October 27, 2011

The Appalachian

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Vol. 86 No. 16

Freedom of speech?

Senior News Reporter

Madelyn Rindal | The Appalachian

‘F--k gays,’ other slurs painted over LGBT message in expression tunnel Lifestyles Editor

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ppalachian State University police were notified of an offensive message written over the LGBT Center’s National Coming Out Day rainbow stripes on the walls of the free expression tunnel on River Street Monday.

“At first, I only saw the words above the tunnel and I couldn’t decide if someone had just written ‘Gay, Gay, Gay’ and then I saw ‘F—k Gays,’” said Mark Rasdorf, LGBT Center graduate assistant.

Rasdorf noticed the message, which was spray-painted on the tunnel closest to Stadium Drive, while walking to his car Monday evening. Rasdorf said he contacted campus police shortly after and that an officer was at the tunnel within five minutes of the call.

“He took pictures, but I don’t think he took a picture of the left side of the tunnel,” Rasdorf said.

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ASU police responded to a report of anti-gay slurs written in the expression tunnel Monday afternoon. The incident is currently under investigation.

by MICHAEL BRAGG

Thursday, October 27, 2011

“I think there was something that ended in ‘f-gs,’ but someone had painted over part of it and he didn’t feel the need to take a picture of that – which is fine, because it’s not important to speculate what had been there.”

The Appalachian Physical Plant has been contacted and will cover the offensive messages soon, said Lt. Casey Mitchell of university police.

Since the slur was written on the free expression tunnel it is not considered a hate crime, Mitchell said.

“If this were graffiti, then it would be a hate crime, but this is the free speech tunnel so it is not graffiti,” he said.

Mitchell said that if those involved are found during an investigation, the message could be constituted as “fighting words.”

“If we find out who it is, we can send them to student conduct,” Mitchell said.

Dean of Students J.J. Brown said he was “saddened” by the

message on the tunnel.

“Well, it certainly has a bias,” Brown said. “This language was targeted right over their colors.”

On Monday, Oct. 17, one week before the incident was reported, North Carolina State University’s GLBT Center experienced a similar event. The center’s door was vandalized with the words ‘F-gs,’ ‘Burn’ and ‘Die.’ “We were outraged and in disbelief,” said Justine Hollingshead, director of the N.C. State GLBT Center.

Hollingshead said N.C. State’s free expression tunnels have been painted with derogatory messages about the LGBT community in the past.

“It is unfortunate, hateful and unwanted, but it is not hate speech,” she said.

Unlike writings in the free expression tunnels, the defacing of the N.C. State GLBT Center was labeled as hateful speech and threatening.

Tommy Wrenn, sophomore

public relations major and LGBT Center volunteer, said he agrees with the rights of free speech despite the negative message displayed in the tunnel.

“I can’t really say much,” Wrenn said. “It is free expression. We do kind of have to accept that.”

Wrenn said he prefers to focus on the events the LGBT Center has worked to plan and promote, like “Gay? Fine by Me,” National Coming Out Day and the free HIV testing on campus this week.

“I think when I compare the event of National Coming Out Day and how successful it was to just this one comment someone made on the tunnel, I’m more happy to look at the positives of that day than just one little incident,” he said.

Rasdorf said the LGBT Center is ready to move past the message.

“I think the healthiest thing for us to do is to just keep doing our good work,” he said.

SGA supports 24/5 library service during 2011 exams

by ANNE BUIE Senior News Reporter

The Student Government Association (SGA) passed a bill Tuesday that supports bringing back Belk Library’s 24/5 service during exam week for the fall 2011 semester.

In order to accommodate the 24/5 service, SGA proposed that the atrium and the Wired Scholar close at 2 a.m. for the remainder of the semester.

“This bill being passed is a step in the right direction,” said Alex McPherson, SGA director of academic affairs. McPherson co-sponsored the bill with the Graduate Student Association Senate (GSAS).

Normally, GSAS doesn’t get involved with the SGA’s bills, but McPherson said she saw the benefits of combining forces.

“The library is something that affects all students, whereas things like on campus housing doesn’t affect grad students,” McPherson said.

“I felt that in order for administration, in order for the library to take this more seriously, I felt that it was necessary to have the graduate school association in on this conversation.”

Joe Gill, president of GSAS, said he also saw the benefits of working with the SGA as a “unified voice.”

“After discussing the issue with the graduate student senate, we came to the conclusion that most graduate students would prefer to have the library open 24/5 during finals week,” he said.

McPherson also worked in conjunction with library personnel while writing the bill.

“They have been really, really open to having these conversations with us,” McPherson said of the library staff. “They’re really open to our ideas, our suggestions. They’re completely on board with doing whatever is best for the students.”

Though SGA and the library liked the idea, Ken Johnson, coordinator of learning and research services for the library, said he is unsure if the budget will allow for the change to take place.

“I am always supportive of student efforts centered around using the library for study and research,” Johnson said. “I hope that the library can reopen 24/5 near finals, but we still do not know our final budget figures.”

Before writing the bill, McPherson had to prove to administrators that students genuinely supported its goals.

“They thought it was an interesting idea but they weren’t supporting it entirely,” she said.

“They weren’t saying yes or no. We wanted to show them that students supported this.”

SGA-distributed surveys showed that 97 percent of students “would rather have the increase in exam time,” according to the bill.

A referendum will be administered to the student body through Appalnet, but a date has not yet been decided, McPherson said.

LIBRARY HOUR STUDENT RESPONSES “I think it would be more beneficial to use the whole library during finals week. It would be a better idea to go ahead and close the atrium to benefit the whole ASU community.”

Will Dulin, senior history major “I was in there at all hours last semester when it was open and sometimes there were only five people there, so I think that keeping it open during finals week would be more beneficial to the student population.”

Rachel White, senior advertising major “Not many people use the library after 2 a. m. during the regular semester anyway, so more people would benefit from having it open during finals, and the atrium is not that large of a space anyway.”

Matthew Gillis, senior criminal justice major “Though I disagree with not having the library open 24 hours during the school year, I think, speaking on behalf of the student body, we would be able to sacrifice atrium hours for having the library open 24 hours during exams when studying is most crucial.”

Justin Sumwalt, senior marketing and economics major

As part of the university’s process to revise the General Education (GE) curriculum, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Lori Gonzalez will establish an advisory board to address concerns raised by faculty.

The GE Review Task Force identified six main areas of concern from faculty feedback attained during an information gathering process in fall of 2010, which the Faculty Senate then confirmed.

“We think it’s time to stop gathering information and start solution solving,” Jill Ehnenn, chair of Faculty Senate and associate professor of English, said.

The six areas of concern identified were flexibility, advising complexity, transfer credit, First Year Seminar, the course approval process and administrative structure.

Gonzalez will take the GE Review Task Force’s recommendations to frame, address and solve concerns they identified.

Freshman computer science major Anthony Lombardo said he thinks classes in the GE curriculum lack relevance for students’ individual major choices.

“I feel that after a certain point you have to do your major, which is more interesting and I’d rather do that,” Lombardo said. “ If you’re going to be forced to take classes, they might as well make it something applicable to everyone – not just one field.”

The reason behind the changing GE curriculum was to focus more on goals and outcomes rather than filling in requirements, GE Director Paulette Marty said.

“So instead of, ‘it’s just good for you to know something about music,’ it’s ‘how can music help you develop these skills that you’re going to be able to use throughout the rest of your life,’” Marty said.

Flexibility “Any structured curriculum limits student flexibility,” Marty said. “The question then becomes, ‘what are the goals of the curriculum and then how well is the curriculum succeeding at achieving those goals?”

Marty said that if the goals are worth it and the structure helps students achieve those goals, it’s a good curriculum.

“I believe the way the curriculum is structured can help students achieve those goals,” Marty said. “And I think we need to keep working to realize the potential of the curriculum.”

Advising Complexity “The newness of the curriculum, it’s so different than the old curriculum that I think it’s difficult for advisors to wrap their minds around,” Marty said.

In order to help faculty advisors, advising workshops have been offered, as well as contact information for the GE office.

Transfer Credit “We have made big strides in the past year in transfer credit policies and procedures,” Marty said.

The GE Council recently established the Office of Transfer Articulation, which went online last year. Every semester they grant transfer credit for GE courses. They’ve also created new policies and procedures.

Additionally, the GE Council sent a request to Academic Policies and Procedure for out-of-state associate degrees to evaluate whether they can get credit for completing GE curriculum. They are also working on a policy to exempt transfer students from the First Year Seminar.

First Year Seminar Faculty criticized First Year Seminar classes for being too easy.

“It’s helping with retention and I honestly think that part of the criticism with First Year Seminar that’s happening right now is people aren’t clear that First Year Seminar is different from Freshman Seminar,” Marty said.

According to Marty, compared to the Freshman Seminar, First Year Seminar is more academically rigorous and a very different class.

“We’re working now to try and get the message out there about what this First Year Seminar is and what it’s doing,” Marty said.

Course Approval Process The GE curriculum approval process was rushed due to impending budget cuts, leaving faculty confused, Marty said.

“Once that crazy get-everything-proposed thing was over, this office codified things and got it all straightened out and figured out,” Marty said.

Early last fall, the proposal forms were updated and streamlined onto one website.

Administrative Structure The Review Task Force recommendation was for the GE Council to move from the University College into the College of Arts and Sciences, Marty said.

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Since the current GE curriculum is fairly new, Marty said it is doing well, even with the six areas of concern.

“I feel good about where we are, actually,” Marty said. “I think there are people on campus who don’t feel like it’s in a place that they’re happy with, but looking at the big picture from my perspective, I think it’s going quite well.”

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Feeding cattle and cleaning turkey coops are typically not on the agenda of an average Appalachian State University student.

However, for four students residing as caretakers on the new Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm in Ashe County, it is a way of life.

The program, which previously operated on a leased farm in Valle Crucis, relocated to the larger Blackburn-Vannoy property at the start of the semester. The new farm boasts a range of opportunities, including a three-bedroom farm home where students, through an application process, have a chance to live and work.

“Everything is just starting up,” said resident Ben Yoder, an Appalachian Studies graduate student. “We’re working on utilizing as much as we can out of the total 369 acres.”

As caretakers, the four residents commit to 10 hours of work per week in exchange for room and

board.

“We look for commitment and initiative in our prospective residents,” Residency Manager Mark Fanatico said. “We want this to be close to a real working farm experience, especially when livestock is involved, which requires 24/7 care.”

Residents also care for their personal vegetable garden, prepare areas for future production and weed eat and clear fence lines to make room for new electric fencing.

“It’s sort of necessary to be attuned to a specific landscape and the changes you see in agriculture daily, if not hourly,” said junior Ben Paynter. “I really like working and the concept of working hard as a part of sustainability, and the farm helps me learn that.”

Paynter, who is double majoring in sustainable development and geography, plans to remain a caretaker on the farm until he graduates.

The student caretakers have also received support to make the farm more technologically sustainable.

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Graduate geology student Fleming Talton tends to dwarf cows being raised on the Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm.

Talton is one of four students who live and work on the farm, which was donated by the Blackburn-Vannoy Foundation.

Yoder was recently awarded a grant by the Renewable Energy Initiative to put solar thermal and solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of the house.

Resident Fleming Talton, a geography graduate student, also received a grant, from the office of student research, to install a power predictor on the property’s barn.

The students said they have learned much from the experience.

“Although there is not much to do right now, it’s really nice to be somewhere at the beginning of something,” Yoder said. “It’s like the fire pit we built in the back yard even. We built that knowing it would be the fire pit for the rest of the farm’s residency life to come.”

University nears housing goal

by KELLI STRAKA

Senior News Reporter

With the completion of a new residence hall, the renovations of Broyhill Inn and Mountaineer Hall, Appalachian State University will be able to meet its goal of housing 40 percent of the undergraduate population.

Under priority five of the university’s 2008-12 Strategic Plan, which has been extended one year, Appalachian should “increase on campus residential housing to 40 percent of undergraduates and maintain that level.”

“Studies routinely show that students that live on campus connect themselves to the university better than students that commute,” Tom Kane, director of Housing and Residential Life, said. “If you connect your first semester of college, there’s a good chance you’re going to graduate from there.”

Since freshmen are guaranteed oncampus housing, Mountaineer Hall, the new residence hall and Broyhill Inn are intended to primarily accommodate sophomores and even some juniors, Kane said.

Designating housing space for upperclassmen is intended to reduce the on-campus waiting list.

“That’s one of the things we’re hoping this year is with the addition of the 400 beds - to offer more students housing on

the front end,” said Stacy Sears, Associate Director of Housing Operations.

According to Sears, a total of 950 rooms have been added to help reach the 40 percent goal.

Senior history secondary education major Eric Spivey has lived on campus since his freshman year.

“I wanted on campus just because I would be closer to everything, especially classes,” Spivey said. “I don’t have to worry about a commute where buses might be late or something, or there might be an event on campus.”

Many students share Spivey’s preference, but Appalachian has struggled to house 40 percent of the undergraduate population due to financial issues, Kane said.

“You’ve got to come up with the money to build,” Kane said. “The only money we have is the money we raise through rent. To build a building we’ve got to raise costs.”

In order to reduce costs and still increase housing, renovations will be made to residence halls instead of building completely new residence halls, Kane said.

From May 2013 until August 2014, Winkler Hall will be renovated from apartment-style to suite-style rooms.

Appalachian Heights will be the only apartment-style residence hall on campus.

In addition, Belk Hall will close in May 2014 for renovations and reopen in August 2015.

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High Country holds Halloween festivities

by HALEY CAHILL Intern Lifestyles Reporter

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alloween is in the air in the High Country, and organizations around the area will host events throughout the month.

For some students, the chance to get spooked is ramping up their excitement for the end of October.

“There are so many events going on – it’s making me really excited for Halloween,” freshman sustainable development major Allie Garret said. “I can’t wait to check some of them out.”

Teaching Fellows host ‘Summer Camp Gone Wrong’ Haunted Trail For one week in October, Horn in the West is transformed into Haunted Horn by the Appalachian State University Teaching Fellows.

“Anyone who loves the thrill of horror movies will enjoy this haunted trail,” said Emma Willard, sophomore middle grades education major and event co-chair.

The theme of this year’s trail is “Camp Horn: Summer Camp Gone Wrong.” The trail is packed with surprises and spooky characters reminiscent of the workers’ childhood camp days.

The trail is approximately 20 minutes in duration and takes place in the woods. Workers advise attendants to

dress appropriately and the trail is not recommended for children eight years of age or younger.

The trail runs daily from now until Saturday, Oct. 29 and again Monday, Oct. 31, from dusk through 11:30 p.m.

Admission is $8 for students and $10 for the general public. Funds support Angel Tree, a program that provides gifts for disadvantaged families during the holiday season.

New River Corn Maze has live interaction, students get discount The New River Corn Maze, located just outside Boone, will offer its second annual corn maze this season. The maze covers over five acres of planted corn, the maze’s David Tucker said.

This weekend is the last time of operation for this year’s corn maze, which is open from 10 a.m. until dark Friday and Saturday and 1 p.m. until dark Sunday.

The maze doesn’t shut down after dark, however – it simply transforms into a haunted maze, which is open from 7 to 11 p.m.

“The best part was that there were real life things happening, like fire and a live horse – part of the headless horseman’s act,” said freshman journalism major Kaitlyn Russell, who attended the maze and tractor ride last weekend.

In addition to the maze, the venue offers

Appalachian-themed corn hole games, a pick-your-own pumpkin patch and tractor or train rides through the farm, weather permitting. There are also areas alongside the river for picnicking.

Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for students. Tractor rides are $5 and tractor ride/maze combination tickets are $10.

“It’s definitely worth the $10 and only about a 10-minute ride from campus,” Russell said.

For more information and directions to New River Corn Maze, visit newrivercornmaze.com or call (828) 2642986.

Blowing Rock’s Tweetsie Railroad adjusts attractions to Halloween traditions Blowing Rock’s Tweetsie Railroad will host its Ghost Train Halloween Festival throughout the month of October.

“The event is unique because we are the only event in the area that has a haunted train ride and has a street festival atmosphere, plus rides,” Marketing Director Cathy Robbins said.

The event features a 20-minute ride on the ghost train, hot chocolate and other concessions sold at the park’s Fudge Shop, a haunted house, Halloween shows, a 3-D maze, a black light puppet show and trickor-treating.

The festival’s last times of operation are

7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Tickets are $28 and should be purchased in advance.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit tweetsie.com or call (877) 5265740.

Boone nightlife gets festive

Howard Street’s Char Restaurant and Bar will host its third annual Halloween Bash and Costume Contest Saturday at 11 p.m.

The restaurant and bar will offer cash prizes to winners of the contest, as well as drink specials throughout the night.

The event is restricted to individuals 21 years of age and up. Tickets are $6 in advance or $10 at the door.

For more information, call (828) 2662179.

Baptist church joins in on Halloween activities

The First Baptist Church of Boone, located near campus on the corner of King and College Street, will host its annual fall festival Sunday, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the church parking lot.

The event will feature trunk-or-treat and games in addition to free pizza, candy and a cakewalk.

Admission is free for everyone. For more information, call (828) 264-2441.

Paranormal Society Native Sway, Nomadic provide music ghost walk unveils for Legends Halloween costume party haunted past at App

by MEGAN WRAPPE Intern Lifestyles Reporter

The Appalachian State University Paranormal Society held its second annual ghost walk Wednesday night.

Students were taken on tours through campus buildings that are said to be haunted and society members told ghostly tales that supposedly took place in different locations.

In its second year, changes were made to the event.

Among the new additions to the walk were actors who dressed as ghosts and told their story to students.

Attendees toured buildings like I.G. Greer, East Residence Hall and the site of Coffey Residence Hall.

Students have allegedly reported being hit in the back “I would open my of the head in East, door to see who supposedly by a ghost that haunts the sub- was coming down floor. And in I.G. the hall and no one Greer, there is said to would be there.” be a seat that never goes up, even after Natalie Salmonese being replaced.

Sophomore marketing major “During RA training I was the only one living on my hall in East and almost every night around 10:30, I heard what sounded like someone talking down the hall and keys jingling,” said sophomore marketing major and East Hall Resident Assistant Natalie Salmonese. “I would open my door to see who was coming down the hall and no one would be there.”

The Paranormal Society was founded in 2010 by senior secondary education major Ricardo Estrada.

“Ricardo knew a few people from the Pagan Student Society and he wanted to create a club that was focused on the paranormal,” advisor Jill Thomley said. “He is just such a well-spoken person and he had all the knowledge about the paranormal, so I couldn’t help but sign on as an advisor for the club.”

The society frequently performs and participates in paranormal investigations on campus and in surrounding areas. Members use equipment such as video cameras and electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) recorders to record ghost activity.

“I’ve heard knocks, noises and seen things move, but I’ve never seen a full-body apparition,” said Jorden Gragg, a sophomore archaeology and anthropology double major who is the society’s current president.

“We’ve done a few investigations on campus and we’ve got some really interesting things recorded.”

The Paranormal Society holds weekly meetings Wednesdays in Plemmons Student Union’s Watauga River Room, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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From left to right, senior psychology major and drummer for Nomadic Kevin Rowheder, senior recreational management major and guitarist for Native Sway Justin Quinn, and recreational management graduate and guitarist for Native Sway Josh Bertram discuss their bands' complementary sounds.

APPS club shows hosts Boone natives Saturday night

by MICHAEL BRAGG Lifestyles Editor

Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) and Legends will host a Halloween party and costume contest Saturday at 9 p.m., with performances from Boone locals the Native Sway and Nomadic.

“Native Sway has been putting on a Halloween show for the past few years and we were finally able to get them on Halloween this year,” said Spencer Foster, club shows chairperson for APPS. Members of each band plan to dress up on stage for the show – but the costumes are staying secret until Saturday.

“We just always try to have a good time with it, not take it too seriously – especially because I’ve dressed up like a girl the past few years,” said Justin Quinn, Native Sway guitarist and senior

recreation management major.

The concert will also feature a costume contest. Anyone wishing to participate can visit a table dedicated to the contest, where four judges will take the contestant’s photo and decide the three best costumes to go onstage to be judged.

“The judges are going to go from crowd applause. That way, we have judging and the whole crowd’s opinion,” Foster said.

The first-place winner will receive a $25 cash prize, along with a choice of a free pass to one of three APPS events.

Second place will receive $15 and an events pass and third place will receive $10 and an events pass.

Anyone interested in the costume contest should arrive at Legends before 10:15 p.m.

The Native Sway is a rock/funk band comprised

of Appalachian State University students and alumni, currently working on their first studio album. The band’s non-studio album, “Live in Alabama,” will likely be available at the Legends show.

Because the band had its first gig at a Halloween house party in 2008, the holiday is always a significant one for the Native Sway.

“We’re going to want to do something a little more special,” guitarist Josh Bertram said. We’re always trying to do something nice for the crowd. I mean, this is Halloween and it’s also marking three years, so definitely a little more thought went into this.”

Jam/funk group Nomadic is also composed of Appalachian students.

The band is trying to get their first studio album out, but have continued to run into conflicts between

band and class schedules.

“We have all the music we’re going to play for that album – we have it down and we just need to get in there and do it,” said senior philosophy major Kevin Rohweder, the band’s drummer.

The two bands have played several shows together in the past few months, but Saturday will mark the first time the Native Sway and Nomadic have played together on the Legends main stage.

“I feel like all the people that go to see these guys are really festive and kind of into the same kind of sht,” Bertram said. “It’s going to be really good to see just how both bands can bring what they bring and then fit together.”

Tickets for Saturday’s show are $3 in advance and $5 at the door for students.

The event is BYOB with proper I.D.

Special Events’ annual Appalfest rings in fall on Duck Pond Field

by CASEY SUGLIA Intern Lifestyles Reporter

Students swarmed Duck Pond Field Tuesday afternoon, just in time to engage in free fall activities.

Appalfest,hosted by Appalachian Popular Programming Society’s (APPS) special events council, has been an annual event for several years.

Although originally planned for Tuesday, Oct. 11, it was changed due to inclement weather.

“It was one of those really dreary Boone weather days, so we decided to change it and got lucky,” said Jeff Peterson, junior public relations major APPS Special Events chair.

The date change proved to be successful, as the sun was shining and there wasn’t a cloud in sight.

Free bull riding, pumpkin carving and painting, contra

dancing and airbrush tattoos were among the activities offered at Appalfest. Popcorn, apples, apple cider and hot chocolate were provided as well.

“I think events like these attract a wide variety of people and they’re free too, which is great,” said senior psychology major Amanda Laney, who worked the pumpkin-carving booth at the event.

Students attending Appalfest agreed.

“I love apples, pumpkins and free stuff, as well as fall activities,” freshman graphic design major Meg Becker said.

Sophomore computer information systems major was most interested in the pumpkin carving.

“I haven’t carved a pumpkin in a while,” he said. “It brings back old memories.”

Working concessions for Appalfest allowed APPS members like sophomore secondary social studies education major Alexandra Medford to meet people.

“Meeting a lot of people and having a lot of fun is the best part about working events like these,” she said. “They’re very interactive and free, too.”

Medford cut apples to be dipped into caramel and served for attendees at her booth.

It wasn’t just free activities and snacks that attracted students, though.

The fall weather and scenery set the backdrop and atmosphere for Appalfest and students in attendance agreed that the “crisp autumn air” and “changing of the leaves” were the best part of the season and the scenery.

“I’m not wishing the weather

away,” Tedder said. “It’s going to get cold really soon.”

Peterson said attendants, new and returning, seemed to enjoy this year’s Appalfest.

“People that have been here before can always look forward to it,” he said. “It is not the same every year either, so if you’ve been to it once, its not going to be the exact same. We’re not trying to make money for anything, we’re just letting people have some free, fall themed fun.”

Freshman exercise science major Catherine Shachtman slices the top off a pumpkin at Appalfest Tuesday afternoon.

Appalfest was held on Duck Pond Field and provided students with pumpkins to decorate, airbrush tattoos and a mechanical bull.

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Doe Ridge Pottery in 22nd year on King Street

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n colonial times, the people of western North Carolina relied on handmade crafts like pottery to get by.

Now, Doe Ridge Pottery – a gallery and workshop on King Street – is designed to preserve that culture and historical significance, owner Bob Meier said.

“I want to preserve the cultural entity of these handicrafts,” he said. “It’s no longer a necessity.

Now it’s a recognition of cultural identity.”

Senior advertising major Michelle Via said she visits Doe Ridge Pottery to watch Meier work with Clay and browse through his selection of handcrafted art. Via said the store illustrates the “oldtimey” feeling Meier is trying to preserve.

“His art really gives me a reminiscent feeling,” Via said. “It makes me think of the mountains and the mountain culture.”

Meier is also proof that your college major may not dictate the rest of your life.

He came to Appalachian State University in the early 1970s, ready to finish his bachelor’s degree after being stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1972-73.

In his first semester, Meier registered for a pottery class to fill his major’s craft course requirement.

“I got in there and I was just fascinated with it, especially the wheel,” he said. “Every semester after that I would take a clay class.”

Meier received a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts and vocational education and a master’s in education with a concentration in industrial design

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Bob Meier of Doe Ridge Pottery glazes a pot in the studio. The pottery studio is located beneath Bead Box on King Street.

and vocational education. But instead of becoming an educator, Meier went into the pottery business.

Meier has owned studios in three locations – first in Doe Ridge Road off Howard’s Creek, in two King Street spots both rented from the Dan’l Boone Inn, and now beneath Bead Box on King Street. He said the current building is an ideal spot

because the building is made out of masonry, so it’s safer to use the kiln.

This marks the 22nd year Meier has been creating and selling pottery on King Street. He makes most of the pieces in his studio gallery and also sells the work of 14 other regional potters.

Meier said students mainly come into the shop to watch him make pottery or show off the local

Appalachian State Minority Men’s Leadership Circle hosts walk for breast cancer awareness

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Appalachian State University’s Minority Men’s Leadership Circle (MMLC) joined forces with the Women’s Center Tuesday to host a Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at 7:30 p.m.

“It is breast cancer month and we felt like we needed to do something that will involve a lot of people and cause some attention throughout campus, in order to show how serious the issue of breast cancer is,” Shosola said.

“The main purpose of the walk is to bring awareness on campus and hopefully around the town of Boone about the issue of breast cancer,” said Ndjo Shosola, junior risk management and insurance major and MMLC president.

Participants gathered in front of Anne Belk Hall to begin the walk around campus, circling past Central Dining Hall and across Sanford Mall before ending at Plemmons Student Union.

Following the walk, participants were invited to the Summit Trail Solarium for a speaker, poetry reading and vocal performance.

Director of Women’s Studies Donna Lillian presented the keynote address, challenging participants to fight for equal care and support for women of every race.

Lillian said although more white females are diagnosed with breast cancer, African-American femals are 39 percent more likely to die from the disease.

“All of you who are here tonight are making a statement that you care about women with breast cancer,” Lillian said.

Following the speech, senior sociology major Jamia McClure read from a poem she wrote specifically for the event. Junior creative writing major Zack Corsi then read three poems dealing with love, breast cancer and the portrayal of women in modern music.

Enharmonic, a campus a capella group, concluded the ceremony with a colorful rendition of Katy Perry’s “E.T.” and V.V. Brown’s “Shark in the Water.”

The MMLC has participated in many awareness walks in the past, but this was its first co-sponsorship experience.

“The Women’s Center hosts very successful events and their credibility definitely helped,” Shosola said.

The event was personal for Shosola, who recently dealt with the diagnosis of a close friend’s mother.

“I recently went to visit them when I went back home and spoke to both of them about what we planned on doing and my friend’s mom started crying – out of joy, of course,” he said.

Junior sociology major and MMLC Vice President Chavis Sims has been affected by breast cancer as well.

“My aunt was a breast cancer survivor for several years and she played an integral part in my life,” Sims said. “This is the least I could do.”

After the walk, Sims described the experience as an “empowering” one.

“My body was tingling the whole time,” he said.

The Minority Men’s Leadership Council is an organization which promotes awareness and provides support for minority students.

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art to his parents. Some buy art as gifts.

The store also experiences an influx of students during Art Crawl, a Boone event that showcases local art on King Street the first Friday of every month.

Meier said he enjoys watching mass amounts of students come in to check out the art, and knows that if he puts food and refreshments out, college students

will come.

Senior criminal justice major India Towers said Doe Ridge is one of her favorite places to visit during Art Crawl.

“I love the location and atmosphere of Doe Ridge,” Towers said. “It has some of the most unique and interesting art on King Street. It’s a great place to drink good wine and look at really great art.”

ACTOut raises awareness through campus clean up

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Camel cigarette boxes litter the ground among the leaves on Appalachian's campus.

ACTOut’s ‘Butt Out’ to rid campus of cigarette butts

recycled with the help of InnovaGreen Systems, an Ohio-based company that processes and recycles cigarette Appalachian State University students butts so they can be used in products will attempt to rid Sanford Mall of like adhesives, sealants and coatings in cigarette waste Saturday at 10 a.m., as plumbing.

After the cleanup, the collected butts part of the second annual Butt Out will be displayed on Sanford Mall before Campus Cleanup.

The event is co-sponsored by being recycled through InnovaGreen.

Appalachian Popular Programming ACTOut members hope the display will Society (APPS) and ACTOut, a branch demonstrate the realistic nature of the of Appalachian and the Community problem of cigarette waste on campus.

Freshman political Together (ACT) which science major and focuses on community ACTOut member service projects.

“It’s crazy that App is “If everyone came Cameron Muir said he hopes the cleanup will such a beautiful campus out and picked raise awareness of the and environmentally up one cigarette abundance of litter on friendly, yet these butts campus – not just cigarette are just laying around,” butt, that’s 17,000 butts. said Heather Newman, cigarettes.”

“I’m a supporter junior chemistry major of cleaning the and ACTOut member.

Amanda Moore environment,” Muir said.

“We want to address the ACTOut member “One of the easiest ways problem.” to do that is to pick up Cigarette butts do not trash and recycle.” decompose and when it The cleanup does not have a designated rains, lead and other toxic chemicals leach into the grass, said Amanda Moore, end time, so individuals can pick up litter junior global studies major and ACTOut as long as they choose, Moore said.

“Even if you come out for 15 minutes, member.

“App is the hub of sustainability and you are making a difference,” she said.

Gloves and other equipment will be I feel like us not having units to dispose cigarette butts kind of negates our supplied for volunteers. To sign up, visit the ACT office on the second floor of credibility,” Moore said.

Newman said cigarette butts will be Plemmons Student Union.

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Emerging leaders helps you grow

Want to meet people? Not sure what you want to get involved with in college? Want to develop your leadership skills? Then apply for Emerging Leaders for the Fall Semester. Emerging Leaders is a fun, interactive and dynamic leadership program created for students interested in personal growth and leadership development. The program explores these topics through community building. There are 10 consecutive weeks and an overnight retreat. The program is offered on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evenings. Apply on the CSIL website at www.csil.appstate. edu or call the CSIL office for more information at 262-6252.

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Each student at Appalachian State University has an official co-curricular transcript. Involvement, leadership positions, on-campus employment, awards, leadership programs etc. can be listed on the transcript. Visit www.sdr.appstate.edu to see what your options are for involvement. Start building your experiences today.

Need help getting involved?

The Center for Student Involvement and Leadership is available for advising appointments. Schedule a time today to talk with a professional in the office to determine your best plan of action. Get out, meet people and make a difference. Call 262-6252, or visit the CSIL website at www.csil.appstate. edu, drop by Room #219 for more information.

Leadership Forum for all students

The Appalachian Leadership Forum is a 1/2 day leadership conference open to all students and members of the community. A wide variety of topics will be covered. The forum will be held Saturday Nov. 5. Visit the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership for more information. (www. csil.appstate.edu. 262-6252. Room #219 Plemmons Student Union). Registration will open in October. ASU student participants will receive credit on their Student Development Record.

Visiting Writers sets schedule

The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series is named in honor of Hughlene Bostian Frank, class of 1968, trustee and generous supporter of Appalachian State University. Admission to all events is free. For further information on the Fall season, call 262-2871 or see www. visitingwriters.appstate.edu. To receive Appalachian’s “This Week in the Arts” announcements by email, please contact arts-events@appstate.edu. Writers scheduled are: Novelist and memoirist Robert Goolrick, “A Reliable Wife,” “The End of the World As We Know It,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union. Craft Talk: Writing Memoir will be held from 2 until 3:15 p.m. at a location TBA. Novelist Mary Doria Russell, “The Sparrow,” “A Thread of Grace,” and “Doc,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union. A Craft Talk: Writing Historical Fiction will be held from 3:30 until 4:45 p.m. in the Table Rock Room.

International Fair set for Nov. 16

The 7th Annual International Fiair at Appalachian State University is set for 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Grandfather Mountain Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union. If you want to travel and study abroad this year, come to the fair and you will be introduced to over 60 international faculty-led programs offered this year. Meet one-on-one with faculty leaders and learn about other study abroad and international venture opportunities. Enjoy free food and refreshments.

Mark your calendars now. For more information contact the Office of International Education and Development (OIED) at 262-8034 and ask for Nathalie Turner, or email her at turnernm@appstate.edu.

2011 Counseling Center groups

Understanding Self and Others Group: Issues commonly addressed vary from depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem, issues of family conflict or abuse, etc.

Students who want to resolve specific concerns as well as those seeking personal growth are welcome. This can be a good time to get peers’ perspectives on various issues, and to recognize that you are not alone. Four groups are available: Mondays 1:00-2:30; Tuesdays 2:00-3:30; Tuesdays 2-3:30 (Freshmen/Transfer Students only) Tuesdays 3:30-5:00; Wednesdays 3:00-4:30.

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Therapy Group: This group will present an opportunity for gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals to explore life challenges. It will provide a safe environment in which to address a variety of issues (e.g., coming out, spirituality, family relationships, depression, selfesteem, abuse, etc.). Goals of the group include: reducing isolation, finding support and making changes. Two groups are available: Time/Day to be determined (Contact Carol O’Saben or Sheri Clark: 262-3180 or osabencl@appstate. edu or clarksl@appstate.edu).

Painful Pasts, Promising Futures Group: This group is designed for those who have experienced traumatic events in their lives or who come from backgrounds in which they did not feel safe. Members will learn how their past experiences and their biology are affecting their lives now. More importantly, they will learn what to do about it! Members will learn important insights about their patterns in relationships and skills to better manage their emotions and relationships.

Thursdays 3:30-5:00. (Contact Amber Lyda for more information: lydaam@appstate.edu).

Transgender Therapy Group: This group is similar to the “Understanding Self and Others” group in that a variety of issues will be explored in a safe and supportive environment. Some of the issues will be unique to gender-variant students. Goals of the group include: reducing isolation, finding support and making changes. Time/Day to be determined (Contact Sheri Clark for more information: 262-3180 or clarksl@appstate.edu).

WISE Women, Image, & Self Esteem: This group is designed for any woman interested in changing how she values herself. If you’d like to feel better about yourself and less controlled by appearance, food and what others think, this group may be for you. Thursdays 1-2:30 p.m. (Contact Denise Lovin: 262-3180 or lovindm@appstate.edu).

An Introduction to Mindfulness Group: Mindfulness involves stepping out of “auto-pilot” reactions and learning to pay more attention to our present experiences. Activities in this group will help participants cultivate a mindful

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approach to their lives, which can decrease stress, create emotional balance, and allow a person to take actions more in line with their values. Thursdays 3:30-5:00 (Contact Chris Hogan: 262-3180 or hogancj@appstate.edu).

To get started with a Counseling Center group, come to the Counseling Center during Walk-In Clinic, call 262-3180 or visit the website for more information at www.counseling. appstate.edu. If you are interested in group but these times do not work for you, please get in touch with Chris Carden at 262-3180 or cardendc@appstate.edu.

Career resources available at ASU

Come explore the resources on campus here to assist you with your career planning and job searching needs. Is choosing a major causing you stress? The Peer Career Center can help! Choosing a major is one of the many decisions you will have to make during your college career. Do not take it lightly. The average person spends 86,000 hours working in his/her lifetime. How many hours are you going to spend choosing your career? We offer assistance in finding a major and career that matches your interests, abilities, values and experiences. Call 262-2029 to schedule an appointment or drop by our office located on the 2nd floor of the Student Union, beside McAllister’s Deli. Visit us at www.peercareer. appstate.edu. The Career Development Center offers many resources to assist you in your job and internship search skills. Career Counselors will help you build a professional resume, cover letter, and help develop your interviewing skills. Students can utilize Career Gear, (careergear.appstate.edu), our new and improved career management system, to schedule career counseling appointments, post resumes, search for jobs and internships, sign up for on campus interviews, research employers, identify employer mentors and stay up to date with career center events and fairs. Learn about all of the great resources in the CDC at careers.appstate.edu.

Free, confidential legal advice

A licensed attorney is available to answer your questions, provide advice, and make referrals. This service is offered free of charge to any Appalachian State University student.

Contact the Student Legal Clinic if you have a traffic ticket, a minor criminal charge, a question about your lease or the conditions in your off-campus apartment -- or any other issue or problem that you need legal help with. The Student Legal Clinis is located in Room 221of the Plemmons Student Union. Call (828) 262-2704 for an appointment.

It’s fast and easy! Appointments can usually be scheduled within a few days.

Financial Aid questions?

Parents and students with financial aid questions are encouraged to visit our website at financialaid.appstate.edu and their AppalNet account. The Office of Student Financial Aid is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., except for University observed holidays.

Writing scholarships offered

The competition for Appalachian State University’s Marian Coe Scholarship in Creative writing is underway. All students planning to enroll for spring 2012 may apply for the $400 scholarship in fiction, creative non-fiction and playwriting. Competition for Appalachian’s John Foster West Scholarship in poetry is underway. Students planning to enroll for spring 2012 may apply for the $500 scholarship. The deadline for submissions is 4 p.m. Nov. 7, with entries delivered to the English Department Office, second floor, Sanford Hall. Judge for the final competition is Jim Minick, author of Blueberry Years, A Memoir of Farm and Family, and winner of the SIBA Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Award. He has published numerous other works and teaches at Radford University. To apply, submit a file folder or envelope with 3 collated, stapled copies each of either a short story, or piece of creative non-fiction (memoir). If you choose to submit in the playwriting category, please limit your entry to a one-act play. Play scripts must be submitted in a standard format. You may submit in both the Poetry and Prose competitions, but please keep the applications separate. Please double-space prose; number pages and staple them. Please write your name, ASU Box, email and telephone number on the first page of each entry. The winner will be notified and results will be posted by Dec. 7. The scholarship honors the memory of fiction writer Marian Coe. Please contact Joseph Bathanti (262-2337/bathantjr@appstate.edu) with any questions.

Queer Film Series continues

Appalachian State University’s 12th Annual Queer Film Series continues Tuesday with “A Single Man.” All films are shown at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Library 114, free and open to the public. Discussion to follow the film. For more information please visit www.qfs.appstate.edu. Other films are: “I Love You Phillip Morris, Nov. 1. The Queer Film Series thanks the College of Arts and Sciences, Library Collections Development, The Multicultural Center, the LGBT Center, SAGA, The English Department, The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and private donors.

Find Yosef A Holiday!

It’s almost time to Find Yosef A Holiday! The Office of Multicultural Student Development invites you to once again join in celebrating the many cultural traditions that are observed around the world during the winter season. To sign up as a holiday sponsor, please complete and submit the registration form by Friday. Go to http://multicultural.appstate.edu/ events-programs/multicultural-events/find-yosef-holiday-fair to find the registration form. Classes, clubs, athletic teams, offices, and departments are all eligible and invited to submit forms. This can be an excellent way to enhance multicultural awareness or inspire those in your lives to spread their holiday cheer with others. The Find Yosef a Holiday Festival is Dec. 2 in the Blue Ridge Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union, 5-7 p.m.

Who’s Who for 2011-2012

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Each year, Appalachian State University participates in the Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges Program.

This program recognizes students for academic and leadership excellence. Students are selected for this honor based on the following criteria: scholarship abilities, participation and leadership in academic and extracurricular activities, citizenship and service to the community and Appalachian State University, and potential for future achievement. Currently enrolled undergraduate students who have earned at least 75 semester hours prior to fall semester, 2011; have a

cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50; and have not been previously elected to Who’s Who are eligible for nomination. The selection procedure offers students the opportunity to nominate themselves. The nomination packet includes: Instructions for Nomination and the Biographical Data Sheet. This packet may be downloaded from www.studentdev.appstate.edu by choosing Leadership and Service Awards, and then selecting Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges. This packet may also be picked up from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Development, 109 B. B. Dougherty Administration Building. Please return nominations to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Development, Room 109, B. B. Dougherty Building. When you submit electronically, your nomination will automatically be returned to us. Nominations close at 5 p.m., Nov. 9.

ASU celebrates World Philosophy

World philosophy day was initiated by UNESCO and takes place every year on the third Thursday of November, to encourage reflection, debate and fruitful exchange. The theme this year is “Philosophy, cultural diversity and rapprochement of cultures.” The department of philosophy and relition at Appalachian State University invites everyone to the celebrations. First is a book launch at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Room 421, Belk Library. The book is “Feminist Disability Studies,” edited by Dr. Kim Hall. There will be a lecture by Dr. Ann Fox of Davidson College, “Loving the Mother Monsters: Performing Feminist Disability Studies.” The second event is a movie at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in Greenbriar Theater in the Plemmons Student Union. The film is “Agora.” These opportunities are sponsored by the Office of Equity, Diversity and Compliance, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences, Women’s Studies and the Department of Philosophy and Religion. For information, call 262-2422, or email lanoixm@appstate.edu.

Run the Gobbler!

“Run the Gobbler, Eat the Cobbler!” What: ACT’s first annual 5K, The Gobbler. Runners and walkers welcome! All money raised will benefit ACT’s scholarship for international service-learning in honor of Leigh Lane Edwards. After the race, fresh cobbler will be available for all runners and spectators! The Gobbler will be the last event for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. When: The race will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 19. Day-of registration will begin at 7 a.m. Please note that participants are not guaranteed a race t-shirt if registering after Oct. 31. Once the race is completed, wipe your sweat away and enjoy fresh cobbler on Duck Pond Field! Where: The Gobbler will begin and end at Duck Pond Field on Stadium Drive. Register online today at http://thegobblerboone.wordpress.com/ registration/. Questions can be directed to Emily Brown at brownei@appstate.edu.

UFOs and aliens due for Halloween

Dr. David J. Halperin, author of the novel “Journal of a UFO Investigator,” will speak Thursday at Appalachian State University. Halprin will present the talk “Halloween’s Strangest Visitor – the UFO Alien” based on his novel. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Table Rock Room. Admission is free and the public is invited. The UFO alien, with its light-bulb head and enormous eyes, is the 20th century’s contribution to the Halloween gallery of witches, ghosts and assorted terrors. Halperin will explore the questions: Who is this creature? How did he come to be part of our cultural landscape? What can the creature teach us about ourselves, our yearnings, our fears? The talk is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Religion.

Halperin is professor emeritus of religious studies at UNC Chapel Hill. He has been featured on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Bookwatch” and his book has been published in German, Italian and Spanish. His other publications include “Abraham Miguel Cardozo: Selected Writings” (Paulist Press, 2001) and “Sabbatai Zevi: Testimonies to a Fallen Messiah” (Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2007).

Get ready for 2012 fall housing

Did you know that most students begin considering their options NOW for Fall 2012 housing? In order to get your preferences (location, cost, roommates, amenities, etc.) you should begin now, too. University Housing, the Office of OffCampus Community Relations, and the Student Legal Clinic have partnered to help explain the process and timeline by offering a 60-minute program called “Find Your Match!” to walk students through the process of exploring housing options and securing housing for Fall 2012. The program will include issues related to both on- and off-campus housing, including timelines and procedures for obtaining housing, cost, location, utilities, contracts, roommate choices, etc.

To register for “Find Your Match,” go to www.offcampus. appstate.edu. All programs take place in the Watauga River Room in Plemmons Student Union, from Noon to 1 p.m. on the following dates: Nov. 1, 3, 9, 11, 15, 17, 29, Dec. 1, Jan. 18, 19, 23, 24, Feb. 1 and 3. For more information about on-campus housing, contact University Housing at 828-2626111 or visit housing.appstate.edu. For more information about off-campus housing resources, contact the Office of Off-Campus Community Relations at 828-262-8284 or visit offcampus.appstate.edu.

Humanities series continues tonight The 2011-12 Humanities Thematic Series: “A Sense of Place” invites you to its second session, “Rethinking the Idea of Home in 21st Century America,” today from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Price Lake Room of the Plemmons Student Union. The speakers are Monique Lanoix (P&R), “There are no workers here. . . this is my home!” and Rosie Tighe (Geography and Planning), “Homeownership and American Values in the Wake of the Foreclosure Crisis.”

Trick or Treat for Tots is tonight

University Housing would like to invite you into our East side residence halls for our annual TRICK or TREAT for TOTS event. The event is tonight from 5 until 8 p.m. This event is open to ASU Faculty and Staff as well as community families. Bring your children dressed in their Halloween costumes to go trick or treating in Hoey, Cannon, Lovill, East, Doughton, White, and Cone residence halls. ASU students will be handing out candy and there will be fun activities and games in some of the building lobbies. Last year Trick or Treat for Tots hosted over 300 enthusiastic trick or treaters. All are encouraged to park in any East side faculty/staff parking lots.

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October 27, 2011 •

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Editorial

First Amendment means free speech should be protected - despite content, tone of message We got a call we weren’t expecting Monday.

LGBT Center Graduate Assistant Mark Rasdorf phoned our newsroom to let us know that three phrases had been painted over the free expression tunnel closest to Stadium Drive. ‘F—k gays’ was emblazoned twice, along with the word ‘f-gs’ once, over a rainbow of colors painted by LGBT Center volunteers.

For most of us, the reaction to this news was immediate and visceral. We were sickened by the hate present on our campus. We were saddened for the LGBT community. Most of all, we were disappointed that this incident had occurred here at Appalachian – where we thought a culture of acceptance was the norm.

All the same, we cannot oppose the right of those who painted the tunnel

to do so. We are adamant supporters of the First Amendment, and we must stand and say that everyone has the right to free, unabridged expression – whether or not we agree with the content of their views.

There has always been loathsome speech.

In the mid-1970s, the Supreme Court of the United States supported the right of a group of neo-Nazis to march in Skokie, Ill. – a Chicago suburb with a huge population of Holocaust survivors. More recently, the Court has supported the right of the Westboro Baptist Church to protest the funerals of fallen soldiers, gaybashed teens and national icons like Steve Jobs.

These actions are detestable. And they are protected.

The First Amendment is integrally

linked with everything we do here at The Appalachian. It supports our right to say what we will, support what we will, publish what we will.

And we believe that’s immensely important – not just for us, as students and journalists, but to support the proper function of a free society.

The First Amendment was established so that all information was available, so that all views were expressible and so that no person or group can pick and choose what can be discussed in an open democracy. The rights we’re granted under the Constitution of the United States ensure a society where open discourse and the freedom of expression are able to reign supreme.

That is absolutely essential – and no matter what is being expressed, we support the right to express it without question.

Letter

Area should welcome Boone Brewing Company

Boone – which currently does not allow any microbreweries within town limits – could benefit from allowing them. The town has a reputation for strong local entrepreneurs and a community that will support them.

North Carolina hosts more microbreweries than any other state in the south. Asheville was awarded the title of East Coast Beer City and ranked in the 24 greatest cities in the world for drinking beer, according to gadling. com.

Boone Brewing Company is leading the way in bringing a brewery to Boone

– but due to zoning laws, the company has been unable to establish a physical brewery in the area. The company has been working closely with the Boone Town Council in an attempt to change the zoning laws so that they will allow microbreweries within the town limits.

Boone Brewing Company would be the first microbrewery in Boone since 1992.

The company’s owners – Jeff Walker, Todd Rice and John Hastings – embody the values Boone holds for its local business owners. They established the company in 2005 with their first

beer, Blowing Rock High Country Ale. Mellow Mushroom in Boone was its first and only account.

In only three short years, the company has created six unique brews that capture the essence of the High Country and currently has over 500 active accounts.

North Carolina has the strongest microbrewing industry in the south, and Boone Brewing Company could lay the foundation for breweries in Boone.

Robert Wallace Senior public relations major

Editorial Cartoon

Quote Of The Day “It is free expression.

We do kind of have to accept that.”

Tommy Wrenn

Sophomore public relations major

Letter Peltier’s innocence a myth I recently recalled the comments of a professor of Indian studies lamenting the fate of Leonard Peltier, partly because of his affiliation with the American Indian Movement (AIM) of the 1970s, and how this guy is just too popular to doubt his claims.

I know something about Leonard Peltier. I’ve lectured about him, written about him and I have talked to people who know him. Peltier remains behind bars for a crime he says he didn’t commit, blowing the heads off two young FBI agents 36 years ago.

Since my father was the FBI agent in charge at the time, I have been able to talk to Indians and FBI agents about what really happened on that fateful day in June 1975.

Leonard’s gotten a lot of mileage out of his partIndian heritage. When I sat by him at his last parole hearing, I saw a man who was plump, smug and completely unrepentant.

So it is with sadness that I see another group of young minds, led by a well-meaning but uninformed student, fooled by the Peltier myth of innocence. I have come to know that the real tragedy is not how an innocent man was deprived of his rights, but rather how a clever sociopath has sold his innocence myth to Native America and to an all too accepting academia.

Once they know the facts, however, most people conclude that Leonard’s scam has served no purpose other than to denigrate true Indian warriors and shamelessly divert donations away from genuine Indian victims and into his self-promoting defense fund.

Leonard has had his share of rich and famous defenders, but justice isn’t about popularity. Justice is about the facts, as established by the courts.

Fact: Leonard bragged about shooting FBI agent Ron Williams in the face at point-blank range. This was heard by AIM member Anna Mae Pictou Aquash and was one of the reasons Leonard’s associates executed her. Anna Mae told several people that Leonard placed a loaded gun in her mouth during one of her interrogations, after which he and his friends decided that Anna Mae must die.

And like Leonard’s mistaken belief that he needed to open long-range fire on two young men (armed with revolvers) because they were looking for him (they were not), Anna Mae was doomed because her killers believed her to be an FBI informant. Anna Mae was never an informant.

Here’s another fact. Peltier’s supporters cannot cite the legal record without invoking gross distortions and astounding lies in contradiction to numerous and unanimous USDC decisions against him.

Case in point: In a recent petition to the White House, it was stated, “The number of constitutional violations in this case is simply staggering.”

In fact, the number is zero. Leonard is trounced every time he appeals his case. Why must his defenders, and indeed the “activist” himself, keep changing their stories and mislead new recruits? Watch the video at americanindianmafia.com for more examples.

In the meantime, I will debate anyone qualified on the legal case against him and expose how inmate Peltier remains completely unrepentant, wickedly manipulative and very guilty.

John M. Trimbach Author, American Indian Mafia

Aaron Fairbanks | Editorial Cartoonist

Guest Column

Campus should strive to maintain carbon neutrality 61,911 metric tons – that is the starting point. It is the university’s estimate for the net amount of greenhouse gases (in CO2 equivalents) Appalachian emitted in 2009.

The plan is that this amount will drop to about 50,000 metric tons by 2015, to about 31,000 metric tons by 2025 and to 0 by 2050.

In the spring of 2008, Appalachian signed on to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).

Over 650 colleges and universities have signed on to pledge their commitment to take a lead in reducing our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Members annually submit a greenhouse gas inventory and adopt a strategic plan for reaching

carbon neutrality by 2050.

For member inventories and plans, visit acupcc.org.

While it is very difficult to measure the total amount of greenhouse gases Appalachian emits in one year, the estimation is not as important as being able to consistently use the same method of accounting from year to year. In this way, we can analyze our trend.

The Office of Sustainability has been responsible for collecting the data from departments throughout the university and submitting the inventory. This month, departments have been submitting their data for 2010-11.

It is one thing to be able to collect the data, create an awareness of our emissions and write a plan for reducing

emissions.

The bigger challenge is whether we will actually do it.

According to data from the U. S. Energy Information Association, 83 percent of energy usage in the country comes from burning petroleum (mostly used for transportation), coal (electricity) and natural gas (heating and electricity).

Burning these three fuels accounts for about 87 percent of our country’s overall anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Appalachian’s purchased electricity accounts for about 40 percent of inventoried emissions.

Natural gas for campus heat and hot water accounts for about 30 percent.

Gasoline for commuting and university-sponsored trips and fuel for university-

related air travel account for most of the rest.

While the inventory does not account for the carbon footprints of the products we purchase and use, it does give us a sense of proportion.

In the coming weeks, this column will highlight the efforts underway to bring greenhouse gas emissions down in three areas: electricity, heating and transportation. In the past two years, Appalachian’s greenhouse gas emissions have remained steady.

Bringing emissions down 12,000 tons in the next two years is a monumental task – but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.

Doug Willson Technology graduate student Office of Sustainability

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• October 27, 2011

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Mountaineers battle No. 1 Eagles on Black Saturday (5-2), (3-1)

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Ga. Southern’s Eagles vs. ASU’s Mountaineers

The matchup The Mountaineers’ bid for a seventh straight Southern Conference title will be in jeopardy Saturday when they host the number-one ranked Georgia Southern Eagles at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

Outside of Virginia Tech, GSU will be the most complete and talented team the Mountaineers will see all year.

Leading the conference in both scoring offense and scoring defense, the Eagles have run the ball and played exceptional defense consistently all season long. Jamal Jackson has led the Mountaineers to two victories since taking over the starting quarterback position, but Saturday will be his first true test.

Appalachian has also seen the emergence of a dominant running game behind running backs Travaris Cadet and Steven Miller. Both have combined for 418 yards over the last two weeks to take pressure off Jackson.

by JAKE AMBERG Sports Editor

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n the midst of a two-game winning streak, Appalachian State finally looks like a team that has found its identity as it goes into its biggest game of the season Saturday – playing the undefeated, No. 1 Georgia Southern Eagles.

“The biggest things that have happened to us is that we’ve gained some confidence,” head coach Jerry Moore said. “We got off to a slow start. We’re a young football team overall and we’ve got great leadership, but we’re still young.”

The Mountaineers, who have started several freshmen along with rotating players into new positions, have been a different football team after their bye week.

Following a staggering loss to Wofford in which ASU scored only 14 points, the Mountaineers have exploded behind sophomore quarterback Jamal Jackson. Jackson has completed 70 percent of his passes since becoming the team’s starter, and has only thrown one interception.

Along with Jackson’s ascent to an effective quarterback, ASU has seen running backs Travaris Cadet and Steven Miller both become big-play options for the offense. Cadet has rushed for 100 yards in back-to-back games, while Miller has filled in the edges as a perfect complement, rushing for 179 yards following the injury of starter Cedric Baker-Boney, who could be back in action this weekend.

Moore has been impressed by his team’s sudden continuity and gives credit to the “little things” the offense has been doing.

“Jamal has had a big part of it, but I don’t think it’s all been Jamal,” Moore said. “We’re

doing little things. We have good movement and we’re doing some things we should have been doing a months ago.”

Georgia Southern has the top-ranked scoring defense in the SoCon, allowing only 19 points per game, but has the SoCon’s worst passing defense, allowing 236 yards per-game.

But the Mountaineers shouldn’t look to that as a sign of weakness— opponents often have to throw to catch up to the high-scoring Eagles. Georgia Southern has trailed just once in seven games this year.

With Georgia Southern looking dominant statistically, Jackson will have to be in top form in what he called Appalachian’s “marquee” game.

“It’s as big as it gets,” Jackson said. “For us to be able to fight for our spot, to get the seventh-straight SoCon championship, we definitely have to succeed in this game.”

Jackson is confident that his team can perform in the pivotal matchup.

“Confidence is definitely high,” Jackson said. “With the help of the guys around me and the plays they’re making, they’re putting confidence in myself to be able to spread the ball around.”

Defensively, the Mountaineers will need to focus on the Eagles’ stout running game. G e o r g i a Southern rushes for nearly 400 yards per game.

Coach Moore expressed that the defense,

Nathan Cullitan | The Appalachian

Sophomore quarterback Jamal Jackson took the field last Saturday to bring the Mountaineers a rousing victory over Samford.

‘We definitely have to succeed in this game’ said Jackson.

who will be without starters Demerey Brewer and Lanston Tanyi, are weak at linebacker.

Appalachian will have to rely on a big game from junior Jeremy Kimbrough at the middle linebacker position to shut down the Eagles’ top rusher, fullback Robert Brown, who averages a 7.5 yards per carry.

“We really have to take out the fullback,” Kimbrough said.

“He’s their bread and butter. We have to make an effort to stop him. If we let him get going, it’s going to be a long day.”

A win Saturday would give the Mountaineers an inside track to the Southern Conference title, while a loss could seriously damage their hopes of making the playoffs.

The Mountaineers and Eagles will kick off Saturday at 3 p.m. in Kidd Brewer Stadium.

How ASU can win In order for the Mountaineers to be competitive in this game, they will have to do something they have struggled with all year:,stop the run. The Eagles efficient ground game must be held in check if ASU wishes to be in a position to win at the end of the game.

Jamal Jackson will be under a lot of pressure mentally and physically Saturday, as the relentless pass rush of GSU will be after the young quarterback all game.

Though the offensive line has made great strides all season, they will need a near perfect performance to triumph over the Eagles.

How GSU can win Georgia Southern leads the conference with 2,588 rushing yards and 38 total touchdowns on the season. Scoring points has not been an issue for the Eagles and they wear teams down with a tireless rushing attack.

Georgia Southern has been in contention for the conference title several times over the past six years, but at the end of the season they are always looking up at ASU. A win in this game will vault them into a commanding lead in the conference.

The bottom line Both teams come into the game with everything to gain and everything to lose. This game has been circled in the calendars of SoCon fans since the pre-season and is a pivotal conference showdown between two powerhouse teams. Ultimately, the Mountaineers will grind it out with Georgia Southern and win a close game at home in front of an energetic crowd.

ASU 24 GSU 21

Olivia Wilkes | The Appalachian

Junior running back Steven Miller fights his way through Samford’s defensive line last Saturday. Miller rushed a total of 53 yards against Samford while fellow running back Travaris Cadet ran for 145 yards.

Around the Southern Conference VMI at Citadel

W. Carolina at Samford

Elon at Wofford

Furman at Chattanooga

The Virginia Military Institute (1-6, 1-2) from the Big South will travel down to Charleston to face the Citadel (2-4, 3-4) in a military matchup Saturday at 1 p.m. The Citadel is coming off a 35-7 victory at Western Carolina. The Citadel racked up 435 yards rushing and had five different ball carriers reach the end zone.

VMI is coming off a tough 4214 home defeat to Stony Brook.

The Keydets have struggled all season to put points on the board, averaging just 15.1 points.

The Catamounts (1-6, 0-5) look to bounce back at Samford (4-3, 2-3) after being dismantled by the Citadel 35-7 last week in Cullowhee.

Western has yet to defeat an FCS opponent this season, with their only win coming against Mars Hill who plays in Division-II. Samford comes into the contest licking its wounds from their 35-17 defeat at the hands of Appalachian last weekend in Boone.

The Bulldogs average 30.7 points per game.

The Elon Pheonix and Wofford Terriers will face off at Gibbs Stadium Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

Elon is coming off a 42-18 loss to Chattanooga this past Saturday, and is 4-4, 2-3 in the Southern Conference.

Elon’s wide reciever Jeremy Peterson had nine catches for 82 yards and one touchdown last week.

Wofford was upset last weekend to Furman, 26-21. The Terriers are 5-2 overall, and 3-1 in the Southern Conference.

The Chattanooga Mocs (4-4, 2-3) will go head to head with the Furman Paladins (4-3, 3-2) this weekend at Chattanooga.

Furman, ranked fourth in the Southern Conference, is coming off a 26-21 win against Wofford, with junior running back Jerodis Williams leading the way with 155 yards and two touchdowns.

Chattanooga is ranked fifth in the SoCon, after beating Elon 42-18. Mocs freshman quarterback Terrell Robinson racked up three touchdowns last week.

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Oct. 29 Jake Amberg

Sports Editor The Appalachian (25-10)

Ga. Southern at

Appalachian Elon at Wofford Western at Samford Furman at Chattanooga Oklahoma at Kansas State

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Lauren Estes

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Student Government

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Editor-In-Chief

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1. Ga. Southern* 2. Northern Iowa 3. North Dakota State 4. Montana State 5. Appalachian State* 6. Lehigh 7. Sam Houston State 8. Montana 9. Wofford* 10. James Madison 11. New Hampshire 12. Maine 13. Jacksonville State 14. Towson 15. South Dakota 16. Old Dominion 17. Jackson State 18. Indiana State 19. Tennessee Tech 20. Delaware 21. William & Mary 22. Alabama State 23. Harvard 24. Liberty 25. North Dakota *SoCon Member Source: soconsports.com

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Volleyball sisters Rhein, Sauls are each other’s ‘biggest fans’

Adam Jennings | The Appalachian

Appalachian volleyball’s two sets of sisters (left to right): Lindsey and Kasey Sauls with teammates Kelly and Courtney Rhein.

No. 1 Appalachian unleashes secret weapon in two sets of sisters

by LEIGH ROBERTS Senior Sports Reporter

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he benefits of siblings on sports team can be endless – and Appalachian’s volleyball team has not one set of sisters, but two.

Senior outside hitter Kelly Rhein and junior libero Courtney Rhein have played together for eight years.

Now they bump, set and spike alongside senior setter Kasey Sauls and freshman outside hitter Lindsey Sauls, who have played together for two years.

“All through high school we played on the same team, but when it came to club, I was a year behind her,” Courtney Rhein said.

Kelly Rhein graduated before Courtney Rhein, marking the only time they have been separated on the court.

Kelly Rhein originally committed to Virginia. Even though Courtney didn’t want to play with her sister, her presence at App would turn out to have a recruiting impact on Kelly.

Kelly Rhein cites head coach Matt Ginipro as the primary reason she started considering App. “When Matt was at Virginia, he recruited me there,” Kelly Rhein said.

“Then he came here and recruited Courtney here, and I left [Virginia]

to play here.”

When Kelly Rhein finally decided to transfer, her sister helped bring her to Boone by reintroducing the relationship she had with Ginipro to reel her in.

The other big sister, Kasey Sauls, gave her sister advice as she checked out college teams, too – but ultimately, she knew the choice wasn’t hers.

“I definitely let her look at her own schools and make the decision for herself,” Kasey Sauls said. “As much as I wanted her to come here, she had to decide on her own.”

For both sets of sisters, playing college ball as a pair has seemingly had no negative effects on their game.

Kelly Rhein said her sister is her toughest critic. After high school, the two learned to work together and avoid fighting about on-the-court issues.

“It’s a positive kind of critic,” Kelly Rhein said. “It’s awesome because you have your biggest fan on the court and a lot of people don’t have that.”

And the story is similar for the Sauls girls.

“We’re both competitive people,” Lindsey Sauls said. “I don’t think we’re competitive against each other.”

Off the court, things are a bit different.

“Some of the stuff we do, like our

body language and some of the things we might say to each other…”

“Are similar, but I think when it comes to sister stuff we leave it off of the court too,” Courtney said, interjecting.

Kasey Rhein said she holds her teammates to the same standards as her sister in order to drive out the best in everyone.

Courtney Rhein and Lindsey Sauls will both have to say goodbye to their older sisters, both of whom graduate this year.

“I’ve honestly never thought about [playing without Kelly] until this season,” Courtney Rhein said.

“I look around and everyone on my team is my closest friend, but my sister obviously is really my closest friend and she won’t be there. It will definitely be different, but it will be the first time where in a sense I’m on my own too. I can see it being really good, but at the same time just really different. Not having that support system always there after every practice, after every game.”

And with a team that’s number one in the SoCon North, who’s to say it’s not because a third of them are related?

“Everyone’s a sister on this team,” Lindsey Sauls said. I know that sounds kind of cheesy, but we all hold each other accountable.”

• October 27, 2011

ASU’s undeated streak snaps, falls to Wofford

by CHRIS WILLIAMS Sports Reporter

In a crucial conference game, the Appalachian State men’s soccer team fell to Wofford Tuesday night by a final score of 1-0, snapping an 11-game unbeaten streak.

The Mountaineers took the field on senior night hoping to tie a school record of 12 straight games without a loss. However, not only did ASU lose the game, senior goaltender Collin Taylor received a red card and was ultimately ejected after he struck a Wofford player at midfield.

The loss provided an opening for UNC Greensboro, who now has an opportunity to win the conference outright if they defeat Elon Saturday.

The lone Terrier goal came early in the first half, when midfielder Alex Hutchins caught the Appalachian defenders off guard, sprinted behind them and found himself one-on-one with the goalie for an easy goal.

There was no shortage of scoring chances for the Mountaineers, as they out-shot the Terriers 26-8 and controlled offensive possession for the majority of the game.

Though the Terriers attempted to focus on defense going forward, the Mountaineers managed to create a substantial amount of scoring opportunities, but left empty handed every time.

After his first loss as head coach, Matt Nelson expressed how this loss could actually help the team.

“I have a feeling this loss may be a kick in the pants for us as we go into the tournament,” Nelson said.

“We still have to do our jobs and it’s not just going to work out for us, this will help us in the long run.”

Nelson also spoke about the incident with Taylor.

“I talked to him and he was really sorry and said he was just emotional,” he said. “At the end of the day, he lost his composure and you can’t have that happen in any aspect of life.”

Olivia Wilkes | The Appalachian

Senior defensive player Mark Bridges throws the ball back into action Saturday at the men’s soccer game versus Furman at the ASU Soccer Complex.

Senior defender Ryan Duffy spoke after the game about the offensive woes.

“It’s a long season and there are going to be games like this,” Duffy said. “Tonight we just couldn’t find the net and it’s frustrating, but we can’t sulk.”

After a physically and mentally draining game, senior Lee Rutter did his best to look forward.

“We go back to training tomorrow and we are trying to prepare for the tournament now,” Rutter said.

After this loss, both Furman and UNCG must lose their next games and ASU must win Saturday in order to capture the conference title outright.

ASU will travel to Davidson Saturday to take on the Wildcats in a game that has major conference implications.

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Six Mountaineers of the Appalachian State club cycling team will represent ASU in this weekend’s Mountain Bike Nationals in Angel Fire, N.M. Ashley James, Clayton Omer, James Wittwer, Zeb King, Derek Whitescarver and Andrew DeVier-Scott will drive 26 hours from Boone to Angel Fire to compete in one of the highest national mountain bike races, featuring entrants from over 55 colleges across the nation.

The race will also include some professional riders.

Although rugged terrain is certainly not a new concept for the Mountaineers, the cyclers will have to battle with staggering elevations in Angel Fire – reaching between 8,000 and 10,000 feet above sea level, roughly 5,000 feet higher than the altitude of Boone. ASU’s primary goal will be to get used to the difference in elevation.

“It’s kind of hard,” said Zeb King, president of the cycling club’s mountain bike team. “You have to get there either two weeks or two days in advance to get acclimated with the altitude.”

But the Mountaineers, who finished twelfth overall in the 2010 nationals, have high expectations that they can handle the high altitudes and improve last season’s results.

“Depending on how we adjust to the altitude and the weather, if it’s wet or dry, top seven is a goal for us. That would be good,” King said.

Ashley James, the lone female racer for the Mountaineers this weekend, is ready for the challenge of competing against top racers from across the country.

“The altitude will certainly be a challenge,” James said.

“Not everybody performs at this altitude. There is stiff competition in both the men and women’s groups. I want to test my mettle against the top.”

James Wittwer competed in all four events, known as the omnium, last year but did not finish in the top 15 in the final results – due in large part to a did-not-finish in the cross-country event.

This year, Wittwer expects different results. He thinks cross-country will be his strongest event and said he has focused on polishing the others.

“I definitely have been working on my downhill and dual-slalom racing,” Wittwer said. “Last year I also did omnium. I want to try to get top 10 – I’m a little bit faster in both this year.”

Racing will begin Friday at 9 a.m. with women’s crosscountry. James, who will compete in the event, will have to battle a brutal track that includes a 1,400 mile rise and drop of elevation on each of its four, 5-mile laps. A good performance for James would give Appalachian a strong start to their weekend that could, if the Mountaineers cycle well, establish ASU as one of the top up-andcomers in Division-I cycling.

“It would mean a lot to get a good result,” James said. “We strive to be an all around program in every discipline.”

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