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Local skate shop opens ramp in Boone

by DANIEL STEVENSON Intern News Reporter

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kateboarders in Boone now have a place to skate.

Recess Ride Shop, which opened a mini-ramp earlier July 21, was built to be somewhere that skaters could go “hassle-free,” JP Pardy, owner of Recess, said.

“We’ve been talking about building one next to the shop for a couple of years and just never really did it,” Pardy said. “Finally, we decided, ‘Hey, we need a ramp, we need somewhere to skate.

There’s no where anyone can go, so let’s kind of do this thing.’”

William Splawn, a senior finance and banking major, also works at Recess and skates the mini-ramp daily.

The university policy manual states “the use of skateboards, skates, roller blades or similar devices is prohibited on property owned or controlled by Appalachian State University.”

As far as skateboarding, “the policy’s outdated and the town is outdated,” Splawn said.

The Town of Boone also has an ordinance in effect banning skateboarding on sidewalks as well as the streets.

According to the policy, skateboards include “coasters, toy vehicle or similar device.”

The ordinances are not only limiting on the sport, but also on Recess’s business, Pardy said.

“It’s hard to sell skateboards when skateboarding is illegal,” Pardy said. “If it wasn’t for snowboarding, we probably wouldn’t even be here.”

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Junior business management major Zion Greenfield skates the Recess mini ramp between class and work.

Lt. K.C. Mitchell said he understands both sides, but he’s tasked with enforcing it.

“As far as people doing tricks, if they have a place to go, that’d be great,” Mitchell said. “It still doesn’t address the use of them as transpor-

tation, though.”

Some main concerns are about damaging property and safety for everyone, he said.

“When you’re riding your skateboard on campus, or across town, it’s a perfect

means of transportation,” Pardy said. “And the fact that you can’t do that is kind of crazy.”

Pardy said he thought Appalachian should adopt the “Four Wheel Rule,” a boarding policy currently in

place in UNC-schools such as N.C. State and UNCGreensboro that allows for skateboarding as long as all four wheels remain on the ground while riding.

The Recess mini-ramp is open to skateboarders dur-

ing store hours 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

A day of skating is $3 or $25 for a month. A helmet and waiver for skaters under 18-years-old is required.

ASU student ticket sales for ECU game ‘unusual’

by JORDAN DEVERE

Intern Sports Reporter

Selling tickets to students for the East Carolina University versus Appalachian State game has been “unusual”, ASU Ticket Manager Steve White said.

“I set 600 [tickets] aside for students at the dedicated student sale we had for the ECU game and we only sold around 100 at

that time,” White said. “We’ve sold some here and there but we still have a good bit left.”

The last ECU versus ASU game, in 2009, yielded over 500 ticket sales.

“This year with ECU being one of our biggest alumni bases we thought we would easily sell more student tickets,” White said.

White has worked at the ASU

ticket office since 2006 and said this was the lowest ticket sales he’d ever seen among students.

However, ECU doesn’t seem to be having any trouble selling tickets, said Scott Wetherbee, ECU’s assistant athletic director for marketing and ticket operations.

Similar to ASU, ECU doesn’t make many accommodations for students traveling to away games.

North Carolina Teacher Corps offered instead of Teaching Fellows

by KATELYN BYNG

Intern News Reporter

In June 2011, the state legislature cut the Teaching Fellows program, which means 500 high school seniors wouldn’t benefit from the scholarships.

Although the program was cut, it is being replaced by North Carolina Teacher Corps. The new program allows anyone who graduated from college to apply and receive summer training and an alternative license, which allows the recipient to teach in an inner-city school.

“What bothers us is that you don’t have to be an education major,” Director of Teaching Fellows Jan Stanley said. “You can major in anything and say ‘Oh I’ll go here for summer training and then become a teacher.’ So we don’t feel like it really replaces Teaching Fellows.”

Stanley said there has been a slight decrease for education majors this year.

Although freshmen for the 2012-13 school year are not receiving the scholarships, the sophomores and upperclassmen who al-

ready received the funding are still benefiting from it.

Stanley said that the program brought a lot of leaders to the education program and it really helped with recruitment for the Reich College of Education.

Although the new education program is trying to continue a lot of the things that were done when Teaching Fellows was funded, it cuts back on the number of students with education scholarships.

“When I see the kinds of people that receive the scholarship, I just feel like it really encourages some of the best folks to go into the field of education, and we need good teachers,” Stanley said.

Amber Chappell, a senior elementary education major and Teaching Fellow, said as a result of being a part of the program, she feels that she is going to be better prepared going into the classroom because she had more experience across the state.

“It was a great experience for me and I’m kind of sad that no one else gets to have that experience,” Chappell said.

“We will occasionally do a student bus trip to an away game that is put on by student life,” Wetherbee said.

But Whetherbee said there will not be a student bus this season.

ECU and ASU also have similar ticket policies when it comes to home games.

According to ecu.edu, any student with a current ECU student ID gets a free home game ticket.

Both schools’ away game ticket prices vary depending on the price set by the home team.

ASU is selling tickets to the ECU game for $50 dollars, according to goasu.com The ASU versus ECU game takes place at noon Sept. 1.

For pre-game coverage of the ASU vs ECU game, turn to page 7.

Students gather for ‘watch party’

by ANNE BUIE

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Vice chair of the Watuaga Republican party and candidate for County Commissioner Tommy Adams addresses a group of Appalachian students during the RNC watch party Wednesday night.

As Paul Ryan accepted the Republican’s nomination for vice president, around 150 university students crowded together in a classroom to watch history unfold, Wednesday night.

College Republicans Chairwoman Kelsey Crum said it was “phenomenal” to see so many students turn up at the event, hosted by the club.

“I’m more than thrilled,” Crum said. “This was more than I could have ever hoped for.”

Crum said she was confident the people who turned up would stay active with the College Republicans on campus, especially with the upcoming election.

“The people here are conservatives,” Crum said.

“They’re here because they want to spread the word and have a conservative presence on campus.”

For sophomore business major Ryan Hotz, the Romney Ryan 2012 campaign is “near and dear to his heart” and he said he was glad to watch the nomination with his fellow students.

“It’s a group of people that’s like a family,” Hotz said.

After Hotz watched some family members lose jobs, he became passionate about getting jobs back in the economy – a job he said he believes Ryan can do.

North Carolina Senate Rep. Dan Soucheck for the 43rd district spoke at the “watch party.”

“I’ve never seen this large of a Republican group at ASU while I’ve been here,”Soucheck said.

Senior communication disorders Sheridan Wenzel said it was good to see so many students attend.

“Most students and faculty at Appalachian tend to be liberal,” Wenzel said.

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Broyhill to close due to ‘high cost’ and ‘declining use’

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The Broyhill Events Center will be closed starting in December, due to the high cost and the declining use of the Broyhill, Dino DiBernardi, vice chancellor for student development, said.

The closure corresponds to the opening of the new addition to the Plemmons Student Union, opening at the start of the spring semester, Dave Robertson, di-

rector of Student Programs for the PSU, said.

The conference side of the Broyhill Events Center will be closed for events, however, the Fermentation Sciences program will continue to be housed there until a new location can be found, DiBernardi said.

“We cannot use the Broyhill as a residence hall,” DiBernardi said. “The cost to bring the old hotel up to code for that purpose would be about $14 million.

With the draconian budget cuts two years ago, we had to take a look at things that could be cut. Cutting this could save the university one million dollars a year.”

Employees currently working at the Broyhill Events Center will be transferred to the Plemons Student Union and its new addition.

“No students will lose their jobs with the closing of the Broyhill,” Robertson said. “We like a great student

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staff. It’s student money we are spending and these jobs ought to go to students.”

Jeremy Dale, the Associate Director of Broyhill Events Center has been hired as an assistant director of student programs for staff and community development.

“We are still not sure what we will do with the events center after it closes, but until Fermentation Sciences finds a new home, that will be the only part left up and

running,” Dale said.

The new addition to the student union will help to replace the loss of the Broyhill. Eleven new meeting rooms in the addition will double the number of meeting rooms in the union, and the addition of the Parkway Ballroom will create a lot more space, Roberston said.

“There will be big growing pains for groups on campus with the loss of the Helen Powers Room in the Broyhill,” said Robertson.

The new ballroom will only hold 400 people in a lecture seating, while the Helen Powers held 600.

The long-term plan for the Broyhill is still undecided.

“The Broyhill is a very valuable site,” said DiBernardi. “If the building were torn down we could use it for more classrooms, more housing, Greek housing, there are unlimited possibilities. We just need to find what best fits the university’s long term goals.”

Spanish professor recalls surviving the end of WWII, bombings, poverty and hunger

by STEPHANIE SANSOUCY Intern News Reporter

Sixteen years ago, Zhiyuan Chen left his teaching position at the University of Kansas after accepting a position as a Spanish professor in Boone, N.C. But prior to that, Chen lived in China until 1986 where he lived through the end of World War II, bombings and poverty.

Chen was born in the town of Kunming in Southwest China, during World War II in 1942. A year Chen referred to as “one of the most difficult times in the world.”

“The Japanese army bombed the city from time to time and my father carried me whenever there was an alarm,” Chen said. “We had to escape to the caves to avoid the bombing of the Japanese Air Force.”

Chen said he also remembers living in humble conditions as a result of the horrible economic situation. But he said he can recall being happy especially around the university students.

After WWII was over, Chen’s family moved to Beijing, which was part of Nationalist China led by Chiang Kai-shek.

The corrupt government caused horrific inflation and left the people in extreme poverty, Chen said.

“In 1948, if you wanted 100 kilos of rice you needed 300 kilos of money,” Chen said. “My father had a high salary compared to the common people but we lived a humble life. The common people were very poor.”

Even as a member of a more privileged family, Chen said he suffered

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Spanish profesor Dr. Zhiyuan Chen has been teaching at Appalachian State University for 16 years.

Chen spent most of his childhood in early communist China under constant threat of bombings and food shortages before leaving the country as an exchange student to Mexico.

from hunger.

In 1949, the Communist Army occupied Beijing as part of its mission to take over all of China. It was a peaceful occupation, Chen said he even recalls playing with some of the Communist soldiers as a 5-year-old boy.

The peace was interrupted when Chiang Kai-shek, in an effort to maintain power, started bombing the uni-

versity just outside the city.

“That I remember because we had a beautiful house on the campus near a lake and I remember a big bomb dropped in the lake,” Chen said.

The bomb didn’t explode, Chen said, but it gave everybody a scare.

Life improved a lot after 1949, Chen said, which he credits the communists for.

Chen was a part of the “The Japanese first group of students army bombed the selected city from time to to study time and my faabroad from ther carried me.”

China after Zhiyuan Chen, Spanish the country Professor started to reform, establishing the Open Door Policy in 1980.

This allowed him to leave the country of China for the first time, he said.

He studied at the National University of Mexico where he earned his first masters degree in two and a half years.

He then returned to China to teach as a professor as well as work as a translator and interpreter.

Now, beyond teaching his class, Chen runs a program with the Mexican Ministry of Public Education. He takes students from Appalachian and brings them to Mexico where they teach English as a second language at Tsinghua University “It is great to have a Spanish linguist coming from a diverse international background,” Benito del Pleigo, a fellow Spanish professor, said.

ASU Police decrease carbon footprint with foot patrols

by KASI MITCHELL

terrent to crime as well.”

University Police maintain a high presence in all 21 residence halls on campus University Police are increasing their by responding to the needs of residents, presence on campus by patrolling on foot as well as conducting building walkrather than by car, Officer K.C. Mitchell, throughs, said Ryan Heins, coordinator of Lt. of Investigations said.

Bowie, Eggers and Frank halls.

“We’re being seen more When the 8 p.m. patrols often on campus, not bebegin, University Police cause there is an increase try to time it to so they in crime, but because it can accompany Resident “Instead of driving helps us with fuel conAssistants and Nightstars around, we’re walksumption,” Mitchell said. as they patrol the building around. We have “Instead of driving around, ings, Mitchell said. officers riding bikes. we’re walking around. We “Safety and security It helps decrease our in the residence halls is have officers riding bikes.

It helps decrease our carcarbon footprint and paramount,” said Vickie bon footprint and cuts Hawkins, Associate Dicuts cost of gas for cost of gas for the univerrector of University Housthe university...” sity, you know, the whole ing for Residence Life. “go-green” thing.”

“Staff members in UniLt. of InvesOut of each officer’s Officer K.C. Mitchell, versity Housing and ASU tigations 12-hour shift, two to four police officers work toof those hours will be pagether to help create a safe trolling by foot or bike, environment for students.”

Mitchell said.

“We’re not just watching one particu“But it’s not just to save gas, you hear lar place, but if you’re walking from the more things, see more things, and can get library late at night, it eases your mind to to more places on foot then you can rid- see a police officer,” Mitchell said. “We ing around in a car,” Mitchell said. “We’re like to do that. We’re here for the students. adding more foot patrols to try to be a de- We’re their resource.”

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Summit Hall ushers in new dorm design concept

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Sophomore exercise science major Tessa Gossett studies in her room in Summit Hall (1).

Senior building sciences major and president of the architecture club Nathaniel Smith observes the inside of the recently completely Summit Residence Hall (2). The newly completed Summit Residence Hall displays a modern industrial design (3). The newly completed Summit Residence Hall displays a modern industrial design.

(4). Sophomore pyschology major Christine Lee and sophomore undecided Eli Routh talk in the lobby of the newly completed Summit Residence Hall (5).

Warehouse look and new aesthetic design give tallest dorm on campus fresh feel

by MICHAEL BRAGG

Senior Arts and Entertainment Reporter

There’s more to Summit Residence Hall then just its exceeded project budget and unofficial Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.

It’s different than every other residence hall on the university’s campus.

“I walked in and started looking around and didn’t feel like I was in a dorm,” said Nathaniel Smith, president of Appalachian State University Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students.

Smith took his first tour of the 10-story dormitory Tuesday and said he was impressed with the main lobby right away.

“My first impression there is just wow,” he said. “It’s very, very spacious. I love the material choices, especially the concrete on the side.”

Summit Hall embodies a modern, warehouse style, showing exposed concrete, wiring and pipes on the ceiling.

“The one thing I think is awesome again is that they don’t have any dropped ceilings and that you actually see the cement and the concrete,” he said. “The lobbies on each floor are extremely spacious.

Once again, I don’t feel like I’m in a dorm.”

As president of the Appalachian chapter of AIAS and a senior building science major, Smith has an eye for architectural design and he said he likes what he sees.

“I think they did a neat job of making sure that all the wiring and piping are together, it’s not spilled out,” he said. “You can see the design detail.”

One of Smith’s favorite aspects of the new building was its view of campus and the stretch down Blowing Rock Road.

“I definitely don’t think there’s rooms are organized around this another building on campus that concept rather than in a separately has a better view than that,” he closed-off lounge... encouraging said. “You have to go all the way to the social interaction.”

Howard’s Knob to see something However, Smith said he did have like that. That’s probably one of the some concerns about some of the coolest things lobby’s interior’s about it.” design – specifiIn addition to cally, the wooden “I definitely don’t think being aesthetitextures on the there’s another building cally appealing, doors and panels University Ar- on campus that has a bet- against the exchitect Caroline posed concrete. ter view than that.”

Acquesta said “But it might the open lobbies, grow on me if I Nathaniel Smith, President of Appalachian State University Chapter of designed chiefly was to continue the American Institute of Architecture

by Jeff Yelton at to look at it a litStudents Perkins + Will in tle more,” Smith Charlotte, serve said. a bigger purpose.

Although “The design of residence halls the outside is still surrounded by is trending towards developing construction for the addition to community,” Acquesta said. “In- the Plemmons Student Union, side, Summit provides for gather- Smith said the exterior’s conceping space on each floor providing tion slightly sets it apart from other a central community space. The dorms.

Sustainable development degrees rise

by CHELSEY FISHER Senior News Reporter

The sustainable development program has grown 57 percent since 2010, with enrollment at 261 declared majors now compared to 150 in 2010, said Sandra Lubarsky, director of sustainable development.

The number of sustainable development minors has also increased significantly, but is not counted with sustainable development majors, Lubarsky said.

This growth comes from an increased understanding of the importance of being

sustainable, Lubarsky said.

“The fact that [the faculty] is really dedicated to the program also helps,” Lubarsky said. “Also the faculty across campus have been very helpful.”

The support of the administration has also made the program successful, she said.

Christof Den Biggelaar, associate professor of sustainability has worked at the university since 2000 and has continually seen growth within his classroom.

“For the first few years, I saw between 14 and 22 students in my classes,” Biggelaar said. “Now, we

have around 250 students in the sustainable development program and there’s between 70 and 75 students in my classes.”

Greater conscience, even in elementary school students, is the reason sustainability has grown in the past few years, Biggelaar said.

Anne Fanatico, assistant professor of sustainable development, has worked at Appalachian for two years.

Students wanting to make a difference is one of the reasons she thinks sustainable development majors have increased, Fanatico said.

“I think students are

aware that consumers aren’t necessarily in touch with where their food is coming from,” Fanatico said. “But that’s changing and I really think students want to be involved in that.”

The largest concentration is sustainable agriculture with 78 declared majors as of Aug. 14, Lubarsky said.

Sustainable development offers four programs including sustainable agriculture, community, regional and global development and environmental studies as well as one Bachelor of Arts in sustainable development.

Appalachian receives gold rating from STARS

by DANIEL STEVENSON Intern News Reporter

The university received a gold rating with the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating system and fourth place out of all STARS GoldRated Institutions in the country.

Furthermore, Appalachian achieved the highest score after beating all participating North Carolina schools.

STARS, run by the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is self-reporting and measures colleges and universities on their sustainability.

“I think it’s awesome,” Ben Payn-

ter, senior sustainable development major said. “It attracts a good group of students and gets them excited to be at a sustainable school.”

Paynter is a student resident at the Sustainable Development Farm. The 167-acre farm, university-owned is another example of the university’s sustainable practices, as well as the extensive sustainability related courses available.

“We really shine in curriculum and STARS ranks that very highly,” Sustainability Specialist Crystal Simmons said.

Based on a recent survey of planning and research, over 25 percent of Appalachian courses are sustainabil-

ity focused or related. Sustainability research is also being performed by faculty in all seven colleges in the university.

Although the ratings received for sustainable planning, investments and operations were lower than some other scores, Simmons was hopeful for the long-term benefits of the rating, especially toward involving sustainable steps in the more established sections of the university.

“We scored poorly in those areas, but STARS helped allowed us to even have that conversation with important people,” Simmons said. “This is really telling to me, and I’m very proud.”

Standard meal plan ranks most economical

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adds due to class conflicts. a-week employees, Food “The primary reason for Services was able to save the change was to pro- student meal plan money.

The university’s standard vide better consistency in This combined with some meal plan ranks the most the product other cost saveconomical in the UNC- and service ing endeavors system, Food Services through stable has allowed Director Art Kessler said. p e r s o n n e l , ” “The primary rea- Food Services To maintain that sta- Kessler said son for the change to not have to tus, Kessler said he con- The Chick-filincrease menu was to provide stantly looks for ways to a in Central pricing for save money for students. requires em- better consistency the upcomIn the spring, the decision ployees that in the product and ing 2012-13 was made to cut students work there class year. service through hours at the Chick-fil-a to wear their stable personnel.” Another way concept in Central Din- u n i f o r m s , Food Services ing Hall, Kessler said. which besaves students’ Art Kessler, Food Services The cut took effect at the be- came costly, Director money is by ginning of this fall semester. Kessler said. monitoring Last year, more than 110 The averraw food costs two to three hour shifts age uniand quality. were filled by between 60 form cost is about $39.75 Kessler said by monitorto 70 different students which includes two ing, he ensures that stuthrough the course of the shirts, a hat and name tag. dents are getting the most semester with drops and By hiring stable 40-hour- for our students’ money.

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Brandon Johnson, senior computer information system major, who had the standard meal plan as a freshman said he wasn’t able to use all of it.

“I must not eat enough,” Johnson said.

To spend the rest of his money, Johnson gave his card to his roommates to spend.

“Go App,” senior nutrition major Amanda Scott said in response to learning about the meal plan’s status. “That’s really good.”

Scott had the standard meal plan as a freshman and sophomore.

Even though she only ran out of money before the end of the semester once, she said she feels like she spends less money on food without the meal plan.

“It’s a little bit distracting to get a full view of the building,” he said. “It’s the overall aesthetic of the outside of the building, it’s this typical Appalachian aesthetic for their buildings. Having a very large emphasis on the corner of the building adds a nice touch for the most part.”

As far as a potential trend for new buildings and renovations on campus are concerned, Acquesta said University Architecture has to consider the building and the space around them.

“We definitely will continue to explore the best ways to integrate any new buildings or renovations in ways that inspire learning, including the open spaces,” she said.

As we develop the campus, we will honor our past and look for new ways to incorporate architectural character while providing excellent facilities for our visitors, students, faculty and staff.”

CRIMELOG

Police reports from Appalachian State University’s campus Aug. 19 1:55 a.m. | Drug Violation Cannon Hall Someone was reported possessing paraphernalia.

4:30 p.m. | Larceny Raley Parking Lot Someone reported larceny from a motor vehicle.

10:00 p.m. | Harassment Hoey Hall Someone was reported for harassment.

Aug. 20 12:02 a.m. | Report Cannon Hall Someone was reported underage possession of alcohol.

12:05 a.m. | Arrest Frank Hall Someone was arrested for underage consumption of alcohol.

1:24 a.m. | Arrest Lovill Hall Someone was arrested for possession of marijuana.

2:12 a.m. | Report Justice Hall Someone was reported for possession of marijuana.

3:07 a.m. | Arrest Sanford Mall Someone was arrested for underage consumption of alcohol.

10:25 p.m. | Arrest Cannon Hall Someone was arrested for possession of marijuana.

Aug. 21 1:00 a.m. | Report Justice Hall Someone reported information.

Aug. 22 11:30 a.m. | Larceny Central Dining Hall Someone was reported for larceny.

9:17 p.m. | Arrest South Lot Trail

Someone was arrested for possession of Marijuana 11:25 p.m. | Report Trail behind Coltrane Hall Someone reported underage consumption of alcohol.

Aug. 23 11:00 a.m. | Report Sidewalk between Broyhill Music and Walker Hall Someone reported personal injury.

10:29 p.m. | Arrest Eggers Hall Someone was arrested for possession of marijuana.

11:00 p.m. | Larceny Living Learning Center Someone reported larceny of a bicycle.

Aug. 24 12:40 a.m. | Arrest Eggers Hall Someone was arrested for underage consumption of alcohol.

Aug. 25 11:36 a.m. | Report Rivers Street Sidewalk Someone was reported for a campus policy violation.

7:30 p.m. | Report Student Recreation Center Someone reported personal injury.

10:40 p.m. | Arrest Durham Park Someone was arrested for possessing paraphernalia.

Aug. 26 8:53 p.m. | Arrest College Street Someone was arrested for trespassing.

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Fall Visiting Writers Series set

The Fall 2012 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series begins Thursday, Sept. 6, when Novella Carpenter, the Summer Reading Program author visits Appalachian State University.

Carpenter, the author of “Farm City”, the summer reading book, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union. She will participate in a question and answer panel discussion in the Linville Falls Room at 2 p.m.

Carpenter grew up in rural Idaho and Washington State.

She went to the University of Washington in Seattle, where she majored in biology and English. She later studied under Michael Pollan at the University of California Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism for two years.

Carpenter has been cultivating her farm in the city for over 10 years. It started with a few chickens, then some bees, until she had a full-blown farm near downtown Oakland, where she lives. Her book, “Farm City,” which chronicles her experiences as an urban farmer, is Appalachian’s Summer Reading Program selection for 2012. She is also the recent co-author, with Willow Rosenthal, of “The Essential Urban Farmer,” a “how-to” guide for both novice and experienced city gardeners.

For more information on the Summer Reading Program, please visit http://summerreading.appstate.edu.

Novelist, poet, and biographer Robert Morgan will be the visiting writer on Thursday, Sept. 27, when he will speak in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union at 7:30 p.m.

Morgan will also conduct a Craft Talk on Writing the Story of History in the Table Rock Room from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

Morgan is the author of 30 books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, most recently the poetry collection “Terroir” and two works of nonfiction, “Boone: A Biography,” and “Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion.”

His eight works of fiction include “Gap Creek,” a New York Times bestseller and Oprah Book Club selection. A sequel, “The Road to Gap Creek,” will be published in 2013. The recipient of an American academy of Arts and Letters Award for Literature, he was inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame in 2010. Since 1971, he has taught creative writing and literature in the graduate program at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where he is Kappa Alpha Professor of English.

Fiction writer and editor Gurney Norman will be the next visiting writer on Thursday, Oct. 4, when he will talk at 7:30 p.m. in the student union’s Table Rock Room. There will be a pre-reading reception in the Multicultural Center from 6 until 7:15 p.m. An Author Talk, “Was Steve Jobs a Hillbilly?” will be held from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. in the Table Rock Room.

Norman served as Poet Laureate of Kentucky in 2009-10.

His first novel, “Divine Right’s Trip” appeared serially in the Last Whole Earth Catalog and was published by Dial Press and Bantam Books in 1972. History collections include “Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories” and “Book One form Crazy Quilt: A Novel in Progress.”

Norman is serving as the 2012 Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Appalachian State University.

Poet and essayist C.S. Giscombe will speak on Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union at 7:30 p.m. He will also conduct a Craft Talk, “Field Trips,” in Room 421, 4th floor, Belk Library, at 3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

Giscombe was born in Dayton, Ohio. Giscombe is the 2010 recipient of the Stephen Henderson Award in Poetry, given by the African American Literature and Culture Society.

“Prairie Style” was awarded a 2008 American Book Award by the Before Columbus Foundation. “Giscome Road” won the 1998 Carl Sandburg Prize, given by the Chicago Public Library.

Giscombe teaches poetry at the University of California, Berkeley.

For more information on the fall season, call 262-2871, or go to www.visitingwriters.appstate.edu.

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. Mondays 1:30-3 p.m., Tuesdays 1:30-3 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. USO-Get Moving (moving your body to increase wellness- see below for details), Wednesdays 2:30-4 p.m., Thursdays 1:30-3 p.m.

(Transitions to ASU Group, doesn’t start until October) and USO-DOG 3:30-5 p.m. (group Therapy with co-leaders and a therapy dog)

Lesbian/Gay /Bisexual Therapy Group: This group will present an opportunity for lesbian, gay 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, self-esteem, abuse, etc.). Goals of the group include: reducing isolation, finding support and making changes. Fridays 1-2:30 p.m.

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.

Wednesdays 3-4:30 p.m.

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 5-6:30 p.m. (For information contact Sheri Clark: 262-3180 or clarksl@appstate.edu)

Food/Mood Group: This group is designed for students who use food and/or exercise to cope in ways that would be considered “unhealthy”. Through support and exploration of our personal selves, we will focus on the development of more positive coping skills and learn to better manage the underlying issues that often trigger such negative behaviors.

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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. Mondays 3:30-5 p.m.

USO-Get Movin’: Active Bodies Healthy Minds: Did you know that exercise is one of the best mental health interventions we know of? This group focuses on getting members moving in order to help them feel stronger in both body and mind. Group members engage in fun, low-impact physical activities as well as provide support for each other in addressing a variety of mental health concerns. Tuesdays 3-4:30 p.m.

To get started with a Counseling Center group, come to the Counseling Center during Walk-In Clinic, call 262-3180 or visit our website for more information 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.

2012 Multicultural programming Fall Programs

Tuesday, Sept. 18, Blue Ridge Ballroom, 7 p.m., “History, Africa, and Islam in the Making of the Modern World: A Postmodern Philosophical Exploration.” Africa and Islam play fundamental roles in the making of the modern world, politically, economically, and culturally. How this is the case is the subject of the lecture, which, through a combination of historical, ethnographic, and postmodern philosophical analysis, seeks to challenge the dominant ways in which we have come to understand the social origins and ongoing development of the world in which we live.

Dr. Omar H. Ali is an Associate Professor of African Diaspora History & Politics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Ali is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science and received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University. He is the author of two books on the history of independent black politics and served as an editor for Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society. Of Peruvian and East Indian descent, Dr. Ali has been a Fulbright professor of history and anthropology at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, a visiting professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University, and a Library Scholar at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University.

Thursday, Oct. 18, Blue Ridge Ballroom, 7 p.m., “The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement.” Prominent activist Bob Zellner was at the scene 51 years ago for most of the key milestones of the civil rights movement, putting his life on the line and taking notes. Dr. Zellner will share some of the untold stories of the civil rights movement from the perspective of a white southerner.

Raised in southern Alabama, with a father and grandfather active in the Ku Klux Klan, Bob Zellner became an unlikely civil rights activist. Yet today, he is well known as one of the most influential white southerners of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, in part for organizing “The Freedom Rides” of 1961.

A field secretary for SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Zellner was arrested 18 times in seven states, charged with everything from criminal anarchy to “inciting the black population to acts of war and violence,” all in the attempt to register voters and bring about change and equality. In 1967, Zellner joined SCFF, the Southern Conference Educational Fund, and continued organizing for anti-racism efforts.

Dr. Zellner was featured as a Civil Rights Luminary in the 2005 award-winning documentary “Come Walk in My Shoes.” His 2008 memoir, “The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement,” with Constance Curry and foreword by Julian Bond, was given a Red Star Review by the Library Journal. “He tells a story that is sometimes horrific, always interesting and ultimately inspirational.” Co-sponsored by the University Forum Series Tuesday, Nov. 27, Legends Nightclub, 6 p.m., Kwanzaa Celebration. Kwanzaa is the first African American holiday established in the United States. Attending this joyous program will provide you with some of the history and meaning of this important holiday. Participants will learn about the symbols and traditions associated with Kwanzaa. An interactive musical performance leads to a Karuma (feast).

Come hungry for knowledge and a free meal!

of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina since 1981. She has authored twelve best-selling books and numerous magazine articles earning her Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominations. In 1993, Angelou became the second poet in US History to have the honor of writing and reciting original work at the Presidential Inauguration. On the Pulse of Morning, at Bill Clinton’s presidential inauguration, was an occasion that gave her wide recognition for which she was awarded a Grammy award (best spoken word).

Co-sponsored by the Department of Government and Justice Studies, Women’s Studies Program, Office of Equity Diversity and Compliance, and the Performing Arts Series.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, Blue Ridge Ballroom, 7 p.m.

“Hidden Voices: The Lives of Queer Muslims.” Participants will learn about sexual and gender minorities within the Muslim world and examine the complex intersection of Islam, sexuality and gender. With more than 1.5 billion followers, Islam is considered to be the fastest growing religion in the world today. While aiming to dispel common stereotypes and myths about Islam, this presentation will also explore the history of the queer Muslim movement in the United States and the suppression of LGBT rights around the world. Using his own life experience and by exploring the complex history of the Islamic world, Faisal Alam strives to bring new light onto the lives of an often invisible and silent community: Muslims who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning.

Faisal Alam is a queer-identified Muslim activist of Pakistani descent. At age 19, while trying to reconcile his sexuality with his faith, Faisal organized the first-ever gathering of LGBT Muslims, which led to the founding of Al-Fatiha, an organization dedicated to supporting and empowering lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex & questioning (LGBTIQ) Muslims, and their allies. Today, Al-Fatiha has sister organizations around the world including Canada, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine & Indonesia. Faisal is a member of the national advisory committee of the LGBT Program at Human Rights Watch and was invited in 2011 to the White House to attend an Iftaar dinner with President Barack Obama.

Learn to swim Red Cross style

Appalachian State University Recreation is getting ready for its American Red Cross Learn to Swim Session! The program offers children of Boone and the surrounding community the opportunity to learn the basics of swimming, or improve their existing swimming skills in a safe environment.

All of the classes are taught by qualified and experienced instructors. Group lessons are offered for all skill levels and ages six months and up. Classes are small so that your child can receive individual attention when needed, while still having fun with other children of similar age and ability. Register now for sessions. The class includes eight sessions. Session 1 is Aug. 27-Sept. 24 (no class on Sept.

3). Session 2 is Oct. 1-30 (no class Oct. 10-11). Courses offered include: infant/toddler swim, preschool swim, school age swim (shallow and deep water). Classes will be held in the Appalachian State University Student Recreation Center Natatorium. Class days and times vary depending on the level of your swimmer: see website. For registration forms, fee information, and class times, please visit us online at www.aquatics.appstate.edu. If you would like more information on this topic or other aquatic related programs, please call Cheryl Eddins, Assistant Director for Aquatics at (828) 262-2100 or e-mail her at eddinscj@appstate.edu.

Walk for Awareness set for Sept. 4

The 23rd annual Walk for Awareness at Appalachian State University is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 9 p.m. on Sanford Mall. The Walk for Awareness is a silent walk thorugh campus to Duck Pond field to commemorate lives lost to violence in our community, to support victims and survivors of violence and to affirm the university’s commitment and responsibility to speak out against violence in all its forms.

The same night at 8 o’clock, there will be a video screening in Blue Ridge Ballroom entitled “Why Walk? A survivor’s Story,” about the 1989 abduction of two women at Appalachian State by the same man. One survived. Learn more by attending the free screening.

Silent bike auction tonight at APH

University Housing at Appalachian State University will hold its Silent Bike Auction today, 5-7 p.m. with final bids at 7 p.m. The auction is hosted at the Appalachian Panhellenic Hall, 949 Blowing Rock Road, beside BB&T. If you have any question, contact Amy odom at 262-6111, or email her at odomah1@appstate.edu.

Friday, Nov 30, Blue Ridge Ballroom, 5 p.m., Find Yosef a Holiday Festival. This fair-style event offers an “a la carte menu” of the images, sounds, foods, and activities that represent winter holidays from around the world. Attendees will learn in fun and interactive ways about many international holidays, cultures and customs. Past holidays have included Chanukah, Bodhi Day, Junkanoo, Christmas, Diwali, La Befana, Irish St. Stephen’s Day, Hmong New year, Winter Solstice, Day of the Dead, Moravian Love Feast, and Egyptian Coptic Christmas.

Safety Day is Sept. 5 at Appalachian

Spring 2013 Programs

The event features representatives from campus, town and county agencies who will provide information about fire, food, bike, animal, Internet and personal safety, along with other topics. Just look for the tents set up on Sanford Mall.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013, Holmes Center, 7 p.m., The 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration: An Evening with Maya Angelou. During the 1950s and 60s, Civil Rights Movement leaders like Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired millions to stand up against social injustice. The Movement’s message of non-violence and civil disobedience would inspire pivotal events like the lunch counter sit-in in Greensboro, the bus boycott in Montgomery, Ala., the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., the freedom rides throughout the South, the march to Montgomery, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Dr. Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary black literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves; Dr. Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception. She has the unique ability to shatter the opaque prisms of race and class between reader and subject throughout her books of poetry and her autobiographies.

Dr. Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. She is a poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director. She lectures throughout the U.S. and abroad and is a lifetime Reynolds professor

Learn about safety on and off campus Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sanford Mall at Appalachian State University during the second annual “Safety@appstate” event. The public is invited to attend.

This year’s theme is “It’s Up to Me,” which reflects an individual’s responsibility for making campus and community a safe environment, as well as the responsibility to speak out when they witness unsafe behavior of others.

Students can win prizes donated by area businesses and campus organizations by completing a “Yosef/Bingo” card that can be validated by visiting the information tents on Sanford Mall. Prizes include an iPod product, T-shirts, a gift basket, National Weather Service rain gauge, food coupons and more.

Let’s beat the record again!

Appalachian State University will hold its 1,000-pint blood drive on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, sponsored by the ACT Office. This homecoming sponsored service event collected a record-breaking 1,255 pints of blood last year for the American Red Cross, making this the largest university blood drive in the country. Help beat the record again from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Holmes Center.

Belk Library tours continue

Belk Library will offer orientation tours for first year seminar and transfer students until Sept. 6. Any other student who jwould like to attend is welcome as well. The tour takes approximately 25 minutes. The schedule is: Monday-Thursday at 3, 5 and 9 p.m. Please meet by the dancers statue in the Atrium of Belk Library.

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Perennial Wood gives furniture design students new medium, more exposure

by EMMA SPECKMAN Intern A&E Reporter

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hree university students competed at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta last weekend.

Senior industrial design majors Eugene Duclos, James Ellis and Austin Richards were among other designers competing nationwide for a $12,000 grand prize.

Duclos got best in show for his “Wright Bench,” and Ellis got first in the accent and side table category with his “Twisted Table.”

“With…the success at the Design Emphasis competition at IWF, this has been one of the best experiences a student could have and has definitely resulted in a great addition to my portfolio and resume,” Duclos said.

But the process leading up to Atlanta’s contest has been a long time coming.

In January 2012 the Perennial Wood Appalachian

State Design Studio was launched, sponsored by the Eastman Innovation Lab Design Firm, a branch of Eastman Chemical Company.

But the company took their investment at Appalachian a bit further than that – the company also provided the university with its newest product Perennial Wood.

Design students then took the wood to create outdoor furniture for showcases and competitions.

“The scope of the studio would be for us to be introduced to the product before its commercial launch, play with it, learn how it worked and then design around its characteristics of dimensional stability in outdoor conditions,” Senior industrial design major Derek Elliot said.

Perennial Wood is natural wood that had its cell walls transformed through technology to be resistant to water. It is fortified with

TruLast Technology to be about three times more resistant to shrinking and swelling than regular, unmodified wood.

Eastman’s goal was to introduce the products to a new consumer market.

“They wanted to open it up to furniture manufacturers,” Industrial design professor Richard Prisco said. “The logical choice is to go to outdoor furniture.”

The studio took furniture to the High Point Furniture Market first to unveil the new products.

Two of the furniture design students were recognized for their pieces at the High Point Market.

Michael DeMarco, senior industrial design major, was awarded the Grand Prize for his furniture piece titled the Strangler Floor Lamp and Derek Elliott was awarded the People’s Choice Award for his piece entitled Patio Chaise.

“The other little perk of winning People’s Choice was the chance to be in an

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

When you are on a college student’s budget, it is not always easy to find a satisfying meal for a reasonable price. Instead of turning to cheap take out food stop into some of Boone’s hot spots. Looking for a late night bite or a tasty breakfast? Are you a vegan, vegetarian or meat lover? Check out the top ten eats in Boone—no matter what type of cuisine you enjoy, Boone has something to satisfy your palate. With a wide selection of locally-owned eateries being a college student has never tasted so good.

Photo courtesy Richard Priscors

Senior industrial design major Eugene Ducloswas recently selected as a finalist for the Perennial Wood Appalachian State Design Studio contest with his creation of the "Wright bench."

Eastman Innovation Lab video,” Elliot said. “The film crew came out to our little town called Boone

Wolfie’s

Black Cat serves burritos as you’ve never had them before, with unusual and creative combinations of fillings, a good beer selection, and a laid-back atmosphere. Black Cat is a local favorite!

A stone’s throw away from campus and perfect for lunch, Wolfie’s is a cozy little nook located beside Bead Box on King Street, and serves the tastiest sandwiches in Boone, proudly using quality Boar’s Head products.

Boone Bagelry

Located in close proximity to campus, Boone Bagelry offers great breakfast food all day, and is open late on weekend nights.

Proper

Proper is loved by Boone locals for comforting home-cooking, friendly service, and an easy environment.

Our Daily Bread

Our Daily Bread has good food and good personality. The menu offers a variety of soups, sandwiches, sides and IPAs, and plenty of those offerings are vegan or vegetarian.

from England with all their fancy cameras and we spent most of a day filming for that, it was way cool.”

Hob Nob Farm Cafe

Hob Nob has a wide variety of cuisine and uses much locally grown produce and locally raised meat, while also dedicating a sizable portion of their menu to the dietary needs of vegans and vegetarians.

Hot Diggidy Dog

Hunan

Hunan is a local staple, serving Chinese take-out food.

Coyote Kitchen

With a unique Caribbean soul-food style cuisine and a lot of character, Coyote Kitchen is accommodating to most any dietary need, serves generous portions, and has an extensive beer menu.

Notorious for having the biggest, messiest, deepfried food this side of the mountain, Hot Diggity Dog is conveniently located on King Street and is open late on weekends to satisfy post-party cravings for fried food.

Come Back Shack

Come Back Shack is locally owned and operated, and has the best fries in town and an extensive burger fixings menu for ultimate customization.

Homemade doughnut shop aims to be hangout spot for students

The summer season has always been immortalized as the season of great musical releases, the type that make you want to drive downtown with your windows down, showing the public that you’re more hip than them. Summer releases require a cockiness and confidence paralleled only by the sense of freedom felt by the average college students following the final question of their last scheduled final exam of the year.

With that said, here are a few releases that lived up to the standards of a summer release.

Baroness, “Yellow & Green” Baroness is one of the most prominent names in the sludge metal scene and has been receiving attention from major labels and musical legends alike -- they toured with Metallica in 2011. “Yellow & Green” is a brutally honest approach to hard rock and an incredibly powerful listen.

Big K.R.I.T, “Live from the Underground” K.R.I.T. is the last hope for resurrecting southern hip-hop. Period, point blank. K.R.I.T. is the most competent rapper/producer in hip-hop as of this moment. The album is both socially conscious and ready to serve as party music -- a rare but winning combination.

Frank Ocean, “Channel ORANGE” Ocean and fellow artist The Weeknd are dually reviving contemporary R&B. This album is possibly the best of 2012, not just the summer -- an emotional roller coaster of mellow instrumentals, somber vocals and flawless execution.

Nas, “Life is Good” Nas is, by far, one of the greatest lyrical masterminds in the history of hip-hop, but in past year’s has received criticism in the field he was once so gorgeously lauded in. With this release, Nas comes back to form with his most coherent release since 2001’s “Stillmatic.”

Waka Flocka Flame, “Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family” Love him or hate him, Waka Flocka knows how to make a damn entertaining album. While knowingly one of the worst lyricists of all time, he knows how to keep the listener interested, whether they’re listening ironically or genuinely vibing to the music. You shouldn’t enter this album expecting an educational experience, but it’s a fun way to fill an hour.

by MICHAEL BRAGG Senior A&E Reporter

Editor’s Note: The following is the first part of a five-part series talking about local, new businesses in Boone.

Taking the old TCBY’s place on Blowing Rock Road is Local Lion, a doughnut and coffee shop started by Appalachian alumni Josiah “The doughnuts and Meredith Davis.

Josiah Davis comes melt in your into the store every mouth and the morning at 4 a.m. to service is wonmake the doughnuts from scratch from a derful.”

1930s style recipe that Whitney Howard, Senior contains potato, sour marketing major cream and buttermilk.

“Local Lion is a quaint, family owned business that is simple, but delicious,” Howard said. “The doughnuts melt in your mouth and the service is wonderful. I heard about Local Lion through a friend, and it is definitely a place.”

Josiah Davis hopes that students will take ad-

Here’s what you missed: summer music roundup 2012

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Top 10 Restaurants in Boone

by TAYLOR BRIGGS

August 30, 2012 |

Michael Bragg | The Appalachian

Local Lion, located off Blowing Rock Rd., is a locally owned doughnut and coffee shop.

The shop was opened in April 2012 by Appalachian alumni Josiah and Meredith Davis.

vantage of the space for studying, hanging out and taking part in events, like open mics and poetry readings.

“Our goal is to provide a lot of quality and also to create an atmosphere for the community where people can get together and help each other out toward creativity,” he said.

HOURS: 7 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday LOCATION: 791 Blowing Rock Rd. CONTACT: www.local-lion.com

Correction In the Aug. 28 print edition, The Appalachian published a headline stating “Eight students display their Spain photos at the Looking Glass gallery.” The headline incorrectly identified the photos being taken in Spain, instead of Cuba. The Appalachian apologizes for the error.

Socrates Cafe encourages ‘thought-provoking’ discourse among students

by KALEY CAMPBELL Intern A&E Reporter

In classrooms, there is certainly a limit to how passionate you can be about an issue.

But at Socrates Cafe, that’s not the case.

For the past four years, Socrates Cafe has been around to encourage civil discourse among students.

The group meets at Whitewater Cafe in the Plemmons Student Union and then breaks into smaller groups.

“As students feel comfortable engaging each other as equals,” club advisor Jeff Motter said.

“We hope that they will begin engaging the world around them.”

The discussion group is based off the book, “Socrates Cafe” by Christopher Phillips. The book’s

intent is to revive the vivacious socratic discussion Socrates modeled by having a diverse group of people meet and discuss philosophical topics.

Whereas most campus activities run from controversy, this group thrives on it. In fact, “heated” debates can be common, discussion facilitator Kara Flowers said.

“It could be the same question two weeks in a row, but a completely different answer,” Flowers said. “They range from political questions to weird imaginative things to thought experiments.”

Rather than having a professor herd the class discussion to the “right” answer of an issue, everyone who comes to this group has an equal voice.

“In Socrates Cafe, there is no authority present who has the correct answer, only fellow par-

ticipants trying to figure out an answer together,” Motter said.

“Socrates Cafe requires students to engage each other, listen to what others are saying, and creatively imagine possibilities.”

The club is looking into the possibility of expanding and holding discussions at the Jones House on Kings Street in order to encourage more community attendance.

“We would love for this to become not just a campus thing but a community thing as well,” Motter said.

Depending on the group size, one or two mini groups are made up with about ten people per group.

Every Wednesday starting September 5th, the discussion group will meet in the Whitewater Lounge in the Student Union at 6pm.

Photo courtesy of J. Motter

Students participate in Socrates Cafe. Open to all students, the cafe meets on Tuesday and Thursdays to discuss meaningful philosophical ideas and explore complex topics.

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Romney’s higher education plans are unrealistic

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LINDSAY BOOKOUT The phrase “Romney Ryan 2012” has been scribbled on pavement all over the university for the past week.

Now, I don’t affiliate myself with either political party, but seeing Gov. Mitt Romney’s name scrawled all over a college campus is a little disconcerting.

Romney made his stance clear on education back in June during a speech

when he said “should get as much education as they can afford.”

Romney was probably saying students should be realistic and choose affordable education.

But why isn’t he working to make higher education more accessible?

Romney’s running mate Rep. Paul Ryan’s Republican is calling for a $170 billion dollar cut for the next 10 years after revising people’s eligibility for the Pell Grant. According to the Huffington Post, this grant is the largest supplier of federal financial aid.

This alteration is estimated to affect over one million low-income students who needed financial aid the most.

College is already too expensive. Some people are being forced to choose between their dreams and what is realistically affordable.

But I’m sure Romney cares about American’s education. He even gave students some options for affording college when he spoke at Otterbein University.

“We’ve always encouraged young people – take a shot, go for it, take a risk and get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business,” Romney said as quoted by CBS news.

But these options provided by Romney aren’t realistic.

Borrow money from your

parents? Start a business?

He makes it sound like everyone has parents who have $18,000 just sitting in the bank, or every high school kid has enough time and money to start up a successful business.

According to the Center for Education Statistics, reports that more than half of students enrolled in universities in the United States are on financial aid. Without financial aid, most students wouldn’t be in school.

I’m not a Democrat, and I’m not a Republican.

I’m just interested in the candidate who has my best interests in mind as a college student.

And it doesn’t look like Romney fits the bill.

If he takes office, I fear the future holds the possibility of low-income students -- or simply anyone who cannot afford college tuition -- being denied as good of an education as they deserve.

To the person writing “Romney Ryan 2012” all over campus, and to those thinking of voting Republican in the upcoming election: I sincerely hope you truly understand the impact of your choice on your peers and classmates.

Vote for what is right, not for what your party says is right.

Bookout, a sophomore English major from Charlotte, is an intern news reporter.

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Republicans abandon Akin after controversial remarks

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ASU needs more ashtrays Andrew Cox | Senior Editorial Cartoonist

STAFF OPINION COURTNEY ROSKOS It really sickens me when I cross our beautiful campus and see the ground littered with disgusting cigarette butts.

Let me first admit, I myself am a sporadic cigarette smoker, and sometimes I litter.

But I am aiming to change that - ASU needs to change too.

Appalachian needs to invest in additional ashtrays.

According to the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program, cigarette butts are “the most littered item in America.” And Appalachian students are no exception.

The smoking population isn’t apathetic. The CLPP says the litter is caused by a “lack of awareness about the environmental impact and insufficient ash receptacles.”

Appalachian began enforcing a 50-foot smoke-free radius around university buildings in 2009. This helps accommodate non-smokers, but the result is fewer ashtrays According to the university’s policy manual, “the practical effect of this policy is that the campus should be smoke free.”

But removing and relocating ash receptacles is attempting to substitute one issue (secondhand smoke) for another (litter) which is a step away from Appalachian’s goals, from a clean campus.

Give students who smoke the opportunity to make good choices about where they put their cigarette trash. And let it be understood that smoking and littering are not synonymous.

Roskos, a senior photography major from Hartland, W.I., is an intern photographer.

My decision to go vegetarian isn’t to protect animals

ANNE BUIE Recently, I gave up meat cold turkey.

I never really thought I would go vegetarian. I’m never one to turn down a hamburger, and I used to get a BLT from Jimmy John’s at least once a week.

And then, I spent my summer working in a kitchen. It was there I quickly realized my disgust for the meat industry is larger than my love for a Five Guys’ hamburger.

Although meat tastes good, I’ve

been skeptical for a while about the meat process. And it turns out the questionable meat process is something that has been going on since 1906.

Upton Sinclair changed history when he exposed the meat industry’s questionable practices with his novel The Jungle, published in 1906.

At the time, diseased animals and cow fetuses were sometimes packaged and sold to vendors.

And who’s to say people aren’t doing that now?

This isn’t an ethics problem for me – I wasn’t concerned about animal rights when I made the decision to give up meat.

For me, I felt like the meat industry was partaking in questionable and, at times, unethical practices.

In Jonathon Foer’s book Eating Animals, he discusses visiting

a slaughterhouse.

On his tour, Foer sees a machine called a shocker, a device used to knock out pigs.

But when Foer inquired about the machine, people were hesitant to share any futher information except its name with him.

Why? What’s the meat industry hiding from us?

It also seems to be a common occurrence in slaughterhouses for the USDA inspector to have his vision blocked from seeing the animal and actually looking at the meat he or she is supposed to inspect.

“It’s virtually impossible for [USDA inspectors] to monitor the slaughter area when they’re trying to detect diseases and abnormalities in the carcasses that are whizzing by,” Former USDA Inspector Dave Carney said as

published in Eating Animals.

Excuse me? What does he mean by the meat is whizzing by?

How on earth is someone supposed to fully inspect the meat to ensure the carcass is not carrying any strange diseases?

But what it really boils down to is I’m sick of my food being packed with hormones and antibiotics in order to keep meat looking a little fresher for a little longer.

The meat industry is like any typical business – their primary goal is to keep costs as low as possible to maximize their profits.

But as the customer, I can take my business elsewhere.

And it looks like I’ll be done with the meat industry for a while.

Buie, a sophomore political science major from Charlotte, is the managing editor.

STAFF OPINION

Challenge: Can you say neither to paper or plastic?

ABBI PITTMAN I went on a cereal run the other day with a friend.

It gets better. Unnamed friend bought milk too.

And – wait for it – she got a bag. A plastic bag.

You know, to carry her

Crispex box and half-gallon skim milk in.

Now, my friend had a nearly empty backpack on, and yet she asked for a plastic bag; even after I suggested she put her groceries in her own pack.

They would’ve fit.

We don’t always think about the little things we can do to help the environment, like turning our computer off or flushing every other time.

But when you’re conscious of your actions, there’s really no excuse for being wasteful. Especially

when someone gives you a choice -- “did you need a bag?” or “want me to print your receipt?”

There are hundreds of green changes you can make daily. I’m asking that you start with this one: Refuse the bag. Bring your own.

Americans throw out 100 billion plastic bags a year, according to the Worldwatch Institute.

Each one takes a thousand years to break down.

But in just one of them, those bags will kill tens of thousands of sea creatures.

So what about paper bags? They’re the ecofriendly alternative, right?

Not quite -- Earth911 reports that we cut down 14 million trees a year in the U.S. for paper bags.

And it takes 98 percent more energy to recycle them compared to plastic. But who really cares about sea turtles? Who’s a few less trees gonna hurt?

Remembering a reusable bag is inconvenient.

What am I supposed to do if I’m without one on an unexpected cereal run?

Carry five boxes of Panda

Puffs? Honestly, that is the greenest option, but it isn’t practical or convenient.

But you wanna know what’s really inconvenient? An ocean that can’t sustain life. An atmosphere without breathable oxygen.

Put it in perspective.

Say “neither” to “paper or plastic?” and already a cleaner future is in the bag.

Pittman, an undecided sophomore from Raleigh, is the opinion editor.

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Feature: New football coaches ‘good for our program’ Former Oregon Duck spreads his wings, lands in the High Country

by ETHAN JOYCE

Intern Sports Reporter

Tacoi Sumler’s journey to Boone began with a quick detour - to Oregon.

Sumler, a freshman wide receiver, recently transferred from the University of Oregon to ASU as a highly-touted recruit in 2011.

Originally from Miami, Fla., Tacoi Sumler played high school football at Christopher Columbus High. It was there he ranked 1,475 yards on 84 receptions and scored 21 touchdowns, and captured the attention of college football programs.

Sumler said the process was “pretty crazy.”

“I had over 40 offers,” Sumler said. “It was just crazy picking out which schools would be good for me. Turning down big name schools like Stanford just to go to Oregon.”

Though he had lived in the south, Sumler said the prospect of going to a school in the PAC10 intrigued him.

In the end, he chose to attend the University of Oregon.

“I just liked the way they got their playmakers the ball in open space and let them do what they got to do,” Sumler said.

Upon his arrival at Oregon, Sumler was encouraged to redshirt by his coaches.

“The coaches said ‘Why get a little bit of playing time when I could get myself better and come back next year,’”Sumler said,” so I decided to redshirt… and now I am just a better football player because of it.”

But Sumler soon realized Oregon was not the place for him.

“I just wasn’t happy,” Sumler said. “I just did not want to be there and I was going through family issues, and I needed to get back to the East Coast.”

As Sumler began the transfer process, recruiting started again - but it was not as easy the second time around.

The NCAA has strict rules on the contact coaches can have with opposing players.

“In high school, you go and show interest in the kids and you have a certain period of time to have contact with them,” ASU Wide Reciver Coach Justin Stepp said. “In Tacoi’s situation, we are not allowed to talk to him at alll.”

Sumler said he knew Appalachian was the place for him.

“I just feel like the people here are friendlier,” he said.”They show love and it is just a good atmosphere.”

by JORDAN DAVIS

Intern Sports Reporter

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fter losing several members of the offensive coaching staff to Western Carolina University, six new coaches have been added for the 2012 football season.

Running back coach Chris Foster, wide receivers coach Justin Stepp, offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford, tight ends coach Nic Cardwell, cornerbacks coach Bryan Brown and assistant coach and offensive coordinator Scott Satterfield.

Both Satterfield and Cardwell coached at Appalachian before in 1998-2008 and 2008, respectively.

“It’s great to be back,” Satterfield said. “This is where I went to school and I have a lot of pride in Appalachian State. I was gone for three years, learned a lot, and wanted to come back at some point in time and

Brown

Cardwell

Foster

Ledford

Satterfield

Stepp

this was a great opportunity.

Despite the changes on the coaching staff, the coaches are not trying to change up the offensive strategies too much.

“We’re going to do basically what we did when I was here before,” Satterfield said. “We’re going

to try to raise the tempo and try to make an exciting brand of football for our players and our fans.”

Head Coach Jerry Moore said all of the new coaches were “good for our program.”

“The big thing for us is chemistry,” Moore said.

“They all have to fit and

Coach Satterfield talks to Jamal Jackson during a football practice.

Satterfield was named offensive coordinater over the sumPhoto by Paul Heckert | The Appalachian mer.

The Matchup: Week One

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For the second time in four years, Appalachian State’s football team will travel to Greenville, N.C., to try and redeem themselves against the East Carolina Pirates.

Trailing 29-7 starting the fourth quarter, the Mountaineers fought back only to lose 29-27.

According to ESPN, the Pirates scored on

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Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, N.C.

How ASU can win

this is one of those things that just worked. Every one of those guys are terrific.”

The players have also bought into the new coaching staff, starting with the leader of the offense QB Jamal J a c k s o n .

“They bring a lot of energy and it feeds to us,” said Jackson. “We love it, I feel like we’re a whole different ball team than we were last year.”

The defense is returning eight starters this year, including four all americans, and looks to be the backbone of the team’s success this year.

Despite several key losses to the offense this year, they should be able to get rolling against a Pirate’s defense that allowed over 32 points per game last year. A lot is riding on the success of Quarterback Jamal Jackson, coming off a season that saw him break five App State records; including passing for over 200 yards in seven straight games to start his collegiate career.

If Jackson can get off to a strong start and the defense can show up, they could win.

How ECU can win

The Pirates are no stranger to a strong passing attack finishing the season ranked 20th, but have a first time starter in Quarterback Rio Johnson taking over the offense this season.

Johnson needs to connect with Wide Receiver Justin Hardy who had 64 receptions with 658 yards and six touchdowns. The two of them need to be in rhymth early.

However ECU’s rushing game ranked 105th only rushing 109.1 yards per game.

With the return of five starters on offense from last season, if ECU can keep the Mountaineers on their toes by succeeding early in the rushing game and implementing the playaction pass, ECU will run away with this game.

their first three drives before the Mountaineers earned a first down. On the Mountaineers last drive, Tavaris Cadet got sacked and the fourth-down pass to Coco Hillary fell incomplete and gave the Pirates the win.

The Mountaineers lead the series 19-11 that dates back to 1932, according to ecu.edu.

The Bottom Line

Neither the Mountaineers or the Pirates had promising seasons last year, and both teams would like to start this season strong. Being the two premier football teams in N.C., a lot of bragging rights will be on the line Saturday.

With the experience, new players and coaches that the Mountaineers are presenting this season, it won’t take a miracle to beat the Pirates. The Mountaineers can score early, but it will be up to the defense to hold off the Pirates.

by JORDAN DAVIS

Intern Sports Reporter

by JAMES ASHLEY

Sports Editor

FCS Media Poll

From The Locker Room

Week 1

“If we play smart, limit turnovers and play hard, I think we’ll be victorious.”

Jamal Jackson, junior quarterback “Any first game you have, you really don’t know what to expect from anybody. We just have to go out there and play our game. Play hard, communicate and play together. Defense is about playing as one unit, so that’s what we’re striving for.”

Jeremy Kimbrough, senior linebacker “Our number one goal is to win. We have never lined up ever and not thought that we could win.”

Jerry Moore, Head Coach

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PIGSKIN PICK’EM Weekend Matchups Appalachian State vs.

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South Florida Tennessee vs.

N.C. State #24 Boise State vs. #13 Michigan State #8 Michigan vs. #2 Alabama

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Whitney Howard President A.P.P.S.

Bryan Terry IFC President Greek Life

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CHEERLEADING

Cheerleaders are ‘just like other sports teams’

by KAITLYN THRUSTON Intern Sports Reporter

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SU currently has 18 varsity sports teams. Most of the time, these teams are practicing to win conference titles and beat opponents.

But there’s one team who does the opposite.

ASU’s cheerleading team works to pump the crowd up and cheer on the sports teams.

But the cheerleaders want to make something clear - they do more than just cheer.

“We really work hard,” Senior cheerleader Jessica Posey said. “We don’t just put our hair up, a bow in and smile. We’re putting in a lot of work.”

The team practices four to six times a week. This includes two 8 a.m. weightlifting sessions and two to three hour practices at night during the week.

“We’re just like any other sports team,” Senior cheerleader Ashley Harrell said. “We lift and we practice and we go to games all day. It’s just very demanding.”

Prior to any game, the team prays together.

“We pray before every game, we never miss it, and if we do we lose.

It’s a known fact,” said Tracy.

For most of the team, the allure

to cheer at football games is what piqued their interest in the sport.

“I think it was the football games,” Strickland said. “I was never much of a competitive cheerleader but I liked being part of a team and I liked cheering at games.”

The entire team cheers at away and football games, whereas the team splits up for basketball games.

“Away games are fun to travel to as a team with our smaller team, just because it’s more bonding time,” Harrell said.

But the team knows being a cheerleader is more than just cheering on their school’s team during games.

“I’m an education major so I love meeting all the little girls who look up to us and having a positive influence on everybody,” said Posey.

Senior cheerleader Kristina Tracy said the team wants to be active in the community.

“That just makes us closer as a team,” Tracy said.

The cheerleaders perform Sept.

1 at East Carolina at 12 p.m.

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Former App State player earns opportunity with national squad Former ASU student Nicole Morgan never expected to play field hockey again, following her graduation from Appalachian in 2011.

Morgan moved to Virginia Beach, Va. W where she decided to coach U-14 and U-16 field hockey teams.

However, when the opportunity to try out for the national indoor field hockey squad arose, Morgan decided to try although she said she thought her chances of making the team were slim.

Ten days later, on March 27, Morgan found out she had made the team.

Big shoes to fill for this rising junior

by JORDAN DEVERE

FIELD HOCKEY

Intern Sports Reporter

VOLLEYBALL

Intern Sports Reporter

The varsity cheerleading team practices in the Varsity Gym Tuesday evening. The team’s first performance will be on Sept. 1 at East Carolina.

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“At first, I was shocked,” Morgan said.

“One of my friends called and congratulated me and I didn’t know what she was talking about. I was at work, and I didn’t know how to react because I wasn’t expecting it. I was just really excited.”

In her excitement, Morgan immediately called her high school coach and her mom to tell them about her selection to the 2012-13 USA women’s indoor field hockey squad.

“They screamed and were really excited,” Morgan said. “My coach became speechless and my mom became mom and was trying to figure out how we could afford everything.”

Appalachian State head coach Brandi Alexander Kist said she believes Morgan has the ability to be very competitive at the na-

tional level.

“I think the skill development and team work being involved in a Division I program will help her be successful,” Alexander Kist said. “Nicole [Morgan] always had great quickness over short distances, fast hands and good stick work which will make her a very solid player for the indoor game.”

Ultimately, Morgan wants to make sure that the pressure of being a national athlete does not affect her play on the field.

“I just have been playing the way I was taught to play,” she said. “I just try to play my best and go out there and have fun. I want to be a role model for the girls that I coach and show them that if you work hard, you can make it to where you want to be.”

Last year’s starting setter, Kasey Sauls, was the leader for the Mountaineers on and off the court.

But following her graduation from Appalachian, the volleyball team began looking to junior Lauren Brown to fill Sauls’ previous position.

“I know I have a big roll to fill,” Brown said, “Me and Kasey played at rival high schools, so I’ve known her a long time.

She was the big energy bringer so everyone looked to her after every point and when she was on the court with you, you never got down.”

But Head Coach Matt Ginipro said he she has “basically been a starter since she was a freshman” and he has confidence Brown can lead the team.

“Her biggest growth has been and needs to continue is her leadership role,” Ginipro said. “With the loss of Kasey [Sauls], I would like her to step into that role a little bit more.”

Sauls’ sister Lindsey Sauls has played volleyball with Brown since the pair were seniors in high school.

“I’ve seen her take more of a driving role as a leader and she takes a commanding presence,” Lindsey Sauls said. “We have confidence in her as a setter and she has a better sense of her trust in teammates and who to go to when the pressure is on.”

Kasey Sauls’ little sister isn’t the only sister who has watched her big sister grow, on and off the court.

Freshman setter Paige Brown is also around to help hold her older sister accountable.

“I talk to her like a sister and teammate,” Lauren Brown said. “I expect her to hold me accountable.”

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

All-conference runners helped each other in four years at Appalachian

by JAMES ASHLEY Sports Editor

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Two men’s cross-country runners who deemed themselves as “opposites” in personality, developed a working relationship to help each other become better runners.

Will Raby, a senior and Charlotte native who was attending McCallie School in Chattanooga was regularly checking in on Charlotte cross-country news when he first heard about Alex Taylor, senior runner.

“I knew Alex was one of the better high school runners in N.C.,” Alex said. “I really met him first day of college at Appalachian because we both lived in Justice with the whole freshmen group and clicked pretty quickly.”

With Taylor running

middle distance and Raby running longer distance keeps them away from training with each other exclusively, but experience helps them both.

“After four years of being in this program, I’ve figured out what works for me,” Taylor said. “What might work for Will, or some of the other guys on the team are a little bit different but we always come together and work together as a group to do our best.”

Taylor and Raby both said they have been friends who push and feed off each other to make each other better runners.

During their first season at ASU, neither runner earned a spot in the SoCon Championships.

The pair resolved to improve for the upcoming seasons.

“We went from being, maybe, the 10th and 11th guys on the team to the first and third guys on the team,” Raby said. “So stepping up so much our sophomore year helped us get that conference championship.”

At the SoCon Championships during their sophomore year, Raby led the Mountaineers to the team’s sixth-straight conference title with an eight-place finish and Taylor placed 11th both earning all-conference honors.

Raby has had a successful career at ASU and is looking forward to finishing his career off the right way. Raby said his ultimate goal this season for crosscountry included top five finishes in a conference meet and a top 20 finish in the regional meet.