campus of paying it forward through random acts of kindness. National Alcohol Screening Day Organized by the national nonprofit Screening for Mental Health, Inc., the screening day is an outreach, education, and screening program that raises awareness about alcohol misuse and helps individuals with alcohol problems find opportunities for assessment and treatment. A contact table will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 10 in the Post Office lobby, and confidential screenings will be offered regarding alcohol use. Anonymous online screenings are available at www.HowDoYouScore.org.
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Joseph Bathanti. The competition is open to anyone who is interested and has at least three original poems to perform. Sign-up is at the door and you must be early if you hope to have a spot to compete. A maximum of 12 poets will be accepted for the lineup. Admission is free, and refreshments will be provided.
Music Therapy Clinic Appalachian State University’s Music Therapy Clinic has applied for a grant from the LIVESTRONG Foundation that would expand music therapy services at the Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Cancer Center, and provide music therapy to patients undergoing various stages of treatment at the Seby B. Jones Cancer Center. The clinic needs the community’s help. To vote for the program, go to http://vote. livestrong.org/, then click on “Appalachian State University Foundation” under the Jeffery Frank Wacks Music Therapy Program. The deadline to vote is April 11.
River hero talk Chad Pregracke, CNN’s 2013 Hero of the Year, will speak at 7 p.m. April 14, Harvest House Performing Arts Venue, 247 Boone Heights Drive. Pregracke’s talk will focus on his life’s work of cleaning garbage out of the Mississippi River and other waterways with his nonprofit Living Lands & Waters. Pregracke will follow the talk with a signing for his book, “From the Bottom Up: One Man’s Crusade to Clean America’s Rivers.” The free event is presented by Watauga River Partners, Mountain Keepers, and Western North Carolina Alliance. ASU faculty and students are involved in the planning and hosting efforts. For more information, visit http://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/.
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Philanthropy Week 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.
Tax assistance Students, staff and faculty may use myfreetaxes.com/ appstate to prepare and e-file federal and state income tax returns. 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. Inperson assistance available 5-7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, through April 15, room 21014, Raley Hall. No appointment necessary. For questions, call 2626228 or email hofmannma@ appstate.edu. Additional community-wide free tax assis-
Student Poetry Slam 7 p.m. April 14, room 114, Belk Library. In celebration of National Library Week (April 13-19) and National Poetry Month, Belk Library along with Verses Slam Team and Lyric, Appalachian’s spoken word poetry club, is sponsoring the slam. The master of ceremonies and guest poet is renowned North Carolina Poet Laureate
tance with the VITA program is available (by appointment only) at: 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. Wellness workshop 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. • Screening of Lifetime’s “Call Me Crazy” Film with Brittany Snow & Love is Louder, 6-8:30 p.m. April 28, Beacon Heights Room, Plemmons Student Union 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. • A Place at the Table, 7 p.m. April 29, I.G. Greer Auditorium: The story of three Americans who maintain their dignity even as they struggle just to eat. The screening will be followed by a brief panel discussion with experts from the sustainability field. 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. Civil rights work For the past two years, Appalachian has been working intensely on several initiatives to improve the climate of safety on the campus. Listen to a progress report in a new FYI Podcast: “Building a Safer Community: Appalachian’s work with the Office for Civil Rights.” Listen here: https:// soundcloud.com/appstate/ fyi-ocr. Podcast about drug and alcohol arrests BusinessInsider.com published a story about colleges with the most on-campus drug and alcohol arrests. Appalachian State University was on the list. Listen to the full discussion of the rankings and what they mean at https://soundcloud.com/appstate/behind-the-numbers-1, or find it on http://appcares. 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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Student showing of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ comes to Schaefer by Lovey Cooper Senior A&E Reporter
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ore than 100 students from 38 majors, including the graduate school and honors college, will perform the Broadway musical “Kiss Me, Kate” Friday through Sun-
day. The production features costumes in the style of multiple time periods and a student-created set containing more than 8,600 hand-painted bricks. In honor of the High Country Theater League’s celebration of William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday, the show revolves around a fictional production of a musical version of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” and follows characters on and off stage. The show is part of this year’s Performing Arts Series in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. This is the first time since 1997 that the university has produced such a large undertaking through collaboration between the Department of Theatre and Dance, the Hayes School of Music and the office of Arts and Cultural Programming. Gordon Hensley, the current associate dean of the Fine and Applied Arts, was an undergraduate actor in the last work like this, said Keith Martin, director of the show and professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance. Chung Park, director of orchestral activities for the Hayes School of Music, served as the musical conductor for the show’s live band. “It’s really amazing to see students get out of their comfort zones, and have to do things that are not what they usually do,” Park said. Graduate vocal performance student Farren Hilliard plays actress Lilli Vanessi for most of the play and Katherine during the “Taming of the Shrew” portion of the show. This is Hilliard’s first musical, as most of her performances have been in operas. “The entire process of preparing for a show of this caliber has been different than what I’m used to,” Hilliard said. “In the opera world, it’s every man for himself. ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ has been a complete collaboration of performers with different stage experience.” Martin said the most difficult aspect in planning a show of this size is finding a time and a place that works for at least most of the cast and crew. Despite the huge undertaking of all the props, set pieces, costumes and choreography, the entire cast has had little time to practice in its entirety, Park said. “It’s a good sign,” he said. “It’s a sign of health, and maybe a little bit of insanity.” Martin said the recently renovated Schaefer Center’s stage is unlike any other on campus, and carries with it its own set of challenges in terms of space for cast and crew, set design and scheduling conflicts. “Kiss Me, Kate” will be performed this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Schaefer Center. Tickets are $8 for students and $15 for adults. Maggie Cozens | The Appalachian
Spring Professional Drag Show to be ’80s pop themed by Sam Lineberger A&E Reporter
The Sexuality and Gender Alliance will hold its Spring Professional Drag Show on Saturday at Legends, featuring some of North Carolina’s most experienced drag queens. The show will be hosted by 26-yearold Asheville drag queen Odette Dynasty O’Hara, whose real name is Michael Wooten, and include performances from Appalachian State University student drag queens and visitors from outside the school. This season’s theme is ’80s prom-pop. “My favorite part of drag is the creativity” said senior sociology major Taylor Bailey, who will perform in Friday’s show as drag queen Tequila Holiday. “When I put on my drag face, it is like an extension of my soul or my personality.” Bailey has been a dancer for 15 years and has performed drag professionally for the last two. “The App State audience is one of the best,” Bailey said. “They get so engaged and into it that no matter if you mess up they still love you. Also, you get so many different types of people, and not just the LGBT Community.”
Bailey said that part of the reason the professional shows in Boone are so successful is because some of the performers are also students. “Basically it’s like a big fashion show,” said Megan Wrappe, a senior journalism major who frequents SAGA’s drag shows. “[The queens] do acrobatics, they do dances and they get all dressed up so that it’s so much fun to watch.” Wrappe said one of the best parts about these shows is their unpredictability. Audience participation is expected, and often the performers will pull audience members up to dance with them. “If you haven’t been, it’s a great thing to go to before you leave Appalachian,” Wrappe said. “For people who haven’t been to [a drag show] before, it’s really worth it.” Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 for students in advance and $10 for the public and at the door. Junior social studies education major Cedric Bowie, also known as Trophy Wife, blows a kiss to a tipper during a performance. Bowie, who won the amateur show earlier this semester, will perform at the professional show Saturday at 8 p.m. in Legends.
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‘Saving Mr. Banks’ rescued by strong and compelling acting In the central moment of “Saving Mr. Banks,” Tom Hanks as Walt Disney implores Pam Travers, the author of the “Mary Poppins” series, to let go control and allow him to finish the film he promised to his daughters 20 years earlier. “This is what we storytellers do,” Disney says to Emma Thompson’s Travers in one of the most riveting scenes of the film. “We instill hope again and again and again.” But it isn’t as simple as a mere business transaction for Travers, who’s both uppity and broke. Wittingly or not, she’s woven her own pained past into the fabric of her beloved books, especially with the titular character Mr. Banks. In flashbacks we are taken back to Travers’ childhood in
Australia, where her father’s fatal alcoholism ruins his family’s trust beyond what words can repair. We witness the introduction of a nanny – undoubtedly the source of inspiration for the Poppins character – who promises to “fix everything.” The primary thrust of the film involves Disney’s efforts to woo Travers into letting him put his own touches on Travers’ story, including musical numbers and dancing, animated penguins. Every step of the way, Travers, played in a brilliantly nitpicky performance by Thompson, denies him on all but the tiniest details. Much of the humor stems from Travers’ stark hardiness. Unflappably sunny cab driver Ralph is the witness to many of her barbed insults,
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which are flung more at casual, early 1960s Los Angeles than at any particular person. In another instance, flightbound Travers coolly in-
quires of a woman holding a baby, who has just offered up her luggage space, “Will the child be a nuisance?” On the other hand, we have Hanks’ joyful performance of Disney. Hanks doesn’t look a thing like the famed entrepreneur, but his performance is dynamic enough to forget that. This Disney is a man near the end of his career who is at the same time inventive and stubborn. A handful of the supporting roles prove very strong, as well. Paul Giamatti effortlessly plays the simple but earnest cabdriver, and Colin Farrell is a believable if somewhat caricatured father of Travers. You do not nned to be a “Mary Poppins” enthusiast to enjoy the film, though some
familiarity with Disney’s 1964 classic certainly helps in understanding the intricacies of the entanglement of Travers’ personal life and the life of the fictional Banks. Overall, “Saving Mr. Banks” is a sweet, agreeably rendered tale about not only peering into one’s own past, but learning to let go. If the sweetness comes off as a bit sickly at times, that’s what you get for the price of admission to a film about the making of a classic musical. It’s not a must-see by any means and every once in a while the plot seems to repeat itself, but at the end of the day, Thompson and Hanks are successful in their rescue of “Mr. Banks.” - Sam Lineberger, A&E Reporter
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NC, country need to rethink drug policy Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer
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Major issues unaddressed by Common Core standards Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer
As the competitive nature of business and education continue to evolve at a global level, the installation of the new Common Core State Standards serves as the driving force behind keeping the U.S. competitive. CCSS presents very clear standards that recognize the demands of colleges and business, and encourages success, according to corestandard. gov. It also enables teachers to track individual student progress and collaborate with fellow teachers. Because math and English are universal, CCSS’s focus
on these two subjects ensures quality preparation to enter virtually any field. While the intentions of CCSS are clear and viable mechanisms for preparing students, it neglects to take note of short- and long-term social and financial circumstances. Because CCSS is ultimately left to the states, it could serve as a moderator for existing standards. States that have standards exceeding those of CCSS could lower existing procedures to relieve the stress of rigorous curriculum. It is also conceivable that states with low standards could have a difficult time adapting to the rigorous CCSS objectives. In this situation, there could be a danger of leaving some teachers and students behind. To maintain high levels of competition, standardized
tests will become more important. The danger of relying on the comparison of test scores is the simple fact that many people just don’t test well, and it would be a disservice to the idea of success if individual success relies on one test. There is also a financial burden that may limit the success in some areas and ultimately leave some schools behind. States are likely to turn the implementation aspect over to local officiators. This does allow the program to be tailored to meet specific needs, but it may not be doable for low-income areas. To keep up with the standards, schools will have to provide new materials, including expensive technology, which can be a financial impossibility for schools relying on funds from property taxes in low-income areas.
Remaining on the financial concerns, what happens when there is a boom of students applying and enrolling in colleges and universities? There are 37 million Americans with loan debt that comes to a collective total of $1.1 trillion, according to fastweb. com. Student loan debt is the second largest consumer debt in the U.S. It is, without question, necessary that the U.S. remains competitive in the global market, and CCSS is a great mechanism. But it is imperative to understand and be prepared to respond to dire financial repercussions in the long and short terms and be aware that standards can leave many behind. Mullis, a junior criminal justice major from Wallburg, is an opinion writer.
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North Carolina has become part of a new and disturbing nationwide trend - increased heroin usage and overdose. In 2012, 147 people died of heroin usage, a dramatic increase from the average of approximately 50 people per year in the early 2000s, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Obviously any amount of life lost to drugs is tragic, but these numbers give us an opportunity to reflect on the misguided drug policies we have been using for decades. To respond to the problem of drug use, our government has chosen an aggressive strategy, a theme that is embodied in the term we use to describe the policy: the War on Drugs. In pursuit of that policy, governments at all levels have gone about banning drugs, arresting users and suppliers, and even intervening in foreign countries. The legislature in North Carolina enhanced the statewide prescription drug abuse reporting system to include increased penalties, according to the News & Observer. All of this has produced little positive effect. A September 2013 report by British Medical Journal concluded that “expanding efforts at controlling the global illegal drug market through law enforcement are failing.” This crackdown on prescription drugs seems to have had the unintended effect of having users who have trouble obtaining prescription drugs move on to heroin, which is cheaper, according to the News & Observer. The fact that drugs are still so widely available after so many years of anti-drug policy suggests a problem with the system. This aggressive approach does not work, and we should move away from it. Drug use should be treated as a problem that is dealt with medically, and drug users who do not harm others should not be considered criminals. We have not progressed down this path the way we should, but there are some encouraging signs. To his credit, Gov. Pat McCrory did sign a law offering limited immunity to those who seek help for others who have overdosed. Additionally, citizens may now use the drug Naloxone, which can help revive those who overdose, according to the News & Observer. This is a small step, but it is the type of thing we should see more. We have tried harsh punishment and cracking down for a while now. It is time to move forward to a saner, more humane drug policy that seeks to treat those with drug problems and removes the harsh legal sanctions against nonviolent users.
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Strong start not enough to lift Mountaineers over High Point
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ppalachian State baseball (11-19, 5-3 SoCon) allowed the game-deciding run in the ninth inning to High Point University (19-13, 7-5 Big South) in a 6-5 loss in Boone on Tuesday night. Senior third baseman Kyle Brandenburg hit an RBI double into deep center field off of App State’s junior right-handed pitcher Taylor Thurber that gave the Panthers the late lead. The game started out smoothly for the Mountaineers. Freshman righthanded pitcher Sean Mason, who started the game for App State, had an easy first inning in which he needed only seven pitches to retire all of High Point’s batters. The Mountaineers took an early 1-0 lead when it scored in the second inning when freshman designated hitter Matt Brill lofted a single into left field, scoring sophomore shortstop Dillon Dobson, who doubled to left field on the previous at bat. Brill’s single extended his teamhigh hitting streak to 12 games. During that stretch, Brill has compiled a .477 batting average. The Panthers had its biggest inning of the game in the fourth when they scored four runs on four hits. All four of the runs were brought in without a ball leaving the infield. High Point scored its fourth inning runs off of two infield singles, a fielder’s choice and a hit batsman with the bases load. Mason was pulled during the big Panther’s inning and gave way to freshman left handed pitcher Dallas DeVrieze. App State rallied to tie the game at
Morgan Cook | The Appalachian Senior third baseman William Head slides home Tuesday night during the Mountaineers loss to High Point University.
four in the fifth inning. Senior catcher Josh Zumbrook walked with the bases loaded to score a run, and then freshman left fielder Tyler Stroup drilled a two-RBI single into right field. The Mountaineers regained the lead in the sixth inning when junior second baseman Michael Pierson led off the inning with a double to center field before Brill added another RBI, singling Pierson home. “We kept it close all game,” Brill said. “Fortunately, we were able to
come back and get into the game.” The Panthers tied the game at five when Brandenburg blasted a home run to left field in the seventh inning. Brandenburg then produced the deciding run for High Point and the Mountaineers were unable to tie the game in its half of the ninth, falling at home for the second time this season. “I thought we were OK, and we battled back a little bit,” head coach Billy Jones said. “We had some chances to separate the game, and we didn’t
get it done.” Thurber suffered the loss for the Mountaineers, dropping his record to 0-4 on the season. App State will play next in a threegame weekend series against conference rival The Citadel. The series starts Friday in Boone with the first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m. “It’s three games at home, and we need to take all three,” Dobson said. “It’s good to come back here and have a few games, and we need to take advantage of it.”
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Schoelkopf continues strong season, notches academic honor by Nick Joyner Senior Sports Reporter
For junior softball pitcher Alissa Schoelkopf, profound pitching skills are something almost everyone in the stands can identify when she takes the mound. But her ability to make opposing batters swing and miss may overshadow something equally as impressive: her academic performance. Last week, Schoelkopf earned Southern Conference Student Athlete of the Week honors for the week of April 2 after posting a season-high 10 strikeouts in a road start at Samford. The right-handed pitcher also sports a 3.45 GPA as an exercise science major. Alissa is the first Appalachian State student-athlete to win the SoCon academic honor since women’s basketball’s Maryah Sydnor did so during the week of Feb. 26. “I just try to do my best at everything I do,” Schoelkopf said. “I’m very strongminded. If I want some-
thing done, it’s going to get done. That’s just how I am.” Schoelkopf has 213 strikeouts as a Mountaineer, placing her seventh in program history. “I think it goes back to Alissa’s mentality and her approach to everything,” head coach Shae Wesley said. “She’s very competitive with what she does, and she expects the best out of herself both on the field and in the classroom. I think that definitely shows up in her grades, and you can obviously see it in her performance on the field.” Schoelkopf, who is fourth in the conference in hits allowed with 70 and eighth in runs allowed with 45, has always taken pride in balancing athletics and academics. “It’s just something you have to do. You must have good grades to play,” Schoelkopf said. “It’s normal to me. I have been playing softball and going to school my whole life, so I’m used to all of it. I just have to do my best in both academics and athletics.”
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Junior Alissa Schoelkopf throws pitches at Saturday’s game against Georgia Southern. Schoelkopf maintains a 3.45 GPA and was the Southern Conference Student Athlete for the week of April 2.
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There are no perfect brackets, just perfect entertainment Cory Spiers Sports Editor
The University of Connecticut has won the NCAA championship, and you don’t have a perfect bracket. But don’t feel bad, because no one does. Warren Buffett bet one billion dollars from his own pocket on the assumption that no one would have a perfect bracket. And after only the first 25 games of the tournament, his money was safe. The fireworks of the tournament start-
ed when 11-seeded Dayton knocked off six seed Ohio State in a tightly contested game. In the same round, the state of North Carolina had its own share of drama when the three-seeded Duke Blue Devils were knocked off by 14-seeded Mercer. The early upsets destroyed brackets, but thrilled viewers, who, like me, didn’t have much at stake with their brackets. The first No. 1 seed to fall was Wichita State, who was criticized all season for playing in a weak conference. Kentucky, who marched all the way to the tournament final to face the Huskies, beat them by two in a classic duel. Most importantly, I loved the Final Four, because no one saw it coming. Watching the Huskies knock off the No. 1 Florida Gators was both shocking in the fact that the Gators fell by 10 and
in the fact that I never thought UCONN would have a shot at smelling the Elite Eight, much less the finals. Wisconsin and Kentucky played a classic match that saw the Wildcats edge the Badgers by one. And again, who could have predicted that the Wildcats and Huskies would actually meet in the finals? In fact, Monday night’s game was the first time a seven and eight seed met in the title game, and it was the highest combined seeding of any championship game in NCAA tournament history. And that’s what made it great. A Kentucky fan named Tyler Austin Black gained Internet fame when he got a right calf tattoo done before the tournament that read: 2014 National Champions, with the Kentucky logo beneath. Black said after the championship game
that he is keeping the tattoo, despite the unfavorable result for his favorite squad. “It’s a way to remember this team, and it’s a part of my life story,” Black said in an interview with ESPN.com The fate of Black’s favorite team was sealed by second-year UCONN head coach Kevin Ollie, who can now add a national title to his Husky resume. Ollie, a former player for the Huskies, didn’t need a tattoo before the tournament started. He just led a seven seed to an improbable championship run. And what a ride it was. Burn the brackets, turn your focus to congratulating the Huskies and reflect on what was a very entertaining tournament. You might not be any wealthier, but remember, there’s always next year for that perfect bracket.
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TUESDAY April 15, 2014 7:00-9:30 P.M. WHITEWATER CAFÉ PLEMMONS STUDENT UNION Bring your friends, show us your talent, or just come and watch! Light refreshments will be provided.
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Appalachian State’s next men's basketball coach Jim Fox throws the first pitch at the baseball game Tuesday night at the Jim and Bettie Stadium. Fox received a warm welcome from Appalachian fans and athletes.
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FROM PAGE 1 the court,” Curry said in a statement from App State athletics. “He knows the game, puts the time in to make himself better and will get the most out of each player he coaches. App State is getting a gem.” The 40-year-old Levittown, N.Y., native graduated from New York State University at Geneseo in 1995 with a degree in political science. Fox started out his coaching career as the associate head coach at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, N.Y., from 1996-2001. He was the head coach of the program’s first team and led the squad to a 55-1 record over four seasons. During his time coaching in the high school ranks, Fox helped coach 20 future college basketball players as the head coach and director of the Long Island Lightning AAU Basketball Club. McKillop’s son Matt Mckillop, who went on to be a three-year starter at Davidson, played for Fox at the AAU level.
“I couldn’t be more excited,” Fox said. “I’ve been at Davidson for 13 years and there’s anxiety, but once I put on the black and gold polo, it felt good.” Fox said there is doubt in players’ minds surrounding a new coach, as well. “The first thing I told them was, ‘Guys, we are a family. You’re my guys,’” Fox said. “There’s such a fine line in college basketball between being good and being great, and I have to get them to believe that we are not that far off. They want to do it.” Fox said he can tell the Mountaineers want to achieve greatness and that he needs the community’s support in establishing a winning culture within the basketball program. “This is my call to arms to the season ticket holders, to the alums, the boosters and everyone listening on the radio: I need your help and to get behind us,” Fox said. “I want to be mayor of Boone by the time September rolls around. I want to get you excited about what we are going to do here.”
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