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“We were all looking and we could not find anything,” Tariq said.
moving out of Boone shortly after they moved here due to a lack of Islamic resources such as a mosque and halal “Theyrestaurants.startlooking for those resources, but they won’t find anything,” Tariq said. “They would leave within a year.”
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“Little by little, we were beginning to meet each other, and this is how the community was coming together,” Tariq said.
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Soon after creating the group chat, Tariq said refugees from Afghanistan arrived in Boone and were in need of resources. Tariq got in contact with them, and they soon joined the Boone Muslim community as well.
After Ramadan, guests wanted to start meeting more regularly. However, Tariq worried about where they would get the funds to rent, as the Professional Center charged on an hourly basis. As a result, guests donated money and worked together to search for a permanent space.
Tariq had the idea to establish a place where Muslims in Boone can go to worship after noticing Muslims
“It’s amazing just being able to attend Jumaah prayer up here,” Fouad said. “Being able to do that here has been wonderful.”
Tariq said searching for a space was “so tough.”
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Located at 643 Greenway Road #G, the Islamic Center of Boone opened its doors to the public July 1. The mosque allows Muslims to pray, connect with each other and access resources, and invites non-Muslims to learn more about the religion.
Attendees of the Jumaah prayer stand barefoot as they participate in the prayer service.
The Islamic Center opens at 1:30 p.m. and holds its Jumaah prayer at 2 p.m. on Fridays, according to its website. Bill Austin, a member of the mosque, wrote that half the sermon is spoken in Dari, one of the two primary languages used in Afghanistan, and the other half is spoken in MichaelEnglish.Watts, a Boone local, said it was his first time attending Aug. 12. Watts reached out to the university’s Muslim Student Association in June inquiring to see if Boone had gotten a mosque after reading an article about the lack of mosques in Boone by The Appalachian from 2012. He was told one had “fortunately” opened.
Boone welcomed a new mosque in July, making it the first official mosque in the High Country.
The mosque is less than a five minute drive from campus. Those who wish to depart from campus can also take the Red Route on AppalCart, which has a stop at the Watauga Opportunities bus stop, located across the street from the mosque.Khurram Tariq, president of ICB, said before this mosque’s opening, he would have to travel weekly in order to worship.
Khadija Fouad, member of the mosque and a biology professor
Tariq also said a reason for establishing a mosque in Boone was to grow the Muslim community in the High Country, as well as to “bring communities together.”
After communicating in the group chat, members decided it was time to finally meet. The group planned to get together during Ramadan, but had to search for a place where they could meet. They soon were able to rent the top floor of the Boone Professional Center and host Ramadan together.
“It was a very emotional moment for all of us,” Tariq said.
After being shown different properties, Tariq knew they still didn’t have the funds to rent them.
It was a week of many firsts, Tariq said. Batchelor told Tariq and other attendees how in her 15 years of living in Boone, it was the “first time that Muslims had gotten together like this.” Another attendee told Tariq it was the first time their son had heard the call to prayer.
“It’s been a wonderful experience,” Watts said.
at the university, said some of the places Muslims have had to go to pray include Morganton, High Point, Winston Salem and Charlotte. Each mosque is over an hour away from Boone.
Tariq later decided to make a WhatsApp group chat, where he added every Muslim he’s met in Boone, and encouraged others in the chat to do the same.
A member attending Jumaah greets Fouad after the prayer is over. Fouad led the reading from the Qur’an.
The story of Boone’s first mosque
“I was driving every Friday to the local mosque, and the closest mosque was about an hour and 20 minutes,” Tariq said. “If you can imagine, it takes a toll on you, doing that every Friday.”
The beginning of the mosque’s establishment started when Tariq’s mother ran into the first other Muslim she had ever seen in Boone, at a grocery store. They shared contactSimilarly,information.Tariqmet the treasurer of ICB, Marina Batchelor, at the Boone Cancer Center, and had a similar meeting, sharing contact information. From there on out, Tariq started finding more Muslims and keeping in contact with them.
Aladdin Fouad points to the Shahada, one of the Oaths one has to say to become a Muslim that was donated by a couple that attended the previous week. The Arabic translation for the Shahada is “There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”
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After being given the space, they hosted their first congregation in the space before its official opening July 1. About nine people showed up.
Muslim students interested in joining the mosque can contact the Muslim Student Association president at appstate.msa1@gmail. com. Community members interested can contact the mosque at info@ boonemasjid.com.“Anybodyiswelcome to come,” Fouad said. “It’s friendly and welcoming.”
“When we found this place and we had our first meeting, everyone said ‘No. Let’s just go ahead and rent this place. Let’s just ask this person how much they would want for rent,’” Tariq said.
The mosque plans on adding other resources for Muslims, such as having a freezer of halal meat in their kitchen to give to those who need it, Zoom meetings, community events and incorporating and offering resources from the Islamic Circle of North America.Tariqhopes the mosque will continue to serve the Muslim and nonMuslim community in the future, and hopes those who attend appreciate the efforts put in to creating the mosque.
Fouad leads the call to prayer beginning the Jumaah Prayer service, August 26.
Khurram Tariq, an oncologist and hematologist at Watauga Medical Center, poses for a portrait in the Islamic Center of Boone. Many members of the Masjid consider Khurram to have played a key role in the formation and gathering of Muslims in the High Country that led to the formation of the Islamic Center of Boone.
“I had tears of joy,” Tariq said. “We started from nothing. We did not have a community to begin
with, and here we were on the cusp of establishing our own mosque.”
“It’s not fancy at all and it’s small, but it’s ours,” Tariq said.
Tariq talks with Khadija Fouad and two members after the Jumaah prayer.
They were told $1,400 plus utilities. Tariq asked members if anyone would like to pitch in for the cost.
Since its opening, both members and visitors of the mosque have donated items such as carpets, doormats, shoes, decorations and more.“The community came together, and the way it came together was just phenomenal,” Tariq said.
He told the landlord of what would soon be their permanent location how they only needed the space for one hour once a week. The landlord let them use the space for free temporarily.
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“To my pleasant surprise, everyone contributed,” Tariq said. “Some people contributed $41, and others contributed $200 and above.” They were still short on money. Tariq said he received a message on WhatsApp one night at about 10 p.m. but chose not to look at it until the next day. The next morning he called them and they donated $600, making their total funds over their goal of $1,400.
Other commercial buildings of early Watauga County evolved into residential units. Margrif, who also gives walking tours to his class, emphasizes the county’s development
The Old Watauga County Jail circa winter 1990 until The Proper moved in in 2010. Photographer unknown. Photo courtesy of Digital Watauga and the Downtown Boone Development Association Collection.
Decommissioned in 1927, the old jailhouse was transformed into residential housing after the inmates transferred to a new establishment built behind the Watauga County Courthouse.Plaagattributes the closing of the jailhouse to racial tensions in the 1920s. Plaag said white inmates were
The original brick measured 18 inches to deter escapes, comparable to an average thickness of a modern U.S. brick size of 3 5/8 inches
according to First in Architecture, an online guidebook for architecture. Plaag said bricks couldn’t be imported to the High Country due to accessibility and road conditions, so clay was kiln near or on the property to make bricks.
“It’s the last best example we have of that type of architecture,” Plaag said. “There’s nothing quite so valuable as being able to see the architecture in person, analyze it closely, talk about it, show things to other people about workmanship and materials, etcetera that go into those things.”
“Stunted brackets are centered on the pilasters, while a pair of elongated brackets frame each window opening
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Jailhouse turned southern bistro: Proper’s past
The county’s population grew with the expansion of the Appalachian State Teachers College in 1929. The property was subsequently transformed into residential housing.
Wooden floors in the first floor cells were reinforced with concrete, interfering with plans to tunnel out from the ground. Markings discovered on the walls in one of the old cells belonged to previous prisoners.
student Evan Wallace, said a root cellar, protected by a trap door in the floorboards, is the only characteristic of the building untouched during this time.From 1925 to the 1980s, the jail housed university students. Plaag’s report mentions graffiti uncovered on-site revealed the work of former prisoners and college students.
The jailhouse was modeled after a “Folk-Victorian” style to fit the industrial needs of the structure. Plaag defines Folk-Victorian facilities as a subset of the English Victorian “Queen Anne” style, with “T” shaped projects.Home Reference, a home improvement website, notes Folk Victorian structures imitated expensive architectural styles to make luxury accessible to the working class.
The structure of the jailhouse allowed the jailer and his family to live within the jail. The prisoners were housed on the first and second floors with development costing $5,000.
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Initials etched into the brickwork inside Proper reflect a time before the building was a restaurant and was used as a jailhouse in the early 20th century, Aug. 28, 2022. Photo by Mayesivy Carlson.
It was the fourth jail in Watauga County and is the only surviving 19th century government building in the county, according to Plaag’s report. Plaag said he speaks as a historian, not on behalf of any organization.
A jailhouse marred with tally marks, a fraternity house to college students and Proper, a Southern bistro with an “Eat More Collards” slogan. These facilities occupied the property of 142 Water St. which Boone’s Town Historic Preservation Commission is considering for Historical Landmark status.Eric Plaag, a historical consultant, wrote in the Downtown Boone Historic Resources Survey Report that the property was built in 1889. Following its construction, the building became a jail, a fraternity house in the late 1900s and Proper in 2010.
“alarmed that there was not a way to segregate prisoners.”
“Prisoners were given penance, usually to God,” said Trent Margrif, a former member of the Cultural Resources Advisory Board and lecturer at the university. “If you look at a history of criminal justice and how we got there, yes, your terms would be reduced if you asked for a higher power to intervene.”
on the second floor,” Plaag wrote for the Downtown Boone Historic Resources Survey report. “A second, alternating corbel line separates the first and second floors but is mostly obscured by the front porch. The roof is clad in small, metal shingles that may be original to the house.”
“We got into a period in the mid to late 20th century where this house, or former jail, was adaptively reused to fill a need without much regard to preserving it,” Plaag said. “With most people at the time it was ‘here’s an old building, we can put some cheap apartments in there or house people cheaply’ this is not unusual. It’s a common part of stories in historic buildings.”Duringits restoration, the building’s security elements such as deadbolts and cells were removed. An entry from TheClio, written by university history professor Kristen Baldwin Deathridge and former
“It’s disappointing to me that the owner chose to uncover the jail cell walls before it became a fraternity house because they thought the graffiti was neat and a cool thing to display,” Plaag said. “That’s just an invitation for everyone else to write their name on the wall and of course, you destroy the history by doing that.”
“They did what every other person building a brick house had to do, which was find a good deposit of clay and then kiln the brick nearby or on-site on where you were building,” Plaag said. “Watauga County soil does not lend itself to high-quality clay for brick building. So what you end up with are awful bricks.”
producers as possible,” Kelly said. “I’ve been with some local farmers here since I opened and it’s great to have that connection with the community where you’re just equally appreciative of each other’s efforts.”
Margrif, who has written about prisons transformed into microbreweries, said he finds the history and premise of Proper “interesting.”
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“It was in pretty bad shape,” Kelly said. “I think the building was going to be torn down and turned into a
parking lot until the man who owns the building purchased it. It has such a historical significance for the town.”
“Its primary use only lasted, it looks like, 30 to 40 years. So, in its lifetime, the building was used for far more different purposes,” Margrif said.
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those involved in “Horn in the West” have formed a tight-knit community of new and returning actors from across the country, including university students and faculty, alongside longterm cast members.
“There are Greek letters carved into the wall of the cell, where people used to keep track of their incarceration by putting hash marks for the days,” FurgiueleFurgiuelesaid.never rented to fraternities and “didn’t have much luck with residential rentals.” With this, the Furgiueles opened the space for restaurants to rent, the first being The Old Jailhouse in 2005, which specialized in Indian cuisine. The restaurant maintained the fortified bricks used in Stephen’s original construction.
Premiering in 1952, three months after the venue construction’s completion, the outdoor drama stands as a nationally and locally frequented attraction, totaling over 1.4 million attendees since its first show, according to the Blue Ridge Heritage website.
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We like to tell folks ‘go to the show and have a good time. You’re going to hear some singing and see some dancing. Have popcornsomeand enjoy yourself.’
Proper has offered locally sourced, Southern-style cuisine for almost 12 years. Kelly said Proper is a way to support herself and the wider community.“It’sbeen important to us since day one to support as many of our local
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Taylor Osborne, a university lecturer, portrayed Judge Richard Henderson in the 70th season. Osborne, who teaches American Revolution in the Carolinas as a first-year seminar, said the educational opportunity and interest in the story are what make it special.
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Furgiuele said the fraternity caused some damage to the interior.
“You’ve got to kind of have that acting experience to it,” Osborne said. “It comes off where you are not just reciting facts, but embodying that person.”Aftertransferring to the university in 2018 to finish his degree in public history, Osborne started as a historical interpreter at the Hickory Ridge
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Horn in the West villain Captain Mackenzie, played by Christopher Morrow, throws his hat at Judge Henderson during a scene in the 70th season of Horn in the West. Photo Courtesy of Horn in the West.
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Angela Kelly, the current lessee of the property and owner of Proper, attended the university in the ‘90s and went to a party on the land while it was rented out to university students, describing the area as a “typical college boy house.”
“In my class, I do talk about adaptive reuse. It gets into how we build today. We’re looking for that next use.”
Written in 1951 by playwright Kermit Hunter and run by the Southern Appalachian Historical Association, “Horn in the West” is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, framing the tales of famous frontiersman Daniel Boone and rural settlers against the backdrop of the Revolutionary War.
“The story of this show is of the people coming into this area during that time period. Nobody knows this story,” OsborneOsbornesaid.said in his search for historical interpreter jobs that acting experience was required, which surprised him, but “was one of the perks of the role.”
Kelly, who has stayed in Boone since completing her undergraduate degree, worked in the restaurant industry before renting Proper from Furgiuele.
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Located at 591 Horn in the W Drive, the nation’s longest-running Revolutionary War drama, “Horn in the West,” celebrated its 70th season this summer.
“The term ‘jail’ still is a little confusing to me, but I think that’s perfect because it’s a marketing angle,” Margrif said. “It’s a unique experience. It’s not fast food. It’s not mass-produced.”SamuelFurgiuele, a town attorney in Boone, co-owns the property with his wife. Furgiuele convinced the previous owners, Don Dunlap and his son Monty Dunlap to sell the property instead of demolishing it.
70 years of success
Through the show’s 70-year history,
By the end of it, nearly twothirds of the individuals were identified.
“I think those stories are important,” Plaag said. “I particularly think that stories like George Horton’s are important because they speak to not only the ways in which a community interacted with people who were marginalized for a variety of reasons, but also the consequences that come from that marginalization.”
“We actually posted all 400 images on Facebook over a series of weeks, 50 at a time, and asked the Digital Watauga community: ‘Tell us who this is,’” Plaag said.
“The vast majority of people included in that chapter are regular folk,” Plaag said. “They were just the guy that worked at the supermarket. They were just the guy that washed dishes at the restaurant, you kwnow?”
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“The first people that came to this region visited about 12,000 years ago at the end of the Ice Age, Native Americans, they were migratory hunters and gatherers,” Whyte said. “They were not sedentary. They did not live in villages. They did not have crops. They did not have permanent structures.”
It wasn’t until between 900 and 1100 A.D. when slightly increased temperatures caused Piedmont dwelling natives to migrate up into the High Country, Whyte said. After this, another small ice age occurred, leaving Boone and northwestern North Carolina without permanent settlements until European colonization, Whyte said.
Just as early Native Americans visited the region during warmer
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seasons, Whyte suggests human activity since then has mimicked their behavior.
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The book was inspired by the lack of definitive literature on the topic. Whyte said he sought to put “gray literature, technical reports and various articles in professional journals” into “a package that the non-professional archaeologists could enjoy.” Whyte describes “tourism” as the theme of his book.
Portrait of George William Horton, a notorious character in Boone, who passed away during a blizzard in December, 1973. Photograph by Palmer Blair, Photo Courtesy of Watauga Digital Archives.
Earlier this year, the university announced a land acknowledgement statement which moved to recognize the original inhabitants of the Boone area.“Appalachian State University acknowledges the Indigenous peoples who are the original inhabitants of the lands on which our campus is located. The Cherokee, Catawba and other Indigenous peoples left their mark as hunters, healers, traders, travelers, farmers and villagers long before the university was established,” the statement said.
cataloging a visual history of Boone and is “intended to be a part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Boone’s official incorporation,” according to the introduction of the book.
While primarily recording the growth of the town through means of image, Plaag’s inclusion of a photo collection by Palmer Blair, a 1950’s freelance photographer for local newspapers, aims to bring focus to those who may not traditionally get the spotlight.
George Horton, a Boone resident in the mid 20th century, was included in the book’s photos. Horton, though renowned for his kindness, struggled with poverty, alcoholism, legal challenges and homelessness, Plaag
Plaag, author and local historian, catalogs the post-colonial period and those following it in his book “Images of America: Remembering Boone.” The book, featuring photos from the Digital Watauga archives, is separated into six chapters chronologically
“After about 1400 A.D., all the way up until Europeans arrived in Daniel Boone and Bishop Spangenberg. There was nobody here permanently only, again, people visiting seasonally. So it’s a story about tourism,” Whyte said. “And that rings a real bell with Floridians and the Georgians and the South Carolinians who come up here during the summer.”
Boone celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. To commemorate this milestone, the Town of Boone has planned many events throughout 2022 recognizing Boone’s uniqueness in the last 150 years, including a summer concert series at the Jones House, nightly summer performances at Horn in the West and “Boone Reads Together;” a reading program focusing on a celebration of local history and the stories of Boone.
Throughout the year, the program has featured numerous local authors, with books focusing on topics from archeological records, local personal experiences and the town’s evolution from unincorporated community to university town.
In 2020, former professor of anthropology, Thomas Whyte, wrote “Boone Before Boone: The Archaeological Record of Northwestern North Carolina Through 1769.”
Duringwrote.one of the instances when Horton found himself in jail,
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Plaag said finding those who were in the images was a process rooted in the Digital Watauga Project, where the organization would upload photos to Facebook and ask locals to identify individuals.
View of Boone from Rich Mountain #6. Photograph by Palmer Blair, Photo Courtesy of Watauga Digital Archives.
The statement also included an acknowledgement that many Indigenous descendents continue to live in this region, which is “an area with settler-colonial policies including those that attempt to disenfranchise, remove and eradicate Indigenous people and their way of life.”Eric
Originally introduced as Dan’l Boone “Yoseff” in the 1942 Rhododendron, “Yoseff” was added so editors could fill a blank space, according to App State Athletics. Pictured as a freshman, his image on the final freshman page made all columns of pictures symmetrical. The image depicts him with a slender face, wearing suspenders, a tall hat and smoking a pipe.
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Horton slammed a steel jail door on a jailer’s hand, severing at least one of the jailer’s fingers and causing more jail time, Plaag said.
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first to spoutin off my opinions for every young upstate to take advantage of, but I was promised my picture would be run next week so here I am,” Yosef wrote in The Appalachian in 1947. “I been around these parts a long time watchin’ the shenanigans and goings on and I spect I can hand out about the sagest piece of advice.”
“We have a really pronounced issue of a large number of people experiencing homelessness in our community,” Plaag said. “It is exacerbated by the fact that several close friends and colleagues of mine,
Susan Keefe, professor emerita of anthropology and co-editor of the book, has spent decades working alongside the Junaluska community to increase awareness of their existence in Boone.
As housing remains an issue for Boone residents, Plaag found the book demonstrates both past and present needs of the region.
“I warn’t rightly agreeable at
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Yosef is an abbreviated mountain slang term meaning “yourself.” The hope of the university is that students, alumni, friends and family who are filled with school spirit have found “Yosef,” according to App State Athletics.
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“In any case, as familiar as a person as he was, he ends up dying in the snow,” Plaag said. “Because there was nowhere for him to live. No one would give him a place to live. No one would help him in the community. That’s an important story to tell.”
“It raises a question of ‘Why was that his reaction to what was happening?’ ‘What specifically was happening?’,” Plaag said. “We don’t know. We have a newspaper account that comes from the jail and not from Mr. Horton. Was he exercising poor judgment? There’s not a good way to know.”
In 1946, Yosef appeared again as a regular opinion columnist in The Appalachian, writing a repeating column titled “Musings of a Mountaineer” each week. He covered topics from politics to local weather, often offering observations and jokes on current school issues while writing with a distinctive southern diction.
While App State Athletics’ website states the drop of the second “f” occurred in early 1947, this first opinion column posted in the Nov. 8, 1946 edition of The Appalachian has Yosef being spelled just with one “f,” indicating the transition from “Yoseff” to Yosef happened sooner. a
Palmer Blair’s Photo Shop on W. King Street, before being moved to Depot Street February 1953. This building is now occupied by Meehan Market and J&J’s Hawaiian Ice.
or people who work in Boone, cannot afford to live with their families. That’s a problem.”
Horton died during a snowstorm in 1973, Plaag said.
“Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community,” focuses on the history of the Junaluska community. Junaluska is one of the earliest Black communities in western North Carolina region, according to the Junaluska Historical Association website.
Another book selected for “Boone Reads Together” was also selected as a part of the 2022-23 Common Reading program.
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In 2011, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church took on an effort to meet with members of the Junaluska community who attended the Mennonite Brethren Church. Their intention is to do their part in offering reparations for slavery, Keefe said.
Donning a bushy black beard, a brimmed hat, suspenders and, sometimes, a corn-cob pipe, Yosef has seen an extensive evolution since his first appearance in the 1942 Rhododendron. As this year marks the 80th year since his inception, we traced Yosef’s evolution from yearbook placeholder to Mountaineer mascot through archived photos, newspaper clippings and old yearbooks.
On the second offensive drive, the Mountaineers found their rhythm. With the run game finding its feet, Brice and his receivers were focused on attacking Texas A&M’s defense over the top, and sophomore Christian Horn was a couple inches from hauling in a touchdown grab but the team was forced to settle with a field goal attempt. Sophomore Michael Hughes missed the 42-yard attempt off the right upright, the first attempt of his career after going without an attempt in the UNC game.Following the momentum-shifting miss, the App State defense rose again. Sophomore linebacker Jalen McLeod forced a fumble of Aggie quarterback Haynes King, and sophomore defensive
quarterback Chase Brice said.
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lineman DeAndre Dingle-Prince came up with the recovery.
Redshirt running back Daetrich Harrington scampers away from Texas A&M defenders Sept. 10, 2022. App State finished with 181 rushing yards against the Aggies.
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“We don’t recruit at the same level, we don’t have what they have, but we have a lot of heart,” Clark said. “We get the right kind of players on our program,
and I think if you look at every one of our players in our program, they believe in what we do … all of our goals are in front of us.”
With the ball back on the Texas A&M 29-yard line, the Mountaineers seized the opportunity gifted by the defense. An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Clark looked to slow the drive, but a timely pair of facemask penalties on the Aggies set up shop for App State on the four, and Sophomore transfer Ahmani Marshall crashed into the endzone to take a 7-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter. The third quarter was almost a
During the week leading up to the Sept. 10 game, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher spoke highly of App State, noting the veterans throughout the roster, including fourth, fifth and even sixth-year players leading both sides of the ball. The experienced Mountaineers were unfazed by the crowd of 92,664 and stuck to their gameplan to pull out the upset victory.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a five-star, it doesn’t matter if you’re a two-star, it’s about how you prepare that week and about how you play the game and how hard you play, how bad you want it, and I think that’s what really stuck out tonight,” redshirt junior offensive lineman Cooper Hodges said.
“We had to get some turnovers on defense and our defense created those. Those guys played lights out. It was bend, not break, but again, a lot of credit goes to our defensive staff for putting a great game plan together for this week,” Clark said.
The Mountaineers held possession for a whopping 40:29 of game time, over twothirds of the contest, including running 80 offensive plays to a meager 38 from the Aggies.
Offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay and the coaching staff flipped the script from the high-scoring affair against the Tar Heels and went old-school. The Black and Gold controlled the clock and stuck to the run game early and often against a highly touted, but young Texas A&M defense.
Sophomore running back Ahmani Marshall and redshirt junior Cam Peoples are similar backs, both 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds or more, and their strength was on full display in Kyle Field. While the Mountaineers struggled to run outside the tackles, this pair was efficient all day rushing into the teeth of the defense, especially Peoples, who finished with 112 rushing yards.
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“We were down Nate this week and so, Ahmani and Cam and Chop, they came in and just did a fabulous job. Protecting me and running hard, not tiptoeing, just taking those dirty yards,” redshirt senior
Fisher’s 2022 recruiting class was ranked first in the nation according to 247Sports, but experience reigned supreme Saturday.
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me just this one game that I can sort of pull for my Tar Heels.”
“I’m a Mountaineer in every other sense, but today, I’ve got to be authentically me, so I’m a Tar Heel,” Karen Powell said. “We are big Mountaineer fans. If you’ll indulge
Despite the hype that was built around the matchup for months, the game itself exceeded expectations. 1,261 yards of total offense, a 62-point fourth quarter and two offenses going punch-for-punch down the stretch; App State versus North Carolina was heralded as one of the best games of college football’s week one.
While the Aggie return touchdown tied the game at 14, the Aggies defense didn’t get a break and App State’s offense put together a signature drive. The Mountaineers methodically moved down the field, running 18 plays and chewing off 9:15 on the game clock, and Hughes earned his redemption with a 29-yard field goal to retake the lead with just over eight minutes to play.
and day from what it was even just 20 years ago.”
The visiting Tar Heels were welcomed to The Rock by a deafening chorus of boos, and Waka Flocka’s “Hard in Da Paint” blasted from Kidd Brewer’s speakers for the first time in 2022. App State football was ready to kickoff a new season.
perfect copy of the first, with short drives followed by the App State defense making a game-changing play. Senior defensive back Dexter Lawson Jr. forced a fumble and redshirt junior linebacker Nick Hampton ran from the line of scrimmage to the ball and recovered it.
App State head coach Shawn Clark surveys the field as time runs out on the 17-14 upset of No. 6 Texas A&M Sept. 10., 2022
Mountaineers celebrate after the win with the section of App State fans that made the trip to Kyle Field Sept. 10, 2022.
One drama-filled possession followed
another throughout the final quarter, and three touchdowns were scored in the final 31 seconds of the game. The Mountaineer’s scored an outlandish 40 points in the fourth quarter as the home crowd urged them to victory with whatever voices they had left.
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Powell believes the university’s leap from the FCS to the FBS in 2014 is largely the cause of its immense growth in recent years.
“You can tell that the intensity is here,” App State class of ‘21 Elise Pigue said. “I feel like there are a lot more away fans than normal, which is pretty cool. I mean, it’s the biggest game ever in Boone, for that matter. I had to beg my aunt to get a ticket.”
“Which I was concerned about,” Powell said. “I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond. But hey, son of a gun, it worked out.”
“Getting manageable third and fourth downs because coach Clark is gonna go for it. Can’t come in here scared. To take control of the game like that and get it out of the hands of very talented offense and keep their defense on the field was a big advantage for us,”
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Other fans were more in awe of the sheer magnitude of the scene in Boone Sept. 3.
Powell also faced a dilemma many Mountaineer fans encountered Saturday — Tar Heel relatives.
Over the past 40 years, Bob Powell, App State class of 1983, has watched Boone change from a small college town into the “mega-school” it’s becoming today.
“I’m proud of everybody. You know, at the game last week a lot of people counted us out, so we knew we were on a mission this week to get better. Communicating, chasing the ball, just coming together as a defense and find out who we really are,” Hampton said.
Following the victory, chaos filled the streets of Boone with fans rushing King Street and diving into the Duck Pond.
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A trio of fans cheering and pumping up the crowd standing on the bleacher barriers at the western end
Boone for App State’s game versus Troy. College GameDay in Boone will be hosted from Sanford Mall and broadcast on ESPN at 9 a.m. Sept. 17, running until noon for the picks from Lee Corso and the crew. The home game kicks off at 3:30 on ESPN+.
The day the Heels came to Boone
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“I used to come out here, set up a wood stove and chairs and stand around the wood stove in the cold before and after the ball game,” Powell said. “And now you’ve got this. It looks like tent city. It’s like night
“I’m tired of hearing about Michigan, I want our legacy to be something. Sun Belt champions, and I want our legacy to be beating Texas A&M,” Hodges said.
Karen Powell, North Carolina class of ‘84, attended the game with her black and gold-wearing husband. Despite a husband and a nephew who graduated from App State, Karen had to support her Heels.
With a two-point conversion opportunity and a chance to tie it, the North Carolina defense dragged down university quarterback Chase Brice one yard short of the goal line, and a collective sigh was released in Kidd Brewer Stadium. The Mountaineers ran out of rocks to sling and came up two points short against their in-state foe.
A historic atmosphere cultivated for a historic game. And despite the Mountaineers coming up short, the day the Tar Heels came to Boone will be remembered for many years to come in the High Country.
Brice said of the game plan. Brice and the offense kneeled out the clock and the celebration ensued for the Mountaineers, and the App State faithful in attendance was heard loud and clear on the broadcast. From heartbreak to jubilation, the program had its biggest win since joining the FBS in 2014. While the game draws immediate comparison to the Michigan win, Hodges wants this team to have a legacy of their own.
As kickoff approached, the expected 40,000-plus fans found their way into Kidd Brewer Stadium and filled every seat. Additional bleachers were set up in the north end zone, where the university band sat rather than its usual place in the Mountaineer student section.
App State moved to 1-1 on the season, earning the No. 27 spot in the AP Poll after the victory over No. 6 in the country. The scenes from Boone went viral and caught the eye of ESPN’s College GameDay. ESPN’s Rece Davis said the plan for the next site was College Station for the only ranked matchup between Texas A&M and Miami, but the Mountaineers victory stole the show, and their next stop is
Johnson became involved with the mountain in graduate school.
foundation, according to their website. The foundation was formed in 2009 with the intention of maintaining the 750 acres of semideveloped land on the mountain, including the famous swinging
“I love mountains. I love cold, snowy weather. So when I was in graduate school, I started exploring the Appalachians,” Johnson said.
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Writer and member of the Grandfather Mountain State Park Advisory Committee Randy Johnson has dedicated many years to preserving, studying and writing about the mountain. He has a book titled “Grandfather Mountain: The History and Guide to an Appalachian Icon,” where he describes the entire history of the mountain by making both historical and personal connections.
article Johnson wrote, the mountain has been drawing people in for centuries. Before the creation of the Mile High Swinging Bridge, explorers, such as John Muir, flocked to the mountain. Johnson claims this is because of the mountain’s biodiversity.
Mountain has
The unmistakable ridged peak of Grandfather Mountain towers above the High Country. Standing at 5,946 feet above sea level, the mountain is home to diverse wildlife and plant species and brings in thousands of visitors each year, according to the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation website.
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The Mile High Swinging Bridge basks in the sun on its 70th anniversary. Reconstructed with galvanized steel in 1999, this feat of engineering is often endearingly referred to as the ‘singing’ bridge due to the sound of the metal shifting in the wind.
Johnson started going camping on Grandfather for weeks at a time in the winter, until one day he returned to the mountain to find the backcountry closed.
70th anniversary for Grandfather Mountain’s bridge Swinging celebration:
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conservation message of what the Stewardship Foundation is doing to protect the mountain,” Caveny said. Like Johnson, Caveny believes the mountain is a very special place. What makes it special varies from
He reached out to Hugh Morton, the owner of the mountain at the
John Caveny, director of Education and Natural Resources of the foundation, said it is a non profit organization with a strong focus on education, conservation and research.
According to Johnson, the mountain is home to a Canadian forest, a forest consisting of Eastern Hemlocks and other species, according to the Stewardship Foundation. Johnson believes the mountain is special for many reasons, but what makes it so unique to the area is the dramatic drop off into the Carolina Piedmont providing a “breathtaking view for everyone.”“Thecool thing about the Stewardship Foundation is that the road to the Swinging Bridge literally permits people who are not capable of hiking to the high peaks a chance to be amazed by the scenery,” JohnsonGrandfathersaid.
“Grandfather Mountain is the most ecologically significant mountain in all of Eastern America,” Johnson said. “Grandfather is the southernmost part of the North, and the northernmost part of the South.”
Swinging Bridge Sept. 2. There were several special events held throughout the day, including nature talks at the bridge itself, as well as activities geared toward children, such as building their very own suspension bridge out of various art supplies.There were also cupcakes and a special exhibit in the new Wilson Center for Nature Discovery, as well as golden 70th anniversary decorations to set the tone for the events of the day.
Elizabeth Trott, an employee at the Stewardship Foundation, said each event seemed to have quite a bit of turnout. “The things going on at the museum seem to be engaging,”
People, places and poems of Appalachia
In our community, it might be difficult exploring the culture in and surrounding the Blue Ridge Mountains. However, Appalachia is filled with richness, diverse voices waiting to be read and many more stories than those widely portrayed about Appalachian people. Take a wandering stroll through rural Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina and other spots along the Blue Ridge with these picks, and learn a little more about the people where most of us call home...
“Affrilachia” by Frank X Walker
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“We’re kicking off the bridge celebration with a raptor migration of Red Tail Hawks,” she said.
“Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place” by bell hooks
This novel, the first of a six-part, urban fantasy series, centers around the “fairies” of Eastern Tennessee. Drawn from local folklore from Alex Bledsoe’s childhood, the Tufa people are descendants of Irish fairies — the first people found by European settlers. The book starts with a war veteran of Iraq and a “true daughter of the Tufa,” Private Bronwyn Hart having more to deal with than the healing of her wounded spirit and body when omens begin to warn her of more impending tragedies on her people’s doorstep.
“Even As We Breathe” by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
The first novel by a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, “Even As We Breathe” is about 19-yearold Cowney escaping his hometown of Cherokee to work at a high class Asheville resort. In the novel, the resort is functioning as a holding cell for foreign diplomats and their families during World War II. When a diplomat’s daughter goes missing, Cowney becomes a suspect. While he fights for his innocence, he goes back and forth from Cherokee learning more about his own past as his future is decided.
“Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place” by Neema Avashia
A striking name filled with 12 stories on rural living, citizen interaction with the environment, the Blue Ridge Parkway, corpses and more. The book is set with vibrant depictions of the mountains, alongside further impending land degradation by coal plants. The many characters deal with grief, strife, excitement, loneliness, happiness and more inside the collection. Hampton was a part of the universities Visiting Writers Series last year where she discussed “ecoanxiety” and smart women in Appalachia alongside her reading.
A collection of poetry from activist and feminist, bell hooks, draws inspiration from her childhood in rural Kentucky’s racially integrated schools, the degradation of the land, the culture and the people — welcome and unwelcome — in her life. Elegy, meaning serious reflection usually for the dead, titles this passionate view of Appalachia. hooks’ hauntingly sparse language allows readers to sit with each poem as they experience the sorrow, the love and the landscape of hooks’ rural Kentucky.
Frank Walker’s book discusses being a young Black male in a misunderstood place. His artistic experience and renderings have made this poetry book a classic in discussing contributions and intersection of Black Americans in rural Appalachia. He even coined the term “Affrilachia” for his title as a marker of the convergence. The widely used book became the foundational work in forming the Affrilachian Poets, “a community of writers offering fresh ways to think about diversity in the Appalachian region and beyond,” according to Walker’s website.
“F*ckface: And Other Stories” by Leah Hampton
“The Hum and Shiver” by Alex Bledsoe
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“One Foot in Eden” by Ron Rash
Erin Smith, another employee at the foundation, led a nature talk titled the Peaks and Profiles talk. This is an event they have at the mountain seasonally, but Smith mentioned this talk was particularly special.
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Both Smith and Trott agreed the mountain is a special place worth being celebrated.
Paige Folk, right, an environmental educator at Grandfather Mountain, teaches a group about the natural communities surrounding the Mile High Swinging Bridge. A child experiments with weather recording instruments at the Grandfather mountain top shop in a hands-on learning event.
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Neema Avashia’s memoir tells of her experience as an Indian woman discovering her identity in a predominantly white, straight West Virginian town. Her memoir encourages readers to look past the “hillbilly” version of Appalachia and see its complexities and diversity. Avashia discusses lessons learned on race, gender, sexuality, politics, family and more. Avashia will be at this year’s Visiting Writers Series discussing her memoir Sept. 29.
A recipient of the 2002 Southern Appalachian Book of the Year award, this murder mystery and Southern Gothic novel is set in a soon-to-be destroyed Appalachian community. The South Carolina backdrop has five narrators deliver their perspective on the murder of the town troublemaker whose body is nowhere to be found. The lyric prose aids this novel in helping the reader figure out who murdered Holland Winchester and why.
“When I come to work at the park, I feel most at home with how amazing and beautiful and biodiverse this place is,” Smith said.
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she said.
When entering the Tomato Shack, you get a blast from the past with countless antique memorabilia, old timey posters, and a variety of card board cut outs from the various produce vendors lining the ceiling and walls.
Local shack shuts down
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R ight outside Boone down Highway105, the Tomato Shack Country Store has served the community fresh produce and canned goods for over 25 years. As of recently, the Tomato Shack can no longer maintain their normal operating hours and has been operating Friday through Sunday since the construction began on the 4.5 miles of Highway 104 between Foscoe and Boone. This has been a detriment to their business as it is no longer practical to keep perishable produce from spoiling outside of operating hours. Since then the store has no longer been able to keep fresh produce, and with their major product no longer available, the owner Jerry Cheek has decided to permanently close the store at the end of August, ending its 25-year run.
Jerry Cheek plays guitar while waiting for customers. Before opening the Tomato Shack, Cheek played guitar for 10 years, mainly playing top 40 country music. With the Tomato Shack closing at the end of August, Cheek hopes to play music in his retirement.
Kim Chandler and Jay Chandler look at the old-timey posters available for purchase at the Tomato Shack. The Chandlers have been customers of the Tomato Shack for 18 years, ever since they bought a house in Boone. Their favorite is the Tomato Shack Black Bear Jam, a three-berry mix of blackberries, black raspberries and blueberries.
The summer of 2022 has left the Tomato Shack without the ability to carry produce. The widening of Highway 105 between Foscoe and Boone prevented the Tomato Shack from staying open the whole week. Without the ability to keep produce fresh, they lost their main stream of revenue and closed August 28.
Cheek, the owner of the Tomato Shack, closes shop at the end of the day for the last time on August 28, 2022. The Tomato Shack has been a community staple bringing fresh produce from the Western Carolina Farmers Market.
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Sixty-six games, 676 receptions, 9,220 receiving yards and 81 total touchdowns. Four former Mountaineer receivers toppled school and national records along their path to 52 career wins, three Sun Belt Championships and four bowl victories. All four departed App State after the 2021 season, leaving an immense absence in a receiver room now composed of young players and unproven veterans.
Though Wells has seen some success during his career, his playing time has been limited because of the group of receivers that came before him. While awaiting his opportunity, Wells remained focused on improving each season.
Wells enters the season with the most
The university reeled in two transfer receivers who will also play a role in this year’s offense. Redshirt senior Tyler Page enters his sixth season of college football, spending 2017-20 at SMU. Page accumulated 65 receptions for 862 yards and four touchdowns as a Mustang. Redshirt sophomore University of Central Florida transfer Kaedin Robinson joins the Mountaineers after playing in two games for the Knights in 2021, hauling in a 30-yard touchdown as his lone reception.
“Stay down until you come up and control what you can control. And just keep working,” Wells said. “It’s gonna all come to light someday. I feel like now is mySophomoretime.” receivers Christian Horn and Dashaun Davis are the only other receivers that have taken the field in more than two games for the Black and Gold. Horn has seen action in 22 games across his two-year career, totaling eight receptions for 125 yards. Davis has 21 games under his belt, notching 14 receptions, 124 yards and one touchdown.
There are six other wide receivers on the App State roster, two of which have game experience. Redshirt junior AJ Hall appeared in one game last season, while redshirt sophomore Elijah Johnson appeared in two in 2021. Last season, the Black and Gold completed 255 passes, 197 of which were completed to now former
Mountaineer receiving core begins new era
Redshirt sophomore receiver Dashaun Davis catches a 28-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter over a North Carolina defender Sept. 3, 2022. Davis is one of a few receivers that moved up the depth chart this season.
Brice also mentioned redshirt freshmen Dalton Stroman and Michael Hetzel as receivers who might contribute this season.
While the receiving group lacks experience, it’s not a particularly young group. Many of the likely starters enter their third and fourth college football seasons. The extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA to college athletes due to COVID-19 allowed those former Mountaineer receivers to stay in Boone for their fifth and sixth years, relegating players under them to the“Youbench.look at the Christian Horns of the world, the Christian Wells, Dashaun Davis; those guys aren’t young guys, but they’ve never had their opportunity to shine,” Clark said. “They’ve always been a backup, and now they want to be the old guys now. They want to be the playmakers on our team, and we’ve seen that through spring practice, we’ve seen that through summer workouts.”
“Stroman’s getting healthy, he’s a freak in himself. Michael Hetzel has made some strong pushes this offseason,” Brice said. “I’m excited for it. I think we have a great opportunity ahead of us.”
Mountaineers. With nearly 200 receptions and 23 receiving touchdowns up for grabs this season, a new core of receivers get their chance to shine in 2022.
“That whole room is super talented. You got so many guys who can bring so much to the table,” said redshirt junior running back Camerun Peoples of App State’s wide receivers. “So much excitement. So much electricity.”
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Sophomore wide receiver Christian Horn reaches out for his first career touchdown grab as he steps foot into the endzone Sept. 3, 2022.
“We have to find out early who our playmakers are going to be,” Clark said. “We have to find out who’s going to give us the best chance to win.”
“The biggest thing I took from them was to practice like a pro and don’t take no days for granted,” redshirt sophomore receiver Christian Wells said. “It can all be gone real quick, so practice like a pro. Take everything day by Withday.” the 2022 season quickly approaching, one of head coach Shawn Clark’s first priorities is to identify who will step up in a receiving core that doesn’t have much experience under its belt.
quarterback Chase Brice of his new receiving core. “They’re fast, they have great hands, they’re smart and I think this summer we did a good job of getting on the same page in some areas that we needed to work on.”
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prior success of the 2022 receiving core, totaling 28 receptions, 484 yards and seven touchdowns in 27 games. Last season, Wells hauled in two touchdowns: an 80-yarder at Georgia State and a 68-yarder in the Boca Raton Bowl.
“I think we’re really close … They want to be great,” said redshirt senior
“It’s exciting man. I believe in everybody in that room. Everybody in that room is capable to do whatever, so it’s exciting to see,” Wells said. “Exciting for me too. I feel like I got a chance to reach new levels in my game.”
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“When you’re going into a program and you’re fighting to build something, every day you gotta fight for it and you have to work hard,” Rumely Noble said. “I really just bought into that vision of wanting to go build something and make something really special.”
“There was never a day that went by that I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I have to go to practice today,” Rumely Noble said. “Practice became my championship. That is where my confidence came from was knowing when I stepped onto a court, I had outworked the people around me.”
The Wildcats became dominant with Rumely Noble at the helm. She
When Rumely Noble graduated from Kentucky, she left as one of the most dominant players in program history. She left the program as the all-time leading setter and sixth alltime in the SEC with 5,703 assists. She also leads the Wildcats program in service aces with 165. Rumely Noble was a four-time All-SEC setter, making two SEC first teams and a second team with the Wildcats.
“I have worked really hard in my career to make sure I was making the right moves professionally, to be around the right coaches that would work to develop me,” Rumely Noble said. “I am ready to go do this. I’m ready to make this my own.”
“Sarah was a major reason why Kentucky became a national name in the sport of volleyball,” Skinner said. “I have no doubt she will do great things at the helm of App State volleyball.”
The Hall of Fame. The name alone creates a title of greatness for anyone who is qualified to enter it. For the university’s new head coach Sarah Rumely Noble, that is just one of her many accolades earned from her decorated playing career for the Kentucky Wildcats from 2006-09. Rumely Noble was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017 with fellow Wildcat athletes Randall Cobb and John Wall.
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In her final season with the Tigers, Rumely Noble was named an associate head coach for the first time. From there, she would never look back, making plans about the day that she would eventually coach a team.
After a short stint professionally, Rumely Noble knew she wanted to continue with volleyball. She had more to give to the game and wanted to continue to share her love and knowledge of the sport.
Zimmick was hired by Rumley Noble to join the Mountaineers shortly after she was named head coach. Zimmick comes to the university with an impressive coaching resume, acting as an assistant to both Kelly Sheffield of Wisconsin and Craig Skinner of Kentucky. During his time at Wisconsin, Zimmick would help coach the Badgers’ advance to the finals in 2015 and semifinals in 2016. Zimmick would then go to Kentucky as a graduate assistant, helping the Wildcats program to SEC titles in both 2018 and 2019.
After North Texas, Rumely Noble traveled to Wake Forest where she served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator from 2013-15. As an assistant, Rumely Noble was credited with recruiting three players who were named to All-ACC teams.
in France, Ligue 1, where she was the starting setter for Nantes Volley Feminin from 2010-11.
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Rumley Noble would make her return to the SEC as a coach in 2015, traveling to Arkansas University to become an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. There, she spent two seasons with the Razorbacks, directing the offense in 2015 and the defense in 2016.
“Getting to play in a different culture has shaped me,” Rumely Noble said. “I have definitely learned from the coaches and the style they do over there and taken bits and pieces from it to shape some parts of me.”
“It was unbelievable and really humbling just to be a volleyball player entering the Hall of Fame,” Rumely Noble said. “The university as a whole was really excited about volleyball and excited to honor somebody who had helped lay the foundation.”
Zimmick was hired by Butler as an assistant coach following Kentucky, spending the previous two years there.
After her time with Kentucky, Rumely Noble spent time overseas playing in the top professional division
Rumely Noble found a more permanent home at Louisiana State University, where she spent five seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. There she is credited for bringing in nationally ranked recruiting classes for the Tigers. She also helped the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament in 2017,
After winning SEC Freshman of the Year, Rumely Noble continued to improve as a player. She began to live for volleyball, practicing hard every day not only to make herself better, but to improve the team too.
“As I figured out who I was and how volleyball shaped that, I wanted to be able to pay that forward to the athletes that I got to coach,” Rumely Noble said. “Ultimately, that is why I wanted to get into coaching.”
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“All three of our coaches are really good,” senior McCall Denny said. “I think all three of them bring something different to the table, and I think the team has a lot of trust in them.”Coach
Rumely Noble began her coaching career in 2011, traveling to North Texas University to become an assistant coach. There, Rumely Noble coached setters and coordinated the
while coaching two freshmen to AllSEC first team selections.
Rumely Noble played a large role in turning Kentucky into the powerhouse it is now. Joining a 3-13 Kentucky team coached under a new Craig Skinner, Rumely Noble came in as a starter, made an immediate impact winning, SEC Freshman of the Year in 2006.
Volleyball head coach Sarah Rumely Noble talks to her team during their match versus East Tennessee State University Aug. 18, 2022. Noble is coaching her first season for the Mountaineers after spending five years as an LSU assistant coach.
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directed the team to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, making it as far as the Sweet 16 her senior year. In 2008, Rumely Noble had her best year as a player, winning the SEC Player of the Year.
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The Mountaineers hired Rumely Noble Jan. 13, making her the ninth head volleyball coach in Mountaineer history. Rumely Noble immediately began making changes within the program, starting with the coaching staff, bringing in two new assistants in Connor Zimmick and Chanelle Hargreaves.
offense, leading North Texas to a high 26 wins during its 2012 season.
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Former President Donald Trump fueled the fire of anti-Muslim hate throughout his 2016 presidential campaign and his following term.
In 2002, former Attorney General John Ashcroft required male visitors from a certain list of countries, almost all predominantly Arab and Muslim nations, to be registered and fingerprinted into a government database. Approximately 60,822 foreign male visitors were registered under this special registration program within the first year alone. The Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of the program in 2011 due to its controversy and inefficiency in stopping terrorism.
violent hate crimes.
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misguided stereotype that all Muslims wear turbans and have long beards. Most Americans report not knowing much about Islam, which contributes to the steady amount of hate crimes, bias and microaggressions Muslims face in the U.S. If Americans don’t know anything about Islam except the religion is wrongfully tied to a devastating act of terrorism, it is no surprise Islamophobia continues to run rampant in this nation. The attitude toward Islam in the U.S. has been and is still heavily influenced by the events of 9/11 and Muslim people are paying the price. Muslim people deserve to exist without being associated with terrorism, and the U.S. has to do its part to reverse that association.
OPINION: Post 9/11 America encourages Islamophobia
Once the government of a nation normalizes the ostracization of a group of people, citizens will follow suit. Reported hate crimes against Muslims increased by over 500% between 2000-09, according to a study by Brown University. The Southern Poverty Law Center compiled an extensive list of reported hate crimes against Muslims, or those believed to be Muslim by perpetrators, starting from Sept. 11, 2001 to early 2011. The hate crimes on this list range from
instances of Muslim store owners dealing with vandalism to physical and verbal assault, setting fire to mosques, posession of explosives with intent to target mosques and more.
Trump turned his Islamophobia from words to actions with his 2017 Muslim travel ban which banned travel to the U.S. from seven predominantly Muslim countries: Iran, Libya, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Syria. The executive order sparked controversy and protests across the nation. While some were angry, others felt empowered by the policy to be bolder with their Islamophobia. Hate crimes and bias against Muslims/Middle Easterners steadily increased throughout Trump’s presidency. Levels of antiMuslim hate crimes and bias became comparable to levels from 2001. Even if percentages of anti-Muslim hate crimes didn’t increase, the nature of
Nadine Jallal | Associate Opinion Editor
18 Sept. 14, 2022
Multiple incidents of hijabis having their hijabs ripped off their heads have been reported since 9/11. Not only are hijabis subject to violent incidents of Islamophobia, they also experience microaggressions throughout their daily lives. Comments filled with pity such as “you must get hot in there!” are a regular occurrence for hijabis. They are treated as victims of their religion rather than participants, which is offensive and perpetuates the stereotype of Islam being an oppressive religion. Sikh men are often mistaken for Muslims and subject to misguided hate crimes. The general lack of knowledge about Islam in this country causes Sikh people to be mistaken for Muslim because of the
Though 9/11 was over two decades ago, anti-Muslim hate has continued to persist in both the political and social atmosphere.
the incidents became more violent. Again, Americans feel empowered to showcase their Islamophobia because of a current administration seeming to condone it, just as the administration after 9/11 did.
The terrorist attacks that took place Sept. 11, 2001 rocked the nation and implemented an ongoing fear of terrorism in Americans still going strong today. The nation developed a newfound passion to fight against terrorism. The War on Terror became synonymous with fighting not only Islamic countries, but also anyone who looked to be of Arab or South Asian descent, whether they were overseas or living in America.
The association between terrorism and Islam created a movement of hate and violence toward Muslims that has yet to slow down. The movement was started and propelled by the U.S. government through several policies.
Following Trump’s inauguration in 2017, 68% of Muslim Americans expressed feeling worried about living under Trump’s administration. Muslims, and those often mistaken as Muslim, have taken to the media to express how it feels to live in a post 9/11 America. Visibly Muslim people including women who practice wearing the hijab and men who grow long beards, are often on high alert in their daily lives. Women who wear hijabs have been targeted by Islamophobes and are even subject to
Trump said on March 9, 2016, during a CNN interview: “I think Islam hates us. There’s something there that — there’s a tremendous hatred there. There’s a tremendous hatred. We have to get to the bottom of it. There’s an unbelievable hatred of us.” Trump spewed anti-Islam rhetoric during his campaign and presidency that several comprehensive lists of anti-Islam quotes became readily available with a quick Google search.
On Aug. 17, a U.S. District Judge reinstated a 20-week ban on abortions in North Carolina, with an exception if the mother’s life is at risk. Although the medical procedure is legal, it is restricted. Women can face a felony and up to 10 years in prison for having an illegal abortion. Additionally, there is a 72-hour waiting period on all
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On top of legal restictions, abortion clinics can be hard to access. The closest abortion clinics to Boone are in Winston-Salem or Asheville. Because abortion is still legal in North Carolina, there will fortunately be fewer cases of using internet activity to prosecute illegal
protesting the overturn of Roe v. Wade, including App State students. North Carolinians and the nation are on the side of privacy and autonomy. 61% of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Raising our voices about government overreach in our personal lives is the first step to fighting the Supreme Court decision, one state at a time.
Since the federal government no longer protects privacy, tech companies and Americans alike are taking measures to protect privacy. Google is deleting location and search histories when someone visits or looks up a “sensitive location” like an abortion clinic. Groups are
Individuals who fought to overturn Roe v. Wade neglected to think about the rights other than abortion the case protected. The partisan effort to shoot down Roe was so determined that many didn’t think twice or didn’t care about what the government could do in a post-Roe America. Conservatives who backed the Supreme Court’s decision are remarkably hypocritical considering their ideology glorifies small government and personal freedom. Allowing prosecutors to use internet activity and history to criminalize a private, personal medical decision is a dystopian invasion of privacy.
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Roe v. Wade rollback signals new age of government surveillance
he June 24 overturn of Roe v. Wade came as startling news for many Americans. In our country’s ever-polarized political climate, the 5-4 decision to scrap the landmark case was monumental on both sides of the political divide. While some protested the decision, others cheered. Much of the debate over Roe v. Wade has been about abortion, but there is more to the case. Although it did protect the right to abortion, the 1973 case is fundamentally about the right to privacy. More specifically, the right to make personal and private decisions about one’s reproductive healthcare without government interference. The overturn of Roe v. Wade is not something to be celebrated because the Supreme Court no longer recognizes privacy as a right. The door has been opened for government overreach into the personal and private lives of all Americans, abortion-rights and antiabortion alike.
Regardless of where one stands on the ethics of abortion, it is an extreme government overreach to use someone’s online location history, private chats and internet search history in a court of law.
Using someone’s online activity to prosecute them is not only creepy and invasive but also actively harming Americans. Women who have miscarriages and stillbirths are being accused of having an abortion more and more frequently. People are facing and serving jail time for suffering a devastating loss of a wanted pregnancy. Additionally, prosecuting abortions will lead to an increase in complications during pregnancy and illegal abortions, which will endanger the lives of thousands of women.
abortions but online data could still be used in courts if there is suspicion of abortion after 20 weeks.
We live a big portion of our lives online. It’s no secret our internet activity is tracked by tech companies for marketing, data-mining and more. In 2011, Facebook was sued for tracking users across other webpages, even after they had logged out of their accounts or deleted their accounts. Tech companies have a staggering amount of information about us. Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Americans’ online activity and data are fair game for the government to use in court. Online messages, search histories, deleted chats, location histories, online banking payments, menstrual cycle tracking apps and more can now be used as proof to prosecute those accused of having an abortion.
abortions, and minors must receive written permisson from a parent of guardian to receive the procedure.
