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Students, professors discuss opinions for presidential candidates compiled by ANNE BUIE Managing Editor

Now that the Republican and Democratic National Conventions are over, The Appalachian asked our followers on Facebook which candidate they preferred as election days approaches.

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More than $5,300 raised for late Deputy’s son

by ANDREW CLAUSEN

Sheriff Deputy William Mast Jr. Deputy Mast was shot and killed while responding to a 911 call on July 26, just three weeks before his son was born.

Emily Greer, a sophomore child development major, organized the fund, which will go toward Hunter’s future college tuition.

“I know that Paige [Mast] really appreciates it and it is going to be a great thing for Hunter

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rior to the university’s home victory against Montana, volunteers were stationed at each entrance collecting donations for the William Hunter Mast scholarship fund.

The fund collected more than $5,300 dollars, as of press time, according to sports information.

Mast is the son of the late Watauga County

when he gets older,” Greer said.

Cpt. Kelly Redmon of the Watauga Police Department said the support was “humbling.”

“We know that people are thinking of us,” Redmon said. “When something like this happens it is hard to describe. It is difficult to cover and we’ve taken it one step at a time and one day at a time.”

Redmon said the Watagua Police department was “slowly getting

back to normal.”

“But we’ll never forget William [Mast] or the things that the community has done for the family,” Redmon said.

But Saturday’s collection was only the first of more to come.

Over the next two weeks, a run from Wilkesboro to Watauga County benefits Deputy Mast and Officer Brian Thomas who was killed in the line of duty as well. The date has not been decided.

Appalachian’s Athletic Director Charlie Cobb said he thought the death of Deputy Mast was a “tragedy in every sense of the word.”

“Law enforcement officers go to work every day to sacrifice for all of us,” Cobb said. “Our gratitude to each and every one of them can never be adequately demonstrated.

In a small way, we wanted to show respect to Officer Mast, his family, and his colleagues.”

Towing a ‘necessary evil’ on home football game days

“I don’t fully agree with either candidate, but I prefer Obama, because I feel like he has a characteristic that Mitt Romney solely lacks and that is empathy.”

Reid Pegram, senior sociology major “Mitt Romney. Obama himself said if he didn’t fix the economy he would be a oneterm president. I sincerely hope he’s a better prophet than he is a leader. Don’t get me wrong - Obama’s a great campaigner but in my perspective its about all he has done since he was elected.

While I may not agree with all of Romney’s positions, our nation needs a leader. We need someone who can successfully turn us out of this depression. We need Mitt Romney.”

Eric Scott Lippert, Appalachian State graduate “I personally prefer Obama. It seems to me that Mitt Romney literally wants to take this country back to 1776, when only rich white men had any power, and that is just not going to fly with me. Obama isn’t trying to tell me what I can or can’t do with my body, he is for lowering college costs, and he isn’t against taking away the Medicare benefits that my Grandfather needs to live. I’m not happy with what Obama has done in office thus far, but to me, he is the lesser of two evils.”

Sarah Mohr, senior history secondary education major “After a term that brought historic healthcare reform, a fulfilled promise to bring an end to the war in Iraq, a continued fight for affordable and accessible higher education, and an underlying commitment to extending equal rights to all humans beings, re-electing Barack Obama is the clear choice this November.”

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Hampton's Body Shop tows between 20 and 40 cars on Appalachian football game days. On game days, only members of the Yosef Club are permitted to park on campus. This past Saturday, the shop towed 29 cars around campus.

Towing on ASU campus enforced on game day to free space for Yosef Club donors

by LINDSAY BOOKOUT Intern News Reporter

Hampton’s Body shop tows an average of four cars a day on campus, Joyce Hampton, owner of Hampton’s Body Shop, said.

But on game day the number increases, ranging anywhere from 20 to 40 cars, Hampton said.

On Saturday, 29 cars were towed including Charlie Griner’s, sophomore English education major, car.

“I had a naïve moment and forgot that the university would take any opportunity to tow me that

they could get,” Griner said. “So I didn’t pay attention to where I was parking.”

Hampton said to retrieve a towed car is $55, unless they had to use a dolly, in which case the price increases to $65.

On game days, only members of the Yosef Club are permitted to park on campus.

“The reason that we tow on game day is because the parking on campus is tied to donors to the Yosef Club, and that’s one of the things in their package for their donation,” Barry Sauls, the director of the Parking and Traffic De-

partment said. “They get tickets to the football game and a parking space assigned to them.”

Sauls said towing is a “necessary evil.”

“It’s not that we want to do it, but there’s no other way to accomplish what we need to on game day,” he said.

Sauls said the Parking and Traffic department sends out notifications by email, by residence hall staff and posts signs.

“We really try to do everything we possibly can,” Sauls said. “We don’t want to tow anyone, but unfortunately we do end up towing

Civility issues in Justice Hall ‘shock’ staff

Mountaineers go Grizzly hunting

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Cameron Keener, sophomore journalism major “A historic term? Yeah, Obama made history with adding the most debt per year ratio and by raping the Constitution. Obama is a historic joke that will not win is reelection. His convention was a historic mess, which was the only convention that actually booed God. Going against God is not a smart move. The Romney/Ryan ticket has the advantage because they are not idiots. Obama sounds like a communist and Biden talks like a racist. We will find out on November 6.”

Steven Hatley, junior accounting major

every game.”

Towing numbers start out a little high at the beginning of the season, but get lower as the season goes along, Sauls said.

Appalachian’s parking and traffic officers go out on campus at a designated time and check the parking lots. If any cars are there that shouldn’t, they call Hampton’s and get the vehicles removed, Sauls said.

“We do let folks know other places where they can go park their cars, and we just hope everyone will heed the instructions,” Sauls said.

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Freshman wide reciever Sean Price scores the first touchdown of the night against Montana during last Saturday night's game. The Mountaineers took the victory over Montana 35-27.

Following incidents of “hate speech and vandalism,” Justice Residence Hall is undergoing antibullying and hate speech campaigns, be informed on anti-bullying policies and listen to what it means to be a student at the university.

In the letter addressed to Justice Hall residents on Sept. 4, Jason Timpson, coordinator for University Housing and Residential Life, said the incidents could be “seen as bullying.”

The instances included “obscene drawings on dry erase boards to targeted hate speech referencing the LGBT community,” and that they “created a negative environment in the Justice community.”

“Things like this happen all the time, it’s just not been at this intensity that we typically see it,” Tom Kane, director of University Housing said.

These issues happened in an “ongoing process since the year began,” Timpson said.

“I think it’s shocking,” Timpson said. “It’s not the App way. Helping people understand that being funny, being clever, it’s not what this is about.

When you make people feel uncomfortable in their home, you have gone from being clever to being disrespectful and hateful.”

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Foulsham said that this behavior is not tolerated at Appalachian.

“I think it’s very cowardly,” Foulsham said.

Foulsham is working with Justice Hall staff to put out information and inform the residents about the university’s policies on harassment, hostile communication, lewd, indecent or obscene

by KATELYN BYNG

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The university is scheduled to receive an estimate of $1.9 million from the North Carolina General Assembly to go toward repair and renovation projects for state funded buildings.

Schools received these funds as they become available, Greg Lovins, interim vice chancellor for business affairs, said.

Due to budget shortages, the North Carolina General Assembly was not able to allocate repair and renovations funds since 2009, and Appalachian only received a small amount that year, Lovins said.

One of the highest priorities is renovating the third floor of Anne Belk Hall to use for classrooms, Susan McCracken, director of External Affairs, said.

“We have a huge backlog of deferred maintenance,” McCracken said. “The funding we need for these repairs are critical for being able to maintain our buildings.”

Director of the Physical Plant Mike O’Connor said this appropriation of money will also be used to repair the front glass and roof in Valbourg Theater and the roof of Raley Hall.

“Its roof has delaminated,” O’Connor said. “That’s one of the major projects we’re going to use that money for.”

Based on the leftover money, other projects will take priority too, Lovins said.

Projects include: required fire safety improvements to Central Dining Hall stairwell and asbestos mitigation, roof repairs for the Police and Parking Offices, repairs for retaining wall at Chapel Wilson Hall, fixing leaks in the Turchin Center walls, renovations in Wey Hall and renovation of space for the Fermentation Science program that currently has no permanently-assigned space.

Since the process of designing the projects is still happening, bidding will occur after designs are approved by the Office of State Construction, Lovins said.

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A week ago, Coordinator of Outdoor Programs David Hutchinson and Director of Service Learning Shari Galiardi left the university after 13 years to travel and later, work for the Peace Corps.

“We realized we’re happiest when we’re traveling,” Galiardi said.

The two moved

from their offices to a 12-foot, self-renovated, solar-powered trailer pulled by a 1999 Nissan Frontier truck.

“There’s been so many great opportunities here at App for us and we’ve met so many good friends” Hutchinson said. “It’s hard to leave because of those people.”

For the next year, the couple will travel in the United States and Canada, com-

plete a Certificate in Environmental Education, visit and volunteer in state and national parks and World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.

“I think we realized this is a good opportunity for us to live as sustainably as we can,” Galiardi said.

After traveling, they intend to volunteer with the Peace Corps in Latin America for 27

months in a village.

Clark Maddux will take over Galiardi’s position on Sept. 17.

“I look forward to working with the rest of the ACT team, to getting to know the faculty and students at ASU and to working closely with the community,” Maddux said.

Maddux met Galiradi when he came to Appalachian for his interview.

“She struck me as passionate about s e r v i c e - l e a r n i n g, and committed to doing everything she could to make her local community a better place to live,” Maddux said.

Maddux said he hopes to have the same kind of positive effect on the university and community as she did.

Andrew Hawley took over as coordinator for OP after Hutchinson left.

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Recently, the university’s study abroad program, which already has more than 200 foreign institution partners, added more countries.

These countries included Thailand, Vietnam, South Africa and Brazil.

The program’s relationship with Japan has increased as well with more institutions opening their doors to Appalachian students.

“What we have been doing in the past six years is expand Appalachian’s footprint to have programs on every continent,” said Jesse Lutabingwa, associate vice chancellor and director

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conduct and vandalism.

A bulletin board has also been hung in the residence hall about bullying and its consequences, Timpson said.

University Police investigated, but concluded without finding those responsible for the instances, Timpson said.

“This has not been happening in a way that we can figure out who it is, so we’re working as a community to make sure we correct these things,” he said.

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Freshman industrial design major Alexander Becker, said he plans to go to Europe his sophomore year, and he said it’s “really neat” he can travel and not have to pay anything.

Students traveling abroad pay tuition and fees for Appalachian, travel and study school at a specified location, Lutabingwa said.

“Our goal is to say to our faculty and our students that the world is larger, and this is how large it is and we want you to go to these places and experience them,” Lutabingwa said.

The next information meeting for the Study Abroad Program is at 4 p.m. Sept. 12 I.G. Greer Hall Room 224.

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Professor’s Chicago photos selected for Grateful Dead album

by MICHAEL BRAGG Senior A&E Reporter

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fter shooting photos for Esquire, Fortune and more, a university assistant professor has a new accomplishment to add to his resume: his work was picked up by the Grateful Dead.

Stock photos of Chicago’s Auditorium Theater taken by Chip Williams were featured in the Dead’s limited-release “Dave’s Picks Volume 3,” a live album recorded at the Auditorium Theater in 1971.

“It was literally just an unexpected sort of usage for this technical photography,” said Williams, an assistant technical photography professor. “Who’d have thought architectural photos of the Auditorium Theater would make it into the Grateful Dead threeCD set?”

Williams, who has taught at Appalachian since fall 2011, was com-

missioned by the theater to take photos of its interior.

“The details of the architectural design are amazing, so I shot this sideways, backwards, forwards and every which way,” he said.

“I was there for four to five days shooting.”

Williams’s shots of the interior and close-up shots of architectural details -including handmade light bulbs -- made it into the three-disc set’s album artwork. “[Dave Lemieux] is their official archivist for the vaults and all the digital recordings from their past performances,” Williams said. “He picks notable performances from the past that he pulls from the vault to digital remasters. And he picked this one, 1971 at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.”

Williams doesn’t consider himself a true “Deadhead,” but he did attend one of their concerts in Chicago while he was in college.

Photo courtesy of Chip Williams

Technical photography professor Chip Williams recently had five photographs of the Chicago Auditorium Theatre published in the Grateful Dead's "Dave's Picks Volume 3."

“They’re great improvisational artists,” he said.

“They’re known for live concerts. That’s why their live albums are so good.”

Williams brought up the

Grateful Dead album with his students, but he didn’t brag, they said.

“He was obviously excited, but...he wasn’t making it a big deal,” junior technical

often expected to compose poems said. “Over the past ten years or so, for special events and causes. quite a few -- because we were at “I’m kind of like the ambassa- war on two fronts, in Afghanistan It was a Friday in July when he dor for literature in North Caro- and Iraq, and suddenly young men lina,” Bathanti said. “I know that’s and women were showing up more got the call. and more in my classJoseph Bathanti, a university a rather lofty title to es. Sometimes, they’re English professor, was in Georgia have, but that’s one of really reticent to write with his wife when she called their the things that state poet laureates do.” about it.” home answering machine.

“I was excited Poet laureates also On the campus of Waiting there was a message and I thought, Appalachian State that Bathanti had been selected as take on service projwow. It’s very University, Bathanti North Carolina’s new poet laureate. ects, like speaking in hard to believe” directs the Writing “She said, ‘You better listen to prisons, shelters and in the Field program, this,’” Bathanti said. “I was excited schools. In North Joseph Bathanti, English serves as writer-inand I thought, wow. It’s very hard Carolina, poet laureprofessor ates often take on speresidence for the to believe.”

Watauga Global The poet laureate position is an cific literary causes of Community and is a honor traditionally awarded by the their own choosing.

For Bathanti, that well-respected cregoverning body of a state, region, or cause is working with war veterans. ative writing professor. country.

“He’s a really great teacher, and I Recipients are considered the “As a teacher over the years, I’ve official poet of their areas, and are had vets come into my class,” he like his style,” said sophomore psy-

Last Wednesday, senior Kasie Goforth thought her boyfriend, Navy sailor Phil Myers, wasn’t returning to North Carolina until Friday.

Myers had her under the impression that his base in Gulfport, Miss. was locked down due to Hurricane Isaac.

Goforth, a senior health care management major, realized she was wrong Aug. 29, when Myers proposed to her on Sanford Mall.

He got her atention “I honestly tvia whisdidn’t know tle blast. if this was W hen she saw the real him, she thing...” started r unning Kasie Goforth, toward Senior health care management him. major Myers knelt on one knee and told Goforth he had to ask her a question.

“I hit him in the shoulder saying, ‘Are you serious?’”

Goforth said. “I honestly didn’t know if this was the real thing, until he pulled the ring out of his pocket and it hit me -- this is really happening. He then asked me if I would make him the happiest man in the world, and said those famous words: ‘Will you marry me?’

The tears were flowing, so it was all I could do to answer his question with a simple ‘yes.’”

Goforth said she’s always wondered what kind of man she would marry, what color his hair would be and what name she would claim as her own.

“Twenty-three years of wondering and God gave me a man much more than I could have ever imagined and wished for,” Goforth said. “I am so excited to spend the rest of my life with my best friend.”

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photography major Sean McCalla said. “He used it as a learning experience.”

More of Williams’s work can be found at chipwilliams.com.

Appalachian is home to new N.C. poet laureate

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chology major Ian Batts, who took Bathanti’s creative writing-themed Watauga Global Community class last semester.

Bathanti is also the recipient of a number of North Carolina literature awards and nominations, including the 2012 Ragan-Rubin award, the 2006 Novello LIterary Award and the 2002 Sherwood Anderson Award.

To date, he has produced six poetry collections, three novels and one work of nonfiction. His works have appeared in various journals, and he has twice received literature fellowships from the North Carolina Arts Council, once in 1994 and once in 2009.

Bathanti’s most recent published work is a poetry collection, Restoring Sacred Art.

Freshmen reflect on start of college experience

by KALEY CAMPBELL Intern A&E Reporter

Q&A It’s been almost a month since the class of 2016 came to campus -- more than 3,000 of them, moving into dorms en masse.

Here, two freshmen, French major Taylor Haisley and undecided major Kenyon Hall, share their thoughts on the beginnings of the college experience.

The Appalachian: Why did you come to Appalachian State?

Taylor Haisley: I fell in love with the campus, growing up with my family and I would always

visit Boone and Blowing Rock in the fall. I love the mountains and the friendly people. Plus, App is a big enough school with a lot of different classes and majors to choose from, yet the school itself never feels too crowded or overwhelming.

Kenyon Hall: I came to Appalachian State University because it has a fantastic business school and it costs significantly less than other in-state tuitions.

TA: What’s your favorite of college so

been part far?

sports. I went to a few different practices trying to figure out which sport I wanted to play and they were all really fun, but I ended up sticking with Ultimate Frisbee.

TA: What’s been the toughest adjustment from high school to college?

TH: Probably living with another person in such close quarters for the first time. It was weird at first, but now it’s no big deal.

TH: Definitely meeting new people. Everyone is so unique and we bring out different qualities in one another.

KH: The hardest adjustment from high school to college has been not having everything that I need when I need it. At my house, everything is always just right there.

KH: I have really enjoyed getting involved with club

TA: What’s the most interesting experi-

ence you’ve had so far?

TH: The NEEDTOBREATHE concert at Kidd Brewer Stadium was a pretty neat experience...I really felt like a part of the Appalachian family.

TA: Now that you’ve done it, what advice would you give about the first weeks of college?

TH: I would say my biggest tip is to get out of your comfort zone. Do activities you wouldn’t usually do, meet people you wouldn’t usually hang out with.

Be open to new things.

KH: Make sure you go to every class period of all your classes...a few people in some of my classes haven’t and they’ve already fallen behind in just the first two weeks.

‘Farm City’ author answers questions

by BLAKE LITAKER Intern A&E Reporter

Farm City author Novella Carpenter was a guest at three university events Thursday. Carpenter, who authored this year’s summer reading novel, spoke at convocation and a question and answer panel, and kicked off the Visiting Writers Series.

During the 2 p.m. panel questions came from four Appalachian professors and guest Russell Krumnow, coalition manager for the bipartisan organization Opportunity Nation.

Krumnow kicked off the panel, asking Carpenter what has happened since Farm City was released.

“I have my baby now and had some issues with the city of Oakland,” Carpenter said. “When my book first came out, vegans would read lines from my book over the complaint line, leading to the issue of overexposure. Also, I released my second book, The Essential Urban Farmer.”

History professor Michael Wade asked Carpenter how her childhood and education led up to her lifestyle choice -- in the book, Carpenter describes her experiences as an urban farmer growing produce and raising animals in Oakland, Calif.

“My parents were part of the back-to-the-land movement of

the late ‘60s, so I remember those memories and wanted to make my own life, while not doing the same thing as my parents,” Carpenter said. “I wanted to live in the city where I can still eat burritos while being surrounded by farm animals.”

Associate psychology professor Amy Galloway asked the next question.

“What are you planning to do with your own daughter, in terms of introducing her to slaughtering animals?” Galloway said.

Carpenter said that, if children are introduced to the concept at a younger age, it will seem “less weird.”

“Once my daughter is introduced to it, hopefully we’ll get to go through the whole anatomy by processing a small animal, like a chicken,” she said. “Or maybe she will be grossed out and we’ll find something else to bond over.”

Krumnow asked Carpenter how technology relates to the nature movement.

“We call ourselves robo-hippies sometimes, because we’ll be on the iPhone while weeding,” she said.

“Technology is great because our parents in the nature movement only had Mother Earth Magazine and now we have a wealth of resources. There is a real yearning to escape the life of too much staring at a screen. Farming is one of the ways you can sweat, get dirty and free yourself.”

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Novella Carpenter, author of book Farm City, speaks to students and faculty last Thursday for university convocation.

Carpenter's book was chosen as the 2012 summer reading book for incoming freshmen.

After working with Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon in the band DeYarmond Edison, Chris Porterfield started Field Report and created a surprisingly enjoyable self-titled debut album.

In “Field Report,” an anagram of the frontman’s last name, Porterfield taps into Vernon’s sound, which makes sense considering the past collaborations.

But his voice sounds like a finertuned Bob Dylan and the guitar strumming’s like old Iron & Wine.

Some songs encompass all three artists’ sounds, some a few.

Some have no musical resemblance at all.

In the opening track, “Fergus Falls,” there is the typical indie, hipster-sensitive-guy guitar picking. But it introduces Porterfield’s fine-tuned Bob Dylan voice right off the bat, not some airy, falsetto voice that would throw the band back into the stereotype just mentioned.

“Taking Alcatraz” sounds very close to Bon Iver’s “Holocene,” at least where Porterfield really drags out the notes. But it quickly falls into something different, still carrying that reliable guitar picking and piano chords and maintaining the song’s rhythmic flow.

Other songs display a little more of a Top 40 sound.

“The Year of the Get You Alone” plays like the cutaway for a sappy romantic comedy, right at the part when the guy and girl are separated or going through a rough patch and really need to think things out.

While it isn’t the most uplifting and cheerful album out there, the tone of “Field Report” is not depressing. There’s enough percussion to keep the listener interested while still letting them know it’s not the happiest song on earth.

One key thing Porterfield and Field Report need to work on: they don’t have a unique sound.

It isn’t like listening to a band that did covers its entire career before deciding, “What the hell, let’s do our own stuff.” But it doesn’t take rocket science to know that if someone likes Field Report, they’ll probably like Death Cab, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Iron and Wine and so forth.

Here, the Wisconsinites have shown they can make an impression. It’s worth sticking around for whatever follows.

“Field Report” is available Tuesday on iTunes, Amazon and in stores.

The personal favorite is “Incommunicado,” one of the folksier sounding tracks on the album. This song is gentle enough to sway back and forth to, but also perfect for a brisk drive through a natural setting with the windows rolled down letting the wind hit your fingertips as the guitar notes and vocal crescendos fill the car and spill out the window.

Although these tracks and the six others all sound slightly different in their own rights, the album as a whole has the same modern-day folk feel that seems to be catching on as a musical trend. Field Report’s ability to mesh with this crowd is good, but there’s something about the album, whether it’s the occasional horn instruments that enter the threshold or Porterfield’s voice, and the band that helps them stand out.

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One hundred percent of the first graduates from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from Appalachian State University passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).

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department, said the licensure exam pass rate is an important benchmark for any nursing program.

“All nursing programs look at the first-time pass rate as a standard of excellence for their program,” she said. “It means that the students who take and pass with a high pass rate are qualified as being competent regarding the content in nursing that is relevant into entry into the practice.

It’s an excellent statistic to have. We are delighted and proud of our students.”

“First cohort graduates in new nursing programs have a target on their back, and for our first to receive a 100 percent pass rate the first time they took the licensure exam is a testament to the academic training our students receive on campus from our nursing faculty, the invaluable on-site experience they gain from our clinical partners, and

Fall Visiting Writers Series set

The Fall 2012 Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series continues with novelist, poet, and biographer Robert Morgan 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. Mondays 1:30-3 p.m., Tuesdays 1:30-3 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. USOGet 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)

the hard work and dedication of our students,” said Dr. Fred K. Whitt, founding dean of the College of Health Sciences.

Since the on-campus BSN program was approved in 2010, it has grown to approximately 80 students in the junior and senior class. More than 150 students applied for admission in the spring of 2012 and that number is expected to increase each year. “We are excited about the caliber of students who apply to our program. The most recent cohort admitted in 2012 had an average GPA of 3.7,” Whitt said.

Students are admitted to the nursing program during the spring of their sophomore year after completing required coursework in general education, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, statistics and microbiology.

The 124-semester hour

prelicensure BSN program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and is fully approved by the N.C. Board of Nursing.

Appalachian’s College of Health Sciences also now offers the RN-to-BSN program fully on line, and this program currently enrolls about 70 students. Since beginning in 2006, this program has graduated more than 100 students and the majority of these graduates work in their home communities. “Nurses in our service region want to pursue an opportunity to further their education without having to leave their jobs. Our online program provides that opportunity with maximum flexibility,” Whitt said.

For more information about the BSN and RN-toBSN programs at Appalachian, visit http://nursing. 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”. To Be Determined.

An Introduction to Mindfulness Group—Mindfulness involves stepping out of “auto-pilot” reactions and learning to pay more attention to our present experiences. 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? 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.

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. There is a need for all talented students, faculty, staff and community members to entertain donors and volunteers through song, dance, music, balloon sculpture, whatever your talent may be. Longterm volunteers (5 hours or longer) are also being recruited.

If interested in being a long-term volunteer, please email blooddrive@appstate.edu for more information. To sign up, go to specialevents.appstate.edu/blooddrive.

ASU biology offers free classes

Free classes on the selection of shade and sun-loving perennial and evergreen groundcovers for the Boone landscape will be offered Sept. 22 by the Department of Biology. The class will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. and at 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the greenhouse located at 333 Dale St. off State Farm Road. Classes are free, although attendees may pay an optional registration fee to help support greenhouse operations and education efforts. To reserve a space, email meyerja@appstate.edu. Call 262-4025 for more information. Class discussion will include information on how to purchase online, plant, and care for these useful florae and greeneries, many of which offer multi-seasonal interest.

The class is taught as part of the “High Country Gardening” program led by Jerry Meyer, manager of the greenhouse and conservatory.

PADI scuba course at ASU

Appalachian State University Recreation is offering a PADI scuba certification course to the Boone community and ASU students/faculty/staff. Registration is required. The class will run from Sept. 16 through Oct. 7. Registration instructions, forms, and fee information is available 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 visit our website at www.aquatics.appstate.edu.

Research, travel grants available

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. Wednesdays 3-4:30 p.m.

The Office of Student Research (OSR) is accepting applications for both GSAS Research and GSAS Travel Grants. All currently enrolled Appalachian graduate students in good academic standing, whose program department has an active GSAS Senator, are eligible to apply for research and travel grants of up to $500. The fall deadlines for GSAS applications are Sept. 14, and Nov. 2. Please go to the GSAS home page regarding specifics relating to each deadline and grant at http://gsas.appstate.edu/grant-information. Any questions can be directed to the Office of Student Research at 262-7655.

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.

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

The Faculty/Staff Christian Fellowship group welcomes everyone back for the new academic year. Whatever our beliefs and backgrounds, we all face common challenges in the workplace. Anyone seeking Christian support and

Lesbian/Gay /Bisexual Therapy Group—This group will present an opportunity for lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals to explore life challenges. Fridays 1-2:30 p.m.

FSCF releases fall schedule

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. Dr. Omar H. Ali is an Associate Professor of African Diaspora History & Politics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science. He received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia 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.

Tuesday, Nov. 27, Legends Nightclub, 6 p.m., Kwanzaa Celebration. Kwanzaa is the first African American holiday established in the United States.

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.

Spring 2013 Programs Tuesday, January 22, 2013, Holmes Center, 7 p.m., The 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration: An Evening with Maya Angelou. 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. 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 of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina since 1981.

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.

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 firstever 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.

fellowship is invited to the FSCF’s lunchtime meetings.

This year’s programs include presentations, prayer, readings and much more. The FSCF is an all-denominational, campus based, Christian organization that meets twice a month. Gatherings are informal, refreshing, enlightening, and encouraging. Bring your lunch, invite a friend and take a break from your regular routine. More information can be found at www.fscf.appstate.edu.

Constitution Day program Sept. 17

Discussions focusing on “The U.S. Constitution and the Death Penalty” will be held Monday, Sept. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 114 Belk Library and Information Commons at Appalachian State University. Dr. Rhys Hester from the Department of Government and Justice Studies will present “Evolving Standards of Democracy: The Supreme Court’s Role in the Debate Over the Death Penalty.” Dr. Marian Williams, also from the Department of Government and Justice Studies will present “The Jury and the Death Penalty: Issues and Concerns.” Constitution Day recognizes adoption of the U.S. Constitution. The observance was created in 2004 with the passage of an amendment by the late Sen. Robert Byrd.

The amendment requires that all publicly funded educational institutions provide educational programming on the history of the American Constitution on that day.

Faculty recital set for Sept. 18

Clarinetist Douglas Miller will present a faculty recital on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Appalachian State University. The recital begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free and the public is invited.

Miller is a professor in the Hayes School of Music. He will be accompanied by pianist John Coffey. The program features Charles Stanford’s “Three Intermezzi, Op. 13,” Francois Devienne’s “Sonate No. 1 in D Minor,” Heinrich Joseph Barmann’s “Adagio from Concerto in E-Flat, Op. 23,” Henri Tomasi’s “Three Pieces” and Eugene Bozza’s “Suite No. 6.”

Recital rescheduled for Sept. 16

Karen Robertson’s faculty recital originally scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 9, has been postponed until Sunday, Sept.

16, at 6 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free.

Accompanying Robertson will be pianists Bair Shagdaron and Susan Slingland, and trumpeter James Stokes. The program features “Villanelle” by Paul Dukas, “Sonata for Horn and Piano, Op. 17” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Contrastes IV” by Eugene Bozza and “Fantasie for Horn” by Malcolm Arnold. Robertson is professor of horn in Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music.

OPINION

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Get informed, vote: your voice is louder than you think This editorial reflects the majority of the views of the editorial board.

It’s election season, and we’re wondering – will we see you at the polls?

Statistics suggest we probably won’t, since voter turnout for ages 18-24 has been under 50 percent for the past nine presidential elections.

But this Nov. 6, we at The Appalachian are calling on you to take advantage of your civic duty, of your voice.

We are asking you to vote.

Not for whichever candidate your parents endorse, not for whomever your friends are supporting, not for someone’s name on a button, no -- we’re asking you to get educated and make an

informed decision.

Voter apathy is rampant on college campuses. Only 40 percent of registered voters ages 18-24 cast their ballots in the 2008 election, according to the U.S. Census. Too often, students think their vote won’t make a difference.

But there’s strength in numbers. Watauga County defeated Amendment One by a narrow 1.6 percent – no doubt significantly aided by the enormous opposition movement led by students at the university.

That outcome might have been different if some of us hadn’t voted, or if the resistance hadn’t been so determined to shoot the amendment down.

Your voice matters. If you don’t

vote, other people will – and the results might not be in your favor.

One vote can cancel out another for the other side. One vote can pull your candidate ahead.

Why remain silent when you could be so loud?

The people elected to run our country directly affect every single student at Appalachian. Jobs, the economy, healthcare, education, the environment – they apply to all of us, whether you care for the government or not.

Greek politician Pericles once said, “just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.”

He’s right, even today.

And so now is the time to get the facts. Not only about the can-

didates for president, but about everyone on the ballot. The Appalachian can help -- we’ll be publishing a series of debates on issues in the upcoming election.

Now is the time to register to vote. You have until Oct. 12 in Watauga County. Appalachian’s College Democrats and College Republicans are registering more and more students every day -be one of them.

Now is the time to start caring.

Anyone can complain about the government, but you can change something.

In less than two months, you’ll have a say. You’ll have a voice.

You’ll have a vote.

Every presidential election makes history – be a part of it.

We’ll see you at the polls.

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Letters to the Editor The Appalachian welcomes Letters to the Editor. Letters should be 250 words or less and include the author’s name, ASU Box, phone number, classification and campus affiliation, if any. The Appalachian reserves the right to decline publication of any letter and to edit letters for the purpose of clarity and space. Although we are unable to acknowledge those letters we cannot publish, we appreciate the interest and value the views of those who take the time to send us their comments.

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STAFF OPINION

Dear Convocation, what was your purpose again?

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Teach for America benefits all Equal education for all can ensure solutions for societal issues.

Our society can work toward ending poverty, creating better sustainability models or lowering healthcare costs, but if the next generation of leaders isn’t educated to their fullest potential, what we have done serves no purpose.

We need to bring education reform to the forefront of our nation’s agenda.

The greatest injustice in American society is the unequal education that students in high poverty areas receive. Demographics are not destiny, but in America, they seem to be. It is our job to reform the nation’s education system.

The reform starts in the classroom. Bringing highly qualified teachers who have a passion for giving all students an equal education and the belief that all kids can achieve at the highest levels is what it’s going to take.

Teach For America is the national corps of college graduates who commit to teaching for two years to expand educational opportunities. Our vision is that one day, all students will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. To fulfill this vision, we need leaders -- leaders like students at Appalachian State.

It is our generation that is going fix the issue of educational inequality in this country. You can make a difference. Whether it’s in the field of education, or as a leader in the fields of law or medicine - you could be a leader for change.

Just eight percent of kids growing up in poverty will graduate from college by the time they are 24. Don’t let the five digits of a zip code determine a child’s educational success.

We need leaders, people like you, to join the movement of Teach For America and change the lives of future generations.

For more information, please visit www.teachforamerica.org Kyle Schermbeck Senior public relations major

CASEY SUGLIA

It is one of the most awaited events of the beginning of fall semester for upperclassmen and the most commonly dreaded one for freshmen: Convocation.

According to the university’s website, it is “an opportunity for those of

us in the academic community to celebrate Appalachian’s past, present, and future.”

But I think that message gets lost in the excitement – both negative and positive – that Convocation brings, rendering it almost pointless.

Convocation is an event that allows upperclassmen to stay up late and party on the “Wacky Wednesday” night before and sleep in the next day, since classes are cancelled.

For freshmen, it means being dragged to the Convocation Center by their

freshmen seminar or English teachers.

My freshman year, I was joined in the Convocation Center by irritated-looking professors and distracted students on their smartphones, talking and not paying attention to anything that was occurring during the actual ceremony.

It didn’t feel like a celebration of Appalachian’s “past, present and future” to me.

Now that I’m a sophomore and I’m not required to attend, I can appreciate the time off for me to relax and catch up on things

in the middle of the week.

But I still made an effort to see Novella Carpenter, the convocation speaker who wrote this summer’s required reading, “Farm City,” when she spoke at the Visiting Writer’s talk later that evening.

The talk, unlike Convocation, was in a smaller, more personal setting in Student Union, where Carpenter could connect better with her audience.

I felt like Carpenter’s smaller talk demonstrated how to actually celebrate Appalachian, and is a much better alternative for students who had read

the book but did not want to wake up for a morning of sitting in a huge formal assembly that they’d rather not be in.

It’s a shame that the real purpose of Convocation does not get across to students, but maybe that has to do with how it’s presented. A smallerscale, more personal approach to the event might better attract students.

For now, though, freshmen will continue to question its purpose.

Suglia, a sophomore journalism major from Pinehurst, is a blogger.

POINT / COUNTER-POINT

Students respond to recent study on effects of marijuana A recent study suggests that regular marijuana use in teenagers may result in lower IQ scores, according to The Associated Press. Duke University researchers tested the IQs of 1,000 Dunedin, New Zealand residents when they were all 13, and then again at 38. Those who admitted they had “become dependent on marijuana” before age 18 were the only participants whose IQ scores had dropped an average of 8 points between the ages of 13 and 38. Researchers ruled out the possiblity of hard drug addiction affecting the results.

Point: Pot study proves nothing conclusive

CHELSEA FISHER I have to admit, I’m surprised by all the attention this study is getting.

Why are people so surprised that drugs harm teenagers intellectually? Isn’t that kind of a given? Isn’t that why we tookclasses like D.A.R.E. in elementary school?

Medical News Today reports that the adolescent brain develops slowly through the teenage years and does not stop maturing until about age 25. Teenagers have a long time to do some crucial brain development.

This study shows that participants who used marijuana frequently before age 18 are the only ones who scored lower on their second IQ test.

Clearly something is going on in the brain when smoking – otherwise, why would anybody do it in the first place?

But what some might not realize is that whatever is happening in teenagers’ developing brains while smoking weed is costing them their intelligence.

Marijuana, or any drug for that matter, isn’t good for us.

We’ve been told this over and over again, and now there are studies to prove it. I guess D.A.R.E. was right after all.

Now, if you’re a mature, consenting adult, I personally see no harm in smoking pot. I’m not oblivious to the benefits of medical marijuana. I understand that of all the illegal drugs out there, weed is easily the safest choice.

Just not for teenagers.

The brain stops developing at 25. Until then, teens, save yourselves some IQ points.

Fisher, a junior journalism major from Fayetteville, is a senior news reporter.

Counter- point: Coorelation does not prove causation

LINDSAY BOOKOUT I find this study misleading for many reasons.

First of all, it’s hard to take this research seriously with a sample size of 1,000 people from the same town, born in the same year.

Second, the study does not investigate the strains of marijuana in the New Zealand area, how much THC was consumed or what the drug might have been laced with.

There are different marijuana strains in different parts of the world, and limiting the study to New Zealand yields results that just aren’t diverse enough to truly represent the general human population.

Third, the full study rules out persistent hard drug dependence in participants, but it fails to consider that occasional hard drug use could have affected

people’s IQs. A person could have been exposed to a variety of outside influences that caused his or her IQ to drop. Just because these people smoked weed and showed drops in their IQs over the course of 20 years does not mean that the two events are related.

If there’s one thing I learned from AP Statistics, it is that correlation does not prove causation.

Unlike other substances, pot has very few severe withdrawal symptoms and most people can quit rather easily, according to Psychology Today.

Only 10 percent of users will become psychologically (not physically) addicted and develop any noticeable problems as a result of frequent pot smoking.

Therefore, participants in the study who claimed to have “cannabis dependence” most likely have other issues that should have been better researched.

For this study to truly represent the population and make a definite conclusion about marijuana use, every variable needed to be examined.

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

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Cross-country runner has a drive extending beyond running path

by ETHAN JOYCE

Intern Sports Reporter

Amanda Hamilton, a senior Health Care Management major, who just earned Southern Conference Women’s Cross-Country Runner of the Week, has been on Dean’s and Chancellor’s list every semester.

“I usually run twice a day...we do meet a lot and it is very time demanding,” Hamilton said. “But, I like

having the structure. If you know you have to be somewhere at a certain time, then all the rest of the time is what you need to do homework.”

Hamilton’s schedule helps her avoid the biggest mistake in a college student’s career.

“I mean I would probably be procrastinating a lot more,” Hamilton said. “Because when there is so many hours in the day, I have all

BASKETBALL

this time, I can put it off.”

Head Coach Mike Curcio enjoys having Hamilton on the team and always make notice of her achievements.

“She has always been able to balance school, athletics and even work,” Mike Curio said, head coach of the cross-country team. “Her grades are fine, she is getting ready to graduate on time and she has improved to be one of the best in SoCon and ASU history.”

Coaches and players aren’t Curcio said that Hamilton’s stellar attitude is not the only ones who recognize Hamilton’s only enwork ethic. vied, but “She is can become “She has always been a student quite conable to balance school, who seems tagious. athletics and even to enjoy “She work.” whatever is a very assignpositive, motivated Mike Curio, cross-country head coach ment she gets,” Dr. young girl, T r e n t and that Hamilton’s can’t help but rub off on Spaulding, teacher for multiple HLES people,” Curcio said.

New club sport is hopeful for the year

by WILL ROONEY

Intern Sports Reporter

Three years after its founding, the women’s basketball club team has the potential to be recognized by the university.

Club Sports Council will take a vote in October to decide if the club can become official. If approved, the team would be eligible to receive funding by the school.

“Unfortunately for us, at this point in the year the club sports money is already allocated out meaning our team must wait yet another school year to receive any funding,” club president Morgan Page said.

Page founded the team in 2009, and said she has put a lot of effort into changing the team into a club sport.

Once the team starts receiving funding, it will have to earn “budget points” in a tier system.

Budget points equate to the amount of money the team will be funded.

“The funding will go towards team equipment, hotel fees, tournament fees and league fees,” Page said.

The team has to develop other ways of receiving money to offset fees.

“Without school funding it’s all on us,” team Vice President Lauren McKellop said. “We do

FIELD HOCKEY

Senior field hockey player develops into a leader

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Freshman post Carmen Lowe and freshman post Carly Hall fight for the ball during a women's club basketball scrimmage on Sept. 6

some fundraising to get money but mostly it’s all out of pocket.”

McKellop believes being a club sport may increase membership because being on the team will not cost as much as it did in the past as well as other benefits.

“We can book a practice on campus and host tournaments,” club Treasurer Murphy Doyen said.

If the team can book a facility, they will be able to host a tournament this year for the East Coast Women’s Club Basketball

League Conference.

Former Vice President Melinda Scott said becoming a club sport has attracted more members to the team then did in the past.

“More girls have been asking for information about our team and coming to practices,” Scott said.

The team’s first conference play will be at Wake Forest University to compete against the Deacons, Old Dominion, UNCChapel Hill and Duke on Sept.

15 and 16.

classes, said. “She sees it for what it is, it’s not busy work.

She seems to enjoy talking to everyone and learning how the world works in health care.”

After graduation, Hamilton wants to enter a new challenge.

“I maybe want to tone down the structure,” Hamilton said, “but I want to keep running, move up in distance and start training for marathons.”

Guiding her young teammates is the key this season for the university’s sole field hockey senior, Megan High.

“People look up to the older players,” High said. “I know when I was younger, I would look to the seniors and see how they were reacting to things. I just need to remember to give it my best so I can pick up people on my team.”

But High isn’t sure how she plans to exhibit her leadership.

“I don’t feel like I am a leader,” High said. “Instead, I feel like we have a really good combination of people on the team this year and everyone kind of fits into their place.”

High’s honesty lets her teammates know that they can trust her and communicate with her.

High’s ability to converse well on the field has been crucial for her team’s success.

“She does a great job communicating on the field and asking questions when she needs to,” Head Coach Brandi AlexanderKist said. “She has done a lot of extra things to improve her game.”

Over the past three seasons the

team has struggled, and has responded poorly toward adversity.

The Mountaineers even suffered an embarrassing double-digit loss to North Carolina last year.

But through all of the hardships, High, who scored two goals in 2011, said she has learned a lot about herself.

“I’ve just learned to continue to look at the positive side of things while we have been going through these struggles,” High said. “I think it not only makes you a leader, but a better person overall when you can stick through something.”

Through the positive example High has set for her teammates, this year’s team has made significant strides. The team earned its first win of the 2012 season on Sept. 3 with a 3-2 defeat of Saint Louis, and suffered close losses to Georgetown and Robert Morris.

“This year has been going really well so far and I can really see the results of what can happen if you stick through it and work really hard,” High said. “There hasn’t been one practice this season where we haven’t tried our hardest.

We come out to the field everyday and give it 110 percent. There is definitely not a lack of effort.”

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Volleyball sisters compete for setter position

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After two years of not competing on the same team, two sisters reunited as teammates on the ASU volleyball team.

Junior Lauren Brown and freshman Paige Brown both chose to play at ASU as setters.

“In high school, we knew we wanted to at least try to play together in college because we loved playing together in high school,” Lauren Brown said.

There was no plan put in place by the coaching staff to sign both players.

“We had recruited Lauren and as we were watching Lauren play, you find out that she has a younger sister so you just happen to step down on her court because she played for the same club,” Head Coach Matt Ginipro said. “And you see that Paige is a really good setter as well. So no, no planning ahead of time it just worked out that way.”

Ginipro said the two sisters have two very different

Five field hockey athletes made decision to drop a sport for field hockey

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Sisters junior broadcast journalism major Lauren Brown (right) and freshman premed major Paige Brown (left) play for Appalachian's women's volleyball team.

personalities.

“Lauren is very emotional, very energetic, where Paige is more of a stable setter... Lauren rides emotional, she is the yeller, the screamer on the court,” Ginipro said. “She’s gonna celebrate points where Paige is just gonna move on to the next play and get ready to go.”

Paige Brown said it was

easier to compete with her sister than other older athletes.

“It makes you respect them more and listen to them more and kind of helps with that awkward barrier of like, I want to compete with you but you’re older than me and I don’t really know you,” Paige Brown said. “It’s awkward, but now I’m like

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‘it’s my sister you’re going down.’”

Lauren Brown said sheloves the idea of having her sister at ASU. “I really enjoy spending a lot of my free time with her like outside of volleyball and stuff,” Lauren said.

“And having a sister up here she really is like my best friend. It was nice having her come here too.”

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Out of the 19 women on ASU’s field hockey team, five of them had to choose between field hockey and another sport they played in high school.

Freshman Charlotte Kirwan played lacrosse and field hockey in high school, but she said when she came to ASU the decision to switch to one sport was an easy one. said the decision for her was an easy one.

Kirwan said she loved the speed of field hockey because of its “skill and intensity.”

“I couldn’t imagine my life without field hockey,” Kirwan said. “I love just being out on the field hitting around and playing.”

Freshman Hanna French participated in track and field in high school, but she ran track to stay in shape for field hockey.

“When I ran track, I mostly ran the 800 meter run,” French said. “So it was

basically a two lap sprint and that definitely made me faster and have more endurance for field hockey.”

Others, like freshman Caroline Phillips, had a tougher time choosing between softball and field hockey.

“There are not many comparisons that can be made to softball and field hockey, but swinging a softball bat and the power behind that is the same when I drive in field hockey,” Phillips said.

It took Phillips till her junior year of high school to make her decision.

“The underlying factor that really made me choose field hockey is the intense attitude that is always present on the field,” Phillips said.

For Caroline Phillips the best part about field hockey is being part of a team.

“My favorite thing about field hockey is the closeness that comes with playing 19 other girls who love field hockey just as much as I do,” Phillips said.

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