January 31, 2012

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Vol. 86 No. 29

Low availability of on-campus childcare places student parents ‘between a rock and a hard place’

by ANNE BUIE Senior News Reporter

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urrently, a significant number of student parents at Appalachian State University cannot access oncampus childcare.

The Appalachian Child Development Center (CDC) only offers services to students, faculty and staff of the university.

Thirty-four of its 68 spots are reserved for the children of faculty and staff, and the rest for the children of students.

But right now, there are 67 students on the waiting list for the center.

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Aizley Ross-Denny sits with her mother, freshman criminal justice major Shawnie Tollefson. Many student parents at Appalachian struggle to find balance between taking classes full-time and parenting.

Freshman criminal justice major Shawnie Tollefson is one of them. She applied for the center, but hasn’t been able to get in. So she commutes to Conover weekly to visit her two-year-old daughter, Aizley.

“She totally would have been up here with me if I’d been able to get into daycare,” Tollefson said.

For students who manage to get off the waiting list, affordable on-campus childcare can make all the difference.

That was the case for sophomore criminal justice major Cashae Baker, who was just three weeks into her freshman year when she found out she was pregnant with her son Landon, now three.

“I thought about taking a semester off, but in the end I decided not to,” Baker said.

“I wanted to graduate on time so I could give my kids a better future.”

Baker now has two children, and both attend the CDC. She said it would be impos-

sible to be a student parent without it.

“The daycare has just been a huge advantage,” she said.

CDC Director Peggy Eller said student parents who can’t find a daycare often have to take time off school. In-home childcare is simply too expensive.

“Parents are between a rock and a hard place,” she said. “But I always tell them to enjoy the time with the baby while they can.

School will still be here when they get back.”

Only two of the 10 childcare facilities in Watauga County are equipped to handle infants. The CDC is one of them - another reason demand for the center is so high.

Still, Eller doesn’t plan to expand the center any time soon.

“I don’t want this to become a warehouse for kids,” she said. “I want this to be a family-friendly environment and having smaller numbers allows me to get to know the kids and their parents.”

Four students plunge into Duck Pond

Students crowded around Duck Pond Saturday night after a car slid into the water. The car was recovered and none of the four students inside were injured.

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Passengers unharmed after Ford Mustang skids off Stadium Drive late Saturday night

by KELLI STRAKA Senior News Reporter

A car skidded into Duck Pond on Appalachian State University’s campus Saturday at 11:18 p.m.

Freshman criminal justice major Eric Ferrell was driving the car, a 2006 white Ford Mustang GT. Freshman child development major Eric Haithcock, freshman journalism major Amy Birner and freshman middle grades education major Kelsey Gantt were passengers.

None of the students were injured.

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Ferrell lost control of the vehicle while coming up Stadium Drive, Senior Police Officer Travis Osborne said.

Ferrell will be given a citation for careless driving, Osborne said.

Birner, who was in the backseat of the car, said the students are ready to move on from the incident.

“We’re all just glad we’re okay,” she said. “I think that’s what’s important.”

Freshman electronic media broadcasting major Christian Roseboro witnessed the incident while walking back to his dorm.

“My initial reaction was to make sure everybody was safe,” Roseboro said. He called ASU Police and Boone Police, handed the phone to his friend and started helping the students out of the water, along with the help of four or five others.

Freshman athletic training major Rachael Thompson witnessed the incident as well, while she was coming out of the free expression tunnel closest to the CAP building.

“I was shocked,” Thompson said. “I didn’t know what to do.”

The Custard Depot closes doors after two years

by CATHERINE HAITHCOCK News Reporter

The Custard Depot marked its last official day in business Saturday, after two years of serving frozen custard in flavors ranging from birthday cake to anchovy.

“Although ice cream has a universal appeal, the business model hasn’t really worked,” said Crae Morton, an adjunct professor at Appalachian State University who owns the Howard Street shop. “It just isn’t sustainable in terms of 2012.

Year one’s numbers were fine in terms of business, but we really didn’t see a significant increase during year two.”

Morton decided to close the business after going over expenses in the past few months.

“As much as I love it and as happy of a place as it is, I just can’t keep it going,” Morton said. “We’re in the weather business. If it’s nice outside, especially on the weekends, we’ll have business, but if it’s chilly then we definitely see a difference.

It all comes down to the

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Senior biology major Lindsey Bradshaw has worked at downtown’s Custard Depot since it opened. The locally-owned shop closed this weekend after serving the community for two years.

weather.”

Boone has experienced an influx of ice cream and yogurt stores recently, but Morton doesn’t feel the recent openings have affected his business.

“We have had our own niche here in downtown Boone,” he said. “I think that if another ice cream place opened downtown, then it might have.”

Although locals and tour-

ists kept the business going, Appalachian students sampled the frozen treats as well - and worked behind the counter. Senior biology major Lindsey Bradshaw has worked at the store since it opened.

“We have had a lot of people coming in and they are sad to see it go, especially the regulars,” Bradshaw said.

“It was a really happy environment and it was a lot of

fun to work here and to get to know the customers.”

Though the Custard Depot is closing, Morton will still own the space and said he has already started thinking about other business prospects.

“I’m going to let the ideas develop and then decide if I need to occupy the space with another business or lease it out for a while,” he said.

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DUCK POND INCIDENT 11:18 p.m. - Driver of Ford Mustang loses control and crashes into Duck Pond.

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After locating the vehicle, a Boone fireman attachs a chain for a tow truck to pull the car out of Duck Pond

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SGA senators receive ASG campus innovation grants

by ANNE BUIE

Senior News Reporter

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wo Student Government Association senators received $1,000 campus innovation grants from the Association of Student Governments (ASG) last weekend.

ASG offers the grants to UNCsystem students who can demonstrate a way the grants will benefit their school and find sponsors to

back them dollar for dollar.

SGA Director of Public Relations Vonté McKenith plans to put his grant toward “Promise,” a program which promotes awareness about the consequences of drinking and driving.

“Once I thought of the program and the number of people I know that have been affected by drinking and driving, I couldn’t let this initiative that I had go down the drain,” McKenith said.

McKenith, whose grant was backed by SGA, plans to host the program March 6.

Cannon Hall Senator Alex Cotton will use the grant to fund her own initiative, a trial period for reusable to-go containers.

“This is just a trial run,” Cotton said. “This won’t be offered to the whole campus. We’re just trying to go ahead and work out all the glitches.”

Getting reusable to-go contain-

Chinese New Year Celebration Junior undecided major Meghan Wallace and sophomore computer science majorTiffany Wang perform a Chinese song during Monday night’s Chinese New Year Celebration. The celebration was held in the Blue Ridge Ballroom in honor of the Chinese New Year and featured dancing, games, food and other performances.

The event was co-organized by the Chinese Culture Club and Chinese Friendship Association.

ers on campus was one of Cotton’s goals as a senator.

“We have to try new things,” Cotton said. “It may cost a lot of money but it’s a positive thing for the world and the environment.”

Cotton spoke to representatives from N.C. State, UNC-Asheville, East Carolina and UNC-Wilmington about their reusable to-go container systems.

“All of them already have this ecobox system,” she said. “It

works for them. Why can’t it work for us?”

Cotton’s program will be implemented in the fall of 2012. Her grant will be backed by Appalachian Food Services.

Food Services Director Art Kessler said he was excited about the program going through a trial period in the upcoming semester.

“We’ve been working on it for a while so it’s great that it’s finally going to go through,” he said.

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Aching for Adequacy RLC hosts forum, speaks out about poverty

“I see myself using it, and it would be a lot more sustainable. It also would give us more options so I don’t have to buy my own and I won’t have to get other people to drive me around. I think that would be a good plus.”

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by EMMALEE ZUPO

Senior Lifestyles Reporter

Appalachian State University’s Aching for Adequacy Residential Living Community (RLC) hosted a poverty forum Thursday in Plemmons Student Union’s Roan Mountain room.

The event was designed to help students increase their awareness of poverty and how they can help, said Grant Huether, sophomore middle grades education major and one of the RLC’s founders.

“There are things you can do in the community,” he said. “It’s just like helping out a friend. It’s a serious problem, but it’s not necessarily a complicated solution.”

The event was modeled after poverty simulations the members of the RLC have encountered at other poverty awareness events. Instead of a lecture, the forum was separated into four different stations. Each focused on a different group of people affected by poverty: men, women, children and families. Each station offered a skit, simulation or presentation that illustrated the effects of poverty.

Sophomore political science major Keiko Roy-Carey, a member of the RLC, has herself experienced unexpected financial struggles. She said she wanted to put a face on poverty to help students understand the personal aspect of it.

“It’s really important to inspire that awareness that poverty can happen to anyone,” Roy-Carey said. “You never know when your parents will lose their job or when you will lose your job. It’s important to educate yourself so you can know where to go for help and it’s important to help others, because you recognize that this can happen to any of us.”

Roy-Carey recommended the Hospitality House, the Casting Bread, Inc. Food Pantry and Appalachian’s Hunger and Homelessness Week as opportunities to get started.

Junior elementary education major Cindy Hiller said she attended the event because she plans to teach at a school in the Appalachian region.

“I thought it would be good to see what a child’s life might be like because

“I think it’s a good idea. The cars that they are offering are very fuel efficient. I’ve got my own vehicle, so it might be better for my friends so they don’t have to hit me up all the time. So I think it’s a great idea I don’t have to be a taxi anymore.”

Chelsey Hanna, junior international business major Information compiled by Catherine Haithcock, News Reporter

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Members of RLC talk to students about impoverished families during Thursday evening’s Poverty Forum.

of poverty,” she said. “The area where I’m from, you don’t really see it as much, but a lot of areas in the mountains seem to have a high poverty rate.”

As of 2010, 24.8 percent of Watauga County’s population is impoverished and 21.4 percent of children ages zero to 17 suffer from poverty. When combined with neighboring counties Avery, Ashe, Wilkes and Caldwell, the High Country region has some of the highest rates of poverty in western North Carolina, according to data by the Economic Research Service.

Aching for Adequacy is a new upperlevel RLC that branched out of the freshman-level Service and Leadership RLC. “We were approached with the opportunity to start an upperclassman RLC, so it kind of branched off of that,” Roy-Carey said.

The RLC, which strives to address and spread awareness about poverty, was created

by Huether and sophomore sociology major Lauren Berryhill.

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Send copy to David W. Freeman, Director of Student Publications, Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, second floor, Plemmons Student Union, or e-mail: freemandw@appstate.edu.

SDR helps you with involvement

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.

Spring 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 1:30-3 and 3:30-5; Tuesdays 3-4:30; Wednesday 3-4:30; Thursdays (with dog) 3-4:30; Fridays 10-11:30.

Lesbian/Gay/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. Tuesdays 5-6:30 and Fridays 1-2:30.

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 and Fridays 3-4:30. (For information contact Amber Lyda: 262-3180 or 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. Wednesdays 4:30-6.

(For information contact Sheri Clark: 262-3180 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 2-3:30 p.m. (For information 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 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 2-3:30 (For information 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.

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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: Jan. 23, 24, Feb. 1 and 3. For more information about on-campus housing, contact University Housing at 828-262-6111 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.

Do you have SOUL?

Interested in working with Orientation as a Student Orientation Undergraduate Leader? SOUL is a paid leadership position and includes: supervising testing, leading group discussions, guiding tours, performing in a skit, serving as an orientation resident assistant, and assisting an academic advisor with new student academic planning. Are are looking for students with strong leadership potential and a desire to help new students. Learn more about the position and apply online at http://www.orientation.appstate.edu/soul.

Applications and references are due Friday, Feb. 3.

Spring Diversity Speakers Series

The Office of Multicultural Student Development has announced the Spring schedule for the 2011-2012 Diversity Speaker Series. We hope that you will take advantage of these unique opportunities to see, hear and learn from some of the leading experts on diversity and social justice.

All Diversity Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. The series includes: Heather’s Mommies Get Married: Homophobia, Censorship and Family Values, Tuesday, Feb 21, Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union, 7 p.m. Author Lesléa Newman discusses her classic children’s book, Heather Has Two Mommies: why she wrote the book, how difficult it was to get it published, the controversies that arose as it became one of the most controversial books ever published. She then discusses the rights of gay and lesbian families and delves into the history of the LGBT marriage movement.

This presentation includes a slide show (with photos from Lesléa’s own wedding!) and video.

Leslea Newman wrote Heather Has Two Mommies, the first children’s book to portray lesbian families in a positive way, and has followed up this pioneering work with several more children’s books on lesbian and gay families. Ms. Newman is also the author of many books for adults that deal with lesbian identity, Jewish identity and the intersection and collision between the two. Other topics Ms. Newman explores include AIDS, eating disorders, butch/femme relationships and sexual abuse. She has received many literary awards including Poetry Fellowships from the Massachusetts Artists Fellowship Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Highlights for Children Fiction Writing Award, the James Baldwin Award for Cultural Achievement, and three Pushcart Prize Nominations. Nine of her books have been Lambda Literary Award finalists.

Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in the SNCC, Tuesday, April 24, Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union, 7 p.m. Much has been written about the courage and tenacity of the male ministers and activists of the Civil Rights movement: Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, and others. About the role of women we know less. In Hands on the Freedom Plow, the personal stories of fifty-two women–northern and southern, young and old, urban and rural, black, white, and Latina are shared. Two of the book’s six editors, Faith Holsaert and Marsha Noonan, will present a sweeping personal history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Since the women spent time in the Deep South, many of the testimonials describe how they risked their lives through beatings and arrests and witnessed unspeakable violence. These intense stories depict women, many very young, dealing with extreme fear and finding the remarkable strength to survive.

The women in SNCC acquired new skills, experienced personal growth, sustained one another, and even had fun in the midst of serious struggle. Readers are privy to their analyses of the Movement, its tactics, strategies, and underlying philosophies. The contributors revisit central debates of the struggle including the role of nonviolence and self-defense, the role of white people in a black-led movement, and the role of women within the Movement and the society at large. Each story reveals how the struggle for social change was formed, supported, and maintained by the women who kept their “hands on the freedom plow.”

Faith S. Holsaert lives in Durham, North Carolina, is a teacher and fiction writer and has remained active in lesbian and women’s, antiwar, and justice struggles. Martha Prescod Norman Noonan, community organizer, activist, homemaker, and teacher of history including the Civil Rights Movement, lives near Baltimore, Maryland.

Financial Aid Fair set for Feb. 25

The Office of Student Financial Aid has scheduled a Financial Aid Information Day for Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Plemmons Student Union form 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Stop by the contact table to obtain financial aid information for summer school 2012 and the 2012-2013 school year and study abroad. Financial Aid counselors from the Office of Student Financial Aid will be on hand to answer general financial aid questions durthing this time.

Sustainability film series to begin

The sustainability film series at Appalachian State University enters the third year with films that focus on environmental and economic issues and social justice. A feature-length film will be shown in Greer Auditorium each month during spring semester. All films begin at 7 p.m. and are shown free of charge. A 30-minute panel discussion will follow.

Visit www.sustain.appstate.edu/2012filmseries for more information. Sponsors of this year’s series are the Office of Sustainable Development, Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS), Belk Library and Information Commons, and Appalachian’s Renewable Energy Initiative and Energy Center. The film series schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Feb. 21, “Economics of Happiness”; March 20, “The Last Mountain”; April 17, “Wasteland”. The series is hosted by Appalachian’s Office of Sustainability and Department of Geology. For additional information about the film series, contact Brian Zimmer in the Department of Geology at zimmerbw@appstate.edu.

Collection on display in Union

Eleven works selected from the Leigh Lane Edwards Collection will be on display until Feb. 8 in Looking Glass Gallery in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union.

The Leigh Lane Edwards Collection is one of four permanent collections housed and displayed in the Plemmons Student Union (PSU). It is named in memory of Edwards, a former PSU Looking Glass Gallery curator who died while a student at Appalachian. Art in the collection was selected during a national purchase awards competition in 1996. The Looking Glass Gallery exhibition was guest curated by PSU Permanent Art Collections Manager Sarah Young, a senior at Appalachian majoring in art management with a minor in business. Looking Glass Gallery is located on the first floor of the Plemmons Student Union. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. and Sunday from noon – 10 p.m.

Gallery admission is free. For more information, visit www.

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Leadership Expedition set for May

The Appalachian State University/Outward Bound 2012 Leadership Expedition is planned for May 16-29. There will be an information meeting today, 4-5 p.m., in the Holmes Connvocation Center, Room 13A. For more information contact Jerry Cantwell at cantwellgp@appstate.edu. The expedition will test perceptions of leadership and personal limits in the Pisgah Forest near Table Rock. Over 14 days, the expedition will also highlight leadership development through discussions and activities focused on: group development, decision-making, and conflict resolution.

Spring swim lessons available

University Recreation Aquatics is now taking registration for spring swim lessons for children and adults. Session I begins Feb. 20. For registration details and form, go to www. aquatics.appstate.edu. For more information, contact Cheryl Eddins at eddinscj@appstate.edu or ext 8707. Classes will be open for both spring sessions until filled.

Mandatory presidents meeting set

A mandatory spring presidents meeting for all Appalachian State University student organization will be held Thursday, Feb. 2, 5:30-6:30 p.m., in the Linville Falls Room of Plemmons Student Union. All organizations must have a representative present. Attendance will be taken.

Environmental science growing

One of the fastest-growing degrees in Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences is the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science.

When the program first began, university officials anticipated enrolling 10 new students a year. After the first year, there were more than 30 students majoring in the degree.

Currently, the program has 40 declared and 59 undeclared majors.

The new degree program, begun in fall 2008, is directed by Dr. Chris Thaxton, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy who served as interim program director for a year.

“Interest in this program has been through the roof,” said Thaxton, who expects the number of declared majors to stabilize at around 100 undergraduates.

“Students who are already attracted to Appalachian because of its setting and growing reputation in sustainability get really charged up when they see that we offer a powerful science degree in a field that resonates with them,” he said.

“Most say that they can see the impact we as humans are having on the planet and they feel a calling to a career in science toward solving environmental problems.”

The varied employment opportunities available in the field are also a plus for students. “Environmental science and environmental studies are among the fastest growing careers worldwide,” Thaxton said. “I take calls from parents and students about the program as well as recruiters from regional and local companies who are interested in hiring our majors. This program already has a good reputation.”

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Appalachian’s program differs from other environmental science or environmental studies programs with its multidisciplinary approach that is built on the six core sciences – biology, chemistry, geology, geography, physics and astronomy, and mathematics. As a result, students develop sciencefocused and problem-solving skills that are the nature of a career in environmental science, Thaxton explained.

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.

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discounts on rental prices if they need equipment. You must register at Outdoor Programs in the Student Recreation Center. The shuttle service will repeat every seven days until Friday, Feb. 24. Dates and times are: Thursday, Feb. 2, 9, 16, and 23, from 5 until 11 p.m. For more information contact Keith Crawford at 262-4700 or email crawfordtk1@ appstate.edu.

Thaxton came to Appalachian following a five-year career with IBM in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. In addition to directing the environmental science program, Thaxton also oversees the university’s Professional Science Master’s degree in engineering physics and currently teaches a course in atmospheric physics.

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641 rpm collects signatures against noise ordinance

by MICHAEL BRAGG Lifestyles Editor

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ravis Reyes, owner of West King Street’s 641 rpm, invited members of the community to sign a petition against the proposed noise ordinance Thursday at 7 p.m.

“I mean, people are pissed about it and they’re angry and without some kind of structure to focus their frustration, it’s just going to go out of control and it’s not going to do any good,” Reyes said.

Reyes organized the event through Facebook less than 24 hours before it took place.

Through 641 rpm’s and volunteers’ efforts, 431 signatures were collected as of press time.

Junior entrepreneurship and sustainable development major Devon Tuttle is an employee at 641 rpm and signed the petition. He said he was impressed with what his boss has accomplished so far.

“As someone who owns a record store, which he likes to consider a place for members of the community to come together and try to foster this kind of movement, he sort of takes it upon himself to be a platform for

action in this community,” Tuttle said.

“He’s obviously a younger person that’s settled here and has really devoted himself to developing the scene around here. He’s definitely got something that’s worth fighting for.”

Junior public relations major Megan Ternes signed the petition and volunteered to gather signatures at Appalachian State University.

“Some of us may be here for four years, but that doesn’t mean we’re not part of the community of Boone,” she said. “We’re here every day. We go down King Street to do shopping. We’ve really just kind of moved in and taken over. I think there’s a lot about Boone that’s special and unique to Boone itself that you can’t find in any other town. I think that needs to be respected.”

Among those invited to Thursday’s event was Boone Town Councilman Andy Ball. He could not make it because of prior engagements, but said he is “a huge supporter of live music.”

“It is vitally important to Boone,” he said.

Both Ball and Reyes stressed the importance that citizens of Boone are a part of the democratic system.

“Make it clear you’re a voter in this town,” Reyes said.

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A group of concerned locals and students read a petition proposing a raise to the decibel and time limit of Boone’s noise ordinance at a meeting in 641 rpm Thursday evening.

Dancing Through the Decades Junior elementary education major Katie Pirie and senior finance and banking major J.P. DeKemper attended the Decades Dance Saturday night at Legends.

Students came out to the Decades Dance in apparel based on styles trending from the 1960s to 2000. The dance was sponsored by Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Special Events.

Photos courtesy of: Appalachian Popular Programming Society

App Junior is Miss North Carolina

by MEGAN WRAPPE Lifestyles Reporter

Dressed in a Sigma Kappa Tshirt, jeans and Converses Lindsey Shapiro is an average Appalachian State University student and cellular biology major.

She’s also Miss North Carolina.

Actually, Shapiro’s technical title is Miss North Carolina, America National Teenage Scholarship Organization (ANTSO) National Miss.

She was crowned in June 2011, after winning the ANTSO pageant “on a whim.”

“Before I entered the pageant, no one knew I was doing it except my best friend and boyfriend,” Shapiro said. “I had been doing research on scholarship money for school and the pageant was one of the things that came up.”

Prior to entering, Shapiro worked at Lowe’s Hardware in Photo Courtesy of Erin Sullivan Banner Elk and called herself “the biggest tomboy you’ve ever met.” American National Teen Scholarship OrganizaShe said she’d never thought of tion (ANTSO) crowned junior cellular biology entering pageants before last sum- major Lindsey Shapiro Miss North Carolina in mer.

June and second runner up at the national comWhen she won her title, Shap- petition in July. iro received both money and philanthropy responsibilities. A typiThose who know Shapiro said her lowcal weekend for her now involves plenty of key personality surprised them. community service connected to her title.

“When I heard that I was going to be “It’s a job in the sense that I do a lot of taking Lindsey’s picture, my first thought community service,” Shapiro said. “I have to was, ‘Oh great, she’ll be focused on herself,’” make so many Boys and Girls Club appear- photographer Tara Jackson said. “When I ances and I’m also the statewide spokesman met her, though, she was the most down to for Alzheimer’s disease.” earth person, had so much personality and Shapiro, who also works at the Univer- is on the verge of being a tomboy.” sity Writing Center and is a Plemmons Despite describing herself as an atypical Leadership Fellow, said shows like TLC’s pageant girl, Shapiro said she now dreams “Toddlers and Tiaras” are an inaccurate of becoming Miss America, but she has portrayal of pageant life. academic goals as well.

“The pageant was more like a job inter“I feel like I embody the down to earth, view,” she said. “You had people grilling you girl next door feel that would make me a on current events, your resume or how you great Miss America,” she said. “I also want could hold the title. It was a really interest- to continue my education, though, and get ing experience, though.” my Ph.D. in neuroscience.”

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“Off the Record” Blog

Michael Bragg It’s one thing when students rally and cheer the death of Osama bin Laden, but it’s another altogether when they ridicule the irresponsible and possibly fatal actions of a student.

Late Saturday night, four students were in a car that went offroad and into Duck Pond. Police were able to lift the vehicle out of the pond and the four students were safe and unharmed.

A car wreck of any nature carries a degree of concern.

Fortunately, no one in the car was hurt and alcohol and

drugs did not play a role in the accident, Senior Police Officer Travis Osborne said. Mistakes, both big and small, happen all the time.

This accident was a big mistake that these students won’t forget for a long time.

I’m sure they’d like to put it behind them.

What really adds insult to injury – or lack thereof – is the way Facebook and Twitter blew up with sarcastic, witty, unnecessary comments about the wreck.

To make matters worse, the Facebook page App State Memes and its followers jumped all over the opportunity to make cultural stabs at the incident.

As of press time, 18 memes relating to the incident were available on the Facebook page.

Is Appalachian State University’s student body

so insensitive that we find it amusing to make fun of a person’s mistake - one that could have potentially taken the lives of four of our peers? If they had lost their lives - and thank goodness they didn’t - would the same degree of ridicule and satire been circulating on the internet? Or would that have been just a little too far for some of you?

Have you ever made a mistake you just wanted to forget about? Imagine everyone at your school grabbing onto that mistake and putting it on social networking sites and making memes about it and refusing to let go.

Sucks to think about, doesn’t it?

The point is that there is a line to making fun of someone’s mishaps.

That line was crossed this

weekend and the evidence is all over the Internet.

While the intent of this opinion is not to persuade the entire student body to individually apologize to the victims for their public remarks, it is a reminder that there are limits to jokes on people’s misfortunes and accidents, and that quite a few people have overdone it.

This was a careless mistake and those happen, simple as that.

As a student body, let’s recognize that the accident happened, be thankful that the students are okay and realize that there’s nothing more to say about the incident.

Bragg, a sophomore journalism major from Lillington, is the lifestyles editor.

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Column: Making Body Peace

A tragedy upsets the peaceful citizens of Duck Pond this evening. More on this at Eleven.

Rather than fixating on your appearance, learn to love yourself I know what it’s like, believe me.

The crash diets, the obsessive eating, trying to find jeans that actually fit my body type - I’ve been there.

Before you picture me as a size-two, blue-eyed blonde who has it easier than she thinks, allow me to paint the real picture.

I’m a size 11/12 in jeans, 5’6”, with what I would consider thunder thighs (though my friends may disagree). Call me Miss Relatable.

I have been growing tired of talk show hosts and writers who have the ideal body type but try to tell women to love themselves. Though the message is valuable, I think it’s time to hear it from someone with a body that’s imperfect - at least by Hollywood’s standards.

I’ve struggled with body image since the age of twelve. I was convinced I was fat because my curves were coming in early and I thought I needed to be really skinny. I obsessed over magazines and wished and wished that I could look like the girls in the movies. I didn’t see many people like myself in the media, so I thought I wasn’t beautiful.

The standards are narrow - not just in America, but all across the world. From Latin American countries to India, the message the media projects is clear: fairer skin is better. It’s no wonder that a 2011 study by Dove revealed that only 4 percent of women in the world think they’re beautiful.

That leaves 96 percent of us who don’t value our appearance.

For a very, very long time I was unsatisfied with my weight, my hair, my skin color, my everything. I had no self-esteem until I realized what was going on. Advertisements and magazines had brainwashed me to think that I wasn’t good enough. As early as seven years old, I felt like I had to change my looks to be valuable. Sadly enough, that dissatisfaction usually continues into old age.

I urge you as you read this right now to make body peace with yourself.

No more undereating and no more overeating. No more believing that your value is defined solely by your appearance.

Have you forgotten that you were born smart, creative, loyal, unique, fast, or funny? Stop blaming society for your insecurities and start focusing that energy on your strengths. Do what you’re good at and do what makes you feel good.

Throw out your old magazines. Better yet, make a collage out of them. Find words that inspire you and glue them to a notebook.

Has anyone told you that you are beautiful today?

Well, you are. You, [insert your name here], are absolutely beautiful because of how talented you are and even for your unique flaws.

Personally, I’m drawn to unconventional things like freckles, or tooth gaps, or wild curly red hair - things you don’t see on the front covers of magazines every day.

You don’t have to be perfect. Be your unique self.

After all, there’s only one of you.

Vanessa James, a sophomore journalism major from Durham, writes about body image and positivity. She says she’s ready to make peace with herself and she wants you to do the same.

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Late decision on Summit Hall causes frustration

Lizzie McCreary On Jan. 30, I put my name in a hat.

Well, sort of. That’s when the housing application period began. We all placed our names in the online hat of the housing lottery, and on Feb. 20, University Housing will pull a few names out.

Those lucky students can then choose the residence hall they’d like to live in.

But if the lottery fills up before you get the chance to secure a spot - and it probably will - you’ll want an alternative ready to go.

And the process for on-campus apartments is exactly the same - except that those buildings fill up fastest. If you have your heart set on a specific apartment building - good luck.

I’ll be a sophomore next year and I’d like to live in an apartment-style dorm, preferably Winkler Hall.

But the process has been consistently confusing.

After calling University Housing half a dozen times and spending most of the past few days on the the residence hall websites, it’s still difficult to determine my best option for housing.

I’m a member of the Honors College, which will be housed in the new Summit Hall next year.

However, the students of the Honors College found

out only recently that we’ll be housed in Summit.

We were told that the decision would be made before winter break, then after winter break, then “soon.”

The decision was made a little too late. I’ve had to prepare an alternative to honors housing already for fear of not knowing in time. Now I have to choose between the concrete, sturdy option of Summit Hall where I have guaranteed housing - or my first choice, Winkler, where I play the game of chance with everyone else.

Students who aren’t given the opportunity to have guaranteed housing through an RLC are all subjected to chancing the lottery.

I myself like to live on the edge, so I think I’ll end up

chancing the lottery.

It might even be exciting for me. I’ll still be nervous, of course. But I believe you should always go for what you want, especially when it comes to a place where you’ll live for an extended period of time. Even if it means trying to beat the system to live in my desired residence hall.

All the same, University Housing should be more prompt with its announcements. It shouldn’t leave the affected students excluded from updates.

They told us as soon as the decision was made - but it took far too long to actually make that choice.

McCreary, a freshman graphic design major from Huntersville, is a senior graphic designer.

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Mountain Ayres joins growing list of a capella groups at Appalachian

by KATARINA GRUSS Intern Lifestyles Reporter

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capella music on Appalachian State University’s campus is continuing to grow. Last semester saw the introduction of the Mountain Ayres, a new all-girl group founded by junior technical photography major Emily Smith.

“I wanted to form a new a capella group for two reasons,” Smith said. “There’s a large amount of girls who want to be in an a capella group. I also think that it’s important to be a part of a group that doesn’t go along with your major and to foster friendships within that group.”

Although the Mountain Ayres is technically an a capella group, it’s listed as an on-campus club. This means they have a faculty advisor and are guaranteed practice space in Plemmons Student Union.

“I’m proud to call myself the advisor of this group of ladies,” Margaret Cozens I The Appalachian said Sharon Alusow, who teach- Mountain Ayers is Appalachian’s newest a capella group. The all-female group was formed es in the English department.

“These girls organized them- in the fall of 2011 and features 15 singers. selves, found rehearsal space and venues to do performances. I a mashup of the Verve’s “Bittersweet groups my freshman year and now there consider it a privilege to support them in Symphony” and Jason Derulo’s “Ridin’ are the groups Enharmonix, Mountain their hard work.”

Solo.”

Ayres and Streets Ahead.”

The biggest obstacle thus far has been The Mountain Ayres are only part of a Other a capella groups on campus have developing a repertoire. Many members growing trend on college campuses. been supportive of the new additions. don’t have extensive musical knowledge “A capella music is a very strong “The a cappella society here at or how to arrange songs. movement across the nation and members Appalachian is just one big family,” “It’s also been hard because we don’t tend to be devoted and hardworking to said Curtis Moore-Tate, sophomore have the music catalog that other a cap- their group,” voice professor Mary Gayle music education major and member of pella groups do,” said Jayme Watral, junior Green said. “Members have to learn their VoiceMale. “We all love and support each psychology major and co-director of the music and show up for rehearsals and other as best we can.” group. “Emily has been writing a large performances. If not, you let the group Vaughan said she is exited to support portion of the music on a program called down.”

The Mountain Ayres by attending their Finale and it can be time-consuming At Appalachian, the growth in a capella concerts. when you have to write for six different music can be seen in the amount of “I’ve seen members of the Mountain voice parts, a soloist, harmony to the solo- groups that have been formed, said Gracie Ayres attend Lost in Sound’s concerts last ist and a beat-boxer.”

Vaughn, a sophomore music therapy semester,” Vaughan said. “I can’t wait to For now, the group is focusing its song major and member of the a capella group return the support they’ve shown us.” choices on popular songs from the past Lost in Sound.

The Mountain Ayres currently do few years. They’re currently working on “A capella has really caught fire the past not have any concerts booked until versions of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face,” two years since I came to Appalachian,” SoundCheck, a concert featuring different Norah Jones’s “Don’t Know Why” and she said. “There were only six a capella a cappella groups, in March.

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Students join NOLS

by RYAN NAGY Senior Lifestyles Reporter

For some, surviving outdoors for 80 days without technology would be a nightmare.

But students of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), it’s more like a dream.

One student, sophomore appropriate technology major Kate Heldreth, spent the majority of her summer in the back countries of Idaho and Utah. She said the experience was life changing.

“It is an experience that will follow you wherever you go,” Heldreth said. “You learn a lot about yourself and others.”

The NOLS program specializes in wilderness education and outdoor survival. Students are not allowed to bring any technology along, in order to distance them from civilization.

Heldreth said she didn’t miss gadgets during her time with NOLS. “The first couple of days, everything is really busy, so you don’t notice technology,” she said.

“When time goes on, you don’t really realize it.”

The school offers courses like backpacking, mountaineering and wilderness medicine and can range from 10 days to a full academic year.

Heldreth took three courses during her time in NOLS: water, rock climbing and backpacking.

She said the water course was her favorite section. She spent 12 days kayaking on the Green River and the Lodore Canyon of Colorado and Utah, camping on beaches at night.

Appalachian State University’s Associate Director of University Recreation, Rich Campbell, is a NOLS alumnus. He said he encourages any interested student to get involved with the program.

“When you take the time to disconnect from typical, day-to-day electronic communication for some time, you begin to discover what you are capable of and how much you can accomplish when you set your mind on learning a new skill in a new environment.”

Campbell said students develop in “incredible ways” from the programs offered.

“We encourage students to find a way to interact with the natural world in a way that makes sense for them,” he said. “Whether that is through their own adventures, through a program like [Outdoor Programs], NOLS, Outward Bound or some other organization, we want to see students getting outside because we feel they are stronger - physically, mentally, emotionally - as a result.”

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Men’s basketball searches for consistency

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he Appalachian State men’s basketball team put together another inconsistent pair of games this weekend, going 1-1 against SoCon opponents UNCG and Elon.

“I’m starting to sound very redundant now, but we need to do the things necessary to win. You can’t come on the road and turn the ball over 20 times...and expect to win,” said head coach Jason Capel, following Thursday’s 77-73 overtime loss to UNCG. Appalachian dominated the Spartans for the majority of the first half, before UNCG rallied behind the terrific play of Trevis Simpson and Derrell Armstrong.

Simpson got hot early in the half and finished the period with 17 points. He displayed athleticism and grace, hanging in the air and finishing tough layups around App’s post players.

When Simpson cooled off, Armstrong took over, scoring 14.

The two players finished with 24 and 27, respectively.

Appalachian showed resolve, rallying from a seven-point deficit with less than 90 seconds to play, thanks to several critical Spartan mistakes.

UNCG fouled Mike Neal on a 3-pointer and later put six men out the court, resulting in a technical foul for the Mountaineers.

“To allow six guys to be on the

floor when you have a chance to close out a game and give up a technical and two points is a major, major mistake,” said rookie head coach Wes Miller, who has now won six straight games for the resurgent Spartans. “These guys had my back tonight. That’s the kind of mistake you can’t make as a head coach and I made it.”

Unfortunately, Appalachian missed critical free throws, allowing UNCG to take the game into overtime, where Appalachian fell 77-73.

“We had a 17 point lead and we let them back in there,” senior Omar Carter said.

The Mountaineers rebounded Saturday against the Elon Phoenix, who are first place in the SoCon North. Appalachian rode hot during the second half, shooting to blow past Elon 81-66.

Omar Carter and Jamaal Trice each scored 20 points to lead the Mountaineers.

The critical moment happened midway through the second half, when the Mountaineers caught fire and ripped off a 10-0 run, highlighted by a Nathan Healy 3-pointer from the top of the key.

Healy took a pass from Omar Carter and buried the jumper, causing a raucous Mountaineer crowd to erupt.

The Mountaineers made their scoring look easy, as Carter consistently drained his go-to 15foot baseline jumper.

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Despite playing good basketball for most of the weekend, the Mountaineers now set their eyes on a new goal: winning two straight conference games.

“We have an opportunity now.

What we have to do is just take it one game at a time,” Coach Capel said, following the win over Elon.

Though the team seems to click on occasion, mistake-prone basketball and poor decisions have plagued Appalachian.

Against the Spartans, ASU fell back on bad habits from the beginning of the season.

Too often, the Mountaineers drain the shot clock by dribbling between 30 and 35 feet away from the basket before attempting a contested jump-shot.

However, the Apps have shown ways to break this stagnant offense with the success of one play in particular. Against Elon and UNCG, Appalachian passed the ball to Healy, standing at the foul line, who then lobbed the ball over his head to a cutting Isaac Butts in the paint for an easy layup.

After succeeding with this play against the Spartans, Coach Capel turned and shouted, “It is that easy! It’s there every time!”

The Mountaineers will have to rely on easy points like that to regain control of the SoCon North.

Eight wrestlers place at Appalachian Open Wrestling freshmen Strickland, Johnson win titles over weekend

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Wrestling’s Zach Strickland and Jesse Johnson earned their first collegiate championships Saturday, at Appalachian State University’s second annual Appalachian Open in the

Varsity Gym. By the end of the day, the Mountaineers had a total of eight wrestlers finish in the top four of their weight classes.

Strickland advanced to the finals of the 165-pound weight class by defeating top seeded John Lampe 7-4. In the title match Strickland, held his own against The Citadel’s Kenneth Radford. After the first three rounds, the score was tied at 3-3.

In overtime, the first sudden victory minute was scoreless. Then Strickland started the first tiebreaker round with an escape and a takedown, giving him a 6-3 lead. Radford responded with an escape and takedown of his own and forced a second tiebreaker round.

Ultimately, Strickland got the title, clinching an 8-6 victory with a takedown in the second tiebreaker. With the win, Strickland managed to avenge his previous 5-3 loss to Radford in November.

“That is what practice is like,” Strickland said as he reflected upon his titlewinning match. “Coach sticks it in our heads and tells us that we need to keep moving offensively. It has become a habit.”

Johnson also won his

184-pound title with Virginia Tech’s Jarrod spectacular style.

In Garnett 11-5. both his quarterfinal and Colin Hedash was semifinal matches, Johnson also a finalist for the was down by a significant Mountaineers, but he fell number of points, but he to Virginia’s Stephen Doty managed to force pins in in the 174-pound final, by both matches and earn a a score of 12-1. spot in the finals.

Chris Johnson and Riley In the title bout, Keen finished in third Johnson started off well for their weight classes with an early 5-0 lead, but and Brock Durfee placed Spartanburg Methodist’s fourth at 285 pounds.

Mateo Rojas narrowed Open tournaments the deficit like the to 5-3.

Appalachian Johnson Open allow “I saw good responded C o a c h with six improvement from J o h n M a r k our guys today straight Bentley the points, and opportunity and it was good eventually to enter for them to have went on non-starting to win by the opportunity to w r e s t l e r s a score of so they can compete in front 16-8. gain some “I was of a home crowd.” competition just foexperience JohnMark Bentley cused on d u r i n g Appalachian Wrestling going out the spring Coach there and semester. getting an “I saw good early lead,” improvement Johnson said. “After I got from our guys today and the lead, I knew I had to it was good for them to keep up my intensity.” have the opportunity Senior Weston Haney to compete in front of was a finalist at 125 a home crowd,” Coach pounds but was defeated Bentley said.

12-7 by Virginia Tech’s Ty The Appalachian State Mitch. wrestling team will travel In the 133-pound to Chattanooga Sunday c h a m p i o n s h i p , to take on the undefeated Appalachian’s Joe Mocs in a critical regular Morrison was bested by season dual match.

At ETSU, women’s track puts 17 athletes in top six finishes

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The women’s track and field team had an exceptional meet in Johnson City this weekend, putting 17 athletes in top six finishes.

“Yesterday went pretty well, although there is always room for improvement,” sophomore Breanna Alston said. “I feel as a team we set the standards pretty high for our conference competitors.”

In the field events, sophomore Shaquiela Robinson took the high jump title, clearing 5-6 on Friday night.

Another first place came from freshman Chelsea Farr in the pole vault, while sophomore Cassie Crawford finished in third place.

In the triple jump, junior Erika Ivey took second place, while sophomore Ana DeLeon earned a third-place finish in the weight throw.

Freshman Tatyana Bryant made her college debut in the long jump, and finished in sixth place.

The Mountaineers took over the 200-meter dash finishes. Junior D’Shawrna

McLucas finished in fourth place, Morrison in fifth and Kristen Campbell in sixth.

Campbell also took fifth place in the 60m dash, with a season best of 7.90.

On the distance side, junior Amanda Hamilton took fourth place in the 5000-meter run, with senior teammate Hannah Orders taking sixth place.

In the seeded mile run, sophomore Justin Stocks finished in fifth place and in the 800m run, freshman Taryn Stern took sixth place.

In an exciting 4x400-meter dash, Asia Dunlap, Breahna Morrison, Shenita Martin, and Alston finished in first place and nearly caught the school record, falling short by six tenths of a second.

“The team performed really well this past weekend and I’m really excited for the remainder of the season,” Alston said.

Coach Weaver agreed.

“We’re starting to get some good meets under our belt,” Weaver said. “Overall I’m very optimistic and I feel really good that we are starting off well.”

The women’s team will be back in action Feb. 4, heading to Penn State for the SykesSabock Challenge Cup.

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Men’s track and field puts 16 in top seven over the weekend

by LEIGH ROBERTS Senior Sports Reporter

The Appalachian men’s track and field team made its way to East Tennessee State University this weekend and put 16 athletes in the top seven finishers.

“This is the meet where we’ve started to jump into the indoor really well,” head coach John Weaver said.

“We’ve got some kids winning their events, so that shows we’ve got some good things going on.”

The Mountaineers kicked off Friday night with sophomore Jamal Tiller winning the triple jump, with a season best. Fellow triple jumper and sophomore Patrick Hill finished in sixth place with another season best.

In the weight throw, junior Jared Stalling put himself in a fourth place finish with a 60-1.25 throw. On Saturday, Stalling won the shot put with a personal best.

Senior high jumper Darius Purcell kept on the up and up, taking first after clearing 6-10.75 in his event.

Freshman Daryl Saunders finished third in the high jump.

In the pole vault, freshman Jacob Stowe took third place, clearing 151.

The distance team was strong Saturday afternoon, dominating both the 3000-meter and the mile.

Junior Alex Taylor grabbed first in the 3000-meter run with a personal

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Junior Alex Taylor leads the Appalahian pack during the 3000-meter run at Saturday’s finals at the Niswoger Open hosted by East Tennessee State University. Taylor set a personal best time in the event.

best of 8:24.93, bumping him into ASU’s record book at sixth all-time.

Sophomore Will Raby finished in fourth and senior Brain Graves took seventh.

Senior Chris Moen stepped out in his seasonal mile debut, taking first

Men’s tennis rallies behind strong play

place in 4:12.55.

“It was just what I wanted to do just break the ice and get a good race in,” Moen said. “The team’s doing really well. We had a lot of guys in the 3000 and the energy’s really positive and things are going forward.”

Junior Michael Lilley finished in fifth place in the 5000-meter and freshman Raphael Rojas finished in seventh in the 800-meter.

Senior AJ Dohanic and freshman Stanley Broaden took fifth and sixth place in the 60-meter hurdles.

ASU came in fifth in the 4x400meter relay with a team of David Riddleberger, Dohanic, Broaden, and Tyler Combs.

The men’s team will travel to Penn State Feb. 4 for the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup.

Up-and-down men’s basketball falls in overtime to UNCG, pounds Elon

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Sophomore Sebastian King competes during ASU’s come-from-behind 4-3 victory. King defeated Asheville’s Thomas Rees in three sets.

App State stuns Asheville

by JAKE AMBERG Sports Editor

Trailing 3-1 to Asheville Sunday, men’s tennis head coach Bob Lake couldn’t have been more confident in his Mountaineers.

“We’re going to win and you can quote me on that,” Coach Lake said, just minutes after Appalachian lost in the No. 1 match between senior Alex Markov and Asheville’s Adrien Langeard.

The loss put ASU on the brink of losing the match. But senior Steve Karendal started the rally in the No. 5 match, besting Asheville’s Ryan Matthews without dropping a single game.

Then sophomores Sebastian King and Matt Saltsgaver both grinded out three-set wins to give the Mountaineers a stunning come-from-behind win.

“We played a few bad games in doubles and some of those mistakes crept into our singles play,” Coach Lake said. “Asheville’s top three are tough, and Phil [Kloc] did a great job keeping us alive. Our bottom three guys showed just how strong our entire lineup is.”

The lone win, prior to the three-match run by ASU, was by senior Philip Kloc, who won in two sets, redeeming his disappointing doubles loss with teammate Alain Humblet.

“I started off a little nervous,” Kloc said. “We had a pretty big crowd, but I got into a rhythm. I gave up some stupid points, but overall I played pretty well.”

Though the Mountaineers pulled out a hardfought victory, the doubles team comprised of Humblet and Kloc has gotten off to a rough start this season. Humblet believes the duo will pull together against next week’s match.

Humblet lost his singles match to a red-hot Jonas Brobeck 6-4, 6-3.

“We need to get a few wins under our belt,” Humblet said. “Teams like this we shouldn’t lose to. The rest of the season we shouldn’t lose, though.”

Appalachian will have time to work out the kinks and build on its win after a week off. ASU will host East Carolina Feb. 18.

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ASU point guard G.J. Vilarino drives against the Elon Phoenix during App’s decisive 81-66 victory. Vilarino was productive in just 18 minutes of play, recording four points and two assists, but reaching the foul line six times.

ASU women’s tennis handles Liberty but suffers first loss of season to James Madison

by JORDAN DEVERE Intern Sports Reporter

Appalachian State Women’s Tennis took an undefeated record into a full weekend of play against Liberty and James Madison The Mountaineer’s came out with a win, but with their first loss as well.

ASU won 4-3 against Liberty Saturday but fell to James Madison 5-2 Sunday, both at a neutral site.

Despite falling to James Madison head coach Colin Crothers was still proud of the way the team performed against Liberty.

“I think we did great. I knew they were nervous playing them. They came through,” Crothers said.

Coach Crothers was still happy with the way his team played a tough James Madison team.

“We played them last year and lost six to one, this time we gave them a scare. Jennifer pulled out a great match. We won number one doubles which was better than last year. We just have to find that right combinations at two and three doubles,” Crothers said.

Even though the team fell short for the first time this season, there were two major bright spots as juniors Ellie Linsell and Jennifer Ansari remained undefeated this season in both their doubles and singles matches.

Junior Ellie Linsell was pleased with her effort as well as her team’s.

“It was very emotional and [I was] really so happy that I won. I now just need to trust my strides and shots and believe I can win in both doubles and both singles. Overall, we were really tough as a team. We were cheering for each other and there are things to work on but beating Liberty was a huge win,” Linsell said.

Linsell won her match against.

Liberty 6-3, 7-6, 7-3 and against James Madison 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 7-6 (8-6).

Ansari took her match against Liberty 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 as she recovered from a devastating second set.

The Mountaineers’ next match will take place against the Hokies of Virginia Tech Feb. 4.