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10.28.14 Partnership formed to diversify Appalachian

by Nicole Caporaso

Senior News Reporter

student advisory committee for diversity recruitment is being formed by Chancellor Sheri N. Everts in hopes to increase the diversity rates at Appalachian State University. Everts said the committee, made up of 12 to 15 student leaders, will work with her to help recruit more diverse students to the university. The expectation is for the committee to be formed by the end of October. “The student leaders will represent the various multicultural student organizations, as well as several members at large,” Everts said. “Members will be chosen based upon their leadership in the multicultural student organizations, as well as their previously expressed interest in serving the university in this capacity.” According to www.forbes. com, 87 percent of Appalachian’s students are white. Additionally, 4 percent of students are of Hispanic descent, 3 percent are African American, 2 percent are ethnically unknown, another 2 percent are two or more races, 1 percent is nonresident aliens and the remaining 1 percent is Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. Everts said to accomplish the goal of a more diverse enrollment, a welcoming environment that values acceptance and understanding must be created for all students. “The purpose of creating the Chancellor’s Student Advisory Committee for Diversity Recruitment is to create an opportunity for students to share their experiences, create suggestions for recruitment and retention activities and actively recruit diverse students to Appalachian,” Everts said. “Appalachian’s vision states that we will shape students into ‘engaged, responsible global citizens’ and our mission states that we will ‘develop individuals who are eager to embrace diversity and difference, and to become contributing members of society.’” While Everts said she believes the university’s environment is inclusive to all, she also believes that improvements can be made. “I believe that we have a welcoming environment at Appalachian, but I have listened to our students and have learned that we can do better,” Everts said. “As our racially diverse student enrollment is only 12.6 percent of our total student body, I know that we can do better in enrolling more diverse students at Appalachian.” Everts said the recruitment of a more diverse student body would not affect the admissions process.

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Zombie apocalypse hits Belk Library by Thomas Culkin News Reporter

Stemming from an idea by three university librarians, a humans vs. zombies NERF gun war took place Friday at Belk Library and Information Commons. The Belk Library, in partnership with the Nerd Network, hosted the event after Jewel Davis, Beth Cramer and Scott Rice came up with the idea. Davis said they got the idea at the start of the semester when they heard of other universities putting on similar events. The participants were split into two factions – zombies and humans. The humans were armed with NERF guns and had to shoot zombies to send them to “respawn zones” to wait for five minutes before returning to the game. The zombies had to tag humans with two hands to also send them to a respawn zone, after which they would subsequently play as a zombie. “I was just here to have fun,” said Alexandra Higgins, a junior English major and member of Nerd Network. “A bunch of people took it pretty seriously, but it was still fun.” Although a large number of people played the game very

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Cara Croom Appalachian State University students face off in Belk Library on Friday night during the humans vs. zombies event sponsored by the Nerd Network. Students were given NERF guns and were able to play in the event on each floor of the library.

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Appalachian State University’s AHO women’s rugby team takes on the University of South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday at State Farm Field during the Rucktoberfest rugby tournament. The Mountaineers prevailed over the Gamecocks 28-0.

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The AHO women’s rugby team captured its third consecutive Rucktoberfest tournament this past weekend at State Farm Field in Boone. AHO was one of 12 teams from universities across the southeast to participate in the 15th annual tournament. AHO opened Saturday against NC State, falling behind by 12 points early after two successful NC State tries and one successful conversion by halftime. This was the last time AHO trailed for the rest of the day, however. The team rebounded, scoring 21 unanswered points to win the match 21-12. The team carried the momentum into the next two Saturday games, winning

28-0 against South Carolina and 47-0 against UNC Greensboro. Sunday, AHO started slow again, falling behind to UNC Charlotte early. Unable to recover in time, the team lost 25-10. Despite the loss, the team’s accumulation of seven points – two per win, one per loss – was enough to qualify to compete in a rematch against NC State for the first overall spot in the tournament and won 22-17. Junior captain Rachel Baker was the difference maker on the weekend, notching nine successful tries in five games. Baker said she believes the team’s chemistry played a key role in their success. “I think it was just our motivation and our team,” Baker said. “We’re like a family so we just work well together – it’s awesome.”

While AHO is satisfied with its performance at Rucktoberfest, the team is focused on preparing for its regular season, which begins in the spring. Baker said the tournament showed the team what they need to work on going forward. “I think we could improve our tackling,” Baker said. “I think we need safer tackles and to definitely work on wrapping around [opponents] to tackle them properly.” Last season, the AHO women’s team qualified to compete at USA Rugby’s Division II Semi-finals in California in hopes of winning a national championship, but was unable to attend due to numerous injuries. To make matters worse, the team AHO beat to qualify, Mary Washington Univer-

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More than 1,000 votes cast in student union by Nicole Caporaso Senior News Reporter

Morgan Cook ASU students participating in early voting in Price Lake Ballroom Friday afternoon. Early voting began Oct. 23 and will continue until Nov. 1.

Over the first two days of early voting in Watauga County, there were 2,645 votes accounted for on Thursday and Friday, according to the Watauga County Board of Elections. The location with the highest voter turnout was Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union. Exactly 1,124 votes were placed in the Price Lake Room.

Additionally, 1,062 votes were counted from the Watauga County Administration Building, 155 from Blowing Rock Town Hall, 85 from the Deep Gap Fire Department, 89 from the Meat Camp Fire Department and 130 from the Western Watauga Community Center. Anne-Marie Yates, Chairwoman of the Watauga County Republican Party, said as an alumna of Appalachian, she is proud of the civic-mindedness of the community.

“All members of our community, including those at Appalachian, deserve convenient access to the polls,” she said. “While there are concerns about voters being harassed by those electioneering for their candidates and access to curbside voting for the handicapped and elderly, the student union serves as one of the six early voting sites available to registered voters to cast their ballots.”

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Boone business spotlight: Come Back Shack by Naula Ndugga Intern News Reporter

In October 2011, Mississippi-born brothers Scott and Steven Prewitt opened up Come Back Shack, a popular Boone business known for its unique take on fast food. Formerly, the brothers worked with a franchise establishment known as Backyard Burger, which was located on the grounds that currently house Come Back Shack. The Prewitts transformed the establishment and officially reopened its doors on Oct. 31, thus beginning Come Back Shack’s ascension toward becoming a staple of Boone restaurants. “Over time, we realized there were things we wanted to do differently [and] things we wanted to do better. There came a time that we could execute ideas we had, whilst transitioning out of our [former] situation,” Scott Prewitt said. The sentiment of change and growth motivated both Scott and Steven Prewitt to make the drastic transformation from an industry-based restaurant to a locally owned business. The change of their business model allotted more creativity and freedom, allowing them to develop their ideas and passions and see them manifest into a successful establishment, Scott said. “We had been a part of the franchise industry for a long time, Scott Prewitt said. “Creating Come Back Shack allowed us to have something of our own. Whilst the transition was challenging and the thought of leaving a business that had been good to us proved hard, we were finally able to create something that was completely ours.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 purposefully by strategizing and planning formations for attacks, it was not requisite to take it that seriously. “If that’s how they wanted to play, that’s fine,” added Taylor Neese, a junior theatre arts major. “Everyone was just having fun.” Neese said the best part was the camaraderie created by forming packs. “I liked teaming up with people,” Neese said. “I came here without knowing anyone, so the instant I got here I met two girls – one of whom was a zombie – so I tagged up with her most of the time and then joined a big swarm, which

The restaurant also hosts fundraisers for clubs and organizations at Appalachian, sources local produce and allow customers to give feedback to Scott and Steven Prewitt, who can usually be found in the establishment. Steven Prewitt was unavailable for comment. “We are able to better cater to our customers,” Scott Prewitt said in reference to the feedback the brothers have received. “We did a lot of tweaking within the first nine months of opening. It is those changes that have gotten us to where we are today.” Students such as sophomore global studies major Talley Breedlove agree that Come Back Shack caters to the whole community. “Whenever I’m there, I see people from all walks of life,” Breedlove said. “Long-time locals to new ASU students.” In spite of having surpassed their initial goals, the Prewitt brothers said they are constantly reaching for new heights. “Once we put a check mark by one element of our business, we move on to the next item on the list. There is always room for improvement,” Scott Prewitt said. Currently, the item that has been on the agenda for the owners is the expansion of Come Back Shack to locations outside of Boone due to the demand for the restaurant’s style and interpretation of an otherwise common meal. The restaurant serves as a burger joint whose menu offers a wide-variety of foods that can be tweaked to include vegetarians and gluten-free customers. Its take on the traditional American burger, “Come Back sauce” and several

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A common meal choice at Come Back Shack, consisting of a single burger, fries and a chocolate shake.

other menu items have a steady following of return customers who frequent the joint two or three times a week. The business receives an astounding amount of support from the local community and strives to make its product worthy of the money that Boone residents are willing to put in. “Come Back Shack was founded and started here, I think that it also has a lot of characteristics of Boone,” Breedlove said. “It supports a lot of organizations within Boone through their fundraising, and pretty much every student at [Appalachian] knows and loves Come Back Shack. It is very much a part of Boone.” Both Scott and Steven Prewitt said they hope the current relationship with the community continues to grow, and

that they are able to foster similar relations in their new locations. They plan on remaining in Boone while leaving the organization and maintenance of their upcoming new establishments to families that are local to the respective communities and can uphold the high standards that the brothers have set in Boone. “We are currently looking at taking Come Back Shack on the road; however, we are looking to stay true to who we are,” Scott Prewitt said. As the Prewitt brothers look to the future of Come Back Shack, they are adamant on steering away from reverting back to the franchise industry and maintaining the local flavors that make the establishment unique.

was super fun.” The turnout was roughly 300 people, which greatly exceeded Nerd Network’s forecast. “We definitely weren’t expecting this much,” Rice said. “This is like, twice as much as I personally expected.” Rice said the positive turnout means the humans vs. zombies war could become a recurring event. “I’d definitely [go again],” Neese said. “And I heard a lot of people say they would too. Students search for zombies Friday night in Belk Library as they participate in humans vs. zombies.

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Lumbee Native Americans fight for their future at Appalachian by Chamian Cruz Intern News Reporter

The Lumbee Native Americans, mostly residing in North Carolina’s poorest county, Robeson County, have begun to work towards a brighter future by getting an education in places such as Appalachian State University. Lumbees are the largest Native American nation in North Carolina. After numerous name changes, the tribe finally settled on their name, which comes from Lumbee River that winds through Robeson County. They are unique in particular because they are free to reside wherever they want; whereas other Native American nations live on reservations, often times leading them to alcoholism and unemployment due to government dependence, said Katie Sampson, a freshman chemistry major and Lumbee Native American. Both Sampson and Savannah Bowen, a junior exercise science major are firstyear Appalachian students and of the few in their families to attend college. Bowen is a junior in standing due to attending early college. Bowen said she hopes to go off to medical school after graduating from Appalachian and potentially open her own pediatrics clinic to reach out to her Native American culture and community. Sampson said she hopes to one day work as a pharmacist by graduating from Appalachian with a degree in chemistry and then attending pharmacy school. On Sept. 27, the second part of a twoday meeting, the Broadcast Education Association Media Conference assembled at Appalachian’s Walker Hall and

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Campaign Manager for the Watauga County Democratic Party, said he is glad students are contributing to the election. “I think it’s huge that early voting in the student union has been the most popular place in the county and it shows just how important this election is to community members and students,” O’Keefe said. “We are seeing pretty good turnout for students. It’s constantly having a line of, I’d say, 90 percent students, and it’s really exciting to see that many students care about voting.” Yates said she feels it is important for students to be fully informed before casting their ballot. “I would encourage the students at [Appalachian] to look at both sides of each issue before voting instead of listening to the laughable propaganda being put out by the Democratic party,” she said. “The students at [Appalachian] are smart enough to make their own decisions and I am confident they

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Rachel Baker runs the ball Saturday in AHO’s match agains South Carolina.

featured the first place winning documentary film titled, “The Voices of the Lumbee.” The film tells of the ongoing struggles the Lumbees have faced throughout history beginning with economic downturn in the coastal plains region to modernday socioeconomic challenges faced in Robeson County, according to www. voicesofthelumbee.com. The documentary includes direct statements and opinions from the Lumbee elders, allowing their voices to be heard. Modern day Lumbees have fought against government dependence by working hard to build a better community, such as having their own doctors’ offices and banks, including the Lumbee Guaranty Bank, which currently has 12 branches. “We also have a lot of facilities like Lumbee Housing that helps our people build houses when they get run down and culture centers for the young kids in the community,” Bowen said. In addition, the percentage of Lumbee students attending colleges and universities has increased. Most attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke or Robeson Community College, which have high enough acceptance rates to encourage Native Americans to further their education, Sampson said. It is estimated that the amount of Native Americans attending Appalachian has increased from 51 students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native as of fall 2013 to 62 Native American students as of fall 2014, said Everette Nichols, Interim Assistant Director for Multicultural Student Engagement. Nichols also said Appalachian does not keep records of how many of these students are specifically Lumbee Native can sort through the misinformation the Democratic operatives are spreading and choose the most qualified candidate for each race.” O’Keefe agreed with Yates, in that he too, feels it is vital for the community to be informed before voting, but he would like to remind voters what political party stood up for voting access for Appalachian students – something he feels is as big an issue as any in this election. “The Watauga County Republican Party was responsible for taking away our student union polling place, which I consider unconstitutional voter suppression,” he said. “I think informed voting would be students knowing who is fighting for them and who is fighting against them.” O’Keefe said no matter the turnout of the elections, it is a good thing that students were able to contribute to the results. “I think that it is increasing student voter turnout, which is great, not necessarily for partisan reasons, but for allowing students to have their voices heard at the ballot box,” O’Keefe said.

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Kelly Walker Freshman chemistry major Katie Sampson and junior exercise science major Savannah Bowen discuss the improvements in the Lumbee Native American community last Thursday in Trivette Dining Hall.

American. Even Native American adults are now seeking something more than a minimum wage job by attending college. “My great uncle graduated from [UNC] Pembroke, but then there were so many years that generations under him didn’t go and he was the only one of the three of his siblings that went to college, so it does show how it’s changed over time and how we are trying to better ourselves,” Bowen said. Sampson also said her mom is now a pre-kindergarten teacher after going back to school in her upper 30s to receive her bachelor’s degree, and is now

considering going back to get her master’s degree as well. The Lumbees have been recognized by the state of North Carolina since 1885, but are currently working to be federally recognized as an Indian tribe, according to www.lumbeetribe.com. According to the website, the Lumbee Native Americans are proud of their culture and their ancestors extending from the 1700s with the Cheraw and related Siouan-speaking Indians living in what is now known as Robeson County. “We’re kind of modernizing,” Sampson said. “But we’re also trying to keep our culture up.”

Judicial candidates tour Boone

Eric Levinson Judicial supreme court candidates Judge John Tyson (left) and Judge Eric Levinson (right) at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

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sity, went in their place and won the title. Senior player Chloe Ramjohn said this year the team’s goal is to win a Women’s Division II title. “We got kind of robbed last year,” Ramjohn said. “We just want to make it back there and prove that we are a top team, and that we can do this on our own without all the help that other teams get.” Senior captain Miranda Miller said she is confident in the team’s ability to do just that. “We will go to California this year and we’re going to win,” Miller said. AHO has two more matches before the regular season begins in the spring. The club plays a Round Robin tournament at Georgia University on Nov. 8 before a Nov. 15 home matchup against Georgia Southern University.

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Judge John Tyson, running for the North Carolina Court of Appeals, and Judge Eric Levinson, running for Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of North Carolina, visited and toured Boone on Friday in hopes of creating awareness and encouraging registered voters to vote in the current election. Boone was only one of 19 cities and towns the candidates visited, ranging from Wilmington to Waynesville in a matter of only five days. The tour began on Oct. 20 and wrapped up Oct. 24. Students and staff of Appalachian State University have joined the effort this year to try to get more people to register and vote after the university’s on-campus polling site was returned to Plemmons Student Union after being removed by the State Board of Elections in the past. Tyson said it was estimated that a little more than 3 million of North Carolina’s 6 million citizens registered to vote would actually proceed to do so. North Carolina has a total population of more than 9.5 million people according to the 2013 United States Census Bureau. Levison said being good citizens means being informed about what is happening in the community and he believes college students should be engaged and involved with organizations, participating in leadership, public policy and political efforts. “Public leaders listen to college students,” Levinson said. “What’s happening on the campus of [Appalachian] matters.” Tyson said it is vital that people vote and there is absolutely no reason or excuse that students shouldn’t be voting because the information is available free and instantly. Levinson added that as candidates, they do their best to meet voters halfway. All political candidates have their own websites explaining their credentials and promises, as well as 4.5 million voter guides sent to every registered voter’s household with information on each of the candidates.

“People are interested this year and people are following the campaigns more than we’ve seen in years past,” Levinson said. “North Carolina is not unique. It’s a nationwide phenomenon.” The Court of Appeals and Associate Justice both serve eight year terms and may be re-elected by a nonpartisan election. Tyson said the main duty of an appellate judge is to review the record for errors brought to them from the losing party or the administrative agency – not to retry the case. “Our two most senior judges are retiring, so there’s a lot of experience leaving the court and some of the folks that are running have no appellate judicial experience at all,” Tyson said. After hearing the news of the current judges’ retirements, Tyson immediately got calls from supporters and friends telling him he needed to run for the seat. He resigned from the Ethics Commission shortly after and filed as a candidate for the Court of Appeals. As an Associate Justice, Levinson said a fair judge must be open-minded, not bringing in any particular policy agendas, not prejudging the case or issue, and that the court should remain above the public or political divide. “I’m running because I care about getting it right,” Levinson said. “Frankly, my career has been about trying to create better court systems that are transparent and I care about this court system as much as I did back in 1996 when I first became a judge.” Levinson said all types of issues the Supreme Court touches on, big or small, have an effect on the daily lives of citizens. “Social media has changed politics [and] it’s changed campaigns in North Carolina, but there is no substitute for reaching out and shaking someone’s hand,” Levinson said. “There’s no substitute for looking someone square in the face and saying, ‘I hope you will have faith in me as a candidate,’ and so that’s what we’re doing and we’re having fun.”

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App Submit announcements App News is a service of the Division of Student Development. Email dycheab@ appstate.edu at least two weeks in advance. Submissions should not exceed 100 words and must include the event title, date/ time, location and cost, other pertinent information and a contact(s) (email, phone and/or URL). Announcements will be edited as needed and will run as space allows. Preference will be given for events that are free or have a nominal cost. Who’s Who nominations Nominations for the 20142015 Who’s Who are open through Nov. 17. Each year, Appalachian State participates in the Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges Program. The program recognizes students for academic and leadership excellence. Students are selected based on the following criteria: scholarship abilities, participation and leadership in academic and extracurricular activities, citizenship and service to the community and App State, and potential for future achievement. Currently enrolled undergraduate students who have earned at least 75 semester hours prior to fall semester, 2014; have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50; and have not been previously elected to Who’s Who are eligible for nomination. Students may nominate themselves. The nomination packet may be downloaded from www. studentdev.appstate.edu by choosing Leadership and Service Awards, and then selecting Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges. All nominations must be submitted electronically. Leigh Lane Edwards Scholarship Applications are now available for the Leigh Lane Edwards Scholarship for International Service-Learning. These scholarships can be used for ACT sponsored International Alternative Service Experience programs occurring over Spring Break and can also be used for ICDI internship experiences. Applications can be

picked up in the ACT Outreach Center, 134 Plemmons Student Union. Deadline for submission of applications is noon Oct. 31. For information, go to www.act. appstate.edu/scholarships. Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Open to all faculty, staff and students. Extra credit slips will be made available. Learn suicide statistics, myths and facts about suicide, what to look for, how to talk to someone in distress, and where and how to refer for more help. • 12:30-2:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Three Top Mountain, PSU • 7-9 p.m. Oct. 29, Beacon Heights, PSU • 7-9 p.m. Nov. 4, room 421, Belk Library • 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, Three Top Mountain, PSU • 4-6 p.m. Dec. 4, Three Top Mountain, PSU Go to preventsuicide.appstate.edu or email cavallaroe@ appstate.edu. Fall Leadership Fair Sponsored by the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership (CSIL), the fair features leadership opportunities students can get involved with across the university. The fair will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 29, International Hallway, PSU. Free and open to students. For more information, call 828-2626252. Trick-or-Treat for Tots Presented by Appalachian State University Housing, the annual event will be held 5-7 p.m. Oct. 30. This event is open to ASU Faculty and Staff as well as community families. Children of all age groups are encouraged to dress in their Halloween costumes to go trick-or-treating through Hoey, Cannon, Lovill, East, Doughton, White, Summit, and Cone residence halls. ASU students will be handing out candy and the hall lobbies will have activities. Parents and children will need to check-in at the traffic circle at the end of Locust Street to receive a map and instructions for the evening festivities. Parking is available in any campus faculty/staff parking lot. Flu vaccine clinic Health Promotion will conduct a flu vaccine clinic 8:30

News a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 31, Calloway Peak/Macrae Peak, PSU. Open for ASU employees and their covered dependents over age 16. Vaccines will be filed with the State Health Plan for 100% coverage. Appointments required. For appointments from 8:3011:45 a.m., call 828-262-2934. For appointments from noon to 3 p.m., call 828-265-8672. Oudoor Education Certifications The certifications begin in September. • Nov. 1-2, Leave No Trace Trainer • Dec. 5-7, American Mountain Guide Association, Climbing Wall Instructor • Dec. 14-22 and March 7-15, Wilderness First Responder • Feb. 5, Epinephrine Administration • Feb. 21-22, Wilderness First Aid • April 10-12, Wilderness First Responder Re-Certification • Leave No Trace Master Educator, Aug. 10-14, 2015 Documentary screening Award-winning filmmaker Randy Benson presents his documentary “The Searchers,” 7 p.m. Nov. 4, room 114, Belk Library. Free and open to the public. “The Searchers” is a 90-minute documentary portrait of researchers of the assassination of JFK. Sponsored by University Documentary Film Services. The Wellness Workshops Presented by the Counseling Center presents the series of workshops with the theme “Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood.” • 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Being Real: The Value of Vulnerability, Three Top Mountain Room, PSU Hmong Harvest Festival The festival will be held 7-9 p.m. Nov. 6, Parkway Ballroom, PSU. The festival, in its third year, is free and open to all students, faculty, and staff. There will be free authentic food, entertainment, and prizes. There will also be a silent auction to auction off homemade and traditional Hmong merchandise. Learn about a different and unique culture. For more

information, email vuea@appstate.edu or go to https://www. facebook.com/hscapp. L.A. Theatre Works production “In the Heat of the Night” will be performed at 8 p.m. Nov. 11, Schaefer Center. The production demonstrates the country’s struggle with integration and an evolving acceptance of the Civil Rights Movement. Tickets: $10 students $20 adults. For more information, visit: pas.appstate.edu AppHack3 Begins at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and runs through 7 a.m. Nov. 15, room 112, CAP building. AppHack is a hackathon, where 70-100 students from multiple disciplines get together to build software that is then put to use for the good of the community. AppHack3 is officially sponsored by ECR Software Company in Boone and the Transportation Insight Center For Entrepreneurship. Students are provided with free food and coffee to help keep them productive. The entire process is collaborative. There are two cash prizes given to the best developer or team For more information and to RSVP, go to http://cs.appstate. edu/apphack/. Run the Gobbler, Eat the Cobbler! The Gobbler 5k will begin at 8 a.m. Nov. 15 at Duck Pond Field, and winds through campus ending with a sweet cobbler treat. Over 300 runners turned out last year and raised $6,300 for the Leigh Lane Edwards scholarship fund. Registration coming soon. For more information: http://act.appstate.edu/ gobbler-5k. Global Perspectives Panel Featuring a panel of international students discussing topics concerning current political issues, cultural stereotypes, their thoughts on American culture, and more. The panel is scheduled for 6-7 p.m. Nov. 18, Price Lake, PSU. Culture Crawl 7-9 p.m. Nov. 21, Grandfather Ballroom, PSU. Visit tables hosted by international students from all over the world.

Featuring free food and performances. Master of Public Administration Program Appalachian State offers the Master of Public Administration Degree Program (MPA), for students looking to become leaders in public and nonprofit organizations. Three distinct concentrations allow students to craft their own programs of study: • Town, City, and County Management • Administration of Justice / Criminal Justice • Not-For-Profit Management For information, email bradburymd@appstate.edu or visit http://mpa.appstate.edu. Educational Media Master’s Degree or Certificate Appalachian State offers an Educational Media Master’s Degree and Certificate programs. The program is entirely online and includes a range of courses involving media and technology. Students develop the technical, aesthetic, and intellectual expertise and perspectives needed to analyze and develop online environments using new media and online networks. Go to http://edtech.appstate. edu/. Broadstone facility info The Broadstone facility is now run through University Recreation. Broadstone can be reserved at a nominal fee for all types of groups on campus. It’s available for retreats, meetings, workshops, trainings, cookouts/ picnic, celebrations and kickoff/ end of the year events. For information, go to http:// broadstone.appstate.edu/. Suicide prevention training In this game-based simulation, learn how to determine when someone needs help, how to talk to them, and where to turn to for help. To access the course, visit kognitocampus. com/login and create a new account. Students should enter the enrollment key: appstate828 and employees should enter the enrollment key: appstate592. Free for App State students and employees.

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Collegium Musicum, 8 p.m, Rosen Concert Hall, free “The Muslims Are Coming!,” 7 p.m., Price Lake/Blue Ridge Ballroom, PSU

29 “The Shining” (1980) screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

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thursday 30 “Guardians of the Galaxy” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $2

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“The Shining” (1980) screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

1 “Guardians of the Galaxy” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $2

Collegium Musicum, Flute Ensemble, 8 “Guardians of the 8 p.m., Rosen Con- p.m., Rosen Concert Galaxy” screening, 7 cert Hall, free Hall, free p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $2 Fall Leadership Fair, Jazz Ensemble II, 8 10 a.m.-2 p.m., InYo Mama’s Big Fat p.m., Rosen Concert ternational Hallway, Booty Band with Hall, free PSU, free Empire Strikes Brass, 9 p.m., Legends, $8 advance/$12 door Halloween Monster Concert, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free

2 Dylan Jones Student Saxophone Recital, 2 p.m., Recital Hall, free Blazing Bassoons, 4 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free Quintessential! Student Vocal Concert, 6 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free Allison Deters Student Voice Recital, 8 p.m., Recital Hall, free

3 Brass Studio Ensembles, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free

“The Searchers” screening, 7 p.m., room 114, Belk Library, free

Visiting artist talk by Janet Echelman, 6:30 p.m., Parkway Ballroom, PSU, free

Hmong Harvest Festival, 7-9 p.m., Parkway Ballroom, PSU, free

Student Composers Recital, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free

“Private Violence: Air Force Brass A Documentary” Quintet, 6 p.m., Rescreening, 7:30 cital Hall, free p.m., Holmes Convocation Center, free Percussion Ensemble, 8 p.m., Rosen “Good Morning Concert Hall, free Vietnam” (1987) screening, 7 p.m., “The Giver” screenGreenbriar, PSU, $1 ing, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $2

Movies by Movers Movies by MovFilm Festival, 6 p.m., ers Film Festival, Turchin Center, free 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Turchin Center, University & Cham- free ber Singers, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, “The Giver” free screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. “The Giver” screen- Greer, $2 ing, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $2 “Good Morning Vietnam” (1987) screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

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6 ways to get the most out of campus sidewalks Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer

I have learned a great deal during my years at Appalachian State University, but there is one concept that I have yet to master: sidewalks. I find myself darting around unexpected life events and phenomena that occur on the sidewalks, and I have come to the conclusion that I am simply using them improperly. Here is my interpretation of the six best uses of a sidewalk:

Instagram and last-minute emails from professors. One cannot help but allow their head to fall victim to the gravitational pull of a cellphone. 2. Bikes and skateboards are the safest and most efficient mode of transportation. Evolutionarily disadvantaged, bipedal strollers always seem to be in the paths of superior transport vessels. Amid hundreds of casual walkers, cyclists trudge wholeheartedly toward their far-away destinations. What could be more effective than biking in limited space?

1. The sidewalk offers the best cellphone reception.

3. Reuniting with old friends.

Only on the sidewalk can one receive a signal strong enough to experience the sensations of Facebook, Twitter,

It is inevitable that your high school class president will not plan your first high school reunion. It will occur on the sidewalk when you

least expect it. Make sure to reserve as much room as possible because there are bound to be a few excited leaps off of the retaining wall. Don’t mind the passersby. They’re just jealous. 4. Taking advantage of the BFF side-draft. Side-drafting is a phrase used in auto racing to describe the phenomenon of two cars driving side-by-side and sharing the same low-pressure air bubble and, thus, going faster. Utilizing this technique on a narrow sidewalk will provide a greater bond between two friends. Simply walk two- or three-wide to maximize the use of the decreased air pressure and ensure that nobody will slingshot around you and beat you to class. 5. A sidewalks is the ideal tool to help assert dominance.

For those of us who are relatively small in stature, a slim sidewalk can become a coliseum fit for gladiator-style displays of dominance. Simply place yourself in the middle of the walking path and don’t move for anyone. Your unsuspecting opponent will shrink beneath you and surrender their space to you, the rightful owner.

Mullis, a senior criminal justice major from Wallburg, is an opinion writer.

America’s culture of fear is very much alive Opinion Writer

For well over a decade, fear seems to have assumed the role of national pastime in America. I can hardly think of a time when fear did not have some prominent place in American public life. Whether it be terrorism, economic ruin or the ongoing Ebola virus scare, there always seems to be something to terrify Americans. I do not mean to suggest we should not be concerned about these things, but the way fears of these things have manifested themselves has endangered our discourse and been wholly counterproductive. Ebola and the Islamic State probably provide the best ex-

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Griffin, a junior journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.

Just look at it. You might spend hours trying to completely understand how two different shapes can join in such harmony to form a seamless, symmetrical and awe-inspiring mural of epic proportions.

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American intelligence community concluded in September, when America was broadening the fight against the Islamic State, that the Islamic State did not present an “immediate threat,” according to The New York Times. President Barack Obama even stressed that no specific terrorist threats against America had been uncovered. In the case of Ebola, a Washington Post-ABC poll showed 67 percent of Americans support a travel ban on flights from West Africa. Meanwhile, most experts say a travel ban would be ineffective for a number of reasons, including the inhibitory effect such a ban would have on treating the problem at its source, according to The New York Times. What is so worrying about these fears – born out of misconceptions – is the effect these conclusions have on discourse surrounding important issues. When people are afraid, they do

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not think rationally about the problems which confront them. In the aftermath of 9/11, the great fear that the attack understandably provoked was manipulated to enable a series of disastrous policy decisions, namely the Iraq War. I wish with the experience of those years, seeing how those feelings were manipulated, we could grow more skeptical as a nation about how those in power can use those feelings for their own purposes. Perhaps we have grown skeptical. Perhaps the type of fear we see around these contemporary issues is not as bad as it was a decade ago. If the past few months has shown anything, however, it is that the culture of fear exists in America. And it is still as problematic as it ever was.

6. Philosophizing on the innate beauty of a brick comprised of both an octagon and a square.

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amples of how this culture of fear has been operating lately. In each case, Americans were confronted with what they perceived to be immediate threats that required swift, drastic solutions. As an examination of polling data and the facts about these issues shows, Americans were misguided in many of the opinions they held about these two threats. Currently, 65 percent see the Islamic State as a “very” or even “extremely important” threat to America, according to an Oct. 24 Associated PressGFK poll. In September, around the time America started bombing Syria, 90 percent of Americans believed ISIS was a threat to the U.S. Seventy percent believed it had the capacity to carry out attacks within America. Yet, there is much evidence to indicate the Islamic State does not pose the type of threat Americans believe it does. The

Academic UNC scandal concerning

The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s football team might be at a break-even win-loss record this season, but their current academic record is suffering a fatal defeat. A new report of the bogus classes offered to studentathletes at UNC-CH revealed a massive scandal of unexpected proportions. The report states that more than 3,100 students – many of whom were student-athletes – were funneled into fake classes that had no attendance or course work requirements. The 18-year scam, designed to boost the GPAs of struggling student-athletes, came to a halt after reports of these courses were published last year. UNC-CH is now facing the largest known system of an abhorrent lack of transparency and oversight that any public university system has ever seen. This shameful situation affects nearly everyone, at least in reputation – faculty, staff, student-athletes, nonathletes and the prodigious academic history of UNCCH. Perhaps most affected by this are the student-athletes and the academic value of an education from UNCCH. It wasn’t only studentathletes who received access to these phantom classes. Non-athletes did as well, but some faculty made a mission out of inflating the grades of student-athletes in order for them to maintain athletic eligibility. Being a student-athlete requires a great deal of effort, enhances leadership and teamwork skills and creates what are expected to be educated individuals. They key word in all of this is “educated.” Simply, the term “student-athlete” should imply individuals are students first. There is a huge responsibility for athletes to be accountable for true academic success, which has shown not to be the case. However, the scandal does not fall entirely on studentathletes. Displays of voluntary blindness have come on behalf of the administration and those responsible for directing course scheduling. All university faculty and staff, regardless of status or responsibility, must be dedicated to the academic pursuit of every student who enrolls in their institution. They are charged with the duty of yielding highly educated and fulfilled individuals. This includes upholding the ideals of academic integrity and honesty. Unfortunately, many students have been cheated out of legitimate opportunities. It has been made clear that UNC-CH has a tendency to sometimes promote athleticism over academicism. It is possible UNC-CH is one of many cases in which fraudulent actions are degrading the reputation of the institution. Uncovering these tragedies requires accountable individuals – students, student-athletes, faculty and staff – to promote and safeguard quality and academic prosperity.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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The best bet for your buck in Boone

by Liz Flamming Intern A&E Reporter

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It can be difficult to enjoy Boone’s local restaurants and still have money for other basic necessities of life on a college student’s decidedly limited budget. To drink and eat out in the area without taking too much of a hit with your funds, you need to know a few tricks of the trade. Deals are everywhere – if you know where to look. The following list gives a few of the best money-saving specials in Boone. Monday: 45 cent wings at The Rock Sports Bar and Grill Start your week off right with 45 cent wings and 55 cent boneless wings at The Rock Sports Bar and Grill every Monday from 4 p.m. until close. Located on Watauga Village Drive, The Rock serves all your favorite bar food including nachos, pub chips, wings, burgers and more. Nothing takes the sting out of a Monday like treating yourself to deliciously affordable wings in a multitude of flavors ranging from mild and barbecue to wilder flavours such as pineapple mango, hot jamaican and thai curry. If you’ve had a particularly rough Monday, you can also comfort yourself with $4 house vodka drinks and $1.50 Fatty Natty bottles.

Customers enjoy wings Monday evening at The Rock Sports Bar and Grill. The restaurant serves 45 cent wings every Monday from 4 p.m. until close.

Tuesday: Bottles of house wine 50 percent off at Cafe Portofino Every Tuesday at Cafe Portofino, there is a special to indulge the classy yet fiscally responsible “wine-o.” Instead of drinking from a cheap double bottle on your couch, you can enjoy a fine bottle of house wine for about $10 in a 100 yearold building on Rivers Street. Portofino offers customers both indoor seating and seating in the large outdoor dining area. The house wines include a cabernet sauvignon and a pinot noir.

TApp Room, a restaurant and bar located on Blowing Rock Road across from Holmes Convocation Center, has money-saving deals on food and drinks every day, but perhaps its most popular special is the Wednesday $2 tacos. For the price of doing a load of laundry, you can buy a soft shell chicken or barbecue taco. You can enjoy the tasty tacos while peoplewatching from the TApp Room porch or while drinking one of the $3 rotating draft beer specials. The draft specials change every day and can be found on the TApp Room’s Facebook or Twitter pages.

Wednesday: $2 tacos at TApp Room

Thursday: $2 beers at Basil’s Fresh Pasta and Deli

Every Thursday at Basil’s Fresh Pasta and Deli you can buy $2 beers or a glass of house wine for $2.50. In addition to the regularly rotating draft beers available, you can also choose from a large selection of beers from the case, which include King Don’s Pumpkin Ale, UnderDog Atlantic Lager, Thunderstruck Coffee Porter and Terrapin Recreation Ale. Waitress Sam Sherman said Thursday nights are by far Basil’s busiest night and the restaurant becomes relatively packed. Friday: $2 off quesadillas and $1.75 chips and salsa at The Town Tavern of Boone After a long week, a carefree

Friday night at the bars might sound perfect. However, if you still want to have money for breakfast the next morning, spending all your money on overpriced food and drinks is not an option. Luckily, each week, The Town Tavern of Boone on Faculty Street hosts “Fiesta Fridays,” where you can get a savory chicken or pork quesadilla for only $5.75, down $2 from the usual price, and chips and salsa for just $1.75. After you get some food in your system, you can also enjoy $2.50 Corona bottles, $4 margaritas and karaoke from 11 p.m. to closing. Saturday and Sunday: Lunch buffet at Mint

For those who prefer to sleep through breakfast on the weekends, there is a special that can satisfy your mid-afternoon hunger. Every Saturday and Sunday from 12-3 p.m., you can enjoy a quality lunch buffet special at Mint for only $12. Mint, a local Indian cuisine restaurant located at 203 Boone Heights Drive, serves Indian food such as chicken, lamb, fish or goat usually accompanied by rice or naan. The Saturday and Sunday lunch buffet allows customers to chow down to their hearts’ content while enjoying the leisurely atmosphere, cultural influences and bottomless mimosas.

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Digging up the past: Phish storms Appalachian

by Meredith Warfield

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Twenty years ago Sunday Appalachian State University welcomed the four-man band known as Phish to a sold out show in Varsity Gym, an event that set more precedent for chaos than any concert in the history of the university, said University Police Capt. Larry Foster at the time. Phish – fronted by world-renowned guitarist Trey Anastasio – formed in 1983 in Burlington, Vermont, and are noted for using improvisational style and mixing elements of rock, jazz, funk, bluegrass and folk into a genre of music that is their own, yet often defined as “jam,” according to www.phish.net. In 1988 the group began touring outside of Vermont, and by 1994 they had established a loyal following, selling out at major venues like Madison Square Garden. Among the band’s 46 dates on the 1994 fall tour, Appalachian was one of the many stops at college campuses. As Boone’s sold-out Halloween Phish show approached, so did the faithful Phish followers, many of whom did not have tickets. Dave Robertson, Appalachian Director of Student Programs from 1985 until this past summer, estimates at least 50 Volkswagen buses caravanned into Boone and wandered the downtown area looking for somewhere to park and camp the day before the show. “I didn’t know they had that big of a loyal following,” Robertson said. “But they did, and they came here in droves.” Randy Kelly, who was at the time and still is program coordinator of Appalachian Popular Programming Society, said he remembers a report of

vehicles from 27 different states parked tickets to the show. along Rivers Street. Then, someone in the crowd shouted The day of the show was supposed to and at once the herd stampeded the open be a normal Wednesday for students, doors. Kelly and Robertson scrambled but campus had unexpectedly turned to pull the doors shut, but not before into a festival. Vendors had obtained 150-some freebies had charged in, an permits from the vice chancellor to sell obviously preplanned incident the two merchandise on campus, which ended later coined as “the bum-rush.” up meaning drug “Suddenly they paraphernalia were outside, and was being sold on we were inside, and Suddenly they were Sanford Mall, Kelly outside, and we were inside, that’s about when said. we looked at each and that’s about when we other and knew that With all these looked at each other and u n e x p e c t e d we really weren’t travelers, the knew that we really weren’t quite ready for this,” university had been Robertson said. quite ready for this.” “naive” about the As police officers -Dave Robertson, Former Appalachian potential of illegal and employees Director of Student Programs activity, Kelly said. regrouped to “Faculty would continue taking leave campus for tickets, this time lunch and come back through just one to find their parking spot had turned into well-guarded door, the remainder of the a Phish tailgate,” Robertson said. “These large crowd sought alternative ways to were clearly not Appalachian students.” sneak in. Unbeknownst at the time to University On the south side of the gym, a 15Police, Nitrous oxide, a gas, that when foot human ladder managed to remove inhaled, gives a euphoric high, was being a window and climb atop each other’s sucked out of balloons on Sanford Mall. shoulders to jump in. This was quickly “We thought they were blowing up noticed and put to a halt by officers, helium balloons,” Robertson said. Robertson said. It wasn’t until the show started that Then, as the band members entered one of the student employees informed the stage, the commotion began to settle. him that these balloons were actually “Once the music started, the crowd filled with “hippie crack.” could not have been more laid back,” Once it was time to take tickets, Kelly, Robertson said. Robertson and student employees began The year 1994 has been said to kick doing so in an orderly fashion through off a chapter of memorable years for the four double doors at Varsity Gym, Phish, according to www.phish.net. The which were propped open. At some point band’s first live album, “A Live One,” was soon after this began, Robertson realized compiled from recordings of that year, how enormous the crowd was. Surely, which was later certified platinum by he thought, not all of these people had the Recording Industry Association of

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America. In turn, the group’s setlist at Appalachian was consistent with the expectations put in place from preceding shows of that year. After the second set clocked out the show at over two hours, the band came back on stage for a foursong encore, three of which were played acoustic. Before beginning an encore cover of bluegrass song “Nellie Kane,” Anastasio expressed his affinity for Boone to the crowd. “I don’t know how many of you know this, but we all live in Vermont,” he said. “It’s a similar kind of feel, the mountains and everything. It’s really nice to be here – it kind of feels like home.” In addition, drummer Jon Fishman played his first-ever bass solo during this “Nellie Kane,” performance, as noted by Anastasio on stage. In retrospect, Robertson notes that, although there was chaos and at times the potential for someone to get hurt, the Phish crowd was never violent, just very eager to see the show. Appalachian Student Programs now checks a bit more thoroughly with the background and crowd reputation of a band before booking them. “We would’ve done Phish again had we ever had the opportunity,” Robertson said, noting that as the band has become more popular, it has grown more expensive to book. Phish is still touring today and released its newest album “Fuego” this past summer. For Appalachian’s fans, Charlotte has been the closest venue to see the band in recent years, but perhaps Robertson’s words give a glimmer of hope that Phish could return to campus in the future.

Sports Tuesday, October 28, 2014

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Mountaineers focus on fundamentals during bye week

Morgan Cook The App State football team running defensive and offensive drills at Kidd Brewer Stadium during a spring football practice. The team is coming off its second bye week of the season.

by Nick Joyner Senior Sports Reporter

pp State, coming off its first ever Sun Belt Conference victory at Troy by a score of 53-14, had Saturday off during the team’s final bye week. This week, the Mountaineers (2-5, 1-2 Sun Belt) host Georgia State (1-7, 0-5 Sun Belt), who are in the midst of a seven-game losing streak. Although the last-place Panthers are on deck, App State used its open date to get some extra rest and focus more on the fundamentals of the game. “You can spend a little more time on some technique things

and not have to be pushing to get a gameplan in,” defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator Scott Sloan said. “We have been able to get a little bit of a jumpstart on Georgia State this week. The timing of it works kind of works out a little bit, we had those four or five games and get to kind of catch our breath, then finish out after this open date.” Junior wide receiver Malachi Jones said the bye week allowed all of the different position groups of the team to really hone in on the fundamentals of their positions. As a receiver, Jones said route running was a point of emphasis throughout practice all week.

“The bye week is basically a chance for us to look back over the past games we have played and focus on the smaller things,” Jones said. “For receivers, we focus a lot on routes this week. It might be a little more intense than a normal week’s practice.” Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Frank Ponce emphasized prior to the Troy game last week that airing the ball out more would be important for the Mountaineers. Moving opposing safeties back by throwing the ball down the field is a crucial part in opening up the run game. After rushing for 441 yards in the

victory at Troy, the run game has clearly been progressing. “Our guys up front have done a phenomenal job the last couple weeks,” Ponce said in reference to the offensive line. “Our five guys up front work their butts off, and they’ve done a great job to develop and establish the run game. Obviously you’ve got to stop the run game, so defenses are going to start loading up and putting our guys in manto-man coverage.” Ponce also said that the receivers have progressed in terms of running better routes and finding open spots in opposing defenses. “Our receivers have done a

great job of getting down the field and stretching the defense, and our quarterback has done a great job of hitting them while they’re open,” Ponce said. “Earlier in the season, we were missing some of our shots down the field, but we kept working at it and we spent a lot of time on getting that timing down and it has paid dividends.” The down-time is good for players to work even harder in practice, but allows for some stress-relief, too. “For me, I might go back home for a little bit,” Jones said. “If not, I am going straight to my bed and laying down for a little bit.”

Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers Supports State Representative Jonathan Jordan Pictured: Bob Crawford (left) performing with Scott and Seth Avett

State Representative Jonathan Jordan worked across party lines to pass legislation allowing the use of hemp oil to treat children suffering from intractable epileptic disorders - a condition that up until now had been untreatable with existing drugs.

Pictured: Bob Crawford, of the Avett Brothers (left); State Representative Jonathan Jordan (right)

“Thanks to the hard work and effort of Representative Jonathan Jordan and his legislative colleagues, my daughter and other severely ill children will have the opportunity to receive this medicine. This is a chance at a better quality of life for very sick children and their families.” - Bob Crawford, 10/22/14

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