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LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD Vol. 89, No. 8

Sophomore fights to eliminate ‘sexist’ intermural sports rules Morgan Cook

Sophomore music therapy major Kate Rhudy at Espresso News + Wine Bar on Howard Street on Monday evening.

by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter

ate Rhudy, a sophomore music therapy student, is a member of an intramural co-ed soccer team through University Recreation, but said she is dissatisfied with the “sexist” policies that come with playing co-ed sports through the university. Rhudy, who said she has been playing soccer since she was a child, realized when she

joined an intramural team at Appalachian State University that the scoring policy for soccer is different based on whether a man or woman scores a goal. The rules, which are available on www.imsports.appstate.edu, state that a goal scored by a female is worth two points, while a goal scored by a male is worth one. An own goal or a penalty shot from a female is worth one point. While Rhudy’s initial main

focus has been soccer, she said she plans on doing extensive research on the rules for other sports and hopefully will be able to abolish all of the she finds to be sexist, not just the ones in soccer. For example, the rules for co-ed flag football, according to www.imsports.appstate. edu, state that a touchdown is normally worth six points, but when a touchdown is scored by a female or when a female throws a legal pass to any player on her team in the end zone, it is worth nine points. Rhudy said these rules were put in place during a time when female participation in co-ed intramural sports was very low, so she believes they were implemented to increase female attendance. “These rules haven’t been evaluated in 20 years and there might have been a reason to have them in the past, but they’re not relevant today,” Rhudy said. “It results in the development of a different game of soccer and it perpetuates a stereotypical gender rule.” Rhudy’s problem with the rules is that they change the game. She said that women are put on offense because of the worth of their goals, and as a result, men are on defense. “I just want the game to reflect fairness to both sexes and

be the real game of soccer,” she said. “The strategy is not teamwork, but to play based on gender.” Rhudy initially filed an informal complaint via email to University Recreation and was asked to show support of a rule change from fellow female players. She is now currently discussing with the Office of Equity, Diversity and Compliance the best way to go about achieving her goal. “The plan is to convince them that the rule, while developed with a sincere intent to increase female participation, no longer serves a strong purpose and actually results in an instance of institutionalized sexism being perpetuated within our university,” Rhudy said. “The reinforcement of gender stereotypes and the playing of a game in which strategy and teamwork is being manipulated to the point where it no longer resembles the game.” Title IX is a federal law passed in 1972 that prohibits discrimination based on sex in federally funded schools, including in its athletic programs. “Title IX guarantees us the right to challenge discriminatory policies,” Rhudy said. “It not only can be applied to sports issues, but also cases of sexual harassment and sexual

Anna Smith memorial book placed in union

Gay? Fine By Me aims to gain allies

Senior marketing major Sarah Huffman writing words of remembrance in a book at the memorial table set up in honor of Anna Smith at Plemmons Student Union on Wednesday. The book was signed by several students and will be given to Smith's parents.

The LGBT Center hosted various events titled Gay? Fine By Me on Tuesday and Wednesday with the purpose of informing the Appalachian State University community about what it means to be an ally and how to show support to fellow students who identify as LGBT. Gay? Fine By Me is an initiative started by Atticus Circle, a group that educates people who do not identify as LGBT to support their equal rights. On both days, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. there was a contact table set up in Plemmons Student Union with T-shirts on sale for $7 as well as brochures, buttons and keychains to give out. Jerry Yelton, a LGBT Center desk shift volunteer said the center does not make any profit off of the shirts and that they are merely used to spread the message. The reason for the shirts being $7 is because that is what the cost was to make them. Yelton said the LGBT Center had craft nights in order to hand-make the keychains and such that were given out as well. The center also hosted workshops, which were open to anyone regardless of his or her identification, in the Price Lake room of the union from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Between 20 and 30 people attended the workshops Tuesday night, Yelton said. “The workshops are opportunities for people to learn gender and sexuality minorities 101 and to learn how to become a good ally,” Yelton said. “A lot of people see the Gay? Fine By Me shirt and think ‘oh cool, I’m fine with gay dudes, I’m going to buy this, I like the fact that gay guys can get married,’ but they don’t realize all the other facets of the LGBT community.” Calah Faircloth, another LGBT Center desk shift volunteer, said one of the goals of the events was to educate others on how to be the best ally they can be, whether they are in the LGBT community or not. “I really hope that people see we’re an open and welcoming campus, that’s kind of one of the big reasons this is happening,” Faircloth said. Yelton said the workshops were the LGBT Center’s way of expanding upon the T-shirts into a more meaningful and important vocality. “We’re trying to get across the importance of all identities within the LGBT spectrum,” Yelton said. “A lot of people don’t realize that there are so many people that are a part of this community, and we also want to get across the message that allies are very welcome in the center and are a part of this community.”

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Students among thousands at climate march by Taelor Candiloro Intern News Reporter

Thousands of people will converge on Central Park West in New York City between 65th Street and 86th Street at 11:30 a.m. Sunday as they begin the People’s Climate March through the city’s streets. The People’s Climate March is an event responding to the expected 2014 United Nations Summit on Sept. 23, which will take place in the city and discuss the global climate crisis. Two buses of students from the Boone area will embark Saturday on a two-day trip to participate in this lobbying alongside people from hundreds of different countries. The two buses scheduled to depart are expected to hold roughly 100 students, approximately 10 from Caldwell Community College and 90 from Appalachian State University. The cost per student is $50. Harvard Ayers, professor emeritus of anthropology, said the group has succeeded in offsetting the students’ costs by raising funding from the People’s Climate March, the Sierra Club, the Blumenthal Foundation in Charlotte and individual donors. Ayers said he visited multiple classrooms around campus to recruit students for the trip. As the senior editor of multiple books regarding air pollution and fossil fuel development, Ayers explained that global climate change has become a prominent issue to him personally. “As a social and a physical/biological scientist, I have become a staunch

violence – both males and females are protected under it.” Rhudy said she has received an “overwhelming” amount of support from fellow students. Future possibilities to show fellow student support includes a survey or a petition, she said. Sunni Ryan, Rhudy’s teammate, said she supports Rhudy in her initiative to change the rules. “Women do not need an incentive to play, we are athletically capable beings with an honest desire to compete alongside our male peers in an environment of equality,” Ryan said. “I personally do not want to be rewarded because I am perceived as weaker and less likely to score a goal, I want to play the game I love the way it was meant to be played.” Rhudy said her game plan is to research the rules in other intramural co-ed sports at the university, to research the rules at other universities, and then to offer solutions to University Recreation, with the aid of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Compliance. “Gender does not dictate skill, therefore, it is not a valid enough reason to change the way the game is played,” Ryan said. “Using girls strategically, by placing them in forward positions, for example, warps the sport and, honestly, makes me less eager to participate.”

part of the strong consensus of about 98 percent of the physical and biological scientific communities that now accepts climate change as settled science,” Ayers said. Ayers said he is currently co-authoring a book with bus captain and fellow NYC trip-organizer Dave Harman. The book, titled “Train Wreck Earth,” is expected to cover the impending effects of climate alteration if humanity does not take charge of their impact on the environment. “Those 98 percent of scientists, including me, believe that climate change, if allowed to progress — witness much worse storms, floods, drought and resultant wildfires — will destroy the Earth and the life on it over a fairly short period of time,” Ayers said. Katelynn Mudgett, a sustainable development major at Appalachian planning to attend the march, said she is excited that the trip accommodated her as a student, acknowledging that she would return to campus just before her classes would resume. “With all that taken care of, I could just be excited and ready to show my passion for sustainability and justice as an SD major,” Mudgett said. Michael Aguero, a junior sustainable development major attending the trip, said the event holds weight, not only in the grand scheme, but to the United States and students everywhere. “With the UN involvement, it happening here on our soil; that’s a big thing,” Aguero said. According to www.peoplesclimate.

org, the march is expected to include over 1,400 partnering organizations in addition to the thousands of people gathering from across the globe. The peaceful march will likely become the largest climate event to occur globally. Aguero said it is not only important due to size and location, but because it is an attempt at awareness and attention to a practical issue. “It’s more unified because we’re not thinking about peoples’ money, – though that is important – we’re thinking about our children’s future, the Earth’s future and how we can make it right again,” he said. While building community worldwide, Ayers expects the trip will inspire a global and local perspective in the students choosing to attend. “These students will soon be joining the Town of Boone and Carbon Free Boone, a local non-profit, in working to make Boone and Appalachian a model of solar energy application and conservation of building energy,” Ayers said. The students will be working as interns, volunteers and advocates for urging Appalachian’s administrators to dedicate themselves to using solar panels, Ayers said. “By installing solar and helping residents and others make their homes and businesses more energy efficient, our project will significantly reduce the area’s need for so much electricity from dirty fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — all of which are major contributors to destructive climate change,” Ayers said.

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More than 95 percent of Winkler Hall recycled by Thomas Culkin Intern News Reporter

Around 96 percent of the debris from the demolition of Winkler Residence Hall has been recycled, resulting in a little over 7,000 tons of recycled material. The 11-story residence hall was demolished June 1 after it was determined that renovations would cost the university too much, according to an article published June 1 by The Appalachian. Jennifer Maxwell, the resource conservation specialist at the Office of Sustainability, said the main ecological benefits of recycling the building are the effects it has on local construction. The recycled concrete, brick and blocks went to a local company called Vulcan, which is using the materials to create gravel. Maxwell said because they are receiving materials that have already been created, less mining of the land is required. In turn, it saves energy to create recycled products as opposed

to creating products from new materials. Appalachian Sustainability Director Ged Moody said the amount of debris recycled far surpassed the expectations that had been set, due to a collaboration between the Office of Sustainability and the Physical Plant. “The university, working with the contractor, had the goal that 60 percent of that building would not go to the landfill,” Moody said. Recycling debris is beneficial to the contractors who demolish buildings because they sell the wreckage to other companies for a profit. However, Appalachian does not share in this financial profit. The contractors get paid by the school to destroy the building, and again by third-party corporations for the recycled material, and Appalachian receives none of the benefits. However, Moody would like to see a change in the future where the university demands a piece of the profit. “I’d like to see us make that a requirement in the future,”

Paul Heckert 11-story Winkler Recidense Hall was demolished June 1. 7,000 tons of material was recycled, returned to the earth, after the building stood for 40 years.

Moody said. Moody said he believes that the most important reward from recycling the debris of

Winkler is that it sets an example. “When [people] see that on our campus, we’ve educated

Office of Sustainability sponsors peace parade by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter

Appalachian State University’s Office of Sustainability is sponsoring the Elkland Art Center’s Peace Parade, an event that celebrates the International Day of Peace, which is observed Sept. 21. The parade will begin at the Watauga County Library at 3:45 p.m. Sept. 19. The theme of this year’s International Day of Peace is “Right of Peoples to Peace.” According to www.un.org, the Peace Day was first established in 1981 within a resolution written by the United Nations General Assembly. “The Parade is held to get people out celebrating the possibility of peace

together,” said Lexie Danner, the community arts coordinator of the Elkland Art Center. “It is dedicated to world peace, and specifically the absence of war and violence, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access.” Danner said this is the eighth year the Elkland Art Center is the host of the parade, which lasts about 30-40 minutes. “The parade ends back at the library, but it has not yet been determined what route we will be taking – it depends on weather,” Danner said. “Sometimes we go to the Turchin Center and back through campus on to Howard Street.” Donna Presnell, the communications

manager of the Office of Sustainability, said the office is a promotional sponsor and it is the first year they are involved. “We’re trying to broaden our scope out of this office,” Presnell said. “People automatically assume environment when they think of us, but they don’t think of the broader sense of sustainability.” Presnell listed other sustainability aspects as equity and equality, not just environment. “This parade falls into the equality and justice scope of sustainability,” Presnell said. “If we don’t have a sustainable society then we are not looking at sustainability in its broadest focus.” Danner said she expects about 75-100 people to participate in the parade, but that she hopes for a higher attendance.

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Boone band Swift Science shutting down the lab

by Lovey Cooper

Senior A&E Reporter

oone staple band Swift Science plays their last show this weekend at Boone Saloon in an act the founding members see as going out on top after living through five years of iterations of progressing sound. Swift Science began in 2009 when front man and then-student JD Rust created a Facebook group titled “I play an instrument and I live in Boone” in hopes of finding new bandmates to play with while he finished school, after the other members of his previous folk-pop act graduated and moved away. From among the over 100 members who quickly joined, drummer Ben Mercer sought Rust out personally. The two formed the basis of Swift Science with four other members assembled from the crowd – including a violinist and a female vocalist – and the group began performing songs from Rust’s own repertoire. “It wasn’t bad. It was just slightly good songs that you could take or leave,” Rust said. “It was what you would expect from a young college kid that was playing with the first five people that he saw.” Five years later, and the two founders are the only originals left. After cycling through members while playing “folky-poppy little love songs,” they began to realize certain pieces didn’t al-

ways fit the kinds of songs they were writing. In late 2010, Rust wrote a song with heavy blues influence. “We all just kind of loved it and it was very easy to get amped up,” Rust said. “I would notice people really reacted to that song when we played it.” Soon the band was reduced to a four-piece, blues-rock setup at the suggestion of the other guitarist, with whom Mercer also began a country side-project in Swift Science’s downtime. “I was still doing it for fun, but I wanted to push a little harder,” Mercer said. As such, the band had to learn a new repertoire to match their new sound. “When you decide to start playing a certain sound, you can’t just jump between genres in the show,” Rust said. “It’s all very confusing and hard to realize as a musician until you have a ‘come to Jesus’ moment.” That moment came partially when the other guitarist left for Asheville. The then-three-piece band actually sounded more clear and less muddled with the new style, and the band reached their first round of success in late 2011 playing house shows around town, which were particularly popular with younger students who were unable to go to bars. “It wasn’t that crazy, it was just fun rock and roll party music,” Rust said. “It became a thing that when we would have

Christopher Deverell Guitarist JD Rust (left) and bassist Dries Vandenberg (right) at Swift Science's most recent show at Boone Saloon on April 10.

a show we couldn’t say we were playing or else the police would be there within 30 minutes.” This reputation followed them through their underground popularity until the trio began to notice the slow destruction of their equipment by wild partiers edging ever closer to the stage. “I will say it was a lot of fun, but we started thinking that we should start playing shows where we were going to get paid now,” Rust said. So the band set about recording an album with one cheap microphone and Garageband,

laying the groundwork skills and love of recording that have followed Mercer to this day, as half of the sound-mixing behind local recording label Wet Bandit Audio. A brief three-month hiatus in Charlotte allowed the two to quickly wrap up the album while they lived in relative poverty, until job offers brought Mercer and Rust back to Boone in late 2012, having graduated in December of 2010 and 2011, respectively. Their return was seen as a fresh start, as most of their previous fans had moved out of

Boone in the meantime, allowing Swift Science to be recreated yet again, without preconceptions. “I wasn’t concerned with pleasing anybody, just the chance to be more creative,” Mercer said. “Whatever it turned out to be, it was just going to be that, and I was cool with it.” Swift Science will play at Boone Saloon on Saturday at 10:15 p.m.

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Grass Plates Reading Series shows different side of poetry by Casey Suglia Intern A&E Reporter

Dallas Linger Junior interdisciplinary studies major Colleen Choate reads poetry Sunday night at 3rd Place.

A new kind of poetry reading was on display Sunday for community members and Appalachian State University students and faculty at 3rd Place in downtown Boone. Grass Plates, an experimental poetry showcase, emphasizes community and hopes to have one performance each month at 3rd Place, which is home to the Presbyterian and Episcopal campus ministries of Appalachian. The idea for Grass Plates was inspired by a class senior English major Connor Childers took this past summer. The course was taught by Appalachian English lecturers Nathan Hauke and Kirsten Jorgenson. “The first class [of the summer], Grass Plates came out of the classroom,” said Childers, who created the event. “Our final project for our summer class focused on literary citizenship, what that means and cultivating writing communities.” From there, fellow writers in the class as well as people who had heard about it started getting involved. Grass Plates is unique in that it differs from the usual open mic night. “It’s a selected reading,” Childers said. “The past two readings we’ve asked people we know who we think would be a good fit for what we’re trying to do here. Part of it is the community of writers, rather than the open floor. Experimental doesn’t mean inaccessible.” With no formal stage, couches were pushed into the back alcove of the gallery, creating an intimate space between the writer and poet. Nine

undergraduate and graduate students read poems at Sunday’s event. “If you want to join us, I think it’s really important to write with us,” Childers said. “We meet pretty regularly once a week and we write together and that’s where a lot of the material comes from, and we’re sort of in this together.” Senior middle grades education major Aaron Prestrud stumbled into reading his personal work at 3rd Place after being noticed by a Grass Plates reader on Appalachian’s campus. “I think poetry is cooler when you share it with other people,” Prestrud said. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been a part of a community where I can do that and it is great to be up on stage and getting back into writing.” Alexander Tanner, a fellow performer and sophomore creative writing and psychology major, said that Grass Plates is a much different scene from spoken word and that it offers a refreshing perspective. Tanner is also the president of the club Lyric and a slam poet in Boone. “I don’t write that much spoken word poetry, and more page-oriented poetry is what I’ve been invested in so this is a really good opportunity for me to show off that side,” Tanner said. Childers believes Grass Plates can now be a place for new poets. “I think it is important to give artists a place to showcase what they’ve been doing,” Childers said. “There’s galleries around here, there are music venues for people who are expressing themselves those ways, but as far as a focused reading series that emphasizes community and experimentation, that’s something that there wasn’t a venue for that.”

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Alt-J retains identity, lets loose with new sound on ‘This Is All Yours’ by Meredith Warfield A&E Editor

Born in the vortex of the digital age and uniquely shaped to a no-bass sound early on due to dormitory hallway noise constraints, British indie rock band alt-J both conforms to and defies a generation with the trio’s newest album “This Is All Yours,” which releases Sept. 22. “This Is All Yours” will be altJ’s second album since the English group’s emergence in 2007, and the first after the friendly farewell of bassist Gwil Sainsbury in January. Sainsbury started out producing for alt-J when the members of the band first formed at Leeds University and later played as the bassist once the band moved on from schooling. Recorded in the same location as their award-winning debut album “An Awesome

Wave,” the now three members of alt-J attempted to recreate a similar atmosphere in creating their second work, which the band impressively cranked out in just six months, even after losing Sainsbury. The album’s first three tracks present a mix of elements, giving alt-J fans the familiar, layered instrumental accompaniment and swirling vocals from John Newman in its surprisingly epic “Intro” that then leads into the peaceful, slow-drowning “Arrival In Nara,” Nara being a city in Japan where deer roam free in its central park, which is quickly understood as the album’s inspiration and theme. Wasps buzz through the end of the track and fade into church bells as “Nara” begins, which climbs into a relatively intense track with its somewhat hidden sexual metaphors, soft dub-pop climax, and even

a reference to Aslan from “The Chronicles of Narnia.” The beef of the album lends to playful, catchy pop songs “Every Other Freckle” and “Left Hand Free,” of which the latter is a single that the band claims was written specifically for its American audience and therefore lacks several aspects of altJ’s personality. Perhaps the most surprising element of “This Is All Yours” is the nearly medieval folk sound in tracks “Garden of England” and “Warm Foothills,” which integrate segments of flutes, whistling and cut-and-paste vocals to produce a sound reminiscent of a peaceful sunrise. The album’s eighth track and lead single “Hunger of the Pine” was first released on June 19 and features a vocal sample of Miley Cyrus’s song “4x4” in the chorus. Although it seems a bit arbitrary, incorporating Cyrus

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into the chorus compliments Newman’s soothing verses and the song’s engulfing electronic bass, making for a stunning and powerful hit like nothing ever heard before from alt-J. Drummer Thom Green reportedly created a remix of the song “4x4” for Cyrus and then the band and Cyrus agreed that the

clip of her lyrics “I’m a female rebel” worked well in alt-J’s single. “This Is All Yours” continues to amaze with additional elements of folk in the later ballad “The Gospel of John Hurt,” and then comes full circle to complete the journey with the soul-stirring last track, “Leaving Nara.” As a standalone album, “This Is All Yours” is a spectacle of artistic and creative talent worthy of recognition among indie rock-electronica fans and critics. As a follow up to “An Awesome Wave,” this second album has earned alt-J a respectful following and grants the band the freedom to extend their style almost however they wish, while still being able to maintain confidence that people will take the time to listen and appreciate whatever story they have to tell.

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App News is a service of the Division of Student Development. Email dycheab@appstate.edu at least two weeks in advance. Submissions should not exceed 100 words and must include the event title, date/ time, location and cost, other pertinent information and a contact(s) (email, phone and/ or URL). Announcements will be edited as needed and will run as space allows. Memorial table The Office of Student Development will place a memorial book for Anna Marie Smith in the Plemmons Student Union this week. This book will be sent to Anna’s family as an expression of our concern and care for them. Each year the Office of Student Development holds a Student Memorial Service for students who have passed away while attending Appalachian. The service this year will be held at 11 a.m. sept. 27 in the lobby of B. B. Dougherty Administration Building. MAP-Works Survey New freshmen and transfer students are reminded to take the MAP-Works survey and view the Student Outcome Report. The survey is open through Sept. 30. Students to complete the survey and review their individual Student Outcome Report. Students who complete the survey and review their Student Outcome Report enjoy higher GPAs, better retention rates, and many report the chance to think reflectively about their personal behav-

iors and habits, as they relate to academic success. The Wellness Workshops Presented by the Counseling Center presents the series of workshops with the theme “Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood.” • 1 p.m. Sept. 24, Sanford Mall, Diversity Awareness Challenge • 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 9, Test Your Mood: Mental Health Screening Day, Calloway Peak room, PSU • 12:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Survive and Thrive: Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper, Three Top Mountain room, PSU • 7 p.m. Nov. 5, Being Real: The Value of Vulnerability, Three Top Mountain Room, PSU Fall ASE programs Fall ASE (Alternative Service Experience) programs provide a 4-day service and learning experience Oct. 1619 in the southeast. Experiences are led and created by trained student Peer Leaders and involve direct service to a community. Required pre-travel and post-travel meetings. Total cost: $100 (includes: food, housing and transportation). Sign-up date at the ACT Outreach Center, Plemmons Student Union. Chords for Cora The a cappella competition is a fundraiser for the Bryk family, a local farming family whose daughter was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year. Hosted by ASU VoiceMale, the event will be at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Schaefer Center. Tickets: $5 students; $8 general admission.

News Walker College of Business 2nd Annual Business Connections All day, Sept. 24. More than 150 employers and industry executives are expected to attend. The day allows students studying business the opportunity to learn from and engage with the business world through workshops, discussions, panels, practice interviews, a career fair and a networking social. The sharing of knowledge and experiences focus on career concerns, current industry trends and issues, and professional development. For more information, contact odomah1@appstate.edu or 828-262-8119. Henry A. Giroux lecture “Disposable Futures: Neoliberalism’s Assault on Higher Education,” 7 p.m. Sept. 25, Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts. The noted scholar, public intellectual, educational theorist and alumnus of ASU will speak on the issue, which is of vital contemporary concern on ASU’s campus, across the state of NC, and throughout the nation. For information, email behrentmc@appstate.edu. ASU Women’s Theatre Troupe performance The troupe put on a production of “Decision Height,” 7:30 p.m. Oct. 9, 10 and 12, IG Greer Studio Theatre. Oudoor Education Certifications The certifications begin in September. • Oct. 17-19 and April 10-12, Wilderness First Responder Re-Certification • Nov. 1-2, Leave No Trace

Trainer • Dec. 5-7, American Mountain Guide Association, Climbing Wall Instructor • Dec. 14-22 and March 7-15, Wilderness First Responder • Feb. 5, Epinephrine Administration • Feb. 21-22, Wilderness First Aid • Leave No Trace Master Educator, Aug. 10-14, 2015 Educational Media Master’s Degree or Certificate Appalachian State offers an Educational Media Master’s Degree and Certificate programs. The program is entirely online and includes a range of courses involving media and technology. Students develop the technical, aesthetic, and intellectual expertise and perspectives needed to analyze and develop online environments using new media and online networks. For more information, go to http://edtech.appstate. edu/. Policy updates The University of North Carolina has adopted theFostering Undergraduate Student Success policy to be implemented fall 2014. The policy includes several changes that affect all new, continuing and returning undergraduate students. The updates are to the Course/Repeat/ Grade Forgiveness policy, the Academic Standing policy, and the Course Withdrawal policy. For more information, go to http://registrar.appstate.edu/records/fosteringstudentsuccess.html. Broadstone facility info The Broadstone facility is

now run through University Recreation. Broadstone can be reserved at a nominal fee for all types of groups on campus. It’s available for retreats, meetings, workshops, trainings, cookouts/picnic, celebrations and kickoff/end of the year events. For more information, go to http://broadstone.appstate. edu/. Suicide prevention training In this game-based simulation, learn how to determine when someone needs help, how to talk to them, and where to turn to for help. To access the course, visit kognitocampus.com/login and create a new account. Students should enter the enrollment key: appstate828 and employees should enter the enrollment key: appstate592. Free for App State students and employees. Support program The As-U-Rsupport program is for students with Executive Function challenges who are transferring to or have been accepted to Appalachian - including freshman, sophomore, juniors and some seniors. As-U-R provides seminars, a study sight with individualized tutoring and mentoring and other supports, each designed to assist students in learning the skills they need to succeed at the completion of their degrees. Any student who believes this service would benefit them is encouraged to set up an appointment. Call 828- 262-7251 or 828262-6332 to learn more and make an appointment.

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thursday 18 Rodney Reynerson: Faculty Piano Recital, 8 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, Free “X-Men: Days of Future Past” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

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“X-Men: Days of Future Past” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

“Kramer vs. Kramer” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

“Chords for Cora” benefit a cappella competition, 6:30 p.m., Schaefer Center, $5 students, $8 general admission

Peace Parade, meeting at 3:35 p.m., lawn of the Watauga County Public Library

Day of Peace Concert, 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free

CareerFest, 12 p.m.-4 p.m., Holmes Convocation Center, free

Peoples Climate March, Boone Solidarity Action: Connecting Peace and Climate Change, 1 p.m., Appalachian Voices office, 171 Grand Blvd.; screening of “Distruption” will follow

Free Tai Chi at 5, 5 p.m., Turchin Center, free Student Flu Shots, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., Roess Dining Hall Andrea Cheeseman/ Faculty Clarinet Recital, 8 p.m.-9 p.m., Hayes School of Music, free

Walker BusiHenry Giroux ness Connections, presentation, 7 p.m., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., regis- Schaefer Center, free tration required The Foxfire with Carolina ChowAndy Ferrell and down: A Local Food Oncoming Train, 9 Feast, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.-11:50 p.m., Legp.m. ends, $5 advance, $7 door “Sophie’s Choice” screening, 7 p.m., “Maleficent” screenGreenbriar, $1 ing, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 Homecoming Blood advance, $2 door Drive, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Holmes ConvocaTactical Laser Tag, tion Center, blood- 6 p.m., Duck Pond drive@appstate. Field, free edu

26 Out of Box Workshop, 12 p.m.-2 p.m., Turchin Center, $30 donor, $45 nondonor Blazing Easels Kids Workshop, 3 p.m.4:30 p.m., Turchin Center, $20 donor, $30 non-donor “Sophie’s Choice” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, $1 “Maleficent” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

Make Your Own Recycled Peace Flags, 10 a.m., ASU Child Development Center, suggested donation: $10

“Maleficent” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

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Good intentions fade over time, clash with Title IX Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer

The discussion of genderbased discrimination usually pertains to women being undercompensated compared to men. But in the case of coed intramural soccer here at Appalachian State University, the opposite is posing a concern. While men receive the standard one point for scoring a goal, women are awarded two points. It’s a form of discrimination that, at first glance, isn’t what we are used to. Women receiving more than men on the basis of gender?

The rule came about with good intentions – 20 years ago. Originally a way to recruit more females onto the field, it is now in contrast with Title IX antidiscrimination expectations, according to Kate Rhudy, a sophomore music therapy major. Rhudy, who plays coed intramural soccer, is hopeful for a change in the existing policy. “I don’t want to be passed to because of my sex…it changes the game’s focus from teamwork to strategy and how we can get girls to score more goals,” Rhudy said. The problem here is simple: a small rule that had good intentions is now discriminatory and should be revised so to coincide with today’s expectations of

equality. This briefly-stated and often overlooked rule puts both men and women in a set of circumstances outside of the usual flow of the game. In order to produce the best possible chance that a girl will score the points, guys and girls strategically play positions they may not enjoy or may not get to fulfill the responsibilities usually associated with a specific role. For some men, it deemphasizes their role on a team that is supposed to be equal among the sexes. For some women, it creates the idea that they are less skilled or able and thus should be rewarded for their keepingup with men. I’ve played sports against girls

and I will be the first to admit that many of them can, will and sometimes have run me over. Naturally, my ego is temporarily bruised, but it doesn’t diminish the spirit of competition. The true spirit of competition is possibly what this point system hurts the most. It is in our evolutionary history to need the experience of raw competition. We are compelled to rally back in the midst of defeat and triumph in the thrills of victory. I mentioned that the problem is simple. Likewise is the solution: champion the meaning of competition and level the playing field. Mullis, a senior criminal justice major from Wallburg, is an opinion writer.

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NC Senate race does not offer a compelling choice side money in the nation, with the News & Observer reporting well over $25 million, testifies to the importance of this election. Given the intense political and financial interest this race has engendered, it is worthwhile to consider what the implications of this race could be for the nation and the state. Should Thom Tillis win, the senate will move one seat closer to Republican domination. This would leave us with a worse situation than we have already, with an even stronger division between the executive and legislative branches. Tillis has given little indication that he is anything but the type of right-wing insanity with reality Republican we have seen so much over the past few years. Along with other Republican candidates, he denied climate change at a debate in April, according to Politico. Tillis en-

Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer

This year’s congressional elections will have a large impact on the remainder of the Obama presidency, and what does, or more likely, does not happen in that time. Nationally, the fate of the senate is close, with a Republican takeover a distinct possibility, according to a Sept. 7 CBS-New York Times Poll. This makes the senate race in North Carolina between Sen. Kay Hagan and North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis an important one, not just for the state but for the nation. The fact that the North Carolina senate race has received some of the largest sums of out-

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dorsed the idea that contraception should be available over the counter, according to the Los Angeles Times. The contraception is something of a conveniently timed change for Tillis, who has taken positions hostile to reproductive rights in the past. The effect that Tillis would have on education would likely be less than ideal. In primary debate in April, Tillis said that he would consider eliminating the Department of Education. As bad as Tillis would be as senator, Hagan would not be a great deal better, at least for those with progressive political ideals. Perhaps the best that can be said for Hagan is that she would help maintain the national status quo. Hagan was voted the most moderate senator earlier this year by the National Journal. In an ad aired earlier this

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year, Hagan touted her moderate credentials to appeal to North Carolina voters. I do not see much to be enthused about in this election. Neither candidates offers the type of genuine change that the country needs. On an entire spectrum of issues, from war to financial regulation, civil liberties to immigration, the country is facing significant problems. There is little in the current political system that suggests any great sense of seriousness for addressing these problems properly. It is only one seat out of 100, but especially this year, that one seat matters. And neither of the individuals who will occupy that seat have much to recommend them. Griffin, a junior journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.

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No special session leaves NC jobs at a standstill Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is refusing to call legislators back into special session to complete tasks recently left undone. Sounds like things are moving in the right direction. McCrory would only be open to a special session if more developments were to come about in an incentive package for businesses looking to set up shop in the state, according to WFMY. The deal would increase job recruitment efforts in cities struggling with high unemployment. North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan, Charlotte Mayor Dan Clodfelter, Mecklenburg County Commissioner Chair Trevor Fuller and Charlotte Chamber President Bob Morgan are rightfully calling on McCrory to tend to the matters with a special session. With all of this pressure from his fellow job creators and public servants, why is McCrory holding firm in opposition? Perhaps the warning from his buddies at Americans For Prosperity to not call session has something to do with it. McCrory claims it would simply be a waste of taxpayer money. But is it not also a waste of taxpayer money to pay legislators and a governor that aren’t taking care of business? Here is the thing: waiting for a plan to appear will not work. People have to be called into action so they can make plans happen. Barry McClelland, a selection consultant, says there is much planning, negotiating, and preparing that needs to be done before any deals are finalized, according to the News and Record. A business incentive package isn’t the only item left on the table. There was also no legislation passed that would provide funds to the Commerce Department through October. If this state is going to work toward bringing big business across its borders, our government has to act. The ball is in McCrory’s court. It simply doesn’t make sense to sit on your hands and say great things without doing them. That’s not leadership. McCrory can either continue to wait and prolong potential business and job opportunities, or he can call on lawmakers to continue laying the groundwork.

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

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

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Clipping the Eagles’ wings

by Cory Spiers Sports Editor

The Matchup The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and the App State Mountaineers meet for the first time since 1937 Saturday at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. App State is coming off of a bye week after throttling Campbell 66-0 for its first win of the season. The win over Campbell came after an opening week loss at Michigan by a score of 52-14. The Golden Eagles were grounded by the Alabama Crimson Tide 52-12 on the road in their last game. They were also crushed by Mississippi State 49-0 in their season opener, but notched their lone victory of the season in a 26-20 affair at home against Alcorn State in the second week of the season. How App State can win If junior quarterback Kameron Bryant can take advantage of the explosive play of junior wide receiver Simms McElfresh, it could open up the running game for the dynamic power of App State’s running back tandem in sophomore Marcus Cox and redshirt freshman Terrence Upshaw. Cox and Upshaw combined for 155 yards and three touchdowns against the Fighting Camels. If that one-two punch can be effective against Southern Mississippi, it will make things very hard on the home team’s defense. The App State defense held Campbell to under 100 yards of offense for the game and forced four turnovers. Pressuring the Southern Miss. starting quarterback, sophomore Nick Mullens, will be important for the Mountaineers. It will be important to watch McElfresh, which will be a tough order for Southern Miss. McElfresh leads App State with three touchdown grabs on the season. The offense will need a solid running game to set up McElfresh and Bryant with chances to connect more for scores. How Southern Mississippi can win Mullens will have to control the game for the Golden Eagles if they are to win. That means it is important for the home team to sustain long drives to attempt to wear the App State defense down. The Golden Eagles have struggled to move the ball and score points this season, as shown by their 12.7 points per game average. App State averages nearly 100 yards of offense more than the Golden Eagles, so generating pressure on Bryant will be important for the Golden Eagles. Bryant’s lone interception against Campbell came when he was pressured and tossed the ball into the hands of a Fighting Camels defensive lineman. Creating havoc in the backfield to rattle Bryant and create pressure on the excellent lineup of App State running backs should be a point of emphasis for the Golden Eagles. The Southern Miss. offense should hope for a revival. While their points per game average is low, they have been held to 12 total points in games against tough SEC schools in Mississippi State and Alabama. The bottom line App State’s second road game of the season is a bit more manageable than their first in Michigan. Southern Miss. went an abysmal 2-13 last season and after starting this season 1-2, expect the Golden Eagles to put up quite a fight at home to try to even their record.

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