Thursday, October 10, 2013

The Appalachian 10.10.13

Appalachian State University’s student news source since 1934

App State loves the ’90s Vol. 88, No. 14

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The ’90s hit App State one more time as this year’s homecoming theme Race up Howard’s Knob part of homecoming festivities

Why 1990s?

by Laney Ruckstuhl Intern News Reporter

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ppalachian State University’s homecoming committee decided to bring students a nostalgic week with a ’90s theme.

The theme is chosen in the preceding spring semester after reviewing previous years’ themes and ensuring the chosen theme is unique and original.

The committee is made up of members from various oncampus organizations such as the Student Government Association, resident life, Greek SEE WHY ‘90s ON PAGE 2

by Nicole Bellamy Intern news reporter

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Tracie Peterson is crowned Appalachian State’s 1991 homecoming queen.

The annual two-mile, all uphill run to Howard’s Knob will take place Friday at 5:30 p.m. as part of Appalachian State University’s homecoming weekend.

The race, called “The Knob,” starts at the Watauga County Library and finishes at the top of Howard’s Knob.

“The Knob” is recognized as an official homecoming event through the ASU Alumni Association and is the last race of the Triple Crown Series, which also includes two separate runs in June and August, respectively.

SEE RACE ON PAGE 3

Students prepare for Municipal election candidates homecoming lip sync speak on issues at public forum competition

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(Left to right) Boone mayoral candidates Andy Ball, Brad Harmon, Jenny Church and John Mena speak to community members at the “Meet the Candidates” forum held Tuesday.

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Sophomore public relations major Patrick Sullivan performs with APPS during the preliminary lip sync rehearsal Tuesday night. The final lip sync competition will be held Friday at 6 p.m. on Sanford Mall.

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A&E

by Nicole Caporaso Intern News Reporter

A “Meet the Candidates” forum was held Tuesday evening in the Town Council Chamber to allow Boone residents to become more acquainted with the candidates running in the

SPORTS

upcoming municipal elections.

The four candidates running for mayor - Andy Ball, Brad Harmon, Jenny Church and John Mena - were all present.

Rennie Brantz, Quint David, Matt Long, James Milner, Jennifer Peña and Mark Templeton are the six candidates run-

ning for the three open spots on the town council.

Approximately 60 Boone residents were present. The 10 candidates were asked a series of questions read by a moderator. Each had two minutes to SEE FORUM ON PAGE 3

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Appalachian’s Musical Theatre Club brings the cult classic “The Rock Horror Show” to the stage this weekend.

SEE ROCKY HORROR SHOW ON PAGE 4

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The Mountaineers return for homecoming weekend against the Samford Bulldogs as they try to come back from three losses in a row.

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NEWS

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Political groups work together on nonpartisan issue

by Stephanie Sansoucy News Editor

The Appalachian State University College Republicans, College Democrats and Student Government Association held a voter registration drive Tuesday on Sanford Mall to kick off the last week of voter registration in North Carolina.

Throughout the week, representatives from both the College Republicans and College Democrats will go around to classrooms registering students to vote, SGA President Dylan Russell said.

Russell said they haven’t counted how many students have been registered in the drive yet, but the goal for the week is to register 1,000 students.

“What might make this one of the most successful voter registration drives is that we have been working very closely with the faculty,” Russell said. “We

have sent a letter out to all the faculty detailing when we can send a senator or someone from College Republicans or College Democrats to come to the classroom and register students to vote.”

Chairwoman of the College Republicans Caroline Hartman said that the main focus is to register as many students as possible and to prepare students for the upcoming Nov. 5 municipal election.

“Voting is not a partisan issue,” Hartman said. “We just wanted to get together and do the best we can to get people out and get people registered.”

President of the College Democrats Mollie Clawson said that Appalachian has a diverse group of students and it is important that they are all represented in voting.

“When the students see different groups, especially very influential groups like SGA and po-

Michael Bragg | The Appalachian

(Left to right) College Republicans chairwoman Caroline Hartman, SGA president Dylan Russell and College Democrats president Mollie Clawson jump in a bouncy house on Sanford Mall Tuesday at the voting registration drive.

litical groups working together, it shows them how it really is to just work together and promote positive change,” Clawson said.

Russell said it was great that

the three groups were working together.

“Its reflective of who we are as an institution,” Russell said.

“We are willing to put down our

WHY ‘90s

FROM PAGE 1 organizations, athletics, Club Council, Appalachian Popular Programming Society as well as alumni.

Jane Vise, the associate director of APPS, said the committee’s goal was to choose a theme that was all-encompassing and would appeal to all students across campus and throughout the different organizations.

“The ‘90s came up in a brainstorming session and the committee jumped on it,” Vise said.

Annie Baldwin, who is also a member of APPS, served on the homecoming committee.

“The homecoming committee loves fostering the creativity and diversity reflected on this campus, and we

political ideology and just join hands and hit home this message that regardless of who you are, what you believe in, you need to be voting.”

believe this theme celebrates what each organization contributes to our Mountaineer pride,” Baldwin said.

Banners from several organizations participating in this year’s homecoming festivities are hung in Plemmons Student Union, featuring images and references to the decade.

“The majority of App’s students grew up in the ’90s and fondly remember the icons and style of the period represented through favorite TV shows, boy bands, baggy clothes and vibrant colors,” Baldwin said.

Aside from the many student organizations, the offices of Alumni Affairs & Annual Giving also contributed time, money and ideas to homecoming preparations.

“We are involved to bring alumni back to campus to connect with their classmates, celebrate reunion years and share in the wonderful things Appalachian students are doing,” said Tammy McCullars, homecoming coordinator of alumni affairs and annual giving. “Connecting alumni back to campus during homecoming can spur them to get involved in other ways, bring future contributions of time, service and financial gifts for Appalachian.”

Baldwin said she’s excited to see what students and alumni alike bring to the table.

“This homecoming theme is set apart from others because of the wide ranges of options for creativity it provides,” Baldwin said.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

RACE

FROM PAGE 1 The two completed races of the Triple Crown Series included “The Cub,” a seven-mile race up Valley Crucis and a “The Half Marathon” from Kidd Brewer Stadium to Blowing Rock.

All proceeds from registration fees and sponsors will be donated to the program Girls on the Run of the High Country.

Mary Sheryl, director of Girls on the Run and a member of the advisory committee for the High Country Triple Crown, said the program is a 12-week class for girls in the third through eighth grades. “[Participants] work on skills to help them live healthier lives and be more self-confident,” Sheryl said. “We combine that with running.”

Sheryl said that the girls of the program will run a 5k at the end of the 12-week program, which is coached by many Appalachian students.

As of Wednesday, approximately 75 runners were registered for “The Knob” race. With registration open until the day of the race, Sheryl said she expects approximately 120 runners total.

Appalachian alumna Kaity Ruhland participated in “The Knob” last homecoming as a senior and said she and her roommate ran the race as part of their bucket list.

“We were making our senior bucket list and we couldn’t help but put running ‘The Knob’ on it,” Ruhland said. “We thought it would be fun and a great experience.”

“The Knob” has traditionally been the night before Appalachian’s homecoming football game.

Ruhland said she loved that the race was a part of homecoming week with so many alumni and students on campus.

“It was just another event to add to the list of [homecoming events] and another way to celebrate and embrace the fullness of life in Boone and at [Appalachian],” Ruhland said.

Appalachian student charged with assault, resisting arrest

by Laney Ruckstuhl Intern News Reporter

Appalachian State University student Diogenes Gabriel Morales was arrested Monday at approximately 8 p.m. at Walmart after an “unprovoked attack” on an elderly man.

Police were called and confronted Morales.

“Morales began walking away from officers and would not heed their commands to stop,” according to a press release. “[Morales] was taken into custody as he attempted to run back inside the store.”

Morales, a 21-year-

Boone PD | Courtesy Photo

Diogenes Gabriel Morales

old junior criminal justice major, allegedly jumped out of a merchandise bin and hit an elderly man in the face with no visible motive, according to the release.

Sgt. Shane Robbins of Boone Police said that there was no damage done to Walmart merchandise, although Morales did cause a disturbance.

The police reported that there was a controlled substance involved in the incident.

Morales has been charged with simple physical assault and resisting arrest. His court date has been set for Nov. 19.

Police are working with university officials through the student conduct board to decide how to further handle the situation, Robbins said.

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FORUM

FROM PAGE 1 reply.

Candidates were questioned on topics such as the relationship between Boone and Watauga County, flooding concerns, sustainability, small businesses in Boone and the relationship between the town and Appalachian State University.

There were differing opinions from the candidates about the strength of the relationship between the university and Boone, however, all agreed that it is important for the two to work together.

Mayoral candidate Andy Ball said he has “progressive principles,” and that the relationship between the town and university has never been stronger.

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Brad Harmon said he would like to see more involvement with students and would like increased opportunities for the town and Appalachian to work together to arise, because he believes students could have the solutions to problems in Boone.

“I want to see more involvement with the students – they are the next generation,” Harmon said.

All candidates said that they would be interested in seeing an increased partnership between the university and the Town of Boone.

“Appalachian is the most under-utilized resource we have in Boone, from the students that go there and the programs they offer,” Templeton said. “I would like to see an internship program started to get Appalachian students involved

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in the local economy.”

Quint David, also an Appalachian alumnus, said he is running for a spot on the town council with the environment and sustainability in Boone specifically in mind.

“I have no political or personal interest in this election, I want to remind everyone that I am a committed, long-time Boone resident,” David said.

“I have the training and background that Boone needs to continue to meet economic, environmental sustainability and smart growth challenges.”

Brantz, an adjunct instructor in the Department of History, said he should be re-elected after having spent the past eight years as a member of the town council because of his experience, town knowledge and “good old common sense.”

Registration to vote on Election Day ends Friday.

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A&E

Thursday, October 10, 2013

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On Stage

‘Rocky Horror’ cult classic comes to the stage

by Lovey Cooper Senior A&E Reporter

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ppalachian Musical Theatre Club’s ensemble will present a regional premiere of the fullstage version of Richard O’Brian’s “Rocky Horror Show” this weekend.

The stage version is not to be confused with the film version of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” that has been shown in Boone for decades.

“It is a loving tribute to science fiction movies and those awful horror B-films of the 1940s, 50s, into the 70s,” said Keith Martin, director and professor in the Department of Theater and Dance.

The original stage version of “The Rocky Horror Show” premiered in the early 1970s and follows the story of an engaged couple as they encounter a mad scientist transvestite, Dr. Frank N. Furter.

The two soon discover they are not indeed safe as they encounter various other houseguests, including the scientist’s prized creation, a handsome muscle man named Rocky.

The story was adapted to film in 1975, and keeps much of the original plot line and musical numbers, with the addition of a few characters for plot development. The film has since gained notoriety through midnight showings, and its cult following comes with its own culture of audience participation and intricate costumes.

In 2000, for the 25th anniversary of the film, the story was adapted back to the stage for a Broadway revival, mixing elements of the original and the film version, and featuring notable celebrity guest

Natalie Carpenter | Courtesy Photo

The Appalachian Musical Theatre Ensemble presents “The Rocky Horror Show” on Homecoming weekend in Rosen Concert Hall, with performances at 9 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

stars throughout its two-year showing.

The club’s members collectively chose the production from a list of proposed titles at the start of the semester.

The musical serves as the first fully costumed and choreographed production the club has held thus far. The club’s previous productions of in-concert versions of “RENT” and “Godspell” were put on with limitations on costuming and choreography.

“You have to crawl before you can walk,” Martin said.

Each show the group puts on becomes more and more intricate because of increased funding and

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awareness garnered from the last.

“We don’t have yet the full sets and props that you would expect because we can only get in the space the day of the performance, but every word is spoken, every note is sung – it’s the entire show,” Martin said.

The club is rapidly gaining members and support for future shows. The auditions for this production drew 70 participants, and all of them later joined the club.

“Every show that we do adds another element until we get to a full show,” said senior theater major Luke Schaffer, who plays the lead role of Dr. Frank N. Furter. “It keeps getting progressively

more intense, so the rehearsals have been a lot more intense.”

While the ensemble includes some actors from last year’s productions, of the all-student cast of 16, nine are making their debut performance with the club. Seven of those are freshmen and some are in leading roles.

“Talent doesn’t have a first, second, third year student designation,” Martin said. “We were blown away.”

He noted that students of all majors came to auditions, some of which were sporting full drag.

As opposed to the conventional cult-ritual of “shadow casting” of the movie, where live actors mimic the film as its projected behind them, this version is made for the stage.

“I’m not going to be Tim Curry,” Schaffer said. “We’re going to do our own thing, but we’re going to do it well.”

Senior theater arts major Kellie Letner plays the part of Columbia and has choreographed the show.

“I’m definitely changing it up from the movie,” Letner said. “It’s so different when you have a camera and you can put specific angles and specific parts of dances on camera.”

The show is expected to sell out, and Martin anticipates the namerecognition should draw in die-hard fans of all generations who might be in town for homecoming.

“We told the actors they better be off book really well, because if they even hesitate there will people in the audience who will say your line for you,” Martin said.

“The Rocky Horror Show” will be performed in Rosen Concert Hall at 9 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Tickers are $8 and can be purchased at in Plemmons Student Union.

Review

Chico and Friends come to Legends Say ‘Bye, Bye, Bye’ to ‘The 20/20 Experience’

by Kelsey Hamm

Intern A&E Reporter

Justin Timberlake’s smash hit “The 20/20 Experience,” released in March of this year, is about as good as a Justin Timberlake album can be.

With a strong emphasis on classic soul sounds, extended non-traditional song structures and straightforward, earnest vocals, the album is certainly one of the better, more ambitious crossover pop albums of the year.

At 70 minutes, “The 20/20 Experience” was almost too much of a good thing, but it made sense coming off the heels of a seven-year hiatus since Timberlake’s bloodlessbut-critically acclaimed album “FutureSex/LoveSounds.”

It’s a shame that Timberlake felt the need to release another 70 minutes of music in the form of “The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2),” which overstays its welcome almost as soon as it has begun.

Although the album is billed as the second half of a twopart “experience,” its overt, irritating come-ons and absurd metaphorical conceits – see nine-minute vampire epic “True Blood” – couldn’t be further from the nuanced thematic concerns of the first half.

Instead, “(2 of 2)” panders to fans of the creepily sexual, totally robotic jams on “FutureSex.” The production is annoyingly busy and features oversaturated rhythmic elements that sound old-hat for Timberlake.

Worse is Timberlake’s delivery of lines like “Girl, if sex is a contest, then you’re coming first,” which is too close to the self-parody of SNL classic “D-ck in a Box” to be taken remotely seriously.

After the grating “Murder,” featuring yet another terrible Jay-Z verse in a year full of them, the album slips into plas-

Justin Timberlake

The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)

tic, sluggish, slow jams that are somehow even more tiring than the sex-crazed opening run.

Besides the preposterous “True Blood,” the album’s lowest point is probably “Only When I Walk Away,” the last in a series of increasingly misogynistic, aggressively produced ballads that close the album.

Timberlake attempts to save face by closing the album with a two-part ballad that harkens back to the lighter sounds of the first “20/20 Experience,” but it does little to redeem the distasteful hour that preceded it.

As a former boy-band star, Timberlake was an unlikely R&B icon this year alongside current stars like Frank Ocean or Miguel.

With the first “20/20 Experience,” however, he proved his worth by adapting the former’s humanism and the latter’s positive outlook on sexuality and codependence for an album with his distinctive touch.

With the second “20/20 Experience,” Timberlake has pretty effectively ruined this momentum. While the results are less than offensive, they are rather disappointing for pop music fans.

– Colin Moore, Senior A&E Reporter

The Chico and Friends “Freestyle Funny Comedy Show” comes to Legends on Saturday, featuring the comedy trio of Chico Bean, Darren Brand and Osama Bin Drankin.

All were previous cast members of the MTV show “Wild ’N’ Out.” Stand-up, improv and audience interaction skits are all part of the event, which will travel to 50 universities while on tour.

The Black Student Association at Appalachian State University worked alongside the Cultural Awareness and Student Engagement Council of the Appalachian Popular Programming Society to bring this event to campus.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council, an international organization with nine historically black fraternities as

members, also worked with these organizations to book the show.

While the comedy show can be enjoyed by every student, the event was booked on campus with minority students in mind. With the excitement of homecoming weekend, the BSA decided it would be a great time to book Legends for the show.

“We normally don’t have much for homecoming,” BSA member Kadesha Maddox said. “We wanted to bring an event to campus that diverse students could participate in.”

Freshman psychology major Shannon Alsobrooks said that this event is particularly exciting. While she is happy with the events at Appalachian, this show is core to her character, because she was a “Wild ’N’ Out” fan as a girl.

New events like the com-

edy show have sprouted all over campus with the idea of supporting and providing entertainment for minority students. CASE and BSA, along with other organizations on campus, are consistently working to make Appalachian’s campus more minority friendly.

“Appalachian State caters a lot to the majority,” Maddox said. “But a lot of minorities want to enjoy their time at college, too.”

The show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Legends, and tickets are $5 for students in advance and $7 for the public and at the door.

“We hope that the student body and alumni will support us by attending our event so that we are able to bring more diverse events to this campus,” said Aisha Cotton, junior child development major and BSA public outreach chair.

Chico and Friends | Courtesy Photo

Comedy group Chico and Friends will be bringing the “Freestyle Funny Comedy Show” to Legends on Saturday.

Opinion Thursday, October 10, 2013

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Staff Opinion

Homecoming 2013 meets the 1990s

Refusal of pay proves classy Cory Spiers Opinion Editor

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Staff Opinion

Immigration reform would help the US, North Carolina Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer

Before bigger issues emerged to capture the time and attention of North Carolina legislators, the issue of immigration reform stood as a major item on the annual agenda.

For many outside groups, this is still the case. The Charlotte Observer reports that a national group is attempting to persuade several North Carolina lawmakers to help implement immigration reform.

Immigration obviously polarizes a great number of people. The perception that immigrants negatively affect the economy and

opportunities for other Americans is a commonly cited frustration.

This simply is not true.

The consensus among economists is that immigrants, legal and undocumented, help the economy in several ways.

Recent academic research suggests that on average, immigrants raise the overall standard of living of American workers by boosting wages and lowering prices, according to a 2010 report on economic factors of immigration by the Brookings Institution.

The survey also dispels another myth that immigrants tend to drain government services by citing a 2007 Congressional Budget Office report stating that immigration reform at the time would have left a $25 billion surplus.

Allowing immigrants in is also expected to help shore up

the U.S.’s Social Security system.

Gordon H. Hanson in the article “Immigration and Economic Growth” put out by the Cato Institute in 2012 mirrors some of these claims, while also adding that immigrants, whether or not they are highly skilled, increase innovation.

Hanson does mention that the presence of low-skilled immigrants may have an effect on the wages of low-level American workers, but this does not tend to harm the economy as whole.

In national terms, immigrants create benefits. But is this true in North Carolina?

It appears so. The Immigration Policy Center reports that families headed by unauthorized immigrants in North Carolina paid approximately $318 million in taxes in 2010.

An updated fact sheet from

the center, citing a study by The Perryman Group, shows that, should all undocumented immigrants be removed, the state would lose $14.5 billion in economic activity.

Clearly, immigrants of all classifications, whether or not they are documented, do make useful contributions to our society and economy, and a plan should be put in place to see that they are allowed to live and work here.

This is certainly an issue that has important ramifications for this state as well as the nation and needs to become a priority once again.

Hopefully, North Carolina legislators will help lead the way toward more sensible immigration reform.

Griffin, a sophomore journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.

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Our Mission The Appalachian, a student-run publication at Appalachian State University, strives to provide fair and accurate news for the campus community; to inform, entertain and create a forum for ideas; to provide an outlet for readers’ opinions; to be a champion for student, faculty, staff and community interests; and to remain independent, exercise and ensure its First Amendment rights.

The effects of the recent government shutdown are negative and far-reaching.

However, North Carolina representatives, specifically the ones that represent Appalachian State University and the surrounding area, are now giving us some things to be happy about.

Friday, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Sen. Kay Hagan (DNC) and Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) “pledged to turn down or give to charity the portions of their $174,000 salaries they received during the shutdown,” according to the Watauga Democrat.

The actions of these representatives are proof that we should not be disgusted with politicians as a whole, despite the recent shutdown.

Foxx has asked for her pay to be suspended until the shutdown is resolved. Burr and Hagan, however, plan to donate their salaries to a charity, which they have yet to name, according to the Watauga Democrat.

I truly appreciate the actions of these representatives, but especially the donations by Burr and Hagan.

The shutdown is a partisan issue that can be resolved through effective communication from Republicans and Democrats alike.

However, decisions like the ones made by these representatives show that some politicians are just as disgusted over the situation as we are and are willing to lose pay during the process of resolution.

This move shows that there are still some politicians who deserve support despite the wave of negative attention the shutdown has generated.

It remains to be seen exactly how much money these three will be giving up, as the government shutdown has no end in sight.

House Speaker John Boehner told reporters Friday he believes the Obama administration is to blame for the shutdown, according to NPR. Disgustingly, both Republicans and Democrats continue to point the finger at one another, waiting for something to change.

Boehner told NPR that the resolution to the shutdown is simple – it involves communication between parties.

“All I’m asking for is to sit down and talk to each other like the American people expect us to,” Boehner said to NPR. That’s all fine and well, but while we wait for that to happen, we should tip our hats to the North Carolina representatives who will receive no monetary gain in the meantime. They are a local light in an otherwise murky and disheartening federal situation.

Spiers, a junior journalism major from Charlotte, is the opinion editor.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

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Weekend Events

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Visiting Writer Talk

Visiting Writer Reading

‘The Birds’

The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series presents a talk with poet and creative nonfiction author Molly Peacock. The talk is at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Table Rock Room of the Plemmons Student Union. Admission is free.

The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series presents a reading from poet and creative nonfiction author Molly Peacock. The reading is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Table Rock Room of the Plemmons Student Union.

Admission is free.

APPS Film Council presents the Alfred Hitchcock classic “The Birds” at the Greenbriar Cinema Thursday at 7 p.m.

Admission is $1 and concessions will be available.

Andrew Solomon

‘Monsters University’

Magician Mike Super will appear at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts Friday at 9:15 p.m. to present his award-winning magic show.

Admission is free.

Award-winning author Andrew Solomon will speak at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts at Appalachian State University as part of the University Forum Series beginning Oct. 10. His talk will focus on his latest book about the lives of families accommodating children with disabilities. The talk begins at 7 p.m. and admission is free.

APPS Film Council presents “Monsters University” at the I.G. Greer Super Cinema Thursday through Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. The film is the Disney-Pixar follow-up to Monsters, Inc. Admission is $1 and concessions will be available.

Mike Super Magic & Illusion

Chico and Friends Comedy Show

The Chico and Friends Comedy Show will visit Legends Saturday at 9 p.m. Admission is $5 in advance and $7 at the door.

‘Rocky Horror Show’

The Appalachian State University Musical Theatre Club presents Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show” on Saturday at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Rosen Concert Hall. Tickets are $8.

Homecoming Parade

The 2013 Homecoming Parade will march its way through downtown Boone Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free.

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Visiting Writer Talk

‘Monsters University’

Homecoming Parade

‘Rocky Horror Show’

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Table Rock Room 3:30 p.m.

Free

Andrew Solomon

Schaefer Center 7 p.m.

Free

Visiting Writer Reading

Table Rock Room 7:30 p.m.

Free

‘Monsters University’

I.G. Greer 7 and 9:30 p.m. $1

‘The Birds’

Greenbriar Cinema 7 p.m. $1

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I.G. Greer 7 and 9:30 p.m. $1

Mike Super Magic & Illusion

Schaefer Center 9:15 p.m.

Free

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Downtown Boone 10:30 a.m.

Free

‘Monsters University’

I.G. Greer 7 and 9:30 p.m. $1

Chico and Friends

Legends 9 p.m. $5 advance, $7 door

‘Rocky Horror Show’

Rosen Concert Hall 9 p.m. $8

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Rosen Concert Hall 2 p.m. $8

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

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Sports Column

Homecoming presents a chance for Mountaineers to rally Cory Spiers Opinion Editor

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t this point, it’s difficult to sugarcoat the stats for App State football.

The Mountaineers fell to 1-4 on the season after The Citadel edged them last week.

The program hasn’t been 1-4 after the first five games of the season since 1993. However, there is reason to believe things can turn around as the team prepares to head down the home stretch.

The time is near. It all starts with the homecoming game Saturday.

The Mountaineers will draw the energy of a packed house and returning alumni and will face a Samford team who they have fared well against historically. App State has a 5-1 all-time record against Samford and have never lost to the Bulldogs since they joined the SoCon in 2008.

It goes without saying that a win against the Bulldogs at home would help the Mountaineer’s confidence immensely.

After the homecoming matchup against Samford, the Mountaineers hit the road to take on a 2-3 Furman team.

If the Mountaineers can string together two wins over that stretch, they will take a win streak into back-to-back home games against Georgia Southern and Chattanooga.

The last three weeks of the season feature tough match-

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Wide receiver Andrew Peacock sprints down the field to during the 2011 homecoming game versus Samford. The Mountaineers defeated the Bulldogs 35-17 at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

ups with Georgia and Wofford on the road. The two teams are a combined 7-3, with Georgia gathering their wins in the hard-hitting SEC. Should the Mountaineers find a way to deliver on the road, they return to the friendly confines of Kidd Brewer Stadium to tangle with Western Carolina, renewing the highly anticipated annual rivalry between the two schools.

Home games could be exactly what the doctor ordered for the reeling Mountaineers, and it starts with building confidence on homecoming week-

end to carry onto the road.

The remaining seven opponents on the schedule for the Mountaineers are a combined 20-17, so things don’t get any easier.

However, it holds true that the time to turn things around is now.

The home field advantage will be absolutely crucial this weekend as the Bulldogs bring confidence after two straight wins in which they have outscored their opponents 10657.

Building confidence of their own at home should help the

Mountaineers in close games.

If there’s a silver lining to be found within the four losses on the season, it’s that three of them have come by three points. The only other time the Mountaineers have lost three straight games by three points or less in the program’s 84-season history was in 1952.

It seems that the Mountaineers simply need a boost because the season is far from over.

Playoffs may be a non-factor this year, but don’t forget about pride.

If a packed Kidd Brewer

Stadium can boost the Mountaineers over the Bulldogs this Saturday, there should be renewed confidence for the team going into the final six games of the season, five of which feature SoCon opponents.

It’s a chance to build on a 1-1 conference record as the Mountaineers push to finish over .500 on the season.

Don’t count out the black and gold just yet, not until the Catamounts and Mountaineers finish their late-November duel at The Rock. A lot could change between now and then.

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How App State Can Win: The Mountaineers are in for a rough SoCon battle against the red hot Samford Bulldogs at home. And, for the third week in a row, defense is the difference-maker.

One of the most glaring issues against The Citadel and Charleston Southern was the Mountaineers’ inability to get off the field. Third and fourth down conversions have killed the Mountaineers and worn out the defense far too quickly.

Compared to the rest of SoCon, as a team App State isn’t doing well. However, sophomore quarterback Kameron Bryant is leading the conference in pass efficiency at 170.3, a full 16.3 points higher than the No. 2 spot, which coincidently, is held by Samford’s quarterback Andy Summerlin.

How Samford Can Win: Samford is coming off a great win over Georgia Southern and will look to continue their high-powered offense.

They’re currently second in the SoCon in scoring offense behind Georgia Southern at 36 points per game.

The Bulldogs are also second to them in total yards at 449.5 yards per game.

The only team to have more yards from the quarterback position than App State in the SoCon is Samford with 313 per game, but only by 26 yards.

The Bottom Line: Both teams have great aerial attacks and neither team has a defense that’s exactly winning awards, so expect a high-scoring game with upward of 380 yards passing for each team being a real possibility.

Samford is coming off a big win, App State is coming off three losses.

What will be the difference maker is which team will bring their best defensive game and who will be able to create momentum.

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he last three losses for Appalachian’s football team have been by a total of nine points.

The bounces are simply not falling the Mountaineers’ way. In their most recent defeat, a conference road loss to The Citadel, the offense drove 79 yards with only 1:19 remaining in the game to force overtime. App State received the ball first in the extra period, before starting quarterback Kameron Bryant’s pass was intercepted, leading to The Citadel’s 3128 victory.

“It was kind of a wild, crazy play,” wide receiver Sean Price said. “I looked up, and I was trying to find the ball.

Then I saw the big dude [Citadel lineman Mitchell Jeter] catch it. So it was just kind of a wild play.”

The pass ricocheted off a defensive player’s shoulder pad, before eventually landing in the mitts of Jeter, App State co-offensive coordinator Dwayne Ledford said.

Despite the pick, however, Ledford was very complimentary and supportive of Bryant’s play throughout the game.

“I thought that Kam did really well,” Ledford said.

“I thought he had very good pocket presence, and when something wasn’t there, he did a great job of pulling the ball down and scrambling for some big third downs. So what Kam did was he kept the chains moving for us, and that’s what you want.”

Bryant started for the first time as a Mountaineer and completed 19-23 passes for 214 yards and a touchdown before the interception that was the final play for the App State offense.

Freshman running back Marcus Cox continues to be a staple for the Mountaineer offense, as he amassed 193 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns. Marcus leads the Southern Conference in touchdowns with 10 and receiving yards per game with 83, according to soconsports.

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Cox was also recently announced as being in the running for the Jerry Rice National Freshman of the Year award.

Although the team is sporting a disappointing record of 1-4 (1-1 SoCon), the Mountaineers prepare for their next opponent, Samford, despite the close losses.

“To me, it’s a typical App State team,” Samford head coach Pat Sullivan said.

“They’re one or two plays away from being 4-1 and ranked right up there. We’re going to have to play better than we’ve played all year if we’re going to go beat App State at their place.”

App’s two previous opponents, Charleston Southern and The Citadel, have both

featured offense with an option-run attack. The Samford Bulldogs are very different than either of those teams, with a pass-heavy spread offense.

“They have an outstanding quarterback who’s having a great year, ” App State head coach Scott Satterfied said. “Probably the best wide receiver group, overall, that we will face all year. They’re trying to spread you out, and find ways to get the ball to those playmakers.”

Samford leads the SoCon with 313 passing yards per game and is second in points per game with 36, according to soconsports.com Since the Mountaineer defense hasn’t seen a ton of passes over the past couple weeks, App State corner-

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backs coach Bryan Brown is ecstatic about the opportunities his defensive backs will have Saturday.

“Any time you get a team that passes a lot, that really excites myself and the DBs,” he said. “Because now, they get a lot of action. I think these guys are really excited, and they’re ready for the challenge.”

Brown also added that, overall, he was pleased with his defensive backs over the course of the young season.

Brown said his defensive backs have not given up a big play since the season opener, a road loss at Montana.

Appalachian State will play host to the Samford Bulldogs this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Kidd Brewer Stadium for the annual homecoming game.

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