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01.28.14 Peacock fights UNC BOG actions

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hancellor Kenneth Peacock asked for the help of the Appalachian State University faculty and staff in defending the university’s new mission statement during a Faculty Senate meeting Friday.

Peacock said he has been working with his staff to write Appalachian’s new mission statement since the beginning of fall 2013. The statement was approved by the Board of Trustees in September 2013 and sent to Chapel Hill for review by the UNC Board of Governors.

The UNC system President Tom Ross and Board of Governors made changes to the mission statement Nov. 25, with which Peacock said he does not agree.

The main sentence in question, as written by Peacock and approved by the trustees, said “academic learning occurs in a wide range of undergraduate, selected masters, intermediate and doctoral programs offered on campus, at off-campus sites and online.”

After being revised by Ross, the words “doctoral programs” were changed to “the doctorate in Education,” limiting the university to education as its sole doctoral program moving forward.

Peacock expressed his resistance to Ross’s changes, but received the

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(Above) Chancellor Kenneth Peacock speaks to Appalachian State University Faculty Senate during their meeting Friday. Peacock addressed the university's new mission statement and asked for support in defense of the statement, which is currently facing opposition by the UNC Board of Governors.

(Below) Provost Lori Gonzalez speaks to the Faculty Senate.

same revision a second time from Ross on Jan. 23.

Peacock said it has been a personal goal of his to expand Appala-

chian’s selection of graduate degrees for a long time.

“I think this campus is ready for graduate education at the highest

level,” Peacock said.

Peacock said Ross and the Board of Governors have made it clear that the implications of the mission statement are

not permanent ones, the mission statement is intended to be in place for five years.

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Former Mountaineer earns his Lion’s share in the NFL

by Cory Spiers Sports Editor

In 2013, former App State punter and place kicker Sam Martin became the second App State special teams player to ever be selected in the NFL Draft when he was picked in the fifth round by the Detroit Lions.

As a rookie for Detroit, Martin punted 72 times and averaged 47.2 yards per punt while being selected to the NFL All-Rookie team.

Martin ranks third in Mountaineer history with 226 punts and 9,397 punting yards. His 41.6 yards per punt average ranks him sixth in school history.

The Appalachian had a chance to talk to Martin over the phone and ask him some questions about what life is like for a Mountaineer in the NFL. The Appalachian: What has been the hardest part about adjusting to the NFL game?

Sam Martin: Probably the

biggest thing is there’s a lot more pressure. You have a lot more people watching, a lot more at stake. Other than that, it’s a longer season, you have to stay in shape, keep your body healthy and not overdo it. Near the end, you can feel a little toll on your body.

TA: App State is a fairly big market in the FCS, but not nearly as big as an NFL market.

What’s that been like for you to have more media exposure?

SM: It’s kind of like a rollercoaster. You have a good game and everyone’s happy and then you have a bad game and you should be cut. It’s been a little learning this year also, being under a microscope, learning how to deal with that and focusing in on getting better, make sure you go out there and make the next punt. That’s the one thing you have to tell yourself, is just take it one punt at a time. You hit a bad one and you just have to concentrate on making the next one.

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Sam Martin, a former punter and place kicker for Appalachian's football team, has been playing for the Detriot Lions since 2013.

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An Appalachian State University student passed away during the weekend, according to university officials.

The Office of Student Development sent out an email Monday regarding the passing of senior psychology major Taylor Pavlick. He was a member of the Omicron Alpha chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Appalachian.

The fraternity made an announcement regarding Pavlick’s passing through its Twitter page before noon Monday.

A memorial book will be made available in Plemmons Student Union on Wednesday that will be later sent to Pavlick’s family.

The Appalachian will continue to update the story as more information becomes available.

Dance club Momentum debuts student work in showcase

by Lovey Cooper Senior A&E Reporter

The seventh annual Momentum Dance Showcase took place last weekend, featuring eight student choreographers each showcasing their original compositions with student dancers.

Momentum, a student dance club, puts on this showcase as a way to share the love of dance with the community, and also to create more opportunities for dancers and others in the department, Kaitlyn Curran, club president, said. Now a senior, she has been involved with Momentum since taking part in the showcase her freshman year.

“They’ve all grown so much this year, it’s incredible,” Curran said. “It makes me really happy to see that because everyone wants their friends to succeed.”

The showcase allows budding choreographers who might not have the chance to explore their own work outside of class the opportunity to work with fellow students. This year, all but one of the choreographers had never choreographed before.

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Lyric hosts its first poetry slam of the semester at Whitewater Cafe.

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Jessica Barrios continues to inch closer to returning from a second serious knee injury.

In the meantime, she is trying to remain focused as her teammates eagerly await her contributions when she returns.

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Continued From pg 1 The Board of Governors said if Appalachian comes forward with an additional doctoral program they would consider pushing it forward and revising the statement further down the line if the program was approved.

The deadline for Peacock’s pending response is Feb. 7.

Peacock said he is also working with Gary Miller, chancellor of UNC Wilmington, whose mission statement was also revised by Ross.

Peacock said he is getting information out to the entire staff as soon as possible and plans to hold a Faculty Senate vote on what action should be taken moving forward.

The Board of Trustees is encouraging faculty members to be open about their opinions and offer their input. Input can be submitted online at strategicplanning.appstate.edu.

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Alumnus leaves legacy in programs started at Appalachian State

by Stephanie Sansoucy News Editor

Former Appalachian State University Director of Alumni Affairs Fred Turner Robinette Jr. died Saturday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 69.

Robinette returned to the university years after he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education in 1966 and a master’s degree in education administration in 1967.

During his time working for Appalachian, he founded Appalachian Student Ambassadors, the Annual Fund, which has now become the Appalachian Fund, the Alumni Travel Program, which is still offered to the alumni association today, and started the Alumni Chapter program.

Robinette retired from

Appalachian in 1996 as the associate vice chancellor for university advancement.

“We were devastated to hear the news of Fred’s passing,” said Patrick Setzer, executive director of alumni affairs. “He is what we consider to be a true Mountaineer.”

Setzer said that in his 30 years of working for Appalachian, Robinette made a huge impact on alumni affairs, as well as helped start organizations that have grown to have a strong presence on campus today.

“He helped us grow as an institution,” Setzer said. “I think his impact will live beyond our time.”

Setzer said the Alumni Council is currently working on plans for specific recognition of Robinette and that many alumni attend the

memorial service held Tuesday at Centenary United Methodist Church in WinstonSalem.

“Mr. Robinette was the quintessential ambassador for A p p a l a c h i a n State University,” Ambassadors Adviser Sarah-Davis Cagle said.

“His love of students and Appalachian will be missed. But because of his leadership and example, his spirit will live on through all past, present and future Appalachian Student Ambassadors.”

Cagle said that for Robinette, every day was a great day to be a Mountaineer and that those who have been a part of the Ambassadors program owe Robinette.

“When he founded the Student Ambassadors program in 1977, he never imagined that it

would become what it is today,” Cagle said.

Robinette also helped found the Yosef Club in 1972.

Yosef Club Director Gerald Adams said he remembers Robinette visiting his house along with former head football coach Jim Brakefield and discussing starting the Yosef Club and how proud Robinette was of being an Appalachian graduate.

“Fred was a great ambassador for Appalachian,” Adams said. “His heart and soul were here.”

Robinette’s family has asked that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to select charities, one of them being the Fred T. and Priscilla S. Robinette Scholarship for Student Ambassadors at Appalachian, according to the Winston Salem Journal.

All-male Lovill Residence Hall could become co-ed, pending decision

by Gerrit Van Genderen News Reporter

The currently all-male Lovill Residence Hall may change to a co-ed dormitory in the 2014-15 academic year.

A decision to make the change is pending final approval, Tom Kane, Director of University Housing, said.

The decision was made by University Housing collectively and should be decided by the end of the week, said Shannon Jordan, assistant director of residence life on east campus.

University Housing started discussing the issue earlier this fall and decided to make the change

for a couple reasons, Jordan said.

“It appears that men do better conduct-wise and GPA-wise when they are in a co-educational environment,” Jordan said.

Jordan also said that Lovill Residence Hall has a focus on men and masculinity, with one floor having extra focus on that topic.

“The floor is a residential learning community called the Ultimate Man,” Jordan said. “The entire building’s focus on men and masculinity has not taken off like we wanted it to, so we have decided to focus our efforts in this area by shrinking it down to one floor.”

As a result, the Ultimate Man Residential Learning Community

will stay in Lovill Hall on one floor.

In addition, it is more than likely that males and females will be separated by floor, Jordan said.

Lovill Residence Hall is located across from East Residence Hall on the east side of Appalachian’s campus.

It was built as a residence hall in 1966 and has served as Appalachian State University’s only all-male dormitory since 2010, Jordan said.

The residence hall was named after Capt. Edward F. Lovill, an attorney who helped write the bill for the establishment of Appalachian Teacher’s Academy, according to housing.appstate. edu.

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VoiceMale performs in benefit a cappella competition

by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter

Appalachian State University’s VoiceMale won a special benefit a capella competition called Corrie’s Riff Off at High Point University last weekend.

The event was held to benefit a Mountaineer named Corrie Haynes.

Haynes was enrolled to become a freshman at Appalachian at the beginning of this school year, but her health took a negative turn when she was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis on move-in day this past fall.

Ulcerative colitis is a disease that affects the colon and can be debilitating as well as sometimes lead to further complications, according to Mayo Clinic.

Haynes went to the hospital for a procedure that typically keeps patients in the hospital for around five days, but she has encountered many complications, said Travis Gable, a member of VoiceMale.

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The all-male a capella group VoiceMale traveled to High Point University this past weekend to participate in Corrie's Riff Off, an a capella fundraising competition held to raise money to help pay the medical bills of Corrie Haynes, who intended to attended Appalachian before being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Voice Male won the competition, helping raise more than $5,700 or the cause.

“Just about everything that could go wrong, went wrong and she was in the hospital for a long time,” said Aaron Norris, another member of VoiceMale. “Some High Point students, where her sister goes, decided

to host a benefit concert to help the family raise money to pay the hospital bills.”

VoiceMale, an allmale a capella group formed in 2011 at Appalachian, performed with groups from High Point

University and UNC Chapel Hill to a sold-out crowd, Gable said.

More than $5,700 was raised for the Haynes family as a result of the event.

“VoiceMale was so energetic and friendly,

they immediately stole the show with their talent,” Haynes said.

“I cannot thank them enough for all their support, and I am excited to see them perform again.”

The winning group

was awarded with workshop time with The Vocal Company, an organization that works to better a cappella groups.

“What was important was raising money for Corrie’s family,” Gable said.

ASU Health Services gives out nearly 1,000 flu shots

by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter

Appalachian State University’s Health Services has administered approximately 1,000 doses of the flu shot to students on campus so far this flu season.

“We have probably seen, this semester, about 30 possible cases of the flu, it is out there, but we don’t think it’s as bad as it was last year,” said Jill Venable, a staff member for

Health Services. “It typically lasts three to six days and symptoms will start one to five days after exposure.”

This semester alone, Health Services has administered about 100 flu shots per week, Venable said.

“At the Boone Urgent Care, there have been 12 diagnosed cases of the flu in January so far, nine in December and 10 in November,” said Reuel Heyden, the senior director of marketing and community

relations at Fastmed Urgent Care. “In January 2013, there were only 10 cases, so this January has already surpassed that.”

The symptoms of the flu are fever or chills, a sore throat, cough, muscle or body aches, headaches and fatigue, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

The flu is considered to be highly contagious and can even be given to others before symptoms begin to show.

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“We diagnose more cases of the flu than we give out flu shots,” said Kylie Philbeck, the guest services specialist of the Boone Urgent Care.

“Normally patients get flu shots from their primary doctor, but once patients have the flu it is harder to get into their doctor’s office.”

Venable said she recommends getting at least eight hours of sleep per night, eating three meals a day, having a good diet, getting

aerobic exercise a few times a week, washing your hands with soap and water and keeping your hands off your nose and face to prevent getting the flu.

“The flu hits you all of a sudden like a Mack truck,” Venable said. “When you have it, all you want to do is sleep.”

There have been 33 influenza-related deaths in North Carolina from Oct. 5 to Jan. 23, according to flu. nc.gov.

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Competitors ‘shed some blood’ at Lyric poetry slam

by Casey Suglia Intern A&E Reporter

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he cold weather didn’t keep students from attending and competing in the first poetry slam of the semester Friday.

Held in Whitewater Cafe in Plemmons Student Union, the slam brought out a crowd of 70 people and seven student competitors. The slam was done through spoken poetry club Lyric.

“Tonight, we’re going to shed some blood on the stage,” said senior creative writing major Zac Corsi, who served as the slam host for the night.

Freshman film studies major Barry Jones won the slam after reciting four poems and receiving the highest average scores from the student judges.

“I want to change the way people view slam poetry,” Jones said. “There is kind of a weird need for slam poets to be deep and meaningful.

I want to lighten that scene with my words.”

Appalachian State University’s first ever slam, hosted last November at Bald Guy Brew Coffee on King Street, brought out more than 100 spectators, which broke building capacity and turned people away. After that event’s success, Corsi and Lyric President Zach Herman knew they were on to something.

“I think the idea of bringing something new and innovative to the cultural niche that App State has is really cool

and it just opens up a lot of opportunities for the students and writers around here,” Corsi said.

A poetry slam focuses more on the competitive aspect of spoken word poetry.

Based on the average scores of five random judges picked in the beginning of the night, the slam called for competitors to recite all original material and keep poems to a three-minute time limit.

The judges gave scores based on criteria of content and performance.

“Slam poetry forces the poet who wants to do well to bring themselves to that next level,” Herman said. “If you can’t perform and prove to your audience this is the most amazing thing that has ever been written, then you’re not going to do well.”

The poetry slams were started as a part of Lyric and their competitive slam team, Versus. With Versus, both Corsi and Herman hope to start a legacy of spoken word poets at the university.

“I want slams to be a tradition for years to come,” Herman said. “I want App State to become a staple in the competitive slam poetry scene in North Carolina.”

The next slam takes place Feb. 28 in Whitewater Cafe.

Senior creative writing major Zac Corsi opens up at Lyric’s first poetry slam of the semester Friday night. The slam was held in Whitewater Cafe.

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Students begin planning their choreography in the fall, and Emily Goodall, one of the student choreographers, said she appreciates the length of time the showcase allows for beginners to work on their pieces.

“You get to sit down with your dancers and connect with them and really let them connect to your piece,” she said.

Her two-person piece, “Chaotic Thoughts,” is based on a theme of organized chaos. The small details and quick movements between the dancers, though in keeping with the intended story, proved themselves difficult tasks to execute as a first-time choreographer.

“It’s challenging for yourself – you’re solely responsible and when the dancers come in, you’re in charge,” Goodall said. “You’re supposed to know what they need to do when and try to help them understand it as best as you can without losing what you want to accomplish.”

The showcase is also the first chance for many student dancers to perform

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at the university before they are fully in the dance program.

“Having the ability to meet other students and to work and dance with them, especially as a freshman, was one of the best experiences I had last year,” said Raquelle Pollock, a choreographer this year.

Pollock, a sophomore, created a piece which presents three dancers who are each attempting to create their own self-fulfilling identities.

She based her dance and ideas off of psychoanalyst Erik Erikson’s fifth stage of psychosocial development, which is adolescence, to tell the story of her own personal development.

Proceeds from the ticket sales, which averaged approximately $175 per night, go toward club activities such as open classes, visiting artists and social events. The club’s activities, including the showcase, don’t discriminate by major, ability, age or style.

“There are chances to get involved in dance on campus, but they’re limited chances, and this is a way to explore dance in a more informal setting and get acquainted with those skills,” Curran said.

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Sophomore communication major Aliana Brown is lifted by freshman dance studies major Andrew Benson in their performance of “High School Sweethearts” Friday night at the Momentum Dance Festival held in the Varsity Gym Dance Studio. The festival included eight performances that showcased the talents of the Momentum Dance Club.

Thee Silver Mt. Zion releases new album of epic, orchestrated punk In the late 1990s, a strangely compelling outgrowth of independent rock came to fruition in Montreal, Quebec.

Inspired by instrumental rock bands such as Tortoise, many groups began to record sweeping, lengthy compositions on rock instruments with exaggerated crescendos and classical arrangements.

Perhaps the most famous of these groups is Godspeed You! Black Emperor, a mysterious octet who produced some of the most intensely beautiful instrumental albums of the past few decades.

Godspeed’s style best captured this movement, since dubbed “post-rock,” though in retrospect it’s not really post-anything. Music that’s forceful and dynamic couldn’t be anything but of the moment.

The same holds true for Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Godspeed’s sister group that includes many of the same members, including guitarist and vocalist Efrim Menuck.

In Godspeed, Menuck is just one facet of an incredible ensemble, but with Zion he’s more of a frontman, emoting wildly over the band’s stormy, violin-accented rock.

Mt. Zion’s first album in four years, explicitly titled “F**k Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything,” is one of the band’s best records. Throughout their considerable discography, the group’s version of “post-rock” has evolved into a kind of epic punk.

Menuck’s lyrics attack our personal and political lives with equal venom, but the group’s melodies and arrangements are expressive and intricate. The quintet on “We Pour Light on Everything” folds in guitars, organ, violin, mellotron, contrabass and sampled dialogue for a wintry, sepia-tinged soundscape.

The album is split into two halves of three tracks each, the first a pummeling, distorted rush and the second a calm, expansive comedown.

Although the opening title track comes

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on like a train, the album quickly opens up with the searing “Austerity Blues,” a 14-minute journey from acoustic guitars into an incredible jam and back again.

Although the dynamics, arrangements and production of Thee Silver Mt. Zion albums reveal themselves first, Menuck’s songwriting is the sharpest it’s ever been. His recent fatherhood is a strong theme here, as songs emphasize meaningful personal connection in the face of crushing societal and political truths.

But fear not: “We Pour Light on Everything” isn’t an angry, isolationist record. Though distinctly suited for dark, snow-covered landscapes, this album is thrilling and energetic. Fans of Sigur Ros and Explosions in the Sky will enjoy this album, but so might fans of alternative punk bands Fugazi and Mission of Burma.

It may take some time to grow on you, but “We Pour Light on Everything” is an absorbing listen.

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Give undocumented students in-state tuition Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer

Few issues have been more polarizing at both state and national government levels than immigration.

North Carolina officials have brought up one point of contention in this debate: instate tuition for undocumented students.

Responding to a request from the General Assembly, the Attorney General’s office said recently that under current state law, undocumented students are not allowed instate tuition, according to WRAL. They went on to say that only a change in the law would allow undocumented students to benefit from instate tuition.

There are a number of important reasons why, in light of this recent legal interpretation, the state

should consider extending in-state tuition benefits to undocumented students.

Currently, 17 states allow undocumented students to have in-state tuition, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

In most cases, this was done under certain conditions. Those students who were eligible must have graduated from state high schools, and students must be taking steps to gain legal status, among other qualifications, according to the National Immigration Law Center.

North Carolina could adopt measures along these lines, allowing students who show a willingness to become educated and add to the state economy.

Examining the status of undocumented immigrants in this country as well as the state shows why extending in-state tuition could be helpful.

Approximately 65,000 undocumented students graduate high school annually in the United States, according to the College Board. The Pew Hispanic Center found in 2009

that most undocumented students graduate high school at lower levels than other groups, and only approximately half of those go to college, compared to 71 percent of those born in the United States.

Add this to other findings of the center showing the lower incomes of undocumented immigrants and a clear picture of the dismal situation so many face is clear.

These are individuals who can make contributions to our state and our nation, and allowing them to have instate tuition could provide an opportunity to contribute.

A college education would be a means for helping them escape cycles of poverty and lower earnings, a cycle that affects everyone.

In-state tuition lowered the amount of high school dropouts by 14 percent, according to a 2011 study by the Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University, titled “The Effects of In-State Tuition for NonCitizens: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.”

The review also found no evidence that offering instate tuition to undocumented students causes a great drain on public resources.

The state alone will not fix all the problems in our immigration system. But while we await federal action, lifting the state’s legal obstacles for undocumented students could be a start.

Permitting in-state tuition would be a benefit not only to the state, but to the university as well.

Vice Chancellor of Student Development Cindy Wallace has expressed disappointment at the decision, and said that undocumented students are heavily motivated and “add a richness of perspective and cultural diversity to our campus.”

Allowing in-state tuition for the undocumented would be a positive move, and is an action state lawmakers should take.

Badenchini, a freshman journalism major from Apex, is an opinion writer.

DHHS must pay for Medicaid claims system failure

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ther state that the original project completed by the CSC took more than a decade to complete and was $200 million over budget. This does not pose a good defense for the DHHS. Audits done on the system have been extremely critical, which only further supports the lawsuit, according to the state’s audit office. This shows obvious incompetence, and someone needs to be held accountable.

Reports that were filed in December show that the system had more than 3,200 defects since it’s start in July, and more than 600 defects had not been fixed by November, according to the News & Observer.

The DHHS has stated that this lawsuit is unfounded and that the system is functioning far better than the previous system, having processed 104 million claims and providing $5.5 billion in Medicaid payments to North Carolina health care

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providers. They claimed that it would work to fix defects in the system.

But many medicals practices reported that they still have not received payment for claims that were incorrectly denied.

Still others claim that processing errors continue to come despite the DHHS claiming otherwise.

For N.C. Tracks to operate properly, the claims system has to be updated to the point where claims will not be wrongfully rejected, and the correct amounts of money are given back to the medical practices that depend on Medicaid payments.

This system must also be properly tested by an impartial third party, proving that there are fewer errors that will prohibit or delay payments.

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

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the old Medicaid claim processing system in July 2013, was Elizabeth McMichael supposed to process Medicaid Opinion Writer claims more efficiently.

I cannot help but agree with the claims of incompetence set forth by the lawsuit. While it outperformed the previous Seven medical practices in 35-year-old system it replaced, North Carolina filed a lawsuit it shows many major flaws that Jan. 16 against the North Caro- have become a hindrance to the lina Department of Health and practices and patients that deHuman Services, Computer Sci- pend on Medicaid benefits to ences Corp., SLI Global Solu- receive care. tions and Maximus Consulting The Medicaid program covServices for failures in the new ers nearly 1.7 million people in Medicaid system in the state. the state of North Carolina, all Computer Sciences Corp. of whom were supposed to be built and is operating the system benefited by this new system. called N.C. Tracks, SLI Global But the system has been having Solutions, was hired to test the problems since it came online software and Maximus Consult- last summer, according to the ing Services provided indepen- lawsuit. Doctors have said that dent reviews. The lawsuit claims claims are being wrongfully rethat errors with the new system jected and payments have been caused damages to Medicaid denied or the wrong amount providers. has been paid.

N.C. Tracks, which replaced The lawsuit goes on to fur-

New 2014 tax cuts are not fooling anyone

With the arrival of a new year, Gov. Pat McCrory has signed several new laws, including a tax reform package, according to CBS. His message to citizens is a positive one: Taxpayers will be able to keep more of their money in 2014.

Despite the fact that the income tax rate has been reduced to 5.8 percent in the upcoming year, McCrory’s tax reform package is not necessarily ideal.

It appears as if North Carolina legislation is making up for the income tax cut by complicating taxes elsewhere.

Before the tax reform, North Carolina used a three-tiered system under which the highest earners paid the highest tax rate of 7.75 percent. Now the tax rate has been reduced to 5.8 percent for everyone in the state, regardless of salary.

Those who were previously paying 7.75 percent have seen their taxes reduced by a quarter.

Meanwhile, those paying 6 percent on income tax have seen a mere 0.2 percent change in what they will be paying the state, according to CBS. In addition, McCrory and lawmakers allowed the state’s earned income tax credit to expire, which had previously boosted the salary of working class taxpayers and allowed families a pre-tax income deduction.

While to some this may seem a small price to pay for tax cuts, the reform package appears to be making up for the state’s loss by increasing sales and gas taxes. If McCrory thinks this model will fool taxpayers into thinking they are giving up less money, he is certainly wrong.

A 6.75 percent sales tax has been added to tickets for sporting events and other attractions, according to WBTV. Tax on gasoline has been capped at 3.75 percent through June of 2015.

Owners of electric cars will now notice a $100 registration fee that is meant to offset lost gas taxes. Fees have been increased for hunting and fishing licenses and rebates for energy efficient appliances have been cut. In addition, the tax-free weekend for back-to-school shopping has been removed from the calendar.

Perhaps the state income tax percentage has been reduced, but with the increase of taxes in so many other areas it seems as if cuts will hardly be felt, particularly for low-income individuals and families. It is possible that the tax reform is a sly way to convince citizens that they are being forced to give up less of their hard-earned money.

Tax cuts can be a wonderful thing, but only if they are actually allowing North Carolinians to be more financially secure. It is hard to believe that the reduction of income tax will make up for the tax increases everywhere else.

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A Service of the similarities or economic, social, political, racial Division of Student Development and gender differences.

Flu vaccinations have it turned into Health N. Jordan and Rahman membership dues ($5 for The peak flu season is Promotion before starting Tashakkori spring semester), setting February, soDavid it’s W. notFreeman, too the challenge. a date for officer elections, Send copy to Director of Student Publications, Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, second floor, Plemmons Student late to get vaccinated.

The Union, or e-mail: freemandw@appstate.edu.

Active Bystander In- and discussing and schedflu vaccination is recomHousing options tervention Trainings uling trail cleanups on the mended as thenext healthy, program Hosted by the Red Flag ASU trail in the Bio-re‘Gasland’ Sustainability film young adult population is The program will pro- Campaign, the trainings and the Glenwho Burney of computer science at Carnegieserve Mellon University was “GASLAND”, the next Sustainability Series presentation the group most seriously videFilm information about are an opportunity forOn Sept. trail 18, in Blowing Rock.

For dying of pancreatic cancer.

2007, he stepped in will be shown April 23 at 7 p.m. in the I.G. Greer Auditorium. affected this year. how to reapply for on- students to learn ofabout information onMellon upcomfront of an audience 400 people at Carnegie UniThe will be free and open to the public.

Fluscreening shots for students campus housing and interpersonal, and called ing hikes and events with versity to deliverdating a last lecture “Really Achieving Your are available without about finding off-campus violence.

Individugo atophenomenon http://blu“Gasland”, an award winning documentary investigation into sexual Childhood Dreams.”

His lecture the hasBRC, become an appointment in the rental participate this the truth about environmental impactshousing. of hydraulic fractur- als andwho the inspiration forin this event.eridgeconservancy.org/.

Student who Josh plan Fox to training leave with a beting, called Health “fracking,”Clinic, for natural Students gas. Filmmaker Homegrown Film on May 1 8-11:30 12:30moveasked off-campus will ter understanding of how Festival Wellness workshops embarks a.m. on thisand journey after being to lease his land 3:30 p.m.

Monday-Friday learn about being an into intervene, deflect and/ The Counseling Center for drilling. Gasland was an OSCAR nominee in 2011 for The Homegrown Film Festival: A Celebration of Sustainability (and as they or stop perpetration bepresents “Feelin’ Good in Best Wednesdays Documentary. starting This film isformed hosted consumer by the Sustainable in the High Country will be held May 1, 7-8:30 p.m., in Parkway at 9 a.m.). Cost: $11. Stu- venture into the housing fore it happens.

Neighborhood!” wellDevelopment program.

Ballroom, Room 420 Plemmonsthe Student Union. The event is dents may also choose to market. Each one-hour free The trainings will be Refreshments ness workshop series. and open to the public. will be provided.

The spring Sustainability Film program Series is designed to raise held 7-9 p.m. Jan. 28, Feb. Extra credit slips will be receive their flu shots at is identical; Sustainability endeavors are growing strong in the High Counawareness issues and help several of of thecurrent local environmental com- presentations haveprovide been 10, Feb. 27 March 12. made available. more try, where youand share a rich history of working togetherFor to ensure solutions. Each film will be followed by a panel with A munity pharmacies in scheduled at discussion various times location for theregion traininformation, call place 262that your mountain will forever be a wonderful local activists, leaders, and students Boone where community their insuroveracademics several months to fa- ings is TBA and will be an3180 or go to counseling. to call home. The Homegrown Film Festival celebrates some who will answer questions andcilitate discussstudent ways of schedules personally nounced ances might be processed. at http://redflag. appstate.edu. of these efforts through a series of eight mini-documentaries, getting involved on local, national and international levels. and maximize the number appstate.edu.

• Ask a Question/Save each spotlighting local people and organizations, including: Winter Olympic Film of students reached.January 350 Boone (climate change); Appalachian a Life: Suicide PrevenThe fourth annual Sustainability Series continues Mountain Brewery Challenge For more information, Spring 2014 Leader- tion Training, 11:30 a.m.29 with films focusing on issues relating to sustainability.

The (small business sustainability); ASU Office of Sustainability The Winter Olympic contactAppalachian ruschkp@appFair 1 p.m. Jan. 30, Rough Department of Geology, Belk Library, Popular ship (campus sustainability); Biophilic Art Installation (sustainability Challenge, held through state.edu or 262-8284.

Explore campus-wide Ridge, Plemmons Student Programming Society (APPS), and the Office of Sustainabil- art); Blue Ridge Conservancy (land protection); Blue Ridge Feb. 21, is an incenLearn re- leadership positions and Union ity sponsor the series.

‘Thank you’ to theabout series’issues generous Women in Agriculture (sustainable agriculture); tive campaign hosted by lated to both on and off- opportunities at the event, • CultivatingGrandfather Self Love sponsors.

Mountain Stewardship Foundation and Health Promotion for fac- campus housing, includ- hosted by the Center for on(sustainable Valentine’stourism); Day, 7:30National Committee for the New River (water protection).

At‘Girls on the Run 5k’ set for May 4 ulty and staff. The goal of ing timelines, procedures Student Involvement and 8:30 p.m. Feb. 12, Three tend for film, food and fun. 11 Representatives of many of these the campaign is to help for obtaining housing, Leadership (CSIL).

Top Mountain, Plemmons Registration is open for the ZAP Fitness Girls on the Run 5K organizations will be on hand to tell more about their work and motivate and location, utilities, p.m. Jan. 29, In- Student Union to be heldparticipants on May 4 at 10 a.m. cost, The non-competitive run will a.m.-2 how you can Hallway/Cassupport it. This event• is hosted Eating: by participants teammates to stickState withUniversity’s leases, Kidd roommate choic- ternational Mindful Make begin at Appalachian Brewer Football in the Sustainable Development course Outreach Skills on for New Year’s resolutions es, etc.

All programs are cades foyer, Plemmons peace with what’s stadium and follow a mostly flat course through campus. Sustainability, including students and instructor Laura England and increase amounts of one-hour and will be held Student Union. your plate, 4-5 p.m.

Feb. The event is sponsored by Appalachian’s Blue Cross and (englandle@appstate.edu). personal Plemmons 26, Three Top Mountain, Blue Shieldphysical of North activCarolina in Institute for Health Student and Huity the help ofthe four Union.

Internship Fair 5K planned Plemmons Moore forStudent May Union 4 manwith Services.

This is first time that the 5K is open to the Tom teammates.

Competitors • Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. in 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Jan. • Sex in the Dark: Evpublic as a community event since Girls on the Run of the The 8th Annual Tom Moore 5K Run/Walk will take place will divided into teams New River Room Grandfather Ball- erything you’ve been Highbe Country started in 2009. Director Mary Sheryl Horine 29, Saturday, May 4, atStudent the Boone afraid Greenway Burnley-Clawson of five, with a captain, co• Feb. 3, at noon in New room, Plemmons to ask will be anexplains, “This is such a fun and energetic event; we wanted Park. If particpants register on or before May 1, the event will captain and three teamRiver Room Union.

To see a list of parswered, 6-7 p.m. March to be able to share it with the larger community. We’ve kept be $15. On the day of the event it will be $20. There will be a mates named as of regticipating employers, go 3, Three Top Mountain, the registration fee very low hoping that kids, families and pasta dinner at F.A.R.M Café Friday, May 3, from 6-8 p.m. for istration. Each team will Academic Achieve- to http://internships.ap- Plemmons Student Union Appalachian students will want to join us and get active on a early packet pick-up. This will be a pay as you can donation compete against other ment Series pstate.edu/internfair.

• Tips for Managbeautiful Saturday spring morning.” To register, please visit dinner to contribute to the Tom Moore 5K event as well as help teams involved, and the Presented by Univering March “Madness”: A http://gotr.appstate.edu/5K Anyone under the age of 14 will F.A.R.M Café in their mission. Registration on the day of the three teams with the high- sity Housing. All events Blue Ridge Conser- Stress Reduction Workneed a running register and run5:30-6:30 with them.p.m.

Regisevent will Student begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K will startp.m. promptly at 9 est amount of buddy pointstowill are held in vancy Club shop, 8-9 March tration fees are $15 and include a T-shirt if fees are received a.m.

There will be long-sleeve t-shirts available to those who place as gold, silver and room 114 of Belk Library. meeting 18, Three Top Mountain,

by April 17. Registration will also •beJan. accepted on the Gone, day of have registered onNew a first come,Plemmons first serve,Student basis. After the bronze.

28: “Gone, 5 p.m.

Jan. 29, RivUnion the startingcall at 8 262a.m. In addition to the run,the there will er race, there Plemmons will be a raffle with lots of prizes Out and refreshToevent register, Gone: Making Most Room, Stu• fun Getting of the also bestop warm-up activities, hair station, an art table, dent ments.

Parking willHeigl, be available at the Burnley-Clawson 6314,

by Health Pro-a happy of Your Academic ExperiUnion.

Eric the Happiness Trap: HowLot. to visits from Yosef and the Appalachian cheerleading team director of land protection Accept Disappointment in motion, 12 Varsity Gym, ences in Your Job Search” Tom Moore, of Boone, was diagnosed with Huntington’s disand food Joseph providedHamachby Earth Fare, Chili’s and or email presented byPanera JessicaBread.

Long and the Pursuit Hapeasestewardship (HD) 10 yearsfor ago.BRC, Huntington’s Diseaseof is aYour hereditary, For more information on this event or volunteering for Girls on will er at hamacherjk@email.

• Jan. 29: “Can’t Hold discuss abrain newdisorder project forpy, 3-4currently p.m. April 9, is New degenerative which there no the Run, pleaseAll visitparticiwww.gotr.appstate.edu or contact appstate.edu.

Us: Combing Your Mary Pas- — a permaculture farm onthe affected River Room, Plemmons cure.

HD slowly diminishes individual’s ability to Sheryl Horine Appalachian’s Institute forUndergraduate Health and Hu- BRC property in Foscoe. Student Union pants must at complete a sions with walk, talk and reason. Someone with HD will eventually rely on man Services at 828-252-7557 or horinems@appstate.edu. health history form and Research” presented by The will be • Screening of Lifefamilyclub members forcollecting his or her care. Huntington’s Disease does

ACT to sponsor May event

not affect just one person, but a whole family and community.

time’s “Call Me Crazy” Film with Brittany Snow & Love is Louder, 6-8:30 p.m. April 28, Beacon Heights Room, Plemmons Student Union

They also signify tradition and custom. “Exchanging Country Marks” is a mulNAPSA to provide the campus tidisciplinary community withforum a new that web based resiliency program called CU Thrive.

All currently NASCAR artist talk celebrates these marks enrolled students are eligible to take in this exciting ASU’sASU Advertising Club and the part ways they have opportunity!

By utilizing the CU Thrive program, students will is hosting an evening with changed over time and have access to a Sam largeBass, database of helpful information.

CU NASCAR artist space in a series of discusThrive information at 6:30offers p.m.articles, Feb. 3,videos, Park- courses, sions and andother performances that help students adjust toabout campus stay African healthy, way will Ballroom, Plemmons the life, African, enhance study skills, and build relationships.

And this is just Student Union. Bass was American, and African Dia quick sampling the types of topics

by CU Thrive!

NASCAR’s firstof officially asporacovered experience. licensed artist You can set graphic up your own account today using your App State and for more than three Tax assistance username and password.

Simply visit www.appstate.cuthrive. decades Bassinformation. has brought Students, staff and com/ for more The first 80 students who signfacup NASCAR’s fast-paced ac- ulty myfreetaxes. for an account will automatically win amay freeuse t-shirt!

Any question to through hisbeart. com/appstate to via prepare tions or life comments may directed to Mary Cantrell email Free and open to the com- and e-file federal and state at mc74237@appstate.edu. munity. tax returns. The Act Out hosting 2ndincome annual FarmimmeDay service is available fitness assessdiately usersits can e-file In Free celebration of Earth Week, ACT OUT and is hosting second mentsFarm Day April 20 from 10 asa.m. earlytoas Jan.to31.help local annual 2 p.m.

Presented bysuch Health addition, App isHorse prosustainable farms, as Moretz’sInMountain Orchard, Promotion, assessviding IRS-sponsored Helpers, Springthe House, and Foggy Likely Farm.

For more ments willandbeto register held for Facilitated Self-Assisinformation for the event, please visit the ACT faculty and staff in Feb. 3-14 tance in which Outreach Center Plemmons Student(FSA), Union. Transportaandtowill battery tion andinclude from theafarms will betrained provided. volunteers Lunch will alsowill be of tests attoeach evaluate provided farm. car- be available to guide usdiovascular fitness, body ers through the process Operation Medicineand Cabinet planned composition assessment, answer questions.

Inflexibility Medicine measuring assistance will be Operation Cabinet willperson take place April 19, from 11 and tochecking muscular available p.m. Tuesday a.m.

2 p.m. This is a time for a spring5-7 cleaning on your strength.cabinet.

With the infor- Medicine and Wednesday evenings, medicine Operation Cabinet gives you an mation gathered from of disposal Feb. 4-April 15 (closed environmentally safe method of outdated, unused theseunwanted tests, staff will be during spring break) in and over-the-counter and prescription drugs, syable to exercise room 21014 of Raley ringes anddevelop other medical supplies.

Any prescription orHall. over programs.

Allow 30-45 Nonoappointment is necesthe counter drugs will be accepted, questions asked.

Clean minutes for testing sary. out your medicine cabinetand of outdated/unused prescription and consultation. Wear loose, For questions about this over-the-counter meds.

Bring to Plemmons Student Union comfortable callinfo 262-6228 or Friday, April 19,clothes from 10 and a.m. to service, 1 p.m. near desk. If you tennis shoes.

Appointemail hofmannma@appmiss this collection, participate in the Watauga County collecment times are10limited. state.edu. tion on May 4 from a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations: Call Health Promotion at Additional Food Lion - Hwy 321 near WalMart; Food Lioncommunity- Hwy 421/ 262-6314 for times, and-to wideRock; freeFoscoe tax assistance Old Hwy 421; Food Lion Blowing Fire Dept make105). an appointment. withheld theinVITA program is (Hwy These collections are coordination with available (by appointment Watauga County Sanitation Department’s Household HazardExchanging Country only) at the following loous Waste Collection Day, Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to Marks: A Forum Cel- cations: Watauga County 2 p.m at the Watauga County Landfill. Items include: paint, ebrating African and Public Library, 3-6 p.m. household batteries, niCad batteries, lead acid batteries (car Africana Studies Fridays, and 9 a.m.-noon batteries), antifreeze, ethylene gasoline, lighter fluid, solid and The fourth annual Saturdays; Watauga liquid pesticides, used County oils, household meeting will beoxidizers, held Feb. Seniorcleaners Center,and9 fluorescent lights.

3-27 in Plemmons Stu- a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays; and dent Union. Housing Tradition- hosts Western Watauga ComUniversity ‘Last Lecture” ally country marks sig- munity Center on MonUniversity Housing is pleased to present the “Last Lecture.” nify cultural and ethnic This banquet-style event will be days. held April 22 at 6 p.m. in the

JAN./FEB.

Plemmons Student Union. It will be catered by Casa Rustica One out of every 10,000 Americans has HD. After the onset of and an RSVP is required to attend. The Last Lecture is an the disease someone usually only lives for 10-20 more years. opportunity for selected faculty to tell the world what they’ve The younger you are when onset occurs, the faster the disease had on their mind and what they would say if this were their progresses. The Huntington’s disease Society of America is a “Last Lecture.” The campus community is invited to attend at non-profit agency dedicated to finding a cure. They are here no cost, but reservations are required and will be approved as support, guidance and a resources to families, friends and on a first-come/first-served basis. With our limited seating, today. To RSVP for those with HD. All of theYour proceeds from this“Carrie” event will go to please consider Academic Make “Lolita”making your reservation “Carrie” this event, please visit http://housing.appstate.edu/lastlecture.

The Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Films the society for research.

Series: Own Coffee Mug, screening, 7 p.m.

7 p.m., email screening, 7 p.m.

You&will screening, receive a confirmation and mailed tickets to your Council is pleased to announce its remaining scheduleAchievement for the For more information or to register for the event, go to campus address prior to the event.

Spring 2013 semester. Our Popular Film Series at I.G. Greer Gone, “Gone, Gone: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., PSU, 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, Greenbriar Vintage & 9:30 p.m., I.G. SuperCinema will feature some of the most acclaimed movies 5k.appstate.edu.

Making free $1 Theater, $1 Greer, $1 of the awards season, as well as a blockbuster or two, and the Most The Appalachian Popular Programming Society, APPS, will a few gems that are not as well known. The CinemaVintage of Your Academic series in the Greenbriar theater will start out creepy, reflect A discussion of the film and graphic novel, “Persepolis,” will be host its annual Spring Fling on Friday from noon to 4 p.m. on in Your Corey Smith con“Carrie” screening, 30 at 6ARTSpectrum p.m. in Room 114,LecBelk Library.

Admission Duck Poind Field. There will be inflatables, henna tattoos, tie some dystopian tendencies, then veer off toward the Experiences tales of held April is free and open to the public. dye, a DJ Foam & Paint food and fun!! And it’s all for free. unruly ghosts and science run amok. Show times are listed Job Search” present- ture Series: Orna cert, 9 p.m., Leg7 p.m. & 9:30Party, p.m., with the schedule and as always, admission is still only $1.

Students, faculty and community members are invited to read ed by Jessica Long, Bentor, Artist Gal- ends, $15 advance, I.G. Greer, $1 Here’s what APPS Films is bringing: IG Greer SuperCinema the graphic novel “Persepolis.” The library has placed copies p.m.,of room 114, lery Talk, 6:30 p.m., doorof the Belk Library is sponsoring its “Through My Eyes” photography Popular Film Series: (All Showings at 7 and 9:30 p.m.,5:30 except the book on 24-hour reserve.

There will be $20 a showing where otherwise noted; Admission $1.) April 18-20 - Belk Rise of film “Persepolis” Turchin Tuesday, April 23, atfree 6:30 p.m. at the library. contest. It is really easy! Take an awesome Belk Library photoLibrary Center, graph. Upload it to Instagram and tag it #BelkLibraryContest. the Guardians; April 25-27 - Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters Both the book and the film will be discussed afterwards.

Make sure your app is set to allow public posting of photos.

(Show times TBD); May 2-4 - Warm Bodies.

“Persepolis” is a 2007 animated film based on Marjane Sa- Go to Edit Your Profile, and turn “photos are private” to off. The Housing Options “Lolita” screening, Greenbriar Theater CinemaVintage Series: (All showings at trapi’s autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The winning snapshot will will a $50 University Bookstore gift card.

7 p.m.; Admission $1.); April 17 and 19 - The Fox and the film Program, learn 7 p.m.,awards Greenbriar received numerous including being a co-winner of Have fun and be creative! Show us a feature that you love or Hound (‘81); April 24 and 26 - Cinderella (’50); May 1 and 3 the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a part of the library that is special to you. Here are some ideas about on- and offVintage Theater, $1 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) * denotes showings nominated for many awards including a Academy Award for to get you going: Belk Library in the spring; Get collaborative campus housing, on Wednesday and Thursday. All titles, dates and show times Best Animated Feature. The story follows a young girl as she in a group study room; Find the library’s best keep secrets; are subject to change. comesRiver of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. Relax in the Fox Reading Room; Go digital in the Digital Media 11 a.m., New Bombadil concert, If you would like to have some input on what movies are PSU The film will be9introduced

by Dr. $4 Renee Scherlen, who Studio; and, Find your inner child in the Instructional Materials Room, p.m., Legends, brought to campus, the APPS Films council meets at 5 p.m. will also lead discussion on the film and book following the Center. The public is encouraged to enter the Belk Library advance, door of political science at Through My Eyes contest often by tagging multiple Instragram Thursdays in the Rhododendron Room of the Plemmons showing. Dr. Scherlen is a $6 professor Student Union. If you would like to suggest a film for viewing Appalachian State University; comparative politics, foreign photos with the hashtag #BelkLibraryContest. The snapshot on campus, APPS Films can make arrangements for you to policy, international politics, and gender are among her areas can include a few words or a single line caption. The library’s Spring 2014 Leadpublic relations committee will choose the winning snapshot. come to a meeting and make a case for it to be shown. of specialization.

The contest will officially end on April 28. The contest winner ership Fair, sponThe event is presented by ASU Library in conjunction with will be notified via an Instagram comment from the Belk Library sored by CSIL, 11 The 24th anniversary of the Morgan Lecture Series in the the ASU Humanities Council and the Muslim Students As- Instagram account. The winner must respond with their email the PSU National Endowment for the address in order to be eligible to receive the book store gift a.m.-2from p.m., Sciences, sponsored by the Morgan Committee, in coopera- sociation, with support Humanities (NEH) program.

This is the fourth in a series of certificate. The photographs must obey all laws, including tion with the College of Arts & Sciences and the University Forum Committee, announces the second Morgan Lecturer, programs that compose the 2013 Bridging Cultures, Muslim applicable copyright and privacy laws.

Harold McGee, will be on campus Wednesday, April 24, to Journeys Program. deliver a public lecture, The Chemistry of Food and Cooking. Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi colTai Chi, 5 “Django UnAlternative “The Color “Django Un“Django UnMcGee is a noted journalist who specializes in explaining the laborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi’s A panel of students from the Muslim Student Association will p.m., Turchin Center chained” screening, host a conversation with first-year seminar faculty, interested Service Experience Purple” screening, chained” screening, chained” screenchemistry of food and cooking to the public. He is author of bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials University community members and Summer Reading the bestselling book, “On Food and Cooking: the Science and faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique atfor the Visual Arts, 7 p.m., Greenbriar 7 p.m. & 10 p.m., I.G. 7 p.m. & 10 p.m., (ASE) domestic ing, 7 p.m. & 10 disLore of the Kitchen.” McGee’s public lecture will be at 7 p.m. titude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the cussion leaders regarding the summer reading selection for I.G.American Greer, $1Dervish, by p.m., Vintage Theater, $1 Greer, $1 I.G. Greer, $1 2013-2014, Ayad Akhtar.

The panel in I.G. Greer Auditorium. spring break lottery free Islamic Revolution. will be held April 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Tater Hill (Room 155), sign-up, 8-10 p.m., Lastly, the committee is finalizing a visit to ASU by Dr. Jerry The Guardian described the film as “superbly elegant” and Plemmons Student Union. The University is privileged to Coyne, Professor of Biology at the University on goes on 7-9 to note: “Persepolis gives us the sheer pleasure Painting class, Purple” Blue Ridge Ball- of Chicago “Gasland 2”ofscreenOldHeTime Fiddlers host this“The authorColor and highlight his work. was just awarded Thursday, May 2. Dr. Coyne is being co-sponsored by the narrative, rarely found in modern cinema or indeed fiction: a a Pulitzer Prize for his stage drama, Disgraced.

This panel of p.m., Turchin Center screening, 7 p.m., ing, imaginative 7 p.m., GreenConvention, 10 Departments of Biology, room, GeologyPSU and the External Grants gripping story of what it is like to grow from a lonely diverse Muslim students will introduce topics related to Islam for the Arts, Greenbriar Vintage providePSU, Program from the UFC. He is the author of a textbook on Visual briarmatched Vintage free child into an adult, and to find this internal tumult

by Theand Muslim-American identity. It will a.m., a good beginning speciation and evolution, and the bestselling book, “Why Evogeo-political upheaval.” free, open to stuTheater,about $1 teaching American Dervish and leading to initial thoughts Housing Options ater, PSU, free lution is True,” which is also the title of his extremely popular will be moderFor more information contact Allan Scherlen, Belk Library, discussions surrounding it. The student Sonspanel of Bluegrass blog on science, reason, Program, and religion.learn Dr. Coyne willdents give aonly ated by Dr. Samuel Avery-Quinn. Dr. Avery-Quinn earned atscherlnag@appstate.edu. scientific presentation on about speciation research Department on-(his and off- specialty) and Crazy his PhD2014 in Anthropology from UT Knoxville, his Water Master’s in at 12:30 p.m. in Room 183, Rankin Science West. Dr. Coyne Religious Studies from the University of Denver, and his BA of Art Biennial Excampus housing, Crystals concert, will also give a public lecture on The Relationship between Today’s college students face unique challenges that when from the University of Tennessee.

Science, Religion and the noon, Acceptance Evolutionary Theory combined, can negatively impact their overall success. In hibition reception, 7:30 p.m., Legends, NewofRiver in the United States, at 7 p.m., in the Blue Ridge Ballroom, order to succeed, students must find ways to successfully 6-10 p.m., Turchin admission: $10-$15 Plemmons Student Union.Room, PSU juggle their academic studies with their social life and financial The fourth annual Blue Mountain Documentary Festival will Center for the Viresponsibilities, among many other life stressors! This balanc- present the best student documentary projects on campus sual Arts, free6 to 8 p.m. in Belk Library Room 114.

April 18, from NASCAR artist ing act would cause anyone’s anxiety and stress level to rise. Thursday, The Faculty Last Lecture will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. NominaThe event is free and open to the public. The festival highlights talkstudents with Sam Bass, tions are being collected from for the Last Lecture. The American College Health Association’s National College audio and video documentaries created by currently enrolled Health Assessment found in their 2001 survey that 30 per& University. Subjects for the short presented

by Last ASU’s studentsPerformance at Appalachian State We will extend the invitation to speak at the Lecture event, cent of college students reported feeling so depressed that it films range from local artists which includes dinner catered by Casa Rustica, to two faculty square dance withand Olympic wrestling to marAdvertising Club, was “difficult to function” at some point during the past year. riage equality. Winners will be announced at the festival. The members who have the most nominations.

Depression can lead to lethargy, irritability, social isolation, the Green Grass 6:30 p.m., Parkway Blue Mountain Student Documentary Festival is sponsored by These invitations will go out to nominated faculty the first and disturbances in eating and sleeping cycles. It takes a University Documentary Film Services. Light refreshments will Cloggers, 7:30 p.m., Ballroom, PSU week of April. concerted campus effort to adequately address issues such be provided. For more information please contact Tom Hansell Legends, admission: as depression and the ways that it impacts our students.

The Faculty Last lecture is an event based on the book The at University Documentary Film Services, 828-262-7730 or $3-$5 Last Lecture, written by Randy Paush. Paush was a professor In response, ASU’s Counseling Center has teamed with hansellts@appstate.edu.

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Appalachian & the Community Together (ACT) at Appalachian State University will sponsor an International ASE May Break event May 13-28, in Thailand and Ghana. Sign up now in the new ACT Outreach Center located in Plemmons Student Union. A $500 deposit and your ID is required.

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Junior guard Jessica Barrios (left) cheers on the women's basketball team as they went to defeat Davidson on Saturday.

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by Jess Lyons Sports Reporter

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essica Barrios, a guard on Appalachian State’s women’s basketball team, spent last season overcoming an ACL injury and is now working on recovering from another unfortunate injury.

Barrios was redshirted last season due to her injury recovery, protecting an extra year of eligibility. Now, as a redshirt sophomore, Barrios suffered a torn meniscus, again

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forcing her off the court.

Barrios has made only one appearance this season, which came in a victory over LeesMcRae. Her time off has made her anxious to make a return to the court for the Mountaineers.

“Recovery only takes three weeks and I work hard so I’m trying to make those three weeks into two,” Barrios said.

“Hopefully next week the doctor will clear me. I worked my butt off. I still don’t feel 100 percent, but eventually I know I will.”

With only nine SoCon games remaining before the conference tournament begins, Barrios said she expects to return before the tournament starts.

Head coach Darcie Vincent is confident that Barrios will come back full force from her injury.

“I think my expectation has always been the same with [Barrios] no matter what it is,” Vincent said. “She’s a phenomenal person, a great leader, she has a tremendous amount of work ethic and love for this game. I’m not surprised that if the doctor told her to take five weeks off, [Barrios] will be back in three.

Even how she prepared coming back from the ACL injury, it’s the same thing. She’s just phenomenal. She doesn’t even know that a glass could be half empty.”

Even during her time off from the court Barrios still continues to support and help her teammates grow. Her willingness to be there for her teammates has earned her the respect of the returning Mountaineers as well as the new ones.

“Jess is one of those players that even when she’s not playing you know she’s there,” junior forward Maryah Sydnor said. “She’s always supporting, she’s always communicating, she’s always just helping you out on the court. She’s a natural and true leader and it’s just more respect to her. I love Jess, I’ll listen to her, I’ll bend over backwards for her and I think that’s how most of our team is because she has gained that respect.”

Barrios said she is proud of the progress the new members of her team have made this season, and hopes to join them on the court before the end of the season.

“I feel selfish sometimes, not being able to practice and dress for games and not being able to help my team in other ways besides yelling gets me every time,” Barrios said. “I try to hide it, but it does get to me. It’s hard.”

Mountaineers earn six fourth-place winners at Appalachian Open

by Cory Spiers Sports Editor

App State hosted the fourth Appalachian Open wrestling tournament in Varsity Gymnasium Saturday.

The tournament had been held annually for three years, but last year’s event was canceled due to weather.

The tournament features wrestlers from all around the country, including Ohio State, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and Chattanooga, which are all ranked in the top 25 in the NCAA. Six Mountaineers secured top-four spots in their respective weight classes, including second-place finishes from redshirt-freshman Vito Pasone, senior Aaron

Scott and freshman Nick Kee. Freshman Forrest Przybysz notched a third-place finish in the 184-pound weight class with a 12-6 decision in the consolation round after dropping his first match.

Freshman PJ Shuler and sophomore Tyler Radford earned fourth-place finishes in the 285- and 197-pound weight classes by reaching the consolation finals, but ultimately dropping their decisions.

The Mountaineers also notched three major decisions, three tech falls and two pins on the day overall.

App State is in action again Sunday when they travel to Chattanooga. The start time is set for 2 p.m.

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Senior Collins Creech keeps hold of a Virginia Tech wrestler early on in Saturday’s tournament.

Football MARTIN Q&A FROM PAGE 1

TA: Which teammates or coaches have been most instrumental in helping you adjust?

SM: John Bonamego, my special teams coach, was huge as far as helping me get acclimated. He tried to make sure I was comfortable. David Akers and my longsnapper Don Muhlbach, those two were awesome. They’ve been around a lot of punters so they have a feel for what works and what doesn’t.

Those guys were huge for me, telling me what to do and what not to do and helping me remain focused.

TA: If you had to pick one or two Appalachian State teammates you miss playing with most, who would those be?

SM: I miss most of them. It does suck not having them out there with me. I definitely miss Saturdays in Boone.

Actually, I just miss Boone in general.

TA: Do you keep up with Mountaineer sports still?

SM: Yeah, definitely, I followed football really close. Basketball a little bit, just from what I read on Twitter. Definitely football, I kept in touch with some of those guys.

TA: Are you looking forward to the Sun Belt transition?

SM: Yeah, I think people can say what they want about making

the move, but it was an inevitable change. Coming off the year they just came off of and being able to play for something next season, I’m excited.

TA: What stadium did you most enjoy playing at this season and which ones are you most looking forward to playing at?

SM: Other than Ford Field, which is awesome, I’d say Lambeau Field. We were lucky enough to play there early so we had nice weather. But that stadium was just really cool with the views and architecture of it. Pittsburgh’s stadium was awesome. We were in Chicago in November, which wasn’t terrible, but it was windy, which was rough for me. I didn’t like it much. I didn’t like Philadelphia at all, we played in that game where it was a blizzard. It wasn’t a lot of fun, definitely a stat killer.

TA: You got to play in Minnesota one last time before they tear their stadium down, what was that like?

SM: That was cool. It was cool to be a part of that, it was a cool place and it was loud. As a punter, I always like any dome.

TA: There are a lot of people who joke about how Boone winters prepare football players for cold, but did you actually find that to be the case in your first pro season?

SM: Kind of, I mean other than the Philly game, we didn’t play in any bad, cold games. Our last four

or five games were in domes. I know Chicago was pretty cold and it wasn’t snowing. I wouldn’t say it got me used to it, but I think having experience playing in that weather and knowing how to stay warm on the sideline was definitely beneficial.

TA: You already mentioned 14-year pro kicker David Akers, but talk more about how big of a mentor he was for you this season.

SM: He was influential for me in a number of ways. He did things like telling me when to start kicking, and when to start hitting balls and lifting.

He helped me in the offseason, just stuff like that. I would shoot him a text and ask what he has done that leads him to pro bowl selections and he wouldn’t tell me what was right or wrong, but rather what has worked for him. The other big thing was he helped me lay out a process during the week leading up to games. I modeled what he did for the most part in the weight room and in other areas. Even as far as specific stuff like kickoffs, he helped me fix stuff here and there because he used to be a punter, so he was a mentor and in some ways, a coach that helped me out. He was huge all across the board.

TA: You played in front of a few crowds of more than 20,000 at The Rock, but what was it like to take the field in front of more than 70,000 in an NFL

stadium?

SM: People ask that a lot, and really, that’s never been anything that really got to me. Whether it’s 10 people or 100,000 people, you still have to perform. It’s not like you have to do better if more people are watching. That never really bothered me for the most part. I think I’m pretty good at blocking all that out when I’m out there. You hear it from the crowd when you hit a bad punt, you might acknowledge that, but other than that it’s not something I notice.

TA: Do you keep up with Daniel Kilgore, Armanti Edwards, Travaris Cadet or anyone else from App State in the NFL? SM: I definitely follow them. I talk to Cadet and Kilgore sometimes. I was good friends with Kilgore at App State. Every now and then, I text with Cadet. I talk to De’Andre Pressley. I haven’t talked to Edwards in a while, though.

TA: Obviously the Lions missed the playoffs by just a few games, but how excited does it make you to imagine taking the field in the NFL playoffs?

SM: I can’t wait. It’s unfortunate about this year, I think we all felt we were good, it’s just unfortunate the way we finished the year. I think our team has a lot of promise and there’s a lot of changes being made and I think this year and going forward, there’s a lot to be excited about. We

have the talent and I think it’s just a matter of time.

Hopefully, next year is our year, but I can’t wait to be in my first playoff game.

I didn’t like watching the playoffs from my couch, that’s for sure.

TA: Coming in to the league as a rookie under Jim Schwartz, you now have to undergo a coaching change with Jim Caldwell coming in as head coach.

What’s that going to be like for you going into your second season?

SM: I don’t know, I was wondering the same thing. I’ve heard nothing but fantastic things about Coach Caldwell. I am really excited to get in and meet him and start working. It is going to be different because I just got down the system of last year, so it’s pretty much like I’m going to have to redo it. The one thing that is really in my favor is that Coach Bonamego, who I work closely with, is coming back. As far as kicking, it should all be pretty similar.

TA: When you came into the league and you’re punting to superstar returners like Devin Hester rather than collegelevel returners, did that intimidate you at all?

SM: Surprisingly, it didn’t bother me too much. The first game we faced Patrick Peterson.

I was a little nervous for that because he’s one of the best. But I had probably my best game of the season in that game. So I think that was

a boost to my confidence.

It almost became second nature. This week we have Peterson, next week we have Devin Hester. I learned quickly that the returner for any team is typically really athletic, so you are facing the top 32 returners. So you’re always going to be facing someone who is explosive.

There comes a point when you hit a good punt with good hang time, and you don’t have to worry about who is back there.

TA: Have you kept up with current App State punter Bentlee Critcher at all? He had a monster year as a freshman punter.

SM: A little bit, he looks good. He’s keeping the specialist tradition going at App State.

TA: This question is from your former teammate Zachary Baker, who asks about the fake field goal in the Pittsburgh game when you ran the ball off of the fake and almost got the first down.

What was going through your mind when that play was called and you knew you were going to take the ball?

SM: I was really excited, man. We had that in our arsenal for a while and I had been waiting for it to be called. We had experimented with it and it had been pretty successful.

There was a breakdown on the backside and I tried to run off right. Surprisingly, I wasn’t nervous at all. The hole was there but then I got killed. I got punched.

It didn’t work.

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