Tuesday, April 12

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A conversation on the

First Amendment on and off campus Friday April 15, 2016 6 to 8 p.m.

Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union What are my First Amendment rights on campus? Why can outside groups come and offend me on campus? Can the police hack in to my phone? What happens when the media wants to use my Facebook photos? Can my photo be published without me knowing?

Bring your questions for Barbara Krause, Deputy General Council for Appalachian State & Paul Gates, Communications Law professor.

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THE TEAM Malik Rahili @malikrahili EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EDITORIAL MULTIMEDIA BUSINESS

Charlotte Wray @_charlottewray MANAGING EDITOR Aleah Warner @aleahwarner CHIEF COPY EDITOR

Ignacio Martinez-Alvarez @theappalachian BUSINESS MANAGER

Carl Blankenship @carl_r_blank NEWS EDITOR Katie Murawski @murawskikm A&E EDITOR

Stephanie Sansoucy @stephsans DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Allison Bennett Dyche @allisonbdyche ADVISER

Lee Sanderlin @theappsports SPORTS EDITOR Kevin Griffin @theappalachian OPINION EDITOR

CRIME LOG CAMPUS APR. 9

2:22 a.m. | DWI Rivers Street A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated.

APR. 8 1:58 a.m. | DWI Hill Street A man was arrested for driving while intoxicated

APR. 8 1:30 a.m. | Drug Violation Durham Park A student was arrested for possession of marijuana.

APR. 6 6:03 p.m. | Drug Violation Greenwood Trail A student was arrested for possession of paraphernalia.

APR. 6 9:03 p.m. | Drug Violation Hill Street A student was arrested for possession of marijuana.

APR. 2 1:29 a.m. | Underage Consumption of Alcohol Justice Hall A student was arrested for underage consumption of alcohol.

APR. 2 11:41 p.m. | Underage Consumption of Alcohol Mountaineer Hall A student was arrested for underage consumption of alcohol.

APR.1 10:32 p.m. | Vandalism Gardner Hall Under investigation.

MAR. 31 2:32 p.m. | Larceny Varsity Gym Under investigation.

Dallas Linger @dallingerphoto PHOTO EDITOR Carson Fletcher @theappalachian VIDEO EDITOR Dylan Dow @zen_dow WEB MANAGER

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SPRING CLEANING AT BOONE CREEK

BY CARRIE HALL NEWS REPORTER

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n Thursday, 48 people ventured into Boone Creek, despite the rainy weather, to beautify the area behind Appalachian Mountain Brewery.

Each spring and fall, the ASU Sustainability Council invites people to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability in the community by donning old clothes and work gloves to pick up trash in an area of the creek.

Laura England, the chair for the outreach and engagement committee within the ASU Sustainability Council and the coordinator of this event, described it as a fun, straightforward way to make a tangible difference.

The council adopted the portion of Boone Creek that borders Appalachian Mountain Brewery through the Adopt-aStream program.

But this year volunteers went above and beyond during the cleanup; the group cleaned up twice the length of the council’s adopted section of Boone Creek and also cleaned up a segment of Hodges Creek, which is a tributary of Boone Creek that flows in beside Appalachian Mountain Brewery.

Volunteers filled almost 40 trash and recycling bags during the cleanup.

A car door, a traffic cone, a large metal coil and an old CRT television were some of the items that were unearthed throughout the afternoon.

Even though conditions were far from ideal, groups were upbeat and highly productive as they worked hard picking up as much trash as possible during the event.

Carter Cross places trash from Boone creek into a bag Joe Francis holds. Cross and Francis are both junior sustainable development majors.

While participants did receive a 10 percent discount on everything at Appalachian Mountain Brewery for the rest of the night, “You could tell they weren’t just there for a discount on beer,” Amy Birner, a co-chair on the ASU Sustainability Council who led a group of volunteers through the event, said.

The Spring Cleaning event shows Appalachian students the effects that our campus has on the surrounding ecosystems.

Most of the trash in the creek wasn’t put

there directly; it was dropped on the ground somewhere on campus or in a surrounding area, made its way into a creek and floated downstream to this section of Boone Creek.

England said cleanup has an educational impact because it is a reminder of the connection between land and water.

“It doesn’t get at the root of pollution problems, but it’s a way to remove some of the pollution in our environment,” England said.

“It shows that the students of App State

really care about the surrounding community, in terms of both sustainability and community wellness,” Leila Jackson, a member of the outreach and engagement committee of the Sustainability Council, said.

Birner, who has now participated in the event twice, urges people to come out next fall, “It’s only an hour and a half of your time, but it makes a huge difference for the riparian zone and the ecosystem of the creek,” she said.

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES CONFERENCE EXPLORES SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS

BY CARRIE HALL NEWS REPORTER

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iming to explore the possibilities that innovative business can create from environmental and social problems, the Walker College of Business focused on how companies can be a force for sustainable good at this year’s Global Opportunities Conference.

The day included a luncheon panel discussion and presentations from pioneers of sustainable business and Appalachian students who had stories to tell about their personal experiences with sustainable innovation.

The Global Opportunities Conference has always focused on making the world a better place, but this year's theme concentrated more specifically on how businesses can be champions for sustainable change both environmentally and socially.

Martin Meznar, the associate dean for international programs in the Walker College of Business, said that the conference is intended to spur both business people and students to think of ways in which, “business can help fix the mess 4

as opposed to making it worse.”

“Business shouldn’t just be about making money,” Olivia Reed, a senior business management major who was one of the student presenters, said. “It should be about solving problems.”

Meznar explained that the conference prompts students to look at environmental and social issues from global perspectives, as opposed to simply the domestic or local angles with which these issues are usually viewed.

“We want people to think not only about the issues that affect us, but also about the issues that affect our planet, our only planet,” Meznar said.

The 2016 keynote speaker was Erin Meezan, the vice president of sustainability at Interface, the third highest-ranking company on the 2014 Sustainability Leaders Report.

Interface, a carpet company, has reduced its waste to landfill by 91 percent since the company changed its vision in 1994. As vice president of sustainability, Meezan was a perfect fit for the conference.

Meezan spoke about Interface’s sustainable initiatives, such as their goal to source 100 percent of energy needs from renewable sources by 2020.

“I think it’s incredible, I’m just so inspired,” Reed said about Interface’s mission. “I think it’s what all companies should be striving to do, because if they can do it, why can’t everyone?”

Amy Birner, an App State graduate student with a concentration in sustainability, was one of the students who presented at the conference.

The presentation recapped her experience in Costa Rica, where she studied the supply chain of coffee “from beans to brew.” She and Savannah Burns, another graduate student who went on the trip, spoke about the problems within each step of the supply chain and then discussed the solutions businesses can adopt to fix those problems.

Birner’s goal was to compel students to ask themselves how sustainability affects them, and she did this by exposing the issues involved with the supply chain of something that thousands of

Appalachian students use on a daily basis.

“We explained the problems in the supply chain of coffee, something that’s relevant to everyone,” Birner said.

Meredith Pipes, the international programs coordinator for the Walker College of Business and the director and organizer of the conference, said that she hopes it encourages people to get more involved.

“We’re trying to create a call to action,” Pipes said.

The conference started as an event primarily for Walker College of Business, but has evolved into an impressive affair, attracting around 250 people each year.

While the Global Opportunities Conference is presented by the Walker College of Business, the event was also the collaborative effort of QEP, the University College, the Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Department, James E. Holshouser Ethics and other individuals and groups who assisted in the planning and execution of this event.

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OCMD plays at Canyons in Blowing Rock on Saturday, April 9.

PROFESSORS THAT SHRED OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE MUSIC DISORDER

BY AUSTIN HALE A&E REPORTER

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rofessors having lives outside of the classroom is a foreign concept to many students, a recent Yik Yak user posted.

But the idea of professors spending their free time “[thinking] of ways to make you suffer,” as one Yakker commented, is far from the truth.

History professors Jari Eloranta, Antonio Bly and physics and astronomy professor Johnny Hollandsworth started their own band. Along with keyboardist Greg Taylor and bassist Kenny Johnson, they make up Obsessive Compulsive Music Disorder, or OCMD. Bly said the group got their start when Eloranta helped him move into his house.

Eloranta noticed an instrument case and suggested the two get together and play.

“We got together and there was like a click,” Bly said.

The two played together in several “permutations of different groups,” Bly said, before picking up drummer Hollandsworth three years ago. Then at a conference in Nashville, they added Johnson to the group and Taylor joined soon after.

The band plays a genre of music they call “jazz rock funk fusion.” Bly said that all of those music forms have been genuine at some point. Bly defines genuine music as music that people dance to. He said when music becomes intellectual and cerebral, “it loses its spirit.”

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Bly has been playing bass for 20 years. He started because a friend owed him money.

“He didn’t have my money and he knew I was interested in picking up a musical instrument,” Bly said.

To settle the debt, Bly took his friend’s old Harmony bass, had it repaired and learned how to play it.

“At that time I didn’t really understand the instrument or its position in a musical setting,” Bly said.

As a Jimi Hendrix fan, originally Bly wanted to play the song “Purple Haze.”

At his first lesson, his instructor showed him the bass part and explained a bass player’s role in a band.

“I said, ‘I don’t want that, I want those two other strings,’” he said.

Eventually, Bly resigned to the rhythmic role of a bass player. He learned how to play a variety of Hendrix and other rock ‘n’ roll songs before discovering jazz, and Bly has been playing bass ever since.

“That’s when I began to discover the instrument,” Bly said. “This [instrument] is heavy, this is no joke.”

Eloranta has been playing guitar for 30 years. Unlike Bly, he got into the instrument through peer pressure.

“I had a couple friends who played and when I saw what they were doing I got interested,” Eloranta said. “And attention from girls, that helped too.”

When he first got started, Eloranta was into hard rock and metal. He has played in several metal bands.

In college, Eloranta played in a Blues Brothers tribute band before moving to a Finnish dance orchestra and then to a few funk bands semi-professionally. He even thought about studying music in college.

His grandmother convinced him otherwise. “She just told me ‘First of all you have to get a real job, then you can have fun playing music,’” Eloranta said.

Eloranta said he got into academia because of one of his professors.

“I was doing okay in his class, but then he took me aside in the middle of the semester and said, ‘What are you doing? Why are you wasting your time here? You know you’re going to get the ‘B’ with minimal effort, but you have much more talent than that,” Eloranta said.

After that talk, Eloranta said he got his act together and got serious about school. When he was ready to graduate, his professors suggested grad school.

“It was at that time I was already hooked anyway, that this is what I want to do,” Eloranta said.

Bly said he knew he wanted to be a professor since he was a kid. He had an old friend who told him, “I’m gonna do the math, and you’re gonna do the history, and together we’re gonna change the world.”

From that point on, Bly said, he and his friend went down the path of academia.

Bly’s passion for history is evident among his students.

“He’s really approachable and passionate about what he teaches,” Omar Heikal, a junior molecular biology major enrolled in Bly’s global studies class, said. “He grades on discussion so he encourages everyone to give their input and talk to one another.”

When it comes to Bly’s musical pursuits, Heikal said he was not surprised because, “he seems like he’s really chill in his spare time,” Heikal said.

“Music has always been my escape,” Bly said. “I look at it as a way of expressing myself more fully.”

On top of music, Bly is also passionate about ballroom dancing.

“It’s all part of a piece of me,” Bly said. “It’s my stress reliever.”

Eloranta said he does not find professors moonlighting as musicians all that unusual. Many of his friends in academia play musical instruments, he said.

“Music is very complicated,” Eloranta said. “So it draws a certain type of mind.”

Eloranta said it’s likely that OCMD will record an album in the future because the majority of the band members have equipment at home where they can record.

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wice a week, a room in Katherine Harper Hall buzzes with the ideas and thoughts of 14 students collaborating with each other to work on their drawings, storyboards and mini-sculptures.

The Department of Applied Design’s industrial design class and apparel design and merchandising programs are collaborating together on the annual sponsored studio. This semester, Reebok Future Divisions is sponsoring the studio with designer Hank Hardigan III. Hardigan III has reviewed the students’ work twice since the studio launched in January.

In spring 2015, Wilson Art, a manufacturer of laminate materials, sponsored the studio by donating their materials. The industrial design students then made chairs out of the material and the chairs were exhibited at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair trade show in New York City.

“It is a big design show,” Richard Elaver, applied design assistant professor, said. “One of the designers of Reebok saw what our students had done and started a conversation with Richard Prisco, the industrial design department chair. He made the connection and we developed the project.”

Industrial design is where “art and engineering meet,” Elaver said. The students are focused on form and user interface for the products and furniture they are designing. Elaver said, “Anything you have seen at Target for sale had been influenced by industrial design.”

The Reebok Future Division is what Elaver describes as the “blue-sky world” of future products. Donivon Talley, senior industrial design major and member of the Reebok sponsored studio, said that Reebok Future Division lives 10 years in the future.

Elaver said the students are designing “far off concepts” and looking at different materials and ways of construction. Elaver is including the applied aspect of this course that he said is looking at more “out-there forms of design.” The students have been exploring forms and structures like coral or fish scales and have made abstract-form sculptures to think about different aesthetics and structures for their designs.

“For a while it was a sculpture class, now they are steering their visual ideas back to form a line,” Elaver said.

The Reebok sponsored studio is broken up into four student-chosen groups: Pure Bar, Urban Exploring, Modern Nomads and Recovery. Each group is designing footwear, bags and other various gear items. While working under those areas and thinking of designs, the students are now coming together to produce a line.

Talley works with the Urban Exploring group, and the target audiences are those who are interested in photography. Talley said that the idea of urban exploring is to appreciate the past, and that its aesthetic is “post-apocalyptic and Mad Max inspired.”

For Urban Exploring, Talley and one other student are designing footwear. Talley is focusing on extreme footwear while the other student is designing low top casual footwear. Talley said that his “sneaker boot provides comfort and versatility of a sneaker but with the function of a boot.”

Paul Slagle, senior industrial design major and member of the Reebok sponsored studio, is a part of the Modern Nomads group. He said that the point of the sponsored studio is to “find new activities with small following that appeal to certain markets that do not already exist.”

Slagle’s group is designing soft goods, such as messenger bags, vests and jackets. The target audiences for Modern Nomad are those who like to travel or those who are not established in a certain area. Slagle is aiming for aesthetically pleasing as well as practical travel apparel. His group is focused on designing apparel for storage and modularity.

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BY KATIE MURAWSKI A&E EDITOR

(Top) Student renderings of different types of shoes. (Bottom) Senior industrial design majors Paul Slagle and Brady Corum look over student renderings in class with Belgian exchange student Robrecht Vanhauwere.

They aim to design apparel that is easy to store everything on their body, and to design apparel or shoes that can transition according to weather conditions “while retaining a certain aesthetic,” Slagle said. Slagle describes this line as “futuristic yet primitive.” While incorporating primitive ideas of storage and dress, Modern Nomad aims to modernize this approach.

“We are focusing on angular shapes and competing with organic forms of primitive designs,” Slagle said. “Things that worked in the past ideally we want to update using new materials but also retaining older materials like leather and wools.”

Elaver said that the inspiration for the aesthetic line produced would eventually “trickle down to average consumer.” Elaver gives the example of trickling down by talking about tennis shoes, and how people still wear them even if they do not play tennis.

The plan for the Reebok sponsored studio is to show the finished prototypes profesionally assembled by Reebok Future Division, at the apparel design and merchandising showcase on April, 24 at 4 p.m. in Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $8 for students and $10 general admission. Finished prototypes will also be shown at the senior showcase on May 6.

Photos Courtesy Richard Elaver

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Four attendees of GameFest play during a Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament on Sunday.

GAMING CLUB WELCOMES ALL DURING GAMEFEST

BY MIKE HEBERT A&E REPORTER

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he Appalachian State Gaming Club hosted their fourth Gamefest of the semester on April 9-10 in the Grandfather Mountain Ballroom.

Primarily a way for people to meet friends and play games together, Gamefests spans over a weekend with competitions and prize giveaways.

President of the club and junior accouting major John Bolton is responsible for the organization and logistics of the events, of which there are around six per semester.

“We try to shoot for about one a month,” Bolton said.

“This gives people time to make it fit in their schedule.”

There are many kinds of games available for people to participate in, Bolton said. From tabletop games like “Dungeons and Dragons” to more modern computer games like “League of Legends,” students can find something they are interested in.

“We welcome anyone that’s into games,” Bolton said. “The point is to give the community more chances to play together.”

Bolton stressed the importance of building community through gaming. He said that Gamefests offer students a chance to meet people with similar interests and communicate with them in a very real way. Bolton said that students who would otherwise play alone have an opportunity to meet others who have the same interests.

Michael Miller is a graduate student studying engineering physics and he is an officer in the club. Miller agreed with Bolton that Gamefest provides a sense of community through gaming together.

“These events aren’t about winning and competition, they’re about hanging out and having fun,” Miller said.

Miller also pointed out that a lot of the interaction between Gaming Club members takes place online.

Between “Counter Strike,” “League of Legends” and a

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“Minecraft” server, Miller said that there are many ways for members to stay connected outside of the in person meetings.

In addition to Gamefest, the club also holds weekly meetings where people can get together and play as well. Miller said that most meetings consist of groups of people breaking out into their favorite games, but that they sometimes play a big group game together. Overall, Miller said the goal is to build community between members.

“We like to try and get people playing,” Miller said.

“Everyone has a favorite thing that other people are into too.”

Getting people interested in the event sometimes presents a challenge to Bolton and Miller. Both Bolton and Miller said that less people than predicted attended this past Gamefest. The weekend nature of the events make them somewhat inaccessible to most students, which Bolton said the club struggles with.

Katelyn Hogan, sophomore psychology major and the advertising officer of the club, said she has taken measures to get more people to attend the events.

“I do everything from making flyers to writing chalk notes around campus to making Facebook events,” Hogan said.

Although the in-person events and meetings are successful by club standards, Hogan said that she would like to see more people come out.

If students, especially freshmen, feel like they’re alone in college and are interested in games of any kind or just geek culture in general, the Gaming Club is the place to be, Hogan said.

Any student that wants to build friendships and community during their time at ASU while playing video games can go to the club’s meetings on Thursdays at 6:45 p.m. in Linville Falls Room 226.

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Rachel Sanders, Logan Land, and coordinator of the event Audrie Emma Bruce sew buttons ("nipples") on t-shirts on Sanford Mall Tuesday afternoon.

FREE THE NIPPLE

STUDENTS ADVOCATE FOR GENDER EQUALITY ON SANFORD MALL

BY HALIE HAMILTON NEWS REPORTER

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or her art class, Art for Social Change, Audrie Emma Bruce held a Free the Nipple event on April 5. At the event, students sewed button onto shirts to create what she called nipple shirts.

Bruce, a freshman sustainable development major, had been planning the event for a month. She supplied all the materials to make these shirts which included T-shirts from multiple thrift stores, a jar full of different types of buttons, a sewing needle and thread. This event was open to everyone and Bruce was available to teach students how to sew.

Originally, Bruce wanted to sit on Sanford Mall topless to advocate for gender equality, but she said that she didn’t was to risk any violations or disciplinary code.

Bruce wants to change student conduct. To do that, she has to craft a proposal for the Office of Student Conduct to discuss at one of their meetings.

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write what they think the code of student conduct should say.

“It is just getting people’s take on what the code should say because the code is very vague, it doesn’t define the terms so you really have no idea what your rights are,” Bruce said.

In Appalachian’s code of student conduct, Bruce said that the only section of the code where toplessness could be considered a violation is section 4.05 c.

“Its famously known as a women’s rights cause, but I think it is better if you frame it as an all gendered thing, including LGBTQ, because if you’re a man who identifies as a women, or if you’re a woman who identifies as a man, are you allowed to take your shirt off?”

Bruce said.

Bruce wants the code of conduct changed to create gender equality and for everyone’s breasts to be normalized.

Jason Smith said that it is about time that everyone should be able to take their shirts off if they want to.

“We have all been naked as children

in public, what’s the difference now,” Smith said. “It’s fine if a kid is running around naked but if an adult is running around naked, it’s like, what is this?”

Samantha Smyth, a freshman hospitality and tourism major, said that the only thing the student code of conduct said about nipples is that they are obscene, but she does not think that they are obscene in any sense.

“Breasts are not inherently sexual,” Smyth said. “This event is making people aware about gender and sex equality and rethinking why women being topless is seen as inappropriate.”

Bruce said that she came up with the idea for nipple shirts last Christmas when she made them for her sisters and herself as a lighthearted way to talk about the cause.

“I was at a restaurant and a woman giving me my food was like ‘Oh my God, I had to look at your nipples right there, you trapped me,’” Bruce said.

“I thought that was really funny and thought that I kind of did because it

draws your attention to that, so I thought it would be a really good way to raise awareness if I did it on a larger scale.”

Sophomore sustainable development major Madeline Wohlfarth said that women should be allowed to show their bodies in the same as men should.

“I don’t think that our bodies should be objectified to the point where we can’t be openly ourselves because my body is not an obscenity,” Wohlfarth said. “It is huge when it comes to gender equality and that is something that I think needs huge recognition because women should be able to express themselves just as men can and if that means being topless in public then that should be okay.“ Bruce said her goal is to raise awareness on campus in a fun way and try to influence the student conduct code in the future.

“I have been in contact with student conduct representatives and talking with them on how I can get it changed and we are in that process right now,” Bruce said.

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Stinson watches her shot during tournament play.

WOMEN'S GOLF RIDING HIGH

FRESH OFF A WIN AND HEADING INTO THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

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BY MONICA CRAWFORD SPORTS REPORTER

oming from behind to win the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate tournament was a tall task, according to Mountaineers' head coach Heather Brown.

“I knew we could jump up and get second or third if we played well,” Brown said. “First wasn’t out of reach for sure, but I knew there had to be some good numbers.”

The App State women’s golf team competed in the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate tournament in Morganton, North Carolina on April 3-4. The Mountaineers teed off in a three way tie for fourth place Monday morning, but were able to shoot a team and tournament low of 299 on Sunday to come back and win the tournament. This is the second year in a row that the Mountaineers have finished first at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate, which is considered their home tournament and is organized by Brown.

The team finished with a total of 607, which was only one shot below Jacksonville State, who was in the lead after day one of competition. According to junior Emily Stinson, the team did not know that they were going to finish in first place until the scores were put up on the board.

“We were waiting by the scoreboard and waiting for the scores to be put up,” Stinson said. “With all the number coming up we kept getting more and more excited.”

The team was behind by five shots going into competition on Sunday, and coming back to win the tournament showed the perseverance of the team, freshman Joliana Elias said.

The Mountaineers saw notable performances from sophomore Savanna Wood as well as Stinson and Elias. Wood and Stinson both played around par all tournament long according to Brown, and Elias played under par for multiple rounds. Wood, Stinson and Elias all shot below 80 both days of the tourna-

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ment, which was essential for the team to win, Brown said.

Wood led the Mountaineers with a total of 148 and a second place finish. She had a score of 75 after round one, and she shaved two strokes off of that score to finish with 73 on Monday.

At her first time competing in the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate, Elias had a score of 76 after round one, which she was able to get down to 75 after round two.

Elias earned a total of 151 and finished in 11th place.

Stinson finished two spots below Elias in 13th place with a total of 152. She shot 78 on Sunday and took four shots off her score to finish with a score of 74 on Monday.

The Mountaineers will play next at the Sun Belt Conference Championships. Their win at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate tournament will help give the team confidence and momentum going into conference, Brown said.

“We’re going into a conference that’s going to play tough, but I don’t think that will distract them and keep them from playing well,” Brown said. “We’re going to try and ride this momentum into conference, and they’re going to have more confidence.”

This will be the team’s second time competing in the Sun Belt Conference, and with a fourth place finish last year, the team is looking to do better this year, according to Stinson. Both Stinson and Brown agreed that the team has a chance at doing well in the conference championship this year.

“They know that conference is tough,” Brown said. “It’s going to be a dogfight. We know we have to make sure we’re prepared to go in there when we’re ready to fight, but we’re ready for the challenge.”

The Mountaineers will head to Miramar, Florida on April 17 to compete in the Sun Belt Conference Championships.

Photos Courtesy of App State Athletics

LEAVING THEIR MARK S P O R T S

WOMEN’S TENNIS SENIORS RISE UP AND LEAVE A LEGACY

BY JASON HUBER SPORTS REPORTER

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eniors Clare Cox, Mackenzie LaSure and Brianna Armellino’s hard work paid off Saturday with their biggest win of the season, defeating rival Georgia Southern 4-2.

Last season as juniors, Cox, LaSure and Armellino stepped up and took leadership roles on a team with no graduating seniors. Cox and LaSure have served as team captains for the last two seasons.

This season, the team has 13 players on their roster, including five freshman, one of the largest in App State history.

All three seniors have had to use the leadership experience they gained last season.

“The younger girls need a lot of leadership and it is really important to be together and rely on each other,” LaSure said.

Cox, currently number one in the singles lineup, started her career as the number two singles player behind then-senior Ellie Linsell.

“I was nervous coming to college because I played a good amount of junior tournaments but never completely dedicated all of my time to tennis,” Cox said.

“I didn’t know where I would be in the lineup and I was shocked to see myself at the number two spot my freshman year.

I never would have thought I’d play that high.”

Finishing her freshman campaign with a 15-8 overall record and being named SoCon Freshman of the Year, coach Colin Crothers knew she had the potential to become a great player.

“She was someone that you could teach and she would do it in a match or practice, which is very rare because it usually takes a long time to develop something new when you learn it and that is what has made her so good,” Crothers said. “I would not be surprised if she ended up in the athletic hall of fame.”

While Cox and LaSure were learning the ropes of college and becoming a student athlete, Armellino, a Florida native, graduated high school early to enroll during the spring and is a year younger than the rest of the freshmen.

“Initially coming in the spring put a lot of pressure on me because I didn’t train with everyone in the fall and I was new, which was awkward,” Armellino said. “As time went on through the years, we all just had the same goal to win.”

Not even starting a singles match during her freshman year, LaSure has worked her way up to the number two singles spot and has become one of the top players on the team. Crothers said the rise has been due to her fight and drive to win.

This season, LaSure has done her best to stay in the mindset that this is her last season and to play as hard as she can.

“Everything is my last. Each time I

Senior Clare Cox during the first round of the Sun Belt Tennis Tournament at the City Park Tennis Center on Thursday, April 16th, 2015. play a certain team it is my last and it drives you more,” LaSure said. “It makes you more focused and committed because the reality of it being your last time makes you want to go out with a bang and a winning season. We don’t have much to lose and we are here enjoying it.”

As the team enters a period of transition with five current freshmen, all three seniors have done their best to make sure they have helped teach the underclassmen and show them what it takes to be a student athlete.

“Tennis is a team sport, but it is also an individual sport, so trying to learn the team aspect can be difficult because of personality clashes,” Armellino said.

“We have to help freshmen learn that and not take things personally, but just go out there and play and grow as a team.”

While Armellino said she has made some of her best friends over the last four years, she has not been the only one

Photo Courtesy of Derick E. Hingle/Sun Belt

developing close relationships.

Coach Crothers, someone who has been through many senior classes through his 18 years in Boone, always finds it tough watching the graduating seniors move on.

“You see them from high school and you build relationships with them and their parents,” Crothers said. “You begin to realize you won’t see them as much except for alumni days and you hope you keep in touch and keep a relationship.”

It is just the beginning, though, for the three seniors. Armellino will have one more semester in the fall and Cox and LaSure will be graduating in May with a health promotions and communications degree respectively.

Having time commitment as the number one challenge through the last four years, Cox will take the opportunity to study abroad in Spain this fall.

Despite graduating, the seniors will always have a connection towards Boone

and the Mountaineers tennis team.

“The team will always be part of my heart and is a school that has given me a really good education over the last four years with great experiences,” Armellino said.

Playing in their final matches over the next month, all three seniors are doing their best to soak in the journey and help the underclassmen grow as leaders.

“I just try to tell them to remember why they are here and to stay focused,” LaSure said. “They have to realize they worked hard to get to this level.”

Still having the conference tournament in sight and a possible chance at the NCAA tournament, Crothers said the best is yet to come.

“This year we have had one of our toughest schedules and I think it finally paid off against Georgia Southern,” Crothers said. “It is a combination of the whole season and knowing that was our big match, and everyone came together.”

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LEARNING ONE STEP AT A TIME

FRESHMAN TANNER MANN-FIX LEADS THE TEAM IN BATTING AVERAGE

Freshman outfielder Tanner Mann-Fix completes his swing followed by a slide to third base on Feb. 28 against Quinnipiac.

BY JASON HUBER SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER

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or freshman center-fielder Tanner Mann-Fix and Appalachian State, it was love at first sight. Mann-Fix visited the campus for the first time in his freshman year of high school during a baseball showcase and has been enthralled ever since.

“The first couple of times I visited, I would always take my phone out and take pictures,” Mann-Fix said. “It is just a great place to be and a great environment.”

Mann-Fix, originally from Olympic High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, remembers attending games in Boone at least seven times during his high school career.

Throughout his high school career, Mann-Fix was a .420 hitter and all conference honoree. He also played football the first few years of high school but decided to focus strictly on baseball.

App State baseball coach Billy Jones attended some of the showcases that Mann-Fix was in and immediately noticed Mann-Fix’s solid hitting, fielding and speed. Shortly after Jones watched Mann-Fix compete in Boone, he began the recruiting process and Mann-Fix

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became the first 2015 commit for the Mountaineers “With us losing Jaylin Davis, we needed a guy to play center field,” Jones said. “We have Brian Bauk in the outfield but we now can keep him more healthy and keep him in right-field.”

The presence of Mann-Fix had been felt immediately through the first part of the season at the plate and in the outfield. Mann-Fix, who has been the team's lead-off hitter, currently leads the team with a .311 average through 103 at bats and has started 41 out of 27 games played.

Despite the success, the learning curve for adjusting from high school to college still exists. Mann-Fix faced a tall task adjusting to college ball, being a left-handed hitter which can be much more difficult to learn how to read pitchers. Throughout the summer he was able to work with coaches on hitting as a left-hander with different adjustments.

“The college game is a lot faster and it doesn’t give you any type of breaks really,” Mann-Fix said. “It is definitely something where you learn to have a short memory because it can be a stress-

ful game and is a game of outs.”

Junior outfielder Bauk has been one of the veterans on the team who has taken notice of Mann-Fix’s fast start and the impact he has already made on the Mountaineer team.

“It is always helpful to have a guy hitting above .300 and having a big bat in your lineup bringing power and good fielding,” Bauk said. “He has really helped us out a lot. We didn’t think we would get as much out of him as we have.”

Bauk, who is third on the team in batting average and rated as a top Sun Belt conference MLB prospect, not only has tried to work with Mann-Fix, but all 14 freshman on the roster.

“I thought I could've been helped a little more as a freshman, so whatever I didn’t quite learn is what I am trying to help the freshman with,” Bauk said Despite the Mountaineers struggling some in the standings, Mann-Fix has been able to rely on every single player on the field. He said that whether he looks to his right or left, he knows his teammates and coaches have his back just like he has theirs.

“He is a good teammate, likes to play

and loves to win,” Jones said. “He will be in the dugout no matter the score and he is very, very competitive.”

As opposing teams are now beginning to learn and watch Mann-Fix’s style of play when scouting teams, they have started to pitch against him better.

“The college competition makes it a little bit more difficult than high school, but that is what makes it a lot more fun,” Mann-Fix said. “I am a competitor like being out competing with the guys on my team.”

Jones acknowledges that it is all part of the freshman learning process.

“He hits his speed bumps like every freshman does,” Jones said. “He has to learn to make adjustments which is a process.”

Just beginning a bright career, Jones said as long as he stays focused, he will be a key building block on a young Mountaineers team.

“He has to take care of athletics, classes and being a student-athlete which is not an easy thing,” Jones said.

“He has the same challenge as everyone else, but if he handles his business and does his work, he can be good for a long time.”

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A TEAM EFFORT

APP STATE TRACK AND FIELD RELIES ON ONE ANOTHER TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS DOWN THE STRETCH

BY NOAH GERRINGER SPORTS REPORTER

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ith the exception of the occasional relay, track and field is mostly an individual sport. There are no timeouts to get advice from the coach, no trick plays can be drawn up and no, you certainly can’t send your biggest guys to pound your opponent to the ground. From the moment the gun is fired off to the second you cross the finish line or land on the mat, you are an individual.

This does not mean that you are alone. When you’re a part of the Appalachian State track and field team, you may be an individual but you will never be alone.

“It is a personal sport, but at the end of the day it’s a team sport,” sophomore Kaytlyn Gill, competitor in the 100m and the long jump, said after practice.

Gill, who had five top 5 placings and eight top 10s last season, considers it her duty to always cheer on the team, stay positive and continue to be a leader on and off the track. Personally, she said, it’s all about staying humble and keeping her confidence up to keep on going.

Head coach John Weaver echoed Gill, saying it is important for each individual to support and continue to challenge one another. This weekend is especially important as the Charlotte Open marks the midway point of the season and emphasizes the lack of time that is left until the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships May 13-15.

“Every single person on this team that is ambitious and expects to be on that plane needs to start thinking, ‘We’ve got to start getting this done,’ and we’ll see who they bring along with them,” Weaver said.

Junior Will Buckley, competitor in the 100m and 200m, is a one of kind when it comes to getting everyone on the same page no matter where they are at.

“I like to stay relaxed and keep everyone smiling,” Buckley said with a smile as he finished up practice. “I don’t want to see anyone tensed up. It’s about going out and having fun; if you go out and have fun you can’t complain at the end of the day no

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matter the results.”

When it comes to results, these Mountaineers are no stranger to the top 10. App was split in two April 1-2 as a group traveled down the mountain to High Point while another took a trip down to Florida. Yet, the abundance of furniture or abnormally high temperatures did not phase the Apps as both the men and women did their best to secure multiple top 10 spots in both area codes. The women concluded the weekend with a total of seven top 10 spots as did the men along with four others who followed closely behind.

Now, after having nearly two weeks off, the Black and Gold look to be fresher and better than ever when they hit the track in Charlotte.

“We need everybody to feel like they are starting to move forward and get their outdoor legs out from under them,” Weaver said. “This will be a good weekend for us to find out who is really serious about what’s going on.”

Both Gill and Buckley agreed that each and every individual should be ready to go this weekend.

“I look at this team and see nothing but potential," Buckley said. "We’ll be ready to go.”

Key athletes from the women’s side who look to capitalize on a fresh start are Tristin Van Ord, distance runner, Darlene Girardeau, sprinter and long jump competitor and Brianna Tate, thrower. Girardeau is looking to only improve after last season’s outstanding performance with 17 top 5 finishes and 24 top 10.

From the men, Stanley Broaden, hurdler, Ryan Hastings, long sprinter, and Will Buckley, sprinter, are all ready to get their legs moving this weekend. Broaden, one of the few graduate student athletes on the team, had a phenomenal last season with 13 top 5 finishes, 14 top 10 and 15 top 15.

Appalachian State will travel to Charlotte on April 15-16 for the Charlotte Open.

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DEVELOPERS NEED TO TAKE THEIR TIME RELEASING GAMES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS HURTS PLAYERS IN THE LONG RUN

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new "Call of Duty" game is made every year. Why? Each year a new "Call of Duty" comes out, critics take to the internet and bash its recycled gameplay and bland stories. This has an impact on sales. As National Parts Depot data shows, the series has steadily declined in sales over the last few years.

"Call of Duty" is not the only game to receive diminishing returns as a result of being annualized. "Madden" and "Assassin’s Creed" are also criticized increasingly each year for similar reasons.

Why do these companies make these games if they are just going to be lambasted each year?

Ubisoft’s Lionel Raynaud perhaps said it the best in an interview with news outlet Edge.

Raynaud said the reason they keep making "Assassin’s Creed" games is simple: “People buy them.”

This is the problem with the game industry that exists, to a lesser extent, in the movie and book industry as well. The problem is being too successful.

Being successful at making games,

MIKE HEBERT is a junior journalism major from Greensboro and an A&E reporter. like being successful at making any kind of media, is measured by large sales numbers. These numbers make it possible for developers to put more money into making games. The problem comes when this is taken to an extreme.

Because of the massive success of early "Assassin’s Creed" titles, Ubisoft was able to pump mountains of money into their sequels.

This is great news.

More money can buy a better engine, better graphics and other important features.

The problem Ubisoft ran into was the timetable for release. It was simply too fast for development teams to adequately keep up with.

This shortened development time forced teams to cut corners on production more and more with each passing year because the development effort

required to make a great game has increased over time.

Higher fidelity graphics are especially notorious at being very hard to keep up with, because they requires much more work from the team each year. And if your development team has the same amount of time each year to reach those marks, one can witness the results.

The pinnacle of this problem is "Assassin’s Creed: Unity," which was released in 2014. The game had a myriad of game-breaking bugs and issues.

It took months of work for the developers to release enough patches just to make the game playable, which only hurts the most enthusiastic players that bought the game on day one.

Seeing this trend and knowing its conclusion, Ubisoft has recently said that there will be no "Assassin’s Creed" released in 2016.

Exact answers were not provided, but most industry insiders like former IGN Entertainment editor Colin Moriarty claim that declining interest and sales in the game series are what led to the decision.

Other game publishers can learn a lot from Ubisoft.

Slowing game production can allow developers to really perfect the game that they want to make, ultimately improving trust in the brand and more importantly, making a better game for consumers.

Those publishers don’t have to take Ubisoft’s word for slowing game production either. They have examples of success using this method of game development all around them.

"Grand Theft Auto V" is one of those examples.

It had a very long development cycle at about five years, but it quickly became one of the best-selling video games of all time, making just over $800 million in the first day of launch.

Compare that to "Star Wars: Episode VII’s" opening three days where the film made $247.9 million. Publishers can see the benefit of taking their time.

Ubisoft’s decision to slow the production of "Assassin’s Creed" will undoubtedly improve game sales and trust in their company. Here’s hoping other publishers follow suit.

DOCUMENTARIES THAT WILL INSPIRE YOU TO GO VEGAN

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ne of the things I am often asked when discussing my choice to become a vegan is, “Oh no, but how do you watch all of those horrific documentaries about the animals being killed and stuff?”

Well, to be quite honest, a lot of times I can’t even get halfway through some of the documentaries that are out there. However, if you are considering changing your diet, it is important to expose yourself as much as possible to these documentaries.

These documentaries, no matter how gruesome, were a key factor in my personal decision to go vegetarian and then eventually vegan.

Although many of the videos out there about vegetarianism and veganism definitely go for the jugular when it comes to viewers' emotions, there are some that use different approaches when it comes to convincing people to give up animal products.

You really just have to pick and choose what you want to expose yourself to, however I suggest exposing yourself to the absolute truth.

I am going to suggest a few documentaries that are very

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is a sophomore nutrition and foods major from Huntersville and a columnist. informative on how animals are used for food in this country.

There will be some documentaries that are violent and definitely will make you want to cry. However, it is important to see these things because it will really make you think about where your food is coming from.

Why sugarcoat something that is a very real occurrence today in America?

If you are thinking about veganism primarily from an ethical perspective, then "Earthlings" is for you.

Over footage captured by hidden cameras in factory farms, Joaquin Phoenix narrates this shocking documentary showing the horrific treatment of animals, both the “necessary” procedures and the downright cruelty of the bored, sociopathatic people that are working in these factories. This particular documentary is available on YouTube for free, so you have no reason not to watch this.

If you are more focused on the

health benefits of veganism, then "Forks Over Knives" is a great option.

Available on Netflix, this 2011 documentary tests and proves the idea that diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes can be kept at bay by ditching animal products in the diet. This documentary uses the testimonies of many doctors who worked on a 20 year study called “The China Study,” which showed that a vegan diet is the healthiest diet one can follow.

And finally, if environmental issues and sustainability are your thing, "Cowspiracy" is definitely the way to go.

This documentary essentially reveals that you simply cannot be sustainable without giving up meat and other animal products. This documentary reveals the tremendously damaging effects that animal agriculture has on our planet, not to mention the enormous amount of waste that is generated from these “farms.”

Although any documentary that will open your eyes to the true world of animal agriculture is a good one, the titles listed above are among the best. They reveal the true conditions behind the meat, dairy and egg

industries while providing just the right amount of shock value.

Regarding the shock value of some of these documentaries, I encourage you to do your own research before delving into one of these films.

Although the documentaries I have recommended are highly factual, there are some out there that manipulate facts in order to appeal to the viewer's emotions more, though the majority of them don't do this.

If you have seen some of these movies already, there are tons of lists out there that show which animal documentaries are worth seeing and what the target audience is, whether it be animal lovers, environmentalists or people concerned about their nutrition.

I hope you take the time to watch these documentaries and I truly hope it inspires a change in your diet.

If any of these movies convince you to make even the simplest change in your diet, I will have done my job.

I'll leave you with a quote from Jeremy Bentham, an 18th century English philosopher and proponent of animal rights.

"The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?"

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WHAT TO DO TRANSFER FACULTY MENTORS

BOOKS ARE FUN FAIR

New transfer faculty mentor training will be 3-4:30 p.m. April 18, New River Room, PSU. Register at workshops.appstate.edu. To learn more about becoming a mentor, email mortonka@appstate.edu.

The training will cover the characteristics and needs of transfer students, the transfer student population at Appalachian, and how to support transfer students and to be a successful transfer mentor.

A transfer faculty mentor is a faculty member interested in developing supportive, academic relationships with prospective and new Appalachian transfer students. Faculty mentors, ideally in the student’s area of study, will provide help in understanding the curriculum and the student’s remaining required coursework as well as provide guidance, support, and referral to resources that will benefit new students in a new environment.

The fair will be held 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 12 and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 13, Borkowski Room, first floor, Belk Library.

Featuring more than 250 titles incuding children’s story books, cookbooks, New York Times best sellers, stationery and scrapbooking, music collections, and gifts.

Sponsored by the Richard T. Barker Friends of the Library. For more information, call Lynn Patterson at 262-2087.

MLK TALK The rescheduled 32nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Commemoration event featuring Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will be held at 7 p.m.

April 12 in the Schaefer Center.

Dyson, named by Ebony magazine as one of the 100 most influential black Americans, is the author of 16 books, including “Holler if You Hear Me, Is Bill Cosby Right?” and “I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr.” Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Development and Equity, Diversity and Compliance.

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE AND EDUCATION FAIR The fair, part of the Suicide Prevention Awareness Week, will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

April 13, Blue Ridge Ballroom, PSU. Learn about mental health, on- and off-campus resources (such as the Counseling and Psychological Services Center, Health Services, the Career Center, University Recreation and Wellness and Prevention Services), and student organizations that are promoting positive mental health and well being (like To Write Love on Her Arms, Active Minds, APP-SI, Mental Health Ambassadors, App Sits).

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TALK What is civic engagement and how has it worked for ASU faculty and community agencies? Join the conversation regarding the promise and challenges of utilizing engaged learning in the curriculum, facilitated by profesors Cinda Wood (Psychology), Stephanie West (Recreation Management) and Brian MacHarg (Academic Civic Engagement) along with Todd Carter of Boone’s Hospitality House.

The talk will be 1-2 p.m. April 13, Roan Mountain Room, PSU.

SCIENCE AND RELIGION IN INDIA TALK Appalachian’s Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies Program presentes a talk by Banu Subramaniam, professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. “Science and Religious Nationalism in India” will be presented at 5:30 p.m. April 14, Three Top Mountain Room, PSU. The talk is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by the Anthropology Department; the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies; the College of Arts and Sciences; the Cultural, Gender, and Global Studies Department; the English Department, the Humanities Council; and the Philosophy and Religion Department.

THE WELLNESS WORKSHOPS The Counseling Center presents “The Wellness Workshops: Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood!”

Space is limited. Reservations should be made at campbellha@appstate.edu. Extra credit slips will be made available. Visit counseling. appstate.edu or call 828-262-3180.

• Let’s Get Out! Explore the Connection Between Positive Mental Health and Being Outdoors, 5-7 p.m., April 14, workshop will take place outside, email to register

talk, “Science Education and Environmental Literacy,” will take place at 6:30 p.m. April 14, Room 124C in the Reich College of Education.

Refreshments available at 6 p.m.

GRADUATE SCHOOL 101 The Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies will offer “Graduate School 101: So you think you want to go to graduate school?” starting at 10 a.m. April 15, Rough Ridge Room, PSU. Juniors and seniors who are planning to apply for gradauate school will have their questions about applying, taking the GRE and more answered by graduate school staff. Breakfast items will be served. Email padgettlc@appstate. edu for more information.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOWN HALL Presented by the Department of Wellness and Prevention Services, the Health and Wellness Town Hall will be held 2:30-4:30 p.m. April 19, Linville Falls Room, PSU. The event is being conducted in collaboration with the Office of the Dean of Students, Counseling and Psychological Services, the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Compliance, as well as Student Health Services.

Information regarding services rendered to students, types of cases managed in each of the collaborating units, and health-related behaviors of students attending Appalachian will be discussed.

SCIENCE TALK As a part of the Mathematics and Science Center Seminar series, Dr. Rachel Wilson’s

TUESDAY, APRIL 12

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13

THURSDAY, APRIL 14

FRIDAY, APRIL 15

“Robots, Cyborgs and Gods: Religion and the Future” Lecture

“Flashdance” Screening

Hayes Faculty String Quartet

“Sisters” Screening

7 p.m.

Greenbriar, PSU $1

6 p.m.

Recital Hall Free

7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

I.G. Greer Auditorium $2

Make Your Own Bumper Sticker

“Sisters” Screening

“Flashdance” Screening

11 a.m.

Solarium, PSU Free

7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

I.G. Greer Auditorium $2

7 p.m.

Greenbriar, PSU $1

Adam Church Concert

Woodwind Chamber Ensembles II

Appalachian State Pride Event

9:30 p.m.

Legends $4-$6

8 p.m.

Rosen Concert Hall Free

2-6 p.m.

Sanford Mall Free

Speak Like a Girl

3rd Annual Suicide Remembrance Night 6:30 p.m.

Solarium, PSU Free

Blood Drive

7 p.m.

Blue Ridge Ballroom, PSU Free

SATURDAY, APRIL 16

SUNDAY, APRIL 17

MONDAY, APRIL 18

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

“Sisters” Screening

Nicole Barone Student Voice Recital 2 p.m.

Recital Hall Free

How Can Muslims, Christians and Jews Get Along? Talk

Ice Cream Sundae Day

7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

I.G. Greer Auditorium $2

Doug Poteat Student Horn Recital

Rory Parrish & Zach Richey Student Guitar Recital

5:30 p.m.

Room 420, PSU Free

Coburn Jones Student Voice Recital 8 p.m.

Recital Hall Free

Shane Watson Student Organ Recital 6 p.m.

Rosen Concert Hall Free

Noon Recital Hall Free

Remy Martin Student Voice Recital 4 p.m.

Recital Hall Free Chandler Fadero Student Violin Recital 6 p.m.

Recital Hall Free

5 p.m.

Room 124, Reich College of Education Free

10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Room 231, PSU Free

Begins at Noon Sanford Commons, Roess Dining Hall Free While Supplies Last

Community Band Concert

National Science Foundation Overview and Panel Discussion

2 p.m.

Great Hall, LLC Free

8 p.m.

Rosen Concert Hall Free

10:30 a.m.

Room 387, JET Building Free

David Djaniants Student Piano Recital

“The Hunting Ground” Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion

Health and Wellness Town Hall Meeting

6 p.m.

Recital Hall Free

7 p.m.

Room 124C, Reich College of Education Free

2:30 p.m.

Linville Falls, Room 226, PSU Free

GRADUATE EDUCATION WEEK April 14 - 21 Graduate students join us for the following Thursday, April 14, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m Graduate Student and Faculty Awards Reception Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union Heavy hor d’oeuvres will be served. Dress is Business Casual RSVP to gradschool@appstate.edu Monday, April 18 to Wednesday, April 20, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Resume Clinics - Contact Tables in the PSU Stop by the table outside of Cascades for a resume/cv or cover letter review by a member of the Career Development Center team.

Tuesday, April 19, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Job Search Strategies workshop Attic Window, PSU Did you know that only 18% of jobs are posted online? Come to this session to learn effective job search strategies and networking techniques to help you land your next job!

Wednesday, April 20, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Ace Your Next Interview! (workshop) - Three Top Mountain, PSU 'RQ¶W ZDLW XQWLO DIWHU \RXU ¿UVW LQWHUYLHZ WR SUHSDUH FRUUHFWO\ Come to this session to learn tips and techniques to prepare for your next interview.

Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.

Graduate Education Week Cookout and Celebration Howard's Knob Patio, PSU Tickets required (RSVP at http://goo.gl/1r8zGW by April 13) for meal and door prizes.

Grilled hamburgers and hotdogs will be served (with vegetarian options available).

In the event of rain please go to Calloway Peak, PSU.

Undergraduate students join us!

Friday, April 15, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Graduate School 101: So you think you want to go to graduate school?

Rough Ridge, Room 415, PSU We will answer your questions about applying to graduate school, taking the GRE and much more. Breakfast items will be served.

Hosted by the Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies and the Career Development Center