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No foul play suspected in off-campus student death Staff Reports Boone Police Department reported in a press release Monday that they responded with Watauga Medics to 451 Yosef Drive in reference to "an unresponsive male" just before 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 25. First responders determined that the male was deceased, according to the release. The male was identified as 20-year-old John Dallas Bunch IV, a sophomore computer science major at Appalachian State University. The cause of death is unknown pending results of the autopsy and toxi-

cological testing from the medical examiner, but there are no indications of foul play, according to the press release. Boone Police Department Investigators responded to the scene and have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances of the death. The address given in the police report is an apartment complex in Mountaineer Village student apartments. Per new university policy on communication during student deaths, administration said it will not be making a statement on this incident.

Boone Police responded with Watauga Medics to 451 Yosef Drive on Friday. John Dallas Bunch IV, a sophomore computer science major, was found dead when officials arrived. There are no indications of foul play, according to a press release from Boone Police. Photo by Malik Rahili

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The Mountaineers volleyball team (10-4, 3-0 Sun Belt) continued their streak of dominance over the Sun Belt Conference on Saturday when they defeated the Texas State Bobcats (8-8, 3-1 Sun Belt) in just three sets. App State came into the match having defeated Troy (5-11, 0-4 Sun Belt) and South Alabama (7-6, 1-2 Sun Belt) in their two previous games and were hoping that a long week of preparation would make a difference. “This was our only game this weekend so we had all week to prepare... we just came out and everything clicked together,” senior outside hitter Emily Corrigan said.

App State saw great games, especially from Corrigan, who compiled 12 points in the match on 11 kills and eight hits. App State also saw good performances out of senior outside hitter Jess Keller with 12.5 points and 11 kills, and junior middle blocker Ashton Gregory with seven points, four kills and three digs. Overall, Ginipro said this was one of the best complete team wins that the Mountaineers have had this season so far. Every player that made an appearance during the game found a way to contribute in some way, despite some challenges for the team. “We’ve got a couple of injuries and we’ve got a stomach bug going around the team, so I told them that if we could play well as a team, this would

be a big win to have with all of our adversity,” head coach Matt Ginipro said. The Mountaineers also pointed to a high-energy crowd as a factor in their victory. “The crowd that we had was phenomenal,” Ginipro said. App State played in front of a record audience of 824 spectators at Holmes Convocation Center. Many App State students attended the match and filled the building with vigorous chanting throughout to make this a true home court advantage. The Mountaineers hope to continue their streak of success when they travel to Louisiana on Friday to match up with the Warhawks of UL Monroe. The match is set for 7:30 p.m.

Win! vs UNC

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Summer Hamilton + Julia Buehler Tournament Record:

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Mountaineers declaw Bobcats

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Win! 69-12 Men’s Rugby vs Western Carolina

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Drew Agans and Nick Georges both scored twice The men will be traveling to Elon for their next game on Saturday, Oct. 3. Women's Rugby Round-Robin: canceled due to inclement weather. Infographic by Samantha Cordialini

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AppTV runs first live programming, hosts viewing

by Carl Blankenship News Editor

onday, Appalachian State University’s TV station, AppTV, ran its first live show, a tribute to well-known North Carolina broadcaster Clyde McLean. The filming was attended by several faculty members, students, and Chancellor Everts. According to stories from the time, McLean died in 1987, after three decades in broadcasting, at the age of 61. McLean started working for Charlotte’s WBT radio in 1947 and later as a weather forecaster and host for WBTV until retiring in 1982. AppTV launched on May 26 and before this show the station had not ran any liveproduced content. The show featured AppTV general manager Michael Fields, WBTV anchor John Carter and former WBTV Vice President Cullie Tarleton discussing working with McLean and his legacy, interspersed with some highlights of his career.

“He was one of a handful of legends,” Fields said of McLean. “Anyone who’s in our profession who hails from the Carolinas, needs to know about Clyde McLean, Doug Mayes, Arthur Smith, Ty Boyd.” Fields said he owns the rights to two of the shows featured in the segment, which he produced. While the broadcast was technically scheduled to air at 8 p.m. instead of the filming period at 3 p.m., the show did go on live for an unannounced broadcast at 3 p.m. AppTV Communication Director Olga Monacell said that most of the staff are volunteer students and faculty. “For a local, noncommercial station, we’re actually doing more shows than any other local, noncommercial station would in a community,” Monacell said. “Usually those local, non-commercial stations can only handle like one show a week, maybe two, but not seven.” The only paid staff

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Michael Fields and John Carter in studio at AppTV. The show broadcast on Monday celebrated the life of broadcaster Clyde McLean.

at AppTV are Fields and production manager Rob Gelber. “We hope one day to be able to have some student staff that would be paid,” Monacell said. “Right now they’re all interns and volunteers.” Moncell said the hosts and producers of the normal programming on AppTV have no TV experience. There was a minor error during the filming, due to a teleprompter er-

Sex offender found camping outside of elementary school Staff Reports A Boone sex offender was arrested and charged with a felonious violation of the sex offender registry law Thursday after he was found trespassing at a campsite on Hardin Park Elementary property. Randy Dean Cribb, 59, of 275 E. King St., was arrested and charged with a felony for allegedly violating the sex offender registry law by being within 300

feet of a school. An employee of the school alerted police after finding the campsite between the school and the New Market shopping center. When police arrived, they encountered Cribb and upon further investigation, learned he was a convicted sex offender. Cribb has a $15,000 secured bond pending and is set to appear before Watauga District Court on Nov. 23.

ror Carter read past a point where the show was supposed to cut to another clip of McLean’s work. “We picked it up and put it in later and that’s OK in live television,” Fields said. Fields said that overall the show went well. “Considering that this is not only the first live show for the station, it’s also the first live show for the station, it’s also the first live show for the staff,” Fields

said. “These students have only been doing television for a very short time and never with the pressure of doing it live.” Fields said the show had to start and end at the designated time because the block was set in the automated system used by the station. If the block was not filled perfectly, the feed would be cut short in the broadcast later that night. “It was quite a great learning experience,” Fields said.

Man dies in hospital after being transported from King Street Staff Reports Wednesday just before 9 p.m., Boone police responded to a medical call at 1469 W. King St. in reference to a male suffering a medical emergency. The responders initiated emergency medical care, and the victim died after being transport-

ed to Watauga Medical Center. Noah Tuck Overbey, 20, was transferred to the custody of the medical examiner for an autopsy and toxicological testing. The cause of death is not yet known, and there are no indications that the death is suspicious.

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Paper towel dispensers return to Student Union by Sammy Hanf Intern News Reporter

Bathrooms in the Plemmons Student Union have seen the return of paper towel dispensers after what Jeff Cathey, director of student programs in the Student Union, said was around a two-year hiatus. Cathey said Dave Robertson, the previous director, was behind removing the dispensers. According to the PSU website, new, energy efficient, hand dryers were installed two years ago in all the restroom facilities. Cathey said the decision to bring paper towels back was based on recurring comments from students and faculty regarding the need to have paper towels for hygienic reasons and to clean up small spills. Cathey said there were also concerns that the

hand dryers were not sufficiently sanitary for those suffering from colds or the flu. According to a waste audit conducted by the Office of Sustainability in 2013, compostable paper comprised around 13-18 percent of waste generated in Cascades, McAlister’s Deli and the common areas of the student union. Jennifer Maxwell, University Sustainability Program specialist, said there are plans to expand the university’s composting program but those are hampered by the lack of infrastructure in surrounding areas. "We have to be very creative in what we do here on campus to handle our waste," Maxwell said. Maxwell said that, despite the challenges, there are plans to expand the composting program

so the university can meet its goal of 90 percent landfill diversion by 2022. In keeping with the university’s focus on sustainability, Cathey said there are plans to put up fliers on the dispensers which would encourage people to take a paper towel only if they need one. About the fliers, Maxwell said outreach is tremendously important in creating a community that takes personal responsibility for reducing waste. According to Cathey, this promotes thought about sustainability that simply removing the choice of paper towels would not. “We want to encourage our campus community to become more aware of their choices and to make responsible choices whenever possible,” Cathey said.

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Paper towels dispensers have returned to Plemmons Student Union after a two-year absence. They were replaced by energy efficient hand dryers, however students and faculty complaints led to the decision to return paper towels to the Student Union.

Hospitality House offers more than 'bed and bread' by Charlotte Wray Staff Writer

The Hospitality House of Boone aims to create a safe environment that welcomes families and individuals, helping them to restore their lives and cultivate a community at the same time. “[It is] very aptly named ‘the Hospitality House.’ – a house. Not [the] 'hospitality shelter,'” said Will Graham, shelter associate of Hospitality House. At the Hospitality House, meals are served three times a day, beds are provided for an extended period of time to clients and every family is accepted and never turned away. “Our mission is to rebuild lives and strengthen community by providing a safe, nurturing, healthy environment for individuals and families who experiencing homelessness and poverty related crises are equipped to become selfsufficient and productive,” said Todd Carter, director of development at Hospitality House. Hospitality House was formed in 1984 by the Boone Coalition of Churches and was located at 302 W. King St. until the agency moved to its new location at 338 Brook Hollow Road in March 2011. The new facility has three family rooms even though right now it currently houses eight families, housing the overflow in their conference room. Hospitality House has experienced a steady

increase since 2011 in bed nights, or how many heads are in each bed, especially in winter overflow where Hospitality House operates similar to a shelter in which they supply a meal and bed to anyone who walks in for the night. There was a 500 bed night increase from 20122013 to 2013-2014. According to the latest census, Watauga County has the third highest rate of poverty in North Carolina at 31 percent. Hospitality House serves seven counties in the High Country including Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey counties. “We’re a program. We’re not a shelter. We’re a transitional living facility,” Carter said. “We’re just so much more than bed and bread.” When clients enter, they are immediately entered into a program, paired with a social worker and case manager they meet with weekly and set goals toward rebuilding their life. “When I went back to transition – the twoyear program – the staff showed me such kindness and support,” David Grant, a permanent resident at Hospitality House recalls. “They made me feel like a member of a family – and I have no family. Everybody in my family’s dead... So I’ve adopted them as my family as well. And I can’t tell you how comforting it is to have friends and people that refer to you as family.” Along with the initial program clients are entered into, Hospitality House offers therapy and

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job skills training through their agricultural initiative, Carter said. They grow fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs in their gardens. With this initiative, Hospitality House will provide food for the Local Appetite, where Appalachian State Food Services will serve food from local farmers. “[Hospitality House is] committed and concerned with the Town of Boone and their residents,” said Rebecca Ewing, senior sustainable development major and Welcome Home Thriftique intern. “They are committed to providing programs that will help the residents, but also allow the community to participate as well. It’s good because it’s not ostracizing or further marginalizing the people that live there. It’s all about including the community as well.” Welcome Home Thriftique is a nonprofit thrift store located at 182 Boone Heights Drive. All of their proceeds help fund the programs and services at Hospitality House. Graham said that the Hospitality House works to not only help people with practical means, but to also show them their worth. “The people who take care of and run the Hospitality House, they go way out of their way for excellence in creating a safe environment,” he said. “Essentially making this well-manicured home for these people where they can heal, where they can learn what they need to do to get back up on their feet in whatever way they need to do that.”

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5 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. CareerFest Noon-4 p.m. Sept. 29, Holmes Convocation Center. More than 100 employers will discuss career insights, internships and job opportunities. Professional dress is required. Attendees should register through Career Gear. Lecture series The Fall 2015 Lecture/Seminar Series: Philosophy and Religion in the Contemporary World is presented by the Philosophy and Religion Department. All presentations begin at 5:30 p.m. and are held in room 114, Belk Library. • Sept. 29: “This World Is Not Made For Us: Why Pessimism Matters” with Rick Elmore • Oct. 13: “The Aesthetics of Exile” with Davis Hankins • Nov. 10: “What the Hell? How to Interpret Biblical Texts on Final Judgment” with Rodney Duke 9th Annual Running of The Knob On-site registration begins at 3 p.m., event begins at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 2, Watauga County Library. Support one of ASU’s most impor-

tant programs in the community by participating in the annual running of The Knob: “2 miles of pure hill.” Participants also have the option of instead running two miles down the mountain by signing up for The Bonk: “2 miles all the way down.” Shuttles will transport runners and spectators between the starting line and the finish line of each race. All registered participants will receive shirts, post-race food, goody bags and chances at numerous door prizes.Awards will be given to overall top three male and female finishers in both Open and Grandmaster (50+) categories as well as top three male and female finishers in age-categories. Overall champions of the Triple Crown series will be awarded special prizes and $1500 in cash awards. All proceeds of The Knob and The Bonk support Girls on the Run of the High Country, a program within the Beaver College of Health Sciences. To register, go to triplecrown.appstate.edu/knob. Lecture Appalachian’s Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies Program presents a talk by Cressida Heyes, Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality and Professor of Philosophy and Political Science at University of Alberta. The talk is called “Skin White as Snow: The Racial Politics of Rape while Unconscious,” and will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 7, room 114, Belk Library. Free and open to the public. This event is co-sponsored by the Anthropology Department; the Cultural, Gender, and Global Studies Department; the English Department, the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Compliance; and the Office of

Multicultural Student Development. The presentation contains material that some may find upsetting. Boyles Distinguished CEO Lecture Series Bonnie Schaefer, co-owner of Westglow Resort & Spa and former CEO of Claire’s Stores, will speak at 10 a.m. Oct. 13, Holmes Convocation Center. To accommodate attendees, event shuttles will run from Peacock Circle/Rivers Street Parking Deck to Holmes Center beginning one hour prior to the lecture. Call 828-2626247. Turchin Fall Lecture Series All lectures are at 7 p.m. in the Turchin Center Lecture Hall. For information, go to http://tcva.org/exhibitions. • Oct. 14: “The Performance Review: Endia Beal” • Oct. 21: “Back to Boone: The Editorial Cartoons of Andrew David Cox” • Nov. 11: “Beth Hetland” • 2 p.m. Nov. 6: “Cartoon College,” film screening in conjunction with the exhibition At the Junction of Words and Pictures: The Tenth Anniversary of The Center for Cartoon Studies,” followed by a panel discussion with Alec Longstreth and Jen Vaughn. Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series All programs are free and open to the public. • Denise Giardina, author of “Storming Heaven,” will present a craft talk from 9:30-11 a.m. in Table Rock Room in PSU, and will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20,

Parkway Ballroom, PSU. • Black Mountain College literary historians William C. Rice and Katherine Chaddock will read from their works at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Parkway Ballroom, PSU.

Faculty/Staff Book Club The fall book club will read and discuss the themes in “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” by Daniel Pink. The book club will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 20 and Nov. 24 in Belk Library. Book club members will be expected to secure their own copy to read. The book is available in the library system as well as for sale on-line. Email maidenev3@appstate. edu.

Belize Interest Group The Office of International Education and Development (OIED) is organizing a Belize Interest Group meeting at 2 p.m. Nov. 16, in Beacon Heights, PSU. The meeting will be held to meet face-to-face with campus colleagues engaged in and/or with interest in Belize, share with different campus colleagues the nature of work people are doing in Belize; and develop a “united” strategy for Appalachian to engage with Belize. Faculty interested in Belize or doing work in that country are encouraged to attend. For more information, email lutabingwajl@appstate.edu.

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tuesday 28

wednesday 29

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

30 Rootz Underground with Fear Nuttin Band, 9 p.m., Legends, admission: $8-$10

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Homecoming Lipsync Finals, 8 p.m., Holmes Convocation Center

Homecoming Movie on the Lawn: “Tan- “Friday the 13th” gled,” 8 p.m., Duck screening, 7 p.m., Pond Field, free Greenbriar, PSU, $1

“Magic Mike XXL” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer

Keith Weber guest “Cowspiracy” organ concert, 8 screening, 7 p.m., p.m., Rosen Concert I.G. Greer, free Hall, free “An Enemy of the Tai Chi People” play, 7:30 (students only), 5 p.m., Valborg Thep.m., Turchin Center, atre, admission: free $10-$17 free and open to the public Location:IG Greer

“An Enemy of the People” play, 7:30 p.m., Valborg Theatre, admission: $10-$17

“An Enemy of the People” play, 2 p.m., Valborg Theatre, admission: $10$17 Wind Ensemble, 3 p.m., Schaefer Center, free

Andrea Cheeseman Faculty Clarinet Recital, 6 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free

Symphony Band, 8 p.m., Schaefer Center, free

Midterms

Homecoming Parade, 5:45 p.m., downtown Boone

“Magic Mike XXL” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer “Friday the 13th” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1 Commemoration of Integration, 12:30 p.m., Holmes Convocation Center, free

3 Homecoming NPHC Step Show & After Party, 8:30 p.m., Legends “Magic Mike XXL” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer “An Enemy of the People” play, 7:30 p.m., Valborg Theatre, admission: $10-$17

Spirit Under the Stars, 8:30-11:30 p.m., Duck Pond Lawn

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Hispanic Heritage Festival, 6:30“American Werewolf “Inside Out” screen- 10 p.m., Parkway in London” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:30 Ballroom, admising, 7 p.m., Greenp.m., I.G. Greer, $2 sion: $1-$2 briar, PSU, $1 Art Bash!, 7-9 p.m., “Inside Out” screenTurchin Center, free ing, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $2

“Inside Out” screening, 2 p.m.,7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Greer, $2

“American Werewolf in London” screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1

4th Annual UNC Hispanic/Latino Faculty Forum Keynote Address: Ray Suarez, 1:30 p.m., Reich College of Education, free

Sarah Krueger Student Piano Recital, 4 p.m., Recital Hall, free

Vernon wins Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize

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n Sept. 16, the North Carolina Literary Review announced Appalachian State professor Zackary Vernon as the magazine’s first ever Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize winner. Vernon’s essay, “Boone Summer: Adventures of a Bad Environmentalist,” will be published in the 25th issue of the magazine in 2016. The essay talks about homesteading in the 21st century and if it’s even possible to do. Vernon said this essay is the first chapter of his upcoming book where he will look at what people engage in locally that can have negative ramifications for the environment. It will cover southern pleasures such as fishing, hunting, eating and drinking locally, and more. “The tension I’m trying to get at is not scholarly, it’s not theoretical,” Vernon said. “How much pleasure do we deny ourselves in order to be good environmental stewards to protect the environment for future generations of people or for animal communities?” Vernon hopes to give a very honest approach to the personal decisions individuals make in trying to be environmentally conscious. Although scholars write about these questions con-

stantly, Vernon wanted to avoid scholarly and theoretical writing and give people a very personal, everyday example, he said. The North Carolina Literary Review Founding Editor Alex Albright, whom the award is named after, said Vernon’s essay stood out “because it went beyond the author’s own experiences to describe cultural, environmental and regional subjects.” Vernon’s essay covers his move from Boston back to North Carolina. While living in Boone, Vernon hopes to interview Eustace Conway, a local reality TV star who owns a nature preserve just outside of Boone known as Turtle Island. Vernon compared Conway’s thousands of acres with his own two acres. “Eustace Conway is an anomaly in that he owns a thousand acres, so he can pretend it’s still the 19th century because he has the space to do it,” Vernon said. “My very small scale of frontier is very much more indicative of what people experience today: You have a little bit of property, you have a garden that’s kind of wild, and you have to fight the snakes and the coyotes and that’s as close as we come in the 21st century to the frontier experience. It’s about comparing those two experiences, his and mine.” Vernon said that

Photo Courtesy | Jessica Martell Zackary Vernon recently won the Alex Albright Creative Writing Nonfiction Prize for his essay “Boone Summer: Adventures of a Bad Environmentalist.” The essay explores homesteading in the 21st century and what it means to deny ourselves for the good of the enviornment.

Conway will be an excellent contrast to his own impulses. “I think we have the same type of environmental impulse in that we are trying to be good stewards, if possible, and get outside of the industrial,

agricultural system as much as possible to feed ourselves,” Vernon said. Junior sustainable development major Savannah Wishart is proud of Vernon for discussing the issue. “As a sustainable

development major, this is a topic I’m thinking about in my job and at home,” Wishart said. “When you think about it, the question never really leaves us – we are home wherever we are.”

Gayatri Spivak’s lecture: ‘The Subaltern, Again and Again’ by Katie Murawski A&E Reporter

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak was born in 1942 in Kolkata, India. She is a professor at Columbia University and the founder of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia. On Sept. 24, Spivak hosted a lecture called “The Subaltern, Again and Again” from her controversial essay, “Can the Subaltern Speak?” A subaltern is “a social group on the fringes of soci-

ety that has no recognition from states’ consciousness of class,” Spivak said. The lecture was organized by faculty Sushmita Chatterjee and Diane Mines, and was put together by the South Asia Studies Learning Community. Chatterjee uses the words “incredible, fabulous and unimaginable” to describe Spivak and her work. Spivak used Occupy Wall Street as a comparative example of capitalist exploitation versus subalternization

and describes the “new subaltern” as those who come for hope and justice under capitalism. In this lecture, Spivak challenges that philanthropy does nothing for destroying the subaltern but actually perpetuates subalternization. Spivak also provided examples, speaking specifically about how the British outlawed child marriages despite being widely practiced in Indian culture. Even though it saved many young girls from getting sold into

marriage, it also asserted the power the “civilized” British had over the “barbarous” Indians, she said. Spivak goes on to explain how the marginalized “subalterns” are seen as “glorified beggars” in order for colonists to be seen as celebrities. Basak Çandar, comparative literature scholar and English professor at Appalachian State, described Spivak’s work as “eye-opening, especially when thinking about whom representation gives a face and who it silences.”

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'An Enemy of the People' blends retro themes and modern issues by Jordan Parkhurst Intern A&E Reporter

The department of theatre and dance’s first main stage production of the year will run Sept. 30 until Oct. 4 at the Valborg Theatre. The play, titled “An Enemy of the People,” is directed by Kin-Yan Szeto, associate professor of theatre and dance. It features a multi-disciplinary cast and several student designers tasked with the goal of recreating the aesthetic of the seemingly idyllic 1950s. The play focuses on the effects of water pollution in a small town. Originally written in 1882, Szeto envisioned a more modern retelling and saw parallels to the mid-20th century, she said. She spoke about this vision for the play and explained her logic behind the play’s highly stylized setting. “The play actually mirrors the historical development of media technology, so we were inspired by the revolutionary era of the 1950s, with the transition from black and white to color film,” she said. “In theater, we like to play with aspects from film and blend them together.”

David Sabbagh, senior theatre design and technology major, is the sound designer for the production. He described his task of choosing all the music and practical sound effects for the play as an enjoyable experience, thanks to Szeto. “It was really fun coming up with music to fit that 1950s idyllic television style,” he said, “especially because, as the play progresses, it all falls apart. She just had such a cool concept for the show.” For the play’s meaning regarding sustainability, Szeto said it resonates with her and the students because of the large-scale ideas within it. Particularly because of the relevancy of the messages to actors, the piece is very well matched to the people bringing it to life, she said. “I think the strength of the cast is that they are very committed. I was very moved by their dedication and efforts, and I think they work really well together as an ensemble,” she said. “They were very much inspired by the ideas of the being responsible and, at the same time, telling the truth and being true to yourself. It’s very important in a world that is cold and materialistic. People will get lost in a world like this, and you

will either be able to follow a dream or not. And I think that speaks to many people -- especially young actors.” Justin McGovney, a senior theatre arts major, agreed with her perspective. “The issues that this play addresses will certainly get people thinking. It brings up two opposing ideas: doing what is right and being truthful or feeling secure in one's lifestyle, holding a job and not going into poverty. I think it will get people to really reevaluate their positions,” McGovney said. In the play, McGovney plays lead character Thomas Stockmann, the local. This is his first lead role at Appalachian. “I learned so much about my character and the requirements and stresses put onto a lead character,” he said. “But I think, most of all, is that this the first play where I have finally got comfortable with myself on the stage and with other actors. And I love how we are all pieces in this giant puzzle, all to make a picture of ‘the truth.'” The work of McGovney, Sabbagh, Szeto and others can be seen from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. in the Valborg Theatre.

Behind the scenes in black and white by Kelsey Hamm A&E Editor

Costuming for “An Enemy of the People” started with a unique idea from director Kin-Yan Szeto. Actors and actresses will undergo over four costume changes during the play, and each costume will alter dramatically in color scale throughout. “Our director started our meetings with the concept of going from black to white television,” costume designer Martha Marking said. “And it was the concept of having everyone to be in color and then gray by the end. I thought the audience would lose focus with all gray, and so now it’s like going from black and white to a color television. Only

certain actors will have color by the end.” Marking said the costumes will undergo a slow progression from “lighter gray, to darker gray then charcoal or black,” through changes in suits and smaller details like ties. The modernized version of the original 1860s play will now take place in the 1950s, a time period applicable to students, Marking said. “I did a lot of research with our students, and we talked about doing the '80s and '90s, and the phenomenon of Mad Men. I think people are very used to the '50s look then they have been in previous decades, and it was easier to find clothing for the play,” she said. Male students received haircuts to

match the '50s theme from associate professor Gordon Hensley. There are 37 costumes overall, and three brand new dresses. Markings pulled from her own wardrobe for inspiration. “Almost all of the costumes are black and green and white,” Markings said. “The student playing Petra is wearing my mother-in-law’s sweater from the '50s. It is in my personal wardrobe now, but I decided to let her use it. It’s black and gray and fits the theme.” Working with a gray set called for creative problem solving for lighting, she said. “The set is also gray, so the lighting designer is going to do backlight and pull the actors away from the

background so the actors don’t bled into the background,” she said. “The lights will also change intensity and color as we go. The set designer and I have worked really hard at looking at the different grays to make sure they don’t blend in anymore then they have to.” Freshman theater education major Calvin Noble plays Hovstad, a newspaper editor. “I have four costume changes in suits and I’m not a suit guy,” he said. “I’ll be wearing a flower tie at the beginning to and then I lose this in Act 3 and turn into more grayscale as my character changes. It’s very cool that they have us in black and white and 1950s television attire.”

Costume Designs by Martha Marking Martha Marking designed the costumes for “An Enemy of the People,” which will slowly transtion between greyscale, black and white, and color.

by Abi Shaki

Intern A&E Reporter

The well-known local musical act, Unaka Prong, played a groovy set at Murphy’s on Sept. 24. This year, band members Michael Welsh, Daniel Stevenson, John Hargett, Jonathon Sale, Chris Pope, Nic Pressley and Coleman Christopher have increased their visibility in Boone. Larger than the majority of local bands, original member Hargett said the run of sifting through band members has finally settled. “I first met our guitarist [Welsh] at a gig held at Crossroads who was playing bass for The Nude Party,” Hargett said. “We inaugurated Daniel into the band shortly after, and we really liked the way our sound was evolving through endless jam sessions. This all happened before the summer of 2013. We had to let a lot of people go through the process, but we finally feel that we’ve constructed a cohesive and solid band now.” The band mixes a variety of genres that embody classic acts like Phish and Steely Dan, Pope said. Their talent as a cohesive band lies in their polished ability to fuse classic sound with contemporary influences, resembling acts like MGMT and Kendrick Lamar.

All in with Unaka Prong “Daniel brings a more folky, rocky and all around badass nature to the vocals and guitar,” Pope said. “The songs that John writes embody a Beatle-esque tone.” But he did say that everyone has a unique place in the band in terms of music. Most of the members are multiinstrumental, and they each bring a different personality to the instruments played. “I enjoy form in a pop sense,” Hargett said. “But, at the same time, I like to challenge music by pushing the boundaries of what is considered ‘pop’ by mixing it with jazz influences, which is where a lot of our fusion sound originates.” Stevenson acknoledges that Pressley is still the only one who can adequately play the trumpet. The band members’ close relationship is evident through their effortless vibe, when jamming together. Songs like “Truffle Shuffle” showcase the band’s ability to elegantly change meter. Sale, the band’s bassist, writes songs rooted in complex music theory, like “Crunch Berries,” Sale said those types of songs are some of the most crazy and enjoyable to play. “Jonathan is like the mad man in the best sense possible,” Pope said. “He has an incredible ear for perfecting

Abi Shaki

Unaka Prong played at Murphy’s on Sept. 24 and continues to immerse themselves in the local music scene.

parts of a song that are rendered unfinished or dissonant.” For songwriting, each member might come up with a line and a cohesive song will flourish if it sparks the creative process of all the band members, Pope said. “This is the way most of our songs are derived,” he said. Inspiration for Unaka Prong spans from various outlets, usually dependent on the person composing the song. Hargett is currently writing songs based on a recent breakup.

“[The breakup] has been the drive behind my creative ingenuity to write a song,” Hargett said. “In turn, this challenge with myself and my music motivates me to see how far I can take a song. It pushes me to see what I can create solely using myself as the medium. I’m learning a lot about myself by exploring this territory at this moment in time.” When playing live, Unaka Prong is no stranger to improvising on stage. Setlists usually stay behind, Pressley said. “We make it a point for every live show to improvise on

stage,” Pressley said. “If we feel the need to make a set list, then we do it an hour before the show. Depending on the energy and where the show is heading, we could just be like ‘screw it, let’s just play this song instead.’” Energy, edge and excitement is the aesthetic the band strives for in a live setting, Pressley said. The group has strong intentions to stay together for future endeavors, potentially in Asheville, Greensboro or Nashville, Tennessee where the music hub is more expansive.

‘WildOne’ blog inspires individuality in fashion by Katie Murawski A&E Reporter

Junior apparel design major Julia Colburn recently started “WildOne,” a fashion blog for students on a budget at Appalachian State University. Colburn started “WildOne” in July 2015 with the intent to motivate adults in their 20s to “revive and awaken a kind of self-uniqueness.” The name of the blog itself, “WildOne,” was inspired by the 1953 film called, “The Wild One.” “I wanted my brand and blog to reflect something wild and out there because that is how I am as a person,” Colburn said. “I thought the movie was rad and thought “WildOne” really fit with how I wanted to brand myself.” Colburn’s commitment to the brand and blog is apparent from her new tattoo, depicting a frowning face with a halo, which is the logo for “WildOne.” The logo was inspired by ILoveMakonnen’s album cover for the single “I Like Tuh.” Colburn said that the logo represents how people spend their lives being good and living by the rules but then ultimately live with regret. “It is a little reminder I would rather live reckless than with regrets,” Colburn said. The “WildOne” blog aesthetic is anything from street wear to ‘90s throwback apparel. Colburn wants to promote freethinking through affordable fashion; her price range is from $5 at a thrift store to $70 on a website like Dolls Kill. Colburn’s fashion icons include Natalie Weaves, a Los Angeles-based model, Jeremy Scott, the creative di-

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Apparel design major Juilia Colburn recently started a fashion blog for students on a budget called “WildOne.”

rector of Moschino, and hip-hop and rap icons such as A$AP Rocky and the A$AP Mob. “A$AP Mob and A$AP Rocky are iconic to me because they brought this ‘sophisticated street’ style to the mainstream, which I think is amazing,” Colburn said. Addison Wemyss, a junior commercial photography and public relations major at Appalachian State is the photographer for “WildOne.” “Julia and I are at points in our lives where we are starting to grow our own personal brands and businesses while attempting to profit from them,” Wemyss said. “It was a win-win to photograph for her blog because as she grew her own blog, I grew my own portfolio. We both helped each other out as we are getting a feel for the real world.” Colburn is currently working with VFiles, a fashion social networking company based out of New York City. She plans to move to L.A. next year and attend the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising to expand her network for “WildOne.”

opinion

Zero tolerance for zero-tolerance policy cies, how else would schools

Quentin Russell weed out potential criminals

Opinion Writer

When I was in the sixth grade I got into a fight with another student who tried to strangle me. He was a larger kid who had managed to get me to the ground with him on my back and his arms around my neck. I managed to get him off of me, however, we both ended up getting suspended for “fighting.” This was my first experience with the zero-tolerance policy. Sure, I may have punched the kid once or twice, which everyone knows should be taken just as seriously as strangling someone to the point that they almost black out. Without zero-tolerance poli-

and the bottom feeders of society? Like the 6-year-old boy who was suspended in 2013 for sexually harassing his classmate by kissing her hand. Had the administration at this school not caught him early, he could have ended up becoming a rapist or he could have gotten his classmate pregnant. Another disastrous example of zero-tolerance policy in schools is the infamous boy who made a fake gun out of his breakfast pastry. What a terrible, terrible crime indeed. Schools have to teach children that all guns are bad – even the edible kind. Didn’t that kid’s parents teach him that pastries can be dangerous! And don’t forget the biggest example of this in recent memory, the Ahmed Mohamad incident. This teen brought a homemade clock to impress his teacher and show his classmates but instead of being im-

pressed, his teachers thought it was a bomb. You would think in this situation if a teacher really thought a child had brought a bomb onto school premises, that they would have evacuated the school and called in the bomb squad. But that is not what happened. Instead, they pulled Ahmed from class and interrogated him, ultimately arrested him and charged him with bringing in a hoax bomb. If that had actually been a bomb that he brought in, that school administration would have gotten all of the students in that building killed. That’s the problem with zero-tolerance policies, they lead to insane and rather idiotic stories such as these. In none of these cases should these students have been suspended, especially since all of them are under the age of 14. It’s time to get rid of zerotolerance policies; all they do is interrupt children’s educations over minor offences.

Additionally, these policies create a “school-to-prison pipeline” that funnels kids into the criminal justice system by treating their problems as criminal issues instead of behavioral and educational issues that can be corrected. Honestly did anyone expect these policies to succeed? Zero-tolerance policies were a knee-jerk reaction to a tragedy, and everyone knows that reactionary policies tend to fail for their lack of planning. I can honestly say that schools need to abolish zerotolerance policies and adopt a policy that examines each individual incident and determines a punishment based on the actions taken by each individual. No child should have to worry about getting in trouble for defending themselves or for just being a kid.

Russell, a freshman Journalism major from Charlotte, is an opinion writer.

We must close ‘digital divide’ for equality of opportunity

In this country, we’ve come to accept certain narratives about ourselves. We like to see ourselves as innovators, especially in the field of technology. In terms of our society, we like to speak of the United States where everyone has the opportunity to succeed regardless of their starting point in life. Certainly, there is some basis for these claims. Yet, our failure when it comes to quality Internet access blows a hole in both these narratives. The FCC’s 2015 Broadband Progress Report revealed that 17 percent of Americans “lack access to advanced broadband.” In rural areas, the number rises to 53 percent. Given that reality, it was welcome news

earlier this month that North Carolina would be receiving $19 million annually for the next six years from the FCC to bring quality broadband to needy areas. Portions of Watauga County will be among the areas served by the initiative, the Watauga Democrat reports. Such proposals are good, and I hope to see more in the future so that we can finally close what experts call the “digital divide.” But a more drastic change needs to take place – a change in how we view the Internet. It seems that many people who have relatively stable access to the Internet take it for granted. Not that people do not value the Internet at all, but that they overlook what makes it so important. At this point, the Internet is a major hub for human lives. It has emerged as the primary forum for communication, information and commerce. As such, the Internet has important political and social implications. To be an effective participant, not only in the economy but also civil society, you have to be able to get online.

And that reality touches strongly on our national mission. Tragically, a technology that has such potential for increasing opportunity has become yet another sector for inequality. This inequality, like much inequality in the United States, divides along the predictable demographic and geographic lines. For people in this area, the effects on rural communities are certainly some of the most important. A 2012 Hudson Institute study found that the access disparities had important economic impacts on both local and national economies, particularly in the way the lack of access precludes productivity increases in farming. So I am glad that it looks like North Carolina is making progress and that Watauga County will be helped in the process. But I also wish we would work harder to finally close this divide and move that much closer to achieving a true equality of opportunity. Griffin, a senior journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.

Why the Global Goals belong to the youth

All opinions expressed on this page are that of the writer and not The Appalachian as a whole.

The United Nations released its new set of Global Goals for Sustainable Development on Friday, making a call to action toward several big problems the world is facing today. If you’re familiar with the Millennium Development Goals created by the United Nations in 2000, you would know that goals such as “achieving universal primary education” and “ensuring environmental sustainability” were supposed to be tackled by 2015, but we are far from it. A new set of goals was launched Friday, and the already hopeful number of goals has risen from eight Millennium

Development Goals in 2000 to 17 Global Goals in 2015. Our generation is now expected to reach nine more goals by 2030, but with what weight of these goals falling on the shoulders of our youth? We saw very little outcome from the goal of “achieving universal primary education” set in 2000, with over 59 million children still out of school in 2015. Our planet is also in worse shape than it has ever been, with sporadic temperatures, heat waves and cold snaps, along with the pope speaking more on climate change than the United Nations itself. So, so much for the goals revolving around environmental sustainability. But, just because few of the Millennium Development Goals were met doesn’t mean that the goals being set by the UN aren’t admirable. The Global Goals recently

set to cover a wide variety of 17 global issues such as “no poverty,” “zero hunger,” “gender equality,” “climate action,” “life below water” and “peace and justice, strong institutions.” There is no doubt that work toward these goals would put the world in a better position than it is today. We must remember, though, that along with their admirability comes responsibility, and the UN has shown itself irresponsible to take care of these alone, so it is the youth of today that will need to step up to see these accomplished in the next 15 years. The Global Citizen Festival held in New York’s Central Park on Saturday included famous artists such as Beyoncé, Pearl Jam and Coldplay as well as speakers such as Michelle Obama that spoke about the UN’s new Global Goals. The youth of today needs to see the importance of tak-

ing care of one another and our planet before it is too late and these goals become irrelevant. Just because they were not met in the past 15 years does not mean that they should not be met in the next 15. We have a job to do; this is the world we will have to continue living in. We must take responsibility as youth and as the generation that these Global Goals will impact. We must be ready to advance this world that we live in. We must take charge. We must work to make 2030 a safer, healthier and better time than we live in now. These goals are ours. They shape our worlds and our lives. We must take responsibility, there is no room for us to be bystanders. Burrows, a sophomore journalism major from Mint Hill, is an opinion writer.

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Brain disease causing NFL concern by Jason Huber Sports Reporter

he National Football League is one of America’s greatest past times, as we all love Sunday afternoons cheering for our favorite team, tailgating, checking fantasy football scores and relaxing with friends and family. However, while we sit on our couch and watch our team play, players are putting their lives at risk. The Department of Veterans Affairs and Boston University researchers recently discovered evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the brains of 87 of 91 deceased NFL players they tested, according to data that received a $1 million research grant from the NFL in 2010. CTE occurs when an individual receives blows to the head over a period of time, causing progressive damage to the nerve cells in the brain. This can lead to depression and dementia. The studies revealed roughly 96 percent of former NFL players whose brains were studied tested positive for brain disease. These brains are from former NFL players who did have concerns about CTE prior to their death, but it still too great of a number to ignore. It means that current players are putting themselves at risk for the same outcomes down the road. “The disease can only be definitively identified posthumously,” said Dr. Ann McKee, chief of neuropathology at the Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, in a PBS interview. “As such, many of

the players who have donated their brains for testing suspected that they had the disease while still alive, leaving researchers with a skewed population to work with.” While the numbers are skewed, the findings are remarkably consistent with previous studies, McKee said. “People think that we’re blowing this out of proportion, that this is a very rare disease and that were sensationalizing it,” McKee said. “My response is that where I sit, this is a very real disease. We have had no problem identifying it in hundreds of players.” In all, the department has identified CTE in 131 out of 165 individuals tested, or 79 percent, all of whom played football at the high school, college, or professional level. Should we feel worried about the state of football? We must determine whether we need to create more safety-conscious rules, possibly hindering the game we love. Many young kids grow up idolizing certain players and little do they realize that these players are destroying themselves, all to just compete and entertain us. The NFL is aware of this research and has said it wants to do everything they can to try and prevent this problem. “We are dedicated to making football safer and continue to take steps to protect players, including rule changes, advanced sideline technology and expanded medical resources,” the league said. In May, Dr. Russ Lonser, head of NFL’s Research Subcommittee and member of the NFL’s Head, Neck and Spine Commit-

95.6% CTE*

tee, said there has been a 25 percent reduction in concussions and 40 percent reduction in helmetto-helmet hits in the last three years. This is positive process, but these numbers need to increase even more as many players are having their future affected. Many deceased former NFL players that were confirmed to have CTE include safety Dave Duerson, safety Ray Easterling, and more recently, hall-of-fame linebacker Junior Seau. Each died by suicide. Concerns about brain health have led young players such as former 49ers linebacker Chris Borland and former Seattle wide receiver Sidney Rice to announce early retirements. As an avid NFL fan myself, these studies are scary to see knowing that players I watch every Sunday are putting their lives, and possibly others, at risk. Former NFL player, Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, committed a murder-suicide two years ago, murdering his 22-year-old girlfriend before driving to a Chiefs training facility and turning the gun on himself. It was later determined that his brain had been affected by CTE. Many NFL players who get concussions during games are supposed to be taken out of the game, but there have been instances where some players stay in the game and put themselves at more risk. Concussions in regular season games fell from 173 in 2012 to 112 last season, the league said in its 2015 safety report. These studies should not turn fans away from watching the game. It

should not cause you to feel guilty because we cannot do anything except watch, but it should make us feel a little uneasy knowing these players are putting themselves at risk. All we can do is hope that the NFL continues to work with the medical community and make more strides to improve the safety of the game. It has only been two years since the NFL concussion protocol has been put in place, so this can possibly decrease the amount of deceased NFL players being diagnosed with CTE as many of the studied players were not in the league with this guideline in place. The NFL is at an all-time high in popularity and it would be a shame to not have the players out there competing every week, but the NFL has to make sure its game is safe and not have players come right back in games after getting hit very hard in the head, and make sure players are getting the best treatment they can receive. Trying to create awareness, actor Will Smith will be starring in a movie premiering in December called “Concussion” and it will trace the story of Bennet Omalu who, in 2005, shocked the football world with an article in the journal Neurosurgery, detailing his discovery of CTE in the brain of former Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster. Brain disease is something to be taken seriously, and the football community has to become more involved with these issues. If we don’t create better actions, we may not have those relaxing Sundays watching football anymore.

87 of 91 deceased NFL players brains were found to have CTE. *CTE: progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain after repeated blows to the head

Infographic by Samantha Cordialini

Women’s soccer ties in defensive battle

Jane Cline runs around a defender during Appalachian State’s first home game of the weekend against Arkansas State. Appalachian defeated A-State 2-1 Friday and tied 1-1 Sunday afternoon against Little Rock. Both games were played in abhorrent weather conditions. Photo courtesy of Appalachian State Athletics

by Jason Huber Sports Reporter

App State (5-3-3) women’s soccer tied Little Rock (5-5-2) Sunday afternoon 1-1 after two 10-minute overtime periods. The game was the Mountaineers’ second Sun Belt Conference game of the season and second game in three days in the pouring rain. A defensive battle became the narrative of the game as the Mountaineers and Trojans both held even lines throughout the first half and played good defense in the poor weather conditions. Junior forward Jane Cline felt that playing in the rain two days before helped them come out more prepared. “It was definitely a hard fought game,” Cline said. “We knew it would be raining just like Friday, and we came out and worked very hard which showed a lot of character on our team.” The first half stayed pretty even before a penalty on App State set up Little Rock for a penalty kick. Trojans midfielder Caitlin Eddy assisted midfielder Mikayla Uyokpeyi for the first goal of the game, giving them a 1-0 lead, which they’d take to halftime. The second half began with much of the same hard-fought defense, as

Appalachian State began dominating possession of the ball but struggled to score. The struggle to create offense continued until the 65th minute, when Jane Cline found the back of the net for the third time this season, tying the game 1-1. “My goal was high pressuring which we work on during practice all the time,” Cline said. “I just went for the ball and it ended up in the back of the net.” Cline also scored a penalty kick almost exactly one year ago, on Sept. 26, 2014, against Little Rock in a win. With the game still tied 1-1, many bad set pieces caused the Mountaineers to miss more opportunities. Head coach Sarah Strickland felt if the team was able to not give away the set pieces, it could have been a different outcome. “Little Rock is a good team,” Strickland said. “They are very organized and are very good at what they do. They have good set pieces and obviously, we gave a few too many set pieces today.” As the second half went on, the referees became more strict and started handing out yellow cards to the Mountaineers left and right. The first was given to Cline during the 84th minute, on what appeared to be a foul on Little Rock. “The referees weren’t great,”

Cline said. Strickland agreed that the referees were not on point, but she felt the team managed it well. “I thought we created a lot of opportunities and dealt with the conditions that we can’t control,” Strickland said. “The officials, weather and mistakes that we had no control over were frustrating, but I think we did a good job at managing ourselves with that.” After regulation, the score was still tied 1-1, and the first 10-minute overtime began with more of the same defense as App State, who didn’t allow a shot by Little Rock in the second half, didn’t allow an attempted shot in the first overtime. The referees continued to issue yellow cards, giving one to both senior forward Sam Childress and sophomore midfielder Kelly Flanders. The Mountaineers had a chance to win the game with a penalty kick by Sam Childress during the 98th minute as Little Rock was issued a yellow card. They had two opportunities because of an illegal wall jump, but both were missed, as the second kick was too high. The first overtime ended 1-1. During the second overtime, App State’s defense seemed shakier, as they allowed three shot attempts to Little Rock, but were still able to

keep them from scoring. Freshman forward Emmily Cowie had a breakaway pass from senior midfielder Kebrina Keys at the 103rd minute but shot it just a little too late. Both teams failed to score in the two overtimes as the teams finished in a tie 1-1. App State picked up one point in conference play after picking up three with their win on Friday against Arkansas State. “We came out with a win the first conference game, but we need six points every weekend to set us up for the conference tournament,” Cline said. “We fought hard and got one win in the conference this weekend, so we aren’t too disappointed.” With a lot of mistakes in the game, Strickland feels they will be able to figure it out before next weekend’s match against Texas State. “We had plenty of shots that were on goal, but we weren’t following and trying to get that second opportunity,” Strickland said. “Our backline played well and I thought we moved well and were creative. Sometimes it’s just the game of soccer and it just happens. We will sort it out for Texas State next weekend.” The Mountaineers take on their next conference opponent, Texas State, Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex.

Third-ranked UNC too much for Mountaineers by Lee Sanderlin Sports Reporter

Head coach Meghan Dawson’s Mountaineer field hockey team went up against her alma matter, No. 3 UNC Sunday at Adcock Field in the pouring rain. Dawson and App State were no match for the Tar Heels, losing 8-2, with the outcome never in doubt. UNC got on the board first, and did so quickly, with Gab Major and Casey Di Nardo scoring the game’s first two goals, respectively. Both goals came within the first four minutes of play. The Tar Heels would add three more goals before App State could get on the board in the first half. Austin Cuneo, Malin Evert and Ashley Hoffman scored the next three goals, putting UNC up 5-0 with 12 minutes left in the first. The Mountaineers staged a mini rally in the last

3.5 minutes of the first half, seeing midfielder Charlotte Kirwan and forward Micaela Diedericks score goals in quick succession to cut the deficit to three at the half. “I was determined to score, I told my coach I would score before the game,” Diedericks said. “I wanted to be able to brag about [scoring against No. 3 UNC].” Kirwan chose to view the goals as a learning experience as well as validation that Appalachian does have the talent to hang with everyone. “It shows that we can run with a team like this, that we won’t just roll over, and we gave them a fight,” Kirwan said. “They weren’t happy that we scored on them.” Despite the Tar Heels adding 3 more goals in the second half, Dawson liked what she saw from her team.

“I loved the second half, and the end of the first,” Dawson said. “It took a couple minutes and mistakes in the first half before we realized that we can run with them.” Dawson also relished the opportunity to go up against her former collegiate coach, UNC’s Karen Shelton. “It was awesome,” Dawson said. “I knew she was upset that we scored against her team, but she loves to see programs get better.” Shelton spoke with the Mountaineers after the game, preaching hard work, practice and attitude in order for App State to continue growing as a team. With the loss, Appalachian State falls to 2-7 on the year. App State returns to action Friday, when the Wake Forest Demon Deacons come to Boone. The game is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Adcock Field.