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Dance team looks to gain respect by Jason Huber
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etting the crowd involved at sporting events is not always an easy task. One of the groups that works to achieve crowd enthusiasm and interaction at Appalachian State University is the ASU Elite Dance Team, which performs at home football, basketball and wrestling games and matches. The team has been performing for more than 40 years at Appalachian and were originally known as the Appalettes. The problem the dance team faces that differs from other spirit teams, including the band and the cheerleading team, is that they are not funded by Appalachian in any way. Instead, the dance team raises its own money in order to perform. Since the team does not have enough money to hire a coach, a captain and two co-captains are voted on every year. This year’s captains include junior Alaina Brown and co-captains junior Alyson Grant and junior Courtney Dancy. The team currently has 14 members.
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File Photo The Appalachian State dance team performs on the court during a basketball game last season. The dance team appears at as many home games and matches as they can, despite not being recognized as an athletic team by the university.
Captains have always led the team, but Grant said if the team had the opportunity to hire a coach, it could help them tremendously. “Students should not have to act as coaches,” Grant said. “Even though we enjoy
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it, it would be less responsibility, and it would open up the door for us to be able to go to camps and learn more knowledge in dancing that we may not currently have.” Girls on the dance team currently have no spon-
sors but work hard during the season and offseason to raise as much money as they can to support the team. This season, one of the only businesses to donate money was the Daniel Boone Inn, and Brown said not
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The Service and Leadership Residential Learning Community will host the ninth annual Leave Yosef a Legacy Day on April 11 to serve various organizations through community service. The goal of Leave Yosef a Legacy Day is to help Appalachian State University students realize the importance of student involvement within the surrounding community. The event is hosted to benefit several non-profits in Watauga County such as OASIS, Horse Helpers, the Hunger and Health Coalition and the Humane Society. Leave Yosef a Legacy Day will be held in the Blue Ridge Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union from 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. The RLC is located in Cone Residence Hall, which houses the students that are in charge of planning the service day. The event will promote student connections with nonprofits, introducing them to volunteer opportunities that span beyond the day, while also growing the leadership, service and professional skills of the students that plan the event. “I’ve participated in service days, but not necessarily a student-run event,” said Hailey Pister, the chair leader of the education committee for the event. “I feel as though this is more personal, and more about the students learning within these events,
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The first annual Women’s Appreciation Tea Party was hosted by the Minority Women’s Leadership Circle in the Grandfather Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union on Saturday. The event invited all who appreciate women, including men, to attend. Vice Chancellor of Student Development Cindy Wallace was the guest speaker, discussing the racial injustice she became aware of growing up in Louisiana. The event also featured performers and musicians.
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New consent apps aim to combat campus rape by Thomas Culkin News Reporter
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wo smartphone apps have recently been submitted to Apple that would seek to firmly establish signs of consent and clear up questions surrounding consent in rape and sexual assault allegations. These apps are designed mainly for use on college campuses, due to the high numbers of sexual assaults and rapes reported in those areas. Todd Corley, a captain for Appalachian State University Police, said he believes the high number of cases on college campuses is due to the small community environment. “With the majority of sexual assaults that we have, it’s not some stranger,” Corley said. “It’s more often than not a close acquaintance or a date rape situation.” The pair of apps, both of which were created by Michael Lissack, would consist of a “Yes”
app named WE-CONSENT and a “No” app named WHAT-ABOUTNO. Both apps would essentially serve as official record of consent to sexual activity. Lissack said they would help somebody clearly state whether they give consent or not. “What is needed is a way for affirmative consent to be recorded and stored as potential exculpatory evidence,” Lissack said. “Creating a record serves several mutually beneficial purposes. It provides a much-needed mechanism for sharing intentions and requesting permission. It offers a new clear opportunity to say ‘no.’” Not only will the apps help people firmly state they do not consent to sexual advances, they can also be used to clear the air in court. “If there is a record of consent, that record can be used to rebut a claim based on changed minds or next day regrets,” Lissack said.
The WHAT-ABOUTNO app will have a free and premium version. The free version summons a video recording of a police officer sternly repeating that the person has said “no.” The premium version goes a step further than just giving a warning. It records a video of the person watching the message and sends it to the cloud and offline servers. After that, the videos can only be viewed by law enforcement, upon judicial order or as evidence in a university disciplinary proceeding. The premium version would cost $5.99 per year. Lissack acknowledges the WHAT-ABOUTNO apps aren’t foolproof. “It isn’t perfect,” Lissack said. “If [the offender is] drunk, excessively violent, or just already intent on rape, it will do nothing. If the person has any sense of sanity, it acts as a strong reinforcement.” The WE-CONSENT app also creates a
video that can only be viewed in judicial settings. With it, the user states their name, states their partner’s name, then points the camera at their partner and themselves, and each states their consent. The WE-CONSENT app will be available for $2.99 per year. “Consent should be clear for everyone,” Lissack said. “No one should allow false accusations to happen.” To avoid tampering or privacy invasions, Lissack stressed the videos would be inaccessible to anyone other than law enforcement or campus disciplinary boards. “Not even the phone’s owner would be able to retrieve the video after it’s been encrypted,” said Lissack, who is also working on an app for situations where one partner changes their mind. Sexual assault and sexual harassment are prevalent issues on campuses across the nation, and Appalachian State University
is no different. Corley said eight sexual assaults and 11 “forced fondlings” were reported on campus during the 2014 calendar year, though he believes the actual number is much higher. “It’s probably one of the more underreported crimes on college campuses, both here and nationwide,” Corley said. “A lot of it has to do with the traits and characteristics of victimization.” The WHAT-ABOUTNO app will be available for purchase for iPhone no later than April 1, but the WECONSENT app is currently being worked on and there’s no timetable for when it should become available. The apps are expected to be available for Android in six to eight weeks. “The mere fact that people have this app changes the discussion,” Lissack said. “It can act as an insurance policy or safety measure, should you need it.”
World’s largest mobile pet adoption event to stop in Boone by Chamian Cruz News Reporter
For the third time, the Watauga Humane Society will host a stop in the Tour for Life, world’s largest mobile pet adoption, on April 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Boone Mall. WHS was asked to host the North Shore Animal League’s Tour for Life in partnership with Purina, meant to provide pet adoption opportunities, support to animal rescue groups and to reinforce the advantages and importance of shelter pet adoptions. Gilda Gordon, administrative assistant at WHS, said the North Shore Animal League is a worldwide rescue organization based in New York. Every year, they do three tours, one of them making 23 stops on the entire east coast, which is how WHS is able to participate. “All of our staff is required to be there,” Gordon said. “We will close the adoption center, so it’s a really big deal for us. All of our staff will be dressed in their Tour for Life shirts and we have a group of volunteers that will be there too.” Shelters and rescues from across the region will be at the event, such as WHS, Blue Ridge Animal Rescue, Merit Pit Bull Rescue, Happy Tails Rescue of West Jefferson, Second Chance Dogs of Ashe County and five others. Dogs, cats, rabbits and other small pets will be available for adoption.
The event is free to the public and will also include live entertainment by Mike Preslar, the Lost Jewel’s of Ghawazee Belly Dancing Troupe, The Joyful Noise Gospel Singers and more. Pet supplies and services, donation opportunities, dog training demos, education from animal care providers and more will also be available. The standard adoption fee for WHS is $25 for dogs and $10 for cats. “It’s a lot of fun for the kids, it is a family thing, it’s free, the music gets better every year and just to see our staff out there having a good time and sharing and seeing the kids and other people playing with the animals and then seeing some get a home forever,” Gordon said. “It’s a lot of fun for everyone.” Gordon said there are a total of 20-25 pets that will be available for adoption at the event from WHS. Cats and elderly dogs are the most desperate for adoption. Since WHS has been involved with the event, nine out of 20-25 pets have been adopted at most, Gordon said. “Even if we get three [pets] out of the 20 adopted, that is a success for us, because it virtually doesn’t cost us anything to put this on.,” Gordon said. “We have people in the community that sponsor us to help us put an ad in the newspaper, do other advertising and to buy
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The Watauga Humane Society will host Tour for Life, the world’s largest mobile pet adoption, on April 4. Approximately 20-25 pets will be available for adoption at the event.
anything necessary to help us do the event. It’s very successful for us.” Jessica Rogers, director of Unicoi County Animal Shelter, who is also participating, said any type of community recognition is worth the cost, because it’s really beneficial for all the animals in the community. “It’s really nice to see them inviting so many different groups of people together because we are all working for the same cause,” Rogers said. “We’re really happy that we’re able to be included in that.” As part of adopting a pet, Happy Tails Rescue of West Jefferson owner B.J. Pim said owners should make a commitment to have the pet indoors and to make it a part of
the household. “It’s a life long decision, it’s not something you do today and then get rid of next week or six months from now, or if you have a child, you don’t throw out your dog,” Pim said. Before adopting a pet, people should consider their lifestyle, how active they are, how suited a breed is for the person or family’s lifestyle and the commitment an animal requires. Gordon said animals require financial, time and emotional commitment. “If you’ve ever thought about [adopting], now is a good time,” Gordon said. “There will be a lot of people with a lot of knowledge who can do a lot of sharing to help you make that decision if you’ve ever thought about it at all.”
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 during the planning and the volunteering.” Abigail Baist, the co-chair overseeing the entire event, and Gabe Duff, a member of the service committee agreed that tasks such as dividing up work and contacting the different service locations allowed the students to assume different responsibilities, while learning the importance of communication with each other. “We’ve learned a lot about working together,” Pister said. “It’s a lot of communication with other committees and other people – it’s great to work together and to have all of your ideas shared in one place.”
Duff said the division of the work amongst the students of the RLC, and the necessity of communication brought all of the residents on the floor together and allowed them to learn more about each other. “When you are planning an actual event, you are seeing the other end of it. A lot of people do service, but they’re the ones that are signing up to volunteer,” Baist said. “When you’re on the other end and you see how much hard work is going into it, you’re not only getting the service benefit, but you’re learning leadership, you’re learning to be flexible and everyone has ideas and input and everyone works together to make the event successful.”
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“I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside” by Earl Sweatshirt
RELEASE DATE: March 23 RECORDED: 2013-14 GENRE: Hip-Hop/Rap LENGTH: 10 Tracks (29:56) LABEL: Tan Cressida & Columbia Records
“It showcases his lyrical and producing abilities quite well. It also proves that Earl doesn’t need Odd Future to make an interesting rap album.”
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‘I Don’t Like Shit...’ furthers Earl’s artistic growth by Jordan Williams Intern A&E Reporter
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os Angeles-based rapper Earl Sweatshirt’s sophomore album, “I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt” was digitally released March 23 after an album pre-order unexpectedly appeared on iTunes March 16. The 21-year-old, whose real name is Thebe Kgositsile, originally gained fame as the youngest member of the rap group Odd Future, and his fame was further increased by his disappearance to an alternative school in Samoa shortly after the release of his criticallyacclaimed project titled “Earl” when he was 16 years old. The project’s lyrics had huge shock value, largely because of his inclusion of the topics of rape, violence and drugs, which made his music polarizing and eye-opening, especially coming from an artist so young. After returning to the United States
in 2012, Earl proceeded to release his debut studio album titled, “Doris” in 2013 to positive critical and commercial reception. While Earl may have received some of his fame from being a member of Odd Future, “I Don’t Like Shit...” shows him stepping away from the collective; only one Odd Future member – producer Left Brain – is featured on the album. Using the alias “randomblackdude,” Earl also handles nearly the entire album’s production, minus the Left Brain-produced “Off Top.” The lyrics on “I Don’t Like Shit...” are completed different from his early days of Odd Future and instead of the shocking rape and death-related rhymes, he goes for a more reflective tone, touching on depression, addiction and relationships. The album has only 10 tracks and he keeps most of the songs short; the longest track is only 4 minutes and 11 sec-
onds. He also sticks to his slower, sparse filled beats and mumbled but intriguing flow, unique and very different from most of what comes out of Odd Future. All of the features on the album are also young rappers who the average hiphop fan may not know that well. The first track, “Huey,” has Earl showcasing his impressive lyrical display. Accompanied with a self-produced grimy, organ-driven beat, he raps with his usual slowed down tone, but this time it feels as if he’s in an entirely different mindset. “Mantra,” a glistening track fueled with dark, early 1990s-style synths and robotic drum fills, has Earl rapping aggressive rhymes about his intense rise to popularity. “Now you surrounded with a gaggle of 100 fucking thousand kids/ Who you can’t get mad at, when they want a pound and a pic/’Cause they the reason that the traffic on the browser quick/And they the reason that the paper in
your trousers thick.” “Grief,” the first single, has one of the darkest beats on the album. Comparable to the Halo video game soundtrack, dark synths and sparse cymbals and bass drive the beat. Earl gets more personal on the track, with lyrics discussing his drug use and anxiety surrounding fame. “AM//Radio,” features an entertaining verse from 19-year-old rapper Wiki, a member of the rap group RATKING. “Back when I catch Cor’, I always had Sports/Dippin’ on cops in my track shorts.” he raps charismatically over jazzy instrumentals. Earl also comes in with equally entertaining verse, “She Mario, I’m tryna’ keep the whining to a minimum/Piggies come, bet I’m splittin’ quicker than I finish rum.” “DNA” has Earl channeling his inner Eminem, with a few different flow changes and some complex wordplay, “I’m here and I’m there/And I’m up and I’m down/And I’m low and I’m peakin’/It’s cold
in the deep end.” The track also features a verse from 21-year-old skateboarder-turned-rapper, Na’kel, whose raspy voice and entertaining wordplay makes the track even more interesting. The final track on the album, “Wool,” features excellent verses from both Earl and Long Beach, California native Vince Staples, a frequent collaborator of Earl’s. Fueled by another jazzy trap-inspired beat, both Earl and Staples throw out interesting wordplay -driven bars that let the world know that just because they are young, it doesn’t mean that they can’t rap with the big leagues. Overall, while “I Don’t Like Shit...” isn’t really bursting with club bangers and socially consciousness, it showcases his lyrical and producing abilities quite well. It also proves that Earl doesn’t need Odd Future to make an interesting rap album.
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Film club prepping to shoot first short film by Jordan Williams Intern A&E reporter
Appalachian Film Club, the university’s first official film club, is preparing to shoot its first short film, “Whimsy.” Recruitment for the club was started in September 2014 by Melanie Lech, junior creative writing and theatre major. The club became official in December of the same year. The club spends time working on different projects and watching and discussing films. “I’ve always been interested in film, but we don’t have a production major here, so I was like, ‘Well, I’ll join a club!’” Lech said. “Then there wasn’t a club, so I was like, ‘Well, I’ll start a club!’ So I did.” “Whimsy” is an adaptation of a short play written by Appalachian alumna Connor Cook, who wrote the play as an assignment during her senior year. Cook’s version of the script was originally a comedy that focused on a
conversation between two strangers; however, directors Tyler Sullivan and Barry Jones have rewritten the film to make it more of a psychological thriller. The actors for the film auditioned and screen tested in order to get the perfect fit. The chosen cast are senior theatre arts major Katelyn Sabet, sophomore psychology major Alex Tanner and senior accounting major Zachary Sherbondy. The process of creating the short film included finding and securing a location for shooting, setting up video and audio and setting dates to shoot started at the beginning of the semester. AFC is currently organized “committee style,” meaningstudents run a committee of their own. Students in the club then choose which committees they want to be on, which include production, screenwriting, legal, advertising, budget and directing. “Gauging an interest was easy, but actually figuring out
the ropes and the legislation and getting the ball rolling took a while,” Lech said. “We had a ton of ideas, so honing in on what to focus on first was a big challenge.” AFC adviser and film professor KC Clemons said the way the club members are able to learn from and teach one another is enchanting. Clemons and adjunct film instructor Sarah Davis, the club’s “unofficial” adviser, provide advice, guidance and instruction on the filmmaking process, as well as help students build professional connections. “Watching the students in action – whether the group is analyzing a film or working together on a committee – is fascinating,” Clemons said. “These students are motivated, goal-oriented and work through conflicts.” Lech said sociology professor Beth Davidson was the club’s first guest speaker recently and spoke of her own experiences in the documen-
tary film business as well as her brand new documentary film, “Denim Dynasty.” She also spoke of the different film and documentary festivals in North Carolina and what the club could do to possibly gain more experience. “Once we’re a little more experienced, we’d like to make music videos for local bands and to collaborate with ASU Documentary Services to host a documentary and film festival in 2016,” Lech said. “There is definitely something for everyone.” AFC also has events being planned for the near future, including a presentation on April 15 from Boone-based production company Wonderland Woods, as well as a screenwriting workshop April 22 from Glenn Bruce, a professor at Appalachian. AFC meets every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. in the Bass Lake room of Plemmons Student Union. The club plans to begin shooting for “Whimsy” in mid-April.
Art Crawl event makes poetry, visual art ‘out of nothing’ by Mary Kate McCann Intern A&E Reporter
Nth Degree Gallery will display artwork of current Appalachian State University students and alumni at an event titled, “Ex Nihilo,” Friday, April 3 for April’s First Friday Art Crawl. “Ex Nihilo” is a Latin phrase meaning “out of nothing,” and it conveys the mission statement of the event: to create art from essentially nothing but teamwork. Eight teams of 11 poets and artists have worked in tandem to create corresponding works of poetry, prose and visual art for the exhibit. Each teams tackled different piec-
es of work, including short stories in collaboration with partners painting their impressions of the stories and poems inspired by collaborators’ sculptures. One of the eight teams was made up of senior religious studies major Mary Claire Grube, who contributed poety and helped organize the event, and Maia Blendermann, a junior anthropology major. “My piece was more of a collaborative effort,” Grube said. “We sat down and talked about what we wanted to do, whereas in other groups, one person might have had an idea first and the other person is responding to that idea.”
The pair said their poem and 2-D artwork explores the theological idea that the universe was created out of nothing by incorporating primitive elements such as dust and water. “The idea for the show came ‘Ex Nihilo.’ It came out of nowhere,” Grube said. Grube approached the Nth about showing their piece and began searching for interested talent to collaborate with. Grube said she wanted to incorporate the ideas of creativity and the original creation of the world in the absence of cosmic chaos into works of art. She approached writers and artists at a
community free-write meeting and caught the attention of Sam Matthews, junior social work major and visual artist and Hannah Parker, editor-inchief of The Peel Arts Review and senior management major. Parker initiated the creative process by writing a piece called “Yellow,” and asked Matthews for his idea for an accompanying work of visual art. Though working with different artistic mediums, she and Matthews “have been extremely cohesive,” Parker said. “There are walls between the writing community and the visual arts community,” Parker said, “This ex-
hibition is a platform to support each other.” Poets will perform their pieces Friday every hour beginning at 7:30 p.m. The visual art will be available for viewing throughout the event.
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Generational factors make future of drug reform bright Kevin Griffin
Opinion Writer
In an unsurprising development, a North Carolina House of Representatives committee struck down a bill that would legalize medical marijuana for individuals with a “chronic, debilitating medical condition,” according to The News & Observer. Despite its failure, the law attracted what many might consider to be unusual supporters. Along with the liberal individuals and groups one would expect to support such measures were Republicans
and military veterans – some of whom used marijuana for medical purposes, according to The News & Observer. The political debate on this issue has always been strange. Although Republicans and conservatives enjoy touting their commitment to small, limited government, they have been some of the most fervent supporters of the War on Drugs. Republicans have not been alone in enabling this moronic, decades-old policy. A number of Democrats have been in power during the time the War on Drugs has gone on and they have done nothing noteworthy to address to problem. In fact, President Barack Obama spent more than $300 million enforcing drug laws in states that had legalized medical marijuana use, an
amount greater than that was spent under George Bush, according to a June 2013 report from the advocacy group Americans for Safe Access. As frustrating as it is to see this pointless War on Drugs continue at both the federal and state levels, there are a number of reasons for hope. The infamous 2014 Chrominbus spending bill gave the cause a short-term victory by preventing the Justice Department from interfering with the laws of those states that have legalized medical marijuana. In the long-term, the generational shift will be decisive in leading us in the direction of a sensible drug policy. The majority of millennials support marijuana legalization in general, and this includes 63 percent of millennial Republicans, according
to Pew Research. This presents a clear contrast of older individuals in both parties, who are less supportive of legalization. These attitudes among the young, who will soon be in the position of making policy, signal the potential for actual progress. Actions blocking those taken by the house committee against legalization of marijuana in any form are a desperate attempt by opponents to fight against what seems to be inevitable. I just hope, if these misguided policies are not changed sooner, that we take the opportunity to change these policies when we are in a position to do so. Griffin, a junior journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.
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Artificial intelligence may take your job out of school Matt Zothner
Opinion Writer
Students who are worried about job employment after graduation have every right to be. The economy seems to be on the upswing, but no one knows when it will crash again. Bloomberg Business predicts another economic stumble at the end of 2015, but only time will tell. The economy is never certain. What is certain is the need for jobs after graduation. But will there be any? Teachers, doctors and other “traditional” professions will always be needed. The professions that tend to fluctuate
are in business and technology; industries where adaptation is not only profitable, but necessary. Positions such as social media managers, data scientists and augmented reality specialists did not exist 20 years ago, further proving the job world is ever-changing as a result of the Internet. I don’t believe we have foreseen the consequences that will start to take place within the next 10 years in the job market, though. Sputnik News University of Oxford associate professor Michael Osborne predicts almost half of the working population will be replaced by non-human workers – artificial intelligence – in the foreseeable future. This means not only blue-collar work, but the service sector, including food, hospitality and transportation, as well as the information technology and real
estate industries. We are faced with a technological revolution not yet seen in our human history; one where getting a college degree still does not give you a free pass into the job market (although it never really did). According to the Pew Research Center, robots and digital agents will displace more jobs than they create, which is important for the current millennials to know about and plan for. For now, machines and technologies are only capable of low-level learning, meaning it will take a while for them to catch up to humanlevel capabilities such as social understanding and the ability to conceive abstract concepts. But the progress is there. Jobs with high levels of creativity are much less likely to be taken by robots, according
to The Atlantic. This means that any kind of writing, design or media job won’t be snatched up by artificial intelligence – at least for now. It is important to remember that technology has historically been a net creator of jobs and productivity, because there will always be new problems to solve, according to top tech executives at Google and Microsoft. If you’re graduating with business and technology degrees, it is urgent that you be on your toes once the job hunt comes around. If you want to be employed in the future, your greatest skill must be the ability to adapt. Unlike past technological revolutions, this time, no one is excluded. Zothner, a sophomore marketing major from Cary, is an opinion writer.
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10 Submit Announcements App News is a service of the Division of Student Development. Email dycheab@appstate.edu. Submissions should not exceed 100 words and must include the event title, date/time, location and cost, and a contact email, phone and/or URL. Announcements will be edited as needed and will run as space allows. Preference given for events that are free or have a nominal cost. Honoring university leadership award winners At 2 p.m. April 24 in the Parkway Ballroom of PSU, the Division of Student Development will honor the recipients of the 2014-2015 Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges, along with the recipients of the Ronny L. Brooks Award for Outstanding Leadership, the Bobby L. Dunnigan Award for Outstanding Service and the Gregory S. Blimling Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Student Development. The reception is open to recipients, their families and friends. Expressive Arts Group for Veterans Open to any faculty, staff and student veterans at Appalachian State University. The group’s purpose is to allow for the establishment of community amongst veterans and to offer creative outlets to explore through multiple modes of expression. Email falckms@appstate.edu or call 828-262-2696. All sessions will be held at 5:45 p.m. in room 306, College of Education. The dates are: March 31, April 14 and April 28.
Free tax assistance ASU’s Walker College of Business will provide free tax assistance for individuals or families with a combined household income of $60,000 or less. Anyone can prepare and e-file their own federal and state income taxes for free using www.myfreetaxes.com. The Free Tax Help Lab, will be held 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, through April 15, room 2014, Peacock Hall. Email hofmannma@ appstate.edu. Appalachian Allies The Appalachian Allies program promotes an open, affirming and inclusive environment on campus by establishing a recognizable network of trained Allies who provide support and information to the LGBT community. Faculty, staff or students who complete the 2.5-hour training program successfully will be offered membership in App Allies. Trainings will be offered once more this semester: 5:30-8 p.m. April 20, location TBA. Register by visiting the AppSync portal. For more information, email kellyek1@email.appstate.edu. UREC jobs Camp UREC is hiring counselors for the summer. Counselor application materials are due April 10 by 5 p.m. Visit campurec.appstate.edu. Transfer Connect Open to transfer students, and presented by the ASU Counseling Center. Call 828-262-3180 or visit counseling.appstate.edu. • Stress Management: Finish the Semester on a Strong Note, 5:306:30 p.m. April 8-9, Rough Ridge, PSU
History lecture David Johnson will present “New Delhi: Last Imperial City,” 7 p.m. April 9, lecture room, Belk Library. Johnson will be connecting themes in British and Asian history, imperialism, representations of political authority and consent, and the power of ideas and their material symbols. Spring Supper & Poetry/Prose Sharing The event, for transfer students interested in majoring in creativing writing, will be held at 5:307:30 p.m. April 9, Linn Cove, PSU. Students are invited to bring two poems or two-three pages of creative prose to share, if they’d like, or just come to listen. Sponsored by the English Department. To register, email weinbergsc@appstate.edu. Global Opportunities Conference Scheduled for April 10, the event will explore the potential for innovative businesses to solve global social and environmental problems. Doc Hendley, founder of Wine to Water who was hailed as a CNN Hero of the Year in 2009, will be the keynote speaker. Also featuring a panel discussion on the role of innovative business in solving social and environmental problems. Visit www. goc.appstate.edu. GSAS 5K Race for the Cup The Graduate Student Association Senate (GSAS) is sponsoring a 5K, beginning at 7:45 a.m. April 11, Kidd Brewer Stadium. A portion of the proceeds will go to Mountain Alliance to offset expenses for the high school experimental learning
program. A circulating trophy, currently held by the Biology graduate students, is up for grabs. Prizes go to the top three finishers of each gender as well as the academic department with the highest representation. To register, go to www. eventbrite.com/e/gsas-5k-race-forthe-cup-tickets-15442881073.
Buy a Meal fundraiser A group of students taking the Principles of Fundraising Course is holding a Buy A Meal fundraiser for the FARM Cafe. The event will be held April 12 at Lost Province, off King Street, and will feature dinner and live folk music. The group will be selling FARM Cafe meal tokens for people in need: $8 buys one meal at FARM Cafe for a person in need. All other donations will be accepted as well.
Spring Boyles CEO Lecture Featuring John Osborn, president and CEO of BBDO New York, 10 a.m. April 15, Holmes Convocation Center. Free and open to the public. With 15,000 employees in 289 offices across 81 countries, BBDO is the second largest global advertising agency network, with its headquarters in New York. For more information, visit www.ceo.business. appstate.edu.
The Wellness Workshops Presented by the Counseling Center, The Wellness Workshops: Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood. Call 828-262-3180 or visit counseling. appstate.edu • Reducing Stress with Mindfulness, 12:30-1:30 p.m. April 15, Three Top Mountain, PSU
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App State softball remains winless in conference by Colin Tate
Intern Sports Reporter
Lee Sanderlin
Intern Sports Reporter
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T Arlington swept App State softball in a three-game series over the weekend. During a cold Saturday double header, the Mountaineers were outscored 23-8 in the two games before losing the final game of the series 14-3 Sunday.
Game 1: 7-1 loss Weather proved to be an obvious factor in the first game of the double header, with a temperature of 32 degrees at game time. Both teams struggled with the conditions but the Mavericks powered through and won 7-1. “It was definitely a shock for Arlington, because they’re coming from about 80-degree weather,” App State head coach Janice Savage said. “I was hoping it would be an advantage for us, and help us because we’re used to playing in it.” However, that was not the case. To begin the game, the Mountaineers’ freshman starting pitcher Kaitlin Williford was pulled after facing just three batters. “We pitch by committee here,” Savage said. “I didn’t want us to get down and not come back. I wanted to kind of mix things up and put a different vibe out there and see what we could do.” By the third inning, the Mavericks jumped out to a four-run lead thanks to two home runs against App State’s third pitcher of the day. UT Arlington eventually extended its lead to 7-0 in the seventh inning.
“The weather is more of an excuse,” senior infielder Cynthia Gomez said. “We all should have been mentally prepared for it to be cold. It should have been an advantage for us. They’re obviously from Texas where it’s a lot warmer, but I think it affected us more physically and mentally.” The Mountaineers went down swinging in the bottom of the final inning, getting two hits off of UT Arlington sophomore pitcher Sam Montes, who pitched the entire game giving up just seven hits and one run. Those two hits resulted in Gomez scoring the team’s only run of the game. Game 2: 16-7 loss The Mountaineers came out with more intensity and obvious motivation to start the second game of the double header against UT Arlington. “Everyone just had their heads in the game that second game and wanted to win and had the fight,” freshman first baseman Heather Josey said. That fight was obvious as App State shut Arlington out in the first three innings thanks to the play of redshirt junior starting pitcher Katherine Johnson, who let up just one hit in that time frame. Johnson started to struggle a bit in the fourth inning, though, giving up two runs. She then gave up three more in the fifth, giving the Mavericks a 5-1 lead. That all changed in the bottom of the fifth inning as App State put five runs on the board, with a home run from Josey to take the lead. Savage stuck with Johnson again to start the sixth inning, but after
giving up two more runs, she pulled her. “I stuck with Kat because she’s been keeping the ball pretty low and giving me some groundballs,” Savage said. “Even if they are getting hits, it’s not hurting me. Plus, my other pitchers weren’t hitting their spots.” As soon as Johnson was taken out of the game, the rout was on. In the sixth inning alone, the Mountaineers went through four different pitchers and allowed 11 runs. In one inning, App State went from leading by one to trailing by 10. The Mountaineers scored a run in the bottom of the sixth, but after that, the game was called. “We’ve just gotta start playing better softball,” Savage said. “We’re not putting everything together right now. We’re hit-or-miss in some areas, and it’s inning-by-inning. Game 3: 14-3 loss App State squandered an early lead in the series finale and couldn’t find a way to steal one from the visitors and as a result, remain winless (0-12) in the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after the first inning behind back-to-back RBI doubles from senior catcher Sarah Warnock and freshman utility player Tiffany Taynor. UT Arlington cut into the deficit in the second inning, scoring one on a sac fly with the bases loaded to leave the score at 2-1. App State looked to be in control most of the way through the top of the third inning, with the score still 2-1 with two outs in the inning. However, UT Arlington then went
on to reach base with four walks in the inning, two of which came with the bases loaded, to go along with a single, a double and two home runs to give themselves a 9-2 advantage. Senior pitcher Alissa Schoelkopf started the game for the Mountaineers, but struggled with her control, issuing eight walks in just 2.2 innings of action along with six runs on two hits. Shoelkopf was replaced in the top of the third by Johnson who gave up three runs on two hits and one walk while only recording one out. Freshman pitchers Kaitlin Williford and Mackenzie Steele finished the game for App State, with Williford giving up five runs on five hits in 1.2 innings. It was Steele’s first career appearance and she recorded the final out of the fifth inning with a strikeout. The Mountaineers were unable to overcome the 14-2 deficit entering the bottom of the fifth inning, with the game ending via the run rule as the Mountaineers were down more than 10 runs after the fifth. Sophomore utility player Cara Parker helped notch the final App State run as she recorded an RBI single in the fifth, scoring Taynor to make the final score 14-3. UT Arlington’s sophomore outfielder Mallory Foster went 5-5 in the series, blasting three homers and adding 14 RBI. All of her plate apperances came as a pinch hitter. With the series sweep, App State fell to 9-21 on the season while UT Arlington improved to 21-15. The Mountaineers return to action at home to face Georgia Southern in Boone in a three-game weekend series starting Friday.
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NCAA enters final weekend, wild ride nears an end Nick Joyner
Sr. Sports Reporter
Four teams remain in the 2015 NCAA tournament, after yet another fantastic, thrilling weekend of college basketball. Notre Dame and Kentucky took care of business on Thursday against lower seeded teams that led to a terrific Elite 8 matchup on Saturday. Kentucky, the overwhelming favorite to win the national championship, came out strong against the Fighting Irish but could never pull away from the ACC tournament champion. As the second half progressed, Notre Dame took control of the match and looked
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poise to give the undefeated Wildcats their first loss of the season. Up six with 5:22 left in the game, the Irish struggled getting stops to close out the game and Kentucky finally woke up. Kentucky rallied to win 68-66 behind 17 second-half points from Karl-Anthony Towns. In the West region, top seed Wisconsin survived an early push from the fourth-seeded UNC Tar Heels in the Sweet 16 to win 79-72. No. 2 seed Arizona prevented an upset from No. 6 seed Xavier that set up a rematch of last year’s Elite Eight game between Arizona and Wisconsin. Just like 2014, Wisconsin was too much for Arizona. Badgers senior Frank Kaminsky poured in 29 points to lead the team, advancing 8578 over the Wildcats. Wisconsin will take on Ken-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 students,” Brown said. “If we had a higher authority or coach helping us out to raise money, we may receive a better response from the public since they would feel more comfortable knowing where they money is going.” “We have done things with local business and had car washes, but we also get money from tryout fees, and the biggest comes from family members, and old studios that are simply making donations for our team which helps us a lot,” Brown said. Brown said the dance team should be considered an App State athletic or spirit team based on the work they spend practicing and staying in shape. Although they are not required to perform at any events, Grant said the team takes a sense of pride in being at as many events as possible. “It would be understandable if we couldn’t perform at an event, but we feel a standard has been set that we should follow through with,” Grant said. The team is required to schedule times to practice at the Varsity Gym as well, Brown said, which can lead to problems. “An adult or trainer must be in attendance when a non athletic team is in varsity gym,” Brown said. “Luckily, this semester we practiced at the same time as the cheerleaders, but we have to be provided with someone who sits with us while in the gym when we are not with another sport team which can be hard.” Brown said that while it is tough not having a coach, the challenge serves to bring the team together more. “We take a lot of pride in that every girl on the team is willing to help and make decisions with
tucky in the Final Four Saturday, a rematch of last year’s Final Four game between the two 1-seed teams. On the other side of the bracket, No. 7 seed Michigan State continued its improbable run by knocking off Oklahoma on Thursday, then following that up with a 76-70 overtime win over No. 4 seed Louisville. The Spartans, who have struggled with consistency all year, looked like a Final Four team last weekend. For a group that many national pundits believed would only be a shell of the Elite Eight team they were a year ago, they are continuing to excel. Last season’s NCAA tournament was capped off by No. 7 seed Connecticut winning the national championship. Fast forward one year, and what do you know? Another No. 7 seed has advanced to the Final Four and has a
the captains since they know we don’t have a coach and we are also all students,” Brown said. “We really want the girls to keep a strong bond.” Freshman dancer Bailee Eurey has now performed through her first season on the ASU Elite Dance Team and said the team has made the most of their situation. “Our captains have done such a wonderful job of not only being a part of the team, but being in charge of our finances, choreography, and practices,” Eurey said. “They have been excellent role models to each of us and have gone above and beyond this season to try and help our team get sponsored.” Aside from dancing and working to get the team sponsored, the team also prides itself on holding to the same academic standards as the university’s scholarship sports. “Since we are not recognized as an athletic, the school doesn’t recognize us for our academics, but almost all of our girls have above a 3.25 GPA which is the honor roll for athletics,” Brown said. “The dance team sets the same guidelines as any other athletic team with a minimum of a 2.5 GPA required to stay on the team.” Eurey said she hopes there will be a day when the team is not only recognized by the university, but also gets an opportunity to travel and compete while donning the black and gold. “I would expect with our dancing abilities, eventually we would want to be sponsored to travel and compete at tournaments and away games which would help us grow as dancers and as a team,” Eurey said. Tryouts for spots on next year’s dance team are set for April 1112.
chance to follow in the Huskies’ footsteps. The South region saw No. 1 seed Duke defeat No. 5 seed Utah, and No. 2 seed Gonzaga dominate No. 11 seed UCLA, 74-62. When the Blue Devils met the Bulldogs on Sunday, Duke showed why they are consistetly among the nation’s best college basketball programs. Duke center Jahlil Okafor had a game to forget with just nine points and even airballed a free throw. The Blue Devils looked sleepy for much of the first half, and as the second half began it was easy to see Duke giving up. Yeah, the score was close, but Gonzaga seemed to want it more. Each basket from the Bulldogs would ignite the Gonzaga bench. Then, Duke freshman Justise Winslow took over.
Winslow recorded 16 points and five rebounds, but more importantly provided an emotional spark down the stretch with key defensive stands. Senior guard Quinn Cook often screamed with intensity as the game began winding down and ultimately, Duke won 66-52. The Blue Devils will take on Michigan State Saturday for a spot in the National Championship. The winner of Kentucky and Wisconsin will meet either Duke or Michigan State in the final game of the season. If Kentucky were to defeat both Wisconsin and either Duke or Michigan State, the Wildcats would finish the season perfect at 40-0. No matter what happens, college basketball fans are certainly in store for quite a ride.
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