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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Vol. 87, No. 40

NC Senate bill may affect student-voter turnout

by STEPHANIE SANSOUCY Senior News Reporter

by JOSHUA FARMER News Editor

A bill was filed in the North Carolina General Assembly on April 3 that would remove a tax credit for families who have children registered to vote outside of their home address.

According to SB 667, titled Equalize Voter Rights, parents could no longer claim children as

dependents if the child does not register to vote at the address of the parent. The bill would also require voters to register at the same address as their vehicle registration.

Appalachian State University political science professor Ruth Strickland compared the bill to a poll tax, and said that she does not expect the bill to pass.

Strickland also said that she wasn’t sure the measure was constitutional. A U.S. Supreme Court

decision in 1979, SYMM v. U.S., held that a college student has the right to vote where he or she attends college, Strickland said.

Town Council member Andy Ball said that with the discussion over voter IDs, there was an expectation of some “push back” from legislature, but he didn’t expect any bill this radical.

Ball said the bill would go pretty far to disenfranchise college students.

“It looks like now they are try-

Watauga County The number of voters ages 18-24

12.2%

29.6%

ing to restrict the franchise to people who tend to vote Democrat,” Ball said. “It is clear that college students are more of a liberal demographic and it would seem that the conservatives have the purse strings at the power in Raleigh.”

Ball said the voter ID requirement would hurt at-risk popula-

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“I think the piece of legislation going up in the senate attacks the college vote, and I encourage students to get informed and to contact their senators regarding the issue. I think anything to make voting more difficult should not be encouraged.”

Dylan Russell incoming SGA president

See Senate on page 3

See Bill on page 3

“I’d honestly say that’s unfair. I think it’s just another way for the government to make more money. It’s kind of useless.”

“It doesn’t seem very practical to tax somebody based on students voting in their college town. That’s where they’re going to be living for the next four years.”

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Sources: census.gov, unc.edu, appstate.edu, carolinatransparencey.com

Boone’s weather woes are coming to a close News Editor

Although winter ended March 19, cold weather continued to plague Boone into April, but now it seems warm weather is here to stay.

March saw an average temperature of 34.7 degrees Fahrenheit – more than 17 degrees lower than last year and nearly nine degrees lower than the year before.

Boone also accumulated 22.4 more inches of ice and snow than last year, according to raysweather.com.

David Still, a me-

Danielle Mulvihill sophomore studio art major

18.8%

UNC-Chapel Hill students amount to 29,278 of 137,941 residents in Orange County, and Appalachian State University students make up 17,589 of 51,871 residents in Watauga County.

by JOSHUA FARMER

Senior News Reporter

President of the University of North Carolina system Thomas Ross attended the latest faculty senate meeting at Appalachian State University on Monday.

President Ross addressed the UNC Strategic Plan and answered faculty questions. Ross has been to several campuses already, and is trying to visit as many as he can.

Ross said the work to come up with a strategic plan started this summer, but still isn’t perfect. “[It] ended up in a place where we are not a thousand percent happy with everything, but I am confident that the plan is solid and good and that it leads us in the right direction,” he said.

The plan is flexible enough, yet lacks sufficient specificity in some places, which will allow for the flexibility needed for implementation, Ross said.

The Collegiate Learning Assessment test is part of a goal to focus on what students learn individually, and the pilot program, which Appalachian will be participating in, has value as long as it is done thoroughly with incentives for student participation, Ross said.

Orange County 23.6%

by STEPHANIE SANSOUCY

Jabari Rogers sophomore sustain development major

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UNC system president visits Faculty Senate

Alpha Delta Pi hosts second annual Mud Run

by NOLEN NYCHAY Intern News Reporter

teorologist for Ray’s Weather, said that the reason for the unseasonably low temperatures is an upper-level highpressure system above Greenland.

The system had been redirecting cool air back down to the eastern U.S. for much of March and into April, Still said.

“The system persisted for about a month, but we’re emerging out of it right now,” Still said.

Ray’s Weather is forecasting that highs for this week will stay near 70 until Friday, which will see a high of 56 degrees and morning showers.

Previous March average temperatures

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Junior exercise science major Trevor Thomas makes a break from an obstacle in Sunday’s Alpha Delta Pi-sponsored Mud Run held at the High Country Fairgrounds.

The run raised $4,872 for the Ronald McDonald House and had 375 participants.

Appalachian State University’s Alpha Delta Pi sorority held the second annual Mud Run on Sunday at noon at the High Country Fairgrounds.

Approximately 375 people, mostly students, completed the course, which consisted of three laps around a muddy red clay track through 10 obstacles.

The obstacles included two crawls under wire shoots, a slippery tarp, a string barrier, four hurdles, a tire gauntlet and a balance beam.

That’s not to mention the mud, which was created as large trucks dumped tanks of water onto the track

See Mud on page 3

Senior Allie Cashion breaks softball doubles record

by KAITLYN THRUSTON Senior Sports Reporter

Information from raysweather.com

The 5-foot-8-inch outfielder sauntered to the plate during the bottom of the fourth and braced her arms to swing the bat.

After two disappointing turns at the plate, Allie Cashion reared back, ready to finally get on base.

This next pitch would be record-breaking for Cashion.

Saturday afternoon, at the Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium, senior outfielder Cashion broke the Appalachian State softball careerdoubles record.

This was Cashion’s 44th

double, beating the previous record holder Lindsay Glover (2004-07), who had 43.

Cashion remains humble and said she focuses on what can better her team, not on the fact that she is now the university’s record leader in doubles.

“I wasn’t thinking about it, because you go out there doing what you need to do for your team, and if it happens it happens,” Cashion said.

In fact, Cashion wasn’t even aware that she was close to surpassing Glover in doubles when the team

See Softball on page 9

Megan Stage | Courtesy Photo

Senior outfielder Allie Cashion chases a fly ball in a game against Samford earlier this season.

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Appalachian student to bike across the country to promote sustainability

by MICHELLE PIERCE

ki at a non-profit conference in Ohio and introduced him to his son, an avid cyclist. The two From Maine to Washington, have been planning their sumAppalachian senior Michael mer-long bike ride ever since.

Their goal is to bike 60 miles John O’Neal plans to promote a day across green living in U.S. backcounthe United States try roads while alongside Kory “Keep an eye out encouraging Piorkowski, the other bikers for a fundraising pioneer of Spokes along the way to of Green Project. and awareness for ride with them.

Spokes of Spokes of Green in During the Green is a nonSanford.” trip, they will be profit organizaSenior Sustainable Development a part of the varition promoting major Michael John O’Neal ous workshops the idea of susthey have linked tainable living with, including through teachthe Greenhouse ing the uses of compost and building eco- Project, which teaches the public friendly structures, O’Neal said. how to build greenhouses, con“I want to help raise aware- struct raised garden beds and use ness for sustainable practices and compost as a more sustainable spread the world of healthy living fertilizer.

They have already received by riding your bike,” said O’Neal, a sustainable development major. sponsorship from Fuji, a major O’Neal’s father met Piorkows- biking company, since both will Intern News Reporter

be riding Fuji bikes along. The company said they support the campaign for cleaner humanpowered transportation.

O’Neal will be selling Spokes of Green silicone bracelets on Sanford Mall later in the school year.

“Keep an eye out for fundraising and awareness for Spokes of Green on Sanford,” O’Neal said.

The duo is currently holding a competition on Facebook for the design of the T-shirts they will be giving out at Spokes of Green events in the coming summer.

O’Neal and Piorkowski are also trying to receive support form the community. O’Neal said wants to encourage students to check out the website and see what the project is all about at spokesofgreen.com.

They hope to receive a positive response from Appalachian, since the university is a leader in green principles for other schools, O’Neal said.

Nicole Debartolo | The Appalachian

Senior sustainable development major Michael John O’Neal will ride his bike from Bar Harbor, Maine to Seattle, Wash. for the nonprofit Spokes of Green. Spokes of Green educates on the importance of going green by promoting and demonstrating sustainable activities.

Provost position to be added July 1

by CHELSEY FISHER Managing Editor

by JOSHUA FARMER News Editor

The position of vice provost of faculty affairs will split into two positions, effective July 1, to respond to the “needs of the faculty,” Provost Lori Gonzalez said in a letter to faculty.

The current vice provost, Tony Carey, will serve as vice provost for faculty development starting at that time.

Mary Reichel, the current deans of libraries, will join Carey.

The new provost position has not yet been named, Reichel said.

Reichel currently oversees 35 faculty members in the library. She also worked with faculty senate to revise the faculty handbook.

Reichel said she expects to work on high priority and special projects in her new position.

Paul Heckert | The Appalachian

Current Dean of Libraries Mary Reichel will join Vice Provost Tony Carey as a deputy to Provost Lori Gonzalez, effective July 1.

Reichel said she’s really pleased to be given this new challenge.

“I really love Appalachian,” Reichel said. “I really respect our faculty and their dedication to teaching and research. It is an honor to work in this new way.”

Government and justice studies professor Matt Robinson said he doesn’t

know why the administrators added a new position.

“While I hope the people working in the Provost’s Office will work immediately to ease tensions on campus, I question the wisdom of adding yet another administrator at a time when resources are so limited and needs so great across campus,” Robinson said.

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Continued from page 1 tions such as the homeless and senior citizens, who tend to need social and government services and people who tend to be more socially liberal.

Ball said that having three Appalachian students elected into local government offices has been a success in integrating the Appalachian community and the Boone community, in which student voting has played a big role.

Ball said Republicans have the votes to pass the bill and “the governor will certainly sign it.”

The only way to defeat the bill with little political opportunity is with public pressure. Ball is working on organizing a student’s day at the capital.

“After working with several ASU students in our Get-Out-the-Vote efforts, I know how intelligent, informed and invested they are in the policies of our state and our nation,” said Emily Bish, Get-Out-theVote chair for the Democratic Party of Watauga

News County.

Bish said she is extremely dismayed that legislature finds it acceptable to create barriers for student’s right to vote.

The proposed bills combined make it clear that the intent is to make it difficult for students to vote, Bish said.

“Not only will I be participating to fight against this bill, I want to encourage all students and their parents to do so as well,” Bish said.

“Students, regardless of political persuasions, should stand up for their right to vote in the place where they

reside.”

President of the College Republicans Caroline Hartman said the club wants all voters, including students, to be active in the political process.

“Senate bill 667 does not take away the student’s right to vote, it does, however, impact their decision about where to register,” she said.

Former President of the College Democrats Lia Poteet said the bill will “simultaneously discourage student voting and raise taxes” as well as undermine the rights upheld for students by the Supreme Court.

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Continued from page 1 along with help from the Meat Camp municipality volunteer fire department.

Close to 130 sorority sisters dressed in red shirts helped to create the course as well as register participants.

To run the muddy circuit at the ADPi philanthropy event, participants paid either $12 in advance or $20 the day of the event to compete, with all proceeds going to the Ronald Mc-

Donald House Charity.

Freshman biology major Andrew Bradley was a last-minute participant in this year’s mud run philanthropy.

“When my buddy woke me up and said we were going running, I had no idea what I was getting into,” Bradley said.

The event raised $4,872 for the Ronald McDonald House.

“I know it’s for a good cause, but it was so much harder than I was expecting,” sophomore marketing major Kara Beck said.

Senate

something professor of theatre and dance Ray Miller Continued from page 1 was concerned was not reaffirmed in the strategic plan.

“When we train people Ross also addressed con- today, we aren’t training cerns about e-learning and them for their first job, we distance education. are really training them for “There is their last concern that job,” Ross we are gosaid.

“There has never ing to teach These been a more impor- jobs reever ything by distance tant time for the uni- quire stueducation,” versity to be together, dents to to work together to he said. “I have a set think that we figure out how to be of compeare entering a tencies that partners, no matter world, like it are learned the issue...” or not, where with a libtechnology is eral arts President of the University of North Carolina system Thomas going to play education, Ross a bigger role.” he said.

However, “ There Ross said has never that he does not think the been a more important time UNC system will close for the university to be tocampuses because of online gether, to work together to education. figure out how to be partWomen’s studies profes- ners, no matter the issue, sor Donna Lillian asked because there are a lot of Ross about funding for Ap- people outside the system palachian. She said the uni- who aren’t as favorable to us versity is funded at a lower as we would like,” Ross said. rate per student than other Assistant professor of UNC-system schools. leadership and education Ross said that the issue is studies Chris Osmond in mind as something that said that he was grateful needs to be addressed as the UNC system president best as possible. came to talk to the faculty “Frankly, Appalachian is senate. better able to manage what “He seems like a strong you have than some of the proponent of liberal arts,” other campuses,” he said.

Osmond said. “I think he Ross also spoke in sup- understands what we do at port of a liberal education, App is important.”

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Refunds for Walk the Moon concert tickets available through April 15

by JOSHUA FARMER News Editor

There are still 150 unclaimed refunds for the Walk the Moon concert, Plemmons Student Union Information Desk Manager Christine Gonzalez said.

The concert was scheduled for Jan. 30, but was canceled after more than four inches of rain caused flooding throughout Boone and surrounding areas.

Those seeking refunds must return their tickets to the Information Desk ticket booth between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday until the deadline

Paul Heckert | The Appalachian

Flooding in January canceled Walk the Moon.

Monday, April 15.

“Students have to be refunded in the manner they paid for the tickets,” Gonzalez said. “Cash purchases require a check by ASU and

are taking about two weeks to refund. Any unclaimed money will stay in the APPS Concerts Council fund to be used for future programming needs.”

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SGA to hold first ever Tie Dye Dash

by MICHELLE PIERCE Intern News Reporter

With a strong passion about the United State’s fight against obesity, SGA’s Director of Personal Relations and Marketing Jennifer Gallimore created Appalachian’s first Tie Dye Dash.

On April 27, students will line up at Duck Pond Field to begin a 5-kilometer, non-competitive run around the university’s campus and downtown Boone.

“The run isn’t timed, so ‘runners’ can even take their kids in strollers,” said Gallimore, a senior public relations major.

At each kilometer, volunteers will throw colored cornstarch powder at the runners as they pass by.

There will be three stations throughout the route, each with a specific color.

This event is similar to the nation’s largest 5K series, the Color Run, which focuses on promoting individual health and giving back to local charities, as well as coloring runners with powdered paint.

At the end of the dash, everyone, including event workers, will receive individual bags of the colored paint that will be thrown into the air as a celebration of finishing.

WASU-FM will be at the finish line airing music along with helping the event volunteers communicate with the participants.

The Tie Dye Dash is meant to further both campus and community outreach. The ACT office will receive 50 percent of

Aneisy Cardo | The Appalachian

Senior public relations major Jennifer Gallimore paints a sandwich board to advertise the first Tie Dye Dash taking place April 27 at Duck Pond Field.

the profits and University Recreation will receive the other half.

SGA’s Director of External Affairs Ann Tate appealed to town hall to get the city’s event fee waived, which totaled $1,500.

T-shirts for this event will have “Tie Dye Dash” written across the front with the logos of sponsors on the back. The tees are included in the early registration fee ending on April 13.

Gallimore hopes to trademark this event to Boone and get this run implemented through the university each year.

“It shows philanthropy, that we are giving back to the community that houses our university,” Gallimore said.

Registration for the Tie Dye Dash will be open until the day of the event at 12 p.m. More information can be found online at www.appstatetiedyedash.wordpress.com.

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EDITORIAL

New voting restrictions could limit student rights Editor’s Note: The following reflects the majority opinion of the editorial board.

From the voter ID laws in Florida to attempting to limit early voting in Ohio, last year’s elections demonstrated several instances of voter restriction across the country.

Recently, these phenomena have shown troubling signs of manifesting in our own state, in ways that are especially problematic to us as college students.

Two particularly important proposed measures, Senate Bills 666 and 667, signal a troubling trend for the voting rights of college students.

SB 667 would prohibit parents of college students from claiming

their children as dependents for tax purposes if the student decides to register to vote in the town in which he or she attends college, as well require students’ voter and vehicle registrations to be from the same place.

SB 666 would “shorten early voting days, ban early voting on evenings and weekends and prohibit same-day registration,” according to WRAL. We believe these new voting restrictions are unfair, unconstitutional and transparent attempts at political maneuvering.

The reasons given for these bills include cost-cutting by reducing money devoted to early voting as well as preventing students from skewing local elections, which is

possible by the belief that students coming into a new town will vote with little understanding of local issues.

This country has gone through a long process of making voting accessible to as many eligible people as possible, and issues of cost should not be a factor in enforcing our rights.

As for students affecting local elections, it is true that we as students should be aware of the needs of the community at large, but while we are here in school, we are a part of the community. We spend much of our time here during the school year, and decisions made affect us as well. Students should absolutely have a say in local matters.

This is especially important for us here at The Appalachian.

The Watauga Democrat reports that 28 percent of the votes cast in the last election in Watauga County were by 18-24 years old – a substantial portion of the vote and one that can certainly affect election outcomes. Additionally, one of SB 666 and 667’s sponsors is Republican state Sen. Dan Soucek, who is a representative of Watauga County.

This legislation will not likely go far. The Supreme Court has ruled before that students have a right to register at college addresses.

These bills only go to show the vulnerability of college students and our need to be vigilant about attempts to limit our rights.

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STAFF OPINION

Repeal of Racial Justice Act is unfair to minorities in NC

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AUSTIN MANN In what should have been a belated and cruel April Fools’ Day joke, the state Senate voted April 3 to repeal the historic Racial Justice Act, WRAL reports.

The Racial Justice Act originally allowed death row inmates to prove a racial bias in jury selection and sentencing.

This was changed during

a major rewrite last year, and now Senate bill 306, currently in the legislature, would repeal the remainder of the law.

WRAL also reports that controversy over lethal injection and the role of medical professionals prompted a “de facto moratorium” on executions in North Carolina – there haven’t been any since 2006.

The bill would also allow medical professionals to execute death row inmates without legal repercussions and would remove safeguards that prevent unjust executions.

Sponsor and State Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover, believes doing away with the act will pro-

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particularly in the prison industrial complex.

Black citizens are sent to prison for drug offenses 10 times more often than white citizens, despite the fact that on average, there are five times more white citizens using drugs in America, according to the NAACP Criminal Justice Fact Sheet.

Take the case of North Carolina v. Robinson. The American Civil Liberties Union reports that at Robinson’s trial, the prosecution removed 50 percent of all qualified black jurors from serving on the jury, but removed only 15 percent of white jurors. There were only two black individuals on the final jury.

Robinson received a death sentence in Cumberland County, where prosecutors were “three times as likely to seek the death penalty” if one of the victims of a crime were white, according to the ACLU. The Racial Justice Act allowed Robinson to avoid the death sentence by showing the presence of racial bias. This will no longer be possible when the Racial Justice Act is gone.

Now, people may wrongly die, all because legislators refuse to realize the problem that is the American justice system.

Mann, a freshman computer science major from Raleigh, is an opinion writer.

STAFF OPINION

American public should ignore NRA’s fear-mongering rhetoric

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vide the victims’ families with justice, according to WRAL. I suppose that is the type of old-fashion western justice that will bring grieving families solace. It’s not like the convicted could receive justice while also being alive.

But what can we expect from the same person who said the Racial Justice Act is “bad law” because racial discrimination is already illegal? Making it illegal didn’t mean we suddenly started living in a post-racial society.

Perhaps Goolsby is willing to live in a fantasy world, but the reality is that racial discrimination is rife in American society,

KENT VASHAW Although many aspects of the current gun control debate are very controversial and deserve a full discussion, the idea of universal background checks is unobjectionable and should be implemented as soon as possible.

A current Senate bill would require background checks on every gun purchase, and critically closes

the “gun-show loophole” that allows people to purchase guns at gun shows with no background check. This bill comes in the wake of mass murder tragedies such as Sandy Hook.

A 1997 study conducted by the United States Department of Justice showed that approximately 90 percent of guns used in illegal activities were purchased in the secondary gun market. This secondary market consists of private gun sales with no documentation whatsoever. Universal background checks could help prevent this.

Background checks don’t infringe on anyone’s rights. Some people cannot and should not own weapons and law-abiding, mentally healthy Americans should not

fear a universal background check amendment.

Most people understand this. A poll by Quinnipiac University has shown that 90 percent of Americans support mandatory background checks. With this support how could the bill not pass?

Because of irrational fear mongering.

“This legislation isn’t about making Americans safer; it’s about forwarding an anti-gun agenda that seeks to restrict firearm ownership in America – as much as they can, however they can and as soon as they can,” claimed an article posted by the NRA-ILA, the lobbying arm of the National Rifle Association.

Much of this fear involves “man-

datory gun registration” that would put “freedoms… on the chopping block.”

A universal background check law does not create a national gun registry.

The Firearm Owners Protection Act prevents the federal government from creating such a registry. And nobody is arguing for gun confiscation.

The slippery slope that the NRA warns us of is non-existent.

Universal background checks are an easy solution to help curb gun violence that does not harm lawabiding citizens.

Vashaw, a sophomore mathematics major from Apex, is an opinion writer.

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‘Festa do Brasil’ highlights Brazilian culture

by EMMA SPECKMAN

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tudents and community members who want to learn more about Brazilian culture have the opportunity to attend “Festa do Brasil,” three days of free festivities celebrating Brazilian culture sponsored by departments in the university.

The festival kicks off Wednesday in the Price Lake room of Plemmons Student Union with “Brazil’s National Treasure,” faculty presentations on capoeira, football and samba.

The documentary “Bus 174” will be shown Thursday in the Greenbriar Room of the student union at 6 p.m., followed by a panel discussion about cultural conflicts in Brazil.

On the final day, Friday, there will be a workshop and capoeira performance followed by a free Brazilian dinner catered by Appalachian State University Food Services.

“Festa do Brasil” grew out of an idea that university lecturer Gabrielle Motta-Passajou had a few years ago. She wanted to bring certain aspects of her native Brazilian culture – especially the dance-fighting art of capoeira – to campus in the form of a celebration. The previous festival, which occurred a few years ago, lasted one day and included a capoeira performance and discussion on the Afro-Brazilian dance.

“This year is just a little bit more ambitious,” Motta-Passajou said.

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian

martial art that is commonly described as “dance-fighting.” Those who play or perform capoeira are called “capoeistas,” and the duel or dance between two capoeistas is called a “roda.”

“What happens is you have the circle with the people who play the instruments and the people who sing, and in the center you have two people who play capoeira to the music,” Motta-Passajou said.

Motta-Passajou, who teaches both Spanish and Portuguese, also teaches the only capoeira class at Appalachian, offered through the Watauga Global Community, as well as capoeira classes off-campus in a studio.

“It never really took off,” she said. “It’s always been a marginal activity here in Boone.”

Jack Faught, a freshman currently enrolled in the class, said capoeira is not a typical martial art.

“It is more of a game than anything else,” said Faught. “It is played to music and the object of the game isn’t to win, the object is to have a great game that flows well and is enjoyed by both the spectators and the players.”

“Festa do Brasil” is sponsored by a collaboration of several departments on campus, including the Office of International Education and Development, the College of Arts and Sciences, University College, Belk Library and Information Commons, the Office of Multicultural Student Development, the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Interdisciplinary Studies and the English and dance departments.

by COLIN MOORE A&E Reporter

Editor’s Note: The following reflects the opinions of the author.

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Sophomore management major Josh Blanco (left) practices a capoeira move on lecturer Gabrielle Motta-Passajou (right) in a class offered through the Watauga Global Community. Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance and music.

There is a workshop followed by a Capoeira performance Friday at 5 p.m. in the Grandfather Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union.

by LOVEY COOPER Senior A&E Reporter

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Some students across campus are not changing their clothes for the month of April to bring awareness to victims of sex trafficking as a part of One Dress, One Shirt, One Month.

Participants find sponsors to help them raise funds for the Hope House, a rescue home in Asheville for minors who have been victimized by sex trafficking.

Participants at Appalachian State University hope to raise $2,834, which is the cost to support one girl in the Hope House for one month. So far, they have raised $935.

The month-long challenge serves as a way to bring attention to the overarching issue by shifting the focus away from the individuals participating.

“A lot of people don’t realize that sex trafficking happens in the United States – they think it’s more of a foreign problem,” said Shady Kimzey, a participant in One Dress, One Month.

For Kimzey, a junior sustainable development major, the experience is humbling.

“In first world countries, we express ourselves a lot

through what we wear, and we have the money and ability to consume and shop every day without repeating an outfit, if we wanted to,” Kimzey said.

For junior sustainable development major Chris Criqui, the experience has already created a big stir in his life. Criqui has chosen to wear a dress, rather than the usual male option of a Tshirt, to start conversations about the issue.

“I definitely draw a lot of stares walking around campus,” Criqui said. “I’ve had a lot of people tell me I have nice legs.”

Criqui sees the month as an opportunity to step outside of his comfort zone.

“It’s an interesting social experiment,” Criqui said.

One Dress, One Month is run through the Hundred Movement, a national campaign to end sex trafficking in the United States through local efforts in communities.

On campus, the campaign is called Break Out Walk Out, an unofficial organization that partners with other campus organizations with similar goals to involve students and the community in acting for social justice.

Organizers for the Break Out Walk Out attempt to bring light to local and global issues through awareness, action and religious involvement.

“My personal motivation is spurred from seeing firsthand how enslaved these women are and wanting to understand, on a very minor level, how trapped they must feel,” said Kate Miller, an intern with the Hundred Movement and leader of Break Out. Miller spent time in India working with victimized women. Upon returning to the United States, she saw a gaping discrepancy with the ways sex trafficking is dealt with.

“I want to draw attention to this injustice so that others will be aware of what’s probably going on in their very own city,” Miller said.

A social justice coffee hour focused on sex trafficking will take place Wednesday, April 17 in the ACT office in Plemmons Student Union at 7 p.m. in connection with the month.

Break Out Walk Out will host a night of worship, prayer, art and final fundraising for the Hope House Friday, April 26 at the Harvest House at 7 p.m.

William Tyler plays instrumental set at Espresso News

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Nashville, Tenn., musician William Tyler performs in front of a small crowd Friday night at Espresso News. This was Tyler’s first performance in Boone.

Review: Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Wolf’ is his most mature release yet

Students participate in One Dress, One Shirt, One Month

Junior sustainable development major Chris Criqui (left) and junior advertising major Shady Kimzey (right) hold hands on Sanford Mall. Throughout the month of April, some students have chosen to wear either one shirt or one dress to increase sex-trafficking awareness.

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Guitarist William Tyler played an hour-long, purely instrumental set Friday at Espresso News to a modest crowd.

Armed with only a few electric guitars, one acoustic guitar, an amplifier and a set of pedals, Tyler performed selections from his two solo albums, 2010’s “Behold the Spirit” and “Impossible Truth,” which was released in March.

“Truth” is Tyler’s first album with independent label Merge Records, and is a self-described “concept album about the end of the world, and a concept album about nostalgia, in a way.”

Tyler’s music is built from finger-picked guitar figures, reminiscent of instrumental guitarists such as John Fahey mixed with “folk music vibes,” Tyler said.

“It’s all about sort of capturing the environment around you,”

he said before the show in the downtown coffee shop.

Much of Tyler’s style stems from a set of long, acrylic fingernails on his right hand, which aid him in playing complex, fast moving melodies without a pick.

“I never could get used to using a finger pick,” Tyler said. “So I learned about using these fingernails from a buddy of mine.”

Tyler began his set with songs on electric guitars from his record “Impossible Truth” before closing the set with several acoustic songs.

In between songs, Tyler would elaborate on the stories or situations that led to the creation of his songs.

Fresh from a performance at the third annual Phuzz Phest in Winston-Salem, the show was Tyler’s first in Boone.

“This place is great,” Tyler said.

“I’ve only ever passed through here, but the atmosphere is beautiful.”

A lot of people have very strong opinions about the young Los Angeles-based hiphop collective known as Odd Future.

The vitriolic backlash against the group’s perceived misogynistic and homophobic tendencies is about as intense as the group’s lyrics and violent, nihilistic, punk-like live shows.

Either way, the colorful, excessively gory lo-fi rap records the collective released in 2010 and 2011 led to a pretty standard Internet hype-cycle that had OF at the center of a lot of music critics’ conversations.

In the center of this media whirlwind was Tyler, the Creator, the gravelly voiced rapper/producer and ringleader behind most of OF’s production and certainly much of their shock value.

“Wolf,” Tyler’s second proper album, shows the 22-year-old taking steps toward maturity, especially in terms of production.

The album is saturated with a brighter, synth-heavy sound. Though many OF releases have stellar production, “Wolf ” is the first that could reasonably be described as “headphone candy.”

Nearly all of the beats here are some of the most interesting hip-hop instrumentals of recent memory, with “Jamba,” “Answer” and “Rusty” standing out in particular.

This cohesive, impressively textured sound carries the album even through weaker spots.

Though Tyler still has issues with pacing and self-editing – “Wolf ” is still 70 minutes long and too front-loaded – very little here is skip-worthy, as is the case with much of “Goblin.”

When Tyler hones his rapping and focuses more on songwriting rather than defensive posturing, “Wolf ” really comes together.

“Answer,” built on spacious guitar and compressed drums, finds Tyler addressing his absent father directly, and is easily his most honest song, far from the cartoonish presence on his previous music.

“Lone” focuses on the death of Tyler’s grandmother to a lush, jazzy beat, while “48” addresses drug addiction of all things, with a slow-paced, melodic beat and a Nas feature.

But, Tyler still has quite a ways to go before he makes a classic album. Throwaways like “Tamale” and “Trashwang,” which Tyler even admits are panderings in the actual songs, bog down the album’s back half.

Production is clearly Tyler’s strong point, and that emphasis here reveals the young artist as far from a sensationalist.

Hopefully, Tyler continues in this direction and brings Odd Future to a mature, focused heyday.

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3 out of 4 stars

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Boone bartenders donate tips to Just One Shift

by LOVEY COOPER Senior A&E Reporter

Tipping the bartender takes on a whole new meaning Thursday at Galileo’s, where Boone-based band the New River Boys will perform as a fundraising effort for the campus chapter of Wine to Water.

A portion of ticket proceeds and tips collected during the show will be donated to help provide clean drinking water to needy individuals worldwide.

The event is part of a weeklong effort called Just One Shift, a global campaign by Wine to Water that encourages bartenders to donate their earned tips from one shift directly to charities.

Just One Shift began in New York by Gaz Regan, a bartender who teamed up with Doc Hendley, CNN Hero and the founder of Wine to Water, to maximize their donations.

Wine to Water is a national organization that raises money through social events to provide clean water to those in need worldwide.

Throughout the week of April 8-14, bartenders in 25 countries have signed up to donate for the Just One Shift campaign.

Appalachian State University’s Wine to Water club is the first collegiate

chapter of the organization, and strives to help provide clean water to people in need around the world through fundraising and awareness events throughout the school year.

“Our goal is to educate students about the water crisis and offer them ways to get involved with fighting this global issue,” said Katy Cook, president of the Appalachian chapter.

Just One Shift has provided an opportunity for the club to connect with the community in order to establish themselves as a working charity.

“One billion people lack access to clean water,” Cook said. “That is a huge number, but Wine to Water has provided 150,000 people with clean water since 2004, and that’s a huge number, too.”

In Boone, the week’s events will shift from bar to bar, with the New River Boys as the main fundraising event at Galileo’s.

“We’re expecting the place to be pretty much sold out or at capacity,” said Josh Elliott, the campus coordinator for Wine to Water. “The last time they played there it sold out an hour before the show.”

The week’s events have been in the works for a couple months, and came about through a partnership between the campus

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Everett Hardin, cellist of the Boone-based band the New River Boys, plays in a February performance at Legends. The New River boys will perform Thursday at Galileo’s for a fundraising event with Appalachian State’s Wine To Water Club.

chapter of Wine to Water and the High Country 365 event organizers.

While discussing the planning process, members of the New River Boys overheard the need for a main act to highlight the week’s events, and jumped at the opportunity.

“The New River Boys are an awesome group of guys that are supportive of Wine to Water, and they

are connected with High Country 365, so it was a perfect fit,” Cook said.

“The New River Boys have a great following of students, so we are very excited to have them perform at our Just One Shift event.”

The New River Boys benefit show will take place Thursday at 10 p.m.

Tickets for the event can be purchased at the door and are $5 for anyone 21

and over and $8 for those under 21.

The week’s events for Just One Shift include area participation from the TApp Room, Town Tavern, Mellow Mushroom and Appalachian Mountain Brewery.

For a complete schedule of events in Boone and more information on the campaign, visit justoneshift.com.

by JAY SALTON

Monologues, as artists sold artwork during the showings last year on a smaller scale. The gallery was The ASU Women’s Center intended to increase visibility of hosted the Origins of the World healthy images of the female body, Art Gallery Friday at Shear Shakti Mackey said.

The gallery’s name is a reference Salon as a part of First Friday Art to Italian artist Caravaggio, who Crawl.

The gallery aimed to benefit V- was known for his realistic way of Day, a non-profit organization cre- depicting humans.

“It’s really just about women and ated to end violence against womhow they give birth to everyone,” en worldwide.

“We just thought that it would said co-curator Jasmine Ammon. be a good organization to support “Without women, we wouldn’t be and people are also very familiar here.”

The amount of artwork presentwith it, so we thought that it would get a lot of attention,” said Susan ed exceeded many of the volunteer’s expectations.

Mackey, co-curator of the event.

“We didn’t expect to get this The artwork, made completely by students, focused mainly on the much work,” said Forsyth.

Complimentar y celebration of the fefood and drinks, domale body. nated by the Wom“Women carry so “It’s really just much on their shoulabout women and en’s Center, were ders, in their body how they give birth served to anyone stopping by to check and around them,” to everyone” out the art. said Shelby Forsyth, The curators, who a member of the co-curator Jasmine Ammon will be graduating university’s Women’s soon, hope for peoCenter. “They just ple to step up and emit this energy, and I don’t think they’re appreciated keep the art gallery going in the years to come and eventually make enough.”

The gallery started at the Vagina it a regularly occurring event.

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Senior art history major Jasmine Ammon (left) and senior art history and women’s studies major Susan Mackey (right) explain a Rothkoinspired art piece. The painting was one of many pieces by Appalachian State University students on display in Shear Shakti Salon on Friday for the Origins of the World Art Gallery.

Appalachian students perform classic operas

by JAY SALTON

The operas “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell and “Bastien und Bastienne” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were performed Thursday through Sunday at Rosen Concert Hall, presented by the Hayes School of Music.

Both performances were part of the annual Spring Opera Program.

The operas were noticeably contrasting, said Randall Outland, an Appalachian State University lecturer and the director of the show.

“One [Bastien und Bastienne] is nice, easy and light,” Outland said.

“I wanted to juxtapose that with something more serious and tragic.”

The operas explored many themes.

“They kind of cover the experience of everybody’s

lives,” said Chung Park, an assistant professor in the school of music.

“We’re talking about love, loss and yearning. This is what makes us human – these kinds of feelings.”

The English translation of “Bastien und Bastienne,” the comedy of the two operas, was performed first. Mozart wrote it when he was only 12 years old.

“I like to kid around and say he wrote this one

while in the womb,” said Joseph Amaya, a professor in the school of music.

Most of this piece was performed by only three people told in one act.

The tragic “Dido and Aeneas,” which was Henry Purcell’s only opera, was performed in a prologue and three acts. It is a baroque piece based on Greek mythology.

The operas were performed completely by Appalachian students,

and the students featured had varying levels of experience coming into the shows.

Undergraduates. as well as graduate students, were cast in the operas.

The performances were double cast, meaning there were different students in the leading roles for each specific opera.

Upcoming events in the Hayes School of Music can be found at music. appstate.edu.

App State’s International Justice Mission hosts Justice Week

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Appalachian State’s chapter of International Justice Mission is hosting Justice Week, called “Seek Justice. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly.” until April 12 The will address issues such as sex trafficking, human trafficking, bond labor, false imprisonment and more.

“The name is based of the verse Isaiah 1:17, which reads, ‘Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of

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the fatherless; plead the case of the widow,’” Barnett said.

Barnett said that the organization sees advocacy as the start to action.

“People cannot act until they are aware, so we exist to educate our campus on the realities of violent oppression in our world today,” Barnett said.

Barnett said that college students can make an impact on the subject.

“Our generation is a generation that is looking to have an impact, and we believe that wholeheartedly,” IJM President Madisson Barnett said. “Being on a college campus, we have a tremendous opportunity to inform and edu-

cate people on the injustices in the world today.”

Barnett said that the organization does service opportunities and partnerships with local organizations such as the Hospitality House, Oasis, Free People Free People, the Hundred Movement and Invisible Children.

“We want to be more than a campus chapter, but a force in our local community,” Barnett said.

The remaining events for the week include a slavery demo and a prayer and worship session Tuesday, an expo displaying other clubs fighting for social justice in the Whitewater Café Wednesday and a talk by national IJM speaker

Libby Swanson in the Grandfather Mountain Ballroom on Thursday.

The Justice Week events end Friday with the Shelly Moore Band concert at the Harvest House at 7 p.m.

“The issues IJM faces are very complicated and require the attention of trained professionals,” Barnett said. “However, these trained professionals require support to do their work, and we truly believe that students have an opportunity to offer that support by raising their voices through advocacy and fundraising.”

More information about the chapter and the events this week can be found at ijm.appstate.edu.

“The Croods,” a newly released animated film, follows the story of the last surviving family in prehistoric times.

Equipped with an all-star cast and led by the director of both Dreamworks’ “How to Train Your Dragon” and Disney’s “Lilo and Stitch,” the film delves deeply into the elements of family and what it means to be alive, all the while incorporating humor and beautifully crafted scenes.

The movie begins with an introduction from Eep, voiced

by Emma Stone, the semitraditional rebellious daughter of the caveman clan. She explains that all other homo sapiens are now extinct and it is essentially her father’s fear of everything unknown that has kept her and her family alive.

When she meets a young man named Guy, voiced by Ryan Reynolds, he informs her that the end of the world is coming and they must abandon their cave to travel to safety.

Though the entire experience is exciting for them, it is also very trying as they are forced to relearn every aspect of life and to erase any kind of preconceived notions.

The film is decorated with breathtaking landscapes and a startling variety of original animals. Even without the story, it would be exciting to view a universe painted with such talented artistry as this.

Despite the childish feel and emphasis on imagery, “The Croods” has some pretty heavy themes in it. There is a constant fear of death and an ever-present awareness that it actually could happen at any moment.

Family is also a huge aspect of the film. The events and dynamics all make the main characters seem even more real and relatable. Eep’s shunning of her father’s teaching, Grug’s hatred of his wife’s mother and his resentment of Guy are all authentic aspects of true relationships.

Grug is perhaps the most interesting character in the film as he personifies the personality of a typical father, making him tangible in a way that the other characters are not. This is really the one and only issue, since it might be nice if minor characters had more depth to them.

The main relationships are between Grug, Eep and Guy, and they are the only ones that receive any real attention.

There are only seven human characters in the movie, but, because of the negligence of minor characters, it becomes more difficult to keep up with them, which can add chaos to the already chaotic life of a caveman family.

Aside from this, there are no other apparent flaws with the film. The animation does not overwhelm the story, nor does the story take away from the animation. Overall, “The Croods” is delightful from beginning to end.

Rating:

3.5 out of 4 stars

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Send copy to David W. Freeman, Director of Student Publications, Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, second floor, Plemmons Student Union, or e-mail: freemandw@appstate.edu.

The Club Hub is open!

The Club Hub is open. What is it? A resource center to help support clubs. Where is it? 219 Plemmons Student Union across from SGA and The Appalachian. (the old CSIL offices) What is in it? Currently, there is extra meeting space for clubs.

There are 2 conference rooms able to be reserved by clubs.

Contact CSIL at 262-6252 to reserve them at this time. Also, there is casual meeting space if you are looking for a quiet place to have a club conversation. The refrigerator room is available for 48 hours at a time to store any supplies for your meeting in the Union. Contact CSIL at 262-6252 to reserve the refrigerator room. What else will be there? Coming soon will be a poster room and team building supplies that can be checked out. QUESTIONS? Contact CSIL at 828-262-6252.

2nd floor in the new section of the Student Union.

Spring Counseling Center groups

Understanding Self and Others Group—Issues commonly addressed vary from depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem, issues of family conflict or abuse, etc. Students who want to resolve specific concerns as well as those seeking personal growth are welcome. Mondays 1:30-3 p.m., Tuesdays 1:30-3 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. USOGet Moving (moving your body to increase wellness- see below for details), Wednesdays 2:30-4 p.m., Thursdays 1:30-3 p.m. (Transitions to ASU Group, doesn’t start until October) and USO-DOG 3:30-5 p.m. (group Therapy with co-leaders and a therapy dog) Lesbian/Gay /Bisexual Therapy Group—This group will present an opportunity for lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals to explore life challenges. Fridays 1-2:30 p.m.

Painful Pasts, Promising Futures Group—This group is designed for those who have experienced traumatic events in their lives or who come from backgrounds in which they did not feel safe. Wednesdays 3-4:30 p.m.

Transgender Therapy Group—This group is similar to the “Understanding Self and Others” group in that a variety of issues will be explored in a safe and supportive environment.

Wednesdays 5-6:30 p.m. (For information contact Sheri Clark: 262-3180 or clarksl@appstate.edu) Food/Mood Group—This group is designed for students who use food and/or exercise to cope in ways that would be considered “unhealthy”. To Be Determined.

An Introduction to Mindfulness Group—Mindfulness involves stepping out of “auto-pilot” reactions and learning to pay more attention to our present experiences. Mondays 3:30-5 p.m.

USO-Get Movin’ Active Bodies Healthy Minds—Did you know that exercise is one of the best mental health interventions we know of? Tuesdays 3-4:30 p.m.

To get started with a Counseling Center group, come to the Counseling Center during Walk-In Clinic, call 262-3180 or visit our website for more information www.counseling. appstate.edu. If you are interested in group but these times do not work for you, please get in touch with Chris Carden at 262-3180 or cardendc@appstate.edu.

Visiting Writers begins today

Appalachian State University’s Spring 2013 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series continues with novelist and poet Darnell Arnoult reading from his works on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Table Rock Room, Plemmons Student Union. A Craft Talk, “The Sublime Fiction Triangle,” will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Table Rock.

ACT to sponsor May event

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 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 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 some dystopian tendencies, then veer off toward the tales of unruly ghosts and science run amok. Show times are listed with the schedule and as always, admission is still only $1.

Here’s what APPS Films is bringing: IG Greer SuperCinema Popular Film Series: (All Showings at 7 and 9:30 p.m., except where otherwise noted; Admission $1.) April 11-13 - Les Miserables (7 and 10 p.m.); April 18-20 - Rise of the Guardians; April 25-27 - Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters (Show times TBD); May 2-4 - Warm Bodies.

Greenbriar Theater CinemaVintage Series: (All showings at 7 p.m.; Admission $1.); Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (‘88); April 10 and 12 - Peter Pan (’53); April 17 and 19 - The Fox and the Hound (‘81); April 24 and 26 - Cinderella (’50); May 1 and 3 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) * denotes showings on Wednesday and Thursday. All titles, dates and show times are subject to change.

If you would like to have some input on what movies are brought to campus, the APPS Films council meets at 5 p.m.

Thursdays in the Rhododendron Room of the Plemmons Student Union. If you would like to suggest a film for viewing on campus, APPS Films can make arrangements for you to come to a meeting and make a case for it to be shown.

24th Morgan Lecture Series to start

The 24th anniversary of the Morgan Lecture Series in the Sciences, sponsored by the Morgan Committee, in cooperation with the College of Arts & Sciences and the University Forum Committee, announces the second Morgan Lecturer, Harold McGee, will be on campus Wednesday, April 24, to deliver a public lecture, The Chemistry of Food and Cooking.

McGee is a noted journalist who specializes in explaining the chemistry of food and cooking to the public. He is author of the bestselling book, “On Food and Cooking: the Science and Lore of the Kitchen.” McGee’s public lecture will be at 7 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium.

Lastly, the committee is finalizing a visit to ASU by Dr. Jerry Coyne, Professor of Biology at the University of Chicago on Thursday, May 2. Dr. Coyne is being co-sponsored by the Departments of Biology, Geology and the External Grants Program from the UFC. He is the author of a textbook on speciation and evolution, and the bestselling book, “Why Evolution is True,” which is also the title of his extremely popular blog on science, reason, and religion. Dr. Coyne will give a

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scientific presentation on speciation (his research specialty) at 12:30 p.m. in Room 183, Rankin Science West. Dr. Coyne will also give a public lecture on The Relationship between Science, Religion and the Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory in the United States, at 7 p.m., in the Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union.

5K run for Autism is planned

Autism Speaks U at Appalachian State University is hosting a 5K run on April 13 starting at 9 a.m. at Watauga High School (300 Go Pioneers Drive, Boone, NC). The registration is $20 and the first 300 participants are guaranteed a T-shirt if registered by March 22. You are able to register as an individual or as a team. All money raised will go to Autism Speaks to fund research into the causes, prevention and treatment for Autism.

Please come out and support this amazing and important cause. Register online at https://events.autismspeaksu.org/ site/displaySite.do?siteId=240.

Faculty Last Lecture set for April 22

The Faculty Last Lecture will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. Nominations are being collected from students for the Last Lecture.

We will extend the invitation to speak at the Last Lecture event, which includes dinner catered by Casa Rustica, to two faculty members who have the most nominations.

These invitations will go out to nominated faculty the first week of April.

The Faculty Last lecture is an event based on the book The Last Lecture, written by Randy Paush. Paush was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University who was dying of pancreatic cancer. On September 18, 2007, he stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” His lecture has become a phenomenon and the inspiration for this event.

Homegrown Film Festival on May 1

The Homegrown Film Festival: A Celebration of Sustainability in the High Country will be held May 1, 7-8:30 p.m., in Parkway Ballroom, Room 420 Plemmons Student Union. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

Sustainability endeavors are growing strong in the High Country, where you share a rich history of working together to ensure that your mountain region will forever be a wonderful place to call home. The Homegrown Film Festival celebrates some of these efforts through a series of eight mini-documentaries, each spotlighting local people and organizations, including: 350 Boone (climate change); Appalachian Mountain Brewery (small business sustainability); ASU Office of Sustainability (campus sustainability); Biophilic Art Installation (sustainability art); Blue Ridge Conservancy (land protection); Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (sustainable agriculture); Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation (sustainable tourism); and National Committee for the New River (water protection).

Attend for film, food and fun. Representatives of many of these organizations will be on hand to tell more about their work and how you can support it. This event is hosted by participants in the Sustainable Development course Outreach Skills for Sustainability, including students and instructor Laura England (englandle@appstate.edu).

Parent’s Night Out planned for April 12

Parent’s Night Out, sponsored by ASU Appalachian Educators (Teaching Fellows), will be held Friday, from 6 to 9 p.m., in Reich College of Education Room 124 A/B. Childcare for ages 2-10 will be provided. There will be crafts, snacks and a movie (G Rated). Cost is $15 for 1 child, $20 for 2, $25 for 3.

To register, please email Joy Osborne at osbornejr@appstate. edu by Wednesday, April 10, at 5 p.m. Be sure to include your name, your children’s names, ages and an emergency contact phone number. Spaces are limited.

‘Speed Interviewing’ today in Belk

Nervous about an upcoming job interview? Interested in getting interview advice from employers and recruiters representing 23 local organizations? The Career Development Center is hosting “Speed Interviewing” today from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of Belk Library and Information Commons. This is a great no pressure way to gain experience with interview settings and get feedback from actual recruiters in all different fields. Dress is business casual. Space is limited, so those who will attend must RSVP on CareerGear.appstate.edu. Visit the Career Development Center website for more information.

Sundays 1 – 5 p.m. Registration instructions, forms, and fee information can be found online at www.aquatics.appstate. edu. If you would like more information on this topic or other aquatic related programs, please contact Cheryl Eddins, Assistant Director for Aquatics.

‘Persepolis’ discussion April 30

A discussion of the film and graphic novel, “Persepolis,” will be held April 30 at 6 p.m. in Room 114, Belk Library. Admission is free and open to the public.

Students, faculty and community members are invited to read the graphic novel “Persepolis.” The library has placed copies of the book on 24-hour reserve. There will be a showing of the film “Persepolis” Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the library.

Both the book and the film will be discussed afterwards.

“Persepolis” is a 2007 animated film based on Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The film received numerous awards including being a co-winner of the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It was also nominated for many awards including a Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution.

The film will be introduced by Dr. Renee Scherlen, who will also lead discussion on the film and book following the showing. Dr. Scherlen is a professor of political science at Appalachian State University; comparative politics, foreign policy, international politics, and gender are among her areas of specialization.

The event is presented by ASU Library in conjunction with the ASU Humanities Council and the Muslim Students Association, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program. This is the fourth in a series of programs that compose the 2013 Bridging Cultures, Muslim Journeys Program.

Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi collaborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi’s bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique attitude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the Islamic Revolution.

The Guardian described the film as “superbly elegant” and goes on to note: “Persepolis gives us the sheer pleasure of narrative, rarely found in modern cinema or indeed fiction: a gripping story of what it is like to grow from a lonely imaginative child into an adult, and to find this internal tumult matched by geo-political upheaval.”

For more information contact Allan Scherlen, Belk Library, atscherlnag@appstate.edu.

CU Thrive program for ASU students Today’s college students face unique challenges that when combined, can negatively impact their overall success. In order to succeed, students must find ways to successfully juggle their academic studies with their social life and financial responsibilities, among many other life stressors! This balancing act would cause anyone’s anxiety and stress level to rise.

The American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment found in their 2001 survey that 30 percent of college students reported feeling so depressed that it was “difficult to function” at some point during the past year.

Depression can lead to lethargy, irritability, social isolation, and disturbances in eating and sleeping cycles. It takes a concerted campus effort to adequately address issues such as depression and the ways that it impacts our students.

In response, ASU’s Counseling Center has teamed with NAPSA to provide the campus community with a new web based resiliency program called CU Thrive. All currently enrolled ASU students are eligible to take part in this exciting opportunity! By utilizing the CU Thrive program, students will have access to a large database of helpful information. CU Thrive offers articles, videos, courses, and other information that will help students adjust to campus life, stay healthy, enhance study skills, and build relationships. And this is just a quick sampling of the types of topics covered by CU Thrive!

You can set up your own account today using your App State username and password. Simply visit www.appstate.cuthrive. com/ for more information. The first 80 students who sign up for an account will automatically win a free t-shirt! Any questions or comments may be directed to Mary Cantrell via email at mc74237@appstate.edu.

Tom Moore 5K planned for May 4

General Education Awards

The 8th Annual Tom Moore 5K Run/Walk will take place Saturday, May 4, at the Boone Greenway Burnley-Clawson Park.

If particpants register on or before May 1st, the event will be $15. On the day of the event it will be $20. There will be a pasta dinner at F.A.R.M Café Friday, May 3, from 6-8 p.m. for early packet pick-up. There will be no charge for the dinner, however, patrons are strongly encouraged to donate as much as they can. Registration on the day of the event will begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K will start promptly at 9 a.m. There will be long-sleeve t-shirts available to those who have registered on a first come, first serve, basis. After the race, there will be a raffle with lots of fun prizes and also refreshments to be enjoyed by all! Parking will be available at the Burnley-Clawson Lot.

The reception will honor: Dr. Sarah Carmichael, winner of the Wayne Duncan Faculty Enrichment and Teaching Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching In General Education; Mr. Jason Mitchell, winner of the Faculty Award for Excellence in General Education Teaching (NTT); Dr. Bud Gerber, winner of the Rennie Brantz Award for Outstanding Teaching in the First Year Seminar.

Tom Moore, a local of Boone, was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease (HD) 10 years ago. Huntington’s Disease is a hereditary, degenerative brain disorder for which currently there is no cure. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual’s ability to walk, talk and reason. Someone with HD will eventually rely on family members for his or her care. Huntington’s Disease does not affect just one person, but a whole family and community.

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.

For more information or to register for the event, go to 5k.appstate.edu.

ASU offers Scuba Diving Certification Appalachian State University Recreation is now accepting registration for its first spring session of Discover Scuba in the Student Recreation Center pool. The course is open to all community members and ASU students/faculty/staff who wish to obtain their PADI Open Water Divers certification. Session one is held April 12 through 14 and session two is April 1921. Class meets: Fridays 6 – 8 p.m.; Saturdays 12 – 5 p.m.;

The campus is cordially invited to attend the General Education Awards Reception on April 15, 5 to 6 p.m., in the Solarium, Plemmons Student Union.

Other award nominees are: Rebecca Keeter, Anotoly lsaenko, Clint Marsh, Ed Allison, Kenneth Muir, Berta Cauvel, Andrew Jenkins, Richard Elaver, Bob Gibbard, Nathan Weigl, Brad Conrad, Jennifer Burris, Kimberly Reavis, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Vicky Klima, Xiaofei Tu, Elaine Gray, Cheryl Fox, Derek Davidson, Denise Goetz, Janet Beck, Alejandro Hortal, Catherine Fountain, Barbara Michel, Janet Montgomery, Craig Caldwell, Tim Williams, Valerie Hickman, Kevin Kennedy, Joe Gonzalez, Pierrette Stukes, Ed Behrend-Martinez, Nick Rudisill, and Cameron Lippard.

Spaghetti dinner to benefit research

Alpha Omicron Pi will hold its fourth annual All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner today, 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Harvest House.

All proceeds from this dinner will benefit the Arthritis Foundation and Ovarian and Prostate Health Research.

Science/STEM Expo set for Wednesday

ASU will host the 3rd annual ASU Science/STEM Expo on Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Holmes Convocation Center. The intention of the Expo is to excite kids about STEM. As of today, we have 1,700 kids coming to the Expo for field trips (6th-12th graders). We are looking for programs or groups to host interactive, exciting booths showcasing ASU’s STEM activities and programs, and/or demonstrating STEM concepts to kids. Hands-on booths are particularly encouraged. Hosting a booth is a good recruiting tool for STEM programs. Student groups or presenters are welcomed. If you are interested in hosting a booth at the Expo, please contact Tonya Coffey at coffeyts@appstate.edu for further information.

SPORTS

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Mountaineers beat rival Georgia Southern in SoCon home series

by MATTHEW SMITH Sports Reporter

T

he Appalachian State men’s baseball team came away victorious against the first-place Georgia Southern Eagles in a marquee conference home series, winning two out of three games this weekend at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.

Will Callaway and Jaylin Davis combined to go 6-for8 with eight RBIs and five runs to lead the Mountaineers to a 9-5 win over the Eagles in Friday afternoon’s series opener.

Callaway went 2-for-3 with a career-high five RBIs, and Davis (4-for-5) equaled his career highs with four hits and three RBIs in the victory, according to goasu. com.

Starting pitcher Jamie Nunn gave up only one earned run on five hits and struck out six batters over seven innings. The win gave Nunn (6-2) his conferenceleading sixth win of the season.

In the second game of the series Saturday, Sam AgnewWieland threw his second

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faced South Carolina and she tied the record.

“I go out there with the same mentality every day,” Cashion said. “Honestly, when I was in the game earlier this week, tying the record, I had no idea.”

She said that once the moment of realization sank in, it felt good.

“When I first did

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Junior outfielder William Head safely slides onto third base in Saturday’s game against Georgia Southern.

consecutive complete game shutout to give App State a 2-0 win over Georgia Southern.

Agnew-Wieland (5-2) pitched a five-hit shutout win Saturday, March 30, against Wofford, and allowed just two hits, struck out nine and needed only 102 pitches to complete the shutout Saturday.

The right-handed junior

it, I didn’t even realize... because, again, I don’t really think about it,” Cashion said. “When they did announce it, I was like ‘cool, my one good hit today was a record breaking one.’”

As one of two seniors on the team, it was important to Cashion that this season she set goals that would help her team make it far in the Southern Conference.

“Allie is very much a team player,” head

had a dominant stretch of 19-straight batters that did not register a hit between the first inning and the seventh inning.

“Every SoCon win is a big win, no matter if our opponent is at the bottom or the top of the standings, but we’re glad we won the series against Georgia because it shows that we’re playing good baseball right now,”

coach Shae Wesley said. “All the goals she has talked about have been team-oriented. Focus is very much on the team and the team’s success.”

The team won both games in the double-header against Elon on Saturday and won the last game to sweep Sunday.

The team is now a perfect 9-0 at home this season.

As one of the team’s captains, Cashion likes to steer the fo-

Callaway said.

The win Saturday increased the Mountaineers longest winning streak of the season to five games.

However, the streak was broken on the final game of the series when Georgia Southern scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning for a come-from-behind victory and beat App State 8-7 Sunday afternoon.

“We put ourselves into a hole on defense in the beginning of the game and didn’t come out as ready to play as we should have,” head coach Billy Jones said after the loss.

“We managed to fight back and give ourselves a chance in the ninth inning, but just couldn’t get the victory.”

The loss prevented App State (17-10, 8-6 SoCon) from taking a half-game lead at the top of the SoCon and also from sweeping the Eagles for the first time since GSU (20-11, 10-5) joined the SoCon in 1992, according to goasu.com.

App State begins a ninegame road trip Tuesday when the team travels to UNC Asheville for a nonconference faceoff. The ballgame is set begin at 6 p.m

cus away from herself and onto her teammates.

“What I told the team in the huddle at the end is that I saw great things from everyone today,” Cashion said.

“That’s what you need to do to have great team wins and to excel in this conference.”

App State currently sits at the top of the SoCon with a 12-3 conference record.

Both Cashion and her team feel that

improving as a whole is all that matters when they play.

“We are very young and our goal this season has been to get out there and play and get better every single game, and we continue to do that,” Wesley said.

The Mountaineers return to action Tuesday as the team attempts to remain perfect at home against the Winthrop Eagles.

The ballgame is scheduled to start at 4 p.m.

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Weekend Stats

Saturday

April 6

Men’s Tennis App State (4-13, 2-6 SoCon) at Chattanooga (9-8, 4-4) 1-6 (L) Singles Winners: Matt Saltsgaver 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) Doubles Winners: Andrew KcKinnon/Jen-Willem Kleynhans 8-4 Softball (DH-1) App State (16-13, 10-3) vs. Elon (12-22, 2-8) 7-3 (W) Runs: Sarah Warnock, Allie Cashion, Ashley Seering, Ellie Manriquez, Kristen Terry, Caroline Rogers, Pepper Butler (1) RBIs: Butler (3) Baseball App State (17-9, 8-5) vs. Georgia Southern (19-11, 9-5) 2-0 (W) Runs: Dillon Dobson, Preston Troutman (1) RBIs: Will Callaway (1) Softball (DH-2) App State (17-13, 11-3) vs. Elon (12-23, 2-9) 8-5 (W) Runs: Seering, Manriquez (2) RBIs: Butler (5)

Sunday

April 7

Softball App State (18-13, 12-3) vs. Elon (12-24, 2-10) 7-1 (W) Runs: Meghan Smith, Seering (2) RBIs: Seering (3) Baseball App State (17-10, 8-6) vs. Georgia Southern (2011, 10-5) 8-7 (L) Runs: Callaway (3) RBIs: Callaway (2) Information compiled from goasu.com

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Football ineligible for playoffs, will still ‘play like champions’ here, but the senior class is going to go out on a good note.”

The underclassmen are the only players on the team who will truly reap the benefits of this move in two years. Freshman wide receiver Malachi Jones will be a member of the first senior class that is bowl-eligible in 2015, but understands what this season means for the seniors now.

“We have to just come out here and give it our all, because they did want to end the year with some gold on their finger,” Jones said.

“We’re pretty much dedicating this season to them because it does hurt. It hurts us because we want them to go out the right way.”

This has already been a season of change with Ansley Cohen | The Appalachian Jerry Moore’s retirement Junior quarterback Jamal Londry-Jackson and freshman defensive lineman announcement in DecemThomas Bronson show off their 2012 SoCon Championship rings. The Mountainber and the recent changes eers secured their spot as champions with their win against Furman on November. around the new head coach.

10, 2012.

Now, Satterfield’s first year bowl games.

For Jamal Londry- at the helm will also be the

by JORDAN DAVIS “I feel for the seniors,” Jackson, this is the senior team’s last in the Southern Sports Reporter head coach Scott Satter- quarterback’s last year Conference.

Appalachian State’s an- field said. “Because those on campus, but he is unEven with the excitement nouncement of moving to guys have already had it deterred by having only a over what the future holds, the Sun Belt Conference ingrained in them – it’s regular season there are still two weeks ago was a bit- the championships in the to play for.

12 football tersweet one for the players Southern Conference and “I love games left for and coaches on this year’s national championships, it,” Londry- “Their mindset right the Mounfootball team. that’s what we’re gunning Jackson said. now, after we had a taineers as a The school is making the for.”

“I support meeting, was to go member of leap to the highest level of Satterfield said the team the university the SoCon. out and go undecollegiate athletics, but will has to look at next season as even though feated in the South“ We ’re have limits to their postsea- the last group that will play it’s kind of playing just ern Conference,” son play in football until the in the SoCon. tough not to like it’s a reg2015-16 school year.

“Their mindset right now, be able to lead ular season, Scott Satterfield, head coach Next year, football will after we had a meeting, was the team to which it is,” be ineligible to win the So- to go out and go undefeated the playoffs.

Londry-JackCon and therefore are also in the Southern Confer- But, I defison said. “I ineligible to compete in the ence,” Satterfield said. nitely support the direction want to spread that message playoffs. Then, in 2014-15, With no championship the university is going. I to App nation, our fans and football will be able to win to play for next year, the wish I could play some of our supporters, that we’re the Sun Belt championship, team’s mindset could deter- the Sun Belt teams, unfor- going to play like champibut will be ineligible for mine how the season goes. tunately it’s my last year ons.”

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Sports Schedule

Tuesday

April 9

Softball (H)

Opponent: Winthrop Time: 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Baseball at Asheville, N.C.

Opponent: UNC Asheville Time: 6 p.m.

Wednesday

April 10

Men’s Tennis (H) Opponent: Elon Time: 2 p.m.

Thursday

April 11

Women’s Tennis at Elon, N.C. Opponent: Elon Time: 3 p.m.

Information compiled from goasu.com

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