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Oct. 19, 2017

THE TEAM Sydney Spann @spanooo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Olivia Wilkes @theappalachian ADVISER

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Jason Huber @_JasonHuber SPORTS EDITOR MARKETING DIRECTOR T H E COV E R: This is the Appalachian’s Breast Cancer Awareness issue. Turn to pages 3-7 to read stories about events around the High Country that raise awareness and money for breast cancer victims.

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FIRST ANNUAL 5K WALK/RUN FOR BREAST CANCER O Georgia Walker│

n Oct. 28 at 9 a.m., community members will get together to participate in the first annual High Country Walk/Run for Breast Cancer. This event starts and finishes at the American Legion in Blowing Rock and includes a 5K run event, with options for a 1K, 2K and 3K walk.

The High Country Breast Cancer Foundation supports breast cancer patients, sur-

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vivors and their families in the High Country of North Carolina.

They provide emotional and financial support to men and women who are fighting breast cancer.

The foundation’s president and founder is Irene Sawyer. She created the organization in 2017 in hopes of getting the community involved in the efforts to help those who need it during and after breast cancer.

“We have several goals,” Sawyer said. “Our initial

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goal is to bring an event together that honors breast cancer survivors but more importantly provide money and support to breast cancer survivors or those who have a need.”

One hundred percent of all the funds raised from this event will go to local breast cancer survivors. This money made by the community will stay in the community, so by going to this event, participants truly are supporting each other.

Over 150 walkers are signed up and ready to go, 50 away from the goal of 200 walkers. Sign-ups for adults cost $20, children (ages 5-17) cost $10 and ages 5 and under are free.

Signing up with a group of 10 decreases prices to $18 a person, and a group of 15 is $15 a person.

Participants are encouraged to dress up for the walk/run in a costume, since the town’s Halloween festival follows the event.

The High Country Walk/ Run has a financial goal of $200,000, and is close to reaching it. The workers of the foundation work on a voluntary base and no one gets a salary. This ensures that all the money raised will directly go back into the community.

“It is important when you are fighting cancer to have the support of your community,” Sawyer said. “It will spotlight people and businesses in the High Country.”

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President and CEO of Appalachian Regional Healthcare System, Chuck Mantooth, speaking at Pink Day. The event was held on Oct. 13 at the Watauga Medical Center.

PINK DAY RAISES MONEY FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS P Sydney Wolford│

ink-haired Sandi Cassidy smiled and placed a pink beaded necklace around another woman sporting a pink hairdo. Pink balloons, pink frosted cupcakes, pink popcorn, pink rubber ducks and pink floral arrangements were scattered around Watauga Medical Center ’s auditorium Friday for the 10th annual Pink Day. Pink Day is a breast cancer awareness fundraiser that began at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, North Carolina. Cassidy, director of oncology services and Pink Day coordinator, has been involved since the beginning of Pink Day. Pink Day raises money through raffle items and donations, 100 percent of which goes toward the Wilma Redmond Mammography Fund. The Wilma Redmond Mammography Fund pays for mammograms for patients who cannot otherwise afford to pay.

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radiology director for Appalachian Regional Healthcare System. Redmond died from breast cancer, so ARHS created the Wilma Redmond Mammography Fund in 2001 in her honor.

Pink Day raises about $2,500 each year, Cassidy said.

But Pink Day does not only focus on raising money. Pink Day volunteers offer information on upcoming breast cancer awareness events and fundraisers, how to conduct breast self-examinations and how to pick out wigs if a patient has lost their hair from chemotherapy.

Mammographers encouraged people at Pink Day to sign up for a mammogram.

Signing up for a mammogram is an important first step to Gloria Payne, ARHS mammographer and Pink Day volunteer. Payne said that they used to conduct three mammograms a day, but now they do 35 to 40 mammograms a day.

Of those mammograms,

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44 percent of them show a positive result for breast cancer.

While Pink Day can be educational and informational, it is also a source of fun.

“It’s a little bit of joy to the patients in the form of pink gifts and pink food,” Mary Morgan, Pink Day volunteer, said.

Morgan is a breast cancer survivor of five years and went through radiation at Watauga Medical. After receiving help through AHRS, Morgan wanted to give back and volunteer.

Another Pink Day volunteer and six-year breast cancer survivor, Irene Sawyer, gave a speech detailing her “lucky” experience of detecting her breast cancer.

“How many people are fortunate to have a tumor pop out and say ‘Here I am’?” Sawyer said.

Sawyer said she felt a responsibility to give back to patients who underwent experimental medications and surgeries and were not

as lucky as she was. When she moved to Boone from Columbus, Ohio, she did a Google search for breast cancer awareness runs in the area.

Zero results appeared in her search.

Thus, Sawyer founded High Country Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc., which will host the High Country Walk and Run for Breast Cancer on Oct. 28. The High Country Walk and Run volunteers offered brochures at Pink Day with Sawyer ’s story, trail information and breast cancer diagnosis statistics.

Doc’s Rocks Gem Mine owners, Doc and Trina McCoy, also played a part in Pink Day. The McCoys auctioned off pink sapphire and rose quartz earrings, rings and bracelets.

They have raised money for Mining for a Cure for the past six years. Proceeds go to the Cancer Patient Emergency Fund.

This year, Doc’s Rocks broke their $18,000 goal at Pink Day.

“This is how we fight,” Doc McCoy said.

Pink Day isn’t the only fundraiser that ARHS has throughout the year.

ARHS hosts Lighting of the Tree close to Christmas, where volunteers sell porcelain ornaments dedicated to cancer patients. All of the proceeds go to the Watauga Medical Cancer Center.

ARHS also puts on a spring fashion show, Pretty in Pink, which raises money for the cancer center.

ARHS hosts Radiance Day, which focuses on the physical changes cancer patients go through. Volunteers aid patients in finding wigs and offer advice on adapting to skin changes after chemotherapy. Cosmetologists are on hand to provide makeup and beauty tips.

“It takes a village,” Charles “Chuck” Mantooth, CEO and president of ARHS, said of everyone involved with treating a patient with breast cancer.

“In our little village here, that’s you.”

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Use a circular motion of 2-3 fingerpads to feel each breast. Make sure to cover the entire breast: from your collarbone to the top of abdomen, and from your armpit to your cleavage. Begin at the nipple and move to the back of your breasts, increasing pressure as you near your back. Most women do this in the shower, when their skin is slippery.

Stand in front of a mirror with your shoulders back and hands on your hips.

Make sure your breasts are their usual size, shape and color and do not show signs of distortion or swelling. Call your doctor if you observe bulging of the skin, a change in nipple position or an inverted nipple, redness, soreness, a rash or swelling.

While lying down, continue the circular pattern used while standing in the shower to feel the entire breast.

Call your doctor if you feel any irregular bumps or soreness on your breasts.

This self-exam should be performed once every month.

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THE PROBLEMS WITH SUSAN G. KOMEN

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ctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to aiming the public eye at the struggles of those who suffer from breast cancer.

The hope in raising awareness is so that people will donate their time, money and other resources to help fund research and care for those who struggle with the disease.

For good reason, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2014, 239,109 people in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer and 41,676 died from it.

This is why Breast Cancer Awareness Month is so important, it helps fund the research that could potentially cure a disease that affects so many people.

Now when people think of donating money to breast cancer research, the first thing they think of is the color pink, specifically the pink ribbons made popular by the organization Susan G. Komen.

By far the largest and most well-funded organization when it comes to breast cancer charities, their 2016 annual report stated that they received a total of $257,895,950 in donations from the public.

With so much public support and money pouring into this organization it must be safe to assume that this is the place to donate money to help in the fight against breast cancer.

That would a somewhat incorrect assumption.

While Susan G. Komen is

Q Russell is junior journalism major from Charlotte, North Carolina. certainly a place to donate money, it is far from the best place to do so.

Susan G. Komen is an organization that doesn’t have anything incredibly “wrong” with it, but there are several aspects to it that should give people pause.

First of all, for an organization that is dedicated to an altruistic cause, it sure seems to have an issue with people “horning in” on their image.

In 2010 the Huffington Post reported that the organization has gone after hundreds of groups for using the phrase “for the cure” in their name.

This is not just sending cease and desist letters, Susan G. Komen spends a large sum of money each year filing legal trademark oppositions against much smaller breast cancer charities.

Isn’t it nice to know that they are using people’s donations for a good cause?

Speaking of the proper allocation of funds, one would think that the leaders of a charity organization wouldn’t

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take that much home per year.

It’s understandable to draw a living wage, but, $500,000, as reported by Charity Navigator, seems a bit excessive for the leader of a charity organization.

The most morally dubious aspect of its financials is the way in which it spends the money that has been donated to it.

In the organization’s 20102011 financial report it was revealed that Susan G. Komen only devotes 20.9 percent of the donations it receives to researching breast cancer.

The rest of its funding goes towards administrative costs and raising “awareness,” i.e. devoting money to advertising the Susan G. Komen brand and merchandise.

Not only that but the organization has in the past put the lives of women at risk purely to make a political statement.

A Washington Post article reports that in 2012 Susan G. Komen pulled all its grants for breast cancer screenings to Planned Parenthood.

This was after Planned Parenthood came under federal inquiry over whether it had spent federal money on abortions.

It is quite obvious that this was a political play on Susan G. Komen’s part.

And of course, being the image-conscious organization it is, it restored the grant very quickly after the massive public outcry against the decision.

It is time for Susan G. Komen to make a change.

At this point in time, it feels like people are more than “aware” of breast cancer.

There is no need for Susan G. Komen to devote as much time and effort as it does into fluffing itself up and peddling pink ribbons.

Why should a charity organization be so dedicated to protecting its brand? “For the cure” is a phrase being used for a good cause, to raise money and help fight a terrible disease.

Susan G. Komen has no reason, in fact, it has no right, to use funds donated to help people to try to prevent other charities from helping victims of breast cancer.

That is to say Susan G. Komen is not the worst thing in the world.

It might be a rather morally dubious organization, but at least it is not an outright scam, although it could certainly be better than it is.

Until Susan G. Komen makes a change, if it ever does, there are several organizations that people would be better of donating their time and money to.

Charity Watch, an organization founded by the American Institute of Philanthropy, created a list of the top ten charities dedicated to fighting charity.

On a side note, Susan G. Komen did not even make the list.

Charity Watch had three dedicated breast cancer charities on its list.

These three charities are the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the National

Breast Cancer Coalition Fund and Breast Cancer Prevention Partners.

All three of these charities were given at least an “A minus” rating by Charity Watch, whereas Susan G. Komen only scored a “C plus” rating.

Other charities that should be donated to, based on the ranking of Charity Navigator, are the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation.

All of these organizations were given at least a score of 90.9 (out of 100) by Charity Navigator, while Susan G. Komen only received an 81.11.

As stated previously, it is not that Susan G. Komen is a completely terrible organization.

It has done its part in bringing the issue of breast cancer into the public perception, but that isn’t enough to make up for its failings in other areas.

The organization wastes too much of the money that it has been entrusted to protecting and perpetuating its brand as opposed to putting the money where it needs to go.

At the end of the day, there are far better organizations for people to donate their money to, and it is highly recommended that people do.

Breast cancer is a terrible disease that kills far too many people each year.

So please, help those who cannot help themselves, just do not do it through organizations that take more of its donations for itself.

SUSAN G. KOMEN MISSION: To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all, and energizing science to find the cures.

COST TO RAISE $100: $12-27

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Breast Cancer charities to donate to that spend your money on finding a cure

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BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION MISSION: To prevent and cure breast cancer by advancing the world’s most promising research.

COST TO RAISE $100: $7

NATIONAL BREAST CANCER COALITION FUND MISSION: To end breast cancer; has set a deadline to know how to end breast cancer by Jan. 1, 2020.

COST TO RAISE $100: $13

BREAST CANCER PREVENTION PARTNERS MISSION: Working to prvent breast cancer by eliminating exposure to toxic chemicals and radiation linked to the disease.

COST TO RAISE $100: $13

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MISSION: To help women now by providing help and inspiring hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education, and suppor t services.

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MISSION: To achieve a future without breast cancer and improve the lives of people impacted by it now through education and advocacy.

PROGRAM EXPENSES: 81.9%

Source: American Institute of Philantrophy’s Charity Watch, Charity Navigator

Oct. 19, 2017

Ray Russell speaking to a small audience of supporters. Russell annouced his candidacy for the 93rd district of the N.C. House on Oct. 10 at Lost Province.

RAY OF RAY’S WEATHER ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR N.C. HOUSE Jackie Park│

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ay Russell, a computer science professor at Appalachian State and founder of raysweather.com, formally announced his candidacy to represent N.C. House District 93 at Lost Province on October 10. District 93 encompasses Watauga and Ashe counties.

Loretta Clawson, former mayor of Boone and current town council member, started off the rally by introducing Russell.

“He is a friend to us all,” Clawson said. “He is also a skilled communicator, a scientist, an educator, an entrepreneur and a minister. He

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has proven that he cares about North Carolina and is totally qualified to lead as our next state representative.”

Russell began his announcement with an anecdote about a meeting he had with Graig Meyer, a representative from the 50th district, in which he described the reasons why and how he began Ray’s Weather.

“Graig looked at me and he said ‘Ray, you just described to me how to win an election for the House of Representatives. It’s about having a passion, training yourself and getting ready to do this [job], being honest, be yourself, mix in a little humor at

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times and be uplifting in your community.’”

In his message, Russell described a campaign based on respect, listening to voices— whether they align with his views or not, leading and being a decent person. Russell also said that he was originally inspired to run after the outcome of this past year’s presidential election.

“I kept thinking, ‘Somebody needs to step up,’ but the more I thought about it, I realized that maybe I was the person who needed to step up,” Russell said.

Russell said his primary objectives are decency and respect, education re-

form, job opportunity creation, public safety funding and health care reform.

Willow Larson, an intern for Russell’s campaign, said, “He talks about decency. He talks about education and after the 2016 election, I think those are the two things I care about.”

“I think what I really liked most was just the idea of bringing decency back into the political process,” Sandy Windelspecht, a resident of Blowing Rock and former professor at App State, said.

“I think the current political climate is to create division, which is very apparent from the White House. I think we

need to have someone that is going to fight that and create a climate that is more inclusive.”

“The heart of North Carolina is ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’” Russell said.

“In the coming campaign and eventually in the North Carolina House of Representatives, I’ll live out that principle by demonstrating respect, listening to your voices and leading with innovation and skill.”

Russell will be facing incumbent Rep. Jonathan Jordan and App State student Robert Block in his race for representative of N.C. House District 93.

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RENOVATING APP:

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anford Hall is currently in talks to become the next project for renovation on App State’s campus, according to administrative officials. Originally opened in 1968, Sanford has been in use for nearly 50 years without any major restorations. Paul Forte, vice chancellor for business affairs, spoke of a project restoring the building within the next year.

“In the [App State] master plan, East Hall is scheduled for demolition and that would be an entryway to the university. So redoing Sanford Hall as the first building you’d see would be a really nice addition,” Forte said.

Sanford Hall would be the latest in a string of renovations

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and building projects the university has undertaken. This past August saw the opening of Howard Street Hall, which was previously home to a church.

It has been renovated into several classrooms and offices while the Beaver College of Health Sciences is slated to add several new buildings in fall 2018.

Appalachian has also acquired the former Watauga County High School with plans of repurposing the space for the university.

Although only currently in the planning phase, Appalachian officials said that renovation on Sanford Hall could coincide with the opening of the College of Health Sciences.

Art Rex, the director of space management and plan-

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ning, and Darrell Kruger, provost and executive vice chancellor, spoke of the benefit of being able to move classes currently in Sanford to the health sciences buildings during construction.

“It was built in 1968, and there’s not been any major renovations in there. There’s been piecemeal—you know, take a classroom out and put in offices and turn this space into a lab—but there’s not been anything done building-wise,” Rex said.

Rex elaborated by saying two floors had recently been worked on, though mostly cosmetically with tile replacement and fresh paint. Plans for this more major renovation would most likely revamp everything excluding the bone structure which is still

architecturally sound.

“One of the things that has been kicked around, because the elevator is so antiquated, is to use that shaft for mechanical stuff that runs in the building,” Rex said. This would include running electrical wiring and an air conditioning system that the building currently lacks.

More than just updating the amenities, Kruger said that refurbishing the building would help the building last another 30 to 50 years.

“If you look at our student growth and hiring more faculty, obviously we need to increase the space we’ve got,” Kruger said. “We can do it in a couple ways. One way is basically to renovate existing space. Then the other way of course is to build additional space.”

Kruger said that because the building is still sturdy, it would cost less money to restore Sanford than to build something from the ground up.

“That space is very well used. For the amount of money that we’ll invest we’ll get lots of benefits from it,” Kruger said. He said this was especially true because outside of transfer students, nearly every student will attend a class in Sanford Hall.

“We have about 4,600 students every day, in and out, 23,000 a week,” Kruger said.

While no target budget for the project has been set yet, early guesses put the number around $14.5 million, some of which could potentially come from a small fee for students, administrative officials said.

DEAN OF STUDENTS CANDIDATES SPEAK TO STUDENTS

n its search for a new dean of students, Appalachian State invited four candidates to a Q&A session in order for students to get an idea about who these candidates are and what they hope to accomplish at Appalachian State.

Below are summaries and excerpts from each of these sessions.

Francesca Leinwall Francesca “Checka” Leinwall, associate vice president for Student Affairs at Northern State University, said she is passionate about students and aims to build solid relationships to ensure their needs are met.

Leinwall said she also brings expertise as the Title IX coordinator at Northern and that she believes in moving to a trauma-based model over an investigative model, but that there should still be accountability for both parties during the process.

She said she is committed to diversity and started a program to help Native American students succeed in college at Northern.

She said that at her previous school, the police department reported to her and she was able to build relationships between students and police through meet and greets, and would try to do the same at Appalachian.

She said that training is the

solution to having students not feeling supported by the police and aims to “help people become their better selves.”

She said growth is important but there are diminishing returns and it is important to maintain the quality of experience.

Leinwall said she is excited about working at Appalachian and that this is a school she would “push a broom to work at.”

-Sammy Hanf, Former News Editor

Scott Kane Scott Kane is currently the dean of students at Rhode Island College, a small, diverse school with many low-income and first generation students in attendance.

Kane said that while making good grades on tests is important, it is also important to put in time outside of the classroom and work on leadership and communication skills.

Additionally, Kane has experience in pushing for diversity and wants to continue that trend at Appalachian.

Kane said he is open to disagreeing with those he works with in order to represent the students, as that is his primary job.

He said he is about “putting students first,” and has found that open disagreement can often lead to finding common ground, as big compromises can cause tension.

Kane has also implemented a program at Rhode Island College revolving around sexual assault on campuses. Traditionally, there is a Title IX coordinator that handles the entire case, working closely with the dean of students.

However, Kane has implemented a plan that has proven successful so far. The plan separates the dean of students’ position from the Title IX coordinator so that the coordinator can focus on paperwork and the system, while the dean of students can handle communication and accommodations for those involved.

Kane also made a point and said that if chosen, he would like to learn more about Appalachian and the needs and wants of students before making any decisions or taking any actions. He said that he does not want students to feel as though an outsider is coming in and making changes for his own agenda and wants to base his decisions around what will be best for Appalachian.

-Jackie Park, News Reporter

Shuili Xu Shuili Xu, senior consultant at the Canadian International Education Service Center, said he would focus on increasing inclusion and diversity at Appalachian through action and not just rhetoric.

“You have to use actions,” Xu said, “to prove what you said you

were going to do.”

Xu also said that diversity requirements appear in all school’s code of conduct, and that he would do his best to make sure it actually happens at Appalachian, even if that means removing and adding new programs.

While Xu did place an emphasis on diversity, he also stressed the importance of inclusion and how having a diversified student body alone is not enough.

Xu said that students need an established community that will engage all students to create inclusivity.

Xu also talked about the implicit bias that he said many harbor when it comes to issues of diversity.

“When we talk about diversity, we have to talk about changing the unconscious mind,” Xu said.

Xu said that education must be used to challenge people, even school administrators, in a productive manner. He said that people should listen and show respect, not personally attack.

Xu was also the dean of students at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences from 2010 to 2016.

-Ben Sessoms, News Editor

Jonathon Hyde Jonathon Hyde, director of residential life and education at

Louisiana State University, said he strives to be a student advocate and ensure they have a healthy learning environment.

“I strive to advocate on what students want from administration so that they know I care,” Hyde said.

He also said many different elements are critical to students’ success and that if a student is not healthy, mentally or physically, they cannot be a successful student.

Hyde said his background in criminal justice helps him to negotiate between the concerns of students and the police so their presence can be viewed as protective rather than threatening.

Besides social injustices people may experience with cops, Hyde believes that lack of sustainability could lead to injustice.

He pointed out how limited resources could be cut from at risk communities.

Hyde said he was drawn to Appalachian because of the school’s reputation on sustainability and is particularly fascinated with its wind turbines.

However, Hyde would also like to see what other sustainability habits he could bring to the students at Appalachian, such as energy reduction and recycling clothes.

-Anna Dollar, News Reporter

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et neutrality is the principle that everyone has the right to equal access to the internet.

This means that internet service providers, or ISPs, are required to provide an open internet that doesn’t prioritize any users or websites over others.

Net neutrality was first instituted in February 2015 under the FCC’s Title II of the Communications Act of 1984.

Without net neutrality ISPs would be free to create socalled “fast lanes” and “slow lanes” for websites.

A website stuck in the slow lane could potentially be slowed to a crawl if it was not able to pay enough to the ISP to be given priority.

This would lead to tech giants such as Google and Netflix being given preferential treatment over smaller tech companies, which would squash innovation.

However, the positive benefits of net neutrality don’t stop with forbidding website prioritization.

Without net neutrality, ISPs would be free to throttle the connection of its customers unless they paid a premium.

Imagine if internet sites were

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Joshua Baldwin is a freshman computer science major from Greensboro, North Carolina. carved up into categories, similar to cable packages, where the customer had to pay extra for access to social media, gaming, or streaming services.

Furthermore, ISPs could choose exactly which websites customers were privileged to see.

Any dissenting or controversial opinions the ISP happened to disagree with could be blocked entirely, which would be a huge blow to the free speech we currently enjoy on the internet.

This could severely impact disadvantaged groups such as Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community who rely heavily on the internet to organize and share ideas.

Net neutrality has become

the cornerstone of the open internet.

Unfortunately Ajit Pai, the current Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC and former Verizon lawyer, is trying his hardest to repeal Title II, an act which would spell the end for net neutrality.

In the FCC’s address to the Mobile World Congress in September, Pai said that “investment in wireless networks was down significantly in 2016.”

This is one of the main talking points that Pai has put forward in repealing net neutrality protections.

In response to this claim, Mignon Clyburn, a Democratic FCC commissioner, said, “The discussion of investment in the mobile wireless services industry is fundamentally flawed. By highlighting a decrease in investment between 2015 and 2016, this section was clearly written to support the false narrative that the 2015 Open Internet Order deterred wireless carriers from investing in their networks.”

Clyburn said that wireless network investment had been declining even before Title II was put into place, a fact that does not align with Pai’s claim

that Title II has been damaging to investment.

Over the summer, the FCC had an open comment period on Title II which allowed anyone to indicate whether they were for or against net neutrality.

A study funded by ISPs of each unique comment found that 1.52 million were in favor of net neutrality while only 23,000 were in favor of repeal.

Recently, the Senate decided whether Pai should get get another term. In a vote that fell largely along party lines, Pai was re-nominated.

It is becoming increasingly clear that this has become a partisan issue in our government.

While Congress views this as a partisan issue, the American people do not. In a study conducted by Freedman Consulting LLC, 77 percent of Americans support net neutrality, broken down into 73 percent of Republicans, 80 percent of Democrats and 76 percent of Independents.

Net neutrality should absolutely not be a partisan issue, but it has become abundantly clear that Pai and Republican members of the Senate are in the pockets of broadband companies.

However, the opposition is anything but quiet. There have been many active efforts opposing the repeal of net neutrality, including the Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality, which saw companies as big as Amazon, Google and Netflix join in by spreading awareness of Title II and the protections it provides.

There are also organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Free Press who are spreading awareness for Title II on a daily basis.

Net neutrality is vitally important to anyone who uses the internet. The only people its repeal would benefit are the heads of ISPs. Pai has been intentionally misleading about the impact and importance of Title II and ISPs have successfully convinced members of Congress to vote against their constituents’ interests.

Everyone should be vocal about saving net neutrality because it affects everyone, regardless of political affiliation. Everyone must continue to spread awareness and make it clear that no one will stand for the repeal of such a landmark internet protection.

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Oct. 19, 2017

F.A.R.M. CAFE:

A CRAVING FOR COMMUNITY A F.A.R.M Cafe is located on King Street next to Boone Belles. They sell local food with no set prices, only donations.

ccording to the Boone Chamber of Commerce website, 1 in 6 people do not know where they will find their next meal.

Among them, 1 in 4 are children. Such alarming statistics are the reason behind why food insecurity is a critical issue in Boone.

Conveniently located on King Street is a community outreach in restaurant form, with its doors open to all who seek comfort, quality food or both.

Since 2009, F.A.R.M. Cafe has been Boone’s nonprofit restaurant for its local community.

Due to its nonprofit status, F.A.R.M. Cafe, or “Feed All Regardless of Means,” runs uniquely by comparison to its for-profit counterparts.

One characteristic that sets the cafe apart from others is that customers pay what they can for their food.

If the customer cannot pay for their food, then they are asked to volunteer their time in exchange for the meal.

If you cannot donate monetarily, you can simply donate your time. If one cannot volunteer for their meal, however, they are never turned away.

According to F.A.R.M. Cafe’s website, everyone is encouraged to participate how they can within the F.A.R.M. Cafe community.

This statement from the cafe’s

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Christina Beals in a sophomore broadcast journalism major from Cary, North Carolina.

You can follow her on Twitter at @Christinalala_. website embodies exactly what they take pride in and strive for: an accepting, close knit community for anyone, from any walk of life, to feel a part of and contribute to in their own ways.

Melissa Holme, a former intern who is now a part-time employee with F.A.R.M. Cafe and president of App State’s F.A.R.M. Cafe Club, said her experience at F.A.R.M. has introduced her to new social opportunities since becoming a student at App. “The people make F.A.R.M. Cafe shine,” Holme said. “I started out in college not knowing anyone, and it stayed that way for quite sometime. I don’t seek out social situations. But, at F.A.R.M., it’s like all of that doesn’t matter.

Everyone at the cafe encourages engagement and conversation.

I’ve met people outside of the cafe

I never would have known.”

Aside from varying methods of paying for one’s food, the intimate community amongst volunteers, customers and employees is a prime factor in what sets the cafe apart from a typical restaurant.

Kyle Payne, a long-time volunteer with F.A.R.M. Cafe, embraces and takes part in the cafe’s community outreach and expansion.

“Being here, you see all segments of society,” Payne said.

“What [F.A.R.M. Cafe] has really taught me, more than anything, is the value that a community like this can have on people who are in any kind of unstable situation.

If you have any kind of instability within yourself, you can come to this place and expect to find other people who are more or less stable and are willing to talk to you.

One of the most valuable things for someone in a position of hardship is just having someone that they can relate to. Being able to do it over food, on a counter space specifically, is what completes it.”

Alongside uniting a community regardless of any differing factors, F.A.R.M. is taking a stand in helping to solve the ubiquitous community issue of hunger and food insecurity.

Regarding the issue, Holme said, “I think people are afraid of the stigma that food assistance can bring. When my family was on food stamps, I know I was mortified to let other peo-

ple know. F.A.R.M. removes that barrier and provides this amazing alternative. You can pay what you personally can afford for this high quality food, or simply earn it in a different way.”

F.A.R.M. Cafe is a safe place for all and its nonprofit status is what gives the cafe the level of closeness it has within its community.

Renee Boughman, the executive chef at F.A.R.M. Cafe, as well as a part of the group of people who came up with the idea of the cafe in 2009, takes the reigns in several of the cafe’s daily operations.

Boughman is head of the cafe staff and helps in coordinating volunteers, food purchasing for the restaurant and menu creation.

Through being with F.A.R.M. Cafe for so long, Renee has had the opportunity of speaking with volunteers over the years who see F.A.R.M. Cafe as the safe environment it strives to uphold.

“This [volunteer] has some mental challenges and is a wonderful worker,” Boughman said.

“She said to me one day, ‘You know, this place has saved my life.’ I said, ‘I don’t know if that’s the case.’ And she said, ‘No, it’s true because I feel safe here. I know that I can get a good meal here.’ I learn as much from her as she does from me, that’s for sure.”

The community rooted within F.A.R.M. Cafe is truly what

attracts the volunteers, interns, customers and employees that it does. It is a community united for the same reason: everyone is human and regardless of stability in any realm, everyone has their own story.

It is simply a matter of listening to what someone else has to say.

One may never know how relatable someone may be to them and vice versa.

Tommy Brown, the volunteer coordinator for F.A.R.M. Cafe, is in charge of managing volunteers, cooking, marketing and development management for the cafe.

According to Brown, what truly attracts the local community to F.A.R.M. is its combination of quality food, with a just as wholesome community atmosphere.

“I think that people are not only hungry for food, but are also hungry for community,” Brown said.

“The cafe’s initial ‘catchphrase’ was “REAL.GOOD.FOOD.” and a few years ago we added “REAL. GOOD.COMMUNITY.” People come to eat great food, or to help serve for one reason or another. Many keep coming back to be a part of this authentic community.”

F.A.R.M. Cafe’s inclusive community is supportive of its customers, volunteers, staff and anyone else who contributes to it.

If you would like to volunteer, donate or learn more about F.A.R.M. Cafe and their mission, please visit their website at farmcafe.org.

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SPOOK-TACULAR EVENTS

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The participants of the 2016 Spooky Duke Race run down Rivers Street in various costumes.

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Halloween is less than two weeks away, and several spooky events in the Boone area are taking place in the days leading up to the holiday. Whether students want to be scared at a haunted trail, participate in a costume contest, or simply eat, dance and socialize with friends, there are plenty of Halloween celebrations on campus and throughout the community to choose from. Read further to learn more about a few of these events and attractions, and have a happy Halloween in the High Country!

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The seventh annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest will be held on Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. at Appalachian State University in the Raley/Peacock parking lot.

The Spooky Duke Race proceeds benefit the Parent to Parent Family Support Network of the High Country. All of the money raised helps support their work to help local families in need.

According to the event’s press release, “The program, housed in Appalachian’s Reich College of Education, provides free support, caring connections, information and hope to families who have a premature baby, a child with a disability, an emotional or behavioral challenge, a mental illness, a chronic health condition or to families who are grieving the

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death of a child.”

The Parent to Parent Family Support Network not only benefits Watauga County, but also supports families in Alleghany, Ashe, Mitchell, Wilkes and Yancey counties.

The Halloween-themed race is a 5K and 10K run certified

by USA Track & Field. The Spooky Duke race includes a free costume march for adults, children and dogs.

According to the event’s press release, “Costumes are encouraged for everyone!”

Other activities at Spooky Duke include free activities for children from 8 to 10:30 a.m., free childcare for registered runners during this time, music, photo booths, prizes for costumes and prizes for the top three female and male runners in both the 5K and 10K races.

Registration for the event

is open through Oct. 25, and the race is $20 for the 5K and $30 for the 10K. For an additional $2, participants will receive an emailed finish line photograph.

The Pagan Student Association Halloween Ball Appalachian State’s Pagan Student Association will be celebrating the fall season with their annual Halloween Ball, which will take place on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Linville Falls room in Plemmons Student Union.

“It is one of our biggest events during this semester,” Danika Mosher, a senior studio art major and member of the Pagan Student Association, said. “We provide a fun environment for people to gather and dance in a safe space on campus.”

In addition to dancing, the

ball will also include a costume contest and a baking contest.

Local restaurants and stores have provided a variety of prizes for the winners.

This year, the Pagan Student Association is honoring its 15th anniversary and they hope to make this Halloween Ball a special one.

“Our celebration consists of continuing our mission of providing an open-minded environment for religious exploration, while also serving as educators on the diversity in our community,” Mosher said.

Early purchase ticket prices are $3 for Pagan Student Association members and $5 for non-members. At the door, it is $5 for members and $7 for non-members.

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tion in the High Country is the Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train.

The Ghost Train is a Halloween event that highlights the autumn scenery and spookiest time of the year in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The Ghost Train is on Friday and Saturday nights from Sept. 22 to Oct. 28. North Carolina’s first theme park, Tweetsie Railroad, transforms at night into a haunted park.

The Ghost Train leaves every 30 minutes on a chilling and haunting journey.

Once on the Ghost Train, a video plays informing the riders of the situation outside of the train ride. The theme of the video changes every year. This year, riders can expect fire, explosions and terrifying sets along the ride. Actors on the train enhance the spookiness of the pitch-black Blue Ridge Mountains.

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The Ghost Train arriving into the station at Tweetise Railroad. The event is a yearly attraction at the theme park in Blowing Rock.

Admission for Tweetsie Ghost Train is free for children under 2 years old and $38 per person over 2 years old, which includes a ride on the Ghost Train and access to other Halloween attractions at Tweetsie, including the Haunted House, Halloween Shows on Main Street, trickor-treating, Tweetsie Palace Spooktacular, rides in the Creepy Carnival, Warp Tunnel, the Black Hole, 3-D maze and the Freaky Forest.

According to Tweetsie Railroad’s website, “It’s safe, scary fun for the whole family! Kids will enjoy the Halloween shows and trick-ortreating. And take a chilling journey into the night as we return to Area 12 on the Ghost Train-- if you dare!”

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Hosted by Appalachian Mountain Brewery’s We Can So You Can Foundation, the

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A bloody skelelon inside the Curse of the Wendigo haunted trail.

This was the first year that AMB put on the halloween event at Horn in the West.

Curse of the Wendigo is a self-described “fully immersive haunted trail experience.”

Every Friday and Saturday in the month of October, located at Horn in the West’s Daniel Boone Amphitheater, a team of 40 people will seek to transport visitors back in time.

The trail centers around a colonial captain named Joshua who brings a terrible curse to a small Appalachian settlement. Visitors’ experiences will be determined by their

own choices during the haunted trail, leading to an interactive experience.

Appalachian Mountain Brewery’s director of retail operations, Danny Wilcox, describes Boone’s first haunted trail as “half theatrical production, half haunted trail.” With over three months of production put into the Curse of the Wendigo by AMB and the Southern Appalachian Historical Association, the team expects 1,500

to 2,000 visitors every night.

In addition, Wilcox hopes that the trail will help bring more awareness to what the Southern Appalachian Historical Association does for the community, which is to raise awareness of the Blue Ridge Mountain region’s cultural heritage through education and entertainment.

Tickets are available online or at the event. The Curse of the Wendigo costs $13 online, or $18 at the door.

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People gathered at tables during the annual Hispanic Heritage Festival, hosted by the Hispanic Student Association and the Appalachian Popular Programming Society, on Oct. 10 in the Plemmons Student Union. The festival celebrated Hispanic and Latino cultures with food and guest speakers.

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n Oct. 10, the Hispanic Student Association and the Appalachian Popular Programming Society came together to coordinate the annual Hispanic Heritage Festival. The event featured three speakers, all from different Hispanic and Latino backgrounds.

“Since there are a lot of us here, I think it’s important for Appalachian to have a festival like this to celebrate that we’re here, our culture and see what makes us special,” Gaby Romero, a freshman political science

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major and Hispanic Student Association representative, said.

Vanessa Leon, a Costa Rican journalist for Spectrum News in Charlotte, spoke about her role as a Latina reporter and her effect on the Hispanic and Latino community as well as her journey of becoming a citizen of the United States.

The second featured speaker, Francisco Afanador, is a Colombian graphic designer as well as a published children’s book author and illustrator.

The keynote speaker, Elizabeth Acevedo, is an in-

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ternationally renowned spoken word poet. For over 12 years, Acevedo has been gaining experience through her performances and has been featured on BET and Mun2. She has also performed on stages such as the Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, the Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts and South Africa’s State Theatre, and has given several TED Talks.

The event, which expected over 150 guests, represented and celebrated cultures from across the Hispanic and Latino spectrum while educating others. Cyn-

thia Medina is a sophomore industrial design major who was born in Mexico and lived in Chile before moving to the United States.

“I honestly think these sorts of events help raise awareness about the differences between our cultures,” Medina said. “It’s also very important to know that we all come from different backgrounds, so just being aware of our different histories can help us relate to each other a little. It humanizes who we are.”

Because the festival was determined to spread awareness about Hispanic and

Latino culture, the invited speakers chose to educate the audience on their personal experiences and their roles in their own communities.

Vanessa Leon, a University of North Carolina alumna and the only Latina woman in her field at Spectrum News in Charlotte, shared with the audience the challenges and the advantages of being a female Latina reporter, as well as her parent’s dedication toward her education. Leon, who was born in Costa Rica, had to claw her way to success whether she was applying for colleges or obtaining

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Decorations at the annual Hispanic Heritage Festival, hosted by the Hispanic Student Association and the Appalachian Popular Programming Society, on Oct. 10 in the student union.

Food being served at the annual Hispanic Heritage Festival, hosted by the Hispanic Student Association and the Appalachian Popular Programming Society. her career.

“I’m the only Latina at work,” Leon said. “Guess who pitches the Hispanic stories because I know what they’re going through.”

Leon stressed the point that only individual members of a culture know what others in their culture are going through and their challenges. She encouraged the audience to be vocal about their adversities and to educate others.

The second featured speaker, Francisco Afanador, who is Colombian, spoke about becoming his own client through the cul-

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tivation of an idea that was sparked by his wife. Afanador, author of the children’s book, “Columbia Se Escribe Con Condor: De la A a la Z por Columbia a Vuelo de Parjaro,” writes about the beauties of his country through the various flavors, people and places throughout Colombia. Kids are able to follow a condor through Afanador’s illustrations and uncover the beauties of his luscious country whether they are Hispanic or not. Afanador, like the other invited speakers, asked the audience to celebrate their cultures and acknowledge the beau-

ty in all of their differences.

“It builds a sense of community and confidence, that there are people still here for Hispanics and Latin Americans,” Elijah Richardson, a senior psychology major, said.

Acevedo, the keynote speaker for the night’s event, moved the audience with her powerful and unapologetic art. She spoke about the challenges that come with writing from her perspective as an Afro-Latina, as well as the indifference and denial toward her heritage and culture at an early age. Through her poetry, she celebrates

Hispanic and Latino culture and challenges preconceived notions of what is “valid” art as a metaphor to describe the challenges minorities face in today’s “white-washed” society.

Acevedo tells her stories as well as the stories that have been told by those before her as an act of “love and survival” in the hopes that the stories she tells will not die with her, but instead spark something in another person so that they can continue to challenge social and racial norms.

“An event like this brings us together it, it unites us. It

was inspiring to hear three walks of life and to hear how we can learn from them and their experiences,” Edgar Straube, who works with Samaritan’s Purse and came to the event with his wife and kids, said.

When asked by he brought his children, Straube responded, “We are always making sure that they are impacted by the community, by people who are rising up and making a positive influence in their lives. They love people.

The color doesn’t matter.

So we come to these events to get filled too.”

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CONTROLLING THE CHANTICLEERS The Mountaineers will be reminded of the program’s FCS days when they take on the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, the Sun Belt conference’s newest addition. This will be the fourth time the two teams will meet and their first battle since 2012. App State has had some close calls this season but remain undefeated in Sun Belt play thus far. The Chanticleers are off to a shaky 1-5 start, the same record the Mountaineers started with in their first season at the FBS level.

App State currently holds a 3-0 record against Coastal Carolina, and their last meeting in 2012 ended in a 55-14 decimation of the Chanticleers. They met for the first time at Kidd Brewer Stadium in 2005 with the Mountaineers defeating the No. 17 ranked Chanticleers 30-3. They played again in 2006 in the first round of the FCS playoffs and the Mountaineers won 45-28, which sent them on to win their second-straight national title. The Chanticleers have been very successful at the FCS level, going 51-15 in their last five seasons, including three Big South titles and four appearances in the postseason. They lost to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals in 2013 before the Bison went on to win a national championship. Coastal looks to bring some of this success to the next level.

SCORE EARLY: The Mountaineers struggled again on offense against Idaho, resulting in another extremely close victory. While the defense has played tremendously, one of four FBS schools in the top 15 for sacks and interceptions, they have spent too much time on the field. Against Idaho, App State’s first seven offensive drives ended in either a punt, fumble or interception and the Mountaineers would punt seven times in total. Senior quarterback Taylor Lamb threw three touchdown passes in the game, the most Idaho has allowed, but it was almost too little too late, with the Mountaineers slipping out of the Kibbie Dome with a three point victory. They will need to establish their offensive game earlier if they want to beat more talented teams than the Vandals.

UNLEASHING THE PASSING GAME:

DEFENSE:

So far this season, App State has 228 rushing attempts to 182 passing attempts, but the Mountaineers average nearly two yards more on their passing plays. The Chanticleers average 235.3 passing yards allowed per game but only 166 rushing yards. Lamb is also having a career year so far, throwing for 1,197 yards and 11 touchdowns, compared to 1,028 yards and seven touchdowns to this point a year ago.

Freshman wide receiver Thomas Hennigan has been another bright spot on offense, leading the Mountaineers in receptions (28) and yards (268), good for 15th in the Sun Belt. App State will need to significantly utilize two of their top offensive weapons in order to beat the Chanticleers.

The Mountaineer defense has been the strength again this season, currently ranking 35th nationally in team defense and tied for 12th in interceptions. Defensive backs sophomore Clifton Duck and junior Tae Hayes currently rank one and two respectively in interceptions in the Sun Belt, also tying for fifth and 12th in the nation.

Senior defensive lineman Tee Sims and senior linebacker Rashaad Townes both rank in the top 10 in the Sun Belt in sacks, with Sims coming in second at 4.5. Senior linebacker Eric Boggs ranks sixth in conference in total tackles with 49. The Mountaineers will need to continue this dominant defensive production in order to keep winning, especially if offensive struggles continue.

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Kyle Moore trying to evade a Wake Forest defender on Sept. 24. The Mountaineers fell 9-5 to the Demon Deacons.

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Cole Eglowstein and others working to recover a loose ball against Wake Forest on Sept. 24. The Mountaineers fell 9-5 to the Demon Deacons.

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he game of lacrosse can be traced back to 1100 A.D. in what is now Canada. It is believed that Native Americans played the game with essentially a giant wooden spoon and a ball made out of deerskin or some other animal skin sewn together. Goals were located anywhere from hundreds of yards to even miles away from each other and hundreds of men from two opposing villages made up the teams.

The Six Nations of the Iroquois made up the villages that faced each other. Games were played for either religious purposes or settling disputes between villages in order to keep the nations together.

A lot has changed since those times, but many similarities have taken the place of the past. Sticks have been modernized but still serve the same purpose.

Teams have shrunk to 10 people instead of an entire village of men, but the game still holds the same goal of scoring and beating the other team.

The field is roughly the size of a football field now and instead of nations, conferences have taken their place.

Perhaps, there is still one thing that has not changed.

Maybe Native Americans played the game for another reason, beyond religion and settling arguments.

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It possibly was simply for the love of the game.

Fast forward 917 years and that is the exact reason the Appalachian State men’s club lacrosse team continues to play the game.

Junior midfielder Jack Rich said that despite the difficulties of not being a varsity sport on campus, the love of the game drives his motivation.

“If you ask most athletes, they play to win games and championships,” Rich said.

“I fully believe that the inner drive to play club lacrosse comes from the passion to win and also just the love of lacrosse.”

Lacrosse at Appalachian State was founded in 1973 as a club sport. In order to qualify as a NCAA sponsored sport, funding must be relatively equal for women’s and men’s sports. Because of this, Appalachian State men’s lacrosse is part of the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association, specifically the Division II Southeastern Lacrosse Conference.

The association was created to give college athletes the opportunity to be competitive against other schools with the student-athletes’ focuses still centering around their education.

The association is different.

The game is the same.

For Rich, the game means leading the team in to-

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tal points, goals and assists, throughout his time at Appalachian State. During his freshman year, Rich took charge with 38 points, scoring 29 goals and nine assists. Last season, Rich decided to up his own ante with 44 points coming from 31 goals and 13 assists.

“I think I performed fairly well,” Rich said. “I was the grunt work player. I did a lot of the clearing, a lot of midfielder defense and I had to take a lot of hits along the way, but there is definitely room for improvement in my game.”

Along with being an offensive threat for the Mountaineers, Rich is also the club president. Leadership off the field, in Rich’s eyes, does, in fact, correlate with results on the field.

“I know a lot of the freshmen look to me and the other officers for how to act and I want to set a good example,” Rich said.

Alongside Rich are officers in senior goalie Mikey Fifield and senior attackman David Hayes.

Averaging over 20 saves per game and a save percentage of just over 70 percent, Fifield earned Under Armour player of the week honors as well as being named one of the two U.S. Lacrosse MCLA players of the month for February last season.

That save percentage was

the highest save percentage in the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference and fifth highest in the MCLA among starting goalkeepers.

“I felt that I had a great season,” Fifield said. “I’m overwhelmed with excitement for the regular season to come around. I think we have a chance to improve on our record setting season last year and really put App State lacrosse on the map.”

In 2015, the Mountaineers won only one game and finished with a record of 1-6 overall. Since then and with the emergence of Rich, Fifield and Hayes, men’s lacrosse has only improved.

A year later in 2016, the Mountaineers went 7-3 and reached the SELC Division II semi-finals for the first time falling to Kennesaw State.

Last season, the Black and Gold finished at 7-1 and managed a top-25 ranking for the first time in App State lacrosse history. Managing a spot in the SELC Division II conference tournament, the Mountaineers fell to the eventual champions No. 11 Florida Gulf Coast University 8-6 in the first round.

“I’m proud of where our guys took us,” Hayes said.

“The last playoff game was bitter but, we played together and had a great overall season.”

One major difference in the final game was the roster size

between the Mountaineers and the Eagles. Florida Gulf Coast stepped onto the field in Atlanta with 40 players ready to go while App State only had 18 on the roster.

Lack of depth and major fatigue play a substantial factor when teams have to rely on their star players at the end of a game.

Injuries played a major role in the Mountaineers’ struggles last year as well as several players being sidelined due to concussions and other ailments.

This year, the Black and Gold are expanding and fresh new faces are stepping up already for this hungry team.

Eager to find their roles already are freshmen Jonathan Winbush and Alex Mudler.

“Last year as a team, we grew drastically. We came together with a sense of brotherhood and had a nearly undefeated season,” Hayes said.

“This year, I want to help lead this team to success. I want to help mentor and keep these men wanting more, every practice and every game.”

This lacrosse team may not be NCAA sponsored or funded anywhere near the amount of other teams across the southeast. They may be fatigued and injury-ridden, but there is one thing this team will always have; these Mountaineers will always have each other and the love of the game.

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Oct. 19, 2017

Defensive lineman Okon Godwin battling the New Mexico State lineman at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Oct. 7. The Mountaineers won with the final score being 45-31.

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hrough the first six games in 2016, junior defensive lineman Okon Godwin had produced five total tackles, three assisted and a half sack. This season, Godwin has recorded 12 tackles with 1.5 tackles for a loss and two quarterback hurries on a dramatic increase in playing time through the same amount of game. Anchoring the defensive end position with seniors Tee Sims and Caleb Fuller, Godwin has been watching and waiting for his moment to shine.

“It is really just working and experience. The experience on the field last year helped me a lot this year,” Godwin said.

“I wasn’t nervous, I felt like I could play fast. I’m not thinking as much as I did last year.”

Godwin stood out in App State’s first matchup of the year against the Georgia Bulldogs, producing five tackles, including one for a loss. While Godwin appeared in 12 games last season, he made his first

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starts for the Mountaineers in the 2017 campaign.

“For two or three years in a row, Okon has come in and had tremendous spring practices. And then one thing or another would happen, he’s had some foot injuries, and it just would not translate to fall camp,” App State defensive line coach Mark Ivey said. “It’s all part of growth, it’s all part of maturity and reps. You get those quality reps time after time, eventually it comes together for a guy that has talent.”

Godwin came to App State by way of Covington, Georgia, where he played high school ball for the Alcovy Tigers. He was rated a threestar prospect by 247sports. com while recording 80 tackles, six for a loss, and five interceptions with two pick-sixes during his senior year. He was also selected to play in the D.L. Scott Coalition Bowl Senior All-Star Game, held at the Georgia Dome in 2013.

“He’s come a long way. He

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had it last year, but it’s showing more this year because he’s getting more reps,” senior defensive lineman Tee Sims said. “I knew he had it in him, it’s just finally showing out for everybody to see.”

Sims also grew up in Covington, playing for Alcovy’s crosstown rival, the Eastside Eagles. He produced 23 tackles, including a whopping 12 for a loss with three sacks and two forced fumbles during his senior year, despite missing two games due to injury. Unfortunately, that injury prevented Godwin and Sims from lining up against one another during Sims’ senior year at Eastside. The Eagles have dominated the rivalry, with Eastside defeating Alcovy for the fourth season in a row earlier this year.

“We knew each other through people, we had a lot of the same friends. Once game time came around the rivalries came out, it was all business, but off the field a lot of the same people knew each other,”

Sims said. “It was fun though, we’d play against each other in seven-on-sevens. He’d come to my school, I’d go to his. We’ve been training each other and helping each other get better for years.”

Several times this season, Godwin has made the start at defensive end over the more experienced Sims, happening for the first time in App State’s home opener against the Savannah State Tigers. Now a leader within the ranks of the defensive line, Godwin has been doing his part to help some of the younger guys get better.

“It’s just about pushing them in practice and making sure they’re watching film,” Godwin said. “Even if they don’t travel, if they’re just a walk-on, they need to be in the film room with us, paying attention to everything.

That way once they do get on the field, they know what they’re doing and there is no drop-off.”

The Mountaineers’ upcom-

ing matchup with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers could be an interesting one for Godwin. The Chanticleers’ offensive line has allowed 13 sacks so far this season and has not faced a defense near as good as App State’s.

Coastal also has three injured quarterbacks, including starter Tyler Keane, who injured his shoulder this past week against the Arkansas State Red Wolves and will be questionable for a return against the Mountaineers.

Godwin and company will need to look out for senior running back Osharmar Abercrombie, who is averaging 5.6 yards per carry and has scored four touchdowns so far this season.

“Okon is starting to put the technical part with the effort part, and then he’s got the confidence now after three years of being here and working his tail off,” Ivey said. “He’s got the confidence now to play fast and do it quickly and not think and hesitate.”

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Oct. 19, 2017

Midfielder Taylor Climbalist defending a pass from a Kent State player.

A CONFIDENT CIMBALIST Michael Pigg│

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hen attending an Appalachian State women’s field hockey game, fans will notice a familiar face in senior midfielder Taylor Cimbalist.

Cimbalist is making the most of her senior year, already setting her high in goals this season and she attributes it to a her being more aggressive on the field.

“This year when I see a play happening that I can take advantage of and try and get a shot off, I am going to take it,” Cimbalist said. “I have to give a lot of credit to the other midfielders, they give me good passes where I can get my shot off easier.”

With the young core group at the midfielder position, the Mountaineers have welcomed a more aggressive Cimbalist.

“She is definitely way more goal hungry. Being a senior, it has hit her that this will be her

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last year so she knows she has to take advantage of it,” assistant coach Kerry Kiddo said.

“Sometimes there can be a lot of pressure on a midfielder to consistently score but Cimbalist has used that pressure as motivation.”

With this being her last year, Cimbalist knows she only has a couple of games left and it is going to get emotional for her.

“I was making my calendar and I saw my last game on there and it was a little nerve racking,” Cimbalist said. “I go out on the field and play as hard as I can and try to tune out the fact that this is my last season.”

Cimbalist has not only improved on the field, but she has improved as a team leader as well.

“I am definitely a yeller,” Cimbalist said. “Not only do I have high expectations for myself but also my teammates, because if they succeed individually then we will succeed

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as a team.”

Coaches have been impressed of how vocal Cimbalist has been, and she is doing whatever it takes to bring the Mountaineers a win.

“I think all three captains we have bring an unique flavor to our team, but Cimbalist brings a bubbly energetic passion to this team,” head coach Meghan Dawson said. “She loves field hockey so much and she wants to be the best she can be and she also wants her teammates to be the best they can be.”

Going through some struggles last year, Cimbalist credits the team’s intense workouts and practices she had over the offseason.

“I have been doing better passing the ball to my teammates,” Cimbalist said. “The reason why this was something big for me to work on is because the freshmen have come in and have been able to adjust easier with my passes.”

Every statistical category

has been an improvement for Cimbalist and for the Mountaineer coaches, but they knew Cimbalist had this type of talent.

“Cimbalist’s confidence is what is propelling her to have this type of season,” Kiddo said. “She plays with a lot of speed and I think that is her biggest strength she puts her head down and will not be denied on what she wants to do.”

The breakthrough Cimbalist needed was just confidence in her game and from there, the stats have all gone up.

“She trusts herself and she believes in herself,” Dawson said. “Her self confidence with the ball is something that you can tell has improved from last year; she has that confidence to dribble between defenders and out will her opponents and the whole team has benefitted from it.”

With her confidence growing, Cimbalist has her mind on individual awards.

“I want to have as many shots on goals and I also want to have a goal every game,” Cimbalist said. “The award I really want is the All-MAC team; I was close to this award last year and that is something that is driving me.”

The Mountaineers want Cimbalist to get this award and they believe her play is showing how much she deserves it.

“I believe she can make an All-MAC team; she has the stats to back it up,” Kiddo said.

“She was so close last year and I think it gave her that extra motivation to come back better than ever.”

With individual goals in mind, all Cimbalist wants to do is make a run in the MAC tournament with her team aside her.

“I want to make it to the MAC tournament,” Cimbalist said. “I believe people will be shocked on how good we are, we are definitely talented enough to make a run.”

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Oct. 19, 2017

Senior Scott Webster serving the ball during a match at the master’s tournament in Malibu, California.

WEBSTER’S PERSONAL SUCCESS NOT ENOUGH Silas Albright│

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pp State senior tennis star Scott Webster has consistently been stacking up hardware since he made the journey all the way from from Perth, Australia to Boone.

The most recent addition to his collection, and possibly his most impressive so far, was Webster’s invitation to the prestigious Oracle ITA Masters in Malibu, California from Sept. 21-24.

Just one player from each of the 32 conferences across the NCAA is selected to compete for their conference, and Webster was selected as the Sun Belt’s representative.

After dropping a tough three-set match to Dennis Upsensky of host school Pepperdine in the first round of the tournament, Webster kicked it into another gear, winning each of his next four matches and claiming the consolation bracket crown over some highly ranked opponents.

“That first match, the guy was nasty good. He’s got a

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good reputation of being a good player and I played him tough so I wasn’t too disheartened by it,” Webster said. “The next match I just went back at it, did my thing, and kept going.”

After beating Marist’s Javier Restrepo in the first round of the consolation bracket, Webster knocked off then-33rd ranked player in the nation Eduardo Mena out of Tennessee Tech in the second round.

In the semifinals, Webster took down Northern Arizona’s Tim Handel in straight sets to draw a matchup with Simon Freud of UC Santa Barbara in the championship. Webster dropped the first set 6-7 before battling back to take the second set 6-1 and the tightly contested decisive third set 7-6 in a tiebreak.

With his victory, Webster was able to bring some national attention and exposure to the App State tennis program, which will look for a third straight winning season when they start team competition in the spring.

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“I’ve been with Scott three years now, so I’ve been able to see him progress over the several years,” junior Alex Brea said. “When he came in he was playing at the four or five seed for us and now he’s the best player in the conference. It’s just been really cool to see.”

On Friday, Webster was one of four Mountaineers to take part in the ITA Carolinas Regionals in Cary and was seeded at No. 14 in the 128-player field. He turned in another strong showing, knocking off three opponents before falling to No. 25 Simon Baudry out of Clemson in the Round of 16. Webster defeated Coastal Carolina’s Juan Castellanos, East Carolina’s Will Bissett and UNC Wilmington’s Andres Torres before falling to Baudry.

Webster has put together a great singles career, highlighted by all of his success in various tournaments and his Sun Belt conference accolades. In 2015, he became App’s second conference Freshman of the Year award winner (Matt Lucas, 1988) in school history af-

ter compiling an 18-4 record.

In 2016, Webster was named second-team All-Sun Belt and in 2017 he was named to the first-team. But Webster is not only a great individual player, he has found success both in doubles and in team matches.

“Playing team tennis has always been way more rewarding for me than playing individual tennis,” Webster said. “Doing well as an individual is only so good, you want to be winning as a team too.”

In both 2015 and 2016, Webster and his doubles partners were named second-team all Sun Belt, and in 2017, Webster and his partners earned a first-team selection.

Before Webster’s arrival in 2015, the Mountaineers had back-to-back losing seasons and had a third straight losing season when Webster was a freshman, but thanks in no small part to his own efforts, his sophomore and junior campaigns were both winning seasons for App State.

“He’s a good leader, he’s a senior now and just his pres-

ence at matches and in practice fires up the team, so it’s been great to have a guy like that around,” Brea said. “He pushes everyone to be a little better, he makes everyone work harder.”

Like so many great players, Webster has realized his talent. But what separates him from those select few is that he knows he always has room to get better.

“He works harder than anybody else on the team. That’s not normally the case with the best player,” coach Lake said. “He sets the tone with how hard he works and everybody else has gotta try to come along. It’s nice to have somebody like Scott.”

Although they have had back-to-back winning seasons, the Mountaineers aren’t satisfied with what they’ve been able to accomplish as a team.

“My first three years we haven’t had quite as much team success as we’ve wanted, so I think if we could win the conference that would be a huge accomplishment for this program,” Webster said.

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SUBMIT ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Preference is given for events that are free or have a nominal cost.

WHAT TO DO FAFSA DAY Students are invited to FAFSA DAY and to receive help and information on completing the FAFSA. The staff will be providing free help to students and families from 9 a.m. to noon on October 28 in the Office of Student Financial Aid, second floor, John Thomas Hall. Register at www.cfnc.org.

HCBFC WALK/RUN FOR BREAST CANCER The first annual High Country Walk/Run for Breast Cancer is the Kickoff event for the High Country Breast Cancer Foundation. It will be held Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 9:00 am in downtown Blowing Rock. The walk/run will be a 5K fun event, with turnoffs for a 1K, 2K, and 3K walk beginning at the American Legion Building. Start and Finish at the American Legion Building. The address of the American Legion is 333 Wallingford Rd, Blowing Rock, NC 28605. Register online at hcbcf.org.

photography, fashion, poetry, prose, music, short stories and more! Our final deadline is Nov. 3 at midnight. Visit thepeelreview.submittable.com and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @thepeelreview. Email any questions or concerns to adviser@theappalachianonline.com.

NEEDED! POLITICAL CARTOONISTS The Appalachian student newspaper is looking for students interested in getting their political cartoons and illustrations published.

Use your illustration talents to express your opinions and commentary on current events.

Email adviser@theappalachianonline.com for questions or interest.

IASE LOTTERY

country and engaging in thoughtful dialogue that will create lasting impressions throughout your academic career. In order to sign up, come to the, iASE Lottery on November 6th @ 9:00pm in Table Rock room of PSU. All international service programs are worth 1 school credit** a perfect way to earn school credit and gain a new experience!

HAVE YOUR ARTWORK DOCUMENTED The Peel Literature and Arts Review will be having another Doc Shop on October 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Doc Shop is an opportunity for visual artists to have their work professionally documented in order to start building a professional portfolio. Do not let poor documentation affect your chance for getting published for the Peel! Photos will be taken in Wey Hall on the third floor in the photo studio 340. Please email hawkinsjg@ appstate.edu to schedule a time slot.

state of North Carolina? Did you also know that it is turning 30 years old this month? Join us on Thursday October 26th from 6-10 p.m. at the Quinn Recreation Center as we celebrate with a fun filled 80’s throwback night!

ZTA THINK PINK WEEK Stop by Zeta Tau Alpha’s contact tables in Plemmons Student Union this week to learn more about breast cancer awareness and to receive free trinkets. Follow @AppStateZTA to learn more about the daily contact tables.

ZTA is also holding a photo challenge on social media. #ZTAThinkPink Oct. 19 - Thank a Think Pink Partner Oct. 20 - Show Off Your Pet Thinking Pink Oct. 21 - Pin a Ribbon on Someone Oct. 22 - Recognize a Survivor Oct. 23 - Thank Someone Who Goes Above and Beyond

The Peel Literature and Arts Review is looking for student submissions of design,

This Spring Break, consider going on an International Alternative Service Experience (iASE) and explore a variety of social issues while working with communities across the globe! Spend a week meeting and creating deeper connections with other Appalachian State students while serving in a different

THURSDAY, OCT. 19

FRIDAY, OCT. 20

SATURDAY, OCT. 21

SUNDAY, OCT. 22

Party in Pink Zumbathon

Appalfest

Making Strides Against BC Walk

Home Movie Day

GET YOUR CREATIVITY PUBLISHED

5-7 p.m.

City of High Point Public Library High Point, NC free

Runaway Inequality and How to Reverse It by Les Leopald

4-8 p.m.

Sanford Mall free

3rd Annual Drink4Pink

5-8 p.m.

Salon Blue North Hills, Raleigh, NC $15-25 (register on eventbrite.com)

QUINN’S 30TH BIRTHDAY! Did you know that the Quinn Recreation Center is the oldest recreation center in the

8 a.m. zMax Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC donation

2-4 p.m.

Room 421, Belk Library free

Boobie Boot Camp

Design and Wine Benefit

Beers and Babes

6-9 p.m.

Skatell’s Jewelers, Pineville, NC $25 donation

9:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.

D1 Sports Training of Raleigh Raleigh, NC $5

MONDAY, OCT. 23

TUESDAY, OCT. 24

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25

THURSDAY, OCT. 26

Flu Clinic

“Train To Busan” Screening

Leadership 101 Series

Club Council Interest Meeting

Careers in Student Affairs Session

Jazz Ensemble II

Exploring ASL and Deaf Culture

Quinn’s 30th Birthday!

Energy Efficiency Task Force

The Peel Presents Spooky Bonfire

6 p.m.

Parkway Ballroom, PSU free

5:30-8:30 p.m.

NoDa Brewery, Charlotte, NC free (register on eventbrite.com)

noon-3 p.m.

Three Top Mountain, PSU free

5:30-6:30 p.m.

Room 428, Reich COE free

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Greenbriar Theater free

8-9:30 p.m.

Rosen Concert Hall free

Linking Black Lives and Black Minds

5-6 p.m.

Tater Hill Room, PSU free

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Whitewater Cafe, PSU free 6-8 p.m.

589 W. King St. free

7:30-9:30 p.m.

Room 124, Reich COE free

5 p.m.

Rough Ridge Room, PSU free 6-10 p.m.

Quinn Recreation Center free

8 p.m.

Hippie Hill across from TCVA free

FRIDAY, OCT. 27

SATURDAY, OCT. 28

SUNDAY, OCT. 29

MONDAY, OCT. 30

Flu Clinic

High Country 5K for Breast Cancer

Much Ado About Nothing

Fitness Spooktacular

Rodney Reynerson Piano Recital

Foundations of Black Male Research and Practice

9 a.m.-noon Rotunda, Reich COE free

The Peel Documentation Shop 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Room 340, Wey Hall free

Pink Ribbon Tea Party Luncheon

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Mooresville, N.C. free (register on eventbrite.com)

9 a.m.

American Legion Blowing Rock, N.C. $20

Fall Park Work Day

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

3896 Big Hill Road, Todd, NC free

The Peel Documentation Shop 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Room 340, Wey Hall free

2-4 p.m.

I.G. Greer Hall $7 students, $12 non-students 4-5 p.m.

Rosen Concert Hall free

BC Awareness Fashion Show

5-9 p.m.

Mariott Downtown, Greensboro, NC $20 (register on eventbrite.com)

6:30-9 p.m.

Quinn Recreation Center free

7:30-9:30 p.m.

Room 124, Reich COE free

Woodwind Chamber Ensemble 8-9:30 p.m.

Rosen Concert Hall free