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09.30.14 Appalachian State’s trees make the cut Appalachian State University’s student news source since 1934
Vol. 89, No. 11
by Kaitlan Morehouse Intern News Reporter
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ppalachian State University was recently awarded the Tree Campus USA certification by the Arbor Day Foundation. According to www.arborday. org, Tree Campus USA is a program that helps campuses across the country establish and sustain healthy community forests. “A part of the Tree Campus USA certification is sort of a third party certification to see if the urban forest management practices that you use on campus are sustainable or not,” associate professor of biology Mike Madritch said. To become Tree Campus certified, a campus has to meet five standards. There must be a campus tree advisory committee, a campus tree care plan, a campus tree plan with dedicated annual expenditures, an Arbor Day observance and a service learning project, according to arborday.org. Jason Harkey, a physical plant horticultural specialist who surveyed the campus and the 67-acre nature preserve, said he is excited that Appalachian received the certification. “A lot of hard work has gone into the collecting, [taking inventory] and recording of each tree, as well as applying and documenting procedures in order to gain this achievement,” Harkey said. “This certification is well-deserved for such an environmentally conscious community.” Madritch said Tree Campus USA
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Morgan Cook Biology associate professor Mike Madritch (left) and horticultural specialist Jason Harkey (right) standing between John A. Garwood Hall and Justice Residence Hall with two of the biggest trees in the tree certification.
is a sister program to Tree City USA, and Boone has been Tree City USA certified for 21 years. Madritch said the reason why we need the third party certification is because urban trees – trees that have been planted around buildings – face stresses that natural trees don’t because they were planted.
Appalachian student wins national interior design competition Courtesy of Hazel Chang
Senior interior design major Hazel Chang's design for a Nairobi restaurant won a national award.
by Thomas Culkin Intern News Reporter
This June, an Appalachian State University senior won the 37th Annual Cooper Lighting SOURCE Award in a national lighting design competition. Hazel Chang, an interior design major, received a glass trophy, $1,500 and a trip to Las Vegas to accept her award. For her project, Chang designed renovations for a traditional barbecue restaurant in Kenya, called the Infamous Carnivore Nairobi. Each project was required to adhere to a concept that would be present throughout the student’s entire design. Chang chose to use the theme of fire for her design. “Your concept drives everything,” Chang said. “So even my chairs have wooden backs that were spiralled to go with my fire theme.” The idea to use fire for Chang’s concept was due to the fact that it is already a key part of the restaurant. The restaurant’s central piece is a fire pit where the meat is barbecued. Chang said the process of creating her floor plan, which is similar to a blueprint, was a long one and that research had to be done before any designing occurred. “What I did in pre-design was just study the culture of Kenya and figure out what they want in a restaurant,” Chang said. “It was extensive, maybe a month just studying Kenyan culture.” Other than requiring the competitors to follow a specific theme, the competition’s guidelines were fairly broad. “There aren’t a lot of requirements about what a project can be,” said Jeanne Mercer-Ballard, one of Chang’s professors who taught her in two concurrent classes the semester she entered the tournament. According the the Cooper SOURCE website, www. cooperindustries.com, the only rule is the competitors
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Urban trees at Appalachian are affected by salt, soil compaction and people hanging, slacklining and hammocking on them. “A rough estimate is for the first 10 years of their life, urban trees cost about $1,000 to maintain, and if you don’t put that maintenance into [them],
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what you end up having to do is remove the trees earlier than you would have if you had otherwise put that money in to manage it,” Madritch said. Madritch said urban trees tend to increase property value. “There are a couple of concentrated areas where we are
going to plant 30 to 40 trees,” Madritch said. “Once we get the date hammered down, then I will probably start reaching out to some of the environmental and service clubs on campus to get bodies to dig holes.” The tentative date is set for the week of Oct. 20 for management plans.
Gone but never forgotten University honors students who have passed away while attending Appalachian in memorial program by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter
A student memorial program titled Always a Mountaineer was held Saturday morning in the B.B. Dougherty Administration Building for Appalachian State University students who have passed away. Members of Appalachian’s faculty, staff, students and family and friends of the students being honored were present. There were about 100 attendees. “Our student memorial program provides us with the time to come together to share and remember those who passed away – all of our students at Appalachian,” Chancellor Sheri Everts said. “Although this is the first time I am participating in this memorial event for our students, I am keenly aware of its significance at Appalachian and its importance to us in this room.” J.J. Brown, dean of students,
read off the list of 121 students being remembered and honored in alphabetical order. Prior to the event, various family members of those being remembered submitted heartfelt stories or comments to be read along with their son or daughter’s name. Family members present at the memorial were given a rose from the university as the names were being read. Barbara Daye, dean of students emeritus, said the university started this memorial program in 1991. Daye provided the history of the concept of the Appalachian family. She said during William Howard Plemmons’ initiation speech in becoming the university’s second president in 1955, he said “we’re the Appalachian family.” Daye said from then forward, she knew that Appalachian was more than a university. “We celebrate together, we
mourn together and we care,” she said. “And those are the things that I think are so important about this Appalachian family.” After all 121 students were honored, Susie Greene, a retired dean of students provided a final reflection in the form of a prayer asking for strength in times of grieving. Brown, who has now taken part in five memorial ceremonies with the university, ended the ceremony with closing statements. “I hope you know that every one of your loved ones will continue to be a part of this family, this community, and they will always be Mountaineers,” Brown said. “May we take these moments we’ve had with these Mountaineers and always cherish them in our hearts.” The university has developed a website, www.always.appstate. edu, that allows family members and friends of the students who passed away to post pictures and write comments or stories about their loved ones.
Sigma Kappa, Delta Sigma Phi raise close to $2,000 for Hunter’s Heroes by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter
Sigma Kappa and Delta Sigma Phi joined forces Friday afternoon to raise money for Hunter’s Heroes, a group that raises scholarship money for children that have lost a parent in the military or public safety. The event, held on Sanford Mall, had cornhole, food, beverages, music, games and other activities available for those in attendance. Sam Murray, president of Delta Sigma Phi, said more than 300 tickets were printed for the event, which were sold at $5 per ticket. Paige Marley, president of Sigma Kappa, said the event raised almost $2,000 for Hunter’s Heroes. “I hope to raise awareness about this incredible organization,” Marley said. “It is always a blessing to be able to give back to the greater Boone community, which is so deeply connected with the students here at Appalachian State.” Tickets were sold at the event for walk-ins as well as in the Plemmons Student Union and on Sanford Mall during the week prior to the event.
Murray said the main goal of the event was to raise as much money as possible, but that one of his personal goals was to bring the campus together. “Greek life is a relatively small percentage of campus at around 1,600 students in spring 2014, and that limits us, but together, as a campus community, we can move mountains,” he said. Emily Greer, co-founder of Hunter’s Heroes, said the group started in 2013 beginning with a scholarship for Hunter Mast, son of Deputy Sheriff William Mast, who was killed while on duty in 2012. Greer is a first cousin of Paige Mast, wife of William Mast. “Our biggest event each year is the memorial run we hold,” Greer said. This year’s second annual Hunter’s Heroes run was held on June 7 and began at the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. Participants had the option of running a 5K or doing 10 miles. The proceeds raised in 2014 go to the son of Maj. Ryan Scott David. David passed away fighting fires with the National Guard Air Division on MAFFS 7, according to www.huntersheroes2013.com.