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Four bands will compete for money and a show at Legends in the 15th Annual Battle of the Bands.

App State wrestling defeated SIUE in their final match of the regular season Sunday to finish with a 7-8 record.

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Mountaineers tested in Raleigh, fall to Pack by Cory Spiers Sports Editor

ppalachian State baseball continued its tough stretch of games to start the season with a trip to N.C. State, where the Mountaineers were swept in a threegame series, dropping to 0-7 on the season. The Wolfpack, who were ranked sixth in the Baseball America rankings released Feb. 17, took advantage of nine App State errors and outscored the Mountaineers 16-6 in the series. In the first game, N.C. State started junior lefthanded pitcher Carlos Rodon, who was named USA Baseball Player of the Year last season. Rodon was opposed by App State’s Jamie Nunn, who pitched five innings and allowed five hits and three runs, two of which were earned. Despite the strong outing, Nunn was outdueled by Rodon, who pitched eight full innings, allowing five hits and three earned runs while striking out nine Mountaineers. The only earned runs that Rodon surrendered came in the eighth inning

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SGA president, vice president candidates announced by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter

player to ever hit two home runs off of Rodon, had all five RBIs for App State on Friday night. “I just tried to stay back

The three pairs of candidates for the 2014-15 Student Government Association president and vice president race were announced Monday. Adam Ezell, a junior political science major, is running for president with Patrick Sullivan, a sophomore public relations major, as his vice presidential candidate. Ezell is the current SGA Chief of Staff and served as SGA’s director of governmental operations last year. Sullivan is a senator representing off-campus students. Another ticket is Matt Norman, a junior accounting major, for president and Nicholas Smith, a senior political science major, for vice president.

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Sophomore centerfielder Jaylin Davis looks over at the first base umpire during Saturday’s game against N.C. State. The Mountaineers dropped that game 0-7 and were swept in the three-game series.

and brought the Mountaineers to within a run. App State, who scored two unearned runs in the third inning, entered the eighth inning down 2-6 before sophomore center

fielder Jaylin Davis blasted a three-run home run, setting the Mountaineers up for a chance to tie the game in the ninth. Senior third baseman William Head singled in

the ninth and advanced into scoring position, but was left on base when junior right fielder Bradley Morton flew out to deep right field. Davis, who is the only

Dance Marathon breaks fundraising record by Carl Blankenship Intern News Reporter

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Appalachian and the Community Together raised its highest total ever at the 11th annual Dance Marathon held at Legends from 10 a.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. the following day. The event raised $33,246.49, which is the highest ever raised by this event. The next highest total was just more than $30,000 raised three years ago. The total is also $7,000 higher than last year’s. The Dance Marathon raises funds for Parent to Parent Family Support Network and Western Youth Network. Fundraising starts months in advance, said Lindsey Woods, event coordinator. “We start planning for the event in early September, and students can join in and start raising through things like bake sales and drives around the halls,” Woods said. “Students register through a system called first giving and with that, students can take advantage of fundraising through asking for donations through social media.” Community partner Liaison and senior sociology major Lauren Berryhill said that it is a huge fundraiser for these charities. Approximately 20 families

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Elementary education major Sarah Kasper leads the crowd in dance at the Dance Marathon on Saturday at Legends that raised $33,246.49 for the Western Youth Network and Parent to Parent

that benefit from the event came in during the marathon. “Seeing the kids with smiles on their faces, and seeing kids that you dance with around in the community is the best part of the event,” Berryhill said. The number of dancers ranges from 100 to 300 over the course of the marathon. Senior business administration major and four-year event veteran Zachary Yllanes said the event has made a huge difference in his college experience. “The organizations benefit a lot from this event, and I be-

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lieve that when the campus sees even a small group of students raising as much money as they have, that it wears off on other students,” Yllanes said. First-year participant and senior sociology major Taylor Bailey said that he regrets not participating all four years. “It was great to raise all the money with my fundraising team, and join a team,” Bailey said. “It was something on my bucket list to do before I graduated. Who wouldn’t want to raise money for these two organizations?”

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The 2014 Appalachian and the Community Together Dance Marathon took place in Legends on Saturday. The Dance Marathon started at 10 a.m. and lasted 15 hours as students danced in support of two nonprofit organizations: Watauga Youth Network and Parent to Parent Family Support Network. This event raised a total of $33,246.49. - Photos by Rachel Krauza and Morgan Cook

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Graduate student receives social work award by Gerrit Van Genderen News Reporter

An Appalachian State University graduate student received the National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter 2014 Presidents’ Award, which is presented to a graduate student pursuing a Master of Social Work degree. Shannon Saville, expected to complete her Master of Social Work in May, will be honored at the NASW-NC Annual Ethics Conference and Awards Luncheon on March 7 in Raleigh. She was notified of winning the award about a month ago. “It is an honor,” Saville said. “I was pretty floored when I got the phone call from NASW. It was open to all Master of Social Work students in the state, and I know there are quite a few really qualified people out there, so I feel proud and humbled to represent App State and the work I’ve been doing.” The NASW-NC officials chose Saville based on her academic excellence, community involvement, leadership skills, professional experience and professional potential, according to a university news release. Saville has also developed a guide for professional writing standard and helped fellow students hone their skills in professional writing for social work. NASW promotes, develops and protects the practice of social work and social work-

ers. NASW also seeks to enhance the effective functioning and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities through its work and advocacy, according to the university news release. The award Saville will receive was open to all NASW-NC members and graduating master’s students. Saville applied and got a letter of recommendation from the Chairman of the Department of Social Work Lauren Renkert. “It is wonderful to have one of our students receive this recognition, not only for her own contributions, but to heighten awareness of the caliber of our students and the quality of our graduate and undergraduate social work programs,” Renkert said. Renkert also championed Saville’s work as an illustration of the promise and possibility of social work as a profession to create positive change. “[Saville] integrates her education and experiences and asks ‘why?’” Renkert said. “More importantly, she asks ‘why not?’ and then sets out about making things happen. I’m glad she has chosen social work as a profession, and [I] expect we will see much more of her leadership in the future.” Saville attended Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, near Asheville. She graduated with a psychology degree in 2007 before attending Appalachian.

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Graduate student Shannon Saville has recently been awarded the 2014 Presdents’ Award for Master of Social Work by The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter for demonstrating commitment to the field of social work throughout her academic career.

“I was living in Asheville and didn’t really want to leave Western North Carolina, so [Appalachian] was a great fit for where I physically wanted to be, and also they have a really good program here,” Saville said. Saville said she knew she wanted to pursue therapy as a career path, and originally intended to work toward a doctorate of clinical psychology. That direction was changed after Saville worked with therapeutic foster kids in wilderness therapy, where she spoke with social workers and real-

to the candidate declaration packet. The qualifications are the same for Continued From pg 1 the vice president. Both Norman and Smith serve The process of campaigning will as senators for the Interfraternity begin Feb. 25 and a debate will be Council held March and Lovill 18 at 6 p.m. Hall, rein the Linspectively. ville Falls T h e room of • Adam Ezell/Patrick Sullivan last runPlemmons ning pair • Matt Norman/Nicholas Smith S t u d e n t is Carson Union, said • Carson Rich/Daniel Tassitino M a r i s s a Rich, a sophoPannell, the m o r e SGA Direcadvertising major, and Daniel Tas- tor of Elections. sitino, a sophomore international Students can vote beginning March business major. 19 through March 26. The winners Rich is the current director of sus- of the election will be announced at tainability for SGA. 5:01 p.m. March 26, Pannell said. The president must be at least a To win the election, a candidate junior in standing at the time of in- must receive 50 percent of the votes, auguration and must have at least a plus one vote. In the event of a run2.5 GPA at the time of declaration off election, there will be a second seand throughout his or her term. ries of voting that will conclude with They must also have attended Appa- the president and vice president belachian State University the previous ing announced April 3, according to fall and spring semesters, according the packet.

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ized what you could do with an education in social work, she said. “With a Master of Social Work, you are licensed to do therapy,” Saville said. “It is within our social ethics to fight for social justice and human rights, as well as look at these really philosophical and big issues that are not focused on within psychology. You look at the whole person, you look at systems and you look beyond the brain. That is something I have loved learning about and hold really dear.” In addition to completing her Master of

Social Work from Appalachian, Saville is currently interning for High County Community Health. She has been there since the beginning of the fall 2013 academic term. Along with a fellow graduate intern, Saville is focused on integrated behavioral health, where she is trying to bring behavioral health aspects such as mental health and substance abuse services to primary care agencies to have a more holistic approach to treating individuals, she said. Saville started with case management,

where she dealt with people who had psychosocial needs such as not having enough food, lack of transportation or help with their medical bills. She helped link them with services as well as hear some of their struggles. “This semester, we are working everything into brief one-on-one therapeutic interventions with people based off of depression and tobacco cessation,” Saville said. “So it is kind of supplementing the work that the doctors are doing.” On top of the internship, Saville is volunteering in multiple community opportunities through Mountain Alliance. Saville said some of her duties include leading trips for Watauga High School students to help out with service work at places such as the Watauga County Humane Society, as well as develop the students’ leadership potential. Saville hopes to return to Asheville with her fiance to find a career in doing therapeutic work with children and families, she said. “I have really enjoyed working with adults this year, and I see a place for that, but my real passion is with the younger humans,” Saville said. “Many years down the road, I would like to open up my own center that is integrative and multidisciplinary and have eco-therapy be a focus. Going on hikes and doing gardening, all while incorporating that with traditional therapy.”

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Watauga County Board of Elections hosts one-stop voting location forum

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The Watauga County Board of Elections held a public one-stop voting workshop Monday to allow citizens to voice their opinions concerning the potential one-stop locations for the 2014 elections. During their Feb. 17 meeting, the members of the BOE agreed to hold the public one-stop voting workshop, allowing people to drop in and make recommendations to the members of the board concerning locations. BOE Chairman Luke Eggers said he felt the workshop went great and was able to receive input from a multitude of people. BOE Secretary Bill Aceto said that he was excited about the folks that felt it to be important to come and express their thoughts with the board. “I’ve heard from a broad base of folks who have shown support for a multitude of recommended sites throughout the county,” Aceto said. Appalachian State University Student Government Association President Dylan Russell said that holding the workshop was a way to make things right in the future. “I think it is really empowering when elected officials really take the time to seek out input from the community, specifically since everything has been so disputed,” Russell said. “I applaud the Elections Board for taking the time to listen to the input of the community and listen to both sides. Hopefully from this, we will see action.” Appalachian’s SGA passed a bill Feb. 20 titled “The On-Campus Voting Sites Act,” which formally called upon the BOE to reinstate polling places oncampus, including the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts on Rivers Street and the Price Lake Room of the Plemmons Student Union. Multiple people in attendance at the workshop expressed frustration with the setting being too informal, including SGA Director of External Affairs Sarah Dickson. “I will say that I am disappointed that we were not able to go up and speak into a microphone in front of the whole board at once,” Dickson said. “I think this made it more difficult to get our point across, and I am not really sure why that has not happened. I am glad they gave us the opportunity to speak in a public comment though, because I know in the fall we did not have that opportunity.”

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Secretary of Watauga Board of Elections Bill Aceto (left) and Student Government Association President Dylan Russell (right) speak at the Board of Elections open forum Monday night at the Watauga County Administration building.

The workshop was organized so that all in attendance were free to walk around and speak with one another, as well as the board members when they were available. Aceto said that he heard similar frustrations from citizens and that there is always room for improvement. “It is good to have this many people show up, but I think of course we can improve it,” Aceto said. “If it needs to be more formal and give people the opportunity to step up to the mic and speak, I’m willing to listen to those suggestions.” The workshop was held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room of the Watauga County Administrative building, next to the courthouse.

CORRECTION: A quote in the article “Masters of Public Administration program accelerates admissions” from the Feb. 20 issue of The Appalachian was originally attributed to associate professor in the Department of Government and Justice Studies Adam Newmark, but was said by Mark Bradbury, director of the university’s Masters of Public Administration Program. The Appalachian apologizes for this error.

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Meet the bands: Legends hosts 15th Annual Battle of the Bands by Lovey Cooper Senior A&E Reporter

he 15th Annual Battle of the Bands will take place at Legends on Wednesday at 9 p.m., featuring performances from four new student bands as they compete for publicity and prize money. “This event is my favorite of all Club Shows events because it gives students the opportunity to showcase their talents to their peers and gives them free exposure, as well,” said Nikolina Boskovic, Appalachian Popular Programming Society Club Shows chairwoman. There have been several bands in the past, such as Corporate Fandango, that have won and have moved on to play larger venues across the state, Boskovic said. Each band enters a demo CD with three songs. APPS then approves bands on the basis of style, skill and eligibility. At least one

member of the band must be enrolled at Appalachian State University to be eligible to compete. At the live competition, each band is given exactly 20 minutes to play. A panel of four judges is selected from music professors and members of the community involved in the local music industry. The judge panel critiques each band based on factors such as stage presence, crowd interaction and originality. The scores from each judge are added up and the band with the highest score wins first place. The first-place band wins $100 and is guaranteed their own headlining show at Legends the following semester. The second-place winner wins $75, third place wins $50 and fourth place wins $25. Doors for the contest open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $3 and can be purchased at the info desk in Plemmons Student Union or at the door.

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Southern boys and juniors building science major Christian Dolan, management major Glenn Christian, computer information systems major Corey Hamilton and freshman health care management major Brad Steed, take influences from music as broad as funk and hiphop to make danceable tunes as Chrome Scene Music. Christian and Steed have been playing music together all their lives, adding in Hamilton and Dolan after meeting them at Appalachian last year. The band has only been playing together officially for the past three months, during which time they have been writing furiously to fill a planned record. “It’s a good experience for people to hear our sound because it’s really difficult to describe,” Christian said. “We’re bringing a fresh sound and a lot of energy. We want a crowd to get dancing because we will be dancing.” The Nude Party

Sophomores sustainable development major Austin Brose, advertising major Connor Mikita, film studies major Patton Magee, studio art major Alec Castillo and Cauldwell students Shaun Couture and Zachary Merrill have recently been performing, sometimes naked, as The Nude Party. The band brings their own form of psychedelic blues straight from Appalachian

Photo Courtesy of the Talking Box Co.

Members of the Talking Box Co. (from left to right): junior management major Bryan Hatchell, sophomore history and social studies education major Spencer King, Caldwell Community College student Austin Hansen and sophomore psychology major at Appalachian Brian Froeb. The indie rock band with punk and funk influences has played together since October.

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group of two Appalachian students, juniors psychology major Andrew Graves and economics major Dean Cates, and Chapel Hill student Sawyer Johnston. Graves said the band’s style is greatly influenced by late 60’s rock as well as more contemporary genres. “It’s kind of a melting pot of sounds,” he said. The band has been neglecting local shows recently while in the process of recording an album in Asheville. Cates said the group has been practicing more together lately to achieve a degree of looseness, movement and improvisation on stage. “We’re just happy to play, it’s great exposure,” Graves said. Talking Box Co.

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Nude Party vocalist sophomore film studies major Patton Magee during a rehearsal last fall with drummer sophomore advertising major Connor Maikita in the background.

State University, where the band got together last summer after a few casual jam sessions. As good friends, the group asserts that their occasional nudity on stage is more of an act of organic openness rather than a gimmick. “We don’t want to be a band on a pedestal, we want to be dancing along with the crowd.” Couture said. “It helps peo-

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Spring dance ensemble begins Wednesday

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The Appalachian State University Department of Theatre and Dance 2014 Spring Dance Ensemble will showcase choreography by four students and three faculty members, with a piece from guest choreographer Rodger Belman on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Valborg Theatre. The show will run through Saturday. Tickets are $8 for students and $15 for adults.

ple get out of their shells.” Although they don’t plan on going fullfrontal at the battle, the band thinks they will bring high energy and local color to the battle, Couture said. Sensation of Falling Sensation of Falling is a three-piece

Talking Box Co. consists of junior management major Bryan Hatchell, sophomore history and social studies education major Spencer King and sophomore psychology student Brian Froeb, as well as Caldwell Community College student Austin Hansen. “[We play] indie rock with a little bit of punk and a little bit of funk,” King said. “Less so on the funk.” The funk comes in with Froeb’s basslines inspired by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while King brings in new wave influence. “We’re pretty eclectic,” King said. “We’re hard to define and that’s a good thing.”

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‘St. Vincent’ explores the bizarre On the cover of her latest album, Annie Clark, who has performed under the St. Vincent moniker since 2007, sits poised on a plastic, peach-colored throne. Her once-dark curly hair is dyed silver, reaching in every direction. Upon her throne, Clark appears like a futuristic cult leader, but her fourth album, aptly self-titled, sounds much less like the ramblings of a charismatic zealot and more like personable glimpses projected through a kaleidoscope. “St. Vincent” abandons nearly all Clark’s baroque and mathematical musical tendencies, but retains her tact at crafting music like an inventive composer. She opts instead for meticulously organized chaos and artistic exploration - something that can often be divisive among listeners. The track “Rattlesnake” recalls Clark’s time spent on a friend’s ranch in West Texas, where, in a moment that seems derived from a back-to-nature self-help guide, she strips her clothes in the wilderness. All is peaceful until she encounters a

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rattlesnake and takes off running. There are marked differences in this collection of songs compared to Clark’s previous efforts, but for all its eccentricity and experimentation, “St. Vincent” preserves the charm of every St. Vincent song ever written. The album is laden with Clark’s fancy finger work, though it assumes new forms in numbers such as “Huey Newton,” where one of Clark’s soft, Ambien-induced dreams conjures hallucinations of the titular former civil rights lead-

er before it turns into frantic, nightmarish distortion. The disc’s tracking is a natural progression, leading listeners through a twisted rabbit hole wrought with crushed guitar solos and odd imagery, found on other tracks such as “Birth in Reverse” and “Bring Me Your Loves,” before spitting them out in a puddle of confusing emotion. “Digital Witness” makes it apparent that her recent collaboration with David Byrne has left a lasting impression. Clark, who usually abstains from explaining the lyrical content of her songs, tackles a variety of personal issues on this album, from her mother’s mortality in “I Prefer Your Love” to raw heartbreak in “Severed Cross Fingers.” “St. Vincent” flirts with weird art rock, but ultimately finds its place among accessible indie pop. The result of all Clark’s emotive honesty and experimentation is her best work to date.

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CORRECTION: The photo caption for the article “Ladies Elite celebrates diversity with Hair Affair event” in the Feb. 20 issue of The Appalachian labeled the person in the photo as junior social work major Chimere Williams. The person in the photo is actually junior biology major Angie Vasquez-Espinal. The Appalachian apologizes for the error.

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Hosted by Campaign, the trainings dying of pancreatic cancer. On Sept. 18, 2007, he stepped in will be shown April 23 at 7 p.m.It” in the I.G. Greer For Auditorium. palachian State University program. more the Black Student Associaare an opportunity for front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon UniThe screening will and be free and open to the public. was on the list, App information, email scher- tion. students to Achieving learn about versity to deliver a last lecture called “Really Your State Chiefan ofaward Policewinning Gun- documentary lenag@appstate.edu. • Book club reading dating and “Gasland”, investigation into Childhood Dreams.” His and lectureinterpersonal, has become a phenomenon the truth about ther Doerr andenvironmental Wellness impacts of hydraulic fractur- discussion of Toni Morsexual violence. Individuand the inspiration for this event. ing, called “fracking,” for natural Eating gas. Filmmaker Josh Fox rison’s “Beloved,” 6 p.m. als who participate in Promotion Coordinator Disorders Homegrown Film Festival on May 1 embarksMcDevitt on this journey after being asked to Week lease his land Feb. Kendal recorded Awareness 27 at Beacon Heights, this training leave with a for drilling. Gasland was an OSCAR nominee in 2011 for The Homegrown Film Festival: Celebration of Sustainability a podcast about the rankThe event promotes PSU. Presented by the Or- Abetter understanding of Best Documentary. This film is hosted by the Sustainable in the High Country will be held May 1, 7-8:30 p.m., in Parkway ings and what they mean healthy body image and der of Black & Gold. how to intervene, deflect Development program. Student Union. event is to App State. Listen to the raises awareness about Ballroom, Room 420 Plemmonsand/or stop The perpetraand open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. 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SetLaura in the near Sustainability, including students and instructor England The 25, event is sponsored by Appalachian’s and ask Feb. third floor faculty • How to Blue HelpCross a Friend will be answered, 6-7 future of the U.S. after (englandle@appstate.edu). Blue Shield of North Institute HealthDisorder, and Hu- p.m. March 3, Three Top cataclysmic earthquakes, lounge, Sanford Hall.Carolina Fea- with an for Eating Tom Moore 5K planned for May 4 man Services. This is the first time the 5K is open Falls, to the Mountain, turing refreshments, read5:30that p.m., Linville Plemmons Stu- fracking, flooding and othpublic as a community event since Girls on the Run of the The 8th Annual Tom Moore 5K will take place ings, course and program PSU dent Union er Run/Walk climate changes have High Country started in 2009. 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Rahman Tashakkori willa happy celebration 3-4Parking p.m. April 9,available New email bohrdj@appstate. visits from andofthethe Appalachian present a Yosef reading Hostedcheerleading by studentteam or- River Room, Plemmons edu. and food provided by Earth Fare, Chili’s and Panera Bread. Tom Moore, of Boone, was diagnosed with Huntington’s disPersian Sufi poet Jalal al- ganizations, the programs Student Union For more information on this event or volunteering for Girls on ease (HD) 10 years ago. Huntington’s Disease is a hereditary, Din Rumi, usingvisit thewww.gotr.appstate.edu book aim to challenge thoughts • Screeningbrain of Lifetime’s Freecurrently Speechthere Week disorder for which is no the Run, please or contact Mary degenerative cure. HD individual’s to “Mystical Poems of Rumi,” on racism uplift the “Call Me slowly Crazy”diminishes Film withthe affected Presented by ability Young Sheryl Horine at Appalachian’s Institute for and Health and Huwalk, talk and reason. 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Foundation for Individual to Iraq, and served in sevRights (FIRE). All of the eral key positions includevents are open to the ing Executive Officer for public. the ASU ROTC Battalion • Robert Shibley will and her current position as NAPSA to FIRE provideasthe campus Deputy community with a newofweb represent a guest Commander the based resiliency CU Thrive. All National currently speaker at 7 p.m.program March 3,called North Carolina enrolled Heights, ASU students to take part in this exciting Beacon PSU are eligible Guard’s Recruiting and opportunity! By utilizing the CU Thrive program, students will • Christopher Bartel, Retention Battalion. have access to a large database of helpful information. CU philosophy professor, will Thrive offers articles, videos, courses, and other information speak Apparellife, and shoe that willon helpboth free exstudents adjust to campus stay healthy, pression through sale enhance study skills,the andarts build relationships. And this is just and censorship 7 types p.m. of topics Thecovered track and team a quick sampling ofatthe by field CU Thrive! March 4, Whitewater Café, will be conducting a team You can set up your own account today using your App State PSU. Bartel’s presentation apparel and shoe sale at username and password. Simply visit www.appstate.cuthrive. will lead intoinformation. an open-artThe 5:30-7 p.m. March com/ for more first 80 students who 18, signOld up display wherewill students/ Owens for an account automaticallyYosef win a Room, free t-shirt! AnyFieldquesnon-students can house. There will via be email team tions or comments mayshare be directed to Mary Cantrell acoustic music, poetry/ competition and training at mc74237@appstate.edu. spoken word, and visual apparel, some used, some Act Out hosting 2ndnew. annual Farm Day arts. In •celebration of Earth panel Week, ACT OUT is hosting its second A student-led annual Farm April 20 on from 10 Sustainability a.m. to 2 p.m. to helpFilm local featuring a Day discussion sustainable farms, such as Moretz’s Mountain Orchard, Horse free speech issues on a lo- Series Helpers, Spring and House, and Foggy Likely Farm. cal, national global Presented by For the more Ofinformation and to register for the event, please visit the ACT perspective, 7 p.m. March fice of Sustainability and Outreach Center in Plemmons Student Union. Transporta6, Rough PSU. Department ofalso Geoltion to andRidge, from the farms will bethe provided. Lunch will be • Free Speech Wall provided at each farm. will ogy, and sponsored by be set up on Sanford Mall. Appalachian Popular ProOperation CabinetSociety, planned Students and Medicine the pub- gramming Belk Operation take placeDepartment April 19, from 11 lic will beMedicine able to Cabinet express willLibrary, of a.m. to 2 p.m. a time a spring cleaning your themselves as This they issee fit. for Geology and sustainon Appamedicine givesaims you an The wall cabinet. will be Operation standing Medicine lachian,Cabinet the series to environmentally safe method disposal of outdated, unused on March 7 throughout the of raise awareness of current and unwanted over-the-counterenvironmental, and prescriptionsocial drugs,and syafternoon. ringes and other medical supplies. Any prescription or over economic issues. the counter drugs will be accepted, no questions asked. Clean Military presentaMost films begin at 7 out your medicine cabinet of outdated/unused prescription and tion p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditoover-the-counter meds. Bring to Plemmons Student Union Join the ROTC Departrium and each will Friday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. near info desk.beIf folyou ment in hosting and listen- inlowed by a brief panel dismiss this collection, participate the Watauga County collecing to May Army Major Diana cussion experts from tion on 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at thewith following locations: Stumpf discuss the sustainability Food Lion - Hwy her 321career near WalMart; Food Lion - field Hwy rep421/ Old Hwy 421; into Foodthe LionUn- Blowing Rock;inFoscoe Fire Dept and insights resented each film. (Hwy 105). Theseofcollections in coordination with sung Hero role female are• held Shored Up, March Watauga in County Hazardpatriots the Sanitation U.S. ArmyDepartment’s 18: AsksHousehold tough questions ous Waste 4, from 9 a.m. to at 5:30 p.m.Collection March 4,Day, PriceSaturday, about May coastal communi2 p.m at the Watauga County Landfill. Items include: paint, Lake, Plemmons Student ties and our relationship household batteries, niCad batteries, lead acid batteries (car Union. Major Stumpf is a to the land. batteries), antifreeze, ethylene gasoline, lighter fluid, solid and proven leader with more • A Place at the Table, liquid pesticides, oxidizers, used oils, household cleaners and than 20 years of Army exApril 29: Tells the story fluorescent lights. perience. She has led male of three Americans who University Housing ‘Last Lecture” and female Soldiers at the hosts maintain their dignity Platoon, Company and toeven as they struggle just University Housing is pleased present the “Last Lecture.” This banquet-style event will beto held Battalion level, deployed eat.April 22 at 6 p.m. in the

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Plemmons Student Union. It will be catered by Casa Rustica One out of every 10,000 Americans has HD. After the onset of and an RSVP is required to attend. The Last Lecture is an the disease someone usually only lives for 10-20 more years. opportunity for selected faculty to tell the world what they’ve The younger you are when onset occurs, the faster the disease had on their mind and what they would say if this were their progresses. The Huntington’s disease Society of America is a “Last Lecture.” The campus community is invited to attend at non-profit agency dedicated to finding a cure. They are here no cost, but reservations are required and will be approved as support, guidance and a resources to families, friends and on a first-come/first-served basis. With our limited seating, making your reservation today. To RSVP for those with HD. All of the proceeds from thisRMI event Career will go to please consider Free ARTSpectrum Women’s Healing Arts this event, please visit http://housing.appstate.edu/lastlecture. The Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) FilmsPainting the society for research. You will receive a confirmation email and mailed tickets to your Council is pleased to announce its remaining scheduleClass for the — Tuesdays Lecture Series: Fair, 1-4 p.m., 2nd Studies and Trans- Yoga, 10:30 a.m., Spring 2013 semester. Our Popular Film Series at I.G. Greer For more information or to register for the event, go to campus address prior to the event. Turchin Center, at Turchin, 7 p.m., Pecha Kucha Night, floor Boyles Lobby, formative KnowlSuperCinema will feature some of the most acclaimed movies 5k.appstate.edu. Turchin Raley Hall edge Building: A $10/session, $5/ of the awards season, as well as a blockbuster or two, and Center, free, 6:30 p.m., Turchin The Appalachian Popular Programming Society, APPS, will a few gems that are not as well known. The CinemaVintage Center, free students open to students only Faculty Panel, 2:30 series in the Greenbriar theater will start out creepy, reflect A discussion of the film and graphic novel, “Persepolis,” will be host its annual Spring Fling on Friday from noon to 4 p.m. on Admission “12 Years a Slave” p.m., room 114, Duck Poind Field. There will Belk be inflatables, henna tattoos, tie some dystopian tendencies, then veer off toward the tales of held April 30 at 6 p.m. in Room 114, Belk Library. is free and open to the public. dye, a DJ Foam & Paint Party, food and fun!! And it’s for free. unruly ghosts and science run amok. Show times are listed Tai Chi, 5 p.m., Student Composscreening, 7 p.m. & Library, free “12 Years a all Slave” with the schedule and as always, admission is still only $1. Students, faculty and community members are invited to read screening, 7 p.m. Turchin the Center, free ers recital, 8 p.m., 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, Here’s what APPS Films is bringing: IG Greer SuperCinema graphic novel “Persepolis.” The library has placed copies Belk Library is sponsoring its “Through Eyes” photography Popular Film Series: (All Showings at 7 and 9:30 p.m., except of the book on 24-hour Rosen Concert Hall, $1showing of the Appalachian Sym- & My 9:30 p.m., I.G. reserve. There will be a contest. It is really easy! Take an awesome Belk Library photowhere otherwise noted; Admission $1.) April 18-20 - Creative Rise of film “Persepolis” Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the library. Writing free phony Orchestra Greer, $1 graph. Upload it to Instagram and tag it #BelkLibraryContest. the Guardians; April 25-27 - Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters Both the book and the film will be discussed afterwards. Make sure your app is set to allow public posting of photos. welcome party, 5:30 Spring Appalachian concert, 8 p.m., (Show times TBD); May 2-4 - Warm Bodies. “Persepolis” is a 2007 animated film based on Marjane Sa- Go to Edit Your Profile, and turn “photos are private” to off. The p.m.,at3rdtrapi’s floorautobiographical fac- Battlegraphic of thenovel Bands, Dance Ensemble, Center, free “BROWN: Jesus Greenbriar Theater CinemaVintage Series: (All showings of the same name. The winning Schaefer snapshot will will a $50 University Bookstore gift card. 7 p.m.; Admission $1.); April 17 and 19 - The Fox and film received numerous awards including a co-winner of Have fun and be creative! Show us afrom ultythe lounge, Sanford 9 p.m., Legends, $3,being 7:30 p.m. Feb. Another feature that you love or Hound (‘81); April 24 and 26 - Cinderella (’50); May 1 and 3 the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a part of the library that is special to you. Here are some ideas Hall public welcome 26-March “12 Years a Slave” Planet” per- The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) * denotes showings nominated for many awards including a Academy Award 1, forValborg to get you going: Belk Library in the spring; Get collaborative on Wednesday and Thursday. All titles, dates and show times Best Animated Feature. The story follows a young girl as$8 she Theatre, students, screening, 7 p.m. & formed Black in a group study room; Find the library’s bestby keep secrets; are subject to change. comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. Relax in9:30 the Fox Reading in the Digital Media DeWayne Barton: “Boyz n the Hood” $15 adults p.m., I.G.Room; Greer,Go digital Sheep Theatre, by If you would like to have some input on what movies are The film will be introduced by Dr. Renee Scherlen, who Studio; and, Find your inner child in the Instructional Materials Building Sustainscreening, 7 p.m., $1 professor Dennis brought to campus, the APPS Films council meets at 5 p.m. will also lead discussion on the film and book following the Center. The public is encouraged to enter the Belk Library Through My Eyes contest often by tagging Instragram able Communities Greenbriar Theater, Bohr,multiple 8 p.m., Greer Thursdays in the Rhododendron Room of the Plemmons showing. Dr. Scherlen is a professor of political science at photos with the hashtag #BelkLibraryContest. The snapshot Student Union. If you would like to suggest a film for viewing Appalachian State University; comparative politics, foreign in Western North PSU, $1 “Boyz n the Hood” Arena Theatre, $5 on campus, APPS Films can make arrangements for you to policy, international politics, and gender are among her areas can include a few words or a single line caption. The library’s Carolina, 6:30-8:30 screening, 7 p.m., public relations committee will choose the winning snapshot. come to a meeting and make a case for it to be shown. of specialization. The contest will officially end on April 28. The contest winner p.m., Parkway BallSurf and SustainGreenbriar Theater, The event is presented by ASU Library in conjunction with will be notified via an Instagram comment from the Belk Library the ASU Council and the Muslim Students As- Instagram free Humanities ability, 7 p.m., Tree PSU, $1 The winner must respond with their email account. The 24th anniversary of the Morgan Lecture Seriesroom, in the PSU, sociation, with support from the National Endowment for the address in order to be eligible to receive the book store gift Sciences, sponsored by the Morgan Committee, in cooperaTop Mountain, PSU tion with the College of Arts & Sciences and the University Humanities (NEH) program. This is the fourth in a series of certificate. The photographs must obey all laws, including Forum Committee, announces the second Morgan Lecturer, programs that compose the 2013 Bridging Cultures, Muslim applicable copyright and privacy laws. Harold McGee, will be on campus Wednesday, April 24, to Journeys Program. Appalachian & the Community Together (ACT) at Appalachian State University will sponsor an International ASE May Break event May 13-28, in Thailand and Ghana. Sign up now in the new ACT Outreach Center located in Plemmons Student Union. A $500 deposit and your ID is required.

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deliver a public lecture, The Chemistry of Food and Cooking. Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi colFreethePainting Appa“BROWN: Stand-Up St.and Patrick’s “Dirty Harry” A panel 11th Arts of students from the MuslimHealing Student Association will McGee is a noted journalist who specializes in explaining laborated to co-write co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi’s host a conversation with first-year seminar faculty, interested chemistry of food and cooking to the public. He is author of bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials Class — Tuesdays lachian Mountain Jesus from Anoth- Economist, 7 p.m., Day Event, 6 p.m., screening, 7 p.m., Yoga, 10:30 a.m., the bestselling book, “On Food and Cooking: the Science and faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique at- University community members and Summer Reading disat Turchin, 7 p.m., Photography Comer Planet” perRaley Hall room Parkway Ballroom, Greenbriar Theater, Turchin Center, reading selection for Lore of the Kitchen.” McGee’s public lecture will be at 7 p.m. titude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the cussion leaders regarding the summer 2013-2014, American Dervish, by Ayad Akhtar. Center,Revolution. free, PSU, $3 petition, 6 p.m., formed byAuditorium. Black 1020, free and open Turchin Islamic PSU, $1 $10/session,The $5/panel in I.G. Greer will be held April 23 from 2 to 3 p.m. in Tater Hill (Room 155), open Turchin Center, free students Sheep Theatre, byis finalizing to the public Lastly, the committee a visit to ASU by Dr. Jerryto students The Guardian described the film as “superbly elegant” and Plemmons Student Union. The University is privileged to Coyne, Professor of Biology at the University of Chicago “Persepolis gives us the sheer pleasure of host this author and highlight his work. He was just awarded onlyon goes on to note: Supatight, professor Dennis Donnie Thursday, May 2. Dr. Coyne is being co-sponsored by the narrative, rarely found in modern cinema or indeed fiction: a a Pulitzer Prize for his stage drama, Disgraced. This panel of Bohr, 2 p.m., ComposDies Departments of Greer Biology, Women Geology and the External Grants gripping story of what it isand like toNomadic grow from a lonely imaginative diverse Muslim students will introduce topics related to Islam ProgramTheatre, from the $5 UFC. He the author8ofp.m., a textbook into an adult,concert, and to find9this internal tumult matched by and Muslim-American identity. It will provide a good beginning Tai on Chi, child 5 p.m., Arena ersisConcert, p.m., speciation and evolution, and the bestselling book, “Why Evo- geo-political upheaval.” to initial thoughts about teaching American Dervish and leading Turchin Center, free Legends, $4-$6 Rosen Recital Hall popular lution is True,” which is also the title of his extremely For more information contact Allan Scherlen, Belk Library, discussions surrounding it. The student panel will be moderblog on Robinson science, reason, and religion. Dr. Coyne will give a Craig ated by Dr. Samuel Avery-Quinn. Dr. Avery-Quinn earned atscherlnag@appstate.edu. scientific presentation on speciation (his research specialty) his PhD in Anthropology from UT Knoxville, his Master’s in performance, 8 “Dirty Harry” at 12:30 p.m. in Room 183, Rankin Science West. Dr. Coyne Religious Studies from the University of Denver, and his BA p.m., Convocation screening, 7 p.m., will also give a public lecture on The Relationship between Today’s college students face unique challenges that when from the University of Tennessee. Science, Religion and the Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory combined, can negatively Center, $12 stuGreenbriar Theater, impact their overall success. In in the United States, at 7 p.m., in the Blue Ridge Ballroom, order to succeed, students must find ways to successfully dents, $16Student door Union. PSU, $1 Plemmons juggle their academic studies with their social life and financial The fourth annual Blue Mountain Documentary Festival will responsibilities, among many other life stressors! This balanc- present the best student documentary projects on campus ing act would cause anyone’s anxiety and stress level to rise. Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Belk Library Room 114. The Faculty Last Lecture will be held April 22 at 6 p.m. NominaThe event is free and open to the public. The festival highlights tions are being collected from students for the Last Lecture. The American College Health Association’s National College audio and video documentaries created by currently enrolled Health Assessment found in their 2001 survey that 30 perstudents at Appalachian State University. Subjects for the short We will extend the invitation to speak at the Last Lecture event, cent of college students reported feeling so depressed that it films range from local artists and Olympic wrestling to marwhich includes dinner catered by Casa Rustica, to two faculty was “difficult to function” at some point during the past year. riage equality. Winners will be announced at the festival. The members who have the most nominations. Depression can lead to lethargy, irritability, social isolation, Blue Mountain Student Documentary Festival is sponsored by These invitations will go out to nominated faculty the first and disturbances in eating and sleeping cycles. It takes a University Documentary Film Services. Light refreshments will week of April. concerted campus effort to adequately address issues such be provided. For more information please contact Tom Hansell The Faculty Last lecture is an event based on the book The as depression and the ways that it impacts our students. at University Documentary Film Services, 828-262-7730 or Last Lecture, written by Randy Paush. Paush was a professor In response, ASU’s Counseling Center has teamed with hansellts@appstate.edu.

CU Thrive program for ASU students

4th Blue Mountain Festival tonight

Faculty Last Lecture set for April 22

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

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Nebraska opposes more privacy in executive searches Michael Bragg Editor-in-Chief

It’s not often enough that we get to say this, but transparency just got a win. Legislators in Nebraska shot down a bill that would have limited executive searches to only making the finalist public, according to the Student Press Law Center. The bill was introduced shortly after the University of Nebraska system President James Milliken announced in January he was leaving for another job. If Legislative Bill 1018 had passed, searches for top job positions at the University of Nebraska would have been

closed to the public until a finalist was picked. Current law in Nebraska requires four final candidates to be made public, according to the SPLC. Supporters of the bill, such as Howard Hawks, chairman of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, claimed LB 1018 would have attracted more candidates to the position, given the increased confidentiality of the search process. Sorry, but transparency in executive searches for publiclyfunded positions should always overpower the notion of confidentiality. Organizations such as the The Daily Nebraskan and the Nebraska Press Association rightly opposed the idea of such legislation. The student newspaper ran an editorial against the bill, and the press association dismissed the idea

that a private search would hinder the best applicants for the job. Sound familiar? Appalachian State University’s search for the next chancellor hasn’t even been nearly as transparent as the restrictions proposed in Nebraska. The search committee has not and will not share the names of the final three candidates. Sorry, two candidates, one of them decided to take a job elsewhere. As The Appalachian has covered the closed nature of the chancellor search with news articles and a page-one editorial, we’ve heard some concerns that confidential searches are better. Like Hawks, others have argued that the best candidates won’t want an open search out of fear they might risk their job or concern those

they work with that find out they may leave for another position. But at a public institution, it makes absolutely no sense why the search wouldn’t at the very least open to the faculty, staff, students and community when the final candidates have been selected. A search committee won’t know who the best fit for the job is unless they have true interaction with members of the university, not with surveys and one-way forums. Thank you, Nebraska legislators, for stepping up and doing the right thing. I just wish there was a group at Appalachian who had considered doing things similarly.

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

Cuts to unemployment benefits yield negative results Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer

Persistently high unemployment has been an unfortunate fact of life for many over the past several years. North Carolina appeared to have broken the cycle when the state unemployment rate dropped in 2013 from 8.8 percent in June to 6.9 in December, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. One suggested cause for the drop in unemployment was the cut to unemployment benefits that the state implemented in July 2013. Maximum benefits went down from $535 to $350 per week, as well as the length of benefits from 26 to between 12 and 20 weeks, according to

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unemployed. The report also states that much of the decrease in the unemployment rate is due to people dropping out of the labor force. About 111,000 people have dropped out of the labor force over the past year, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Reducing these benefits to the unemployed does make it more difficult for them to get by in an economy that remains stagnant. Those who oppose unemployment benefits often say they will disincentivize workers from working, because the benefits might pay more than a low-paying job would. This argument has a superficial plausibility, and some evidence to support it, though there is much new evidence that shows little effect from the benefits on actual employment.

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The effects of benefits on overall employment are minimal because the jobs the unemployed do not take are filled by newcomers to the labor market, according to a November 2011 Congressional Budget Office report. Additionally, a study by the Political Economy Research Institute found little evidence that unemployment benefits caused work avoidance. Unemployment benefits do help citizens and society, and reducing them can in fact cause harm. The best solution would be to have stronger policies and more sustained job creation. But until effective job creation strategies are devised, we should see to it that the unemployed receive adequate benefits.

Bragg, a senior journalism and public relations major from Lillington, is the editorin-chief.

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the Charlotte Observer. There is so much wrong with this view of the situation, and the idea that cutting unemployment benefits is good for the state is simply false. Those supporting the cuts are misunderstanding critical points about unemployment benefits. A report released this month from the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center reveals how detrimental the cuts have been. Since the cuts took effect, fewer North Carolinians are receiving unemployment benefits and average benefits went down from about $301 in June 2013 to about $246 in December, according to the report. The report points out that this does not just harm the unemployed, but the economy as well. Unemployment benefits are intended to provide smooth economic transitions, so that people can contribute to the economy while being

Voting rights must be considered human rights

If you were born in the United States of America, Congratulations! You have rights. Unfortunately, it seems like we are still trying to figure out how they work. Perhaps some of the most pervasive rights movements in American history have been that of voting rights, which have come in the form of social movements on the basis of race, sex and socioeconomic status. Most recently, there have been the controversial voter ID laws, which many might argue resurrect the previously mentioned battles. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is now bringing voting rights for incarcerated individuals to the attention of the nation, according to CBS News. There are 11 states that restrict voting rights entirely for individuals with past convictions, which ultimately eliminate almost six million Americans from voting, according to the Department of Justice. Speaking of justice, is it fair that there are post-incarceration punishments? No. And it makes just as little sense when we note that the voting rights battle has been a tugof-war for more than 200 years. As if the people that were voted into office weren’t controversial enough, we can’t even decide on who should vote. Keep it simple and let everybody vote. We have at our disposal a principle of democracy that we have shared with the world, but yet we can’t work out the kinks in our own system. Billionaire Tom Perkins said at a conference in San Francisco that voting should be based on how much you pay in taxes. For example, someone who doesn’t pay taxes doesn’t vote and somebody that pays $1 million in taxes should have their vote counted one million times, according to CNN. Paying for your vote to count isn’t the right plan to let democracy flourish. Do the poor, minority groups, women or younger generations not vote the correct way? Any vote is better than no vote at all. That is the beauty of our democracy. If everybody is allowed to play, nobody can lose. Voting rights should be a nonissue if they truly are going to be considered rights. I applaud Holder for his tireless effort to restore the integrity of voting rights by challenging ID laws and the restrictions against individuals with a criminal past. It appears that we have a long way to go, but our core principles of democracy are in need of forward-moving steps.

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Wrestling ends season with 7-8 record

by Jess Lyons Sports Reporter

he Mountaineers defeated Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in their last wrestling match of the regular season by a score of 27-12 on Sunday. The match honored all of the team’s seniors in their final home match of their careers. Appalachian State started off the match with junior Dominic Pairisi pinning SIUE’s Dakota Leech in the 125-pound weight class to take a 6-0 lead. The lead quickly changed from 6-0 to 12-0 because of the Cougar’s forfeit in the 133-pound weight class. “A lot of this sport is mental,” Pairisi said. “You know you can work so hard at something, but if your mental attitude isn’t right, you can go out and all the work you do will not pay off just because of the attitude.” The Cougars got its first win against the Mountaineers in the 141-pound weight class. Javon Johnson, a freshman at App State, lost to SIUE’s John Petrov in a decision that brought the score to 12-3. A quick comeback was made by the Mountaineers as redshirt freshman Dylan Cottrell pinned his freshman opponent Karsten Van Velsor in the 149-pound weight class bringing the overall score to 18-3. Cottrell finished the season undefeated and had the fastest pin of the match at 52 seconds. “We brought the fight really well tonight, especially in the

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Sophomore Zach Strickland attempts to fight off a pin from a Southern Illinois Universty-Edwardsville wrestler during his match Sunday afternoon. Strickland dropped the match, but the Mountaineers won on its Senior Day 27-12 against the Cougars.

first five weight classes,” Cottrell said. “I thought we got a really good foot at the start, and we were just tearing it through to the win.” App State senior Aaron Scott took down SIUE’s senior Logun Taylor in the 157-pound weight class with a match score of 5-4 in favor of the Mountaineers. The Mountaineers increased its

lead to 21-3. The Mountaineers fell in the 165-, 174- and 184-pound matches that followed Scott. The streak earned the Cougars nine points to cut the App State lead to 21-12. These would be the last points the Cougars earned for the day as the Mountaineers took the 197-pound weight class with the

help of sophomore Tyler Radford, as well as the 285-pound weight class, courtesy of redshirt freshman Denzel Dejournette. Both victories were made by decision that brought the final score to 27-12. “I’m happy with the result today, and I think it was a good win for us as a team, but we left some points out there,” head

coach John Mark Bentley said. “We had a couple of matches that we kind of let slip away, and that was kind of frustrating because all of these matches are important.” SoCon Championships will begin for the Mountaineers on March 8 in Buies Creek. App State enters the championship ranked fourth overall.

Men’s Tennis

King, Saltsgaver provide App State men’s tennis with leadership by Jess Lyons Sports Reporter

The 2014 season will not only be the last year in the Southern Conference for men’s tennis, but it will also be the last year for the team’s senior captains Matt Saltsgaver and Sebastien King. “I would want the team to remember us winning the last SoCon and having a good season,” King said. “I want the younger players to remember us for preparing them to eventually be captains.” The team currently has eight underclassmen and four upperclassmen. Five of those underclassmen are freshmen, and three of the underclassmen are brand new to the team this season. Head coach Bob Lake has high expectations for his captains and how they will prepare the newcomers for the season, he said. “That’s the way it’s going,” Lake said. “Those two are showing the way to the freshmen, and

they’ll do anything they have to do for our guys. They’ve been with me since they were freshmen, and this is their fourth year for both of them, and they’re doing a good job as captains.” Even with a young team, the Mountaineers have a 3-2 record this season. “It’s fun because they’re young and they’re energetic, but it’s tough at times,” Saltsgaver said. “I think we’ve already done a lot for the freshmen on the court. I guess all we can do is be there for them until they keep growing.” Saltsgaver had the team-high in singles victories during his freshman year at Appalachian State with 15 recorded wins. He continued on to be named secondteam all-conference at number six and had a five-match win streak in his sophomore year. As a junior, Saltsgaver had a four-match winning streak and played predominantly as the

team’s No. 5 placement instead of No. 6. King also recorded the most singles victories on the team in his freshman year with 15 wins. He has played both singles and doubles heavily since his freshman year at App State and started with a 12-8 record at No. 2 doubles. As a sophomore, King was exclusively in the No. 4 singles spot and was named second-team all-conference at No. 1 doubles. As a junior, King was selected to the all-SoCon doubles team with his teammate Zach Bost. This season, King is 4-0 in doubles with his partner Bost, and has a singles record of 1-4. Saltsgaver has a current singles record of 3-1. The captains are working to compile winning records to finish their careers at Appalachian. Men’s tennis is back in action Sunday on the road against Samford. The match is File Photo | The Appalachian set to begin at noon. Senior Sebastien King prepares to face ETSU during a tennis match last spring.

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Continued From pg 1 and put the ball in play,” Davis said. “Rodon is a good pitcher. All you can do is try to compete against him.” Davis and the Mountaineers weren’t able to score Saturday, as junior right-handed pitcher Logan Jernigan started for the Wolfpack and pitched six shutout innings, allowing only two App State hits. Sophomore right-hander Jon Olczak pitched the final three frames for the Wolfpack, striking out four Mountaineers and allowing no runs or hits. N.C. State scored seven runs on the day, but only two of them were earned. The Mountaineers committed five errors, and junior outfielder Jake Fincher drove in three runs for the Wolf-

Cory Spiers | The Appalachian Junior catcher Ozzy Gonzalez swings and misses at a pitch in Sunday’s game against N.C. State. App State fell 3-1 in that game.

pack. “We didn’t take care of the baseball,” Mountaineer head coach Billy Jones said. “Today, we didn’t show up to play.” In the final game Sunday, the two teams went through five

and half innings with no scoring until junior infielder Jake Armstrong roped an RBI double to centerfield, putting the Wolfpack up 1-0. The Mountaineers responded in the top of the seventh inning

when Davis scored from third on a wild pitch to tie the game at one. Junior pitcher Taylor Thurber, who pitched two innings in relief of junior starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs, only gave up three hits, but one of them was a Wolfpack two-run homerun from Armstrong that restored the Wolfpack lead to 3-1. App State couldn’t manage any hits in the ninth inning, and fell 3-1 in the final game of the series. Springs, who pitched five and two-thirds innings, allowing only one run and four hits, earned a no decision as the winning runs were charged to Thurber. “I felt pretty good,” Springs said. “Everybody made a lot of plays, and that makes it a lot easier. I just tried to attack

them.” Jones said Sunday’s game went well for the Mountaineers and even though they are searching for the first win of the season, he is confident his team will continue to progress. “I thought we played solid defense, and the flow of the game was an actual baseball game,” Jones said. “We just continue to work. I was proud of the way our guys played today.” App State is back in action Tuesday against UNC Chapel Hill on the road. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. After that, the team will participate in the Irish Baseball Classic in Cary, which is hosted by Notre Dame. The Mountaineers open up its tournament schedule with a game against Youngstown State on Friday at 2 p.m.

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Track and Field

App State reaches radio deal Track and Field notches first place by Bryant Barberry Intern Sports Reporter

Appalachian State signed a radio contract with ESPN 730 AM based in Charlotte on Feb. 18. The deal will bring Mountaineer sports to fans located in the Charlotte area. The contract will last for three years and will allow for the broadcast of App State sports in its first year in the Sun Belt Conference. The deal is important for the university and for App State Athletics in the future, said David Jackson, App State associate athletic director and the voice of the Mountaineers. “It is no secret that a lot of students come from the Charlotte area, and a lot of alumni live in that area,” Jackson said. “It is the part of the state where we sell a lot of tickets and have a lot of game-day traction. It was important for us to establish that market. It is part of a broader picture.”

The deal will broadcast all Mountaineer football and men’s basketball games, as well as a minimum of five baseball games. Jackson said the deal is strictly for radio. ESPN 730 is leaving its deal with UNC-Charlotte, where it previously covered the 49ers basketball and football. The radio station will facilitate the Mountaineers’ daily Around the Mountain radio show as well as Mountaineer Talk, where coaches will be interviewed and discuss the upcoming week’s schedule with call-in questions from fans. Bottom Line College Gameday will also be broadcasted on football game days both at home and away. “We told them we had previously been with them for four years, and when the contract comes open, we want a shot at it,” Jackson said. “It’s part of a larger opportunity for us to put a flag in downtown Charlotte.” App State has recently

scheduled a home and away football series with the 49ers in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. “Charlie Cobb will have a 30-minute show before every football game where we will be talking about trending topics in college football and their implications on Appalachian,” Jackson said. “People will get the association, and that will hopefully help us to cultivate more fans and get more students to come here from that area.” Lanny Ford, general manager of ESPN 730, said he is excited about the opportunities of broadcasting App State athletics in Charlotte. “We will be excited to have some Appalachian events hosted here in Charlotte that we could be part of,” Ford said. “Any time Appalachian has an announcement that they want to make or promotion about things in Boone, we want to be the first one to get it out into the Charlotte market.”

finishes at pre-conference meet

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Freshman sprinter Krystal Clarke pushes ahead of Gardner-Webb runners to win her 55-meter dash.

by Cory Spiers Sports Editor

Men’s and women’s track both had solid outings at the pre-conference meet in Boone on Saturday. The women’s squad finished first in points

with 166, beating out the closest competitor, Gardner Webb, by 86 points. Makayla Roten, who set a personal best for high jump earlier this season, set a new personal best of 5 feet 9.25 inches in the same event.

The men’s team also enjoyed success, finishing first with 126.5 points, which was 23 points more than second-place Carson-Newman. Kyle McFoy also set a new personal best in the mile run with a time of 4:23.90. Peter Ovendorf also set a personal best in the 800-meter run with a 2:01.10 mark. The Mountaineers will next compete at the SoCon Indoor Championships in Winston-Salem on Saturday and Sunday. The start time for that event is still to be determined. That event is the last one before the NCAA Division I National Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., on March 14 and 15.

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