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Must-do hikes for fall

The debate team finds success in their most recent competition at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois.

Our A&E editor has put together a list of the best hikes available for Appalachian State University students to do before winter.

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CAMPUS VOTING VICTORY

Vol. 89, No. 16

Plemmons Student Union’s Price Lake Room to serve as voting site

by Nicole Caporaso Senior News Reporter

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he North Carolina Supreme Court issued a stay on the lower court Wednesday, shortly after the State Board of Elections unanimously decided the early oncampus voting site for the upcoming election would be the Price Lake Room of Plemmons Student Union.

Ian O’Keefe, one of the plaintiffs who submitted the petition to bring the site to campus, said with the N.C. Supreme Court’s decision, there are two possible outcomes.

“One is that the state board will still keep the early voting site in the student union because they voted on it,” O’Keefe said. “They would have to call another meeting to revoke that site if they were going to get rid of it.”

As of press time, the State Board of Elections had made no move to rescind their decision, however, O’Keefe said they could call in an emergency meeting to do so at any time.

“As of right now, the early voting site is in place beginning tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.,” he said. “But that could change at any moment.”

Kathleen Campbell, Watauga County Board of Elections member, said that the N.C. Supreme Court’s ruling devastates her.

The State Board of Elections ruled Wednesday in a unanimous vote that the Price Lake Room of Plemmons Student Union would be an on-campus voting site for the 2014 elections. Early voting starts Thursday at 8 a.m.

“It’s really wrong and we have no recourse at this point, except that the students need to get out and vote,” Campbell said.

“Get everybody to get out and vote, and vote for judges that aren’t going to do these kinds of things.”

It was ruled by Judge Donald

Stephens in the N.C. Superior Court last week that it would be unconstitutional to not have an early-voting site on campus.

“The early voting plan submitted by the majority members of the Watauga County Board of Elections was arbitrary and capricious,” according to the court

Boone resident to run for NC State House

by Laney Ruckstuhl News Editor

Sue Counts, a Boone resident for over 33 years, is running for North Carolina State House this fall with the hopes of winning the representative seat for district 93, made up of Ashe and Watauga counties.

Counts retired from her position as Watauga County extension director for the Sue Counts N o r t h Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in 2008, a career that began for her in 1993. She is originally from Virginia and graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with degrees in home economics and nutrition.

Her platform is focused on what she calls “the three Es”: education, the economy and the environment, though she names the decline of North Carolina’s public school system

as the reason she finally decided to run for office.

“It was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” Counts said.

A self-described “lifelong learner,” Counts said she has a primary concern for public K-12 schools, but strongly believes in higher education as well.

“What I have seen happen in Raleigh with making [budget] cuts, we’ve reached rock bottom with education,” Counts said.

Since 2011, federal budget cuts have delegated a loss of nearly $500 million across the UNC system, a problem that Counts wants to fix by taxing large corporations and utilizing the money in state-funded public universities.

“I really feel that after public education, we need to focus on higher education,” Counts said.

“We don’t have enough money to do the things we need to do.”

Counts enjoys the company of Appalachian State University students and believes it to be a great public university, saying, “I love living in a college town, that’s a huge asset for me.”

In addition to monetary is-

sues, Counts said she feels yearround citizens of Boone could foster a better relationship with students.

“A segment of the population in Boone don’t like having students around,” Counts said. “They see it as an inconvenience, but they’re thinking about the negatives, not the positives. They need to get in touch with a commonality where they can grow.”

In June, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, a process that involves injecting chemicals into ground or rocks in order to extract oil or gas, was legalized in North Carolina, a motion that Counts said she opposes entirely.

“It’s going to be a disaster if we allow it,” Counts said. “It would destroy our water system. We need to have regulations in place that will prevent these things from happening.”

Counts’ focus on environment also spans to small business practices, especially sustainable energy in businesses, which she said is a possibility that needs to be explored further.

order.

In response to the State Board of Elections’ appeal of the order and request for an emergency stay, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday to reject the request, maintaining an early voting site will be on campus.

Campbell said she is pleased early voting will once again be returned to Appalachian’s campus, but is nervous about the possibility of the State Board of Elections overturning the decision, at the hands of the N.C.

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More than 90 tons of food waste composted at ASU

Halle Keighton Compostable materials make up 20 to 58 percent of waste at Appalachian State University.

by Tatiana Tellez Intern News Reporter

Appalachian State University composted 92 tons of food waste from its dining halls last fiscal year, from July 12, 2013 through June 30, 2014.

During that time, a waste audit was written to provide information on how much waste was compos-

ted throughout Appalachian’s campus. Out of six building categories, Roess Dining Hall had 68.9 percent of composted waste, while residence halls, Plemmons Student Union, academic buildings, the physical plant and sports venues were less than 50 percent of compostable waste.

Compostable materials represented 20 to 58 percent of the waste generated at the

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Freshman starts Feeding Watauga Families service project Courtesy of Mkayla Nelson

by Madison Barlow Intern News Reporter

After being assigned a project focusing on food, food security and awareness for her Activism 101 course, freshman social work major Mkayla Nelson and her group had to think of different ideas that could impact Appalachian State University.

Once the group, which includes seven other classmates, and Nelson finished brainstorming for the projAppalachian students started Feeding Watauga Families for a class project.

ect, they decided to launch Feeding Watauga Families – a nonprofit project that would collect enough food for one meal for 50 families in need in Watauga County.

“When we were first assigned the project, we didn’t know exactly what we wanted to do,” Nelson said. “We knew we wanted to stress food consciousness while making an impact on where we all currently live – Boone. But what we’re doing now goes way beyond just a class project.”

The group first decided on a bake sale to raise money for their project, but decided against it when a GoFundMe page was brought up.

“The bake sale got shot down, and we were sort of at a loss at how to raise the money,” Nelson said. “But then my boyfriend, Steven, suggested we set up a GoFundMe page and advertise through Facebook. We all agreed on this idea, so I set up the page and the funds have been coming in ever

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Debate team proves point at national tournament

by Thomas Culkin Intern News Reporter

Appalachian State University’s debate team competed in a national debate tournament Oct. 17 through 19 at McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois.

Mark Bentley, the coach of the debate team, said three of the four teams Appalachian sent made it into the elimination round in each of the two competitions.

Eleven schools in total participated in the competition, sending roughly 30 teams, with each team consisting of two members.

The weekend-long tournament was a swing tournament, meaning it consisted of two competitions. One lasted from Friday to Saturday morning, and the second took place from Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

Competitions are split into preliminary and elimination rounds. Each team competes in five preliminary rounds, and only the teams with the best records move on to the elimination round.

One of Appalachian’s teams in particular, found large success at the tournament. Scarlett Strickler, a senior com-

munications studies major, and Korick Sisomphone, a junior history major, came in second place in the first competition and third place in the second.

Although this is the first semester on the debate team for both Strickler and Sisomphone, they already have a strong synergy as a team, having paired together at every event so far.

“We work really well together,” Sisomphone said. “I’ve got a big picture kind of brain, so I do really well with the first speech and the last speech, setting the stage and wrapping everything up, and she’s really good at analyzing and doing line by line refutation. So, she does the middle speech, which is basically all refutation.”

The pair debated a wide range of topics, including the restriction of travel in countries plagued by Ebola, the riots in Hong Kong and deforestation in Brazil.

Sisomphone said he wasn’t surprised by how well his team did, because specific moments throughout a debate often point out who has the upper hand.

“There are certain techniques that a team can use and you’re not expecting it,” Sisomphone said. “We blindsided a

Halle Keighton Junior history major Korick Sisomphone was part of the duo that finished second and third in the two debate competitions at McKendree University.

team to get to the finals.”

Bentley said he is impressed with how well the debate team did, and he believes his teams have the potential to do that well on a consistent basis.

“I was very pleasantly surprised,”

Bentley said. “This is much more in line with what I believe our team is capable of than the last tournament.”

The team competed last in Chicago, with one duo placing second and individuals finishing third and fifth.

Sustain Appalachian holds first annual research forum

Halle Keighton (Left) Appalachian State University alumnus Ben Paynter shows and explains how the Office of Sustainability’s prototype works. (Above) James Houser, an assistant professor in the department of technology and environmental design, discussing the prototype that was created by the Office of Sustainablity.

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Benefit race held Saturday to support Parent to Parent program

by Madison Barlow Intern News Reporter

The fourth annual Spooky Duke charity race will be held this Saturday at 9 a.m. to raise support and awareness for the Parent to Parent Family Support Network – High Country.

The race will have 10K and 5K portions starting at the Peacock Hall parking lot. A costume march, free of charge, will be held as well that provides face painting, hay rides, Halloween craft making and games for children.

Parent to Parent director Kaaren Hayes defined Parent to Parent FSNHC as a grant and donor-supported system that 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 death of a child.

The race was first started by a student as a final project for one of Hayes’ classes.

“A few years ago, a student we worked with had the choice to do either a project or a paper for her final,” Hayes said.

“It was then that she decided she wanted to do a project that would benefit the Parent to Parent program. She started the race, and we’ve continued it since then.”

Hayes attributes the success of the program over the years largely to the help of student volunteers and organizers.

“The amount of student involvement amazes me,” she said. “We have students that are so community minded and work so hard – especially on this race. Students will run, dress up for the

costume march or even walk the race route to encourage runners. They do almost anything and everything.”

The Parent to Parent group even paired with some first-year seminar courses to help market and advertise for the race. Freshman social work major Sarah Hawley and her Marketing Messaging and Myth class have worked together to raise awareness and recruit for the race.

Hawley said the most rewarding aspect about organizing the race is the “just knowing the money is going to a good place.” Hayes said she agrees.

“I’m really looking forward to just being with all of the people on the day of the race,” Hayes said. “It’s a good feeling to have everyone working together for a cause while having a lot of fun. It means a lot knowing that so many people are interested in the Parent to Par-

ent program.”

Parent to Parent expects an anticipated number of almost 150 participants at the race.

“We don’t have an exact count right now, but we do expect about 150 people,” Hayes said. “There will be a good amount of runners, and even more families and participants in the costume march. The more the merrier, though.

It is truly a fun day.”

The race is a U.S. Track and Field certified race with chip timing. The cost of pre-registration for the 10K is $30 and the cost of pre-registration for the 5K is $20. Registration for these events on the day of the race is available, however the price for same-day registration for the 10K is $35 and for the 5K is $25.

The cost of the race includes a race day T-shirt, and all proceeds go back to the Parent to Parent program.

Nearly $30 million in grants to help students in Western NC

by Madison Barlow Intern News Reporter

Earlier this month, Appalachian State University received two Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, grants from the U.S. Department of Education, totaling nearly $30 million.

The grants will help increase the number of low-income students who are prepared for any sort of post-secondary education.

The grants will affect almost 15,000 students in 11 counties in Western North Carolina, including Alleghany, Ashe, Burke, Clay, Graham, Madison, Rutherford, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey.

Extending through 2021, the grants will total approximately $4.1 million each year.

Jennifer Wilson-Kearse, the executive director of Appalachian’s GEAR UP program, has been working to rewrite the grants for the past several years after a previous grant was not refunded in 2011.

“It was very exciting to receive two big, helpful grants this year,” Kearse said. “I was particularly enthusiastic about these grants because the grants we applied for in 2011 were not funded. I worked on rewriting these grants from a historical position and strengthened the policies and procedures. Fifteen thousand students is a lot students, and it’s an awesome privilege to be a part of this program.”

Year one of the grants will serve sixth and seventh grade students. Year two will serve sixth, seventh and eighth grade students, and year three will serve sixth, seventh and

eighth grade students as well as freshmen in high school.

The goal of the grants and programs is to serve these students as they move through high school, and help their transition to their first semester of college.

Kearse believes that the GEAR UP program and grants are more meaningful because they extend over a seven-year period.

“Many grants only cover one or two years, but these GEAR UP grants are special because they are effective for so long,” she said. “The time frame allows us to establish good connections and relationships with the community and allows for the program to be even more meaningful.”

Partners of the grants include Discovery Place, UNCAsheville, Western Carolina University, Isothermal Com-

munity College, Tri-County Community College, Wilkes Community College and the Public School Forum of North Carolina.

Kearse said these partners will encourage, support and possibly create professional development curriculum for teachers and provide various programs for guardians so they can support students to the best of their ability when they decide on post-secondary education.

Some of Kearse’s personal goals of this project are to determine how to best encourage post-secondary education in a rural setting on a national level and to support students and teach critical thinking skills.

“Since this program is for so long, we have the ability to get a good amount of information about post-secondary education in a rural setting,” she

said. “I would love to use this information, not only in North Carolina, but also across the nation. I want as many people as possible to take advantage of this program’s information.”

While Kearse wants to focus on national post-secondary education programs, she also wants to help students in the 11 counties concentrate on a driving factor for Western North Carolina’s economy: small businesses.

“Small businesses are such a big part of the economy in this part of the state, so I would love to continue to spur these businesses by teaching students entrepreneurship and business, as well as critical thinking skills,” Kearse said.

“My goal is to help these students, help the community and help these students help the community.”

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Extension of national ministry organization ASP comes to campus

by Madison Barlow Intern News Reporter

After being involved with service projects for the past several years, freshman communication studies major Kiley Coster said it seemed natural to continue serving the community.

Shortly after arriving on campus in August, Coster began to plan for a new club on campus. College Service Project, or CSP, will be a nationally affiliated extension of Appalachia Service Project, a national home repair ministry that, according to asphome.org, works to make homes in the community warmer, safer and dryer.

“I have worked with ASP for the past few years and attended a sit week this past summer, which is sort of like an introduction for what it means to be a staff member of ASP,” Coster said. “After attending sit week, I found out that ASP was going to start a new national initiative – CSP. Since I am a fresh-

man, I thought it would be great to start an Appalachian chapter of CSP, that way I could work with it and help it grow over the next few years.”

Coster said members of CSP will be fundraising, advocating and serving in the Watauga County area to help improve the living conditions of families in this region, while also developing lasting relationships with the community.

Coster is currently in the process of getting CSP approved by Appalachian State University, and is looking for a faculty or staff member that can advise the club.

“The process of starting a club is a long one,” Coster said. “First you have to go through the CSIL office and Club Council, then submit some paper work and an application. The school requires new clubs to have staff advisers to help guide the club and make sure they are using all of their resources correctly.”

Malik Rahili The Price Lake Room, which will be the designated voting site, is located on the second floor of Plemmons Student Union.

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“I’m still nervous about that, but overall I am very pleased and thrilled that justice was done,” Campbell said.

Campbell has been a strong advocate for the voting site to be in the student union, but fellow Watauga County Board of Elections member Luke Eggers has been advocating

for the McKinney Alumni Center or Legends, she said.

“I think that if you look at what they’re trying to do, it is getting the voting site as far away from campus or far over on one side as possible,” Campbell said. “At least we’ll have an alternative voting place and hopefully the students will get out there and vote, if they don’t, then this will continue.”

O’Keefe said the Court of Appeals’ denial of the emergency stay

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GoFundMe is a host that breaks down traditional fundraising barriers. It links to Facebook and allows nonprofit organizations to share their campaign with their friends on the social network, ultimately making virtual donations.

“We made our goal $600, since GoFundMe automatically deducts a 5 percent fee,” Nelson said. “We plan to make 50 boxes with ingredients for at least one meal, and then distribute these boxes to families in Watauga County that are in need of a meal.”

Freshman industrial design major Gabby Horvath, one of Nelson’s group mates, is proud of the progress that the group has already seen.

“The GoFundMe has helped our group tremendously,” Horvath said. “We have already had $515 donated, and we’re only five days in to the project. At this rate, we may be able to supply more than 50 meals.”

The group will distribute the care packages through Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, the Hunger and Health Coalition

Once Coster finds a staff member willing to support CSP, she will go before a board of students and staff members and explain her reasons for wanting to establish CSP, in hopes of approval from the university.

“Once we get approval from the school for CSP, we have to apply for national recognition from ASP,” Coster said. “That way we can use their brand for recruiting purposes, and be officially affiliated with the organization.”

Freshman English major Sarean Metzinger said she believes that CSP will be a good way for her to get involved on campus.

“I really wanted to get involved in college and volunteering is something I absolutely love to do,” Metzinger said. “When I saw that [Coster] was creating a club I thought that it would be wonderful to support the club and also volunteer and do service projects like I wanted to do.”

Coster agrees with Metzinger, but

was good news for Appalachian.

“We suggested the best location and proven location – the student union,” O’Keefe said. “It was a question of whether or not the state board was going to respect the will of the students and community, and put it in the student union or suppress the will of young people.”

Appalachian Chancellor Sheri Everts addressed the State Board of Elections on Oct. 16, several days after the N.C. Superior Court ruling, listing both the challenges and benefits of Plemmons Student Union and Legends.

Overall, Everts advocated for Plemmons Student Union, and asked the State Board of Elections take her recommendation into consideration.

Kathleen Campbell said Wednesday the possibility of the N.C. Supreme Court taking up the case shadows her excitement in finally getting an on-campus early voting site, something she has been advocating for the past year or so.

“That’s the only outstanding thing that’s keeping me from being ecstatically happy,” she said. I don’t want to get too married to this idea because it could still not happen.”

and the Hospitality House.

“There are about 16 single moms who attend Appalachian who go to a support group at the Hope Pregnancy Resource Center every week,” Nelson said. “So, we plan to distribute those boxes in person to the moms. The rest will be distributed at the discretion of the Hunger and Health Coalition and the Hospitality House, hopefully.”

Nelson said the group is putting together a cookbook that will be included in the care packages for the families. The cookbook will have simple recipes and prices for the ingredients, which will reinforce the idea that large amounts of money do not have to be spent in order to lead a healthy life.

The group hopes to package all the ingredients by Nov. 22, and distribute the packages on Nov. 23.

“The idea is to organize this project around this time every year,” Nelson said.

“This project means a lot to me personally because I volunteer a lot and know how important it is to give back to your community – especially those who need it more than me and my group members need it. I hope we can make Feeding Watauga Families a food drive every year.”

also believes that CSP will be a great way to get involved off campus as well.

“The beauty of CSP is that it is affiliated with ASP, which already has connections in Watuaga County and surrounding areas,” Coster said. “CSP will allow students to strengthen relationships with those in need beyond just the Appalachian community. I think it’s important to help the surrounding areas as students, since we live here for the majority of the year.”

Coster has already been receiving applications from families in the community that need work/help, and hopes to get started on these projects within the next few weeks.

“Since CSP will be working with ASP, any projects we don’t finish during the school year will be given to the ASP crew that comes to the area during the summer,” Coster said.

For more information about CSP or ASP, visit www.asphome.org, or contact Coster at costerke@appstate.edu.

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“As students at Appalachian State University, we have the power to implement change on the campus we call home,” said Elizabeth Roden, a senior appropriate technology major and employee at the sustainably office. “We can work as a student body to bring composting bins into our campus in buildings that produce a high amount of food waste like our central dining hall and turn our food waste into beautiful healthy soil here at our campus’ compost facility.”

Appalachian’s sustainability program has the Zero Waste Initiative in place to reduce the amount of waste from the university. The commitment to zero waste begins with the reduction of consumption and thoughtful purchasing decisions that promote responsibility toward resources.

Jen Maxwell, a university program specialist in the sustainability office, said a comprehensive organics waste recovery and expanded composting program will be a key component of Appalachian’s waste diversion system to achieve its Zero Waste goals.

Maxwell also provided some useful ways to reduce waste on campus.

“Offering reusable items in the food services and catering areas, expanding water bottle filling station options, reducing paper usage, eliminating the use of single use plastic bags in retail areas are just some ways of reducing waste,” Maxwell said.

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Leigh Lane Edwards Scholarship Applications are now available for the Leigh Lane Edwards Scholarship for International Service-Learning. These scholarships can be used for ACT sponsored International Alternative Service Experience programs occurring over Spring Break and can also be used for ICDI internship experiences. Applications can be picked up in the ACT Outreach Center, 134 Plemmons Student Union. Deadline for submission of applications is noon Oct. 31.

More information can be found at www.act.appstate.edu/scholarships.

Boone Creek Clean-Up Meet in front of Appalachian Mountain Brewery at 4 p.m.

Oct. 23, 163 Boone Creek Drive.

The ASU Sustainability Council has adopted the section of Boone Creek that flows past Appalachian Mountain Brewery and Boone Mall. ASU faculty, staff and students are invited to participate. Participants will receive a 10 percent discount on purchases at Appalachian Mountain Brewery that night.

The organization will provide gloves and other supplies. Wear old clothes and sturdy shoes — rubber knee boots are especially helpful.

Internship Workshop The Department of Cultural, Gender, and Global Studies will host a free workshop, 2-3:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Roan Mountain room, PSU. for students interested in learning more about how to find, apply for, and receive course credit in major for local, national, and international internships All majors and undeclared students are welcome. Find out

more about the Non-Profit Management minor, study abroad internships and making connections between the classroom and the workplace.

Humans vs. Zombies The game will be held 9:3011:30 p.m. Oct. 24, Belk Library.

The game will be played on all of the levels of the library.

Humans vs Zombies is a game of tag. Most of the players begin as humans with the objective to evade the growing number of zombies and be the last human “alive.”

Players wanting to do zombie makeup can arrive at 9 p.m. to be zombiefied.

Hosted by Belk Library and Nerd Network, students, faculty and staff are welcome to play.

Participants are encouraged to bring their own Nerf gun. The first 45 participants without a Nerf gun will be loaned either a six dart or a three dart Nerf blaster.

For more information, email davisja5@appstate.edu, crameree@appstate.edu, or ricese@ appstat.edu.

Spooky Duke Race & Costume March The 4th Annual Charles R. Duke Race for Families will be held beginning at 8 a.m Oct. 25 at the Raley/Peacock parking lot.

On-site registration and packet pickup at 8 a.m. day of race.

The 10K begins at 9 a.m.; $30 advance registation and $35 day of race. The 5K race begins at 9 a.m.; $20 advance registration and $25 day of race. The free costume march begins at 10 a.m., and free children’s activities will be held 8-10 a.m.

Parent to Parent FSN-HC provides caring connections & support to families who have a premature baby, child with a physical, behavioral, or emotional disability, chronic health condition, or who are grieving a child’s death.

To register, go to racingtoes.com/pages/Events. html.

“Coal Black Voices” Screening 1 p.m. Oct. 25, Greenbriar Vintage Theater, Plemmons Student Union. Free admission.

Through stories, poems and images, Affrilachian poets in this documentary tell about

News the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement and the experiences of the Black Diaspora.

Sponsored by APPS Heritage Council, Multicultural Student Development and the Black Student Association.

Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Open to all faculty, staff and students. Extra credit slips will be made available.

Learn suicide statistics, myths and facts about suicide, what to look for, how to talk to someone in distress, and where and how to refer for more help.

• 12:30-2:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Three Top Mountain, PSU • 7-9 p.m. Oct. 29, Beacon Heights, PSU • 7-9 p.m. Nov. 4, room 421, Belk Library • 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Three Top Mountain, PSU • 4-6 p.m. Dec. 4, Three Top Mountain, PSU For more information, go to preventsuicide.appstate.edu or email cavallaroe@appstate.edu Trick-or-Treat for Tots Presented by Appalachian State University Housing, the annual event will be held 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30. This event is open to ASU Faculty and Staff as well as community families.

Children of all age groups are encouraged to dress in their Halloween costumes to go trick-or-treating through Hoey, Cannon, Lovill, East, Doughton, White, Summit, and Cone residence halls. ASU students will be handing out candy and the hall lobbies will have activities. Parents and children will need to check-in at the traffic circle at the end of Locust Street to receive a map and instructions for the evening festivities. Parking is available in any campus faculty/staff parking lot.

Call the University Housing Office at 828-262-2160.

Flu vaccine clinic Health Promotion will conduct a flu vaccine clinic 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 31, Calloway Peak/Macrae Peak, PSU. Open for ASU employees and their covered dependents over age 16. Vaccines will be filed with the State Health Plan for 100% coverage. Appointments required.

For appointments from 8:3011:45 a.m., call 828-262-2934.

For appointments from noon to 3 p.m., call 828-265-8672.

Oudoor Education Certifications The certifications begin in September.

• Nov. 1-2, Leave No Trace Trainer • Dec. 5-7, American Mountain Guide Association, Climbing Wall Instructor • Dec. 14-22 and March 7-15, Wilderness First Responder • Feb. 5, Epinephrine Administration • Feb. 21-22, Wilderness First Aid • April 10-12, Wilderness First Responder Re-Certification • Leave No Trace Master Educator, Aug. 10-14, 2015 Documentary screening Award-winning filmmaker Randy Benson presents his documentary “The Searchers,” 7 p.m. Nov. 4, room 114, Belk Library. Free and open to the public.

“The Searchers” is a 90-minute, color, SD documentary portrait of researchers of the assassination of JFK. Sponsored by University Documentary Film Services.

The Wellness Workshops Presented by the Counseling Center presents the series of workshops with the theme “Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood.”

• 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Being Real: The Value of Vulnerability, Three Top Mountain Room, PSU Run the Gobbler, Eat the Cobbler!

The Gobbler 5k will begin at 8 a.m. Nov. 15 at Duck Pond Field, and winds through campus ending with a sweet cobbler treat. Over 300 runners turned out last year and raised $6,300 for the Leigh Lane Edwards scholarship fund. Registration coming soon. For more information: http://act.appstate.edu/ gobbler-5k.

University Forum Lecture Series The University Forum Committee brings external speakers to campus as well as administering the External Scholars Grant Program. The series provides

opportunities for students, faculty and staff at the university and for the public to hear some of the most stimulating speakers in the country.

The lectures will be held at 7 p.m. in the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. Free and open to the public.

• Mary Frances Berry will present “Whatever Happened to the Civil Rights Movement,” March 23.

Master of Public Administration Program Appalachian State offers the Master of Public Administration Degree Program (MPA), for students looking to become leaders in public and nonprofit organizations. Three distinct concentrations allow students to craft their own programs of study: • Town, City, and County Management • Administration of Justice / Criminal Justice • Not-For-Profit Management For information, email bradburymd@appstate.edu or visit http://mpa.appstate.edu.

Educational Media Master’s Degree or Certificate Appalachian State offers an Educational Media Master’s Degree and Certificate programs.

The program is entirely online and includes a range of courses involving media and technology.

Students develop the technical, aesthetic, and intellectual expertise and perspectives needed to analyze and develop online environments using new media and online networks.

Go to http://edtech.appstate. edu/.

Policy updates The University of North Carolina has adopted theFostering Undergraduate Student Success policy to be implemented fall 2014. The policy includes several changes that affect all new, continuing and returning undergraduate students. The updates are to the Course/Repeat/ Grade Forgiveness policy, the Academic Standing policy, and the Course Withdrawal policy.

For more information, go to http://registrar.appstate.edu/records/fosteringstudentsuccess. html.

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“How to Train Your “Batman” (1989) Dragon 2” screenscreening, 7 p.m., ing, 7 p.m. and 9:30 Greenbriar, PSU, $1 p.m., I.G. Greer, $2 Humans Vs. ZomNoun Improv Com- bies game, 9:30edy Show, 8 p.m., 11:30 p.m., all levels Legends, $3 of Belk Library, free

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31 “The Shining” (1980) screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

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It’s time to stop overreacting to the Ebola scare Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer

If you haven’t heard by now, Ebola has arrived in the United States.

It has been difficult for the average news consumer to go long without hearing a panel discussion or hyped-up news anchor talking about Ebola virus. Politicians have called hearings about it and have managed to politically polarize the virus’ existence. Comedians are even packing Ebola into their less-than-infectious punch lines.

What is often missing in the discourse is the truth about Ebola and how it operates.

What exactly is Ebola virus?

The Ebola scare is similar to the AIDS scare in the 1990s when

professional basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he had HIV. The uncertainty and the lack of knowledge rattled the public.

From a medical perspective, Ebola is a viral disease that can be fatal to humans. The symptoms consist of something as simple as and similar to a common cold, food poisoning or, on a more obviously dangerous note, impaired kidney and liver functions and internal bleeding.

Given all of the attention the virus has gotten, it would be easy to assume that Ebola spreads easily. In actuality, the virus spreads similarly to, but not entirely like, HIV/AIDS in that only contact with bodily fluids of an infected person will spread the virus from human to human. Personal protective equipment is crucial, but doesn’t require a much more acute sense of caution than when caring for any other ill

individual.

From a social perspective, Ebola is a terrifying mystery that has the potential to sweep the nation.

Perhaps the most unfortunate yet interesting of all Ebola reactions have come from our government and some of our elected officials’ and political pundits’ conspiracy theories.

Rep. Tom Cotton said, “President Obama is not protecting our country and our families from Ebola.”

Rep. Thom Tillis weighed in by saying, “Obama has no plan to stop people who would come to this nation and threaten our safety and security.”

In more extreme cases, international news sources and some U.S. politicians and loudmouths are claiming that Ebola is a virus that was manufactured by the Department of Defense in an attempt to curb overpopulation.

Rush Limbaugh, in typical

Rush fashion, said the President wanted Ebola in the U.S. as a form of payback for slavery.

But thankfully, Mel Robbins summed it up best when she told CNN that “fear-bola attacks the part of the brain responsible for rational thinking.

It starts with a low-grade concern about the two health care workers diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas and slowly builds into fear of a widespread epidemic in the United States.”

Awareness is the key. It is imperative to be aware, but more importantly, understanding of what is really happening. The problem arises when the information we are fed surpasses awareness and becomes absurdity and panic. We have a real problem in the U.S. and it isn’t Ebola – it’s lunacy.

In North Carolina, language education has, for the most part, fallen by the wayside for high school and college students.

For admission into an institution within the UNC system, at least two classes’ worth of one language are required, according to www.ncpublicschools.org. Surprisingly and disappointingly enough, these classes are not actually required for high school graduation.

At Appalachian State University, a bachelor of arts degree candidate is required to complete at least two intermediate courses in another language, and some of our general education themes incorporate language instruction, as well.

Students seeking bachelor of science degrees may never

Editor’s note: The following is a post from The Appalachian’s fashion blog, Model Through It. See www.theappalachianonline.com for more.

Kline, a junior communications major from Raleigh, is a fashion blogger.

Language learning facilitates success at all levels Opinion Editor

Fashion Blogger

Chandler, a senior psychology and Spanish major from Cary, is the opinion editor.

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At times, education in an additional language can also teach us things we would not normally learn for our native languages, such as grammatical structures and rules of syntax, which are important to literacy.

In addition to cognitive and educational advantages, bilingualism or multilingualism enables students to think about the world from different perspectives. Thinking outside of an isolated point of view can be beneficial for making informed decisions and understanding how events relate on the world scale.

Thankfully, the North Carolina State Board of Education is starting at the very foundations of education to introduce reforms, and they have the statistics to support these reforms. The board has committed to expanding dual-language programs throughout the state, hoping to establish at least one K-12 dual-language immersion school in each of the state’s 115 districts, according to www.edweek.org.

Jennifer Kline

One institution from which the state draws inspiration is Collinswood Language Academy, a K-8, dual-language school in Charlotte that produces students who consistently score some of the highest mathematics achievement scores in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district.

Children at this school already demonstrate knowledge beyond that which language teaches. It is my hope that the early success of these students will determine their interests in language when and if they pursue higher education, and that higher education systems will recognize the advantages of language learning, as well.

These students are living examples of the benefits of language learning. Language is far more than just an optional curriculum requirement. It is a practical tool that aids in success for those who understand its importance.

Mullis, a senior criminal justice major from Wallburg, is an opinion writer.

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have to enroll in any language courses at all throughout their academic careers – and they like it that way.

Students that work only to fulfill requirements for college or graduation are casting the importance of another language aside. Most students avoid extraneous courses they do not believe hold benefits for their career paths, and courses surrounding language are usually at the top of those lists.

Unfortunately, foregoing some level of education in an additional language comes at a disadvantage.

Various experimental studies have elucidated the benefits of language learning that are applicable to virtually every domain.

From a cognitive perspective, bilingual education fine-tunes our executive functioning, which plays a role in problem solving and planning. Exposure to additional languages also makes students more aware of their surroundings through increased perceptible stimuli in the environment.

Forget about labels, focus on the fit of your clothes

The rise in fast fashion has brought cheap prices and trendy looks at an overwhelming rate.

Fast fashion is a term used to describe how quickly trends seen on the catwalk are brought to retailers. Every time we go to a store, there seems to be new merchandise that we wish we could have. Fast fashion has made us stop and think about whether or not those major designers are worth it.

You may end up asking yourself, “Are these Citizen of Humanity jeans really worth $175? If something is expensive, does it make it better?”

I used to think the brand name and the price tag directly reflected the quality and fit of the clothes. While in many cases this is true, I have found recently that my favorite jeans and sweaters are those I find with an under-$50 budget.

Over fall break, my mom and I went shopping at Target. There is something about Target that is comfortable and inviting to its customers. They are able to give low prices, yet produce better quality items than their competitors. Target’s culture keeps a loyal customer base and because there is not a location in Boone, going home to the store is always exciting.

My mom ended up buying a pair of Levi’s Target jeans for $27.99. Levi’s had an agreement with Target to make a cheaper line for their store. Even though they clearly fit her better than the more than $100 designer jeans she wore in to the store, she was hesitant.

About five years ago, my mom would have never even tried on Target jeans. What has changed? I think now society is not as obsessed with design labels. We just want to look our best and many have realized the price doesn’t reflect what will fit us best. Fast fashion has contributed to humbling my families fashion choices. Has it had the same affect on you?

The point is for you to go out and look at places you normally would not have.

Don’t worry about designer labels and what may be written on the back pocket of your jeans. Try on things you normally wouldn’t and concentrate more on what you feel good in.

I challenge you to look in your closet and try on your favorite pair of jeans. How much were they? Do you like them because of the designer, the fit or both? Think more critically about your clothing and the choices you make when looking for those everyday wardrobe pieces.

Becoming a smarter shopper can help you in many ways. Gaining confidence and knowing what you look good in can only help you become more fashionable.

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The sibling artists behind ‘Hootenanny’ at the Turchin Center

by Lovey Cooper Senior A&E Reporter

“Hootenanny,” an art show by brother and sister Andrew Abbott and Paige Willow, revolves around their shared childhood in Boone.

Following their departure to different UNC system universities, the two went their separate ways in life. Abbott traveled the country before joining the Army as a medic in 2004, a position he left three years later to live in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He now lives in Maine, while Willow has stayed centered in North Carolina, traveling the Caribbean when she can.

Their artists’ description describes the collaborative showing as “not just an exhibition, but also a reunion with old friends, family and the landscape that inspired their love and dedication to the arts.”

The show opened three weeks ago in the main gallery of the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, and will be on display until February.

The Appalachian: Tell me about your childhoods. What aspects of growing up in Boone inspired you the most?

Andrew Abbott: Boone is a very beautiful and mystical place. I can’t say what inspires me most, but the people we know, the mountains and the forest are my favorite parts.

The Blue Ridge Parkway has always been a big part of it. ASU as well, even though neither of us attended, because our father teaches there.

Paige Willow: Growing up in Boone on the Blue Ridge Parkway was like having the earth at your fingertips. Our imaginations ran wild, which

is probably why we both ended up being artists. We were surrounded by smart, creative and inspirational people because of our parents and their friends.

TA: What separated the two of you, and what ultimately brought you back together for this show?

AA: We were talking on the phone one night and somehow came up with the idea of doing a show together in Boone. We were both really inspired right away, knowing we would see people we grew up with and also show some of what we have been doing. It felt like it was something we were supposed to do. So we just started planning.

We decided the Turchin Center would be the best place, and we were pleasantly surprised to be accepted into their schedule.

PW: Andrew went off to study fine art at UNC Charlotte and then onto UNC Wilmington while I ended up studying fine art at UNC Chapel Hill. Neither of us went back to Boone after that beside to visit family and friends. While I stayed in North Carolina, Andrew roamed around like a nomad for years.

Once we thought about a show together, Boone was obviously the best location.

TA: I see you moved around a lot in life Andrew, while Paige, you have stayed mainly in the state. How do you feel these aspects of your lives have contributed to your art?

AA: Well, Paige has done some traveling too. For me, moving made me more portable, so maybe my art became more portable. Now I am doing bigger, less portable paintings and hoping to move less.

PW: When we were children

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Senior criminal justice major Will Raybon examines an art piece at the “Hootenany” art show at Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. The show will be on display until February.

we lived abroad in Africa and Jamaica, which opened our eyes to the world, especially coming from a small town like Boone.

I traveled to Europe with my mother after graduating high school, and studied abroad for a summer in college. For the past 10 years or so my husband and I have traveled all over the Caribbean. Every time I travel, it just opens my eyes up to new cultures, which is inspirational.

Vibrant colors are important to me in my art, which could be a reflection of my travels.

TA: How would you describe your own personal artistic styles? How do they differ from each other?

AA: Our paintings are very different. It’s hard to describe,

I do more figures, Paige does more geometric shapes. We both use bright colors. Paige does all her work on canvas, I have some on canvas, wood, paper.

PW: Like Andy said, our style is completely different, but I can find so much inspiration from my big brother’s art. He is an amazing artist that has taught me to push through my own boundaries and insecurities as an artist. My art is very structured and planned, while Andrew’s could potentially always be a work in progress.

TA: Do either of you have a favorite piece in this show?

AA: I like Paige’s purple colored one.

PW: My favorite piece from

Andy would have to be the “Elephants in the Room” one. My favorite one of my pieces would be the green one. My theme was also “Elephant in the Room,” represented by the color surprise in the painting.

TA: What is the overall takeaway from this exhibition?

What story are you trying to tell?

AA: Personally I am not trying to tell a single story. I hope that each painting tells a story of its own. In the end, I am just trying to be entertaining.

PW: Overall a success, I feel, we are adding to a storybook of art that we’ve been building since we were young. We are always looking forward to the next chapter.

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Junior wide receiver Simms McElfresh fights off tacklers in a spring practice. McElfresh has appeared in all seven of App State’s games this season, amassing 349 yards and a team-high five touchdowns.

by Brooks Maynard Intern Sports Reporter

App State junior wide receiver Simms McElfresh has developed into one of the most explosive offensive weapons for the Mountaineers this season.

Through seven games, McElfresh has started six of them and amassed 349 yards on 31 receptions, while adding a team-high five touchdowns.

App State wide receivers coach Justin Stepp said McElfresh is “by far the best receiver we have in this group.”

Junior teammate and fellow

receiver Malachi Jones said McElfresh is a hard worker, as well, and provides veteran leadership to a young Mountaineers squad.

These are qualities usually more common in scholarship players, who were recruited heavily out of high school.

However, McElfresh joined the team as a walk-on in 2011, and has since ascended into his role as a starter.

Recruiting for McElfresh was slow coming out of Charlotte Christian School.

“I had a few partial offers from Division II schools because they don’t really give out

athletic scholarships.” McElfresh said. “App State walked in, watched my film and they offered me a walk-on spot, and I went on a visit and I knew,” McElfresh said. “They were the only school I had applied to at the time, so it worked out.”

McElfresh said his road to being a featured player for the Mountaineers was not without its share of adversity.

“Being a walk-on is rough, because you don’t get as many chances, you’re paying for school, obviously, so that’s a burden,” McElfresh said. “You really just have to work a lot harder and try to prove your-

self to the coaches.”

McElfresh made his debut in 2012 against East Carolina, where he would also make his first collegiate reception. He appeared in 11 games that season, and eventually earned a starting role.

McElfresh was key part of the offensive success in a 3837 overtime loss to Illinois State during the 2012 Division 1 Football Championship playoffs, making a crucial 44-yard reception that put App State at the one-yard line during a drive that sent the game into overtime.

In 2013, McElfresh start-

ed nine of the 12 contests he played in, finishing sixth on the team in receptions with 20 and third in receiving touchdowns with two.

McElfresh was featured on the NFL Watch List earlier this season at the wide receiver position, and is most noticed for his desperation touchdown catch against Michigan, featured on the www.nfl.com “Can’t Miss Moments” for week one of the college football season.

“He’s become the leader of this group,” Stepp said. “He’s matured as a player, he’s matured as a young man.”

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