April 17, 2012

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WASU celebrates 40th anniversary

by KATIE REULE Intern News Reporter

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n April 14, 1972 at 6 a.m., 90.5 WASU began its first broadcast with the song “Beginnings” by Chicago.

On Saturday, forty years later, WASU staff and alumni came together to celebrate the station’s anniversary.

Events included an on-air interview with station founder Bob Cowen, an ongoing fundraiser, an open house and a gala for staff and alumni.

Throughout the weekend, many alumni spoke about their pride in the station, which launched a major re-branding effort this year and took home mtvU’s 2012 College Radio Woodie Award.

“I’ve just been so pleased to hear of its progress, the MTV award, the Beasley Center, the Keller Institute - it’s become a fantastic enterprise and I just couldn’t be more pleased with what it has become,” said Cowen, who founded the station at the request of Charles Porterfield, then the chair of the department of communication.

Pam Allen, one of the first students to work for the radio station, spoke about WASU’s early days.

“We really were the voice of the university, even though our radio only got us 10 miles out of the town,” Allen said. “But if you wanted to know what was going on, you tuned into the campus radio station.”

Other members of the university community celebrated the imminent completion of the Beasley Broadcasting Complex.

Construction on Beasley, which will house WASU and the Department of Communication’s electronic media broadcasting program, has experienced stops and starts since its initial conception.

“Our new building for our media studios is looking like a real building, instead of Big Bird sitting there on the corner,” said Janice Pope, chair of the department of communication.

Current staff members shared in the excitement of meeting alumni and learning about the station’s history.

“It’s overwhelming, because all these people - we all come from the same background, but they’ve gone to do so many great things,” said Ben O’Hara, a WASU staff member and senior electronic media broadcasting major. “And it also kind of gives you hope. Like, these guys have done great things, maybe it will happen to me also.”

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Vol. 86 No. 45

Faculty review university issues

by ANNE BUIE Senior News Reporter

Faculty Senate, an organization that gives Appalachian State University faculty members an opportunity to discuss and act on university issues, met Monday.

Issues discussed included the 2014 U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon and the DegreeWorks program.

Degree Works 1.

DegreeWorks will go live for students Oct.

The program is an online degree audit course that allows students to see which courses they need to graduate.

The Student Government Association passed a resolution in October 2009 supporting the “acquisition and implementation of a degree audit system at Appalachian.”

Since 2009, the Office of the Registrar has worked to find a degree audit system that works for Appalachian.

SunGard, the company that makes Appalachian’s current Banner system, also created DegreeWorks. The Office of the Registrar made the decision to purchase DegreeWorks for $56,000, to allow for easier integration.

Before students can use DegreeWorks, they will be required to select their general education themes and perspective on AppalNet.

Sarah Stidham | The Appalachian

Susan Davies, associate vice-chancellor for enrollment services, discusses the DegreeWorks program at the Faculty Senate meeting on Monday.

Around 2,500 students have already selected their themes.

Faculty will begin receiving mentor training in May. For more information, visit degreeworks. appstate.edu.

Solar Decathlon 2014

team for the 2011 Solar Homestead, gave a presentation about the 2014 Solar Decathlon competition, which will take place in Versailles, France.

Stewart said traveling to Europe for the competition would increase opportunities for Appalachian State University students.

“Going to Europe would be a great fit for see Faculty Senate, page 2

Jacqueline Stewart, a member of the design

EarthTones Music Festival 2012

Brown sisters to speak Appalachian

by KELLI STRAKA Senior News Reporter

Linda and Cheryl Brown will speak Wednesday in the College of Education’s Gordon Gathering Hall, from 7 to 9 p.m.

The two sisters are the daughters of Oliver Brown, the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, and they will address the implications of the case.

Brown v. Board was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision which declared “separate but equal” laws unconstitutional.

Precious Mudiwa, an assistant professor in the department of leadership and education studies, coordinated the event.

Mudiwa said she hopes the talk will help students see how far the country has come in terms of educational equality, and how much room there is for improvement.

“We just hear stories of them, but when you see the people, when you make personal connections - I think it brings more meaning,” Mudiwa said.

Brown v. Board was a national symbol of see Brown v. Board, page 2

Olivia Wilkes | The Appalachian

Kevin Rohweder, Greg Andersen and Eli Scott of Nomadic perform Saturday evening at the EarthTones Music Festival on Duck Pond. Members of the ASU Sustainable Energy Society and the student chapter of the National Alliance on Mentall Illness held the festival as part of Earth Month, to inform participants about green initiatives and sustainable businesses.

Event kicks off Earth Month, promotes sustainability through music

by CATHERINE HAITHCOCK Senior News Reporter

Appalachian State University students danced and hooped their way into summer at the second EarthTones music festival Friday, April 13.

The ASU Sustainable Energy Society and the student chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness hosted the free festival, which was held in celebration of Earth Month on Duck Pond Field.

“The whole idea behind EarthTones is that we wanted

to throw a music festival for the planet,” NAMI President Willard Watson said. “All these good events around earth day are great, but there’s no music, so we wanted to incorporate as many local artists as possible at this event. We also wanted to let people know that sustainability is a process - not an end..”

Boone band Nomadic headlined the event. Brian Swanson, Blue Ribbon Boys, Supatight and the Inverted Sea also performed.

Staying true to the theme

of sustainability, organizers used Appalachians’s own DAISEE trailer to power the stage with solar energy.

Local businesses and organizations like Caravan Botanicals, the Artistic Rebuttal Project and Cove Creek Preservation and Development, which donated the stage, also showed their support by participating in the day-long event.

“Everyone was just having a really great time,” senior sustainable development major Maddie Baker said. “It definitely kicked the summer off

right. It was really neat to see the stage being powered by solar energy and they were even handing out homemade dish and laundry detergent.”

Other activities included performance art by student group Inspiral, sustainable demonstrations, juggling and face painting.

“We wanted this to be a showcase for people to display their talents through music, for clubs to show off all their hard work with things they are doing in the community and an attempt to inform, raise awareness and recruit,” Watson said.

Beasley Broadcasting Complex nears halfway point in construction

by MARK KENNA Intern News Reporter

The Beasley Broadcasting Complex is nearing 50 percent completion as the spring semester draws to a close.

The project has suffered from a number of delays, and its date of completion has been moved multiple times - from 2010, to spring 2012 and finally to spring 2013.

“It’s been a big project and an unusual project, but we are getting a really good facility,” said Janice Pope, chair of the department of communication.

When the project was first being assessed, the plan was to renovate the original building and add a television station and radio station to the inside, for an estimated half-million dollars, Pope said.

Now the cost of the project is $4.6 million, not including the cost of the equipment that will be used in the complex.

In 2007, initial announcements for the complex in 2007 set 2010 as the year of completion for the facility. However, a delayed start moved the completion date to spring of 2013.

Once open, the complex will free Wey

Hall for the art department, while providing space for the electronic media broadcasting program, WASU and a new television station, Pope Said “I think it has really been a win-win.”

Pope said. “For the town of Boone, for our department, for the art department, for the university and most of all the students, because this is just a fabulous facility.”

The complex is designed with a faculty parking deck underneath the building. The first level will be dedicated to student radio station 90.5 WASU, along with editing suites and offices. The second floor will have a similar layout for the television program.

The town of Boone was able to keep the edifice of the original building, which was originally the town’s bus depot in 1945.

“The old rock wall is in storage and they will put it back up, for a tune of a about quarter million dollars,” Pope said. “Then that way, that satisfies the town of Boone, which has an interest in preserving the historical character of the town.”

Pope said the new complex is symbolically a “full circle,” as it is built on the same site as the first radio station in Watauga

Amy Birner | The Appalachian

A construction worker welds part of a fire escape for the Beasley Broadcasting Complex.

County, WATA 1450 AM. The complex is named after Appalachian State University alumnus George Beasley.

“George Beasley is a pioneer in radio broadcasting,” said Lisa Suggs, the development officer for University Advance-

ment. “He’s just been a real stealth figure here on campus for such a long time.”

Beasley, founder and CEO of Beasley Broadcasting Group Inc., earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Appalachian.

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Faculty Senate

Continued from page 1 Appalachian,” Stewart said.

“The strategic plan includes increasing innovative research and increasing our diversity. Our capital plan includes sustainability and world focus…it offers a world of opportunity for students. What’s a better way to learn about other cultures than meeting them and discussing how they created their houses?”

In the 2011 Solar Decathlon, the Solar Homestead placed third or better in four out of 10 competitions and received the People’s Choice Award.

Stewart said she hoped everyone on campus would get involved with the competition.

“Imagine what we could accomplish if we got every major on campus involved?” Stewart said. “I think we could take all ten

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Jacqueline Stewart, a senior interior design major and member of the design team for the 2011 Solar Homestead, gives a presentation about the 2014 European Solar Decathlon competition to the Faculty Senate at Monday’s meeting.

contests.”

Appalachian’s Solar Homestead took third place in the architecture contest, first place in the hot water

contest, second place in the communications contest, third place in the home entertainment contest and placed 12th overall.

MAN ON THE STREET

How do you feel about having a four day exam period with a Reading Day in between? The new exam day would run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“I would rather have it the way it is now because I think it works. I’m not opposed if it changes, but I think having it all at once helps me get through it, because normally there are so big breaks in between that it’s not a big deal.”

“I kind of like the way it is now because the Reading Day at the very beginning lets you prioritize what you want to do and how you want to study for the rest of your classes.”

Tyler Hardy, junior hospitality and tourism management major “I think I would like that, mostly because if you had an exam on the last day you wouldn’t have to stay a whole week longer. Having Reading Day in the middle would be better, because the last two times we’ve had reading day on the weekend, which was a total waste...I could have studied on the weekend anyway.”

Jordan Hester, sophomore health care management major “8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a Reading Day in the middle? So, like a party day. I’d be down with it.

It wouldn’t really matter, but having a day of rest would be fine.”

Will Rogers, junior sustainable development major

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Brown v. Board

Continued from page 1 “efficacy and progress,” Mudiwa said.

The Office of Multicultural Student Development, the Office of Equity, Diversity and Compliance and Academic Affairs helped fund the event.

“It’s really unique when you can bring

in scholars and visiting people who represent some pretty key periods in history,” said Gus Peña, interim director of the Office of Multicultural Student Development.

“These are the kinds of events that have affected all of us.”

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MSA hosts ‘Hoodies and Hijabs’ Review:

by EMMALEE ZUPO

Senior Lifestyles Reporter

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n light of the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Shaima Alawadi, Appalachian State University’s Muslim Student Association will sponsor “Hoodies and Hijabs” Wednesday.

The organization is asking students to spend the day wearing a hoodie or a hijab - a head covering worn by Muslim women - to commemorate the lives of Martin and Alawadi.

Clothing has surrounded the discussion of both individuals’ deaths. Martin was wearing a black hoodie when he was shot by a neighborhood watch captain. Alawadi was wearing a hijab when she was bludgeoned to death in her San Diego home, alongside a note that read “Go back to your own country you terrorist.”

“We wanted to do our part in commemorating their deaths and show people that there is still racism and that people should be aware of it, and it shouldn’t be something that’s swept under the rug,” MSA Secretary Lena Aloumari said.

Many believe cases like Martin’s and Alawadi’s prove that racism and discrimination still exist in the United States.

“We understand that these issues are really controversial for people and that everybody has their own viewpoint on them,” MSA VicePresident Heather Newman said. “But we just think that, overall, they’re perfect examples of how we need to be more aware of the stereotypes and prejudices that we have.”

MSA President Nadareh Naseri said cases like Martin’s and Alawadi’s are examples of

misunderstanding and ignorance, problems MSA tries to combat.

“This is kind of like our whole mission here at App State,” Naseri said. “It kind of embodies what we’re trying to do and how we’re trying to change the campus to make it a better, more inviting place for people who are of different backgrounds and to make a more diverse campus.”

Members of MSA hope students who see hoodies and hijabs across campus will be inspired to become more informed on cases like Martin’s and Alawadi’s, as well as broader issues of racism and discrimination.

“There have been lectures and discussions about the Trayvon Martin case,” Naseri said.

“But this is the only thing that’s going on that lets the students show their passion for this.”

Ghostland Observatory electrifies Legends

Joey Johnson | The Appalachian

The Austin, Texas duo known as Ghostland Observatory made their first appearance at Legends Thursday night to a nearly sold out crowd. Ghostland Observatory is known for their incorporation of rock and electronic musical elements as well as their light show.

CASA hosts photo booth

by BLAKE LITAKER

Intern Lifestyles Reporter

Nearly 300 photos were snapped Wednesday in Plemmons Student Union, as the Coalition Against Sexual Assault worked to spread its message about silence and sexual consent.

CASA teamed up with the Appalachian State University Women’s Center and University Communications to place a photo booth near Cascades Café as part of the organization’s ongoing “Silence is Not Consent” campaign.

“The photo booth is an extension of the poster campaign on what consent is and the importance of receiving consent,” CASA Assistant Kendal Waite said.

Waite has worked with the Suzette Patterson, assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, to increase education about sexual assault on campus.

“CASA liked the idea of students taking photos containing their idea of what consent is, so we chose the photo booth as a way to get education out and make our message effective,” Patterson said.

At Wednesday’s event, 297 students made signs about consent and held them

up in photos.

Freshman communication disorders major Sara Wessel chose to write “Ask it Dirty” on her sign.

“My sign is sarcastic, because it doesn’t matter how you ask for consent as long as you ask,” Wessel said.

Sophomore nutrition and foods major Haley Thomas held up signs that said “A Dress is Not a Yes” and “Ask for Consent Each and Every Time.”

“The photos are a good way for people to express a topic that needs to be addressed in a fun way, since this is a problem within people in our age group,” Thomas said.

Another student, sophomore psychology major Tory Bailey, said she brought several friends to the photo booth after writing a research paper on sexual assault.

And for some students, the photo booth was a way to generate discussion about the meaning of consent.

“The signs were a really great idea, because posting pictures on Facebook will raise awareness and hopefully change the view that a woman is asking for it due to her everyday dress,” said Sarah Bono, a junior photography and hospitality and tourism management double major.

Perpetual Groove brings jams back to Legends

by MEGAN WRAPPE Lifestyles Reporter

Georgia-based jam band Perpetual Groove will play the familiar Legends stage Thursday night.

The band’s popularity has grown since its first Legends showing, but they still enjoy the Boone music scene.

“We like the crowd,” keyboarder Matt McDonald said.

“They’re always very receptive. They also like good music.”

McDonald was Perpetual Groove’s original keyboardist. He returned to the group early this year, taking the place of John Hruby.

“I was excited about playing with Perpetual Groove again,” McDonald said. “It doesn’t get any better when you’re looking for something to dance to.”

The band’s style touches on a variety of genres from progressive rock to trance electronica. That diversity of sound, combined with unique, high-energy live shows, has helped the group build a strong college fanbase.

Appalachian State University students are no exception.

“App has found Perpetual Groove is one of the bands that they love and want back,” APPS Program Advisor Randy Kelly said. “Their shows are never monotonous and they live to put on a show that’s different.”

Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance for students and $12 at the door for everyone. This event is BYOB with proper identification.

Cyclists focus on safety during Saturday’s Tweed Ride

by KATARINA GRUSS

Intern Lifestyles Reporter

Jessica Schreck | The Appalachian

On Saturday afternoon members of the community rode their bikes to bring attention to the safety of bikers in Boone.

Boone experienced its first ever Tweed Ride from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Approximately 60 Appalachian State University students and faculty joined together to participate in over four miles of dressed-up, casual riding.

The ride began in Raley Parking Lot and ended at State Farm Fields.

“The tweed part of the ride is referencing nineteenth-century English culture of people who would take their bikes out and ride,” appropriate technology graduate student Jamie Trowbridge said. “Gentleman would wear tweed for all of their sporting activities.”

The event was sponsored by the Boone Bike Initiative, a group Trowbridge is involved with.

Trowbridge had the idea of doing a Tweed Ride in Boone for some time before he announced it at a Focus the Nation meeting. After announcing the idea, he felt the need to go through with the idea and began planning it.

The event began with free tune-ups from Boone Bike Initiative and photographs in Raley Parking Lot. One of the messages conveyed through the event was bike safety and awareness, senior sustainable development major Katja Dohse said.

“There’s not really good bike safety and bike awareness in Boone,” she said. “Most routes you take you have to go down Blowing Rock Road, which is not safe at all. I think it’s good to have events that bring awareness to bikers and to bike safety.”

Even with the message of bike safety, stu-

dents came to participate in the fashion element of the ride.

“When I started here, I feel like I was looking for all of those interesting dress up events to out of the dorms and stuff,” senior studio art major Brittney Cope said. “I love to dress up and any excuse to, I take it. And I love riding bikes.”

Senior interdisciplinary studies major Brain Swanson played music for the participants to listen to before taking off on the ride.

The bike ride then lasted for an hour, followed by a two hour picnic at State Farm Fields.

Jason Burch and Chris Capozzoli from the band Inverted Sea played drums and guitar, respectively, at the picnic.

Ideally, Trowbridge said he would like to see the Tweed Ride return next year. There has already been support on the event’s Facebook page for it to return, particularly for a summer ride.

“I would recommend this event to incoming freshmen,” said Ginger Kelly, a coordinator for the Southern Appalachian Environmental Research and Education Center.

“Poor, struggling college students can come out to a free event. It’s a great way to spend no money and enjoy being with other people.”

Boone Bike Initiative is a bicycle cooperative which offers clinics twice a week, during which people learn how to repair and maintain their bicycles. The initiative also offers bike rentals for $10 a month, Trowbridge said.

Boone Bike Initiative is open from 6 until 8:30 p.m. every Sunday and Tuesday in the Collective on Depot Street. For more information, visit boonebikeinitiative.org.

One man’s ‘Waste Land’ is another man’s modern art

by MAGGIE BLUNK Intern Lifestyles Reporter

Editor’s Note: The following reflects the opinions of the author.

Modern art is polarizing. Most viewers either love it or hate it.

The reaction is usually split between “I don’t get it” and “Are you joking? I could do that.”

However, after watching “Waste Land,” you might be willing to give modern art another shot.

Because this is a different kind of modern art.

Sustain Appalachian will screen “Waste Land” Tuesday at 7 p.m. in I.G. Greer, free of charge.

The documentary follows the journey of Brazilian artist Vik Muniz, and the people he meets along the way, as he turns garbage into art in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

“This was in the running for the film series because it shows the complexity of human sustainable development and it takes a broader notion than just talking about recycling,” said Crystal Simmons, a specialist in the Office of Sustainability. “It’s interesting because it combines art with waste and human development.”

“Waste Land” won awards all over the globe in 2010, including the Sundance Audience Award for World Documentary and the Panorama Audience Award for Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival.

It also received a nomination for Best Feature Documentary at the 83rd Academy Awards.

The film is shot in Jardim Gramacho - the world’s largest landfill - which receives 70 percent of the garbage in Rio de Janiero.

It centers on the trash picker, or “catadores,” whose job is literally to pick through the never-ending piles of trash and remove recyclable materials that can be sold.

Muniz wanted to make art from the garbage, but what he didn’t expect was the uplifting spirit of the people he featured in his portraits, and the transformative power his work would have on their lives.

The movie portrays both Muniz’s story and the stories of the people in the portraits, spanning their journeys as they travel together through the mountains of waste.

“It’s an interesting storyline because it could have just been about the catadores and their thankless job, but it was wrapped in a plot about this artist Vik Muniz as he travels down there,” Simmons said.

What is so amazing about the documentary is that in a place you’d think is full of nothing but depair is also full of people who have an unfathomable joy for life and hope for a better future.

Many choose to work as pickers because it is an honest work – as opposed to getting involved in drug trafficking or becoming prostitutes – and they have created a unique community.

This is a truly inspiring, mustsee documentary, because it illustrates the power of the human spirit.

The viewer can witness, in more ways than one, how beauty can be created out of the most dismal circumstance.

This is the final installment in the Third Annual Sustainability film series, and the viewing will be followed by a 30-minute panel discussion.

The panel includes County Recyling Manager Lisa Doty, Lexie Danner of the Elkland Art Center, Assistant Chairperson of the Art Department Lisa Stinson and Ben Wesemann, acting director of the Catherine J. Smith Gallery.

“I hope this leads to a very rich discussion,” Simmons said. “I hope we can bring it back home about the waste we create in this country.”

“Waste Land” affirms the old adage that says one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

Rating:

3.5 out of 4 stars

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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.

Spring Diversity Speakers Series

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All Diversity Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. The series includes: Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in the SNCC, Tuesday, April 24, Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union, 7 p.m., editors Faith Holsaert and Marsha Noonan.

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. The film series schedule is as follows: tonight, “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.

Spring Visiting Writers to start

The Spring 2012 Visiting Writers Series is supported by the Appalachian State University Foundation; Appalachian’s Offices of Academic Affairs, Multicultural Student Development, and Cultural Affairs; the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of English, the Summer Reading Program, the University Bookstore, Belk Library, and The Appalachian Journal. Business sponsors are The Gideon Ridge Inn and The Red Onion Restaurant. Community sponsors include John and Marjorie Idol, Paul and Judy Tobin, Alice Naylor, Thomas McLaughlin and The High Country Writers.

The Visiting Writers Series is named in honor of Hughlene Bostian Frank, class of 1968, former trustee and generous supporter of Appalachian State University.

For further information on Visiting Writers Series, call 828262-2337 or see www.visitingwriters.appstate.edu.

Poets Rod Smith and Sarah Kennedy will close out the series on Thursday. Smith will discuss his works “Outlaw Style,” “Ensemble” and “Trespasser.” Kennedy will discuss her works “Home Remedies,” “A Witch’s Dictionary” and “Consider the Lilies.” A craft talk, “Historical Narrative Poems: Where Is This Voice Coming From,” will be presented at 3:30-4:45 p.m. at Table Rock Room in the Student Union.

ASU to honor 40 Who’s Who

The 2012 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges will include the names of 40 students from Appalachian State University who have been selected as national outstanding campus leaders. Campus nominating committees have included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, service of community, leadership in extracurricular activities, and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of students from more than 2,842 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. Each recipient is invited to be honored at the Recognition of Student Leaders Program on April 27. Who’s Who Recipients for 2011‐2012 are: Meredith Katheryn Anderson of Apex; Samantha Louise Bonham of Greensboro; Mark Thomas Bridges of Morganton; Derek Daniel Brown of Siler City; Emily Irene Brown of Durham; Stephanie Rose Childress of Warrenton, Va.; Rebecca Hye Cho of Raleigh; Samantha Lee Dawn Craig of Lincolnton; Jordan Elizabeth Davis of Albemarle; Kelsey Moss Dorset of Gaithersburg, Md.; Hannah Leigh Dow of Mattoon, Ill.; Ryan Alexander Duffy of Apex; Courtney Brion Freeman of Carlton, Ga.; Abigail Anne Gac of Weddington; Ashley Clara Griffin of Hendersonville; Weston Tucker Haney of Robbinsville; Kelsey Geneva Hanger of Asheville; Mattie Lee Hardin of Lakeland, Fla.; Jon Brian Hartley of Lenoir; Nathan Joseph Healy of New Bern; Alain P. Humblet of Brossard, Quebec, Canada; Paula Elizabeth Hunter of Great Falls, Va.; Lauren Samantha Kanapaux of Holly Springs; Devin Austin Lattin of Asheville; Jaimie Elizabeth McGirt of Wilmington; Davonte Lamar McKenith of Mint Hill; Javier Alejandro Medrano of Forest City; Kristen Marie Pate of Clinton; Samantha Pearl Patton of Morganton; McKenzie Rae Phillips of Newton, Ill.; Corianne Denise Rogers of Raleigh; Brianna Colleen Ruggles of Huntersville; Kimberly Ann Seufer of Greensboro; Laura Jean Sylvester of Raleigh; Alexander James Thomas of Durham; Caitlin Elizabeth Wainright of Winterville; Megan Janell Williams of High Point; Amber Marie Wilson of Denver; Jill Johanna Yerden of Cary; Sarah Elizabeth Young of Charlotte.

Brown Sisters to speak at ASU

The Reich College of Education invites the Appalachian State University community to an event with Linda and Cheryl Brown, daughters of the late Rev. Oliver L. Brown, the main plaintiff in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education. The program will be held Wednesday, 7-9 p.m., in the Gordon Gathering Hall, Reich College of Education Building. The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow. The decision in Brown established that the policy of “separate but equal” was unconstitutional, effectively integrating public institutions in the United States. It is regarded as a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. Drawing from their extensive experience in civil rights activism, the Brown sisters will discuss the legacy of the case, as well as deliver a lecture followed by a question and answer session. Sponsored by the Reich College of Education, Office of Multicultural Student Development, Academic Affairs, Office of Equity, Diversity and Compliance, and the Department of Leadership and Educational Studies.

Nominate your favorite course

The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy is accepting nominations for its annual Spirit of Inquiry award.

The award recognizes courses taught at North Carolina colleges, universities and community colleges that reflect the true spirit of open-mindedness within an academic discipline. Nominated courses also should be interesting, rigorous, and unbiased. Students who have taken the course provide the nominations.

Winning faculty members receive as much as $1,000. Students who nominate a winning course receive a $250 gift card to their school’s bookstore. If they graduate before the winners are selected, they receive a check instead.

To nominate a professor, students should note these requirements: The instructor’s presentation of social and political issues is balanced and fair; The classroom environment allows students to express ideas and encourages open

investigation and inquiry; Course material is interesting and rigorous; and, The professor/instructor is responsive to students needs.

Other contest rules include: The course must be taken no earlier than Fall 2007 and no later than Spring 2012; Nominations are accepted from undergrads and graduate students; and, Courses taught in all North Carolina public and private colleges (including community colleges) are eligible.

Students who wish to nominate a course should go to www. popecenter.org/contest. Nominations will be accepted until May 15 and can be entered at www.popecenter.org/contest The Spirit of Inquiry award program is funded by a grant from the Broyhill Family Foundation of Lenoir. The John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy is a nonprofit institute dedicated to improving higher education in North Carolina and the nation. It is located in Raleigh. For more information on the Center, visit www.popecenter.org.

Plemmons Medallion winners named

The W.H. Plemmons Medallion is an award created to “recognize the time, energy, skills, and commitment of students, faculty, student development educators and staff who exceed their peers in providing leadership that enriches the quality of student life and advances the education of students.” Each year nominations are sought from Appalachian community members. These nominations are reviewed and a recommendation is made to the Board of Trustees for recipients of this award. On March 23rd, the Board of Trustees awarded the W.H. Plemmons Medallion to Mr. Giovanni Modica a W. H. Plemmons Fellow, Mr. Sam Williams, Student Leader, Mr. David M. Lee, Student Leader, Ms. Martha Wilson, Senior Associate Registrar, Dr. Pat Geiger of Student Health Services, Dr. Scott Hunsinger, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems, have been named recipients of the W. H. Plemmons Leadership Medallion. These outstanding recipients will be recognized and honored as part of Fall Convocation in September.

Spring planting, Earth Day ahead

Warmer days and sunny weather bring thoughts of spring planting and Earth Day. In celebration, the Appalachian State University Sustainability Council and Watauga County Agricultural Extension office invite the entire community to come learn the basics of “How to Grow Your Own Food” at a ‘brown bag’ program on Thursday, from noon-1 p.m. in Belk Library, Room 421. There will be something for beginner gardeners to seasoned growers with an emphasis on preparing the soil, planting correctly, dealing with pest organically and harvesting. No registration is required. Light snacks will be provided and you are encouraged to bring a bag lunch. This program is presented by the Watauga County Agricultural Extension office and hosted by the ASU Sustainability Council. For a complete listing of events in celebration of Earth Day, visit the Earth Month calendar at sustain.appstate.edu/earthmonth2012.

Lecture Series continues tonight

Reza Aslan will address the topics of Islam, the Middle East and Muslim Americans tonight during the University Forum Distinguished Lecture Series at Appalachian State University. The theme of the lecture series is “Borders and Bridges: What Divides Us, What Unites Us”. Aslan will speak at 8 p.m. in Powers Hall in the Broyhill Events Center on campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Presentations of the University Forum Distinguished Lecture Series are sponsored by Appalachian’s University Forum Committee and University College. Additional support for the series has been provided by the Joan Askew Vail Endowment. Information about the series is available at www. universityforum.appstate.edu or by calling 828-262-7660.

Aslan’s lecture is titled “Understanding Muslims and the Future of the New Middle East” and addresses a drastic shift taking place in the Middle East. A new generation of youth in the Middle East are clamoring for their rights and freedoms and they drastically outnumber their elders. Seventy-five percent of the population of the Middle East is under the age of 35 and 50 percent is under the age of 25. The young, educated and politically motivated youth in places like Iran, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and beyond have a new vision – one that represents their values, not the values of a ruling elite or of the generation that preceded them.

Aslan is a world-renowned expert on the Middle East, its history, economy, culture and populations. In his talk, Aslan goes beyond skin-deep punditry and reveals the true nature of these historic societal changes. What motivates the Muslim youth of today? What will the new Middle East look like?

How will these sudden regime changes affect the world’s economic and political climate? With unparalleled authority and eloquence, Aslan unravels the complexities of the new Middle East and shows audiences what the future holds for this often misunderstood part of the world.

Aslan is the author of the international bestseller “No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam,” which has been named by Blackwell Publishers as one of the 100 most important books of the last decade.

Aslan has degrees in religion from Santa Clara University, Harvard University and the University of California-Santa Barbara, as well as a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa, where he was named the Truman Capote Fellow in Fiction.

ASU honors student research

The Office of Student Research invites the campus community to its 15th Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors on Thursday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Plemmons Student Union. ASU students will present their research throughout the day in poster sessions, oral talks and creative performances. This is your opportunity to celebrate student research at Appalachian State University.

Reel Paddling Film Fest at ASU

Rapid Media’s 6th annual Reel Paddling Film Festival showcases the world’s best paddling films to audiences in Canada, United States and around the world. The festival inspires more people to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push physical and emotional extremes, embrace the lifestyle and appreciate the heritage of the wild places people paddle.The Reel Paddling Film Festival is a film contest awarding winning films in 10 categories. The winners and other shortlisted films are then toured to more than 100 cities around the world, screening for an audience of more than 30,000 outdoor adventure enthusaists and their friends and families. The festival will be held Thursday, 7-10 p.m. in the I.G. Greer Theatre, sponsored by ASU’s Outdoor Programs.

Admission is $5.

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Kelli Straka Exam week is crucial. It can be the deciding factor for whether a student fails a class or not. And when I heard about the four-day exam schedule that might soon become a reality, I panicked.

The Student Government Association has advocated for the four-day schedule, which would preserve a non-Saturday Reading Day for students.

“From my understanding, I believe that we all want a Reading Day during the week,” Residence Hall Association Senator Nathan Bailey told The Appalachian

in March. “Having it on a Saturday, as it stands, it’s not really pertinent to the study time that’s the purpose of Reading Day. Saturday is a weekend anyway, so it’s kind of a time to study as is.”

The idea that every student wants this isn’t quite accurate. I never wanted to shorten the exam week, and I’m more than willing to take a Saturday Reading Day to allow for finals that take place over a longer period of time.

Appalachian State University’s Calendar and Registration Committee approved the exam schedule in late March. Provost and Executive Vice-Chancellor Lori Gonzalez will make the final call.

I’d like to ask Gonzalez to say “no” to the four-day exam schedule.

Compared to East Carolina, UNC-Greensboro and UNC-Charlotte, Appala-

chian already has a shorter facilities can run on a limwindow for exams. ited schedule.

ECU’s Reading Day “When we are trying to takes place April 25, and be fiscally responsible, we exams run from April 26 to asked what we could do to May 3. UNC-Greensboro save money,” Senior Asstudents get sociate Regsix days as well. istrar Jenny “ A four-day And UNCPrim told The C h a r l o t t e ’ s exam schedule A p p a l a c h i a n exam schedin November. ule clocks in is just not worth “When we are the trouble to at eight days, trying to be with a May 2 gain a weekday fiscally responReading Day we asked Reading Day. ” sible, and exams that what we could run May 3 to do to save May 10. money.

This Comparatively, four days seemed like one.” is rough. It’s not enough Exam week is a nuisance, time to address the possi- and I’ll admit - Reading bility of passing or failing a Day on a Saturday is lame. class, and doesn’t take into But a four-day exam schedaccount the seriousness of ule is just not worth the final exams. trouble to gain a weekday Additionally, the longer Reading Day. exam schedule, with its Saturday Reading Day, is costStraka, a sophomore jourefficient. Because Reading nalism major from Hickory, is Day is over the weekend, a senior news reporter.

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So what’s your opinion on Amendment One?

Well I haven’t thought much about it, but Jesus wants me to vote for it.

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Column: Making Body Peace

Idea that all real women have curves is a fallacy

You’ve probably heard the phrase “real women have curves.” Some of you might applaud the saying, but others cringe. After all, aren’t all women...real?

The phrase probably comes from the widespread dissatisfaction that results when women in the media and on runways don’t reflect realistic body types. Only a handful of people in the world actually look like that, of course. And it makes sense that runway models and faces on magazine covers should represent real, everyday women.

But when we say that “real women have curves,” what are we saying about women who are naturally petite or small? What are we saying about women with eating disorders?

My own jeans size ranges from 11 to 13, while I have some friends whose size falls naturally around a size 0.

Sure, I’m personally concerned with the health of runway models, but I’m hopeful that some of them are naturally that thin. Even if they’re not - does it matter?

Sure, if I’d seen more women with my body type growing up, I may have developed a healthier self concept. At only 13 years old, I thought I was fat, simply because I had curves and wider hips. It wasn’t until my late teens that I realized I was brainwashed into that thinking, that girls who weren’t quite as skinny were still beautiful.

Only then did I finally start to accept my body.

You can do that, too - focus on what you want to accomplish, rather than your weight. Be healthy, but don’t obsess.

Ultimately, it comes down to this: Women who are short and thick should be represented on the runways.

So should women who are tall and thin.

Because whether you’re tiny or curvy, you are beautiful and absolutely real.

Vanessa James, a sophomore journalism major from Durham, writes about self-image and body positivity.

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Staff Opinion Christianity is no excuse to vote ‘yes’ on Amendment One

Meghan frick Soon, many of you will have the chance to vote on Amendment One, which would alter the North Carolina State Constitution to provide that “marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state.”

When you cast your vote, I hope you’ll vote “no.” But more than that, I hope you won’t vote “yes” because you are a Christian.

Let’s ignore the fact that the amendment is poorly written and would have

unintended consequences that reached far beyond same-sex marriage. Let’s ignore, while we’re at it, the Judeo-Christian theological debate over whether homosexuality is a sin. You’re welcome to believe what you want on that point - but it shouldn’t matter when you’re choosing which way to vote.

Let’s focus, instead, on who Jesus really was - and what he really asked his followers to do.

Jesus was radical and deeply apolitical and he never (as far as we know) showed much interest in romantic or marital relationships for himself.

When presented with a political debate, he simply said to “render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and unto God what is God’s.”

I’m directing this opinion to people who believe what I believe. I believe that Je-

sus was born and died and said a word about homoresurrected, and that his sexuality.

When you walk into resurrection secured my salthe voting booth on May vation.

I also believe that 8, don’t think about the Amendment One is Cae- things your pastor or your parents told sar’s.

Jesus you when never called you were five. us to judge “ When you walk Think about or legislate into the voting the carpenter the behavior from Nazaof other hubooth on May 8, reth who man beings. don’t think about wanted you He did, to “act justly, the things your howe ver, to love mercy speak in pastor or your and to walk great detail parents told you humbly with about love. your God.” He asked when you were When you you to live five. ” walk into the generously voting booth and graon May 8, ciously toward others. He asked you choose to be like Jesus. to stop picking on people, Choose to be love. jumping on their failures Frick, a senior public relaand criticizing their faults.

He asked you specifically tions major from Columbia, to avoid judging others, to S.C., is the associate editor for leave that to him. He never editorial content.

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Craft Talk: Playing with Words: What Poetry Can Teach About Metaphor and Word Play Table Rock Room 2:00-3:15 p.m.

Craft Talk: A Life in Books Table Rock Room 2:00-3:15 p.m.

(The Blueberry Years, Her Secret Song, Burning Heaven) Thursday, February 23 Table Rock Room Plemmons Student Union 7:30 p.m.

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(On the Outskirts of Normal, The Source of Trouble, Newfangled) Thursday, March 8 Table Rock Room Plemmons Student Union 7:30 p.m

Craft Talk: Plot Matters: In Fiction and Memoir Table Rock Room 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

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Poets R.T. SMITH (Outlaw Style, Ensemble, Tresspasser) and SARAH KENNEDY (Home Remedies, A Witch’s Dictionary, Consider the Lilies) Thursday, April 19 Table Rock Room Plemmons Student Union 7:30 p.m.

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Cycling Club hosts third annual Bike Rally

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W

hen he was six years old, Craig Stewart learned how to ride his Power Rangers bike in his backyard.

This Sunday, Stewart now a freshman at Appalachian State - was the one teaching kids how to ride bikes, along with the rest of Appalachian’s Cycling Club.

The club teamed up with the Boone Area Cyclists to host its third annual Spring Bike Rally, which focused on everything from riding without training wheels to navigating obstacles.

“We tried to get involved in the community and we figured hey, we love bikes and kids love bikes, so let’s get together and have a good time,” Stewart said.

But the cycling club didn’t just want to teach kids how to ride - they wanted to teach them how to travel safely on a bike.

The club’s president, sophomore Zeb King, un-

derstands the importance of safety firsthand. King collided with a pickup truck Jan. 24 while descending Poplar Grove Road and was airlifted to Johnson City Medical Center. He received 20 stitches in his face and suffered five fractured vertebrae, a punctured lung and a subdural hematoma.

“It’s definitely important that all of the kids are wearing their helmets when they’re riding, because if I wasn’t wearing a helmet, I would be dead,” King said.

“It’s definitely important they have their helmets on every time, even if they are riding ten feet, because accidents can happen in a flash.”

Most importantly, members of the cycling club want to encourage kids to become better bikers.

“I just love the smile you see on kids’ faces when they do something right,” Treasurer Justin Evans said.

“Like when you tell them how to do something and then they do it right and you congratulate them - the smile and joy it brings to those kids’ faces.”

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Freshman geology major Craig Stewart leads a safety station at the 3rd Annual Spring Bike Rally Sunday afternoon on the Watauga Swim Complex Parking Lot. The Boone Area Cyclists and App State Cycling Team hosted the event to provide clinics, games and group rides for both kids and adults.

Baseball drops two of three against GSU

by LAUREN OSBORNE Intern Sports Reporter

by JAKE AMBERG Sports Editor

Despite beating talented Georgia Southern pitcher Chris Beck on Friday, the Appalachian State Mountaineers dropped a critical series to Georgia Southern 2-1 over the weekend.

Appalachian State opened the series with a dominant Ryan Arrowood performance. The senior went seven innings, allowing one run and striking out seven to push his record to 6-0 on the season.

“We just came out swinging and we put the runs together and I just went in there and threw strikes. It was just a team effort on Friday,” Arrowood said.

On offense, Daniel Kassouf rocked a solo home run to left in the 3rd, giv-

ing App a commanding 4-0 lead on the potential first-round draft pick pitcher Chris Beck.

GSU tied the series Saturday with a dominating 13-3 win.

Appalachian committed a seasonhigh four errors on defense.

Seth Grant also allowed a season-high in both hits and runs. The senior allowed six earned runs and nine hits in an 11run 3rd inning by the Eagles.

“Yesterday and today we didn’t play bad, it was just a few mistakes here and there and it just cost us a few big innings,” Arrowood said.

On Sunday, Appalachian fell short to Georgia Southern in the deciding game of the series.

Despite trailing 7-2 going into the 8th inning, Appalachian fell short of rallying to tie the game, despite narrowing

the margin to one run in the final frame.

Will Calloway flew out with short stop Hector Crespo, just 90 feet away from tying the game in the 9th inning.

ASU lost the game 7-6.

Despite its hot start, ASU has lost two of its last three series against Southern Conference opponents, most recently a 2-1 series loss the final weekend of March against Elon.

“I thought today we struggled to get it going offensively early,” head coach Chris Pollard said. “I thought Rob, after giving up the home run in the first, did a great job of getting in and pitching well and keeping us close and giving us a chance.”

ASU will return to the diamond Tuesday to start a six game home-stand, starting with East Tennessee State University, Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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Freshmen Kyle McFloy and Mason Rivera compete in the Steeple Chase in Friday afternoon’s track meet.

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ASU Track and Field fans waited two years for a home outdoor meet. When they finally got one, the Mountaineers didn’t disappoint.

App hosted the Appalachian Open Friday at Kidd Brewer Stadium. It was the last meet before the Southern Conference Championships.

“I like to work through this day,” head coach April Smith said. “There are certain kids that I kind of prepare them for, to do well, because they need to make the squad to go to conference. But for my kids who are already in conference, this is a training day. I like to use the home meet to work on the things that will really take them to that next level.”

Kicking off the day for the men’s team, senior Jared Stalling rose above in the hammer throw, shot put and discus. With a personal best and first place in the discus, Stalling moved into third place in school history and first place in shot put. Stalling’s other personal record in the hammer throw put him into the fifth place spot in the ASU record books.

“I needed to see some consistency,” Stalling said.

“I’m seated way above everyone else in the conference. I’m shooting for AllAmerican status and today is a good indicator that I can get that.”

Another ASU record was made in the pole vault pit. Freshman Jacob Stowe jumped 16’0.75”, taking first place and tying for third place in Mountaineer history.

The men’s 4x100-meter relay team took first place, with Dennis Moore, Justin Thomas, A.J. Dohanic and

Landon Powell leading the way in only 40.55 seconds.

Powell and Thomas also competed in the 100-meter dash, taking first and second place. Dohanic took first place in the 110-meter hurdles, in 14.28 seconds.

On the distance side, freshman Raphael Rojas claimed first place in the 800-meter run in 1.55.19.

Freshman Ashton Smith and junior Charles Wofford finished first and second, respectively, in the 5,000-meter run.

The women’s team dominated as well, landing 12 top finishes.

In the pole vault, freshman Chelsea Farr grabbed first place, a personal best and third place in ASU history. Junior Cassie Crawford secured second place.

Junior Gayshawna Watkins stood out in the throwing events, taking first place in the hammer throw, discus and shot put.

Kristen Campbell, D’Shawrna McLucas, Shenita Martin and Breanna Alston made up the women’s 4x100-meter relay team. The four runners took first place in 46.36 seconds.

The Mountaineers took first in the 100-meter hurdles and the 100-meter dash, with the help of Molly Vaughn in the hurdles and Kristen Campbell in the sprint.

Now, Appalachian will lead into a week of relaxation before its run at conference.

“This is a week for mental and physical rest,” Coach Smith said. “They need to let their muscles recuperate so they can peak this weekend.”

The Mountaineers will travel to Cullowhee this weekend to compete for the Southern Conference Title.

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Men’s tennis closes out season strong, defeating CofC on senior day

by JORDAN DAVIS

Intern Sports Reporter

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en’s tennis finished out its regular season with a 5-2 win Friday over the College of Charleston - the Cougars’ first conference loss of the year.

The win came after news that the Mountaineers’ 4-3 defeat of Furman Thursday had been changed to a 3-3 tie. Appalachian did not follow ITA guidelines for ranking players, Southern Conference officials said.

Lineup changes made after an injury sustained by singles player Sebastien King were deemed illegal and Matt Saltsgaver’s singles win was declared a no contest.

But there was no controversy on Friday’s senior day - the last home match for seniors Philip Kloc, Alex Markov and Alain Humblet.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better senior day,” Kloc said. “The team stepped up and there was so much energy on the court. There was a good crowd as well,

so it felt great to play and win.”

Kloc was the only senior to notch a win Friday, with a 6-3 6-3 victory, but that didn’t dampen the other seniors’ spirits.

“It was tough, but it was the best senior day I could have imagined,” Markov said. “If I would have won, it would have been better but I’ll take a loss every day if the team gets a win.”

The Mountaineers relied on wins from their four through six players to remain undefeated in Boone, including a bounce-back win for Saltsgaver.

Appalachian will finish its season 14-6-1 and has secured a No. 3 seed in next week’s SoCon tournament.

This is the highest seed the Mountaineers have attained since head coach Bob Lake took over.

“It was a great season,” Lake said. “We had some tough losses early in the season but we’re happy with where we are, because when we lost, we came back.”

App will begin its run in the SoCon tournament Friday.

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Senior Alain Humblet returns a volley during a doubles match with senior Alex Markov Friday afternoon versus the College of Charleston (above). Markov embraces head coach Bob Lake while receiving his Senior Award Friday afternoon (right).

Different name, same consistent game for women’s golf star

by TYLER WOOD Sports Reporter

Women’s golfer Xu Yue, a junior from Beijing, China, recently changed her American nickname from “Joy” to “JoJo.” “I never liked ‘Joy’ since I came here and JoJo sounds very similar to my nickname in Chinese,” Xu said. “I’ve wanted to change it for a while and I like JoJo a lot more.”

Although Xu’s name has changed, her consistency for Appalachian’s women’s golf team and her tenacity in exploring outside opportunities - has not.

Xu recently hosted a show for

the Chinese Travel Channel as it covered the Masters in Augusta, Ga. It was the second time the electronic media broadcasting major got a chance to work for the channel - she was also a commentator for the 64th Women’s U.S. Open in 2009.

“It was a really amazing and fun time,” Xu said of her Masters coverage. “I got to interview pros like Adam Scott, Bernhard Langer and Gary Player. They were all really nice and really gave me good interviews.”

But that outside experience hasn’t lessened Xu’s dedication to her own golf career.

“I got to hit a few balls while I Xu also stands out as one of the was in Georgia,” she said. “Plus, only Chinese women playing varI’ve been playing competitively for sity college golf.

10 years. After a “There was one day or two of pracother player, but tice, I feel right “I think we have a she changed her back to the same Xu really good chance nationality,” as usual.” said. “I believe in Xu has stood at bringing back the the future, there out for Appalawill be a lot more team title.” chian since her women from Chifreshman year in na playing golf Xu Yue 2010. That year, an in American colJunior women’s golfer individual title at leges.”

Moss Creek made Xu, who finished her the first Mountaineer women’s 19th overall in last year’s Southern golfer to win the Southern Con- Conference Tournament, said her ference. athletic stops and starts have come

Women’s tennis falls to Tennessee in last regular-season match before Southern Conference tournament

by JORDAN DEVERE Intern Sports Reporter

Women’s tennis lost its final match of the season Friday, coming up short against ETSU with a score of 6-1.

The day didn’t start or end well for App. ETSU dominated doubles play, winning all three matches.

After falling in doubles, ASU looked to singles play to take the match.

But ETSU was too much for the Mountaineers thanks in part to the play of the Bucs’ Paula Jaime, who is ranked No. 11 in the region.

There were some bright spots. Junior Ellie Linsell gave Jaime a tough fight, winning the first set and forcing a tiebreaker to decide the match.

But Linsell couldn’t get the final set and ultimately fell to Jaime 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-0).

"I felt that I was definitely in control of my ETSU match - unfortunately, I had a referee’s decision go against myself and I let it affect me negatively,” Linsell said. “But it’s all a learning curve and hopefully next time I’ll be stronger.

The conference tournament is where we need to play our best tennis.”

Junior Jennifer Ansari was the lone victor for ASU, taking her match 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.

“I was happy to win my match and pull through the third set, but sad my teammates didn’t win their matches,” Ansari said. “I plan to stay focused and positive and have some good results in the SoCon tourney.”

The Mountaineers took a lesson away from Friday’s loss: the knowledge of what needs to be improved before the SoCon Tournament this weekend.

“After my loss at ETSU, I realized that I need to be more aggressive at the net,” said freshman Gabby Gabriel, who fell 6-2, 6-4 to her ETSU foe. “I feel very ready for the SoCon Tournament coming up.”

Despite Friday’s loss, the program has had one of its most successful seasons to date. The Mountaineers have brought home the most overall victories since 2006 and the most conference wins since 2000.

“We played really well as a team this year,” head coach Collin Crothers said.

“I can say that we did not lose to any team that we were better than, which can be most unusual. The team is playing better than expectations.”

App will travel to Charleston, S.C. this weekend for the SoCon tournament, hosted April 19 to 22 by the College of Charleston and The Citadel.

After double-header loss, softball attempts to build off recent win

by ETHAN JOYCE

Intern Sports Reporter

Appalachian State softball finished up its weekend series with conference rival Elon with a 1-2 record against the Phoenix.

The Mountaineers lost a double-header to Elon Saturday, but finished with a win in Sunday’s extra-inning showdown.

In Saturday’s game, the Mountaineers didn’t quite play like themselves.

“The first game of the double-header was really disappointing,” head coach Shae Wesley said. “We didn’t go out on the field ready. Elon really got out to a hot start and we didn’t respond to any of it.”

Elon’s Erin O’Shea pitched a gem of a game, going only five innings - thanks to the NCAA’s mercy rule, which provides that games are called at the bottom of the fifth if one team has an eight-or-more-run lead.

Appalachian was held to only two hits in Saturday’s first outing, but managed a better effort in the second game.

“Of course we’re not going to be happy,” freshman utility player Riley Carter said.

“But then, going into the second game, we really picked it up and were able to score a couple.”

Though the second game of the doubleheader showed improvement, Appalachian was not able to score enough runs and still sustained a 7-4 loss.

But in the third game Sunday, the Mountaineers looked like a different team.

The black and gold out-hit the Phoenix Sunday, with freshman third-baseman Caroline Rogers going 1-for-4 and providing three RBIs for App. The game went into extra innings and at the top of the eleventh, Meghan Rembielak singled and brought in the winning run.

The Appalachian defense pulled through, holding Elon scoreless in the bottom of the inning to seal the deal.

“Having the winning run in a play definitely puts a little more pressure on you, but I thrive off that,” Rembielak said. “It was a lot of fun.”

The Mountaineers will play another series April 18 against the Aggies of North Carolina A&T. The double-header will begin at 2 p.m. in Greensboro.

alongside continued personal growth.

“At first, there was a language barrier, but everybody on the team has always been really nice and helpful,” she said. “I have gotten a lot better with my English, which has really improved my relationships with other people and helped me socially.”

Xu has a good chance at the individual SoCon title this year, but is more focused on her team.

“I would like to win, of course, but I really hope and want the team to do well,” she said. “I think we have a really good chance at bringing back the team title.”

For men’s golf, Komline’s improvement stands out

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Sophomore golfer Casey Komline talks about his success with the men's golf team.

Komline came to App in 2010 and is ranked second on the team as of fall 2011.

Klomline leads team in stroke average and has secured the lowest round of the season

by ANNIE RUCKER

Intern Sports Reporter

Sophomore Casey Komline has been a valuable member of Appalachian’s men’s golf team this season, consistently posting low scores and improving his game by an average of three strokes per round.

As a freshman, Komline was a parttime player who competed in a couple of tournaments. This year, he holds the low stroke average for the team and the low round score, with a 65.

Komline came from an athletic family and was introduced to golf at a young age.

“When I was about eight years old, my dad put me on the golf course and I started playing with him and my brother,” he said. “My dad started taking me to play in tournaments when I was about 11 years old.”

Family has continued to be an important factor in the sophomore’s life, one that influenced his decision to pursue golf in college.

“My older brother Devin, who is a se-

nior at Augusta State, played three years at East Tennessee,” Komline said. “He really enjoyed it, so I wanted to follow in his footsteps.”

According to his coach, Komline’s ability can also be attributed to his personality.

“I would say that Casey is very workman-like,” head coach Bill Dicus said.

“He attacks his golf like it’s his job and he’s very conscientious about it.”

Komline is determined to contribute to his team’s success, as well as his own.

“I try to keep the team together - to keep everyone up when they’re not playing well,” he said. “Just being there when everyone isn’t playing well is pretty important.”

After this year, Komline’s future on the team looks bright.

“He’s not one of our captains, but by the time he is a senior, he certainly will be one,” Coach Dicus said. “Casey is right on the progression we like to see in our athletes and I’m a little surprised he has improved so much over the course of just one year.”