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Fundraiser at AMB

Boone Community Network held a fundraiser at Appalachian Mountain Brewery on Sunday to raise money for next month’s Howard Street Exchange.

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Cox, Upshaw Dynamic Duo

Marcus Cox and Terrence Upshaw are leading the App State offense by being a reliable tandem in the backfield.

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Students campaign against MSM blood ban

by Kaitlan Morehouse

Nicole Debartolo

Intern News Reporter

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ppalachian State University students are campaigning against the MSM blood ban prior to the upcoming annual homecoming blood drive.

Joe Wrenn, a sophomore social work major, and Amber Daniels, a freshman sociology major, are leading efforts to acquire signatures to a petition against the ban. The petition was started several years ago with help from Wrenn’s brother and Appalachian alumnus, Tommy.

The petition has gathered over 1,200 signatures so far.

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website, www. fda.gov, the blood ban defers men who have sex with other men (MSM) from giving blood, while women who are sexually active with men who have had sexual encounters with other men are temporarily banned. Since the AIDS epidemic in the ‘70s, it is thought that they are at an increased risk for HIV, Hepatitis B and certain other infections transmitted by transfusion.

Wrenn and a team of 15-20 people, plus volunteers from the LGBT Center, will have a booth set up in the Holmes Convocation Center on Sept. 24 for the annual homecoming blood drive from 10 a.m. until approximately 5-6 p.m. to raise awareness and sign the petition. The blood drive is held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The team will be on the concourse of the convocation center, the loop above the gym.

A trifold display will be set up along

Social work major Joseph Wrenn and public relations major Shady Kimzey in the LGBT office Monday afternoon. Wrenn plans to help with the LGBT table at homecoming and Kimzey is the chair of the Social Justice Coffee Hour committee.

with presentation slides. Signatures are being collected on postcards rather than one long petition, Wrenn said.

Wrenn said they will also be doing a photo campaign where people can pose in front of a backdrop with their postcards. The team will post the photos to their Facebook page throughout the day.

“We want to send pictures of our representatives to people with political

power to remind them that this ban still does exist, that students from Appalachian State are concerned,” Wrenn said.

On Sept. 10 at 5 p.m. in the Appalachian and the Community Together office, the Social Justice Coffee Hour Committee held the first coffee hour of the year and discussed the subject.

Social Justice Coffee Hour

Committee Chair Shady Kimzey said this year the ACT office is trying to tie together coffee hour topics with big events they’re hosting at the time.

“Before every big event, we’re going to do a coffee hour about the subject to try to increase the social justice awareness within the office and outside,” Kimzey said. “[The coffee

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SGA asks for help with safety app

by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter

Appalachian State University’s Student Government Association is asking students to test the safety apps Lifeline and TapShield in order to receive feedback on which mobile app best fits the university’s needs.

The apps, which are frequently called blue light apps, have the main purpose of notifying the police in the event of an emergency.

Appalachian has demo contracts with the companies of both apps that run through December.

Student Body President Carson Rich said SGA does not have an idea in mind as to when they would like one app

to officially be chosen and released.

“We are hoping for this to be the only trial that needs to be done, but when it comes to safety, there is no need to truncate the approval process,” Rich said. “Essentially, if the students we get feedback from are not happy with either application, we will move forward to assess others’ applications that may be better for this environment.”

Some of the features of TapShield include the ability to view crime alerts in your local area, the ability to report nonemergency tips to the local police and other users of the app and the ability to call or mes-

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Appalachian State comes together at vigil for Anna Smith Paul Heckert

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Students lighting candles on Sanford Mall Saturday night at the vigil held in honor of Anna Smith. Smith was found deceased in the woods after 11 days of being missing.

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Appalachian food services supports local farms

by Nicole Caporaso

Dallas Linger

News Reporter

For the second consecutive year, Appalachian State University will be participating in Local Appetite, a partnership with local farms and community organizations to bring in a record amount of fresh produce and meat to the university.

“Local Appetite is our way to help our customers focus on the importance of local foods,” said Art Kessler, director of Food Services. “The three-month promotion allows Appalachian Food Services to bring local produce and meat to campus.”

The inaugural year for Local Appetite was 2013, when, according to www.foodservices. appstate.edu, Appalachian spent close to $8,000 to support the local economy.

Some of the fresh food that will be brought in locally includes collard greens, green and red peppers, kale, potatoes, ground beef, bratwurst and several types of tomatoes, according to the website.

“What they have grown blends well with the products that we use in large amounts, or what we feel would be of interest to our customers,” Kessler said. “Most of the items are seasonal that our customers have purchased in the past when available.”

Fresh vegetables being served at Fireside Pizza in Roess Dining Hall Monday afternoon. The vegetables are locally grown by different farms in North Carolina.

All of the farms are located in North Carolina, with the exception of one in Johnson City, Tennessee and one in Elk Creek, Virginia, which are about 56 and 67 miles from Boone, respectively.

“Appalachian Food Services feels it is important to support the local economy whenever possible,” Kessler said. “The best way to do that is to partner and support local farmers by purchasing their food items whenever possible.”

Kessler said Food Services intends to participate in Local Appetite even more than last

year and continue to purchase more food every year.

“Purchasing a greater amount every year is our commitment to our local economy and the farmers that reside here,” he said.

Sanford Fishel, an owner of Fishel Organic Farms, one of the farms used in this initiative, said it is good for his business to partner with Appalachian.

“It helps us as farmers know where our produce is going before we plant, so we can plan accordingly,” Fishel said. “It keeps state money in the area

instead of spending miles away.”

Fishel also said local, fresh food has many more benefits.

“Food that is locally grown is often picked the same day they get it, whereas other foods brought in may come from thousands of miles away and could have been picked many days before,” he said. “Fresher food is always better tasting and retains more good quality.”

Kessler said there are chalk boards in each of Appalachian Dining Services’ locations to let students know what foods

are being served for the day that are part of the Local Appetite program and that there will be a Local Appetite information table placed outside of Rivers Street Cafe at various times.

He also said sometime during the initiative, which runs through November, farmers that raised the products will be on campus to meet students.

“Appalachian Food Services appreciates the support of the local farmers and wants to help in providing them financial support of the produce they have for sale,” Kessler said.

Nationwide outdoor challenge aims to get college students moving

by Thomas Culkin Intern News Reporter

From Sept. 27 through Nov. 22, Appalachian State University will be participating in the Outdoor Nation Challenge, a nationwide event designed to make college students more active.

The event, formed by the Outdoor Nation Initiative Program, is a competition between colleges where students earn points for various activities. Their

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FROM PAGE 1 sage police with one tap on the app, with your GPS location and profile information that is entered when the app is first downloaded.

“TapShield has incorporated GeoFencing into its application,” said Emily Rangel, SGA’s director of campus health and safety. “This means that if you are in the parameters of campus, the campus police will be notified in the event of an emergency, and if a student is outside the parameters of the campus, then Boone Police will be notified.”

Other special abilities with the TapShield app include sending your walking route to family and friends with the app, so they can make sure you arrive safely at your destination. TapShield has a patented technology, so when a user pulls headphones from his or her device with force, the app automatically sends out a safety alert unless disarmed, according to the iTunes App Store’s description.

As for Lifeline, the monitoring system is activated by a user holding his or her finger on the screen. Once the finger is removed, if the app is not disarmed within 20 seconds, the app user

points are then logged on the challenge’s website, oncampuschallenge. org.

The college or university with the most total points at the end of the competition is the winner. In addition, the person who has accrued the most points will be crowned “the most outdoorsy person” by Outdoor Nation Initiative Program, according to the website.

The parameters for what you can will get a phone call from the Lifeline’s verification center to verify the emergency. If the emergency is verified, appropriate first responders will be notified of the emergency and will be given GPS location, according to Lifeline’s description on the App Store.

Another feature of the app is the ability to provide the personal information of family and friends called lifelines. In the case of an emergency, the user’s lifelines will be notified via text message and email.

Lifeline prides itself on having an average response time of 7 seconds, according to the App Store description.

“Overall, regardless of what app we go with, or have to research in the future, these are important because they make safety easily accessible to a college student,” Rangel said.

Tapshield is available to download automatically through students’ phones, however, students need to contact Rangel in order to download the Lifeline application for free.

“Our hope for the app that is used in the future is that it makes safety easier to access and lets the campus know that Appalachian cares,” Rich said.

“We want students to embrace safety and say they all feel that they are part of the Appalachian Way.”

earn points for are very broad. Anything that can be considered an outdoor activity will be counted, such as hiking, bicycle riding or running.

However, students can only complete five activities per day.

The type and duration of activities does not matter, said Rich Campbell, the associate director of University Recreation.

“One one-hour hike activity counts as much as a whole day of rock climb-

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FROM PAGE 1 hour] enhances people’s understanding of why we did the blood drive, because a few years ago, there were people at the university and in the LBGT community that felt like the blood drive was kind of discriminatory because of the MSM ban.”

Kimzey said she believes the ban is based off of stereotypes that stem from the AIDS boom in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

“There wasn’t really a lot of scientific fact behind those beliefs, especially now that it has been proven that the groups that are at highest risks for HIV are not men that are sexually

ing,” Campbell said.

The other schools competing are California State University at Long Beach, Saint John’s University, George Mason University, James Madison University, Michigan Technological University, Spelman College, the University of Central Florida, the University of Iowa and the University of Wisconsin Madison.

This is Appalachian’s first year participating in the event. active with other men,” Kimzey said.

Kimzey said many people don’t know that the ban exists, so their goal is to raise awareness.

“The primary resistance to removing the ban from what I can tell is a perception that there is a brief window of time after initial infection with HIV that it might not show up on a blood screen,” said Jeff Cathey, the director of Student Programs. “This results in fear that infected blood could make it to a recipient.”

According to www.redcross.org, in a joint statement about the National Gay Blood Drive, the American Red Cross supports a science-based deferral and suggest a change to a one-year MSM deferral.

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AMB brews up money for Howard Street Exchange

by Kelsey Hamm

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oone Community Network, a non-profit organization and web resource dedicated to connecting local community members and businesses, held a fundraiser at the Appalachian Mountain Brewery Wednesday night for the seventh annual Howard Street Exchange Fair.

The amount raised has not been calculated as of press time.

The fundraiser featured bingo prize giveaways, games, a musical performance from local artist Brooks Forsyth and an open mic jam session.

“This fundraiser will pay for the fees and insurance that comes with closing down the streets we need for the fair and for compensating our visiting artists,” said Michelle Dineen, a senior philosophy major and director of the Boone Community Sharing Economy Committee.

Dineen said seven contributors donated prizes for the fundraiser, including two $25 dollar gift cards from Red Onion Cafe, two electronic cigarettes from Mile High Vapory, a $15 dollar gift card from Espresso News and two massages from Spectrum Massage that were

donated by Christina Bailey, the director of Boone Community Network Outreach Festivals Committee.

Despite the fundraiser being located at a brewery, Dineen said the event welcomed all community members. A main goal of this year is to have fundraisers and events connect Appalachian State University students and the rest of the Boone community, Dineen said.

“We are really trying to invite students to participate,” Dineen said. “Students are a huge aspect and demographic here in Boone. We want to bridge the gap between the campus and the community. [Students] have so much to offer each other, including our enthusiasm, knowledge, curiosity and talent.”

Benjamin Loomis, a 2013 graduate of the sustainability program at Appalachian, leads the Boone Community Network Committee for the Howard Street Exchange Fair. He said he encourages anyone interested in volunteering to reach out or come to a meeting.

“We’re just here to allow anyone with initiative to come out and promote what that they love,” Loomis said. “We want to connect people that have an interest in community-based

Cara Croom Abby Helton, a senior studio art major, jumps rope Saturday at the Appalachian Mountian Brewery. Helton said the fundraiser for the Boone Community Network is a great chance for the group to get together and share new ideas.

art and projects and businesses that focus on sustainability.”

Bailey said the Boone Community Network’s mission statement is still in the works and the organization has a lot of diverse interests and causes.

“The structure of the network currently consists of four main directors,” Bailey said. “We also

have five voting officer positions that keep track of how we spend our funds and make sure that we stick to our vision.”

The Howard Street Exchange Fair will take place October 26 and will run from Howard Street to Water Street, Dineen said. The fair attracts over 1,000 people every year. This

year’s exchange will feature a Halloween theme with costume contests, a “best booth” couch competition and other autumn activities.

To keep up with the Boone Community Network calendar and events, visit their website at boonecommunitynetwork. com.

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NouN Network provides outlet for campus comedians

by LOVEY COOPER Senior A&E Reporter

NouN, Appalachian State University’s improvisational comedy group, has branched out this year to embrace other related performers – including those who do stand up, sketch comedy, humorous writing and musical improv – with their newly formed NouN Network, in hopes of cultivating a supportive comedy scene in Boone.

“This was an idea that the NouN improv team had after being faced with the realization that there are no other outlets for performance comedy in Boone,” said Grayson Rieth, a junior technical theater education major and co-president of NouN. “Yeah, there are open mic nights, but without having

the supportive community of a comedy club, it is a very terrifying feat.”

Rieth said the club hopes to attract anyone remotely interested in comedy and performance to help create a team of performers and learners who can host workshops and book gigs together, filling a gap in Boone’s otherwise “pretty terrible” comedy scene.

“Usually in larger cities there is a Listserv for open mics that comedians consistently check for venues and experience,” Rieth said. “Some of our goals would be to change that so that we as a club could provide that access that comedians strive for and create the set location that comedians could fall back to.”

He also hopes to gather stu-

dents and community members to attend comedy festivals in or around North Carolina to further their overall knowledge of performance comedy but also to aid in a sense of community among those with shared interests.

Freshman Breanne Hollis hopes to be a theater major and recently auditioned for NouN’s improv group after signing up at Appalachian’s club expo. She first got involved with performance improv after joining acting clubs as a child, inspired by her parents’ love for the show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”

“I was like ‘That sounds fun, that sounds like something I want to do,’ so I started doing research on it and when I got to high school they told me what I could learn about it,” Hollis

said.

The NouN network allows Hollis to pursue her other passion of writing comedic parodies of popular songs alongside her performance. Hollis, who once successfully challenged Wake County schools to issue a two-hour delay while she was in high school using a parody of the song “Wrecking Ball,” hopes that by participating in the group she can lay the groundwork for future performance opportunities.

“One of the first things I saw when I walked to class was an ad for the comedy night at Legends, and I was glad that they have that here at all,” Hollis said. “I feel like there’s a lot of possibility for little things to make the comedy scene better in Boone.”

The club’s initial slow start in the formation of connections in the professional realm has been due to the new and unprecedented nature of organizations like this in a place where the scene has been dormant for so long. That said, the people who have showed up to the first few meetings have already welcomed newcomers like Hollis and others.

“Everyone says I won’t be able to go anywhere with a theater degree, but I was the one that volunteered in high school to clean spit off of the stage just because I love the space so much,” Hollis said. “I don’t care if I have to be a waitress too, I just want to do what I love.”

The NouN Network meets Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m. in Chapel Wilson Hall room 105.

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South African artist, sculptor works on display at Turchin

by LOVEY COOPER

Rachel Krauza

Senior A&E Reporter

Visiting South African artist and sculptor Gordon Froud ended his 10-day residency at Appalachian State University on Friday, now moving on to Bloomington, Indiana and traveling the states for a short stint before heading back to his life as a full-time artist and teacher at the University of Johannesburg.

He said he was put in the hospital twice due to stress during the planning of TWENTY: Contemporary Art From South Africa. The exhibit, currently on display in the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, celebrates 20 years of democracy in South Africa. Froud hopes this first major project will help to cement the relationship between the schools, which have been working together for the past few years.

The Appalachian: What did you think of your overall visit here? How was it?

Gordon Froud: It’s been incredible.

The people have received me very warmly. The exhibition has had such a great response and everyone has been really great with wanting to know more, very hungry for information about South Africa and how things operate there. I’ve also been quite amazed with how surprised people are to learn South Africa is rather sophisticated. People might have been expecting noble savages or something but they’ve got something a little different from that.

TA: How has the response been from art students?

GF: They’ve been very engaged, very interested in the fact that our work is so much about subject matter and content

TA: What are your thoughts on this collection?

GF: I think it’s really quite amazing.

I sent them more work than they could realistically house here. I misunderstood the size of this place. I thought it would be about double the size that it ended up being, so there are about 50 pieces that didn’t make it to the wall, which is a pity, but I think because I wasn’t here for the hanging, that they did a very creative job of trying to make conversations and pull things together in such a way that there was meaning, but also so that it looked visually good on the walls. There’s nothing that I saw and thought we should change, which is good.

TA: What do you hope that people take away from your time here?

GF: I think the facts that will make them more curious about South Africa, and the facts that might have taken some of the tinge off of us being called the ‘Rainbow Nation,’ and that people will realize that we’re still a country with a lot of needs and a lot of problems and issues that are still left to be sorted out.

As a young democracy of only 20 years, we’ve still got a hell of a long way to go.

We are still in a very infantile stage. I think that’s what I wanted people to get from this exhibition, along with all these positive stories and great things that are out there and happening, there’s still a lot of stuff that needs to be cleaned up and sorted. The fact that we’ve still got 43 percent unemployment in our country means that at any given point more than 20 million people don’t have a job.

TA: Tell me a bit about your personal work, and how it relates or doesn’t to

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South African artist Gordon Froud giving a tour of the TWENTY: Contemporary Art from South Africa Thursday night at Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.

as opposed to just making visually pretty pictures or interesting pictures. It’s about the content or what the work is about that grabs their attention.

TA: How did you get involved with the university?

GF: Our two universities have a memorandum of understanding and a bilateral agreement, so when they wanted to do a show that was incorporating the celebration of 20 years of democracy, they came out and set up a meeting with the University of Johannesburg where I am a senior lecturer, and the university of KwaZuluNatal who they engaged with to create a music program, and they engaged us to put together a show. I was the one that got suckered into that, but I’m very glad to have been.

this collection.

GF: I’m a sculptor that works with found objects. I tend to use found objects in multiples – 10,000 coat hangers to make an artwork, for example – and I try to do it in such a way that the artwork changes your perception of what that object is. Once you’ve seen my coat hanger works you will never look at a coat hanger in the same way again. I’ve actually infiltrated your thought process in some way and changed the way that you look at things. It’s glorification of the very ordinary, giving it a repurposed meaning. In the show I don’t have much of my own work, I have a small collection upstairs but none of it is only my own, it’s all collaborative stuff around the notion of freedom of expression.

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Tom Robbins Week Sponsored by Appalachian State University Libraries.

Internationally-renowned novelist and Blowing Rock native Tom Robbins returns home with a new book, “Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life.”

• Talk with Tom Robbins on his new book, 7 p.m. Sept.

11, Rosen Concert Hall. Tickets are free and available on a first come, first served basis. Call the Schaefer Center box office at 828-262-4046.

MAP-Works Survey New freshmen and transfer students are reminded to take the MAP-Works survey and view the Student Outcome Report. The survey is open through Sept. 30.

Students to complete the survey and review their individual Student Outcome Report.

Students who complete the survey and review their Student Outcome Report enjoy higher GPAs, better retention rates, and many report the chance to think reflectively about their personal behaviors and habits, as they relate to academic success.

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Oudoor Education Certifications The certifications begin in September.

• Sept. 13-14 and Feb. 2122, Wilderness First Aid • Oct. 17-19 and April 10-12, Wilderness First Responder Re-Certification • Nov. 1-2, Leave No Trace Trainer • Dec. 5-7, American Mountain Guide Association, Climbing Wall Instructor • Dec. 14-22 and March 7-15, Wilderness First Responder • Feb. 5, Epinephrine Administration • Leave No Trace Master Educator, Aug. 10-14, 2015

• 7 p.m. Sept. 17, Stress Less Workshop for College Students, Mountain Laurel room, PSU • 1 p.m. Sept. 24, Sanford Mall, Diversity Awareness Challenge • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 9, Test Your Mood: Mental Health Screening Day, Calloway Peak room, PSU • 12:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Survive and Thrive: Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper, Three Top Mountain room, PSU • 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Being Real: The Value of Vulnerability, Three Top Mountain Room, PSU Morris Dees: With Justice for All Kicking off this year’s University Forum Lecture Series, Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will present “With Justice for All” at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Schaefer Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The University Forum Lecture series is one of the longest running such series at Appalachian State University and it provides opportunities for the students, faculty and staff at the university and for people in the surrounding region to hear some of the most stimulating speakers in the country.

Creative Writing welcome party 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 17, third floor Faculty Lounge, Sanford Hall.

Open to new and returning transfer and non-traditional students interested in Creative Writing.

Meet creative writing faculty and other transfer student writers and learn more about writing course offerings in the English Department.

Find a student writing partner, enjoy conversation and refreshments from Stickboy Bread Co., hear a short reading by recent NC Poet Laureate and Creative Writing professor Joseph Bathanti, and win door prizes.

Family members and children are also welcome. RSVP to weinbergsc@appstate. edu.

Fall ASE programs Fall ASE (Alternative Service Experience) programs provide a 4-day service and learning experience Oct. 1619 in the southeast. Experiences are led and created by trained student Peer Leaders and involve direct service to a community.

Required pre-travel and post-travel meetings. Total

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

cost: $100 (includes: food, housing and transportation).

Sign-up date beginning 7 a.m. Sept. 17, ACT Outreach Center.

using new media and online networks.

For more information, go to http://edtech.appstate. edu/.

Chords for Cora The a cappella competition is a fundraiser for the Bryk family, a local farming family whose daughter was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year. Hosted by ASU VoiceMale, the event will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Schaefer Center. Tickets: $5 students; $8 general admission.

Policy updates The University of North Carolina has adopted theFostering Undergraduate Student Success policy to be implemented fall 2014. The policy includes several changes that affect all new, continuing and returning undergraduate students. The updates are to the Course/Repeat/ Grade Forgiveness policy, the Academic Standing policy, and the Course Withdrawal policy. For more information, go to http://registrar.appstate.edu/records/fosteringstudentsuccess.html.

Walker College of Business 2nd Annual Business Connections All day, Sept. 24. More than 150 employers and industry executives are expected to attend. The day allows students studying business the opportunity to learn from and engage with the business world through workshops, discussions, panels, practice interviews, a career fair and a networking social. The sharing of knowledge and experiences focus on career concerns, current industry trends and issues, and professional development. For information, contact odomah1@appstate.edu or 828-262-8119.

Educational Media Master’s Degree or Certificate Appalachian State offers an Educational Media Master’s Degree and Certificate programs. The program is entirely online and includes a range of courses involving media and technology.

Students develop the technical, aesthetic, and intellectual expertise and perspectives needed to analyze and develop online environments

Broadstone facility info The Broadstone facility is now run through University Recreation. Broadstone can be reserved at a nominal fee for all types of groups on campus. It’s available for retreats, meetings, workshops, trainings, cookouts/picnic, celebrations and kickoff/end of the year events.

For more information, go to http://broadstone.appstate. edu/.

Suicide prevention training In this game-based simulation, learn how to determine when someone needs help, how to talk to them, and where to turn to for help. To access the course, visit kognitocampus.com/login and create a new account. Students should enter the enrollment key: appstate828 and employees should enter the enrollment key: appstate592.

Free for App State students and employees.

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Hispanic Heritage Festival, 6-9 p.m., Legends, $3 advance, $5 door

17 Creative Writing welcome party, 6 p.m., third floor faculty lounge, Sanford Hall

Koontz, Borkowski, and Bartlett concert, Morris Dees: With 8 p.m., Rosen Con- Justice for All, 7 cert Hall, Free p.m., Schaefer Center, Free Agave Baroque/ Guest Organ/Early Music Recital, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, Free

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thursday 18 Rodney Reynerson: Faculty Piano Recital, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, Free “X-Men: Days of Future Past” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

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“X-Men: Days of Future Past” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

“X-Men: Days of Future Past” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

“Kramer vs. Kramer” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

“Chords for Cora” benefit a cappella competition, 6:30 p.m., Schaefer Center, $5 students, $8 general admission Make Your Own Recycled Peace Flags, 10 a.m., ASU Child Development Center, suggested donation: $10

“Kramer vs. Kramer” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

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CareerFest, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Holmes Convocation Center, Free

Walker Business Connections, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Registration required

Henry Giroux presentation, 7 p.m., Schaefer Center, Free

Free Tai Chi at 5, 5 p.m., Turchin Center for the Visuals Arts, Free

Carolina Chowdown: A Local Food Feast, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

The Foxfire with Andy Ferel and Oncoming Train, 9 p.m.-11:50 p.m., Legends, $5/advance, $7/door

Student Flu Shots, 5 “Sophie’s Choice” p.m.-7 p.m., Roess screening, 7 p.m., Dining Hall Greenbriar, $1 Andrea Cheeseman/ Faculty Clarinet Recital, 8 p.m.-9 p.m., Hayes School of Music, Free

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26 Out of Box Workshop, 12 p.m.2 p.m., Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, $30/donor, $45/non-donor Blazing Easels Kids Workshop, 3 p.m.4:30 p.m., Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, $20/donor, $30/non-donor “Sophie’s Choice” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, $1 “22 Jump Street” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

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Actions in Iraq may have negative consequences Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer

Once again the United States is taking military action in Iraq, and once again Americans are afraid of a violent, extremist terrorist organization.

It is easy to see why Americans would be fearful: the swift conquest of Iraqi territory by ISIS, the brutality with which the organization operates and the public beheadings of two American citizens in the past few weeks.

However, if the last 13 years of war against terrorism have taught us anything, it should be to resist fear and hysteria so that we can deal with the prob-

lems that face us in a smart, effective way.

ISIS does not currently present an immediate threat to the United States itself. The U.S. intelligence community, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, and even President Obama himself have all made this clear, according to The New York Times.

While we should certainly monitor ISIS to gauge the actual threat it does pose, we cannot afford to get caught up in the hysteria that has characterized the post-9/11 world.

During the lead up to the Iraq War, the frightening rhetoric of the Bush administration convinced people that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and connections with al-Qaida.

Of course, these claims turned out to be untrue. Amer-

icans should not be so easily convinced this time around.

Careful consideration of the situation facing us is because of the unintended consequences that can occur through interference in situations as complex and difficult as Iraq.

Though it may seem that the current situation in Iraq and Syria is the worst possible, news reports suggest that there may be other problems that could arise.

The tensions between Sunnis, Shi’ites and Kurds in Iraq have only been exacerbated by the current situation. Increasingly, Sunnis are being threatened, in some cases even having their homes burned by Shi’ite militias, according to Reuters.

U.S. support for the Shi’ite and Kurdish groups could certainly encourage Sunnis to

ally themselves with ISIS as a means of protecting themselves.

The potential negative consequences of action are enormous. Above all, the U.S. must stop doing what it has done for too long: arrogantly assume that we can manage the internal affairs of Iraq.

Trying to resolve the complex interrelationships and intractable animosities among the factions in Iraq is an impossible task for the United States.

What we must do is be aware of our interests, and act to defend them as much as we can without creating an equally bad, or potentially worse situation.

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

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Nintendo 2DS: Don’t knock it till you try it This past weekend, we did the unthinkable.

With the news that GameStop was running a limitedtime sale on the Nintendo 2DS for $100, the idea of becoming owners of the unit became more realistic by the minute.

Sure, it looks like a toy. The design is perhaps more reminiscent of Fisher Price than it is Nintendo, but after a weekend of owning it, we agree that the 2DS might just be the best way to play 3DS games.

The first determining factor for us was the price. We both used to own 3DS units and have since traded them in for consoles and games. Rather than dropping more than $150 on a 3DS, we decided $100 sounded a lot better.

Secondly, (and honestly the best part) we now have access to playing the entire massive DS library in addition to the slate of 3DS games that will release in the coming months.

We may look odd playing it, but we don’t really care.

Third, in the grand scheme

of things, how cool was the 3D effect of the 3DS, anyway?

When I first got my 3DS a few years ago, I turned it on and experienced the 3D effect.

It was cool enough. It added a different effect that hasn’t been seen since the Virtual Boy attempted “real” 3D back in the 90s.

But, it wasn’t the greatest and the novelty shortly wore off after an hour of use.

Not to mention it wasn’t easy on the eyes.

I played through Ocarina of Time with the 3D enabled for most of the game, and 25 hours later, I emerged satisfied, albeit cross-eyed.

The 3DS was a nice idea.

However, rather than relying on the 3D effect to please gamers, the real strength of the console lies in its ability to display pleasant-looking games on slightly newer hardware.

We wanted to get a fuller picture of that, so the 2DS called our name.

Fourth, after a weekend of

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use we have been more than surprised on how much we loved the 2DS design.

The ugly tablet-esc, wedged shape fits perfectly in your hands, the buttons have been raised to be placed right where your thumbs rest, and the buttons themselves have changed to the rubber membrane style found on the DS Lite both providing comfort and longevity to button’s life span.

The 2DS is also made with a tougher plastic reminiscent of a Gameboy Color instead of the fingerprint magnet that was used on the regular 3DS. Not only does this look better and beckons back to classic Nintendo but it makes the 2DS feel stronger and sturdier.

But sadly, even after all of these pros to the 2DS, the marketing for the unit seems to be misleading and causes it to get so much negative attention.

It’s billed as a toy – as a way that kids can play the library

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of 3DS game without the 3D effect that is thought to have negative effects on optical development all while not breaking the bank.

That’s fine, but that marketing leaves out a segment of the target audience.

That segment is those like us who, for whatever reason, missed the boat on the 3DS. Those who never known the experiences it brings to the table.

With the new Pokemon and Super Smash Brothers games on the horizon, it’s a good time to have a system to play them on.

For $100 we left the store, unsure of what we had purchased.

But for $100, we’ve been granted a new lease on Nintendo handheld life.

It doesn’t matter what dimension you’re caught in – that’s a pretty sweet deal.

Malik Rahili and Cory Spiers write The Daily Gamer blog.

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Hunger rates highlight NC issues Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer

North Carolina has finally made it onto a top-5 list!

Gone are the days of being at the bottom of the food chain.

Actually – ironically – North Carolina has the fifth-highest rate of hunger among adults and children, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Not as positive as it first sounded.

The study showed that most of those struggling with hunger in the state were seniors, children and both retired and active duty military. Most reported having to decide between food, medical needs, utilities or education.

Should this come as a surprise? No. North Carolina seems to be a state dead-set on starving its residents – literally and figuratively. Resources are dwindling and budgets are being dismantled and improperly reassembled.

We have seen our legislators deny Medicaid expansion, gut education spending, cut taxes on those who can give the most and increase the cost of school for those who are already struggling to afford it. Teachers got a pay raise – well, not the veteran teachers.

Why? The more citizens a state has living in poverty or with a lack of sufficient resources, the more aid the state receives from the federal government. It’s like welfare for the states.

But welfare is a dirty word in politics these days. It suggests laziness, inadequacy, irresponsibility, lower class and burdensome. If someone is receiving welfare, they’re putting a strain on the already tight budget.

Here is the truth about welfare recipients: they’re families, grandparents, parents and children. Some used to be wealthy and some only dream of financial security. Jail has become a refuge for those living on the streets and unable to afford basic medical needs.

The call is simple, but the response is politically and ideologically polarized.

To refuse Medicaid is to jeopardize health. To cut education funding and increase educational expectations is fatal to the future. To stigmatize and restrict those in need of physical and mental health care, food, shelter and a positive outlook on life is a shot in our own foot.

We can’t continue in this downward direction. It isn’t about being good Christians or belonging to one political ideology or another. It’s about being human.

Re-humanize those in need. It could be us one day – or maybe it already is.

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

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Sports Tuesday, September 16, 2014

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Cox, Upshaw proving to be dynamic duo for App State

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he running back duo of sophomore Marcus Cox and redshirt freshman Terrence Upshaw has proven to be a force to be reckoned with through two games for App State.

Cox and Upshaw have combined for 311 yards and four touchdowns against Michigan and Campbell.

In those games, the two have split carries with each shouldering the load in different games.

Upshaw led the Mountaineers with 18 attempts at Michigan while Cox led the team with 20 against Campbell.

App State running backs coach Chris Foster said having two running backs capable of handling so many carries gives the Mountaineers an advantage.

“I told them ‘You’re both starters, so you’re both going to play’,” Foster said. “I utilize them both to the best of their ability to help the team win.”

Cox said he and Upshaw are never concerned with who starts or who amasses the most carries, allowing the Mountaineers to never be vulnerable at the running back position.

“We’re a one-two punch, it

doesn’t matter who starts the game because we’re both capable of running this offense,” Cox said. “We feel like we’re the heartbeat of the offense and we go as the team goes.”

Foster said the most exciting part about Cox and Upshaw is that their styles of play complement each other well, giving App State two types of running backs to use in games.

“They are a total two different type of people,” Foster said.

“Upshaw is more of a power downhill runner and [Cox] is more of a slasher.”

Upshaw echoed Foster’s words and described his play style as “running over people,” while Cox likes running around them.

To further strengthen the connection Upshaw and Cox have is the fact that the two are just as close off the field as they are on.

“We were roommates last year, and we’re roommates this year, so I help him out when he needs help and he pushes me everyday in practice to do the best I can,” Cox said. “We complement each other really well, and we’re always going to help each other out.”

Coming into the season as a redshirt freshman, Upshaw said having a veteran like Cox as a close friend has helped his transition this season.

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Sophomore running back Marcus Cox accelerates through a hole in the offensive line in a game last season against Georgia. Cox and redshirt freshman Terrence Upshaw have combined for 311 yards this season.

“That helped a lot because if I didn’t know the plays, I‘d be like a deer in the headlights,” Upshaw said.

Cox said he and Upshaw have confidence early in the season, especially after starting on the road in Michigan.

“After starting the season against Michigan there’s nothing that’s really going to shock us because it’s Michigan,” Cox said.

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Volleyball stays perfect with a 11-0 record Malik Rahili

The Mountaineers improved to 11-0 after notching its first Sun Belt win and a tournament title at the Black and Gold Challenge this weekend. App State was ranked 29th in the latest AVCA poll.

Women’s soccer brings record to 3-4 after two weekend home games

by Jess Lyons Sports Reporter

App State women’s soccer brought their season record to 3-4 after splitting two home games last weekend.

The Mountaineers defeated the Belmont Bruins 4-1 Sept.

12 and lost 2-0 against George Mason Patriots on Sept. 14 after falling behind early.

Junior goalkeeper Meg Roberson said the weekend games proved the Mountaineers need to score first to be consistently successful.

“We definitely need to get the first goal,” Roberson said. “Once we get the first goal we have a ton of momentum and I think that’s key for our team.”

The Mountaineers took 11 shots but were shutout against the Patriots. They did manage to take 14 shots and score four goals against the Bruins.

“I think we just need to be confident in our ability to keep

the ball because when we keep it, we’re a great team,” freshman midfielder Kelly Flanders said.

“We have the ability to dominate a better team and play our style rather than playing into theirs.”

Flanders was the only player for the Mountaineers to play the full 90 minutes in both weekend games.

Head coach Sarah Strickland said that George Mason’s ability to score the first goal hurt the Mountaineers morale. Like Roberson, Strickland saw App State deflate after the first goal was scored against the Patriots.

“I thought we showed less energy and lower work rate than what we normally do,” Strickland said. “We’re usually a very good Sunday team, but we’ll rebound.”

The Mountaineers are back in action against James Madison on Friday. The Mountaineers will not play another home game until they host Troy University on Oct. 10.