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New kid on the boombox Boombox Guy’s successor plans on using music to spread positivity

by Laney Ruckstuhl News Editor

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or four years, a student dancing across campus and blasting music from a boombox he carried on his shoulder was a normal sight on Appalachian State University’s campus.

But after Steven Powell, better known among students as Boombox Guy, graduated at the end of spring 2014, the music stopped. Now, Powell has found a successor to carry on the tradition.

Kevin Bynum, who is currently taking a semester off from studying geology, is being trained by Powell in hopes of spreading positivity across campus and throughout Boone.

“I like to make people happy,” Bynum said. “It’s just a fun thing to do. I would totally love to like, dance down King Street with a massive boombox on my shoulder.

Sure, some people might think it’s weird but the majority of people would like it. It’s pretty much just to put smiles on faces of people.”

Bynum said he and Powell have been friends for about a year and a half and have been on climbing and backpacking trips together through the geology department, which is how they originally bonded.

“We frolicked with ponies

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Kevin Bynum has assumed Steven Powell’s title as “Boombox Guy” on Appalachian State University’s campus.

together at Grayson Highlands [State Park] and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life,” Bynum said.

When Bynum saw his friend post on Facebook last Saturday that he was looking for someone to take over his

role as Boombox Guy, he felt compelled.

“It was a random thing,” Bynum said. “It was a spur of the moment. I did not expect it, but I was like, ‘Sure, OK.’” His music taste varies, but Bynum said he plans on play-

ing upbeat music people can dance to, such as electronic and disco, though he describes himself as not being the best dancer.

As Appalachia Cookie Company’s cookie dough maker, Bynum also plans on handing

out free cookies on campus.

He said he loves delivering cookies because getting a box of them is like getting “a box full of smiles.”

“People are like, ‘It won’t

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Vitamin Pets drops Battle of the Bands, cites issues with APPS management

by Emma Speckman A&E Editor

Monday night Vitamin Pets frontman Vito Petruzzelli published an open letter to Appalachian Popular Programming Society on his band’s Facebook page, enumerating several issues with the campus organization and announcing the band members’ decision to extract themselves from the lineup of the upcoming Battle of the Bands show.

The four-piece punk group is made up of Petruzzelli, an English graduate student, violinist River Allen, a senior biology major and Eric Schneider and Jake Siri, both healthcare professionals in Boone.

Battle of the Bands had been scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 25 but due to an unexpected heater break in the venue, Legends, the event was

pushed to March 5. Monday afternoon, APPS changed the date back to Wednesday. Club Shows chairperson Addison Wemyss emailed all of the bands confirming the change that afternoon.

In the letter, Petruzzelii said, “[m] y group is formally dropping our name from the bill and boycotting Legends. We don’t believe in operating this way, and we certainly don’t want to be a part of something that treats local music as if it was some sort of spur-of-the-moment cattle round-up,” referring to the manner in which the date change was handled.

“The weekend passed and by Monday, we found out that it was going to be fixed quicker than we had thought,” Wemyss said. “And we

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Vitamin Pets bassist Eric Schneider performs at Black Cat Burrito on Feb. 7.

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First independent Latin sorority comes to Appalachian

by Chamian Cruz News Reporter

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new club is working to eventually implement Chi Upsilon Sigma National Latin Sorority, Inc. as the first independent latin sorority chapter in the nation at Appalachian State University.

The Organization of Women Looking for Sisterhood in Chi Upsilon Sigma was started by Kimberly Jacome, chapter president and sophomore communication studies major. Due to low interest in previous years, this has been the third time that someone from Appalachian has attempted to bring the chapter.

“It is a requirement to start out as a club so you learn if this organization is what you really want and you basically learn the structure of what it is to be in the sorority,” Jacome said.

The plan, Jacome said, is to keep OWLS in CUS throughout the rest of this semester, this summer and then finally

bring the sorority to Appalachian by the end of fall 2015.

Meanwhile, OWLS in CUS is planning to travel to the nearest established chapters at UNC Charlotte and in Greensboro to get to know the sisters and see their impact on their campus communities.

“Chi Upsilon Sigma is a national organization and every chapter is very much connected to each other so we have a lot of support from sisters and alumna members in North Carolina,” Jacome said.

CUS was a home away from home for first generation college students, something many women can still relate to, and now has over 67 undergraduate chapters in 17 states, Jacome said.

The sorority also has a little over 1,100 members nationwide, said Tatiana Gallego, director of expansion of CUS. Gallego is also working closely with OWLS in CUS to ensure they

are setting goals in fundraising, community service and having meetings, so they can be successful in bringing the chapter to Appalachian.

Once the sorority is established, there will be a required 2.5 GPA and sorority fees could be around $500, Gallego said.

Gallego said she believes bringing the chapter to Appalachian could also help in increasing the diversity rate on campus, because it provides a different option from other sororities.

Other chapters of CUS have used a latino fraternity to get started, but at Appalachian, CUS will be the first chapter in the nation to start independently.

“For me, what sparked an interest was the coming of Alpha Gamma Delta, so I thought about starting my own,” Jacome said. “I actually thought about joining [AGD], but I just felt like I wasn’t going to fit in and I wanted to find

something that I felt OK in being a part of.”

Other chapters of CUS consist of about five to seven members, but so far 20 total people have stated official interest in participating in the sorority at Appalachian, Jacome said.

“We want to be able to reach out to those people who want to get involved with it even if they don’t see themselves as latinas, they can come and be a part of it,” Jacome said.

“Anyone is able to join as long as you identify by what it stands for, its mission and its goals.”

Jacome said a barrier is stereotypes, such as people thinking latinos only get accepted to college because schools are trying to raise their diversity rate or getting judged if a latino doesn’t speak english very well or has an accent.

As another barrier, many latinos and other minorities also come from low-income households, which hinders any opportunity of

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hadn’t done too much promotion for the new date, so there are a couple reasons why I switched back to that new date.”

March 5 is also the Thursday before the university’s spring break, which Wemyss and APPS adviser, Randy Kelly said also influenced their decision to move the date back.

“Everyone that doesn’t have Friday classes, or even do have Friday classes, is trying to get out of Boone as soon as possible to have their break so there will be more students here [Wednesday],” Wemyss said.

As an example of one of the slights he and his band members felt, Petruzzelli said the group made 200 flyers promoting the March 5 show that cannot be used now.

“This is someone [Wemyss] who as far as I know has no experience playing shows, being in a band,” Petruzzelli said. “The best interest for any group is clarity and logistics.”

Battle of the Bands is primarily an opportunity for inexperienced bands to showcase their talent for the first

receiving a higher education.

Only 50 percent of students in low-income communities are expected to finish high school and only one out of seven will graduate from college, according to www.ihaveadreamfoundation.org “I’m an undocumented student from Guatemala, so I think it’s important to support people like me and people in general, because we’re not just targeting those who started off as not speaking english but anyone who wants to be a part of it,” Jacome said.

Jacome said her main goal is to make women feel empowered.

“The beautiful thing about this organization is that it is not latina exclusive, over the past 35 years it has become a multicultural sorority,” Jacome said. “It encourages any woman that believes in Educating, Elevating and Empowering herself and her community to seek membership.”

time onstage, Kelly said. The typical Battle of the Bands contestant has not played more than a few house shows or one or two shows in other venues around Boone before performing for the competition.

“We hired the best PA company on this end of the state,” Kelly said. “These bands get to play on a better PA that realistically probably any of them have ever played on before.”

Petruzzelli has been a part of Vitamin Pets since its formation in New Jersey in 2009.

When he moved to Boone, he reformed the band with new members Schneider, Siri and Allen, all of whom have previous experience playing music.

“I’m just upset that there would be any groups that would feel slighted and still go on to play the show,” Petruzzelli said. “These other groups, they’re clearly younger groups. A lot of these groups might sacrifice their ideals, their happiness and still go through with it. My heart goes out to them.

We will not support anything Legends does that APPS does after this.”

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Farmers of the Round Table provides assistance to local farmers

by Clare McPherson Intern News Reporter

Local agriculture has long been an important part of the Boone community, but the many tasks associated with farming can pile up, so Appalachian and the Community Together has formed a new committee to help.

Farmers of the Round Table was started in the fall by senior public relations major Genevieve Parshley.

The initiative aims to assist farmers with day-to-day activities.

Parshley said she never considered where her food came from until she participated in farm day through ACT. “It’s so rudimentary,” Parshley said. “It’s funny that it’s something we don’t think about and it’s such a prominent life-source.”

After a working on the farm, Parshley said she became passionate about organic farming, how to homestead and urban farming.

“It just really spoke to me,” Parshley said. “I thought like, ‘Wow, this is something that I really want to focus on,’”

Parshley said after further research on the topic, she decided to start FORT with the help of her co-leaders Kelly Lineberry, senior management major and Levi Baer, junior social work major.

The committee, which currently consists of 12 members, coordinates with local farms to provide additional support. Students are directly partnered with a farmer and will help them with a variety of tasks at least once a month.

Steven Furr, junior sustainable development major, has not yet been paired with a farmer through FORT, but has previously worked on local farms. He said tasks can include anything from mucking out goat pens to helping with minor construction projects.

“You normally work alongside the farmer all day which allows you to pick their brain,” Furr said.

“They love teaching about what they do.”

Furr said his favorite thing about working on farms is the relationship that forms with the farmer and other workers. The first farm he went to even invited him in for a BBQ lunch.

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Farmers of the Round Table was started by members of Appalachian and the Community Together to connect students with local farmers.

“Helping at farms has made me value community more, and to see ASU students as an important part of the food system in Watauga,” Furr said.

In addition to supplying student farms, FORT will also host monthly Bread Talks, which are a take off of TedTalks.

“We’ll have these monthly Bread Talks where we bring in either a farmer or bring in someone from campus who we know is knowledgeable,” Parshley said. “We’ll have them talk to us on a topic we already know they are interested in.”

Parshley said that Bread Talk topics could be about women in agriculture, social and moral implications of eating local food, how to find products that have integrity and what to eat and when to eat it based on season.

FORT has a rolling admission and is looking for anyone of any major to join.

“FORT is unique because it is the first program that makes a bridge between ASU students and farmers,” Furr said. “I believe that FORT will only strengthen the connection between local farmers and students.”

New club teaches students how to cook healthy meals

by Clare McPherson Intern News Reporter

For many students, being away from home leaves them with little knowledge of cooking for themselves. Now, a class teaches participants where to buy cheap food, cooking tips and how to use different cooking tools.

Cooking Healthy for Everyone Away from Parents is a committee of Appalachian Student Dietetic Association that aims to teach students how to cook healthy meals and snacks. Meetings are held several times per semester at F.A.R.M. Café in downtown Boone.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ever be the same. Steven Powell is the Boombox Guy,’ and honestly that’s pretty true,” he said. “Even though I share the same title, I’m not gonna try to be the great Steven Powell. I’ll be jamming out as Kevin and I’m just gonna be learning as I go and if people don’t like something, I’ll just continue on with a smile on my face.”

Powell said he is confident in Bynum to carry on the tradition.

“I think Kevin will be able to uphold that boombox creed without any problems, while bringing his own amazing flare to the campus,” Powell said.

Powell will be visiting him soon to train

him, show him some moves and deliver a new boombox that is the same model Powell used to use.

“To be App State’s [Boombox Guy] is about being a little bit louder than the world around you,” Powell said. “Life is difficult, college even more so and as we progress through it the world will try to tell us we aren’t good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, or≠≠ strong enough. However, if one person decides to tune that noise out and smile and dance through the madness, then the best anyone can ask for is for that spirit to become so infectious that all anyone can hear is the sound of how fantastic life can be.”

The committee is lead by junior nutrition and foods major Samantha Gladden. Gladden said the idea for CHEAP came about during a group project for a nutrition class, but due to lack of interest it wasn’t created until the spring of 2014.

“In the spring of 2014, Chloe Patterson [the former president of ASDA] decided to start the program back up again,” Gladden said.

“This year, it was decided to continue being a committee of the ASDA.” Gladden said the program is important because many college students either don’t know how to eat healthy or don’t know how to budget for healthier food.

“The program is extremely important for App State because it teaches students how to cook,” Gladden said. “CHEAP also teaches simple budgeting and nutrition skills which are essential in healthy cooking.”

Dylan Rudisill, a senior nutrition and foods major agreed that CHEAP is an important resource on campus.

“I think everybody really needs to know how to cook and to be able to save money,” Rudisill

said. “It’s a lot healthier to cook your own food, and if you cook your own food it tastes a lot better.”

At their most recent meeting, members of CHEAP taught students how to make energy balls, hummus, guacamole and kale chips.

Megan Lord, a junior social work major said cooking every meal is too much of a hassle.

“It just takes a lot of time to get groceries and then go actually cook a healthy meal,” Lord said.

“It’s so much easier just to eat out.”

Gladden describes student diets as a social issue.

“I think that socially, eating healthy is looked down upon or looked at as being weird,” Gladden said. “So many college students tend to eat what everyone else is eating even if it’s unhealthy or lacks nutrients.”

CHEAP will hold four more classes this semester with the next one taking place on March 2. Gladden hopes attendance will increase with each class.

“I see CHEAP continuing to grow,” Gladden said. “With more exposure and participants I hope that it only gets bigger with time.”

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ASU police looking into buying body cameras

by Mary Wood Intern News Reporter

The Boone Police Department has been using body cameras for a couple years, and now Appalachian State University police are looking to do the same.

Body cameras are devices placed on an officer’s shirt and allow that officer to record any situation with a civilian or student.

“We are looking into buying the same body cameras that Boone PD has early this summer,” University Police Chief Gunther Doerr said.

Doerr said the main concern is paying the storage for videos that would be recorded by the cameras, but he believes through usage of these cameras, officers can feel a sense of protection when they need visual evidence for a case.

Though ASU police looks forward to purchasing body cameras, Doerr said they could cost up to $700 each.

“I know Boone PD pays around $7,000 to $9,000 a year for their cameras and

the storage that their video recording goes onto,” Doerr said.

Boone PD has had these cameras for about two years now, and body cameras are much less expensive than car cameras that did not allow them to record as close up as the body cameras do.

“Officers use these cameras for safety reasons and can show what happened when someone is pulled over or during an arrest, especially for undergoing investigations,” said Wanda Smith, Boone PD communications supervisor.

There is strict policy regarding body cameras on police officers. For ASU police, there is a policy that once an officer is out of his or her car, the camera is to be on until that officer gets back into the car.

“The only problem with body cameras is there is no way to detect what was recorded and what wasn’t, especially when the camera was accidently or purposely turned off,” Doerr said.

As for video being shown

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Boone Police wear body cameras on their uniforms to record footage while handling crimes.

ASUPD is considering doing the same in the future.

in court, it is up to the district attorney’s officer whether or not to show what was recorded.

Doerr said he believes getting these body cameras will be beneficial in a sense

that it can show the events leading up to an arrest or incident that happens on and off campus.

“Only one person has to legally know that there is recording going on,” Doerr

said. “I think we can review how officers deal with students from a training standpoint to better officers handling students for the future.”

‘The Countess’ brings Victorian England to Boone

by Liz Flamming Intern A&E Reporter

Over the past six weeks, a cast of seven Appalachian State University student-actors have been rehearsing five days a week to bring to life a true historical drama based on the life of prestigious art critic John Ruskin.

“The Countess” will bring the world of Victorian England, 1850s art and scandal to Appalachian when it shows in the Valborg Theatre on campus from Feb. 25-28 at 7:30 p.m. and March 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $9 for students and $16 for the public. “[Ruskin] befriended a very wellknown painter named Everett Mallais, and he, Mallais and John Ruskin’s

wife all went to Scotland, where relationships shifted, changed, grew and deteriorated,” said Jake Dailey, senior theatre performance major.

Dailey plays the role of Mallais in Appalachian’s version of the play.

Far from your average love triangle, “The Countess” addresses serious themes of the dangers of idealism, said Molly Winstead, senior theatre and history major who plays the role of Effie Ruskin, John Ruskin’s wife.

“One of John Ruskin’s biggest flaws is that he is constantly looking at the world through this lens in which everything is and should be ideal, and those things that aren’t ideal, like most people, don’t live up to his expectations,” Winstead said.

“The Countess,” written by Gregory Murphy, is a true story based on real events and people.

“For me one of the biggest challenges has been having to learn a whole new set of social values, and not just social values but mannerisms,” Winstead said. “How I talk, how I move, how I sit down in a chair or drink wine or eat food.”

Senior theatre education major Preston Perrin plays John Ruskin, and said he has found it both challenging and enjoyable to psychoanalyze the characters using real letters, sketches and journal entries.

“We’ve actually been able to figure out – very possibly – their thought processes by looking at these remnants of their lives,” Perrin said.

Winstead said another challenging aspect of “The Countess” has been its “episodic” quality. With 15 scenes in the entire show – some taking place months apart – the actors have had to adjust to abrupt mood changes.

Dailey described his experiences as the “most intense multi-tasking” he’s ever encountered working in a show.

“It’s been tricky, and it’s something that we’ve all gotten to be pretty good at,” Winstead said. “You have to totally get out of one emotional state and go right into another one.”

Winstead said one of the standout characteristics of “The Countess”

is the amount of time and research that has gone into ensuring its legitimacy, with several of the lines in the play straight from letters written between the Ruskins and Mallais.

Luke White, senior theatre major and dramaturge added that the cast and crew of “The Countess” have done their research by checking out libraries and websites.

“We’ve also been able to get our hands on a lot of [material], which is something we don’t usually get to do,” White said. “On this project we took a study abroad trip last summer, and we got to see Mallais’ paintings and we got to look at some of the actual sketches.”

Several students also visited New York a few weeks ago on a senior capstone trip to view Mallais’ sketches in the Morgan Library that is said to have inspired one of the most pivotal scenes in the play.

In addition to this research, White said he also obtained a grant from the office of student research to stay in England an extra week in order to visit John Ruskin’s estate.

Despite the challenges and preparation for The Countess, Dailey, White, Winstead and Perrin agreed the experience has been incredible. White described the cast as the “dream team,” and Winstead said they felt as though they had just “won the lottery,” with their roles.

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Nth Degree Gallery struggling to keep the lights on

by Lovey Cooper Senior A&E Reporter

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he Nth Degree Gallery and its studios on King Street have been around for 17 years, uncommon for an independent underground gallery, especially in as small a town as Boone.

Each of the seven artists in the not-for-profit collective has a professional day job or is a student, but still usually meet their annual fundraising goals through their Keep The Lights On campaign. This year, however, money is tight.

“A lot of the more established galleries in the area are more profit-driven, and they have to be focused on what will sell around here,” said Jamie Goodman, a senior member of the gallery. “What will sell to the tourists and the second home owners is definitely less controversial art, it’s usually stuff that people will want to hang on their walls.”

Goodman is a photographer and does graphic design during the day.

She has been a member of the Nth since the early 2000s.

She said that fundraising varies each year and depends on the economy – art is usually one of the last things to be funded in a recession. While the last couple years have been a struggle, she says they have found ways to continue through solicitation of donations.

“People know that art is important,” Goodman said.

The Nth provides a home for exploratory, experimentation and urban art, she said, and gives a voice and a venue to those artists who might not otherwise find an outlet in Boone. It is because the group doesn’t function for profits that they can take risks.

“We rely on the good graces of people who like what we do and want us to stay around,” Goodman said.

Donations benefit emerging artists first.

Of their monthly shows, the gallery hosts only three per year from artwork made by members. The rest feature work of community artists, and open hangings. In keeping with the gallery’s mission statement, these shows provide a space for unknown artists looking to build their resumes.

Open rooms are usually provided to people who fit the niche and who need the space more than others, Goodman said.

“Boone is an interesting mix of small town with modern consciousness, and we are very unique in that way,” Goodman said. “Having exposure to different forms of art is not only important for that consciousness but its also kind of expected.”

The gallery members meet weekly to decide on chores and curate shows, and each person takes turns with all as-

pects of management.

In this way, Goodman calls Nth an incubator for future gallery workers to learn how to go through the process from looking over an artists work to striking the show after the pieces are ready to come down.

The space is very open, with a lot of freedom to collaborate and find their voice as artists, said Tommy Lee, a member for the past four years who paints under the name Sir Tom Foolery.

“There’s a lot of spaces that either don’t do that or they don’t have the means to do that, and that’s probably one of the biggest things that makes the Nth different than a lot of other places – it allows the space to experiment so that they can grow however they need to grow as artists,” Lee said.

“The first thing that attracted me to the Nth gallery was that the Nth is a really great collective space for artists that really have intentions on being professional artists but they still don’t really know how to,” Lee said.

The Nth does not sell artwork unless individual artists put up a price during a show.

The gallery asks for a very small percentage of the artwork’s value compared to what other galleries do, Goodman said, and that percentage goes back into the costs of running the gallery – such as wallpaper and paint for repairs

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Nth Degree Gallery, a nonprofit art collective on W King St., has struggled to raise enough funding to run the operation more so than in past years.

after shows and toilet paper and cleaning supplies for the facilities.

Each member pays rent for a studio space in the building. Fundraising efforts, account for a very small part of the operating budget – the power and water bills usually come out to around $1,000 to $1,200 a year, an amount that Goodman said it usually costs most other companies to run per month.

“Sometimes we meet our mark, and sometimes we come up short, and this is one of those years where we are struggling to literally

keep the lights on,” Lee said.

There are plans to launch an IndieGoGo fundraising page sometime in the next month, a new tactic for the gallery. Further updates can be found on the group’s public Facebook page.

“We feel really fortunate to be in a place like Boone and to have a venue like the Nth and the love and support that we get from the community is really awesome,” Goodman said. “We just hope we can give back what people put into it.”

Art and Social Justice group plans projects, meetings

by Courtney Morrison Intern A&E Reporter

A small group led by firstyear theatre and dance professor Cara Hagan met in the student union Sunday to express their interest in the vital matter of social justice and how the conversations involving current social issues could be had through art.

“I’m trying to convey the fact that art is transformative medium that can invite people to change their thinking,” Hagan said when discussing the hopes for the group – Art and Social Justice.

“Art is one of those things that...kind of gets people riled up in a way that they want to talk about things and they want to have action and create action,” she said.

Hagan has a personal history in community engagement

and services. A few years ago, when she lived in the Piedmont-Triad area, she created “The Wedding Dress Project,” a nonprofit that addresses the issues of domestic violence and gender stereotyping.

The Art and Social Justice meeting was brief, though impactful and addressed the obvious need for awareness and conversations that can at times be uncomfortable.

The group, which is open to both students and administration, offers opportunity to explain and discuss sociopolitical problems and communicate them in ways that may be understood without the often-complicated political jargon.

“With a lot of art you don’t necessarily have to be at a certain literacy level,” Hagan said. “You don’t necessarily have to speak a certain lan-

guage. Whereas things like political rhetoric [are] honestly over a lot of people’s heads.

It’s a little unfair to kind of frame things with that rhetoric knowing that a lot of the population is just not going to go there with you.”

Jodie Clouser, a junior middle grades education major who attended a previous art and social justice meeting has already begun her own process of addressing these matters.

She prepared a flyer centralized around the Black Lives Matter campaign with an original image of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was shot by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer in August 2014. Clouser and another group member plan to disperse this flyer and others around campus in the near future.

“I think what I found sort of proven over and over again is that people can have conversations through art that they can’t have in other areas,” Betsy Kelly, a graduate student at Appalachian and a supporter of the group said.

“It somehow allows you to get to the important stuff. I also think it’s a really good way for people to listen.”

The group is not restrictive to one form of art and welcomes any medium, including but not limited to dance, creative writing, printings and spoken word.

In the past, the meeting have been organized by way of Facebook events created by Hagan that offer information on date, time, location and a brief overview of the agenda. Another meeting is being planned for sometime later in the semester.

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Job incentives program should be reformed or eliminated Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer

Although Gov. Pat McCrory has touted job creation as a major priority of his, one of his recent job proposals may be an ineffective means of getting results for North Carolina.

McCrory is asking that the legislature refund the Job Development Investment Grant.

The JDIG, which was started in 2002, is intended to give money to companies that have located to North Carolina and meet certain job creation targets, according to The News & Observer.

After almost $300 million in awards to companies under

McCrory, the fund is nearly exhausted.

Now that the governor has brought up the issue, and is asking legislators to continue JDIG, it is a good time to consider whether or not the program should continue as is, face changes or even be eliminated.

Recent reports suggest that we should be focusing on those last two options.

A News & Observer report found that, under McCrory, more than 80 percent of grant money went to wealthier counties such as Wake and Mecklenberg. Poorer, rural counties received less than 10 percent of the funding.

The NC Justice Center presented the even more striking finding that 60 percent of the grants had to be cancelled because of failure to meet targets.

The problems with this program should not be pinned

solely on McCrory. He did not start JDIG, and it did not perform well under his Democratic predecessors, either.

However, he is asking legislators to double down on this questionable policy. In light of these findings, those legislators should consider either making changes to the ways grants are awarded. If that cannot be done effectively, then JDIG should be discontinued in favor of some more helpful job creation initiative.

Some have argued that the claims of JDIG failure are overstated.

John Peterson, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Economic Developers Association, made such an argument in a News & Observer op-ed.

He pointed out that taxpayers do not lose out on JDIG since grants are cancelled if a company fails to meet jobs targets.

Also, the state can force companies to pay back the money

they had already been given.

He goes on to mention that, although many companies missed their targets, they do still employ people in the state.

While this is true, it misses the point. The issue is not about taxpayers getting ripped off or claiming that the program has done nothing to create jobs.

The point is that the government is making an investment with expectation of certain returns. If it cannot get those results consistently, and the recent report suggests it does not, then it is time to either reform JDIG or to look to other options.

Whether JDIG is reformed or abolished, the program should not continue as it is now.

Grif in, a junior journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.

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The reevaluation of feminism and why we need it Lauren Burrows Opinion Writer

The current state of the world shows how desperately we need the feminist revolution to persist, no matter what preconceived notion one may have against it.

When people think of feminists, they may think of screaming, shirtless women violently protesting, screaming profanities, lighting bras on fire. The whole shebang.

Because of this, both men and women find it hard to back up such a fight. Who would want

to add fuel to an already out-ofcontrol fire?

However, feminism today is much different than what this stereotype portrays. It is simply a movement advocating for women’s rights on all levels of society – for equality among the sexes and genders.

Feminists are not wild, uncooperative, hormonal teenage girls who want a world with only women. Real feminists are both women and men, who are simply speaking up for the injustice that is paid to women on social, political and economic grounds.

In 2013, women on average earned only 78 cents to every man’s dollar in the workplace, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

There are 20 women to the 80 men serving in the U.S. Senate.

Victim blaming is still prevalent after traumatic experiences such as rape or domestic violence cases and cat-calling is an everyday occurrence that demeans and puts fear into a woman but is still ignored or deemed socially acceptable.

Still not sold?

Around the world, girls constitute more than half of the children out of school and only 30 percent of girls are enrolled in secondary schooling. In lowincome countries, 100 million women are illiterate.

Women in various African and Middle Eastern countries still have to endure female genital mutilation. Militant groups utilize inequality to target marginalized groups of women and children, and women are raped and murdered as terror tactics.

Women have a substantial

amount to be angry about. But we should all be angry.

If women were held at an equal standard to men, more girls would be educated, meaning higher standards of living, improved socioeconomic growth, decreased domestic and sexual violence, decreased support for militancy and future educated generations.

Investing in women is investing in the future. Acknowledging that women offer just as much as men will advance us in ways where it has been hindered before.

Women and men need to fight together. We should all be feminists, because we all need feminism.

Burrows, a freshman journalism major from Mint Hill, is an opinion writer.

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Free tax assistance ASU’s Walker College of Business will provide free tax assistance for individuals or families with a combined household income of $60,000 or less. Anyone can prepare and e-file their own federal and state income taxes for free using www.myfreetaxes.com.

The Free Tax Help Lab, will be held 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, through April 15, room 2014, Peacock Hall. Email hofmannma@ appstate.edu.

Insurance Career Fair Scheduled for Feb. 26, and hosted by the Brantley Center and members of the AppState Gamma Iota Sigma chapter. The fair is for students interested in securing jobs in the insurance industry. Visit insurance.appstate.edu.

Expressive Arts (EXA) Studio The studio seeks to engage Appalachian faculty, staff and graduate students in exploring how art-making can sustain individuals and communities. Will be held

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• Feb. 27: EXA Studio TBA Ski specials ASU’s Outdoor Programs partnered with Appalachian Ski Mountain to offer ASU deals for the Midnight Blast sessions, 5 p.m.midnight Feb. 27. Lift tickets are $15; rentals, group lessons are discounted. Show your ASU student ID to receive discounts.

FAFSA Day Students are invited to FAFSA DAY and to receive help and information on completing the FAFSA for 2015-2016. The staff will be providing free help to students and families from 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 28, in the Office of Student Financial Aid, second floor, John Thomas Hall. Register at www.cfnc.org.

The Wellness Workshops Presented by the Counseling Center, The Wellness Workshops: Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood.

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Registration for Ultimate Frisbee will be open until March 3. Registration for Co-Rec Volleyball and Tennis will be open until March 17.

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“E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

Turchin Center Lecture Series: Les Caison III, 7 p.m., Turchin Center, free “E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

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FEB. 26 - GEORIGA SOUTHERN (19-6, 12-4 Sun Belt) - HOLMES CENTER - BOONE - 7:30 P.M. FEB. 28 - ULM (18-9, 12-4 Sun Belt) - HOLMES CENTER - BOONE - 3:30 P.M.

Quick Facts

LAST GAME

App State has lost four straight games and six of its last seven.

The team's 44-point loss in its last game against Georgia State was the team's worst loss of the season.

Men’s looks to end losing skid

The Mountaineers close the season with four straight home games. App State is 4-4 in Boone this season.

by Cory Spiers Sports Editor

Eaves had a tough night against Georgia State, going 2-9 from the field. Eaves did, however, play a team-high 28 minutes and finished with six points. Eaves has been great this year, so a turnaround stretch isn't out of the question for him.

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Coming home While the Mountaineers have struggled away from home (5-12), the team is done with road games as it closes out the year with four straight at home.

App State is 4-4 in Boone and a consistent slate of games at home might just be exactly what the team needs to put together a strong finish.

The Sun Belt travel schedule has presented unique challenges this season, but the Mountaineers have a great opportunity to stay put and focus on the last four opponents.

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SPOTLIGHT

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Breaking the streak Things have certainly been tough for the Mountaineers over the last month.

The team has lost four straight games and has only one win in its last seven games.

The team’s most recent defeat, a 44-point loss to Georgia State on the road, has to be put in the rearview mirror as soon as possible if the team is to respond and get back in the win column.

For all of the tough results this season, App State still has a chance to finish at .500 in Sun Belt play.

That goal should be the priority for a team that has shown sparks of inspired play this season under first-year head coach Jim Fox.

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FEB. 26 - GEORIGA SOUTHERN (4-21, 1-15 Sun Belt) - HOLMES CENTER - BOONE - 5 P.M. FEB. 28 - ULM (10-15, 6-10 Sun Belt) - HOLMES CENTER - BOONE - 1 P.M.

LAST GAME

Quick Facts App State has lost two-straight games and five of its last six.

The Mountaineers last three losses have come by double digits.

FARRAHN WOOD

SPOTLIGHT

Wood played her best game of the season in the loss to Georgia State. Wood amassed a season-high nine points, so she should be confident going into the next slate of games. With the rigors of travel wearing on the team late in the year, depth at the guard position becomes important, so Wood's role could be big down the stretch.

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Women’s has chance to end on high note

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Turning the streak around The Mountaineers have lost two-straight games and five of their last six.

With a 6-10 Sun Belt record just like the men’s team, the women have a chance to close the season at .500 in conference play if they can find a way to win out.

App State’s final four games are all at home, where the team has had success. In home games, the Mountaineers are 7-4 this season.

At 11-14 overall, four wins would also push App State over the .500 mark overall.

Assessing the pieces While the team has had some tough stretches of play, the last four games are very crucial to seeing what the women have going forward.

Whoever steps up to try to push the team over .500 at the end of the season could help reveal who will be called upon heavily next season.

The team will likely add new young faces, too, so new leaders could and should begin to emerge over the next two weeks for the Mountaineers.