The Appalachian 09.26.13
Appalachian State University’s student news source since 1934
Vol. 88, No. 10
Blood drive has ‘A positive’ outcome
Annual ‘Ban the Ban’ petition comes up short of goal
Seventh annual Homecoming Blood Drive surpasses 1,200-pint goal
by Chelsey Fisher Senior News Reporter
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Junior appropriate technology major Matthew Swails smiles while donating blood at the “Saved by the Blood” blood drive.
by Stephanie Sansoucy News Editor
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fter raising their goal to 1,200 pints of blood, Appalachian and the Community Together surpassed their goal for the seventh annual Homecoming Blood Drive Wednesday.
More than 1,000 people donated, and a total of 1,317 pints of blood were collected during the 11hour event, four pints more than the previous year. ACT Education Coordinator Rebecca Burwell said that this is the most blood collected in Appalachian State University.
The Appalachian homecoming blood drive has also maintained its status as the largest single-day blood drive in North Carolina and top 10 nationally, said Kara Lusk Dudley communications program manager for the American Red Cross Carolinas Blood Services Region.
Is Chaco Boone’s glass slipper? Boone has highest percent of ‘Chaconians’ in the nation by Casey Suglia Intern A&E Reporter
The first thing that Kelley Olson, Chaco marketing specialist, and Jeff Crosetto, Chaco product line manager, saw when they drove into Boone on Thursday was a person on the side of the road wearing Chacos. “Boone has this amazing adventurebased, travel-based and youthful presence, which is what Chaco is about,” Olson said. “So it was very important to come here.” Boone has the highest percent of
“Chaconians” in the nation, according to data collected by Olson over a year. “Chaco is Boone,” she said. Crosetto and Olson stopped at Footsloggers in Downtown Boone as part of a road trip in the southeast to engage with customers and hear what they want from the brand. “We want honest feedback,” Crosetto said. “We want to make sure we’re keeping people happy, and we want to know what is the next thing we want.” The stop in Boone served as a way for Olson and Crosetto to talk to conSEE CHACO ON PAGE 2
“The continued amazing support and community service from ASU is a priceless gift to the patients that we serve every day,” she said. “Every two seconds someone needs blood, and countless numbers of patients depend on volunteer donors, like those who rolled up their sleeves at ASU, for survival.”
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Construction on Trivette Dining Hall began this month with changes planned for the interior dining area, collective renovation of utilities and an expansion to the dining space. Intern News Reporter
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Trivette Dining Hall renovations began this month and will continue through summer 2014 to address “enrollment growth, building code requirements and changing expectations of the hall’s patrons,” according to sustain.appstate.edu. “The dining hall top floor is going through a comprehensive renovation to replace all plumbing, [heating, ventilation, air conditioning], fire sprinklers and electrical service, and lighting,” Mike O’Connor, Physical Plant director said. “The interior will also be improved, and new equipment and furniture will be added. A small dining room expansion is also
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being added off the front of the building to add more seating capacity.” Allison Kemp-Sullivan, an engineer in the Planning, Design and Construction office of the Physical Plant, said students may still continue to access all parts of the dining hall until it’s closing in December 2013. A 1,000-square-foot addition will be added to the building and will hold the McAlister’s kitchen and order/ pickup area, O’Connor said. “The old McAlister’s space in the current Trivette Hall will be converted into expansion of the traditional meal serving area,” he said. Exterior improvements to expand the seating area for McAlister’s take SEE TRIVETTE ON PAGE 2
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Game Day Coverage
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The Mountaineers host undefeated Charleston Southern for the first time in team history Saturday.
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Trivette Dining Hall renovations to finish summer 2014
by Nicole Caporaso
The marketing specialist and product line manager of the shoe company Chaco visited Boone on Monday. Chaco held a drawing at Footsloggers with prizes that included this pair of custom Appalachian State Chaco sandals.
The LGBT Center at Appalachian State University received 942 signatures Wednesday asking the FDA to remove the ban, which prevents MSM - or men who have had sex with men from being eligible to donate blood. Each year, the center tries to match the number of pints donated with signatures, but in the past three years they have not been able to reach that goal. This is the fourth year the petition has been held during the annual homecoming blood drive. But this year, the center wants to focus on spreading knowledge about the ban rather than focus on a specific number, said Elaine Blevins, senior anthropology major and co-chair of the event. The LGBT Center also made other changes to the petition this year. “This is the first year that we’ve had a petition that meets FDA regulations,” she said. “In order for a petition to be considered by the FDA, it has to meet a certain set of guidelines. So we’re following those guidelines.” These requirements include a signature of every person who
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Students finger paint after a session by colorist Tunde Afolayan Famous. Famous is teaching free painting classes for the Tuesdays at Turchin art program through November.
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NEWS
Thursday, September 26, 2013
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sumers and find out what mattered to them. Their visit allowed them to get to know the consumer personally to make a meaningful product. “We’re both pretty new to the brand, and part of coming to a new brand is really understanding the consumer, so we wanted to find the Chaco nation,” Olson said. Olson and Crosetto were also in Boone to give back to the Chaco community, raffling away customized pairs of Ap-
palachian State University Chacos, gift certificates and wrap bracelets, a product to be released nationally in spring 2015. “The whole campus of Appalachian is just about loving the outdoors and making your life an adventure,” said Christian Goudy, a freshman entrepreneurship major who won a free pair of customized shoes. “I feel that Chaco fits perfectly into that lifestyle.” Across the nation, Crosetto finds there is a similar thread connecting Chaco wearers. “It’s a love of the out-
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out will begin this month, with interior changes starting next semester. In addition to the expansion of the seating area and the new amenities, Kemp-Sullivan said an updated Market and a completely renovated Park
doors, a love to travel as a traveler and not as a tourist,” he said. “It is community driven. You’ll find Chaconians at farmers markets, at music festivals, at rivers. That’s what bonds the Chaco wearer.” Olson said she hopes to be back to Boone in the future. “When I think about the Chaco culture, I think about the spirit of adventure, love for travel, and love for community, and those three things are, I think, the most prevalent things in Boone,” she said.
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Place are a part of the changes. Renovation construction will extend onto Duck Pond Field and O’Connor said the affects to tailgating will not be severe. “Duck Pond tailgating will be affected minimally,” he said. “Although we lost a portion of the Duck Pond Field, there is enough room for tailgating.”
Freshman English major Amber Daniels (left) approaches freshman criminal justice major Jason Piotrowski (right) to sign the LGBT Center's petition during Wednesday's blood drive. The LGBT Center was petitioning to end the MSM Blood Bans.
specific format the petition must follow, ben said. according to fda.gov. The LGBT Center’s graduate assistant The LGBT Center will also take the Sarah Magness said talking about the signed petitions to the FDA headquar- ban is important because most people ters in Rockville, Md., instead of mail- don’t know about. ing them or using an online petition, “We need to spread the word on this Blevins said. issue, so that enough people can petiWhile there is no official date to take tion the FDA and get the screening prothe signed petitions, Blevins hopes to cess to focus on unsafe sex practices intake them within the next two weeks, stead of [the] gender of sexual partner,” she said. she said. The center also hosted a social justice Magness said she will continue to coffee hour Sept. 18 to spread awareness double donate as much as possible for about the ban and the petition. This those who aren’t able to. Double donaevent was completely full and included tion is a process in which a special mapanels of people who identify as MSM, chine is used to collect two units of red who spoke about the ban and how it af- blood cells in one donation, according to fects them, Blevins redcrossblood.org. said. “Today, I’m helpEach petition is a ing collect signatures postcard-sized piece from individuals We need to spread the word when I’m not in class, of cardstock, with on this issue, so that enough the petition and a people can petition the FDA and and I’m also donatplace for a signature get the screening process to fo- ing doubles for my and address. The vi- cus on unsafe sex practices in- friends who are not sual of multiple peti- stead of [the] gender of sexual allowed to give,” she tions has a greater partner. said. “I will continue impact than just an to donate doubles as Sarah Magness, LGBT Center online petition, said often as I am allowed graduate assistant Emilee Gribben, seuntil the MSM ban nior sociology major can be lifted. Blood and co-chair of the resources are so vievent. tal, and thinking that “This year we went back to postcards my friends and colleagues cannot dobecause we like the visual impact,” Grib- nate is really heart-wrenching.”
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Troubling trends in DHHS start with its leader However, the loyalty is troubling as some recent decisions by Wos have put the fate of the DHHS in serious question. Wos has had several key issues in the hiring process of the DHHS, including hiring two 24-year-old campaign staffers of McCrory and a McCrory donor from Greenville. The first of the new employees, Matthew McKillip, was previously a research assistant at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, for 11 months. The other, Ricky Diaz, last worked in the office of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie directing social media and digital communications strategy for one year. The News & Observer reports that the newly hired 24 year olds were also promoted and given 30 percent raises, despite
Cory Spiers Opinion Editor
On the surface, it seems that Aldona Wos makes a perfect candidate for secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. As a philanthropist and former political fundraiser for top-of-the-ticket Republicans, it makes sense that North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory would trust the fate of the DHHS to Wos. The two have developed a strong relationship, dating back to her campaign funding of McCrory last year. She also led the group Women for McCrory, according to the News & Observer.
their lack of work experience. The Greenville donor will also work on the state’s medicaid plan, according to the same report. It looks like the direction their political dollars are going went a lot further than any recommendation of a previous employer could ever go. Unfortunately, the issues don’t stop with the Wos’ hiring process. WakeMed CEO Bill Atkinson also called out the DHHS for unpaid outpatient claims and limitations, according to the News & Observer. Despite the issues, trust in Wos’ ability to keep the DHHS running smoothly remains for some. Teresa Kostrzewa, a lobbyist who has known Wos for more than eight years, told the News & Observer that if there’s any-
one who can fix the DHHS, it’s Wos. That doesn’t change my skepticism of Wos’ abilities, but McCrory remains unphased, too. He still feels confident his old campaign helper can pull through. “She’s been a great adviser and friend and in many ways a mentor,” McCrory said in an article published Sept. 21 in News & Observer. “I just admire her and her courage to stand up to adversity.” Is courage now being measured in campaign dollars? It seems that party loyalty and a lack of accountability from the highest levels of leadership may doom the department and those who depend on it.
Griffin, a sophomore journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.
McMichael, a freshman chemistry major from Raleigh, is an opinion writer.
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It is time to change the gay blood donor policy Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer
On Wednesday, the university held the Seventh Annual Blood Drive, an event designed for the purpose of allowing people to help others in medical crisis. As noble as that is, a controversy has been introduced surrounding the donating process, and many individuals are protesting the way that blood donations are collected. An FDA policy established in 1983 bans for life all men who have had sex with other men – known as MSM – since 1977 from giving blood based on
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Cross issued a joint statement calling for a much shorter deferral period and for MSM to be treated as all other categories of donation candidates. The American Medical Association also came out earlier this year opposing the ban, according to ABC. Yes, according to the CDC, MSM are more severely affected by the disease than any other group in the U.S., but the testing methods we have now allow us to identify the presence of HIV earlier and more clearly. The joint statement from the AABB, ABC and Red Cross notes that new testing methods lead to the “detection of HIVinfected donors between 10 and 21 days after exposure.” We have been living and dealing with the disease for nearly thirty years.
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Given the advances in testing and the opinions of these medical and blood-donation organizations, it seems clear that we should eliminate the lifetime ban in favor of shortened deferral period. Donating blood is an act reserved only for those who are healthy enough to make a meaningful contribution. However, many gay men fall into that category, and are therefore perfectly able to give blood and should be allowed to do so. This is about using scientific advances to dispel old prejudices. It is time that the FDA caught up and changed its policy.
Spiers, a junior journalism major from Charlotte, is the opinion editor.
Loyalty from McCrory is dooming the DHHS
what is seen as that group’s high risk behavior and increased chances for HIV-AIDS and other diseases. The advances we have made in understanding AIDS and in testing for the the disease renders this policy archaic and in need of revision. Activists call this policy discriminatory and passionately work to alter it. The university LGBT center is, for the fourth year in a row, circulating a petition, which will be submitted to the FDA, to change the policy. The petition received 942 signatures. It is the voice of science that will decide this, and the voice of science right now is largely on the side of the activists. In 2006, the American Association of Blood Banks, America’s Blood Centers and the Red
Trivette renovations worthwhile
When I heard that Trivette Dining Hall was being expanded, all I could think was, “Great, more construction.” After a closer look, while the timing seems poor, the renovation will lead to a nicer facility for future students. The renovation is projected to cost $4.7 million, according to northcarolina. edu. Unfortunately, it is happening at an inconvenient time. Art Kessler, director of Food Services, explained that the renovation will include a complete reworking of the dining hall’s utilities, including the fire system, water piping and electrical workings. There will also be renovations done to both the Park Place Cafe and McAllister’s Selects. A new part of the building will be added on, which will expand the hallway into Duck Pond field by approximately 12 to 15 feet. McAllister’s will be moved from it’s current location to the other side of the hallway, placing it in the new building. The sidewalk currently running alongside the building will be expanded slightly and converted into an outdoor seating area. There are also plans to include a new entrance on Duck Pond Field. Kessler said there will also be more window space that will allow more natural lighting throughout the whole building. This will make Trivette brighter and more functional. The project will cause the Trivette Dining Hall to be closed from after Thanksgiving to the start of the 2014 fall semester. The poor timing of the construction represents the main problem with the project. Students who live on the west side of campus and enjoy the convenience of a closer dining hall will likely have to trudge through snow and the cold to the other side of campus just to get a hot meal. Kessler said he is aware of this problem, which is why construction has begun. Bulldozers are ripping up the grass and trucks are laying rock. They are beginning with the landscaping and the outside walls of the expansion so that they will be able to keep Trivette open for as long as possible. The food areas in the student union were renovated in 2011 and Central Dining Hall was renovated in 2009. After the construction is complete, it will be the last large scale Food Services renovation for a while, Kessler said. West side residents will have to be patient through a poorly timed, but ultimately beneficial project.
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WEEKEND EVENTS
Thursday, September 26, 2013
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Author Talks
Comic book author Stephen R. Bissette will speak at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Table Rock Room in Plemmons Student Union as part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. The event is free.
‘The Hangover 3’
SEPTEMBER 2013
APPS Film Council presents “The Hangover 3” on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7 9:30 p.m. in the I.G. Greer Super Cinema. This final installment of The Hangover follows the infamous “wolf pack” on one last adventure. Admission is $1 and concessions will be available.
First Year Showcase
The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents the First Year Student Showcase Sept. 26 – 28 in the intimate I.G. Greer Studio Theatre on campus. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. The showcase provides first year students the opportunity to take center stage with both theatre and dance. Ticket prices are $5 for students and $10 for adults. Tickets are available at the Valborg Theatre box office Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., by phone at 828-262-3063 or tollfree at 800-841-ARTS (2787) and online at http://theatre.app-
state.edu.
setup to create a non-traditional energized performance. Tickets are $4 for students in advance and $6 at the door.
Cirque Zuma Zuma
The Office of Arts & Cultural Programs presents Cirque Zuma Zuma – an African-style Cirque du Soleil on Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $10 for students and $20 for adults. For tickets, call (800) 841-2787 or (828) 262-4046 or visit pas.appstate. edu.
The Fox Fire
Tactical Laser Tag
APPS Special Events presents Tactical Laser Tag, a fast-action, high-tech game where participants work as teams in a realistic simulated battle environment. Tactical Laser Tag is Friday at 6 p.m. on Sanford Mall. Admission is free.
APPS Club Shows presents The Fox Fire, a four-piece folk band from Brevard, N.C. at Legends on Thursday at 9 p.m. The Fox Fire brings a traditional bluegrass
‘Night of the Living Dead’
APPS Film Council presents “Night of the Living Dead” in Greenbriar Cinema on Friday at 7 p.m. The film will be fol-
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Table Rock Room PSU 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Free
‘The Hangover 3’
I.G. Greer Theater 7 and 9:30 p.m $1
First Year Showcase
I.G. Greer Theatre 7:30 p.m. $5 - Students $10 - Public
Cirque Zuma Zuma
Schaefer Center 8 p.m. $10 - Students $20 - Public
The Fox Fire
Legends Night Club 9 p.m. $4 - In Advance $6 - At the Door
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I.G. Greer Theater 7 and 9:30 p.m $1
First Year Showcase
I.G. Greer Theatre 7:30 p.m. $5 - Students $10 - Public
Tactical Laser Tag
Sanford Mall 6 p.m. Free
‘Night of the Living Dead’
Greenbriar Cinema 7 p.m. $1
Steely Pan Band
Schaefer Center 78 p.m. $8
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I.G. Greer Theater 7 and 9:30 p.m $1
First Year Showcase
I.G. Greer Theatre 7:30 p.m. $5 - Students $10 - Public
lowed by a discussion with Stephen Bissete, who will be on campus as part of the Visiting Writer’s Series on Thursday, Sept. 26. Admission is $1 and concessions will be available.
Steely Pan Band
Pop, original compositions and traditional calypso music will be showcased during a Sept. 27 performance by the Hayes School of Music’s Steely Pan Steel Band. The 8 p.m. performance will be in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts at Appalachian State University. Admission is $8. Tickets are available at the center’s box office and at the door.
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
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Comic book writer visits campus by Emma Speckman A&E Reporter
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new edition of fear arrives in Boone on Thursday with eerie inking and terror on the silver screen, thanks to visiting comic book writer Stephen R. Bissette. A connoisseur of the macabre, Bissette has been writing and drawing horror comics since the mid-1970s. He is the second writer featured in this year’s Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series. Bissette, a Vermont native and resident, visits Boone on Thursday and Friday and will be talking, showing films and signing copies of his new book, “Teen Angels and New Mutants” in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union. “Bissette was chosen because he is cutting edge, one of those at the very top of his field,” said Joseph Bathanti, who heads the committee that chooses which writers come to campus. Bathanti is also a professor in the Department of English and was named North Carolina’s Poet Laureate in 2012 by Gov. Bev Purdue. Like every visiting writer, Bissette will, in part, be promoting his new book, but as a professor himself, his other goal with the visiting writers series is to teach his craft to young people. “Thursday, I’ll be talking about my approach to telling stories through comics – why monsters are important to me and why I draw them,” Bissette said. He plans to show the 1960s films “The Dutchman” and “Night of the Living Dead” back-to-back Friday and discuss their significances to the horror genre. Bissette began his career in 1974 working as a pencil artist for “Swamp Thing” under writer Alan Moore, who later became famous for comics such as “Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta.” “We were the first American artists he worked with,” Bissette said. After a few years, he decided runof-the-mill horror wasn’t enough, and he wanted to expand his talents. Bissette and the pen artist of “Swamp Thing” met a Canadian publisher who told them he loved their work. So much, in fact, that he would publish whatever they wanted to make next. The two-man team received content from all over the world to be compiled into the goriest, most disturbing comic series they could imagine. From that they created the series “Taboo.” “We got busted by every Englishspeaking country in the world,” Bissette said. “We couldn’t ship into England for a while. I was smuggling copies of ‘Taboo’ into Canada so I could give copies to the artists who
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Comic book author Stephen R. Bissette, the creator of the comic series “Taboo,” also created “Teen Angels & New Mutants.” Bissette, a writer of horror comics, will speak at Appalachian State University on Thursday and Friday as a part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.
worked on it. It was a risky time to publish stuff like that.” By the time Bissette was producing “Taboo” solo, things settled down and he was able to distribute comics without repercussions, partly because of the decline of the comic industry, Bissette said. “Everything has changed so dramatically,” he said. “I grew up in the backwoods of Vermont and I could bicycle to three or four places and get comic books.” Now, he said, it is difficult to find comics anywhere. “A lot of kids back in the day, if they didn’t read anything they read comic books,” said Mark Hayes, who used to own Warehouse Comix & Things on Old Highway 421 in the mid-1990s. “Film industry has taken hold of the innovative ideas.” Hayes sold the store 10 years ago. However, comic book fans nowadays sing a different, more optimistic tune. “It’s the paranoia of the death of print media,” senior Francophone studies major Jordan Barger said. “Instead of the big stores with millions of comic books and CDs, it goes straight to the source – the audience who wants it. There’s a lot more opportunity in the Information Age.” He maintains that comics are not a dying craft, but rather they have evolved into an underground art that is not part of the mainstream. “Look at Comic Con,” Barger said. “It is thriving more than it ever has.” The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers series will continue next month when author Toi Derricotte visits Appalachian on Oct. 3.
Drake improves with his new album ‘Nothing Was the Same’ On Drake’s 2011 album “Take Care,” the Canadian rap star surrounded himself with high profile guests such as Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Rick Ross. On “Nothing Was the Same,” Drake’s newest album, there are a few obscure guest singers and one pitiful verse from Jay-Z. In other words, Drake’s done propping himself up with others’ talents. “Nothing Was the Same” finds Drake and partner-in-crime producer Noah “40” Shebib reveling in the vivid, contradictory sound at which they excel. Together, they’ve made a pop-rap album as desolate as it is triumphant. It’s a nice look for Drake; some would say he’s spent more time whining into Auto-Tune than making enduring music. While “Nothing Was the Same” isn’t quite a rap classic, it’s more confident and engaging than some of his past material. The album opens with one of its best tracks, “Tuscan Leather.” A three-part epic without a hook, the track finds 40 flipping a Whitney Houston sample three different ways for an incredible effect. The track’s mutating mood lets Drake begin with hyped-up celebratory raps and then gradually wind down to the selfeffacing that characterizes the rest of the album. Drake is more reliant on R&B singsong than all-out rapping, but “Nothing Was the Same” finds him proving his talent on both fronts. On “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” he puts his singing up front with a melancholic R&B ballad. On the menacing “Worst Behavior,” he amps up his rapping to a throaty bellow. On album standout “Furthest Thing,” he pits the two styles against each other and it clicks perfectly. This wouldn’t be possible without 40’s production. Though he doesn’t handle all the tracks himself, his synth-heavy, impeccably detailed beats permeate the album and lend considerable weight to
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Drake’s emotive persona. That persona, at times selfish and sexcrazed, is more pervasive here than ever before. This is both an asset to the album and a major flaw. Drake presents himself as both a sensitive crooner and an a--hole, which leaves the listener a bit polarized. Weirdly, the album also features numerous nods to the Wu-Tang Clan. Two songs sample them and they’re named specifically in “Wu-Tang Forever.” Frankly, the references muddle the album’s sense of isolation. Drake has more in common with an introspective Kanye West or a sarcastic Frank Ocean than the Clan’s aggression. Although it doesn’t quite reach the heights of some of “Take Care,” “Nothing Was the Same” is easily Drake’s most consistent album. Still, Drake and 40 aren’t likely to achieve a mood this starkly distinctive again, so it’ll be nice to see where they go from here. – Colin Moore, Senior A&E Reporter
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GAME D Y
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Matchup
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Mountaineers return home to take on Bucs
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vs. Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs. Appalachian State Mountaineers 3:30 p.m. - Boone, N.C. Kidd Brewer Stadium
by Andrew Clausen Sports Editor
How App State Can Win: The Mountaineers are coming off a good win at Elon and they will need to continue the good play if they are going to take down the undefeated Bucs. The victory would have been more definite had it not been for a comeback by Elon and App State will need to make sure it stays consistent throughout the game. The recent combo quarterback strategy will get its second test of the year with both Jamal LondryJackson and Kameron Bryant to be under center. With Sean Price back in the lineup and Marcus Cox off his impressive game last week, App State looks solid offensively. How Charleston Southern Can Win: The Bucs are a running offense machine. They rank second in the Big South Conference in total rushing offense and they will need to push the ball at the Mountaineers at every possible moment, including some no-huddle situations. Junior running back Christian Reyes is currently third in the Big South in rushing at 87.5 yards per game, and he’ll need a big game in order to overcome App State’s balanced attack. The Bottom Line: Despite Charleston Southern being undefeated, it’s hard to imagine the Bucs coming into Kidd Brewer Stadium and beating an App State team on the rise. Despite a rare two-game losing streak at home for only the third time since 1996, the Mountaineers know that pride is on the line, as well. The biggest question for the Bucs will be whether their defense can hold. A run-first offense versus two top SoCon quarterbacks doesn’t bode well for Charleston Southern. The key will be who can minimize big plays.
FINAL SCORE 31-24 App State
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Senior quarterback Jamal Londry-Jackson runs the ball toward the endzone against Coastal Carolina last season. Londry-Jackson is 40-62 for 414 yards this season. He has thrown two touchdowns and averages 138 passing yards per
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fter a strong performance from the Appalachian State football team in a 31-21 road win at Elon, the Mountaineers return home this Saturday to face Charleston Southern for the first time ever. The Buccaneers (4-0, 0-0 Big South) have already won three road games this season, so App State must maintain focus to win. “They’re a talented group,” quarterback Jamal Londry-Jackson said. “They run a bunch of coverages and like to switch it up on you; a much improved team from the previous year.” Londry-Jackson and sophomore quarterback Kameron Bryant have been splitting time behind center this season, possibly due to the off-season knee surgery Londry-Jackson underwent. “I knew it was going to be a little bit of adversity in the beginning,” he said. “I look at the guys in front of me, like [Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III], he’s going through the same thing. I just had to stay strong, stay confident and I knew it was going to come back.” App State (1-2, 1-0 SoCon) welcomed back sophomore receiver Sean Price last week after missing the first two games due to suspension. Price led the team last year in receiving yards with 1,196 and touchdowns with eight. “He’s a big target that can stretch the field,” Londry-Jackson said. “He blows the top off coverages.” The receiver caught a 41-yard touchdown pass from Bryant in his return last week, and big passing plays like that is something the team lacked in
both losses to Montana and N.C. A&T. Two freshmen also played a crucial role in the Mountaineer’s first victory last week and were honored for their play. Running back Marcus Cox took home the SoCon Freshman of the Week and The Sporting News’ National CoFreshman of the Week awards, while linebacker John Law received SoCon Defensive Player of the Week. “I joke with Marcus, I tell him we’re competing for freshman of the week, every week,” Law said. “And every week he tries to beat me out.” Cox, who ran for 159 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, said he felt honored but knew he couldn’t have won the award alone. “It feels good, but I have to give thanks to my offensive line, my teammates,” Cox said. “Without them, none of this would be possible. It feels great to accomplish that in my first start.” The focus now switches to the undefeated Buccaneers, who are averaging 206 rushing yards per game, according to csusports.com. Charleston Southern runs an option-run offense and head coach Scott Satterfield knows defending that will be crucial to his team’s success. “We have to hold our integrity in our gaps and not get out of position,” he said. “That’s the main thing. They have a very athletic quarterback who can do a lot of things with his feet.” Buccaneer’s senior quarterback Malcolm Dixon has gone 28-58 for 470 yards through the air with five touchdowns and only one interception this year. A home win against Charleston Southern would put App State’s record at 2-2 before traveling to face their second SoCon opponent, the Citadel, on Oct. 5.
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1. North Dakota State 3-0 2. Eastern Washington 2-1 3. Towson 4-0 4. Sam Houston State 3-1 5. Northern Iowa 3-0 6. South Dakota State 3-1 7. Montana 3-0 8. Eastern Illinois 3-1 9. McNeese State 4-0 10. New Hampshire 1-1 11. Montana State 2-2 12. Coastal Carolina 4-0 13. Central Arkansas 2-2 14. James Madison 3-1 15. Georgia Southern*^ 2-1 16. Fordham 4-0 17. Wofford* 2-2 18. Cal Poly 1-2 19. Villanova 1-2 20. Bethune-Cookman 3-1 21. Lehigh 3-0 22. Richmond 2-2 23. Tennessee-Martin 2-1 24. Northern Arizona 2-1 25. Gardner-Webb 3-1 * SoCon teams ^ Team transitioning to SunBelt Source: ncaa.com