November 9, 2017 by The Appalachian

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T H E COV E R: Sideshow performer “Captain Steele” demonstrating sword swallowing at Boone Saloon on Nov. 4.

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CRIME LOG CAMPUS NOV. 5

NOV. 3

12:46 a.m. | Underage Consumption of Alcohol Belk Hall Closed

3:11 p.m. | Possession of Marijuana, Resisting a Public Officer Sanford Mall Closed

NOV. 5 12:28 a.m. | Underage Consumption of Alcohol Living Learning Center Closed

NOV. 3 12:24 a.m. | Welfare Check Doughton Hall N/A

NOV. 5

NOV. 2

8:12 p.m. | Underage Consumption of Alcohol Bowie Hall Closed

10:13 p.m. | Larceny, Drug Violations – Equipment/Paraphernalia – Possessing/Concealing Central Dining Hall Closed

NOV. 5 1:04 a.m. | Underage Consumption of Alcohol, Simple Physical Assault Justice Hall Closed

NOV. 2 9:59 a.m. | Forced Fondling – CSA Frank Hall N/A

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Nov. 9, 2017

APP STATE PROFESSOR DIES UNEXPECTEDLY D Ben Sessoms│

erek Stanovsky, interim director of interdisciplinary studies and professor in the Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies at Appalachian State, died unexpectedly of natural causes early in the morning on Nov. 1. The exact cause of death is unknown. Cynthia Wood, a global studies professor at Appalachian State and Stanovsky’s wife, said the cause could pos-

sibly be heart-related. “Derek was an exceptionally dedicated instructor — a professor who was both wellliked and well-respected by his students,” Mark Nunes, chair of the Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies, said. “He provided critical guidance and support for the interdisciplinary studies program for many years, and more recently to Watauga Residential College as well. He was passionate in his commit-

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ment to critical thinking, careful reading and an engaged pedagogy. He will be greatly missed by students and colleagues alike.” The department is holding a memorial service for Stanovsky on campus in the solarium in the Plemmons Student Union on Friday at 1:30 p.m. On Nov. 2, the day after Stanovksy died, his article entitled “Remix Racism: The Visual Politics of the ‘Alt-Right’” was published in

the second issue in the seventh volume of the Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric, a peer-reviewed journal of current event analysis. According to the abstract of the article, the essay “examines the rise of the ‘altright,’ the grafting of white supremacist ideas onto popular culture iconography, their migration into mainstream political discourse, as well as some anti-fascist uses of remix culture.”

Currently, Nunes and Clark Maddux, director of the Watauga Residential College, are in the process of creating a Watauga scholarship in Stanovsky’s name, with a focus on social justice. “It’s so sad,” Geneva Shepherd, a senior interdisciplinary studies major and one of Stanovsky’s students, said. “He was extremely passionate about what he was teaching, and he genuinely cared about making sure we understood it.”

Student Omito Suzuki listening to a student food service employee tell her the breakfast order at Central Dining Hall.

FOOD SERVICES WANTS THEIR STUDENT EMPLOYEES TO SUCCEED Anna Dollar│

hile college students are known for being busy, food services looks out for their student employees. Stephanie Lee, communications specialist of food services at Appalachian State, said that working for food services is just like working at any other job. Students that work for food services simply have to have proper tax and employment documentation and fill out an online packet, just like applying for any other job. Also, no prior experience is necessary. “We don’t have a require-

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ment on experience because we trust our training process,” Lee said. “We do a lot of training and there is also a lot of cross-training. Students learn how to work a burrito station one day and then maybe help out on a salad bar. They are consistently learning and consistently being trained, just as any employee should be.” While working as a student in food services seems like a lot of work and time, food services encourages students to not let work get in the way of school because they are students before they are employees.

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Hannah Robinson, a junior English secondary education major, said food services at Appalachian State is generous to their student employees. “I chose food services because you get to choose your hours, and they’re flexible with school schedules and you automatically get holidays off because they are not open,” Robinson said. The minimum to work in food services is nine hours per week and the maximum is 30 hours per week. The student employees are able to decide how little or how much they want to work based on how they are doing in school.

Eden Spencer, a senior management major, is a student employee at Cascades. She usually gets to work at 6 a.m. and has an hour to prepare the food for the day. “There is usually one other person with me at 6 a.m., as far as students go,” Spencer said. “Then there are two or three full-time people.” Spencer has been a student employee for two semesters, but she said that she has become very helpful throughout this past semester because the job is a lot harder than it looks. “My shift ends at 8 a.m. but I stay until noon or 2:30,

mostly because right around 8 a.m. is when people start to trickle in,” Spencer said. “By the time 10 o’clock rolls around I feel like I want to go home, and that’s when it starts to get really busy, so then I’m just like, ‘I might as well stay and help them.’” Spencer is graduating in May. While she said she wanted her last semester of college be laid back and easy, she does plan on working until graduation. “I enjoy it. I think that’s important. I wouldn’t be back here for a second semester, if I didn’t enjoy it,” Spencer said.

Nov. 9, 2017

YOUNG INVINCIBLES TO PROVIDE A NEW FUTURE FOR OUR GENERATION

oung invincibles is generally a term used to describe individuals between the ages of 18 and 29 who don’t purchase health insurance because they don’t think anything bad can happen to them. In this case, Young Invincibles is “a national research and advocacy organization dedicated to expanding economic opportunity to young adults and involving them in the political process,” Tom Allison, deputy policy and research director for Young Invincibles, said. “We’ve been around for about eight years and do traditional policy and advocacy work, trying to advance pol-

Jackie Park│ icies that will make college more affordable, improve young people’s health care choices and their career prospects,” Allison said. “We do that nationally and at the state level, and do a lot of work on the ground as well to try to get young people involved and tell their stories to policymakers and the media.” Recently, Young Invincibles has gained more political traction in issues surrounding postsecondary data infrastructure reform with the College Transparency Act. This act made statistics surrounding universities, majors offered and salaries for jobs they acquire visible to prospective students. “In a nutshell, the College

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Transparency Act connects already existing datasets involving education and the workforce, so that students can make a more informed decision about where they go to school and how they pay for it,” Allison said. On Nov. 1, the bill was presented on the floor of the House of Representatives by politicians from across the country. “What was really cool was students from around the country filmed their own floor speeches as if they were members of Congress, and explained why they support the bill too, just to show support to the legislators that were co-sponsoring the bill,” Allison said.

Allison also said he wants students to recognize how valuable their voices are. “I really want to emphasize how important it is for students to get involved,” Allison said. Opponents to the bill have expressed concerns over privacy for students. “A lot of the opponents to the bill might say it’s a violation of student privacy, and we take student privacy very seriously, but it shouldn’t be a reason to bury our heads in the sand,” Allison said. “More importantly, I think it’s just absolutely crucial that students raise their voices on this issue and say, ‘Privacy is important to me, but so is the $50,000 I’m taking on in debt to go to college and I want to be able to know

where that money is going.’” Allison said that everyone knows that college is important and is the “best investment someone could make into their economic future.” “We know that people with a college degree are less likely to be unemployed, [more likely to] make more money and have good benefits at their job,” Allison said. “But at the same time, college has never been more expensive, and there are a lot of college graduates who are not seeing the return on their investment that they would’ve liked. In some cases, it’s really not their fault because our system doesn’t connect what goes into higher education with what comes out.”

APP STATE IS GRANTED WITH NEW SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

ppalachian State’s Dewel Microscopy Facility was awarded a scanning electron microscope, valued at $562,842, through a major research instrumentation program by the National Science Foundation. “The SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) is ideal for imaging the surfaces of small objects and identifying what they are composed of. The entire Microscopy Facility operated by the College of Arts and Sciences is focused on doing this with different instruments,” Ellen Cowan, sedimentary record of climate change, geoarchaeology and geomorphology professor, said. While this SEM is not the ﬁrst to be seen within the UNC school system, it is more stateof-the-art, with more features and capabilities. “One of the most cutting-edge features is the electron backscatter diffraction detector which allows us to determine the orientation of individual grains in a sample,” Jamie Levine, assistant professor of structure, tectonics and metamorphic petrology, said. “This can tell us about

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the temperatures the rock experienced and what kind of deformation or changes in shape of the crystals occurred. These are really important constraints for understanding how mountain ranges form and break down.” “Another capability we have is to image cathodoluminescence,” Gabriel Casales, assistant professor of structural geology, said. “CL is the property of some materials to glow when excited by a cathode ray. Old tube televisions are actually cathode ray tube televisions, and the picture was generated by exciting the inner lining of the television screen with a cathode ray. On the SEM, some things that are not visible normally will luminesce and become visible.” To have been awarded this expensive piece of equipment and its accessories, faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences had to submit a proposition. “Dr. Sarah Carmichael from the department of geological and environmental sciences took the lead along with four other faculty in writing a proposal to the National Science Foundation for a major research instrument grant,” Cowan said. “We received the grant last year and

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the instrument was installed in February. After extensive testing and training we were able to run it full time in late spring.” The SEM can be used within multiple scientiﬁc disciplines and encourages the involvement of undergraduate students. “The SEM is a workhorse instrument. Biologists, geologists, physicists, anthropologists— pretty much anyone can ﬁnd a use for it if you need to look at really tiny things or understand the structures of materials,” Sarah Carmichael, associate professor of the department of geological and environmental sciences, said. “Because of all of these applications, the SEM allow us to incorporate its use into a huge range of disciplinary studies. This versatility fosters a shared expertise across disciplines that promotes multidisciplinary collaboration,” Casales said. “For a number of us, the SEM forms the cornerstone of our student mentoring and development efforts.” The distinction with this microscope and App State is that there is more of a focus with undergraduate students and their involvement with advanced equipment. “This facility is not just a fan-

cy piece of equipment there for the exclusive use of a few faculty,” Casales said. “This is a facility that is operated unsupervised, on a daily basis by undergraduates who have gained high level training and are conducting their own advanced research projects.” The caliber at which the SEM works is intense, as its capabilities by far succeed those of older microscopes. “If you want to know how a rock or a material is structured, it can do that,” Carmichael said. “If you want to see something magniﬁed by 100,000, it can do that. If you want to know the chemistry of a material or a rock or a biological specimen, it can do that.” Not just anyone can walk in and use the SEM, however. Students who have been trained and are working on research projects mentored by faculty are permitted usage. “It is generally fairly user friendly, but it does require training,” Levine said. “It’s a bit complicated to use. Some aspects are more complex than others,” Carmichael said. “If you’re just taking pictures, it’s pretty easy to use. If you’re trying to ﬁgure out the chemistry of your sample, it’s a more complex

process. If you are trying to ﬁgure out the structure and orientation of a rock or a material, it’s really pretty difﬁcult.” The SEM could potentially make Appalachian State a more appealing prospective school, especially considering that disciplines like geology are undergraduate only. “Students who use the SEM can use the data they acquire to present their research at national conferences, and they can write manuscripts and senior theses on their research,” Levine said. “Both of these things are important for learning how the scientific method works and for getting into graduate school.” The microscopy facility, the home of the SEM, has several other high-end machines, including a confocal laser scanning microscope and a transmission electron microscope, run by Guichuan Hou, a biology research professor. “Appalachian State has a wide array of amazing equipment that rivals R1 universities, not only in the microscopy facility but also in individual departments. These instruments are all being used for different purposes around the university,” Carmichael said.

Nov. 9, 2017

IN-DEPTH PREVIEW

The counter inside of health services when you first walk in to sign in or make an appointment. Health services is located on the second floor of the Miles Annas Student Support building.

The waiting room of the counseling center which is located in the Miles Annas Student Support on the bottom level. The counseling center has both group and individual counseling with walk-ins welcomed.

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f you are experiencing sore throats, itchy eyes, stomach bugs, relationship issues, anxiety or homesickness, then the Mary S. Shook Student Health Service and Counseling Center are there to help students with their many needs. Any student who pays the $162.50 health services fee can receive any of the services the student health and counseling centers offer. Located on the second floor in the Miles Annas Building, Mary S. Shook Student Health Services offers treatment from anything related to a cough and runny nose to X-rays and infections. The Counseling Center is located on the first floor of the Miles Annas Building, and it offers help to those who need to talk with someone about any problems they may have. Anxiety, depression and relationship problems are the top three reasons that students go to the Counseling Center according to Dr. Christopher Hogan, director of the counseling center. While the student health and

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counseling centers are great resources for students, they inherently have their problems, yet are always looking for ways to improve. Funding for the centers is limited but both directors of the centers work hard to meet the needs of the students with the funding they have. Section one: Mary S. Shook Student Health Service The Mary S. Shook Student Health Service is the place to go for illness or injury. They are equipped with facilities to treat most ailments and if they are not able to treat you on campus, they can help get you to a hospital or provide access to other outside resources. “I think that there are many things that we are able to do very, very well,” Dr. Robert “Bob” Ellison, director of the student health center, said. “We do feel as though we have a scope or a range of services that we really try to focus on. We cannot do everything for everybody, but we can do a lot for a lot of people.” Ellison has worked at the health center for 11 years, eight of which

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have been spent as the director. He splits his time between doing administrative tasks in the morning and working with students at the clinic in the afternoon. The Mary S. Shook Student Health Service employs 103 staff members, including four medical doctors, one psychiatrist, three nurse practitioners, 13 RN/LPN, and 43 PRN along with differing technicians and administrative staff. One thing about the Mary S. Shook Student Health Services that Ellison is proud of is that they go through an accreditation process that happens every three years. The next accreditation will be the summer of 2018. “Accreditation is a commitment to ask an outside neutral agency to come and scrutinize anything and everything they want to about this medical facility. Policies, procedures, how do you do things, how do you chart things, what do you do about this, really several hundred items,” Ellison said. Health Services has been accredited for at least 15 years. The reviewer for the last accreditation

was Michael J. Huey, who is the assistant vice president and executive director of student health and counseling services for the Emory University student health center. While the accreditation is helpful for ﬁguring out what can be improved upon with the function of the health center, Ellison knows that students are the ones who see and feel the effects of the procedures and policies of the facility. “We try to be open and available to comments, criticisms, compliments occasionally, from students and family and other community members who may have had an initial contact which was not as positive of an experience as they would have appreciated so that I can do anything within my power to improve how we deliver care,” he said. Another way Ellison and his staff look for ways to improve is by doing quality assessments every year. This means that they look at how they performed one semester and compare the results to the same time the previous year. “What I tell my staff is when we’re asking a question of ‘are we doing a good job?’ I don’t

fear an answer that says ‘we’re not doing a good job’ because what does that do?” Ellison said. “It tells us ‘Hey, we’re not doing a good job, we can do better. So let’s ﬁgure out how we can do better and then lets study, did we do better?’ I am not afraid of an opportunity to improve.” Feedback is very important to Ellison because he knows that health services is not able to provide everything all the time, and that wait times can be a problem for some. “Our ability to match services is one of our struggles,” Ellison explained. “We feel like we are always behind. We can’t provide enough providers, you know, enough resources, and that’s our struggle.”

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Nov. 9, 2017

STOP SEXUALIZING CHILDREN S

tranger Things is arguably one of the best Netflix Original shows provided by the streaming service. Audiences across the world binge watch the show for its nostalgic soundtrack and cinematography that nods to horror films of the ‘80s. The real horror, however, is the way that the child stars of the show, mostly 13 and 14-yearolds, are sexualized by popular media and fans of the show. On a June cover of W Magazine, a monthly fashion publication, Millie Bobby Brown,13, was featured on a list titled “Why TV Is Sexier Than Ever.” Brown was also featured on Insider’s “Worst Dressed List” for the 2017 MTV Movie Awards. The reasoning behind the decision? Brown’s plain, white, knee-length dress was “shapeless” and made her look “lost.” After backlash, Insider removed Brown from the list, noting that they felt their commentary to be insensitive. At the MTV Movie Awards, Brown also took home the prize

Nora Smith is a sophomore journalism major from Spartanburg, South Carolina. You can follow them on Twitter at @noraagracee. for Best Actress in a TV Show. Time and time again, however, accomplishments like these are overlooked in favor of criticism or praise of the young actress’ outfits. In Hollywood, criticism and praise of appearance are both too much. Millie Bobby Brown is a 13-year-old girl, and fans and media sources alike should not be paying attention to her clothing and her body, but to her quick wit and the talent that she has shown time and time again. Commentary on the appear-

ance of young actresses is a common occurrence in Hollywood and we all do our part to turn a blind eye when the victims are 16 or 17-years-old, so it is only a natural progression that this trend is impacting younger stars. Body image issues that spring from “worst dressed” lists are more severe than one unflattering picture being posted online. According to the National Eating Disorder Association, most eating disorders begin in adolescence. The main reason for the development of eating disorders is overexposure to the concept of the “thin ideal.” It is bad enough that young actresses are exposed to this ideal by the people around them, but it is even worse when it is imposed upon them at such a young age. Although Eleven is a mature, strong character, audiences have to remember that Brown is not her character. She may be strong, but is still as susceptible to negative commentary as any other adolescent. This is not just an issue for Brown. Finn Wolfhard plays Mike Wheeler and recently fea-

tured in the Instagram story of 27-year-old model Ali Michael. The story showed a picture of Wolfhard’s face with the caption “Not to be weird but hit me up in 4 years @finnwolfhardofficial.” Michael also came under fire for the story and apologized, but apologies do not erase the culture these comments perpetuate. Counting down the days until an underage individual is legal does not make the comments sexualizing them okay. Recognizing that someone is underage and sexualizing them simultaneously does not neutralize the sexualization. Wolfhard faced the same problem this summer after the release of IT, in which he also had starring role. When Wolfhard appeared on Game Grumps, a popular gaming YouTube channel, he told the hosts that fans of IT should stop calling him “daddy.” I don’t think I need to make another hard-hitting statement about why this is so wrong. Even seemingly harmless headlines about how “grownup” the Stranger Things kids

look should fall under scrutiny, as most are subtle attempts to justify their comments about body shape and size. I personally don’t see that their appearances have changed very much in the past year since season one was released. But, now that the stars have reached a pivotal age, I suppose the media is just preparing them for what adults in Hollywood have to face each day. This issue is not just about child actors and musicians. Sexualization is not just something that occurs with children in Hollywood, but happens to children every day. The difference is that when these comments are made about child stars like those in Stranger Things, it is easier to ignore, easier to pretend that it is a joke. Sexualizing children is never a joke. It doesn’t matter if these kids have taken on a job at a young age and been exposed to adult themes and actions, because they are still children. Let them be children. Let fear be an emotion they have to portray on television, not face in real life.

A NEW WI-FI VULNERABILITY LEAVES INFORMATION OPEN FOR THEFT

n Oct. 16, two Belgian researchers revealed a severe flaw in standard Wi-Fi security protocols. The exploit is known as the Key Reinstallation Attack, or KRACK for short. When exploited, an attacker can intercept and manipulate data that was previously thought to be secure, such as passwords, social security numbers and credit card numbers. The previous standard in WiFi security was Wired Equivalent Privacy, known as WEP, but it was proven to be insecure and was eventually replaced with WiFi Protected Access II. WPA2 has been the standard for the last 15 years, and is used by the vast majority of Wi-Fi-enabled devices around the world. This is because it was mathematically proven to be secure. However, that is no longer the case. The flaw lies in how WPA2 handles connections between a computer and an access point, such as a home router. WPA2 uses four-way authentication to establish a secure connection between the comput-

Joshua Baldwin is a freshman computer science major from Greensboro, North Carolina. er and access point. Four messages are sent back-and-forth between the machines, which include data on how further data should be encrypted. On the third message, the computer installs a unique key that lets it encrypt its data so it can’t be read by outsiders like hackers. However, this third message can be re-sent if the fourth and final message from the computer to the access point is blocked, which makes the computer reinstall the same key multiple times. KRACK works by blocking this fourth message and forcing the computer to connect through a malicious copy of the network. Since the same key is being re-

used, it is a trivial matter for the hacker to decrypt the data. According to Mathy Vanhoef, the researcher who initially discovered the exploit: “This can be abused to steal sensitive information such as credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, photos and so on. The attack works against all modern protected Wi-Fi networks. Depending on the network configuration, it is also possible to inject and manipulate data. For example, an attacker might be able to inject ransomware or other malware into websites.” Any Wi-Fi-enabled device that utilizes WPA2 is at risk of being compromised, and because WPA2 is the standard, that means almost every Wi-Fienabled device is at risk. This includes laptops, smartphones, tablets, smart home devices like the Amazon Echo and desktops connected to the internet through Wi-Fi. Fortunately, one drawback to the attack is that many websites use Hypertext Transfer Protocol, or HTTPS, which is a secure protocol separate from WPA2 that allow sites to protect data sent to

and from a computer. HTTPS is indicated by a lock symbol at the beginning of address bars in web browsers. However, if HTTPS is not properly configured on a website, it can easily be bypassed by a hacker. Big sites that implement HTTPS, like Facebook and Google, are likely to not be affected by this, but it was demonstrated by Vanhoef that smaller ones, like the popular dating site Match, are highly susceptible. Another major drawback to the attack is that any hacker wanting to exploit this WPA2 vulnerability needs to be within physical range of the network the target computer is connected to. This means that there is very little concern for home networks becoming compromised, but a lot of concern for bigger, more public networks like those in businesses and college campuses. There are already patches to the issue being rolled out by companies and manufacturers. These patches are backwards-compatible, which means a new Wi-Fi standard will not have to be created. The patches are rolled out

in the form of device or operating system updates on the user end. Users must install these updates in order to benefit from the patches. However, patches are not readily available on all devices and some, like many smart home devices, have either incredibly slow or nonexistent update cycles. Big first-party smart devices like the Google Home and Amazon Echo systems should be receiving updates in the coming weeks, but smaller third-party devices may never receive updates, leaving them susceptible to attack. The silver lining in the wake of the news about this massive Wi-Fi vulnerability is that the Belgian researchers who discovered the vulnerability did not find any evidence that it had been exploited before. Certain devices may be heavily affected, but companies and manufacturers are working overtime to patch the vulnerability in order ensure that hackers are not able to abuse it. The average person is unlikely to be affected, but only time will tell how much of an impact KRACK will have.

Nov. 9, 2017

Actors from the Appalachian Department of Theatre and Dance in rehearsal for the Shakespeare comedy “Much Ado About Nothing.” The performance was in I.G. Greer Studio Theatre from Oct. 25 to Nov. 4.

AUDIENCE PLAYS A ROLE IN THEATRE DEPARTMENT’S “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”

or two weeks, the I.G. Greer Studio Theatre was transformed into an intimate Italian restaurant occupied by a cast of lively characters and an engaged audience. This 1950s trattoria was the setting for the Appalachian State Department of Theatre and Dance’s performance of William Shakespeare’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing.” “Much Ado” takes place in Messina, Sicily. Two soldiers, Benedick and Claudio, returned from war and developed relationships with two cousins, Hero and Beatrice. Hero and Claudio immediately fell in love, but a meddlesome character caused Claudio to believe that Hero was unfaithful. During these events, the bickering Beatrice and Benedick were tricked

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into proclaiming their love for each other. The show concluded with Claudio realizing that Hero was innocent, resulting in their marriage followed by the marriage of Beatrice and Benedick. Directed by Derek Gagnier, an associate professor of theatre, the show featured a cast of 23 students from every class enrolled at Appalachian State. In his director’s note, Gagnier explained, “William Shakespeare’s 1599 play, ‘Much Ado About Nothing,’ is very much about what people perceive when they are in love. In this play, signals from lovers, either through behavior or outward appearance, are often misread or misunderstood.” The Season Selection Committee, which is responsible for devising a schedule of performances for the academic year,

@TheAppalachian│Intern A&E Reporter chose “Much Ado” out of ﬁve Shakespeare plays that Gagnier submitted. “I thought it was a hilarious play and it was one Shakespeare play that I had never worked on, so I was excited to see what we could do with it,” Gagnier said. In an effort to make the production more immediate to both the cast and the audience, Gagnier focused heavily on the interaction between the two groups. During the performances, cast members ran through the aisles, talked to playgoers and even sat among the audience itself. “I loved the audience interaction,” Noah Wyche, a freshman theatre education major who portrayed Benedick, said. “The opportunity to interact with audience members and to see how they respond when spoken to directly by a char-

acter was very interesting. It builds a very personal experience for them too, I feel.” Interaction by the cast was not the only aspect that Gagnier used to involve the audience. Gagnier placed a modern twist on “Much Ado” by transporting it from the 17th century into the post-war era. “I chose the 1950s because the music, costumes, et cetera would make the show fun and more accessible to the audience,” Gagnier said. The performance featured songs such as Dean Martin’s “That’s Amore” and showcased lots of red lipstick, Oxford shoes and bright patterns. Despite its modernized setting, the production retained its original Shakespearean language. Junior theatre performance major Sabrina Palazzo, who played Beatrice, commented on her experience with

the dated dialogue. “This was my first time being in a Shakespeare production,” Palazzo said. “The language was definitely harder to understand, but once I did my research and understood all the meanings, it was easy to get into the groove and figure out how I wanted to deliver them.” Beatrice and Benedick’s relationship in the play inspired real-life romance between the students who portrayed them, Wyche and Palazzo. “Well, it’s my first role in college as a freshman and I ended up meeting my beautiful girlfriend,” Wyche said. “So it ended as a pretty important show for me.” The nine performances of “Much Ado About Nothing,” which ran from Oct. 25-29 and from Nov. 1-4, were sold out, with around 720 tickets purchased in total.

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The Watauga Residential College is located in the Living Learning Center residence hall, which is on the west side of campus behind Broyhill Music Center.

UP THE HILL:

WATAUGA RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE

a t a u g a Residential College, located at one of the highest points of Appalachian State, is an integrative learning experience for students who are looking to get a little more out of their educational careers here at App State. Frequently called “the Living Learning Center,” Watauga is a place for students to come together and learn more about themselves, their spirituality, the environment and pretty much anything one may look for in Boone. However, those not associated with Watauga may wonder what is actually happening up the hill. Watauga is the oldest and largest residential living community at App State, with 310 occupancy in total, 111 of them being freshmen. While most students have to apply to be in Watauga, the residence hall also contains students involved with the Appalachian Community of Education Scholars program and some inter-

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national students. Watauga was designed to be an experiential learning community, where all the students live and learn through personal accounts and experience. Members of the residential college take classes that other students may not typically be able to take, classes that prove to have more discussion and reflection based on readings assigned throughout their classes. One class, “Food, Community, and Place,” goes through the in and outs of how food affects our lives and the economy. The course includes self-reflections and readings of the approaches toward food in society. “The book ‘Hunger’ by Roxane Gay has definitely been my favorite to read so far. It depicts the true story of a woman who, after a sexual assault, eats continuously in hopes of making herself look repulsive,” Hannah Hagler, a freshman art education major, said. “It was an extremely powerful book and the in-class discussion

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provided a lot of insight into how the media portrays food and body image.” Unlike many classes, in which students go to class, learn and then leave, Wataugan classes provide students with a look into the deeper meaning of how these topics affect people’s everyday lives. From the discussion of gender roles in society, portrayals of male and female bodies in the media and even to classes discussing witchcraft, Watauga offers a wide array of courses dedicated to helping students learn more about themselves, discover the purpose of human existence and learn about the impact humans have on society and the environment. One of the common themes within the Watauga community is their general sense and care for knowledge and environmental issues. Most residents are environmentally aware, with some being vegetarians, vegans and promoters of more environmentally-friendly products. The residence also happens to be

the only hall on campus that has gardens, a greenhouse and even a compost area for the students to use. “Wataugans are supposed to be a collection of people who are extremely diverse, well-rounded and academically aware,” Jenna Lipa, a freshman nursing major and member of the Watauga college, said. “Unlike most residential learning communities at App, Watauga doesn’t hold a common theme except for the fact that we all love learning. We love to be more aware of global issues and current events.” Wataugans also have to complete at least 20 hours of service during their first two years. Most students either work with local animal shelters or Opposing Abuse with Service, Information and Shelter, a nonprofit that serves survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Wataugans also spend 8 hours doing service during the first week of move-in on a day called “Trail Day.” On Trail Day, Wataugans work with

the Tennessee Eastman Hiking Club to help remove vegetation and create a walking trail in Tennessee. In order to apply to Watauga, an entrance essay must be provided. The entrance essay this year asked students to describe a time in which they were a leader, an extremely valued factor for the residential community. Carson Rainey, a freshman art and visual culture major, provided an outside perspective on the Watauga community. “I go up to Watauga a lot to visit some of my friends, and the vibe there is always so interesting. You can definitely tell that everyone there is really in tune with themselves,” Rainey said. “Everyone always looks so peaceful and happy, it’s an easy place to make friends when you’re first starting out at college. They are a very accepting community and everyone is always so nice. I can imagine it’s an amazing thing to be a part of.”

(Left) Chris “Captain” Steele shows off to the audience the sword he just swallowed. (Right) Elaina “Madame Maybelle” Steele swinging a brick from her nose at Boone Saloon on Saturday night.

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rowds laughed with excitement and screamed with shock Saturday night as sideshow performers Captain Steele and Madame Maybelle, nicknamed “America’s favorite sideshow couple,” performed at Boone Saloon. The duo, who have performed as a couple for 20 years, showed off their unusual skills with a set that included walking on glass, increasingly challenging sword swallowing feats and an impressive weight lifting regime, lifting bricks and cinder blocks with Captain’s eyelids and tongue piercing and with Maybelle’s septum piercing. When Captain Steele and Madame Maybelle aren’t performing, they are Chris and Elaina Steele, married for 13 years and parents to two daughters and a basset hound. Chris and Elaina Steele are working to revive a waning art form, sideshow entertainment. As circuses have lost popularity, so have the sideshow communities surrounding them. Now, the couple adds contemporary elements like humor and storytelling to

keep their show alive. “We travel all over the country performing classic sideshow entertainment with a contemporary twist,” Elaina Steele said. “We are performing those classic sideshow stunts like sword swallowing and the human blockhead, but we’re presenting them in a very contemporary way with humor and delivery.” “All over the country” is not an overstatement. Last year, the Steeles had 411 shows from coast to coast, driving 51,000 miles in the course of the year. Chris Steele estimated that they took a total of four days off the entire year. This year, Elaina Steele has even started counting the number of swords her husband swallows. After their first show Saturday night, Chris Steele had swallowed a whopping 1,254 swords so far this year. Luckily for the Steeles, they love their work. Chris Steele knew he wanted to be a sideshow performer at the age of 12. He earned a degree in graphic design and printing technologies after promising his mother he would get a college degree to fall back

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on. After college, Chris Steele soon began working as a professional body piercer, a profession he has held for 23 years. In 1999 he began his career in sideshow and soon after, he met Madame Maybelle and they started the sideshow duo that has landed them countless gigs and record-breaking titles. Today, Chris Steele holds records for the heaviest sword swallowed at 84.2 pounds; longest sword swallowed, a title reclaimed in September in Louisville, Kentucky; and most swords swallowed underwater. At Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in February 2016, Steele swallowed five swords, adding up to 12.5 feet of solid steel, all while underwater in the aquarium’s shark tank. When not breaking records, the Steeles are on tour, performing unusual and sometimes death-defying stunts for the public. With numerous acts that each persona has perfected, Elaina and Chris Steele each have favorite stunts, as well as acts that always make them a little nervous. Elaina Steele’s favorite act is Madame Electra, a performance

involving 50,000 volts of electricity, fire and neons. The act, which the couple performed at their 11 p.m. “adults only” show, complete with crude humor and even more daunting stunts, is Elaina Steele’s favorite primarily because of the storytelling it involves. “Presenting these classic sideshow elements, you really have to build stories about each act,” Elaina Steele said. Both of the Steeles agreed on their show’s most stressful act: Chris Steele’s underwater sword swallowing. “I could not watch him practice that until he got in the tank that day to do it,” Elaina Steele said and joked that she was glad he had life insurance. Though Chris Steele is also known for his ability to breathe fire and his act as the “human blockhead,” hammering a nail through his nostril in one of his most unsettling acts, he said that both his most stressful and most enjoyable acts involve swords. Chris Steele said he especially loves his sword swallowing routine because it allows him to connect with other people.

Chris Steele uses the opportunity to tell the story of the sideshow and why he fell in love with it: its acceptance. Historically, the sideshow has given a home and a family to those who would otherwise be social outcasts, the world’s “freaks, geeks and human oddities.” Before swallowing a total of 11 swords over the course of their first show, Chris gave an emotionally charged speech embracing people for their differences. “If you can leave here with anything tonight,” Chris Steele said to the crowd, “it’s this one thing: not only love one another for our differences, but don’t be ashamed of the things that do make you different.” As the Doors’ “People are Strange” began, Chris Steele dedicated his performance to those unashamed to be different, as if giving a toast before downing a glass of cold, hard steel. “This is for all the strange folks,” Chris Steele cheered, swallowing the first of the many swords he swallowed that night. For many, it is the accepting, personable nature of the

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Chris “Captain” Steele, known for his record-breaking stunts, swallows seven swords at Boone Saloon on Saturday night. Steeles and their performance that keep people coming back. Christopher and Jessica Toliver went to a Captain and Maybelle sideshow performance on their first date. They then came back every year the Steeles came to town, developing a repertoire with the Steeles and talking with the performers after each show. Today, the Tolivers have been married for four years. Though the Steeles had not been to Boone in a few years, the Tolivers jumped on the opportunity to see their favorite sideshow performers on stage again once they heard the show were coming back to Boone Saloon. The Steeles’ performance celebrated the Tolivers’ fourth wedding anniversary. “Our weirdness integrated at that moment,” Christopher Toliver said, fondly remembering their first date. After years away from Boone, the Steeles remembered the Tolivers and greeted them as old friends. This human connection is what makes Captain and Maybelle’s performances so meaningful to the Tolivers. It also helps, Jessica Toliver said, that their show seems to get better every year they go. “It’s like every time we see him, he has another sword,” she said.

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For the Steeles, their Boone performance was a happy return. Although the Steeles live in Douglasville, Georgia, the couple visited Boone every year for about five years to perform at Speakeasy Tattoo’s annual Tattoos for Schools event. This event was held every St. Patrick’s Day to raise money for local elementary schools’ art programs. Speakeasy Tattoo is not currently continuing its Tattoos for Schools program, but the Steeles missed their Boone friends and wanted to return to the little college town. Greg Kinnamon, owner of Speakeasy Tattoo, used to work with Chris Steele at Psycho Tattoo, which is Chris Steele’s tattoo shop just outside Atlanta, Georgia. It was not just old friends that brought the couple back to Boone, however, but the warm, friendly atmosphere of the college town. “We love this place, how supportive everybody is here, how kind everybody is. And the people here just eat it up, they love this entertainment,” Elaina Steele said. The couple’s stop in Boone is one of the last spots Elaina and Chris Steele will travel to before returning home to Douglasville, Georgia, for a few

months. Though they will still be working, performing around town and working at Psycho Tattoo, the couple values the time they will get to spend with their children. Also important to the Steeles is maintaining an incredibly normal home life despite their unusual and time-consuming careers. Their daughters have always had bedtimes and rules, and the family sits down for dinner together every night they are home. Elaina Steele is a member of the local school’s PTA and often has fresh cookies and milk ready when the girls come home from school. Captain and Maybelle will continue touring at the start of next year, with big goals in mind. The couple will be scrapping much of their routine, coming back with new costumes, writing and even stunts as the duo strives to put their skills to the test. When they are not on tour, the couple’s stunts can be found on their website and social media. Steele and his tricks have also appeared in movies including “Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” “Fireball Run,” and the newly released “Houses October Built 2,” and will appear in the “Jumanji” remake in December.

Chris “Captain” Steele hangs a bucket, containing a brick, by his bottom eyelids.

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Wide receiver Jalen Virgil running towards the end zone for a touchdown against Coastal Carolina on Oct. 21 at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Mountaineers won 37-29.

PRODUCTIVE FUTURE AHEAD FOR FRESHMAN WIDE RECEIVER

he Mountaineers football team has been hampered offensively throughout the season with nagging injuries. Key players such as wide receivers Shaedon Meadors and Darrynton Evans, and running backs Terrence Upshaw and Jalin Moore Jr. fit the script perfectly. Therefore, the next man up mentality has emerged. One of the next men up was redshirt freshman wide receiver Jalen Virgil, whose name is one among many other inexperienced players that has been called upon to produce. Virgil exploded onto the scene rather early by mak-

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ing the most of his opportunities this season. In only the second game of his collegiate career for the Mountaineers, Virgil reeled off a traffic weaving play back across the open field for a 56-yard touchdown against Savannah State. That sole play revealed every single facet of his skill set to the coaching staff. It is now just a matter of effectively employing Virgil with the ball and allowing him to go to work. “It comes down to just catching the ball and making a move,” Virgil said. “Coach (Justin) Watts always tells me not to go out of bounds so I was looking to get some extra yards. I saw how everyone reacted to the move

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that I made and then used my speed to get to the open field. My natural ability took me rest of the way.” Football was not the only sport that Virgil pursued in his high school career. He also ran track at Mountainview High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Virgil competed in the 100-meter dash and won the Gwinnett County title as a junior with a time of 10.42 seconds. He finished second in the Georgia class 6A state championship. Virgil’s impressive track speed is currently in a transitional phase to the football field. In fact, he can run the 40-yard dash in 4.27 seconds. The fastest 40-yard dash in last year’s NFL Com-

bine was 4.22. “He’s got all the talent in the world,” wide receiver coach Justin Watts said. “Everyday we see something new in his effort to master the craft of football. He is the fastest person on the field at all times. It is rare to see a track guy that is as strong with the ball as him.” In regards to football, Virgil was rated as a two-star prospect and a first-team all-region honoree coming out of high school. He was recruited throughout the Conference USA and the Sun Belt. Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Middle Tennessee and Old Dominion all sought to win over his fancy. In the end, Virgil found

a home in the High Country with the Mountaineers. “I was also recruited by an SEC school for track so it was a hard decision,” Virgil said. “I came up here and fell in love with everything, especially the family atmosphere. I just felt like I was at home and in a good situation.” Virgil has already participated in a play that will forever live in Appalachian State football history. Only five minutes into the Coastal Carolina game, he took a simple touch pass 83 yards to the house. Virgil’s touchdown reception marked senior quarterback Taylor Lamb as the school’s all-time career passing touchdown leader. Virgil

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Wide receiver Jalen Virgil catching the pass against the Chanticleers on Oct. 21 at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The Mountaineers won 37-29. finished the game with a career day of his own with five receptions for 186 yards and two touchdowns. He even reenacted his infamous traffic weaving play from the Savannah State game against the Chanticleers of Coastal Carolina. “I am lucky to have him this year. He is a strong, physical guy with raw talent,” Lamb said. “Virg (Virgil) is an upbeat guy with a positive mindset. He has progressed tremendously as a route runner and will only get better with time. My job is just to get him the ball no matter where he is at on the field and let him do the rest. It was cool that he was the one that caught the record

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breaking pass because it was such a big play for us. I’m not sure if he knew it at the time, but I know he knew the route and that nobody was going to catch him.” “I actually did know that I caught it,” Virgil said. “People were talking about it all week how close he (Lamb) was to the record. I felt pretty honored to catch that ball out of all the other guys he has thrown a touchdown pass to.” The coaching staff made the decision to redshirt Virgil last year. Redshirting can and is quite often described as a blessing in disguise. No matter how ready a player may believe they might be, a whole year is given to them so that they can acclimate

to the collegiate level. Instead of being thrown to the wolves, Virgil has made the most of the extra year under his belt. “I think [redshirting] was very helpful,” Virgil said. “I was able to learn the system, get bigger, stronger and faster.” Success is known as a never-ending struggle. Constant success has the ability to lull someone into being complacent, however it can also motivate someone to be the best version of themself. Successful Hall of Fame players, no matter the sport, perfected their craft far beyond where natural ability could take them. “Catching the ball is not

natural to him,” Watts said. “He needs to improve on his ball skills. He has gotten better working on it, but it is something that he is going to have to continue to work on each and every day at practice. We are happy to have him for the next three years that he is going to be here. He’s productive in the classroom and on the field with big plays.” Virgil has caught at least one pass in all but one game thus far. The redshirt freshman has 16 total receptions for 332 yards and three touchdowns on the year. The Mountaineer offense is loaded with young playmakers at every position. In order to keep the opposing defenses

off balance, Lamb must continue to spread the wealth by getting everybody involved in the offensive production. Many learning curves still exist for this team that the coaching staff as well as the players themselves must solve in the pursuit for backto-back conference titles. “I don’t think that I have reached my fullest potential yet,” Virgil said. “I am still getting used to the speed and how everything operates at the collegiate level. I want to make sure that every time the ball hits my hands that it does not leave them. I just want to be known as a guy that came up here that gave his all during every given opportunity.”

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Emmitt Carden sitting in game position videoing the Appalachian State football team at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Oct. 7.

APP STATE FOOTBALL VIDEO TEAM PRODUCING THEIR LEGACY

here is a part of the App State football team that many people don’t know about. They are not on the field playing, putting up stats or being cheered on every week, but they are at every team practice, almost every workout, pregame and postgame locker room huddles and on the field at every home and away game. Whether fans know who they are or not, the Appalachian State Football Video team is behind the scenes releasing motivational, highlight and recruiting videos every week for App State football fans and players to enjoy. From late nights in the office editing and trying to fix every little mishap they notice to produce the best possible video for the football team, the App State FB Video team doesn’t spend their time producing videos yearning for recognition; they do it because it is their passion and they do it for the App State players,

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coaches and fans. “The players and coaches know who make the videos and they may not always say thank you, but we don’t do it for the recognition unless you know who we are,” student director of production Carson Fletcher said. “It is just the passion to make footage really cool and create new videos. You can’t beat filming for a division one football team.” In 2000, right when the world of technology was beginning to develop, App State student Jake Stroot was named the director of Athletic Video Services. From there, Stroot built up the App State FB Video program as App State also grew up as a football team, winning three straight national championships and beat Michigan in the largest college football upset of all-time in 2007. In 2005, then-senior App State student Tyler Adams was named the football team Media Producer and worked alongside Stroot to set the precedent for App

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State FB Video. Adams left App State in 2010, and went on to create his own video company, TA Films in 2013. Stroot left in 2014 and is now the director of football technology at the University of Georgia. “Jake Stroot worked at App State for 15 years before I got here and laid a great foundation for a tradition that I have tried to keep on doing,” director of football video operations and technology George Claiborne said. “We try to keep the quality high, and the subject is really easy for us. Everyone likes football and they look good on the field and we try to make them look even better.” Arriving to Boone in 2014 after experience working with University of South Carolina, Memphis, Louisville and the Washington Redskins, Claiborne is now the head of App State FB Video that currently consists of 16 App State students he has hired. “I have always kept an open mind about who I hire. You don’t have to have a lot

of football knowledge or camera knowledge, but it helps,” Claiborne said. “I have taken chances on people because I saw something in interviews or on a resume that stood out and I wanted to give them a chance. We had people last year who knew nothing about football and by the end of the year they fit in their roles to be rehired.” Every student on staff receives a variation of payment, and former App State football player Dezmin Reed is currently on staff finishing out his football scholarship. Some students also help out with other App State teams such as baseball, basketball, tennis and softball. “I’ve been able to offer a pretty unique opportunity to a lot of them,” Claiborne said. “We have had volunteers in the past, and try to stay away from that, but if we ever wanted to crowdsource and it depends on what time of year and our budget, but I’ve been lucky with my staff right now.” Claiborne does his best to

allow the student staff to take on the videos and production in their own hands. Still helping film some footage as home football games, Claiborne is more of an adviser and helps with budget needs and any other help that the staff runs into. “I just let them do their thing. They are creative enough and smart enough to look at other videos and come up with their own interpretations,” Claiborne said. “Feedback I give is minimal. We started doing uniform reveals this year and a lot of it is out of my hands. They have done a great job and really dove right into those and have done a great job.” In his second year with App State FB Video, Fletcher, a senior media/broadcasting major, is in charge of the production alongside student video manager and junior media/broadcasting major Emmitt Carden. A typical week consists of releasing a motivational preview video before each football game, producing recruit-

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Courtney Phipps posing for a photo with her video camera on Oct. 7 at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Phipps is new this year to the Appalachian State Football Video team. ing videos throughout the week for recruits on social media and then finishing the week off with a game highlight video. In addition, uniform reveals and other potential ideas that come up or are requested can be worked on. “I say we get a lot of motivational ideas from other schools. We don’t want to copy anything, but we get ideas such as songs that haven’t been used,” Fletcher said. “Also, uniform reveals and we try to come up with unique ideas for those. Highlights are pretty standard. We try to mix it up but they are all the same with big plays and the song. Motivational varies like with Wake Forest we put history in it and now the present day. They really vary. For Georgia Southern we always do a big one for that with the history and rivalry.” Fans get to see the final product on social media platforms whether it is Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, but the players get to know the staff throughout the sea-

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son and enjoy getting to be on film and watching themselves every week. “It is cool because they record and make some cool videos and I really like them,” junior defensive end Tee Sims said. “They motivate you and I like to see them around. Many other schools had hypes videos when recruiting, but App State’s looked really nice with the fans and all that.” Not only do the videos bring enjoyment to the players on the team. Former Mountaineer and now San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ronald Blair told The Winston Salem Journal in 2014 that the reason he chose App State was because of the videos he saw by App State FB Video. “With recruiting, a lot of our stuff goes on social media and it plays a big part in recruiting especially with the group of five conference. Not many teams have the access to the same video content as us,” Carden said. “Comparing it to other schools, we are most likely not recruiting guys being looked at by the

big schools and we are competing with teams in our conference and those that are recruiting the same level of players. When players see our stuff it can make a difference.” Having access to all the football team’s facilities and contact information, App State FB Video works closely with coaches and players for recommendations or ideas. Co-defensive coordinator and head recruiting coordinator Scot Sloan works with the staff on a regular basis throughout the team’s recruiting process. “They are a big part of it with recruiting through social media and with teenagers now, they are visually driven,” Sloan said. “Whether it’s the edits or graphics or short videos, it is something we can be in and texts to recruits. It has become a big part to the process.” App State FB Video has racked up a handful awards over the last decade from the Collegiate Sports Video Association. In 2014, they won the

Ultimate SAVVY, and in 2015 they won the Motivational SAVVY video of the year award for “Legacy,” a video made before App State’s 2014 rematch with Michigan. “I would like to win another SAVVY,” Claiborne said. “To be named the best one of the three categories, motivational, highlight and recruiting, is such a rush and I would love to get to that point again and every day we try to get just a little bit better than we were yesterday. You have to do what you can now in the present.” Even while being recognized nationally as a mid-major school, App State FB Video still looks up to some of the top video production schools like Clemson, Georgia, Michigan and Colorado. Every school has their own style, and with that, meticulosity plays a big part during production. “With Georgia, we started working on it a month before the game and at that point I was wondering if it was still good,” Fletcher said. “You get

to a point where you see stuff and fine tune so many things that you have to accept it’s done because you keep messing with it.” “It’s nice knowing you have a finished product,” Carden said. “Once you see it 50 times, you see things that may look off but after 50 times, you’re glad it is done and looks good.” Producing and sharing videos for sports is growing with the advancement of technology, and while everyone on the App State FB Video staff is not always recognized, they play a big part for the Mountaineers’ football team. For some students on the staff, capturing the footage is the best part. For others, it is the production or final product. However, they are all vital parts of the App State football team and Mountaineer fans. “You can always be a fan for App State, but to be a part of the team, we have that explished something if they do,” Carden said.

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RUSHING YARDS PER GAME

182.7

21 CARRIES AGAINST UL-MONROE

114

YARDS RUSHED AGAINST UL-MONROE

201.9

RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED

155.9 193.1

3 TOUCHDOWNS AGAINST UL-MONROE

75 YARD RECEPTION FOR A TOUCHDOWN

RIVALRY WEEK This will be the 33rd meeting between App State and Georgia Southern with App leading the series 18-13-1. The teams first played in 1933 with Georgia Southern taking the first meeting 33-0. The teams have met annually since 1993 regardless of the division switches. App State would win their sixth game out of seven against the Eagles and extend their winning streak to three games. There is a bit of excitement on the App State campus with this being the first weekday home game in two years, so expect a little swagger out of the Mountaineers on a cool Thursday night.

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS:

KEEP THE OFFENSIVE MOMENTUM:

Last week was an absolute shootout against UL-Monroe. Both teams ran over 65 plays and combined for over 1,000 yards on offense. The offensive numbers look great for App however the defense needs to step up quite a bit this game. A killer for the defense this year has been the big plays; last week UL-Monroe had plays of 50 yards, 36 yards and 29 yards, including a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Even the past couple of weeks against the likes of Coastal Carolina and UMass, App has given up way too many big plays. Busts in coverage and poor tackling are the reasons for these big plays. Aside from allowing big plays, the defense hasn’t made very many plays themselves. They were able to force one turnover last week and were able to take the quarterback down one time. This week there will be a little more pressure put on the quarterback, especially with a weak Georgia Southern passing game.

After last week’s offensive output and surprise return of star running back Jalin Moore, App has to feel good on offense. The Mountaineers only punted the ball two times the entire game and were able to mix in big plays with sustainable drives. Taylor Lamb has had career games this season and has thrown for over 300 yards in two of his last three games, so we might see a few shots taken this game especially with the speed at the receiver position. Moore was also excellent this past week with a big day on the ground and catching the football. Expect a heavy dose of Moore this week with Georgia Southern allowing over 190 yards on the ground per game and some deep shots through the air.

SPECIAL TEAMS MATTER: Every week seems to be a new adventure on special teams. The aforementioned kickoff return for a touchdown allowed last week was the highlight on special teams. A few weeks ago, it was missed kicks that kept the game close. Special teams is the most overlooked aspect of football and can determine whether a team wins or loses games. New placekicker Chandler Staton went 6/6 on extra point attempts and made his only field goal of the day against ULM. This remainder of this season will determine if his confidence is there in a trap game for App. Look for the coaches to shore up things on special teams this week in practice.

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INTERN SPORTS REPORTER @AMAN_HYRAMS

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Nov. 9, 2017

App State men’s cross country team won their first Sun Belt conference championship on Oct. 28.

ANOTHER CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON FOR THE BOOKS C Silas Albright│

ross country has always been taken very seriously at App State, and the program is one of the most successful athletic programs in the school’s history. Head coach Michael Curcio is in his 23rd year at the helm of the team, and the men have claimed 16 conference championships in the last 30 years, finishing outside the top three just twice with one of them being their fourth place finish last season. “We are very pleased with the progress, there was actually one man that was in our top seven last year that returned and that was Evan Georges who was our fifth man last year, back at 40th [overall],” Curcio said. “The future is bright for us, we’ve got everybody back next year and out of our top seven, five were freshmen, eligibility-wise. Looking ahead to next year, we’re excited that we will be right back in the mix.” The men claimed their first Sun Belt conference championship this year in a down-tothe-wire race, scoring 70 points and edging out UT-Arlington who had 73 points and Texas

State who finished with 75. As anyone could imagine, a victory like that makes for a pretty big celebration. “I was laying on the ground after the race, just exhausted. As I laid there, I kinda propped my head up and I saw the guys coming through, and I was doing mental math just thinking, ‘It’s gonna be close,’” junior runner Georges said. “Someone turned to me, Natalie Andrejchak who used to run here, and said, ‘You guys did it, you guys won.’ I got up, threw everything and then everyone just mosh pitted each other. It was the most insane celebration I’ve ever been a part of; it was so much fun.” Racing on their home course at the Kennedy Trails Course in Boone, Georges led the way for the Mountaineers, finishing first on the team and fifth overall with a time of 25:18.8 in the 8-kilometer race. For his efforts, Georges was named first-team all-Sun Belt. “It’s very rewarding to watch this group of young men improve over the semester. We had a few, as any team does, upsides and downsides,” Curcio said. “We had seen glimmers of talent,

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we had seen each of those topﬁve guys. We had seen glimmers of what they were capable of and the fact that they were able to put it together on the same day, on our home course, that was the key to them winning.” With such a young group and everyone coming back next year, the state of the program could not be better. “It’s a young group, they really gained a lot of maturity over the last three meets of the season, they kept their composure and executed a race plan they came up with to work as a pack, and to work their way through,” Curcio said. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of Appalachian’s ﬁrst ever conference title, coming back in 1987 in the Southern Conference. The legacy this team has created through the successes in the past carries over every year and it is something the players and coaches care a lot about. “At the beginning of the season, we talked about our goals and what we wanted to accomplish, and what we wanted Appalachian to be known for,” Georges said. “I think everyone just

had a belief, we knew we wanted to be champions and we wanted to bring home the trophy and do it for the alumni, and do it for the guys before us and so when we all toed the line that day, we just all had the same idea.” On the women’s side, they followed up last year’s Sun Belt championship with a strong second place finish this year. “We’re disappointed for the women, not disappointed in them; they definitely put a lot of work into it, they got after it each day,” Curcio said. “Texas State was a very strong team, we knew they were gonna be the team to beat and they just had a better race than we did. We had a good, solid race; they just had a better race. I’m pleased that they were able to come away with second place, but disappointed that they didn’t get to accomplish their goal of winning on our home course.” A first and second place finish in back-to-back years is nothing to be upset about, but second place is never the goal, in any sport for any athlete or coach. “[Our success] has been awesome. Honestly, coming out of high school, I was hopeful to be

on a successful team, but I didn’t really know if I was gonna be good enough, so it’s been really awesome to be on a team with such awesome people and to see the success that we have,” junior runner Emily Fedders said. In addition to their competitive drive, the women’s team builds a lot off of their strong sense of unity and togetherness. “That’s been a huge part for us, to be able to always keep going when one of us is having a rough workout, a rough race, or hitting a rough patch in training or even just in school,” Fedders said. “I know I have such a solid team that I can count on for anything, we just have a really good team spirit overall.” As always, Curcio is going to have both teams working hard this offseason and during the track and ﬁeld season as the Mountaineers will only look to get better and better so they can accomplish what they strive to accomplish year in and year out: win championships. “We kinda saw [last year’s ﬁnish] as unacceptable,” Georges said. “If you run for Appalachian, we’re gonna be the best and that’s what we tried to do.”

Courtesy of David Mayo

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DESTRESS FEST De-Stress Fest will help you prepare for finals and the holidays with FREE massages, therapy dogs, coloring and stress management tips! Sponsored by the Office of Transfer Services this event will occur Wednesday, November 15 from 12-3pm in Linville Falls (226 PSU).

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Be sure to wear old clothes and old closed-toe shoes. Please call us to schedule your time today! This will take place Wednesdays at the Habitat for Humanity - Watauga County/ReStore, 1200 Archie Carroll Road, Boone, North Carolina 28607.

THANKSGIVING BASKET DRIVE Fraternity and Sorority Life and Hospitality House would like to provide your organization or office with the opportunity to sponsor a Thanksgiving basket to be delivered to a family in need this holiday season. As we embark on the second year of our Thanksgiving basket drive, please help us reach our goal of 100 baskets this holiday season! By providing a basket, you are committing to completely fill the basket with the items on the attached list. By dividing the list of items among your members or colleagues, you can easily provide an entire basket of food to bring joy to a family in need! Monetary donations should be directed to me, Nicolas Wright, on the 2nd floor of the Plemmons Student Union. You can reach me at 828-262-6252 or by email at wrightnt@appstate.edu. The basket drop-off location is Three Top Mountain, which is located on the first floor of Plemmons Student Union. Drop off date: November 17th 9AM to 4PM.

APPALACHIAN LEADERS FORUM

Join us as we continue building the 5th home on our neighborhood, GreenWood, for the Love family. You can choose to volunteer from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m. to 4 p.m, or 9 a.m. to 4 p.m each Wednesday. All you need to bring is a water bottle, your lunch, and a willingness to learn while helping others! We will provide the tools, materials and instructions!

The Appalachian Leadership Forum (ALF) is Saturday, Nov. 11 9 a.m.-3 p.m. It is an opportunity for students from App State and beyond to become more functional and productive leaders. It is free to all students at ASU and only $40 for non-ASU participants. The workshops and keynote speaker are designed for students to learn more about themselves as leaders and to explore their passions as they

THURSDAY, NOV. 9

FRIDAY, NOV. 10

become involved on their respective campuses. ALF is a statewide leadership conference that provides leadership sessions on a variety of topics such as: business leadership, outdoor leadership, multicultural leadership, servant leadership, spiritual leadership, organizational leadership, Greek leadership, wellness and balance, social justice and much more! Register here at https://orgsync.com/91952/ forms/280138.

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SPEAKER SERIES Katharine Kollins will discuss utility-scale wind development in the southeast Monday, Nov. 13 2-3 p.m. at Table Rock Room in Plemmons Student Union.

1/2 MINDFULLNESS RETREAT Come experience a 1/2 day mindfulness retreat. Learn skills that can help relieve stress, get you better sleep and help you experience less self-judgment. This will be a silent retreat where you will learn various different forms of meditation, eat mindfully and participate in basic yoga. Please bring a yoga mat or towel with you for yoga. All levels are welcome. No prior experience in meditation is needed. Extra credit slips will be provided. Sunday, Nov. 12 1-5 p.m. in Blue Ridge Ballroom, PSU.

LEIGH LANE DAY OF SERVICE Come join us to honor Leigh Lane Edwards in a miniature day of service on Nov. 12, 2017! We will be volunteering with several organizations around the Boone community in memory of her dedication to service and her passion for fighting hunger and homelessness in the High Country. Snacks will be provided! Meet in Linville Falls Room in Plemmons Student Union

at 11 a.m. The event will run until 2:30 p.m. “Leadership, like hope, ‘begins in what stirs our hearts’...the social issues that causes our hearts to break also inspire us to hope for change and this hope fuels vision for leadership and action towards meaningful change. Without hope, leadership is impossible...it is imperative that the heart and the hands work together to produce change. The heart provides the passion and commitment, and the hands provide the empowering leadership which leads the way to meaningful social change through activism.”

MENTAL HEALTH MONOLOGUE SUBMISSIONS Submit your monologue at https://orgsync. com/125469/chapter. This event will help to open up conversations about mental health on campus, reduce stigma surrounding mental health, and most importantly provide a source of hope and community for those dealing with mental health issues Your monologue should be about half a page, single-spaced. It should have an ultimate message of hope and resiliency. The Mental Health Monologues event will be held during Wellness and Prevention Services’ Semi-Colon Week. The event will be held on Wednesday April 18th at 8pm. Monologues must be submitted by Monday, February 5th at 8:00am. Please make sure your monologue follows the safe messaging guidelines for suicide prevention, available by clicking here. Please note that if your monologue is selected for the event, it will be performed by a student actor. Your anonymity will be maintained unless you choose to confer with the actor performing your piece.

SATURDAY, NOV. 11

SUNDAY, NOV. 12

Eating Disorder Support Group

Appalachian Leaders Forum

Leigh Lane Day of Service

7 p.m. The Women’s Center, PSU free

9 a.m.-3 p.m. PSU students free, non-students $40 https://orgsync.com/91952/ forms/280128

11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Linville Falls, PSU free

Veteran Suicide Awareness Hike 1-4 p.m. Raley Traffic Circle free

1/2 Mindfulness Retreat 1-5 p.m. Blue Ridge Ballroom, PSU free

Professional Drag Show 8-9 p.m. Grandfather Ballroom, PSU free

MONDAY, NOV. 13

TUESDAY, NOV. 14

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15

Sustainable Energy Speaker Series

Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity

2-3 p.m. Table Rock Room, PSU free

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Habitat for Humanity - Watauga County/ ReStore 1200 Archie Carroll Road, Boone, NC 28607

Lawrence Ross Dialogue 7-8 p.m. Three Top Mountain Room, PSU free

De-Stress Fest noon-3 p.m. Linville Falls Room, PSU free

NouN 8:15-11 p.m. Blue Ridge Ballroom, PSU free

THURSDAY, NOV. 16