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Kidd Brewer is working to become waste free by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter

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ppalachian State University will implement a zero-waste plan at Kidd Brewer Stadium beginning this football season that will help the university stick to its commitment to sustainability. There will be 15 Zero Waste Zones throughout the concourse areas of the stadium to collect compost and recyclable materials. Concession items will be either recyclable or compostable, condiments will be in bulk and the stadium clean up will involve separating waste to be recycled or composted, according to www.zerowaste.appstate.edu. The Athletics Department, Physical Plant and Office of Sustainability joined together in the effort.

“At each of the zero waste zones, we will have a volunteer who will help each fan that is trying to deposit their trash into either the compost or the recycling bin,” said Doug Justice, the associate athletics director. “At the end of the game, all recycling will be put into the truck and taken to a recycling center. The compost will be taken out to a grinder to be ground up.” Appalachian intends to be a waste-free campus by 2022 and this initiative is part of the process. “App State has committed to becoming a zero-waste campus by 2022 and that means all of us will have to be creative in how we approach our daily duties,” said Michelle Novacek, the Physical Plant projects director. “We can’t keep operating in a business-as-usual fashion because that won’t reduce our amount of waste.” Novacek said this is a perfect opportunity to teach students about being more environmentally friendly. “Instead of hiding and ignoring our trash, let’s make it obvious,” Novacek said. “Let’s start a conversation with our students and fans about the amount of

trash we produce and together let’s look at ways to eliminate it or turn it into something useful, like compost.” Donna Presnell, the communications manager for the Office of Sustainability said each of the three departments played a large role. “Athletics and the Office of Sustainability worked with vendors to ensure that no items will be served in the stadium on game day unless they are compostable or recyclable,” Presnell said. “Athletics and the Physical Plant have worked together to create the proper signage and purchase the proper bins for recycling and composting,” Presnell said. “The Office of Sustainability and the Physical Plant have worked together to create benchmarks for waste and landfill so we can track how much waste is going where and see improvements in App’s diversion rate.” Justice said Appalachian was inspired by The Ohio State University to undergo this project. “We started conversations a few years ago to examine if we might be able to have a Zero Waste Stadium operation,” he said.

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Kidd Brewer Stadium is enforcing a new zero waste initiative throughout the facility.

The Everts era: Get to know Sheri N. Everts as she gets to know Appalachian State by Laney Ruckstuhl News Editor

Sheri N. Everts took her position as Appalachian State University’s chancellor July 1, and The Appalachian sat down with her in her new office to discuss issues, excitement and plans for the future. When Everts’ appointment was announced in March, she said maintaining Appalachian’s tradition was important to her, and now says her vision for the future is much in alignment with the university’s strategic plan. Everts said she feels that she is still too new to address what major changes need to be made in the university, but that she is listening and learning for now. “I keep a journal of each and every conversation that I have,” Everts said. “People have been very kind about offering their advice and their opinions. I’m pooling all of those together.” Resources and financial concerns were named as Everts’ largest perceived problems that the university currently faces. Appalachian’s budget has been reduced by the North Carolina state government by more than $34 million since the 2008-09 academic year. “I don’t think it’s unique to Appalachian,” Everts said. “Resources are a challenge facing all of higher education.” She also addressed faculty loss, which former Chancellor Kenneth Peacock identified as an issue in April, after Faculty Senate Chair Andy Koch reported that the College of Arts and Sciences had lost 21 faculty members in the past year alone. “I think the fact that there haven’t been raises for some time is a contributing issue,”

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Rainforest Alliance coffee commits to sustainability by Nicole Caporaso News Reporter

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Chancellor Sheri N. Everts during her introduction as the new chancellor last spring in Roess Dining Hall.

Appalachian State University’s Food Services is now providing the university with coffee that is Rainforest Alliance Certified. Heather Brandon, a Food Services specialist, said the price of coffee on campus will not go up and the university will continue to sell local Conrad’s Coffee. The Rainforest Alliance is a non-profit organization that works to conserve biodiversity, while also improving the lives of those who depend on the sale of this coffee for their income. According to www.rainforest-alliance.org, the organization works “with forward-thinking farmers, foresters and tourism entrepreneurs to conserve natural resources and ensure the long-term economic health of forest communities.” The new coffee will be served in Rivers Street Cafe at Roess Dining Hall, Park Place in Trivette Hall and Cascades Cafe in Plemmons Student Union. “We have been researching Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee for several years as part of our commitment to sustainability and local products, but it wasn’t until recently that it became available through our distributors,” Brandon said. For Rainforest Alliance certification to be given, the farm or business must meet very high standards that protect ecosystems, improve productivity and maintain the well-being of the local communities, according to www.rainforest-alliance.org. “As Appalachian is a leader in sustainability, it was important for us to make the change,” Brandon said. “Additionally, today’s diners appreciate and expect quality coffee.”

Two new members join Appalachian’s administration by Laney Ruckstuhl News Editor

Randy Edwards, Interim Chief of Staff Former dean of the college of business Randy Edwards was named Interim Chief of Staff in July. Edwards is Chancellor Sheri N. Everts’ senior advisor and assists her in university initiatives and decision-making. “The way I see it, it’s problem solving for the chancellor,” Edwards said. “Her calendar is incredibly packed. I see my role as problem solving and spending more time researching issues, but she decides.” Edwards said he feels he is beneficial in this role due to his extensive experience and time at Appalachian State University. “I’m in my 32nd year as an employee at Appalachian,” he said. “I know a lot

about the structure, the campus and the faculty. Chancellor Everts is new. I feel that makes me an asset.” Edwards is originally from Crossnore, located in Avery County, where he remained while attending Appalachian as a first-generation college student. “Forty years ago this semester, I came to App,” Edwards said. “I commuted [from Crossnore] while in school, so I didn’t get the dorm experience.” Edwards earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in accounting from Appalachian, then went on to get his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee. “I worked as an auditor for two and a half years, earned my CPA certification and came back to teach,” he said. “I worked at the university as a lecturer, then later went to Tennessee to get my Ph.D.” Edwards said he never considered teaching before being directly ap-

proached by the chair of accounting while earning his degree. “I never would have had the confidence to do that, but the department head had confidence in me,” he said. “That really changed my life.” He first joined the university’s business faculty in 1981, served as the accounting department’s chair for 13 years and most recently, as the dean of the Walker College of Business, for nine years. Plans for the future: Edwards said he is serving at the pleasure of the chancellor, and therefore is relying on her to develop campus initiatives, but will be providing support along the way. “I would like to maintain a student focus,” he said. “It’s the people at Appalachian that make it a special place. Very much a part of that is the individuals who work here, whatever role, very much care about the students.”

Mark Bachmeier, Human Resources Director Mark Bachmeier began serving as the university’s Human Resources Director August 11. Bachmeier’s role includes transactional work, administering benefits, hiring new faculty, compliance with rules and most everything that involves Appalachian State University faculty and staff. Bachmeier said he feels his main duty is, “to be responsible for the quality of experience that people have as employees at Appalachian, making the experience as satisfying and as good as it can be.” Bachmeier was born and raised in North Dakota. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Minot State University in sociology, then a master’s degree in the field

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Biology Club plans for expansion, opportunities

by Nicole Caporaso

News Reporter

The Highlands Biology Club at Appalachian State University has grown significantly this fall semester due to the club’s advancements to broaden its horizons by hosting fundraisers, going on trips and potentially choosing a philanthropy. “We are excited to announce that at the first meeting we had 50-plus potential members show up and show interest in what we are trying to achieve,” club president Alex Lee said. “The biology club has grown significantly this year due to a dedicated board of officers who are motivated to offer as much opportunity to our members as possible.” Lee said there were only eight consistent club members, including five club

officers last year. However, this year there have been about 35 consistent and interested members. “This year is all about trips being stapled into what we do each year,” Lee said. The club will be making trips this year to Duke University’s School of Medicine and the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro, among other destinations. “A trip to Duke University’s School of Medicine and the Asheboro zoo is an example of how members are presented with opportunities to expand on their field of study as well as broaden their knowledge of other fields of study within the major study of biology,” Lee said. Sydney Bunting, the club’s secretary, said the club is very open to suggestions from members when it comes to

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Everts said. “We compete nationally for faculty, and if other states are not having these concerns because it’s so competitive for faculty, there are some cases where states who aren’t having difficulties with resources raid some universities for faculty.” During her time at Illinois State University, Everts was a part of successful efforts to increase diversity of the student body, and said she plans on trying to apply the same to Appalachian. “I think Appalachian recognizes how important that is,” Everts said. “We’ll all work together toward this strategic direction.” Everts also said she hopes to foster a more open administration in communication with the students in all her efforts. “I think transparency is key,” Everts said. “I think that ensuring that we share what we’re doing and why and have lots of conversations about those issues is an important aspect of moving forward.” Everts said what she loves most about working with college students is their energy and enthusiasm. “The zest for life, that exuberance about all things you encounter,” Everts said. “I also really love the way you engage in civic responsibility and sustainability, and I know you’re working so hard to make the world a better place. That excitement, I really appreciate it. I also love that you love Appalachian and it shows on your faces. It’s infectious to be around and I gain energy from being around students.” Everts, a self-proclaimed “huge football fan,” said she is very excited about the transition into the Sun Belt Conference this year. “I think this can also help play a critical role in supporting the academic mission by providing students an avenue to earn a degree by rallying the community, engaging alumni and friends, and raising the visibility of our university,” Everts said. “It’s gonna be marvelous to watch games here, I hear it’s just thrilling. I’m making certain I have plenty of black and gold for football Saturday.” Everts gazed out the window of her office from B.B. Dougherty, and commented on her new view. “It’s just beautiful,” she said. “I have not gotten used to that being the view. The sky – you watch for five minutes, it’s five different amazing scenes.”

from Indiana University. He returned to North Dakota to work for its state government after earning his graduate degree, on which he later served as the state’s Deputy Commissioner of Labor and then as head of the Labor Department. He is also responsible for creating the state’s human resources office. Bachmeier said he found public service in the govern-

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possible trips and that the club hopes it will also go to an aquarium and possibly a museum or two. “Having the title Biology Club leaves room for us to be open to not just one aspect of biology but all of them,” Lee said. “Club members who study ecology, virology, cellular/molecular biology [and] even entomology, the study of insects, are given a wide variety of trips to choose from.” Bunting said the club will be participating in a particularly exciting event on Sept. 27th. “One upcoming event that we’re excited for is called Sciencepalooza, which is just a cookout with all of the science clubs on Duck Pond Field that will be a lot of fun and hopefully become an annual event for the science community,” Bunting said. “We’ll also

ment to be exciting and rewarding, but then decided to pursue his love of academia. At Wake Forest Medical Center, he worked closely with Wake Forest University staff as the integration of the hospital and the university’s school of medicine took place during his time in its human resources department, where he worked for nine years. “I really believed in and intended to spend my live in academia,” Bachmeier said. “I loved academia. Coming to Appalachian is coming full

be having some cool fundraisers like Rent-A-Puppy as well as selling cookies and hot chocolate when it gets colder.” In addition to the several trips and fundraisers this year, the Highlands Biology Club will be doing volunteer work. “As far as philanthropy, we’re currently trying to determine as a club what organization we would like to donate to, but we do plan to do some philanthropy in the future,” Bunting said. The club is open to all students, not just biology majors. “We offer a friendly and open environment where you can have fun but also learn things about biology,” Bunting said. “It’s also a great place to make long-lasting friendships with people that share a common interest with you.”

circle.” Bachmeier said he currently lives in Wilkesboro, where he shares a small lake house with his wife 35 miles from campus. Bachmeier said his goal is to make sure that Appalachian’s human resources department becomes more personally engaged with the university’s faculty and staff. “I think we need to spend more time with the people we support,” he said. In addition, Bachmeier said he feels there is a steep

learning curve, though he has already gotten a sense of what makes Appalachian special. “I think every indication I have is that people love this campus,” he said. “I’m amazed at how many people that work here went to school here, retired and came back. People love this campus, setting and community. It is pretty phenomenal.” Bachmeier plans to implement more training and development for his staff as well as more interactive exercises with faculty and staff.

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Room with a few people: Attendees of the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts’ gala and silent auction enjoy the art displays last Thursday. The event was held to honor those that made art accessible to the community. Painting: An art piece at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts last Thursday night. The piece was displayed during the gala and silent auction held in honor of art contributors in Boone. Crowd: Students, faculty and townspeople enjoy the gala and silent auction last Thursday night at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Additionally, the article stated that the Women’s Studies program had been consolidated, however, the quote was used out of context. The program has not been consolidated, but still offers its own major in the Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies. Correction: In a previous article, “BOG approves Appalachian major program revisions,” published in the Aug. 27, 2014 edition of The Appalachian, it was stated that the graduate program, M.A. in Romance Languages, had been recommended for elimination. The program was recommended by the UNC Board of Governors as such, the Academic Policies and Procedures committee recommended that the decision be reconsidered. The provost and chancellor saw this motion through and overturned the decision. Additionally, the article stated that the Women’s Studies program had been consolidated, however, the quote was used out of context. The program has not been consolidated, but still offers its own major in the Department of Cultural, Gender and Global Studies. The Appalachian apologizes for this error.

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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. The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writer Series Allen St. John will give a reading at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4, Blue Ridge Ballroom, PSU. St. John is a New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning journalist. He writes the By the Numbers column for the Wall Street Journal, and has written for a wide variety of publications including the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone and Maxim. AppHack2 Begins at 7 p.m. Sept. 5, room 112, CAP Building. The 24-hour hackathon allows students from multiple disciplines to get together to build software that is then put to use for the good of the community. For more information and to register, go to http://cs.appstate.edu/apphack/. Students are provided with free food and coffee to help keep them productive. The entire process is collaborative. There are two cash prizes given to the best developer or team. There will also be professional seminars given throughout the night, including from App State faculty

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James Wilkes, Erich Schlenker and Mark Nystrom. ASE Domestic Peer Leader Applications Alternative Service Experience Spring Break Domestic Peer Leader applications are available now in the ACT Outreach Center, PSU. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Sept. 5. Email masonak@appstate. edu with questions. Winter ASE Use your long holiday to explore and serve a different community with a Winter Alternative Service Experience program. Programs vary in dates and cost, but provide the same components of service, learning, and exploration whether you travel to the Dominican Republic, San Francisco, or St. John, USVI. Sign-up to participate at Winter Lottery at 8 p.m. Sept. 8, Table Rock, PSU. Visit act.appstate.edu/ase-winter or the ACT Office in PSU. Tom Robbins Week Sponsored by Appalachian State University Libraries. Internationally-renowned novelist and Blowing Rock native Tom Robbins returns home with a new book, “Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life.” • Screening of “Even Cow Girls Get the Blues,” 10 p.m. Sept. 9, room 114, Belk Library. First three people get free popcorn and free copies of Robbins’ new book • Talk with Tom Robbins on his new book, 7 p.m. Sept. 11, Rosen Concert Hall. Tickets are free and available on a first come, first served basis. Call the Schaefer Center box office at 828-262-4046.

News 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 Sept. 10-30. Film screening Filmmaker Lily Keber will present a free screening of “Bayou Maharajah” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10, room 114, Belk Library. The film explores the life and music of New Orleans piano legend James Booker. For more informatio, go to news.appstate. edu/2014/08/19/bayou-maharajah/. Oudoor Education Certifications The certifications begin in September. For more information, go to https:// op.appstate.edu/certifications--trainings. • Sept. 13-14 and Feb. 2122, Wilderness First Aid • 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 • Leave No Trace Master Educator, Aug. 10-14, 2015 Creative Writing welcome party 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 17, third floor Faculty Lounge, Sanford Hall. Open to new and returning transfer and non-traditional students interested in Creative Writing.

Meet creative writing faculty and other transfer student writers and learn more about writing course offerings in the English Department. Find a student writing partner, enjoy conversation and refreshments from Stickboy Bread Co., hear a short reading by recent NC Poet Laureate and Creative Writing professor Joseph Bathanti, and win door prizes. Family members and children are also welcome. RSVP to weinbergsc@appstate. edu. 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 beginning 7 a.m. Sept. 17, ACT Outreach Center. 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. 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 information, contact odomah1@appstate. edu or 828-262-8119. 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.

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thursday 4 Fall 2014 Convocation, 10 a.m., Convocation Center “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writer Series: Allen St. John reading, 7:30 p.m., Blue Ridge Ballroom, PSU, free

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8 Mandatory Homecoming Meeting for Student Organizations, 8 p.m., Calloway Peak, PSU

9 Mandatory Homecoming Meeting for Student Organizations, 6 p.m., MacRae Peak, PSU

10 ARTSpectrum Lecture: South African Visiting Artist Gordon Froud, 6 p.m., Turchin Center, free

Evening of Encores, 8 p.m., Rosen Con- Bafoodus concert, cert Hall, free 9 p.m., Legends, Tickets: $5-$9

11 Tom Robbins: A True Account of an Imaginative Life, 7 p.m., Rosen Concert Hall, free

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Inkalicious, 9 a.m., Turchin Center, free for students, $10-$15 non-students

6 “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

Jim Pivarnik presents “Research Ethics and Miscon- App State Footduct,” 3 p.m., room ball v. Campbell University, 7 p.m. 417, PSU kick-off, Kidd Brewer Sta“Groundhog Day” dium, admission screening, 7 p.m., Greenbriar, PSU, $1 charged “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” screening, 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., I.G. Greer, $1 advance, $2 door

12 Suzanne Wilkison (NC Association of Biomedical Research) presentation, noon, room 224, I.G. Greer, free

Gallery Tour with Gordon Froud: South African Visiting Art- “22 Jump Street” screening, 7 p.m. ist, 6 p.m., Turchin and 9:30 p.m., I.G. Center, free Greer, $1 advance, “The Deer Hunter” $2 door screening, 7 p.m., “22 Jump Street” Greenbriar, PSU, $1 screening, 7 p.m. “The Deer Hunter” and 9:30 p.m., I.G. screening, 7 p.m., Greer, $1 advance, Greenbriar, PSU, $1 $2 door

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ASU senior’s exhibit draws inspiration from childhood

by Lovey Cooper

Senior A&E Reporter

Senior studio art major Renee Cloud’s exhibition “No One Sits Next to the Black Girl on the Bus” opened in the Looking Glass Gallery at the start of this semester. The mixed-media exhibition explores the artist’s own personal experience with her race, family and upbringing. The artist is celebrating the body of work, which will be on display throughout the month, with a reception in the gallery this Friday at 7 p.m. The Appalachian: What’s your story, and how does this body of work represent it? Renee Cloud: I grew up in a single-parent home. It was just me, my mom and my grandma. My mom did everything she possibly could to give me a leg up, so I went to a private school from pre-K to around third grade. I was one of four black kids there, so being a southern school, automatically the divide of race became very present. The kids there – kids are cruel, kids are just straight up mean – they did their best to make me feel like I was less than them because I looked different, and they didn’t understand people who look different are still the same as you and that they’re still people. I struggled the most with that in kindergarten, but my mom quickly nipped the bud in that. She told me ‘You are who you are, and you should never be apologetic for it at any point in your life.’ I’ve been interested in the personal narrative for a while, and I’ve just started working on it the past couple of years. This show is a small culmination of my journey through my own personal narrative. TA: How is this similar or different to other work you have done? RC: I guess you could make the connection to politics. I’ve

Senior studio art major Renee Cloud in her exhibit "No One Sits Next to the Black Girl on the Bus" on display in the Looking Glass Gallery in Plemmons Student Union this semester. Cloud pulled personal experiences from her childhood in a single-parent home to create the artwork in the exhibit.

Morgan Cook done a couple political pieces, like the one hanging in the hallway [of the Plemmons Student Union], the Death Row Quilt. I’ve tackled politics before, but I’m more interested in how all aspects of the human experience are relatable between people. I feel like telling my story and inviting people into my story allows them to feel like they can open up to someone else about their own story. TA: What can you tell me about the combination of media that you use? RC: When I transferred here from [Savannah College of Art and Design,] I got thrown into a fibers class. I was in the photography department at SCAD so that’s where most of my experience was when I started exploring the world of fibers. It went into my arsenal of knowledge, how to work with fabrics, use it for whatever, but as time went on and the more time I spent here, I realized that I start with a concept and I realize how to meet that concept by whatever means necessary. If it’s a pho-

tograph, it’s a photograph. If it’s a photo transfer, it’s a photo transfer. If it’s a quilted piece, it’s a quilted piece. I learned how to make it happen with what I know. TA: What can you tell me about the photographs that are in the gallery? RC: They’re all self-portraits, this whole thing is a giant selfportrait. When I was little I would go through our family albums a whole lot. I’m an only child, so there’s millions of pictures of me because parents of only children feel like they have to document every single moment of their child’s life, otherwise they won’t remember it. I went through it last year, I looked at all the albums again and I just looked at all the pictures of just me and my mom, and never my dad. There’s never any pictures of him anywhere, and I got kind of melancholy when I saw it. You get a little angsty, you feel a little abandoned, so those photographs are photocopies of the photographs, and I used those

to make contact prints to make a negative, and I used that negative to make a positive. What’s displayed is the negatives underneath the positives, which is a way to say ‘take the good with the bad.’ The text is just me being melodramatic because that’s how I felt when I first started working on it. It was a very melodramatic piece, but now it’s just kind of hilarious, just how ridiculous the statement is. There’s no easy way to say ‘You’ve ruined my life and my love’ – just shut up. It’s silly now, I can laugh at it. TA: What do you hope people take away from this project, then? RC: That’s the trouble with trying to tackle the personal narrative. You don’t want to beat people over the head with your story, you always want to make sure you leave room for the viewer in it. I am perfectly okay with the viewer taking whatever they want from this. If it enriches their life in some aspect, I am okay with it. They don’t really need to know the

real story. The clues are there, it’s up to them to make their own conclusion.

TA: What does your future in art look like? RC: I started here in January 2012. I’m supposed to graduate next May, and my plan is to go find an artist’s residency and go do that for a while, while I figure out which graduate school is the right fit for me, and then do the whole graduate school deal. Then, I don’t know. I’d like to open a studio or profess at a college level, but making it to graduate school is enough for me right now.

TA: Does this body of work carry over into anything you would like to do in the future? RC: The involvement of text, yes definitely. I’ve moved more toward text art just because there’s power in the written word more so than the spoken word. It lingers longer in the brain, you remember it more readily, so a lot of my work has begun to encompass lots of text.

Review

‘LOSE’ finds Cymbals Eat Guitars on the top of their game by Colin Moore A&E Reporter

“LOSE” is Staten Island-based independent rock group Cymbals Eat Guitars’ third album, and features the same lineup and producer as their 2011 album “Lenses Alien,” save for the drummer. Yet, something fundamental seems to have changed for the band from their first two spaced-out records to the remarkably coherent and straightforward “LOSE.” All three of Cymbals Eat Guitars’ albums feel something like lost minor classics, but “LOSE” makes its case with much more immediacy and poignancy. It’s also the first to place frontman Joseph D’Agostino’s frankly brilliant lyrics in the foreground. Touted as a catharsis for the loss of D’Agostino’s closest friend and collaborator seven years ago, “LOSE” ends up being less an impenetrably personal document of grief and more a poetic, beautiful album about memory and adulthood. Musically, “LOSE” is another fantas-

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tic guitar rock album in a recent batch of them, though it sounds little like its contemporaries. As in the past, there are traces of Built to Spill and Modest Mouse, but Cymbals Eat Guitars now

sound much more confident and singular. Their trademark noise jams, keyboard textures, and multipart songs are organized here into a flowing whole due to compositional restraint and an inclination towards a live sound, as though the listener is in the room. As a result, the specific intent behind each song becomes crystal clear. A stormy monologue of adolescent romantic angst is set to the dramatic, shifty build of “Place Names” The story of living alienated in a large city gets a strutting, luminescent single straight from the 80s in “Chambers.” A memory of being trapped in traffic in a snowstorm becomes a slow-burning psychedelic nostalgia trip in “Laramie.” Though each track evokes something very specific, D’Agostino’s vivid, surreal, and startling revelatory lyrics elevate the mood of the album to something very relatable and touching. Motifs such as prescription drug use, long, meaningless drives, and the mythic representation of figures from the past

recur throughout. It adds up to the harrowing feeling of being on the verge of a life that might be disappearing before you can enjoy it. D’Agostino says it best himself on album standout “XR:” “Wanna wake up wanting to listen to records/ But those old feelings elude me.” That said, moments like the triumphant guitar solo and shades of brass on opener “Jackson Whites,” the harmonica refrain on “XR,” and the apocalyptic organ throughout closer “2 Hip Soul” give “LOSE” an urgent, positive energy that encourages and rewards repeat listening. Though D’Agostino claims to have been “mapping the abyss since 2007,” “LOSE” feels like the first time he’s getting a clear picture. The way he represents and reinterprets the profound feelings that, like any human being, he has is encouraging as a fan of honest to goodness poetry. The fact that he’s successfully welded that poetry to his band’s best set of thrilling, knockout rock songs is hard evidence that he’ll be mapping the abyss to some excellent music for a while yet.

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Turchin Center auction and celebration explores international outreach by Lovey Cooper Senior A&E Reporter

To celebrate and honor the approximately 140 donors who organizers say are crucial in helping to make the arts accessible on and off campus, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts hosted an evening of South African art, live music by The Mercury Dames, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction in its newly re-opened wings Aug. 28. The auction sold over $13,000 worth of items and donations, said LaTanya Afolayan, Major Gifts Officer for the Turchin. “We hope that it will multiply tenfold,” Afolayan said. Information about how much money was actually raised has

yet to be released, but the funds collected at the event will go to support operations, programming and outreach with the local senior center and charity the Hospitality House, Afolayan said. Wood-carver Ricky Burns and historian Neva Specht live nearby in Deep Gap and have been donors to the Turchin off and on for four or five years after their son began participating in the community arts school run by the center. “We really like to have a place to go to experience different kinds of art,” Specht said. Given their professions, the two make a point to visit museums when they go to a new city, but have noted that for its region and size, the Turchin provides an

extremely varied collection to the region. “It’s something we share as a family, and it’s kind of a neat way to see what other people do and check out what the culture of somewhere is,” Specht said. “For the size of a town that Boone is, this is really unique.” Both donors appreciate the special action taken to bring international work to North Carolina, as demonstrated by the two new collections on display to the public. “They introduce art that otherwise wouldn’t be in Boone, and that’s really important,” Specht said. Guests celebrated and mingled in the East Wing of the galleries, amid the fruits of last year’s fundraisers with TWEN-

TY: Contemporary Art From South Africa, and South African History Under Apartheid: A Tribute to Nelson Mandela. TWENTY was brought to the Turchin following a trip to South Africa in September 2013, where three members of the gallery staff visited galleries and public studios in the cities of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Richards Bay and Durban. Through connections with other universities, a comprehensive collection was laid out and brought back to North Carolina. The show’s purpose, as stated on the collection statement, is not only to celebrate twenty years of democracy, but also to represent the dualities of contemporary life in the region. The show publicly explores so-

cial conditions like land issues, HIV/AIDS and resistance art and juxtaposes these with more positive aspects like the Mandela years and the influence of traditional craft on contemporary South African art, the statement says. South African History Under Apartheid: A Tribute to Nelson Mandela plays off of these similar themes. This collection, owned and showed by assistant professors John and Jessica Stephenson, attempts to celebrate the man and his historical role, in the context of these presented themes of modernity. Both collections are currently on display at the Turchin Center. For more information, visit TCVA.org.

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Teacher evaluations just half the concern Dewey Mullis Opinion Writer

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or much of the country, kids are back in the routine of early-morning alarms, minimal breakfasts and marathon schedules. Some things never change. But there is one key difference to this school year that has teachers and collegebound students in a bit of a bind: Common Core. Earlier this year, billionaire Bill Gates, along with two of the largest teachers unions in the country, advocated for a moratorium on the use of stan-

dardized test scores in teacher evaluations, according to the Washington Post. This week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the decision to allow states to hold off on using standardized test scores in teacher evaluations, according to the Huffington Post. The announcement comes just in time for teachers stressing over new lesson plans, curricula and mounting pressures to prepare their students for the jungle that is college admissions. However, half of the hurdle is yet to be navigated. The new standards will still play a role in evaluating student academic accomplishment. What are a few things we know about students and tests? We know that testing anxiety

affects the best and the brightest students and some students that normally squeak by have no problem with taking a test. We know that many students excel in the arts and that there is little significant room for that on a college application. And we know that lucky guesses can be few and far between. The problem is that standardized tests don’t just inaccurately assess teachers, but they are not a complete summary of a student’s academic career. Any one person with a hint of understanding about meaningful statistics knows that one number never tells the entire story. Behind the scenes of one test score is a spectrum of competitive schedules, academic and artistic preferences and meaningful experiences

that contribute so much to who a person is. But there isn’t a college-prep test to account for any of that. Are standardized test scores the end of the world? By no means am I trying to convey a message that drastic. They are a handy tool to have, but they are just one tool within an entire workshop capable of producing a masterpiece. Sure, there is more to a college application than one SAT, ACT or AP exam score. The challenge lies in being able to see past the ideas of competition and limited areas of academic importance so to expand what we allow ourselves to offer. Mullis, a senior criminal justice major from Wallburg, is an Opinion Writer.

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Mixed approach is best for technology in communication Kevin Griffin Opinion Writer

With the advent of new technologies, finding the most effective means of communication between students and professors has certainly changed. Spring-Serenity Duvall, a professor at Salem College, has made a modest contribution to the discussion about what forms of communication are best for the professor-student relationship. When Duvall was teaching at the University of South Carolina at Aiken last spring, she implemented a no-email policy, only allowing emails from students to set up appointments or for class-related purposes, according to Inside Higher Ed. Duvall found the work she

got back had improved, and so had student’s evaluations of the course. Duvall found she saved time by not using email as much as she had previously. While such an experiment seemed to work in this case, I am not sure how practical this could be on a wider scale. Obviously, teacher-student communication outside of classrooms is necessary for students, especially those having problems. Many would prefer this communication be face-toface, and there is certainly plenty of research to support the idea that face-to-face communication can contribute quite a lot to student success and satisfaction. Still that does not mean that the use of technology cannot also be effective at helping students. A study published September 2010 in the Journal of Technology found that students do not often take advan-

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tage of outside of class opportunities like office hours, and the meetings are often brief when they do. There a number of reasons why this would be the case. Students often have jobs and scheduling difficulties may make it difficult for them to meet with professors in person. Students need not suffer from this, though. Research on the phenomenon of computer-mediated communication, or communication through internet forums and email, can also have positive effects on students. A 1997 study in Communication Education found that a combination of face-to-face and virtual interactions could create result better than those of the traditional classroom. A 2006 study in Tech Trends found that various types of online discussions could be used to improve student outcomes. Overall, that probably is the

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best approach. Technology has become such a dominant force in education that professors and students should learn how to communicate using it effectively. Similarly, some students do better with face-to-face interaction, and professors should try to make that an option as well. For some groups of students, experiments like Duvall’s might work out fine. The number of complicating factors, including finding time for meetings, makes such an approach impractical on a large scale. Finding the best way of communicating outside of classes with students will not involve taking sides in the face-toface versus online debate, but in utilizing both these methods in the ways that best help students. Griffin, a junior journalism major from Madison, is an opinion writer.

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Listening Post a good resource Lindsey Chandler Opinion Writer

The tragic death of a celebrity should not have to be the catalyst for discussion regarding mental health. Suicide is a leading cause of death for college students, according to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. However, suicide and suicidal ideation are only small parts of a bigger mental health problem among college students. All too often, students refrain from seeking help when it is needed, creating negative buildup that may cause harm to themselves or others. We must address the issue with compassion and a willingness to help and listen. The volunteers at the Listening Post are doing just that. The Listening Post is exactly what it sounds like: a place to talk. It provides a non-judgmental zone for students, faculty and administration to talk with trained volunteers that offer support to whomever stops by. The goal is to create a safe dynamic for students to express whatever they feel, and to establish positive social relationships. They are willing to discuss anything, but refrain from giving advice. The Listening Post was founded in 1979 by Mabel F. Barth, a professor at Auraria Higher Education Center in Denver, according to The Listening Post Facebook page. Since 1980, Listening Posts have appeared in educational establishments as well as many other public places as a reaction to increased rates in student suicide. This year, the Post operates from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday in the International Hall of Plemmons Student Union, and 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Trivette Dining Hall. I have been a regular at the Listening Post since October 2013. They have been more comforting and helpful than I could ever describe. Even after my first experience, I knew that I was going to be returning as many times as possible. I have only missed one week since. The impact these volunteers have made on me will never be discounted. I would not be where I am today without them. They are my family away from home. I hope that for someone out there, the same can happen. This semester, I encourage everyone to visit The Listening Post at least once. We could all use our own support system, and I know that I have found mine there. We cannot let our problems go ignored. We should feel called to help others as much as we possibly can, and the Listening Post is taking a step in that right direction.

Chandler, a senior Spanish and psychology major, is a copy editor.

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The Matchup

The Campbell Fighting Camels and the App State Mountaineers will meet for the first time since 1931 in the Mountaineers’ first home FBS game. More than 80 years ago, the Mountaineers defeated Campbell 20-6 in Boone, and after dropping the first game of this season to Michigan by a final score of 52-14, App State looks to even their early season record at 1-1. Like App State, Campbell is coming off of a loss after falling to UNC Charlotte 33-9 on the road in their first game of the season.

How App State can win

The Mountaineers ran the ball well in Ann Arbor last week. In particular, redshirt freshman running back Terrence Upshaw had a great game, rushing for 109 yards on 18 carries. Upshaw became the first App State player in 40 years to rush for 100 yards in his collegiate debut, and the Mountaineers will have to rely heavily on their running game if they are to take control of the game early at home. Sophomore running back Marcus Cox scored one of the two App State touchdowns on a one-yard touchdown run against the Wolverines. Cox and Upshaw should be confident after helping the Mountaineers rush for 153 yards against a Michigan defense that returned nine starters from a defense that ranked fifth in the Big Ten Conference against the run last year. If the running game can get going early, the Mountaineers will control the clock and the game. The App State defense allowed 560 yards against the Wolverines last week, so consistent pressure in the Campbell backfield will be crucial for the Mountaineers to put that behind them. Junior defensive end Ronald Blair returned last week after missing 10 games last season with a thumb injury, and compiled three tackles and a sack of Michigan quarterback Devin Gardner. Blair and senior defensive end Deuce Robinson could be differencemakers if they can get into the Fighting Camel backfield consistently.

How Campbell can win

The Fighting Camels have their work cut out for them in their first game against an FBS opponent. In home openers, App State is 6120-2 all-time. The Mountaineers lost their home opener last season to North Carolina A&T but have not dropped consecutive home openers since 1982-83. Campbell will have to stack the box on defense to attempt to slow down the App State ground game and force junior quarterback Kameron Bryant into making tough throws. Bryant struggled last week for the Mountaineers, completing 8 of his 19 passes for 58 yards and a touchdown. The Fighting Camels should look to get creative on offense early and attempt to take the crowd out of the game, which in Boone, is never an easy feat.

The bottom line

App State has a great opportunity to energize its fans and get their record back to .500. Campbell went 3-10 last season under head coach Mike Minter and did not play well against the 49ers last week. If the Mountaineers can get the home fans excited early, it could be a long day for Campbell. App State has a bye week following this week’s game. The early bye week presents a chance for the Mountaineers to analyze the first two weeks of play and a win would be a positive point of analysis for the coaching staff.

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