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More voting changes in Boone
Vol. 88, No. 04
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Watauga Board of Elections Chairman Luke Eggers, board member Kathleen Campbell and secretary Bill Aceto discuss the relocation of voting locations in Boone during the Board of Elections meeting Wednesday. The board voted 2-1 to move the voting space to the nightclub Legends.
Watauga board of elections moves on-campus voting to Legends
One-stop voting sustained by Stephanie Sansoucy News Editor
by MICHELLE PIERCE he Watauga County Board of Elections voted Wednesday to retract their earlier resolution made Aug.12 to combine all three Boone voting precincts. The board voted to move the previous polling site for Boone’s second precinct from Plemmons Student Union to Legends night club. The board voted unanimously to withdraw their Aug. 12 resolution concerning the combination that received negative media attention, keeping Boone’s three current precincts. The decision to then move the Boone 2 polling place was a 2-1 vote with Kathleen Campbell being the only member to vote against it. The move will cost the county more money because they must now send out flyers by mail to every voting citizen in order to inform them of the change, Watauga County BOE elections director Jane Ann Hodges said. Campbell defended keeping the site in the student union but mov-
The North Carolina Board of Elections voted on the appeal of Boone’s one-stop voting changes at their meeting Tuesday. Approximately 60 people were in the room at the time of the vote when the board voted 4 - 1 against the appeal, sustaining the Watauga County Board of Election’s majority one-stop voting plan. The majority plan, passed in a 2-1 vote by the Watauga County BOE on Aug. 12, allows for one early voting polling place, located in the Commissioner’s Board Room next to the Watauga County Courthouse. Kathleen Campbell, member of the Watauga County BOE and the appellate who voted against the majority one-stop voting plan, presented her alternative plan to the NCBOE. Campbell proposed a plan to the NCBOE in which the newly constructed Linville Falls room of Plemmons Student Union could be used as a polling place, and the recently finished parking lot used for voters and curbside voting. “If we are to conclude that only one early voting site is adequate, we must also conclude that it must also be located in the Linville Falls room of the student union, where there are more parking spaces, where voters
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Appalachian eyes CO detector installations Gerrit Van Genderen Intern News Reporter
Gov. Pat McCrory signed the Regulatory Reform Act on Aug. 23, requiring carbon monoxide detectors to be installed in all hotels statewide. This section of the bill was established after three deaths occurred at Boone’s Best Western hotel caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. All lodging establishments must have carbon monoxide detectors installed by October 2013 in every enclosed space that has fuel-burning appliances, as well as any rooms sharing a wall, floor or ceiling with those spaces, according to the bill. Carbon monoxide is found in combustion fumes, according to the Center for Disease Control. Blood absorbs carbon monoxide quicker than oxygen, blocking oxygen from properly entering the body. Tom Kane, Appalachian State University’s Director of Housing, said that Appalachian is taking the necessary steps to be safe despite no requirements from the mandate. “We are aware of this and want to make sure we have a safe environment on campus,” Kane said. “The university has been investigating the idea to install CO detectors in residential halls with State Construction.” Kane said that Mountaineer Hall is currently the only residential building on campus with detectors. The university is looking to install detectors in laundry rooms, mechanical rooms and dorm rooms. “The plan is to install CO detectors in any room that is around where fossil fuels are burned,” Kane said. “Our goal is to have detectors installed in all residential buildings by the end of May [2014].”
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After delays, Cottages finish half of the bedrooms by Chelsey Fisher Senior News Reporter
The Cottages of Boone have made progress in construction after a delayed start displaced students at the beginning of the semester. Approximately half of the bedrooms have passed inspection, with 497 bedrooms occupied out of 894, said Joe Furman, director of Watauga County Inspections and Planning. This means there are 63 buildings that have passed county inspections as of Monday, Sept. 2. The Cottages anticipates that 534 residents will be in their units by Sept. 9, said Jen Cottages | page 2
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The Cottages of Boone have completed approximately half of the 894 total bedrooms as of Monday, Sept. 2. The Cottages anticipates having 534 residents moved into their residences by Sept. 9.
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Dry tailgating spots offer students pressure-free environment Gerrit Van Genderen Intern News Reporter
Dry tailgating spots will be available to Appalachian State University students this fall during home football games. The first two rows of parking spots, approximately 23 spaces in the Raley Hall parking lot, will be considered alcohol-free, said David Gordon, Student Government Association treasurer. The two rows have been nicknamed, the “Appily Sober Zone,” Gordon said. SGA Chief of Staff Adam Ezell said that the dry tailgating spots will be issued first-come-firstserve through Appalachian’s tailgating lottery. Appalachian has 276 total tailgating parking spots for home football games available via the lottery, Ezell said.
Students that choose a dry tailgating spot have to sign a waiver that holds them accountable for following the rules, Gordon said. Police are aware of the dry tailgating area and administration will be walking through the area as well to insure that it is remains alcohol-free. “The waiver holds students accountable for themselves as well as those around them,” Gordon said. “We hope the students that are a part of the dry tailgating zone will have responsibility to keep it alcohol-free.” Students that disobey the rules for the dry tailgating zone could face potential consequences that include a ban from applying for any football tailgating spots in the future, Ezell said. The idea for the dry tailgating spots first came
Cottages continued from page 1 Wilson, a spokesperson for The Cottages. Tenants were originally supposed to move into their units Aug. 15, but rain throughout the summer caused delays in construction, which pushed the move-in date to Aug. 18. “The property received over 23 inches of rain in the month of July alone, which created further construction delays,” Wilson said. “Due to these delays we continued to work around the clock to complete as many units as possible. With the high volume of construction activity at the site, we did not want to place residents in completed units while 24/7 construction activity was going on around them.” Students were notified of the movein delay Aug. 12, Wilson said. One Appalachian State University
about at an alcohol summit March 1 held between students, university and community members, Gordon said. “Our student-body president, Dylan Russell, decided it would represent our school well to have a location strictly without any alcohol,” he said. Ezell said that having an alcohol-free zone gives students the opportunity to enjoy tailgating without the need to drink. “We want to provide a safe and friendly culture for students that want to tailgate without alcohol,” Ezell said. “A huge focus of Appalachian is safety,” Gordon said. “Students should be able to tailgate without the pressure of feeling that they have to drink. The dry tailgating spots will provide that opportunity.”
student has used social media as a forum for displaced residents. Sophomore international comparative politics major Dylan Dow started “The Cottages of Boone ‘Residents,’” a Facebook page where both students and parents can communicate their experience with The Cottages. As of press time, this page had 139 likes and Dow said the response to the page has been positive. “Most of the people have been pretty happy with it,” he said. “They’ve been commenting with different avenues they can take regarding The Cottages. I’ve got a few messages with people saying they’re glad they have an area to express their concerns.” Dow signed with The Cottages in fall 2012 and lived in the Holiday Inn Express on Blowing Rock Road for seven days. When he found out his unit would take more than 90 days to complete, he was able to break his lease with The Cottages.
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Member of the Watauga County Board of Elections Kathleen Campbell holds up photographs of the outside of Legends during Wednesday night's Board of Elections meeting. Campbell argued against the relocation of voting spaces to the nightclub instead of the student union.
ing it to the Linville Falls room. She presented the council and the Boone citizens who attended the meeting with enlarged photographs she took of both Linville Falls room and Legends. Watauga County BOE secretary Bill Aceto addressed two concerns with the student union. Aceto said he was concerned about maintaining a 50-foot buffer zone in order to direct voter traffic and not being as visible from Interstate 321 as Legends would be. During the meeting, Director of Student Programs Dave Roberts offered the university as a voting site. “The university is committed to being a polling place,” he said. Although there were previous concerns in the original resolutions, Roberts said that they have all been resolved with the construction of the new parking lot near Plemmons Student Union that has been lowered by twelve feet in order to be visible from Howard Street. Robertson said he is concerned about flooding that has drenched the floors of Legends three times with muddy water due to the building being at a low point in Boone. The university places sandbags behind the building when heavy rainfall is predicted. “We are really excited that voting has remained on Appalachian’s campus although it was not the site we wanted,” said Dylan Russell, Student Government Association president. Russell said that the student body wanted Plemmons to be the site because they believed it was an accessible site for both the students and community members with the 74 parking spots in the new parking lot. Although Legends was not the voting venue of choice by students at Appalachian, Russell said there will be many students casting their votes, regardless of the property.
prefer to vote 2-1, where accessibility is easy to everyone,” Campbell said. However, the majority of the NCBOE saw that the number of voters in past municipal elections did not justify two polling places, and that the Commissioner’s Board Room would be able to adequately accommodate voters in the 2013 municipal elections. “In the Watauga situation there just isn’t enough turnout as to early voting for us to justify, from Raleigh, countermanding the decisions of the local board,” said Josh Howard, chairman of the NCBOE. All three members of the Watauga County BOE were in attendance at the meeting to speak on their decisions. Some members of the NCBOE gave the Watauga County BOE advice on how to carry out business . “I would strongly encourage you to be cordial, cooperative and transparent as you consider making decisions that affect the people, whether they are college students, whether they are veterans or whether they are people living in temporary housing,” NCBOE member Joshua Malcom said. Watauga County BOE member Bill Aceto, one of the two members who voted for the majority plan, said that the group plans to work together and go to the state board for suggestions on how to follow through with that advice. Aceto said he does not understand how some people view the one-stop voting plan as voter suppression, especially when looking at voter turnout in municipal elections. “I think it’s good to look at the broader picture,” Aceto said. “Students are important to us, we want them to vote and to continue to vote.” Mollie Clawson, president of the Appalachian’s College Democrats, attended the meeting Tuesday. Clawson said that she felt the minority plan, presented by Campbell, would have helped students participate in the democratic process. Clawson said that the College Democrats are going to make sure students would have access to their right to vote in the upcoming election. Appalachian Student Government President Dylan Russell was also in attendance Tuesday. “While we’re extremely disappointed with our case, we do celebrate with [Elizabeth City State University] and their victory,” Russell said. “That’s one small step for students in North Carolina.” The victory for ECSU came earlier in the meeting when the NCBOE voted to reverse the decision of the Pasquotank Board of Elections made Aug. 20 that stopped ECSU senior Montravius King from running for city council. The unanimous decision allowed King to run for office in Elizabeth City, using his dorm address as his place of residence. “We did think there was a need to protect a student’s right to run for office, and the local board didn’t do that,” Howard said.
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What we can learn from the King decision Cory Spiers Opinion Editor
The North Carolina Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to allow Elizabeth City State University student Montravias King to run for city council after he was prevented from doing so because he resides in a dormitory, according to the Associated Press. The original decision by the Pasquotank County Board of Elections cited questions about the address on King’s driver’s license differing from his campus address, accord-
ing to the Winston Salem Journal. Once evidence was found proving King used this address to register to vote, received a campus paycheck and had a campus post office box, the case for blocking King from running became weaker. The decision in the King case was the right one and sets a favorable precedent for college students who use dormitory addresses to register to vote or run for public office. It is, however, not the first time such the issue has come into question. The ruling in the 1979 Symm v. United States Supreme Court case stated that
the government cannot deny or discourage residency to students, according to the FindLaw website. Student’s rights to residency will now, justifiably so, carry over into voting registration as well. This helps take strides toward eliminating voting worries for college students. The decision also protects the right to vote for members of the military, who use military bases as primary places of residence, which has served as another positive outcome from the ruling. Josh Howard, the chairman of the State Board of Elections, said in an interview with the Winston-Salem Journal that he will not tol-
erate infringements on anyone’s right to vote. It seems as if the views of public officials such as Howard are going a long way to aid in the preservation of student rights. No one should be blocked from voting or pursuing office because they are pursuing higher education. The recent proposed changes to the voting sysem in our county caused students to stand up for their rights. Now, the King case should remind everyone that treading on student rights is a dangerous road to walk.
Smith, a senior secondary English education major from Cashiers, is an opinion writer.
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Fast food worker strikes raise questions on labor Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer
Labor Day weekend is generally more apt to arouse thoughts of cookouts and time off than of the labor struggles that gave us all reason to celebrate. But the recent fast food worker strike can help us focus on that cause now. Fast food workers from all over the country went on strike hoping for $15 per hour wages Aug. 29. The event included strikes in cities close to home, such as Raleigh, Greensboro and Charlotte, News 14 Carolina reports. While $15 an hour may be high, these strikes give us a great opportunity to consider the deep problems in our current economic system.
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poor because of their inherent laziness or natural inferiority. To believe that, you must ignore the enormous growth of income inequality coupled with the lack of social mobility in this country. The Huffington Post reported on a study that showed the United States among the most unequal wealth distributions in the world. The report also shows that the top 1 percent have seen a doubling of wealth over the past 30 years. If that were not bad enough, a 2012 article in The New York Times noted that, “Americans enjoy less economic mobility than their peers in Canada and much of Western Europe.” The article cites a review of studies involving nine countries in which the United States is ranked in the bottom three. This should concern us all. Many college students work minimum wage jobs, and we
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will all be going out into the world that these studies describe. We each have an individual stake in this, but also a collective one: the larger question of what kind of world we want to live in. I would like to live in a world where those on the economic margins have a chance for a decent living, where the level of inexcusable inequality is not so great and where systemic barriers to success are removed and lessened. This is not about unfair handouts, but rather about seeing that those who do work are able to survive and rise in society based on their efforts. It is merely a start, but the frustration of these fast food workers can help us focus on these large, important issues.
Spiers, a junior journalism major from Charlotte, is the opinion editor
Perils of the unemployment pit harm state job market
Critics of the protests have been making two popular claims: that higher minimum wages would kill jobs and increase prices, and that, rather than striking, workers should work harder to better themselves to become successful. The first claim has little to no justification. Several studies over the past few years have debunked the idea that higher minimum wages would necessarily lead to higher unemployment or otherwise harm small businesses. A March 2011 study from the Council for Economic Policy Research found that the effects of higher minimum wages were “more likely to be positive” on employment. Other studies from UC Berkeley and the Economic Policy Institute largely confirm these results. More incendiary than the minimum wage claims is the insinuation that the poor are
For college transfers, things should be simple
Appalachian State University’s measures to ensure that credits properly apply is making the transition to a new school for transfer students seamless. Nationally, approximately one-third of students that enroll in either a two-year or fouryear institution will transfer schools, according to The New York Times. Here at Appalachian, 943 of the 3,971 new undergraduates in the spring 2013 semester were transfer students. There are many different obstacles faced by transfer students, but the most frequent is the transfer of credits, according to a May 2013 report by Phil Lewis, the coordinator for Jump Start Appalachian. It appears that things are doing nothing but improving in this arena, and I am proud to be a part of a school that is so proactively pursuing these endeavors. After having my own experience in attempting to merge my past credits into the current curriculum, I wanted to learn more about the measures being taken to fill the cracks through which credits were slipping. General Education Director Paulette Marty and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Michael Mayfield emphasize how Appalachian’s curriculum is changing, as well as how the previous and future means that are and will be utilized to enhance the transfer student experience as well as the overall student experience. Marty explained that transfer articulation is a relatively new concept. “Twenty years ago, students tended to remain at one institution and different institutions weren’t likely to assist much in the way of transferring,” Marty said. Mayfield stressed the importance of streamlining the process of transferring to Appalachian without cutting any corners. Mayfield said that the general education curriculum at Appalachian is developed around the idea of providing “certain experiences that allow students to excel.” Mayfield explained the changes that have taken place over the years and how Appalachian’s Office of Student Transfer Articulation has become a model for the entire state. Appalachian is also making headway in other areas concerning transfer students by holding a transfer student symposium that will be meeting in an effort to combat the issues that transfer students face. The revisions to Appalachian’s General Education Curriculum, tentatively scheduled for 2015, will be geared toward incorporating previous credits and stimulating interest and involvement from all students through an integrative learning and liberal studies experience.
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ACT OUT is hosting its second each spotlighting people and organizations, including: Session 2: level local overlooking lawn). 7-10 p.m. Sept. 10, room To be held 11 a.m.-3 p.m. connect with fellow students The fourth annual Sustainability Film Series continues January 350 Boone (climate change); Appalachian Mountain Brewery annual Farm Day April 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help local 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. For more information, con- Sept. 14, Watauga County and employers. As CEO, you 202, SRC 29 with films focusing on issues relating to sustainability. The (small business sustainability); ASU Office of Sustainability sustainable farms, such as Moretz’s Mountain Orchard, Horse 16, 23, 30 and Nov. 6 tact hutchinsfe@appstate.edu Parks and Helpers, will Foggy be part of aFarm. team For thatmore de7-10 p.m. Sept. 12, State Recreational SpringComHouse, and Likely Department of Geology, Belk Library, Appalachian Popular (campus sustainability); Biophilic Art Installation (sustainability or 828-262-8158, or go to fervelops and promotes careerFarm Fields plex. The event, sponsored by information and to register for the event, please visit the ACT Programming Society (APPS), and the Office of Sustainabil- art); Blue Ridge Conservancy (land protection); Blue Ridge Call for volunteers mentation.appstate.edu. relatedStudent outreach programs to the Watauga Humane Society, Outreach Center in Plemmons Union. Transportaity sponsor the series. ‘Thank you’ to the series’ generous Women in Agriculture (sustainable agriculture); Grandfather tion tofor and from the farmsresidence will be provided. Lunch will alsoand be The Belk Library is Mountain looking Stewardship • Sept.Foundation 12: Ethanol and thetourism); halls, classes MAP-Works Survey raisesandmoney homeless sponsors. (sustainable provided at each farm. student clubs and organizafor undergrad stu-Committee “Fuel Versus Debate For students new to App animals county. FeaturNational for the Food” New River (water protection). At- in the ‘Girls on the Run 5k’ set for May and 4 grad Presented by Jim Houser, tions through socialplanned media and State, emails with individual- dent volunteers to serve a one-mile fun run with tend foron film, food and fun. 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Complete a short Clinic may be able Old Hwy 421; Food Lion - Blowing Rock; Foscoe Fire Dept http://gotr.appstate.edu/5K Anyone the age of 14 willareF.A.R.M their mission. Registration on the day of thesurvey a variety of majors encour-Caféesin Coordinator, ASU student dents. The goal is to make the under online to be entered attorney is available to provide need a running buddy to register and run with them. Regis- event will begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K will start promptly at 9 (Hwy 105). These collections are held in coordination with transition to college life at App aged to apply. The committee Wellness Center. into a drawing for a $95 prize, free, confidential advice and tration fees are $15 and include a T-shirt if fees are received a.m. There will be long-sleeve t-shirts available to those who Watauga County Sanitation Department’s Household Hazardwill meet several times a se• Oct. 24: The Toxicology of Appalachian State as smooth as possible to be eligible for compen- information Saturday, Mayto4, from 9 a.m. to by April 17. Registration will also be accepted on the day of have registered on a first come, first serve, basis.and After the ous Waste Collection Day, mester or as needed. The term Alcohol students about a variety of leand provide lots of opportunisated experiments to be con2 p.m at the Watauga County Landfill. Items include: paint, the event starting at 8 a.m. In addition to the run, there will race, there will be a raffle with lots of fun prizes and refreshforstation, appointment is onements. year. ParkingPresented by Andrew P. gal issues. The Student Legal ties both personal and pro- hair ducted in 2013-2014. Go to household batteries, niCad batteries, lead acid batteries (car alsofor be warm-up activities, a happy an art table, will be available at the Burnley-Clawson Lot. interested team in volunteering Mason, Forensic Toxicologist, sleepdecisionstudy.appstate. Clinic is located in fluid, Suitesolid 324and of fessional batteries), antifreeze, ethylene gasoline, lighter visits fromgrowth. Yosef and the Appalachian If cheerleading Tom Moore, of Boone, was diagnosed with Huntington’s dis- click forand thePanera Student Advisory Com- ToxicoLogics, Ltd. Plemmons Student Union. Students who by complete theChili’s edu and the survey liquidon pesticides, oxidizers,the used oils, household cleaners and and food provided Earth Fare, Bread. ease (HD) 10 years ago.14: Huntington’s Disease is a hereditary, lights. ap- Call 828-262-8284, or visit the mittee, fillforout • Nov. Moonshiners and survey and view their link. This fluorescent study is ASU For more information on individuthis event or volunteering Girlsthe on volunteer degenerativeProhibitioners brain disorder for which currently there is noand funded by the Na- office to schedule an appointthe Run, pleasereport visit www.gotr.appstate.edu or Sept. contact 6.Mary Appointments alized student by Sept 16 form by proved University Housing hosts ‘Last Lecture” cure. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual’s ability to Sheryl Horinefor at Appalachian’s Institute andafter Hu- that willforbeHealth made date, Presented by Bruce Stewart, tional Science Foundation. ment. More information at leare eligible prizes, includwalk, talk and reason. Someone with HD will eventually rely on University Housing is pleased to present the “Last Lecture.” manfirst Services at 828-252-7557 or horinems@appstate.edu. and appointees will befamily notified Department of History. galclinic.appstate.edu. ing choice of University members for his or her care. 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Appalachian & the Community Together (ACT) at Appalachian State University will sponsor an International ASE May Break event May 13-28, in Thailand and Ghana. Sign up now in the new ACT Outreach Center located in Plemmons Student Union. A $500 deposit and your ID is required.
APPS Films ready for spring showings
One out of every 10,000 Americans has HD. After the onset of the disease someone usually only lives for 10-20 more years. The younger you are when onset occurs, the faster the disease progresses. The Huntington’s disease Society of America is a non-profit agency dedicated to finding a cure. They are here as support, guidance and a resources to families, friends and those with HD. All of the proceeds from this event will go to the society for research.
The Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Films Council is pleased to announce its remaining schedule for the Spring 2013 semester. Our Popular Film Series at I.G. Greer For more information or to register for the event, go to Official University News & Announcements 5k.appstate.edu. SuperCinema will feature some of the most acclaimed movies of the awards season, as well as a blockbuster or two, and a few gems that are not as well known. The CinemaVintage series in the Greenbriar theater will start out creepy, reflect A discussion of the film and graphic novel, “Persepolis,” will be some dystopian tendencies, then veer off toward the tales of held April 30 at 6 p.m. in Room 114, Belk Library. Admission unruly ghosts and science run amok. Show times are listed is free and open to the public.
‘Persepolis’ discussion April 30
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This banquet-style event will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. in the Plemmons Student Union. It will be catered by Casa Rustica and an RSVP is required to attend. The Last Lecture is an opportunity for selected faculty to tell the world what they’ve had on their mind and what they would say if this were their “Last Lecture.” The campus community is invited to attend at no cost, but reservations are required and will be approved on a first-come/first-served basis. With our limited seating, please consider making your reservation today. To RSVP for this event, please visit http://housing.appstate.edu/lastlecture. You will receive a confirmation email and mailed tickets to your campus address prior to the event.
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APPS’ annual Spring Fling
The Appalachian Popular Programming Society, APPS, will host its annual Spring Fling on Friday from noon to 4 p.m. on Duck Poind Field. There will be inflatables, henna tattoos, tie dye, a DJ Foam & Paint Party, food and fun!! And it’s all for free.
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with the schedule and as always, admission is still only $1. Students, faculty and community members are invited to read Here’s what APPS Films is bringing: IG Greer SuperCinema the graphic novel “Persepolis.” The library has placed copies Send copy to David W. Freeman, Director of Student Publications, Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, “Man of Steel” Belk Library JimisAvett con-its “Through ASU North sponsoring Myv. Eyes” photography Popular Film Series: (AllStudent Showings at 7or and 9:30freemandw@appstate.edu. p.m., except of the book on 24-hour reserve. There will be a showing of the second floor, Plemmons Union, e-mail: contest. It is really easy! Take an awesome Belk Library photowhere otherwise noted; Admission $1.) April 18-20 - Rise of film “Persepolis” Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. cert, 9 p.m., Legat the library. screening, 7 p.m. Carolina A&T graph. Upload it to Instagram and tag it #BelkLibraryContest. the Guardians; April 25-27 - Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters Both the book and the film will be discussed afterwards. ends, for and 9:45 p.m., NAPSA football, 6 p.m., Make sure your$5 app isstuset to allow public posting photos. to provide the campus community with a ofnew web (Show times TBD); May 2-4 - Warm Bodies. “Persepolis” is a 2007 animated film based on Marjane Saof computer science at Carnegie Mellon University who was Go to Edit Your Profile, and turn “photos are private” to off. The dents, $6 for public, based resiliency program called CU Thrive. All Stadicurrently screening Sept. 5-7, Kidd Brewer “GASLAND”, the next Sustainability Film Series presentation Greenbriar Theater CinemaVintage Series: (All showings at dying trapi’sof autobiographical graphic novel18, of the same The pancreatic cancer. On Sept. 2007, he name. stepped in enrolled winning snapshot will will University card. ASU students area $50 eligible to take Bookstore part in thisgift exciting will be shown April 23 at April 7 p.m.17inand the I.G. Auditorium. apps@appstate.edu I.G. GreerUniAuditotickets required 7 p.m.; Admission $1.); 19 - Greer The Fox and the front film received numerous including being a co-winner of opportunity! of an audience of awards 400 people at Carnegie Mellon Have fun andBy beutilizing creative! usum, a feature thatstudents you lovewill or theShow CU Thrive program, The screening will be free and open to the public. Hound (‘81); April 24 and 26 - Cinderella (’50); May 1 and 3 versity the JurytoPrize at athe 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It was also have deliver last lecture called “Really Achieving rium, $1 Your a partaccess of the library that isdatabase special toofyou. Hereinformation. are some ideas to a large helpful CU - The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) * denotes showings “Gasland”, an award winning documentary investigation into Childhood nominated Dreams.” for many His awards including a Academy Award for Thrive lecture has become a phenomenon to get you going: Belkvideos, Library courses, in the spring; Get collaborative offers articles, and other information Fall Exhibition on Wednesday Thursday. Allimpacts titles, dates and show times and the truth about and environmental of hydraulic fracturBestthe Animated Feature. The story follows a young girl as she that inspiration for this event. in a group study room; adjust Find the will help students to library’s campusbest life, keep stay secrets; healthy, are subject to change.for natural gas. Filmmaker Josh Fox comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian ing, called “fracking,” Revolution. Artist talk by DanRelax inCelebration, the Foxskills, Reading Room; Go digital in the Digital enhance study and6-10 build relationships. And this Media is just embarks on this being asked to lease his land Find your child in thecovered Instructional Materials If you would likejourney to haveafter some input on what movies are The film will be introduced by Dr. Renee iel aStudio; quick and, sampling of theinner types of topics by CU Thrive! p.m., Turchin CenScherlen, who 6:30-8 Kaufman, for drilling. Gaslandthe was an OSCAR nominee in at 2011 for The Homegrown Film Festival: A Celebration of Sustainability Center. The public is encouraged to enter the Belk Library brought to campus, APPS Films council meets 5 p.m. will also lead discussion on the film and book following the You canter up your own account using yourInstragram App State the Visual Best Documentary. This film is hosted by the Sustainable p.m.,inscience room 114,Through set the HighDr. Country will be May 1, 7-8:30 p.m., Parkway Myfor Eyes contest often by today tagging multiple Thursdays in the Rhododendron Room of the Plemmons in showing. Scherlen is held a professor of political at username and password. Simply visit www.appstate.cuthrive. Development program. Ballroom, Room 420 Plemmons Student Union. The event is photos with hashtag #BelkLibraryContest. The snapshot Arts,theinformation. part of Boone’s Library Student Union. If you would like to suggest a film for viewing Appalachian State University; comparative Belk politics, foreignand com/ for more firstline 80 students who library’s sign up and open to thepolitics, public.and Refreshments will be her provided. can include a few words or aThe single caption. The on campus, APPS Films can make arrangements to free The spring Sustainability Film Series is designedfortoyou raise policy, international gender are among areas First Friday Artwill Information Comfor an account will automatically win a free t-shirt! Any quesSustainability endeavors are growing strong in the High Counpublic relations committee choose the winning snapshot. come to a meeting and make a case for it to be shown. awareness of current environmental issues and help provide of specialization. tions or comments may be directed to Mary Cantrell via email try, where you share a rich history of working together to ensure Crawl, turchincenmons The contest will officially end on April 28. The contest winner solutions. Each film will be followed by a panel discussion with mc74237@appstate.edu. The your eventmountain is presented bywill ASU Library ina conjunction with at that region forever be wonderful place will be notified via an Instagram comment from the Belk Library local activists, community leaders, academics and students ter@appstate.edu thecall ASU Humanities Council and Muslim Students As- Instagram home. The Homegrown Film the Festival celebrates some account. The winner must respond with their email The 24th anniversary of theand Morgan Lecture in the to who will answer questions discuss ways Series of personally sociation, with support from the National Endowment for the of these efforts through a series of eight mini-documentaries, The Movementaddress in order to be eligible to receive the book store gift Sciences, sponsored by the Morgan Committee, in cooperagetting involved on local, national and international levels. celebration of Earth Week, ACT OUT is hosting its second Humanities (NEH)local program. This the fourth in aincluding: series of In spotlighting people andisorganizations, TheStinks” photographs must obey all laws, including tion with the College of Arts & Sciences and the University each “Life concert, 9 p.m.,certificate. Farm Day April 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help local The fourth annual Sustainability Film Series continues January 350 compose the 2013 BridgingMountain Cultures,Brewery Muslim annual Boonethat (climate change); Appalachian applicable copyright and privacy laws. Forum Committee, announces the second Morgan Lecturer, programs sustainable farms, such as Moretz’s Mountain Orchard, Horse screening, 7 p.m., 29 with films focusing on issues relating to sustainability. The (small Legends, students Program. business sustainability); ASU Office of Sustainability Harold McGee, will be on campus Wednesday, April 24, to Journeys Spring House, and Foggy Likely Farm. For more Department of Geology, Belk Library, Appalachian Popular (campus sustainability); Biophilic Art Installation (sustainability Helpers,Greenbriar Theater, deliver a public lecture, The Chemistry of Food and Cooking. Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane $7 in advance Satrapi col- and and to register for the event, please visit the ACT Programming Society (APPS), and the Office of Sustainabil- art); Blue Ridge Conservancy (land protection); Blue Ridge information A panel of students from the Muslim Student Association will McGee is a noted journalist who specializes in explaining the laborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi’s Student $1 Student $10 at the door Outreach Center Union, in with Plemmons Transportaity sponsor the series. ‘Thank you’ to the series’ generous Women in Agriculture (sustainable agriculture); Grandfather host a conversation first-year seminarUnion. faculty, interested chemistry of food and cooking to the public. He is author of bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials tion to and from the farms will be provided. Lunch will alsodisbe sponsors. Mountain Stewardship Foundation (sustainable tourism); and admission community members and Summer Reading the bestselling book, “On Food and Cooking: the Science and faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique at- University provided at eachregarding farm. National Committee for the New River (water protection). Atcussion leaders the summer reading selection for Lore of the Kitchen.” McGee’s public lecture will be at 7 p.m. titude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the tend for Revolution. film, food and fun. Representatives of many of these 2013-2014, American Dervish, by Ayad Akhtar. The panel in I.G. Greer Auditorium. Islamic for Aware2013 Con“Twelve Chairs” Safety Festival, Training for Registration is open for the Walk ZAP Fitness Girls on the Run 5K Fall organizations will be on hand to tell more about their work and will be held April 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Tater Hill (Room 155), Medicine Cabinet will take place April 19, from 11 Lastly, the on committee a9 visit to ASU by Dr. Jerry to be held May 4 atis10finalizing a.m. The non-competitive run will how The10 Guardian described the event film asisSan“superbly and Operation ness, p.m., begins vocation, a.m., screening, 7 p.m.,The 10 a.m.-2 p.m., officials you can support it. This hostedsoccer byelegant” participants Plemmons Student Union. University is privileged to to 2 p.m. This is a time for a spring cleaning on your Coyne, of Biology at the University of Chicago on in begin atProfessor Appalachian State University’s Kidd Brewer Football goes on to note: “Persepolis gives us theOutreach sheer pleasure of a.m. the Sustainable Development course Skills for host thisGreenbriar author and highlight his work. He was just awarded at Sanford Mall and Holmes ConvocaTheater, ford Mall (referees and time cabinet. Operation Medicine Cabinet gives you an Thursday,and May 2. Dr.a Coyne co-sponsored by the Sustainability, stadium follow mostly isflatbeing course through campus. narrative, rarely found in modernand cinema or indeed a medicine including students instructor Laura fiction: England a Pulitzer Prize for his stage drama, Disgraced. This panel of safe method ends atand Holmes tion speake: Student Union, $1of disposal of outdated, unused Departments of Biology, by Geology the Blue External Grants The event is sponsored Appalachian’s Cross andCenter, keepers, gripping story of what it is like to grow from a lonely imaginative environmentally (englandle@appstate.edu). diverse Muslim students will introduce topics related to Islam and unwanted over-the-counter and prescription drugs, syProgram from UFC. HeConvocation is Institute the author a textbook on Blue Shield of the North Carolina forofCenter Health and Huchild into an adult, and to find this internal tumult matched by Ayad Akhtar, admission identity. It will provide a good beginning and Muslim-American “Twelve Chairs” 7-10 p.m., Stateringes and other medical supplies. Any prescription or over speciation and evolution, bestselling book, “WhytoEvoman Services. This is theand firstthe time that the 5K is open the geo-political upheaval.” to initial thoughts about teaching American Dervish and leading author “American screening, 7 p.m., Farm Fields counter drugs will be accepted, no questions asked. Clean lution isasTrue,” which is also thesince title of his on extremely public a community event Girls the Runpopular of the of The 8th Annual Tom Moore Run/Walk willBelk take place the discussions surrounding it. The student panel will be moderFor more information contact 5K Allan Scherlen, Library, out your medicine cabinet of outdated/unused prescription and blog on science, reason, and religion. Dr. Coyne will Horine give a Saturday, May 4, Greenbriar High Country started in 2009. DirectorUmcolo: Mary Sheryl at the Boone Greenway Sifunda Dervish” Theater, Burnley-Clawson ated by Dr. Samuel Avery-Quinn. Dr. Avery-Quinn earned atscherlnag@appstate.edu. meds. Bring to Plemmons Student Union scientific presentation speciation (his research specialty) explains, “This is such on a fun and energetic event; we wanted Park. If particpants register on or before May 1, the event will over-the-counter his PhD in Anthropology from UT Knoxville, his Master’s in Music of South AfStudent Union, $1 “Iron Man 3” Friday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. near info desk. If you at be 12:30 p.m. in Room 183, Rankin West.We’ve Dr. Coyne to able to share it with the largerScience community. kept be $15. On the day of the event it will be $20. There will be a Religious Studies from the University of Denver, and his BA miss this collection, participate in the Watauga County collecwill registration also give a public lecture on The Relationship between the fee very low hoping that kids, families and pasta rica, 8 p.m., recital Registration deadadmission screening, 7 p.m. dinner at F.A.R.M Café May 3, from 6-8 p.m. for Today’s college students faceFriday, unique challenges that when from the University of Tennessee. tion on May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations: Science, Religion and the Theory Appalachian students willAcceptance want to join of usEvolutionary and get active on a early packet pick-up. This will be a pay as you can donation can negatively impact their overall In hall, Hayes School lines forcombined, fall intraandsuccess. 9:30 p.m., in the United States, at 7 morning.” p.m., in the Ridgeplease Ballroom, beautiful Saturday spring ToBlue register, visit dinner to contribute to the Tommust Moore 5Kways eventtoassuccessfully well as help Food Lion - Hwy 321 near WalMart; Food Lion - Hwy 421/ order to succeed, students find FoodBlue LionMountain - BlowingDocumentary Rock; Foscoe Fire Dept Musicunder the age of 14 mural Bubonik Funk screening Plemmons Student Union. of http://gotr.appstate.edu/5K Anyone will sports: F.A.R.M Café in their mission.with Registration day of Sept. the Old The Hwy fourth421; annual Festival will juggle their academic studies their socialon lifethe and financial (Hwy 105). These collections are held projects in coordination with need a running buddy to register and run with them. Regiswill begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K will start promptly at 9 Soccer, event tennis, 3 on present the best student documentary on campus with Donnie Dies 12-14, I.G. Greer responsibilities, among many other life stressors! This balancSanitation Hazardtration fees are $15 and include a T-shirt if fees are received a.m. There willcause be long-sleeve t-shirts and available those who Watauga Thursday,County April 18, from 6 toDepartment’s 8 p.m. in BelkHousehold Library Room 114. ing act would anyone’s9anxiety stresstolevel to rise. 3 basketball, table concert, p.m., WasteisCollection Day,toSaturday, from highlights 9 a.m. to TheApril Faculty Lecture will heldbeApril 22 at 6 on p.m. Nominaby 17. Last Registration willbe also accepted the day of have registered on a first come, first serve, Auditorium, basis. After the $1ous The event free and open the public.May The4, festival The American Health Association’s National College 2 p.m at the Watauga County Landfill. Items include: paint, tionsevent are being collected from the run, Lastthere Lecture. the starting at 8 a.m. In students addition for to the will night tennis #1, golf race, there willCollege beLegends, a raffle withstudents lots of fun prizes and refreshaudio and video documentaries created by currently enrolled Health Assessment found in their 2001 survey that 30 perniCad batteries, lead acid batteries (car also beextend warm-up a happy hair an art event, table, ments. Parking will be available at the Burnley-Clawson Lot. household students at batteries, Appalachian State University. Subjects for the short We will theactivities, invitation to speak at thestation, Last Lecture $5 in advance and Holy Ghost Tent cent of college students reported feeling so depressed that it batteries), antifreeze, ethylene gasoline, lighter fluid, solid and visits from Yosef and the Appalachian cheerleading team which includes dinner catered by Casa Rustica, to two faculty Tom Moore, of Boone, was diagnosed with Huntington’s dis- films range from local artists and Olympic wrestling to marwas “difficult to function” at some during the pastwith year. Swift liquid pesticides, oxidizers, oils, household and and food provided Earth Chili’s and Panera Bread. Training for soccer $7ago. at Huntington’s the doorpoint Revival riage equality. Winners will used be announced at thecleaners festival. The members who havebythe mostFare, nominations. ease (HD) 10can years Diseasesocial is a hereditary, Depression lead to lethargy, irritability, isolation, fluorescent lights. For more information on this event or volunteering for Girls on officials (referees brainindisorder Science concert, 9 Mountain Student Documentary Festival is sponsored by for which currently there is noa Blue These willwww.gotr.appstate.edu go out to nominated or faculty the first degenerative and disturbances eating and sleeping cycles. It takes the Run,invitations please visit contact Mary University Documentary Film Services. Light refreshments will cure. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual’s ability to week ofHorine April. at Appalachian’s Institute for Health and and keepers, concerted campus effort to adequately address issues such stup.m., Legends, Sheryl Hu-time be provided. For more information please contact Tom Hansell walk, talk and reason. HD will eventually rely on University Housing is pleased to present the “Last Lecture.” as depression and theSomeone ways thatwith it impacts our students. man ServicesLast at 828-252-7557 or horinems@appstate.edu. The Faculty lecture is an event based on the book The p.m., 7-10 room dents $6 does in advance at University Documentary Film Services, 828-262-7730 or family members for his or her care. Huntington’s Disease This banquet-style event will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. in the Last Lecture, written by Randy Paush. Paush was a professor In response, ASU’s Counseling Center has hansellts@appstate.edu. not affect just one person, but a whole family andteamed community. 202, SRC and $8 at with the door Plemmons Student Union. It will be catered by Casa Rustica
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Beer Fest taps success in sold-out sixth year by Chelsey Fisher
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The Worthless Son-in-Laws perform at the High Country Craft Food and Beverage Festival on Saturday, Aug. 31 at the Broyhill Events Center.
(Left) Carolyn Ward speaks with a patron about her father’s homemade beer. Ward’s father, Andy Mason, has been brewing beer for almost 25 years. (Right) A member of the Starr Hill Brewing Company pours a beer for a patron on Aug. 31. Starr Hill is a Charlottesville, Va., based brewing company.
ndy Mason has seen the High Country Craft Food and Beer Festival grow every year for the past six years. “Every year it’s almost doubled until we put a cap on it,” Mason said, who brews his own beer at home. Mason started working as a vendor when the festival first debuted in 2007 and said it’s the people at the festival that bring him back every year. What started as a small beer festival with four vendors and approximately 300 patrons in 2007 has grown into an event with more than 50 vendors and approximately 2,000 patrons for this year’s event, held Aug. 31. This year, the name of the festival was changed from the High Country Beer Festival to the High Country Craft Food and Beer Festival, which better represents the fermentation sciences program, said Brett Taubman, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Appalachian State University. “Obviously, [it’s] not just about beer,” he said. “It’s about all things fermentation.” While the final numbers have not been calculated, Taubman said he believes the festival grossed more than $60,000 this year. There were more educa-
tional seminars held this year as well, which included food and beverage pairing classes and more beer tastings, according to hcbeerfest.com. The Ivory Tower Brewery, which is operated by the university’s fermentation sciences program, also had a tent and provided beer samples at the festival. The fermentation science degree was officially approved by Appalachian State this summer, but Taubman said money earned from the festival each year helped start the degree. The festival also donates a portion of the profits to organizations in the High Country. Taubman said he considered the event a success, despite the rain that persisted for two hours during the event. “I think it was nice,” Taubman said. “I mean it was the first year it rained on us considerably, but despite that, it still went very well. Overall, I was pretty pleased in general with the event. We raised some money for lots of local charities and the fermentation sciences program.” Sam Howe graduated from Appalachian in 2012 and drove from Charlotte with friends to attend this year’s festival. “I think it’s pretty obvious why we came – for the beer,” he said. “And good times and friends of course, but mostly just the beer.”
Music
Dr. Dog breaks from Lumineers tour to perform solo show at Legends by EMMA SPECKMAN A&E Reporter
Rock band Dr. Dog will return to Legends on Oct. 10, nine days after the release of the band’s new album “BRoom.” The band’s return to Appalachian State University follows its sold-out 2011 Legends performance. Dr. Dog begins a tour with The Lumineers Oct. 1, but the show at Legends will be the only time during this tour that Dr. Dog will perform alone. “This is the first time they’ll be playing this album as a headlining show,” said Rachael McKinney, Appalachian Popular Programming Society concerts chair. “They have a really good chance of selling out again. People really liked them.” Dr. Dog did not play at Leg-
ends last year because of their Music on the Mountaintop performance. McKinney said that Legends typically won’t book bands that are playing in the same area, usually 100 miles, within 30 days. The Pennsylvania band consists of bass player Toby Leaman, guitarists Scott McMicken and Frank McElroy, keyboardist Zach Miller and drummer Eric Slick. Leaman and McMillen provide most of the vocals, but all members contribute to the band’s signature harmonies. Since 2001, the band has released seven full-length albums as well as several EPs and compilations. Tickets for the Oct. 10 show are $15 for students with ID in advance and $18 for the general public and at the door. The event is BYOB with a 6-pack limit for guests over 21.
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Nine Inch Nails returns from brief hiatus with ‘Hesitation Marks’ While Nine Inch Nails’ biggest records, such as “The Downward Spiral,” are widely acclaimed, they’ve long been considered fodder for angstridden teens. It didn’t help that after cleaning up from a battle with addiction, Trent Reznor’s albums became increasingly slick. Still, occasional posturing never concealed the fact that Reznor is a consummate, innovative producer. His work after NIN’s hiatus in 2009, which included the Oscar-winning soundtrack for “The Social Network” and side project “How to Destroy Angels,” was a perfect reminder of Reznor’s skills. “Hesitation Marks” – billed as NIN’s comeback album – is markedly superior to Reznor’s post1990s work and stands as one of his best albums. Featuring co-production from frequent collaborators Atticus Ross and Alan Moulder, “Hesitation Marks” is a vibrant, thrilling electronic pop album. Most of these tracks lock into intoxicating, impressively detailed dance grooves. Hip-hop, house and glitchy techno all make their way into the album’s singular aesthetic. Most surprising among the guests is Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham, who lays down several bluesy, clean licks that really elevate the songs on which he appears. “Hesitation Marks” is one of NIN’s most accessible albums. The songs frequently build to huge choruses that harken back to the stadium-rock of
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Dr. Dog performs at last year’s Music on the Mountaintop. APPS has announced that Dr. Dog will perform Thursday, Oct. 10 at Legends. The show was a sold-out performance last time Dr. Dog played at Legends.
“With Teeth.” It’s true that this radio-ready strain of NIN deals in more lyrical clichés than usual. Singles like “Came Back Haunted” seem to play into bythe-numbers themes expressed a little less than eloquently. On closer inspection, Reznor displays a sense of restraint that keeps the music from veering into the overly preachy material on “Year Zero.” Much of the album scans as introspective reflection. Lyrics like “I am just a copy of a copy of a copy” and “I survived everything” feel like direct, personal statements. They aren’t exactly revelatory lyrics, but they are more interesting than they let on. Take a hook like “It’s getting harder to tell the two of you apart” from standout “In Two.” The lyrics are vague, typical NIN fare, but this leaves the hook tantalizingly ambiguous. When delivered in an energetic falsetto, the chorus soars. If you’ve resisted NIN for their dramatic angst and aggressive guitar noise, now’s the time to reconsider. “Hesitation Marks” will appeal to fans of hip-hop producer El-P as well as LCD Soundsystem or TV on the Radio’s louder moments. “Hesitation Marks” is exceptionally re-playable and captivating from beginning to end. It bears the shortcomings of Reznor’s music in general, but it transcends them with incredible production and a skip in its step. – Colin Moore, A&E Reporter
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Matchup: Mountaineers open against Aggies, plan to overcome ‘mistakes and penalties’
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N.C. A&T vs. Appalachian State September 7, 2013 | 6 p.m. EST Kidd-Brewer Stadium Boone, N.C. How App State can win: This game will pit App State’s explosive offense against North Carolina A&T’s number one defense. The key is if the Mountaineers can get anything going on the ground, outside of Jamal LondryJackson. N.C. A&T had arguably the best defense in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference last year, only allowing a conference best 92.3 rushing yards per game. The Mountaineer receivers will also have to step up again in another week without Sean Price. Last week against Montana, Tony Washington and Simms McElfresh did well, but will need to continue to play hard if App State is to get one in the win column. How N.C. A&T can win: The Aggies’ biggest strength is their defense. Ranked first in the MEAC in scoring defense (14 points/game), total defense (252.9 yards allowed/game) and rushing defense (92.3 yards allowed/ game), N.C. A&T will need to bring their best if they hope to win. That being said, the Aggies haven’t faced an offense like App State’s in a long time and will be a change of pace from their usual schedule. N.C. A&T also finished third in their conference in scoring at 25.7 points a game. Their main attack will come on the ground and, while they are no Montana, App State had some trouble late in last week’s game handling the run. They will need to block well up front to create holes and hope for big gains. The bottom line: This is going to be a drag-out game, but it should see App State come away with the victory. N.C. A&T is a well developed team and a powerhouse in the MEAC, but this is the High Country and they will have problems dealing with the Mountaineers’ well-rounded team that can attack and defend on multiple angles. Expect to see a close first half, and then a breakout second half for the Mountaineers. Final Score: 28-7 App State
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fter a disappointing loss at Montana in the season opener, Appalachian State will face-off against North Carolina A&T in the Mountaineers’ home opener. App State spent all week focusing on fixing their errors from Montana. “We didn’t play particularly well,” head coach Scott Satterfield said. “Too many mistakes to play with a good team like they have. We’re glad to be back here in Boone.” Satterfield said there was difficulty in scouting the Aggies this week due to their bye-week last weekend. “The most difficult part is probably offensively because they have a new offensive coordinator and we have no idea what they’re going to do offensively,” Satterfield said. “What we’re trying to focus on is what we did last week and try to get better at our fundamentals.” Senior wide receiver Tony Washington said they needed to fix small things like not capitalizing on long drives. “Just learning from mental mistakes that we made in the game,” Washington said. “I think the biggest thing is just to not make mistakes at crucial points in the game. Senior quarterback Jamal Londry-Jackson said it all came down to execution. “We have to execute our game plan, which is something we didn’t do in Montana,” Londry-Jackson said. “We had a lot of mental mistakes and penalties that killed some drives, so we have to stop those.” Despite the team’s early season problems, Satterfield said that this was essentially a first game starting over again. “They understand that
Photos courtesy of Meghan Nolt | Montana Kaimin
The Mountaineers line up for a punt during last week’s game against Montana. The Mountaineers fell to the Grizzlies 30-6.
Senior wide receiver Tony Washington sprints down the field during Appalachian State’s first game against of the season against Montana last Saturday.
Senior quarterback Jamal Londry-Jackson looks for an open man during last Saturday’s game against Montana.
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we can have a pretty good ball team,” Satterfield said. “We just have to continue to work on the little things and work hard and have our best week of practice. They were fired up yesterday and I think the attention to detail was there.” The Mountaineers are going up against a tough defense with N.C. A&T. The Aggies were second in the FCS last year behind North Dakota State. On the other side, App State was ninth last year in the FCS in total offense. App State has a sense of urgency about this game; they know they need a win. “It’s really important, especially for the momentum of the season and just to build confidence in the team,” Washington said. “Coaches expect us to play well, as players, we want to redeem ourselves. We just have to show everybody that we are back on track.” Freshman linebacker John Law mirrored the urgency. “It’s always important for us to get a win,” Law said. “We would have liked to have won the last one. Winning is what we practice for.” Despite this, the team is confident that with The Rock behind them, they can win. “We’ll be waiting for it,” Londry-Jackson said. “We’re going to hope to see a big, sell-out crowd and get out here and put up some points for them.” Washington said this game has added importance because he’s a senior. “It’s going to be really exciting,” Washington said. “It’s going to be my last home opener, so it’s really special to me. So I can’t wait to get out here and play in front of the greatest fans I’ve been able to play in front of.” The Mountaineers will take on the Aggies on Saturday at 6 p.m. at KiddBrewer Stadium. A fireworks show is scheduled for after the game.
The Sporting Network Poll Week 2
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The Appalachian (4-1)
APPS (3-2)
SGA (3-2)
The Appalachian (2-3)
Appalachian State (0-0)
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1. North Dakota State 1-0 2. Eastern Washington 1-0 3. Montana State 1-0 4. Sam Houston State 1-0 5. Towson 1-0 6. South Dakota State 1-0 7. Central Arkansas 1-0 8. Villanova 0-1 9. Northern Iowa 1-0 10. Georgia Southern*^ 1-0 11. New Hampshire 0-0 12. Cal Poly 1-0 13. Montana 1-0 14. Eastern Illinois 15. Richmond 1-0 16. Wofford* 0-1 17. Stony Brook 0-0 18. McNeese State 1-0 19. Illinois State 0-1 20. James Madison 1-0 21. Appalachian State*^ 0-1 22. Northern Arizona 0-1 23. Lehigh 0-0 24. Coastal Carolina 1-0 25. Bethune-Cookman 1-0 *SoCon teams ^ Team transitioning to Sun Belt Conference Source: ncaacom