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University of North Carolina inaugurates Thomas Ross as fifth system president 1972

B.A. Political Science – Davidson College

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Graduated from UNC Chapel Hill School of Law with honors

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Served as judge in North Carolina Superior Court until 1990

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Joined Greensboro law firm Smith, Patterson, Follin, Curtis, James & Harkavy until 1982

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Served as chief of staff in the Washington, D.C. office of U.S. Congressman Robin Britt

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Appointed to Sentencing and Policy Advisory Committee, where he helped devise a new structured sentencing system that was adopted by the General Assembly

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Appointed director of N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts

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Served as executive director of Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, a philanthropic organization based in Winston-Salem, until 2007

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Served as president of Davidson College until 2011

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Became president of UNC System (January 1, 2011)

Source: www.northcarolina.edu/president/index.htm

by ANNE BUIE Senior News Reporter

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homas Ross was inaugurated as president of the University of North Carolina (UNC) system today, after beginning his tenure as president in January.

The took place in Greensboro, Ross’ hometown, at 10 a.m. on the campus of North Carolina A & T. Ross took his oath of office and gave his inaugural address.

The NC A&T marching band and a combined chorale ensemble from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and NC A&T performed at the event. A public reception followed.

Ross’ term began during a trying economic time for the system.

“We’ve had three very difficult years of cuts. This last year was the most severe. This is his number one challenge going into the following year,” said Cindy Wallace, vice chancellor for student development.

Susan McCracken, director of external affairs and community relations, said Ross’ “pragmatic” personality will help him address the financial crisis.

“I think his leadership throughout these difficult economic times will be really important to help our state stay focused on the strengths that

our university system has had and the value our educational system brings to our state.

That’s going to be part of his legacy,” she said.

Ross, a Davidson College alumnus and UNC Chapel Hill School of Law graduate, has served as chief executive officer of the Z. Smith Reynolds foundation, a North Carolina Superior Court judge, head of the administrative office of the courts and president of Davidson College.

“All of the different jobs that President Ross has had throughout his lifetime have been working with the people of North Carolina, and have enabled him to get to know all 100 counties,” said James Deal, who sits on the UNC Board of Governors and is a partner at Deal, Moseley and Smith LLP, a King Street law firm. “This has also allowed him to develop an understanding and an Courtesy of Dan Sears appreciation for the education Thomas Ross, president of the University of system in North Carolina and North Carolina its value to the people of our state.” of student life, of the life of a faculty Wallace said Ross’ experience gives member, and of the importance of him a “deep, deep understanding” of intellectual capital, and that’s how the issues facing the UNC system. the education enterprise changes and “I think he has an understanding forms a state,” she said.

Ross supports Appalachian at solar decathlon

by ANNE BUIE

Senior News Reporter

When Thomas Ross started his term as president of the University of North Carolina (UNC) system in January, he admitted to Board of Governors member James Deal that he was concerned about losing contact with North Carolina students, Deal said.

Though Ross started his tenure as president in January, he hasn’t lost touch with the

students of Appalachian State University.

Recently, he has shown continued support for Appalachian’s Solar Homestead team.

“This is a great day for Appalachian, but I’m telling you, it’s a great day for the University of North Carolina system. It’s a great day for the state of North Carolina,” Ross said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Solar Homestead in August.

Cindy Wallace said Ross

FBS move closer than ever for Mountaineers

by JAKE AMBERG Sports Editor

The move from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) stands closer than ever for Appalachian State University’s football team.

Athletic Director Charlie Cobb said Appalachian could be prepared for a move within the next 18 months.

“I think the future is hard to predict right now,” he said. “If I have to give a time frame, I’d say between six and 18 months would be realistic.”

The executive committee of Appalachian’s Board of Trustees voted 9-1 Sept. 23 to accept the feasibility study completed in August.

The Board of Trustees, along with the athletic department, is assessing a potential jump to the FBS. The executive committee can now call for a full board vote to make an immediate move between divisions.

The feasibility committee’s study and the board’s vote set the framework for a potential move. But Bradley Adcock, secretary and member of the executive commitee, said Appalachian is no closer to making a decision. Adcock’s was the lone dissenting vote on the resolution.

“A resolution generally provides further understanding,” Adcock said. “It was my figuring that it did not go any further than we have already gone, nor did it take a position on whether we should or should not move up in divisions.”

Adcock said the university should commit to further study of the issue, rather than waiting for more recommendations.

Still, based on the findings of the feasibility study, Appalachian has the basic infrastructure to become an FBS program.

There are still hurdles to overcome, primarily

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aligning Appalachian State to an FBS-supporting conference.

Based on current conference alignments, the most geographically suitable option is Conference USA, which counts nearby schools like East Carolina and Marshall as members.

Conference USA Assistant Commissioner Courtney Archer declined to say if communication has been opened between the two parties.

While Appalachian already averages large enough attendance to meet the FBS standard of 15,000 fans per home game, the Mountaineers would need to increase scholarships from 63 to 85 to meet NCAA regulations.

Appalachian would need to generate $6 million more in yearly revenue to make the transition economically feasible.

Appalachian plans to renovate Kidd Brewer Stadium to increase capacity and schedule more home basketball games to raise funds, Cobb said.

Cobb said he only sees the athletic department being able to raise $4 million on its own. “$2 million needs to come from campus,” he said. “If it’s a growth in student enrollment, certainly that would minimize any student fee impact.”

Still, North Carolina law prohibits athletic departments from using money allocated for academics.

The move from FCS to FBS would also require the university to distribute the new funding evenly between men’s and women’s sports, in accordance with Title IX. Photo Illustration by Adam Jennings

Appalachian State’s junior defensive back Demetrius McCray intercepts a Wofford touchdown attempt Saturday, Oct. 1 at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C.

The Department of Theatre and Dance will host “Mother Hicks” at Valborg Theatre, Oct. 5-8 at 7:30 p.m.

The Department of Theatre and Dance will host a book signing with Dr. Kin-Yan Szeto in the University Bookstore, Oct. 6 at 3:30 p.m.

The Department of English will host author David Madden in Plemmons Student Union, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

The Hayes School of Music will host organist André Lash in Rosen Concert Hall, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.

The Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program will host Doc Watson, Richard Watson and Charles Welch at Farthing Auditorium, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.

“spoke with tremendous respect and pride” about Solar Decathlon team and the student body at Appalachian.

Ross also traveled to Washington, D.C. to see Appalachian’s Solar Homestead in competition.

“It was the biggest statement of support ever,” Wallace said.

Wallace attended a reception hosted for Ross in Washington and described the experience as “so special.”

Atul Bhula, an Appalachian

MBA student and the only student member of the UNC Board of Governors, was part of the group of people Ross brought to Washington.

Bhula said Ross is a “really student-focused” leader.

Susan McCracken, director of external affairs and community relations, said Ross is “very, very approachable.”

“Students feel welcome in his presence,” McCracken said. “They don’t feel like he doesn’t have time for them.”

Visiting professor, Pulitzer nominee will give reading

by MEGHAN FRICK

Associate Editor, Editorial Content

A Pulitzer-nominated author and current Appalachian visiting professor will give a reading of his work Thursday, as part of the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series.

Novelist David Madden, who began his career as a professor at Appalachian State Teachers’ College in 1958, will begin his reading at 7:30 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Table Rock Room. Prior to the reading, a reception will be held in the Multicultural Center from 6 to 7:15 p.m.

Madden is currently teaching at Appalachian as part of the Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professorship of Creative Writing, which brings nationally recognized authors to Appalachian to lead an intensive eight-week course.

“It augments what we can offer with our normal tenure-track faculty,” program director Joseph Bathanti said of the professorship. “It elevates the program in terms of its visibility.”

Susan Weinberg, associate professor of English, will take over Madden’s course after the eight-week professorship ends next week and has attended several of his classes this semester.

“They are just tremendous,” Weinberg said. “They’re really intense.

They’re really challenging in a terrific way that I think goes beyond what you would think in an undergraduate class.”

Madden said he tries to help his students become “masters of their craft” by studying varying techniques employed by classic authors.

“I teach the techniques of fiction, especially the ways style evolves out of the writer’s choice of point of view technique, through the process of revision,” he said.

Senior literature major Jordan Scruggs is enrolled in Madden’s class.

Scruggs did not have experience writing creative fiction prior to the start of the class and said she found the first few weeks intimidating. That changed quickly, however.

“The class has been really empowering for me,” she said.

As the class draws to an end, Scruggs plans to submit one of her short stories to The Southern Review, a literary magazine, for publication.

“This class has helped me to discover that sharing what I write is an infinitely more rewarding experience than keeping it for myself,” she said.

Clarification

From the Oct. 4, 2011 edition An editor’s note attached to a story in the Tuesday, Oct. 4 edition of The Appalachian headlined, “Homelessness up close: A weekend in Boone’s Hospitality House” lacked clarification on the methods used during reporting.

The reporter worked with Hospitality House management to arrange an undercover experience as the basis for her reporting. The Appalachian apologizes for the error.

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WASU gears up for big expansion

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fter coming up close in the running for MTV’s Woodie Award last spring, student radio station 90.5 WASU is seeing a rise in its popularity.

Around 80 students attended an interest meeting for the Mass Communications Activity course Sept. 8. The course includes a six-hour apprenticeship with a current WASU disc jockey and the opportunity to host a two-hour time slot on the radio station.

“Anyone that shows commitment will have a chance to work on-air,” station manager Lauren Brigman said. “My first response to the high level of interest was 24-7 airtime.”

Though the reason for the station’s increased popularity is not concrete,

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promotions manager Courtney Armstrong said the station’s Woodie Award nomination was likely a catalyst. WASU made it to the finals of the competition, which highlighted college radio stations across the country.

“Few realize that our station has historically been award-winning, but the MTV Woodie competition really brought us back into the spotlight,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong said she hopes to see new energy and creativity as a result of the influx of students.

“Everyone is so different, but we all have something in common as college D.J.s,” she said.

“Everyone comes together to do radio and express themselves. It’s very personal.”

Junior electronic media broadcasting major Brittani Fish enrolled in the training course and

cited freedom of student expression as one reason she was interested in working for the station.

“I especially enjoy the specialty shows and how the station gives students the chance to personalize the subject matter to what they are interested in,” Fish said.

She said she would like to see a more expanded musical format at the station, which turns 40 next April.

As WASU’s popularity extends, the station is also approaching a physical expansion.

The George B. Beasley Broadcasting Complex, currently under construction, will eventually provide a new home for WASU. The radio station is currently located on the top floor of Wey Hall on the west side of campus.

For more information on WASU, visit wasurocks.com.

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oone residents won’t be forced to drink on the ground floor after the new bar Low opens up above Espresso News.

Ui Jin Park, an Appalachian State University graduate from Seoul, South Korea, owns Howard Street’s Espresso News. He plans to open a new bar directly above his coffee shop around Nov. 1.

“Basically, the idea is to be somewhere you can chill out,” he said. “Somewhere not fast-paced or too loud.

I want it to be like going to your friend’s house to listen to records.”

The bar name, Low, references the environment Park wants the new bar to reflect. He plans to play

nothing but vinyl records to set a mellow mood.

Until recently, plans to open the bar have been kept relatively quiet. Park said he and his employees hope to give the bar the same “holein-the-wall” qualities they value at Espresso News.

Biology graduate student Carra Parker has worked at Espresso News for three years and said everyone was too excited to keep the news under wraps.

“It was a half secret for a little while, but it’s not really a secret anymore,” Parker said. Everyone was too excited to keep our mouths shut. We just aren’t good at keeping secrets.”

Park said he will not promote his new bar because he’d rather people have to find it – much like his coffee shop.

“I like being a spot that

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people have to discover. If they like us, fine. If they don’t like us, that’s fine too,” he said.

Park does not plan to sell mainstream beers like Miller Lite or Bud Lite, and said he will not offer specials because “all the beer will be special.”

Senior business management major Anna Bradsher said she recently discovered Espresso News did not know a bar was being opened above the shop.

“It’s a cool concept, though,” she said. Coffee and beer both facilitate good conversation.”

Bradsher said she will give Low a try when it opens because she isn’t a big fan of Boone’s fast-paced bars. She said they are too loud and people can be obnoxious.

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Exchange student hosts talk show

“If you can make it in America, you can make it anywhere,” he said.

Intern Lifestyles Reporter Associate Dean of Fine and Applied Arts Garner Dewey and Interim Director of Let’s Talk International is a new WASU Multicultural Development Augusto Peña talk show which promotes diversity at were interviewed for Kautz’ broadcast on Appalachian State University Central America Sept. 26.

The show is hosted by Polish Each was asked a series of questions exchange student Maciej Kautz. dealing with cultural differences, landscapes Kautz said he approached the student radio and social issues within their native culture. station with the idea, hoping to further his Dewey, a native of Costa Rica, said he experience in broadcast media. could “hop in a car, see a cotton field and, Kautz said he hoped to enhance the within 15 miles of driving, see a povertystudent body’s knowledge and respect for stricken slum.” foreign cultures by doing what he loves.

Peña spoke about the differing “I want to bring nations closer and landscapes of his native Nicaragua and said promote diversity in Boone and around “the active volcanoes are always in the back campus,” he said. of your mind.”

After working as a radio disc jockey “On a rainy day, you can see the smoke and newscaster in Poland, Kautz was rising from the crater,” he said. “It is confident in his skills and said he did not generally always the perfect weather, believe he would have any trouble reaching never too warm and never too cold.” the students - even with his recognizably Let’s Talk International promises to Polish accent. bring people of different cultures and “I do not think I should have any upbringings to its show each week for trouble with being a radio DJ in America,” in-depth interviews, with no one culture he said. “My accent is noticeable, showcased twice. but not that hard to understand.”

The show airs each Monday for the next

Kautz said he plans to return home 15 weeks, from 5 to 5:30 p.m. spring semester to further his career in For more information on Let’s Talk broadcasting, but plans to make the most of International, visit multicultural.appstate. his time in the United States. edu or facebook.com/letstalk530.

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The last show will be broadcast on the last Monday before school lets out for Holiday Break and will provide an overview of different cultures’ celebrations of Christmas.

Live show, not recorded Gets list of Interviewees from Natalie Best, head of the International Education and Development Center at Appalachian.

Source: Maciej Kautz

Kansas gives $5,000 to Hayes School of Music, will perform on campus

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Kansas, the band behind singles like “Dust in the Wind” and “Carry on My Wayward Son,” will join the Appalachian State University Symphony Orchestra for a performance at Farthing Auditorium Thursday, Oct. 20.

The performance is sponsored by Appalachian’s Performing Arts Series and Kansas’ current Collegiate Symphony Tour.

Part of the tour’s purpose is to donate funds to the colleges and universities visited. Tour sponsor D’addario Strings will donate $3,000 of in-kind products to the Hayes School of Music, as well as a $2,000 scholarship for a

student majoring in music industry studies.

“We first sent a proposal to Kansas once we worked out the details with the Hayes School of Music,” said Megan Stage, manager of marketing and public relations for the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.

“We then worked to see if we could fit them into both of our seasons and it worked out very well.”

Kansas released their first, self-titled album in 1974, later going on to produce eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums and a million-selling gold single, “Dust in the Wind.”

Though the band hit its peak of popularity almost forty years ago, Appalachian students are still excited to see them live.

“My stepfather is a

huge Kansas fan and I am extremely excited about the upcoming show,” sophomore biology major Alessandra Valladares said. “There probably won’t be another chance to see Kansas live, so I am definitely not going to pass this opportunity up.”

Stage said she thinks students will be engaged in the performance.

“The concert worked out so we could get a legendary band, but also engage our students in the performance and give them an experience that comes once in a lifetime,” she said.

Tickets are $15 for Appalachian students, $16 for students at other schools and universities, and $28 for adults, and are currently on sale at the Farthing box office.

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The Appalachian Heritage Council, a division of the Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS), will host a square dance Thursday night at Legends.

The event will feature Allison Williams and Her Hot Ash Stringband. The group will give the audience a square dancing lesson at 7:30 p.m. and will start their set at 8 p.m.

“Somewhere in the past, square dancing got a bad name as a contrived hillbilly activity, but I can assure any naysayer that it is a fun, thrilling way to dance,” said Paula Hunter, Appalachian Heritage chairperson and senior global studies major.

Through the square dancing event, Appalachian Heritage hopes to celebrate Boone’s history, Hunter said.

“Square dancing is an activity that has been going on in Boone since the town’s birth. Community dances were a way to socialize and celebrate, and not much has changed,” Hunter said.

Williams got her start as a punk-rock musician before rediscovering the musical roots of her native state, Arkansas. After spending several years in the North Carolina mountains learning to play southern banjo, Williams toured internationally with the Forge Mountain Diggers.

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Williams, who will call the dances at the show, said she sees square dancing as an extension for her love of string music. “[Square dancing] helps me understand the music and its role in bringing communities together,” Williams said.

She said she loves the history present in Boone and thinks it’s “wonderful” that the college promotes those traditions.

“I hope ASU students will take advantage of that and try to get out into the community to hear some of the last living tradition bearers play music, sing and tell stories,” she said.

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Emerging leaders helps you grow

Want to meet people? Not sure what you want to get involved with in college? Want to develop your leadership skills? Then apply for Emerging Leaders for the Fall Semester. Emerging Leaders is a fun, interactive and dynamic leadership program created for students interested in personal growth and leadership development. The program explores these topics through community building. There are 10 consecutive weeks and an overnight retreat. The program is offered on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evenings. Apply on the CSIL website at www.csil.appstate. edu or call the CSIL office for more information at 262-6252.

SDR helps you with involvement

Each student at Appalachian State University has an official co-curricular transcript. Involvement, leadership positions, on-campus employment, awards, leadership programs etc. can be listed on the transcript. Visit www.sdr.appstate.edu to see what your options are for involvement. Start building your experiences today.

Need help getting involved?

The Center for Student Involvement and Leadership is available for advising appointments. Schedule a time today to talk with a professional in the office to determine your best plan of action. Get out, meet people and make a difference. Call 262-6252, or visit the CSIL website at www.csil.appstate. edu, drop by Room #219 for more information.

Leadership Forum for all students

The Appalachian Leadership Forum is a 1/2 day leadership conference open to all students and members of the community. A wide variety of topics will be covered. The forum will be held Saturday Nov. 5. Visit the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership for more information. (www. csil.appstate.edu. 262-6252. Room #219 Plemmons Student Union). Registration will open in October. ASU student participants will receive credit on their Student Development Record.

Visiting Writers sets schedule

The Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series is named in honor of Hughlene Bostian Frank, class of 1968, trustee and generous supporter of Appalachian State University. Admission to all events is free.

For further information on the Fall season, call 262-2871 or see www.visitingwriters.appstate.edu. To receive Appalachian’s “This Week in the Arts” announcements by email, please contact arts-events@appstate.edu.

Writers scheduled are: The Rachel Rivers-Coffey Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing fiction writer, David Madden, “The Suicide’s Wife,” “The New Orleans of Possibility,” and “Abducted by Circumstance,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. today in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union.

A pre-reading reception will be held from 6 until 7:15 p.m. in the Multicultural Center of Plemmons Student Union.

Novelist and memoirist Robert Goolrick, “A Reliable Wife,” “The End of the World As We Know It,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union. Craft Talk: Writing Memoir will be held from 2 until 3:15 p.m. at a location TBA. Novelist Mary Doria Russell, “The Sparrow,” “A Thread of Grace,” and “Doc,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union. A Craft Talk: Writing Historical Fiction will be held from 3:30 until 4:45 p.m. in the Table Rock Room.

International Fair set for Nov. 16

The 7th Annual International Fiair at Appalachian State University is set for 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Grandfather Mountain Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union. If you want to travel and study abroad this year, come to the fair and you will be introduced to over 60 international faculty-led programs offered this year. Meet one-on-one with faculty leaders and learn about other study abroad and international venture opportunities. Enjoy free food and refreshments.

Mark your calendars now. For more information contact the Office of International Education and Development (OIED) at 262-8034 and ask for Nathalie Turner, or email her at turnernm@appstate.edu.

2011 Counseling Center groups

Understanding Self and Others Group: Issues commonly addressed vary from depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, self-esteem, issues of family conflict or abuse, etc.

Students who want to resolve specific concerns as well as those seeking personal growth are welcome. This can be a good time to get peers’ perspectives on various issues, and to recognize that you are not alone. Four groups are available: Mondays 1:00-2:30; Tuesdays 2:00-3:30; Tuesdays 2-3:30 (Freshmen/Transfer Students only) Tuesdays 3:30-5:00; Wednesdays 3:00-4:30.

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Therapy Group: This group will present an opportunity for gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals to explore life challenges. It will provide a safe environment in which to address a variety of issues (e.g., coming out, spirituality, family relationships, depression, selfesteem, abuse, etc.). Goals of the group include: reducing isolation, finding support and making changes. Two groups are available: Time/Day to be determined (Contact Carol O’Saben or Sheri Clark: 262-3180 or osabencl@appstate. edu or clarksl@appstate.edu).

Painful Pasts, Promising Futures Group: This group is designed for those who have experienced traumatic events in their lives or who come from backgrounds in which they did not feel safe. Members will learn how their past experiences and their biology are affecting their lives now. More importantly, they will learn what to do about it! Members will learn important insights about their patterns in relationships and skills to better manage their emotions and relationships.

Thursdays 3:30-5:00. (Contact Amber Lyda for more information: lydaam@appstate.edu).

Transgender Therapy Group: This group is similar to the “Understanding Self and Others” group in that a variety of issues will be explored in a safe and supportive environment. Some of the issues will be unique to gender-variant students. Goals of the group include: reducing isolation, finding support and making changes. Time/Day to be determined (Contact Sheri Clark for more information: 262-3180 or clarksl@appstate.edu).

WISE Women, Image, & Self Esteem: This group is designed for any woman interested in changing how she

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values herself. If you’d like to feel better about yourself and less controlled by appearance, food and what others think, this group may be for you. Thursdays 1-2:30 p.m. (Contact Denise Lovin: 262-3180 or lovindm@appstate.edu).

An Introduction to Mindfulness Group: Mindfulness involves stepping out of “auto-pilot” reactions and learning to pay more attention to our present experiences. Activities in this group will help participants cultivate a mindful approach to their lives, which can decrease stress, create emotional balance, and allow a person to take actions more in line with their values. Thursdays 3:30-5:00 (Contact Chris Hogan: 262-3180 or hogancj@appstate.edu).

To get started with a Counseling Center group, come to the Counseling Center during Walk-In Clinic, call 262-3180 or visit the website for more information at www.counseling. appstate.edu. If you are interested in group but these times do not work for you, please get in touch with Chris Carden at 262-3180 or cardendc@appstate.edu.

RMI Career Fair set for Oct. 19

The RMI Career Fair, scheduled from 1 until 5 p.m. Oct. 16 in the 2nd floor lobby of Raley Hall will feature 30 companies that will meet with students to talk about jobs and internship opportunities. Dress to impress and bring a resume.

Students will also have an opportunity to sign up for Oct. 20 interviews. For more information, check out careers. appstate.edu or insurance.appstate.edu.

Career resources available at ASU

Come explore the resources on campus here to assist you with your career planning and job searching needs.

Is choosing a major causing you stress? The Peer Career Center can help! Choosing a major is one of the many decisions you will have to make during your college career.

Do not take it lightly. The average person spends 86,000 hours working in his/her lifetime. How many hours are you going to spend choosing your career? We offer assistance in finding a major and career that matches your interests, abilities, values and experiences. Call 262-2029 to schedule an appointment or drop by our office located on the 2nd floor of the Student Union, beside McAllister’s Deli. Visit us at www.peercareer.appstate.edu.

The Career Development Center offers many resources to assist you in your job and internship search skills. Career Counselors will help you build a professional resume, cover letter, and help develop your interviewing skills. Students can utilize Career Gear, (careergear.appstate.edu), our new and improved career management system, to schedule career counseling appointments, post resumes, search for jobs and internships, sign up for on campus interviews, research employers, identify employer mentors and stay up to date with career center events and fairs. Learn about all of the great resources in the CDC at careers.appstate.edu.

Free, confidential legal advice

A licensed attorney is available to answer your questions, provide advice, and make referrals. This service is offered free of charge to any Appalachian State University student.

Contact the Student Legal Clinic if you have a traffic ticket, a minor criminal charge, a question about your lease or the conditions in your off-campus apartment -- or any other issue or problem that you need legal help with. The Student Legal Clinis is located in Room 221of the Plemmons Student Union. Call (828) 262-2704 for an appointment.

It’s fast and easy! Appointments can usually be scheduled within a few days.

Financial Aid questions?

Parents and students with financial aid questions are encouraged to visit our website at financialaid.appstate.edu and their AppalNet account. The Office of Student Financial Aid is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., except for University observed holidays.

Writing scholarships offered

The competition for Appalachian State University’s Marian Coe Scholarship in Creative writing is underway. All students planning to enroll for spring 2012 may apply for the $400 scholarship in fiction, creative non-fiction and playwriting. Competition for Appalachian’s John Foster West Scholarship in poetry is underway. Students planning to enroll for spring 2012 may apply for the $500 scholarship. The deadline for submissions is 4 p.m. Nov. 7, with entries delivered to the English Department Office, second floor, Sanford Hall. Judge for the final competition is Jim Minick, author of Blueberry Years, A Memoir of Farm and Family, and winner of the SIBA Best Nonfiction Book of the Year Award. He has published numerous other works and teaches at Radford University. To apply, submit a file folder or envelope with 3 collated, stapled copies each of either a short story, or piece of creative non-fiction (memoir). If you choose to submit in the playwriting category, please limit your entry to a one-act play. Play scripts must be submitted in a standard format. You may submit in both the Poetry and Prose competitions, but please keep the applications separate. Please double-space prose; number pages and staple them. Please write your name, ASU Box, email and telephone number on the first page of each entry. The winner will be notified and results will be posted by Dec. 7. The scholarship honors the memory of fiction writer Marian Coe. Please contact Joseph Bathanti (262-2337/bathantjr@appstate.edu) with any questions.

Queer Film Series continues

Appalachian State University’s 12th Annual Queer Film Series continues with “The Real Anne Lister,” Oct. 11. All films are shown at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in Library 114, free and open to the public. Discussion to follow the film. For more information please visit www.qfs.appstate.edu. Other films are: “A Single Man,” Oct. 25; “I Love You Phillip Morris, Nov. 1. The Queer Film Series thanks the College of Arts and Sciences, Library Collections Development, The Multicultural Center, the LGBT Center, SAGA, The English Department, The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and private donors.

Operation Medicine Cabinet

In coordination with Watauga County’s Hazardous Household Waste Disposal Day on Friday, Watauga County residents can participate in Operation Medicine Cabinet. Do you have outdated or unused prescription drugs, over the counter medications, syringes or other medical supplies?

Friday and Saturday will be your time to clean them out!

Any prescription or over the counter drugs will be accepted, no questions asked. Times are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union;

and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Beaverdam Volunteer Fire Department, Beech Mountain Town Hall, Foscoe Fire Department, Food Lions in Boone, Deep Gap and Blowing Rock. These collections are held in coordination with Watauga County Sanitation Department’s The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Watauga County Landfill. Items include: paint, household batteries, niCad batteries, lead acid batteries (car batteries), antifreeze, ethylene gasoline, lighter fluid, solid and liquid pesticides, oxidizers, used oils, household cleaners and fluorescent lights. For more information on the effects of unused, unwanted and outdated drugs on our community and water, visit Why Care? The ASU Police Department, Plemmons Student Union, ASU Pharmacy and ASU Office of Sustainability sponsor this campus event in coordination with the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office, Watauga Riverkeeper and Appalachian Voices. To find out more about the event visit DrugTakeBackDay.com.

Homecoming Challenge on tap

The BlueCross and BlueShield Institute for Health and Human Services (IHHS), within the College of Health Sciences at Appalachian State University, announces the opening of registration for The Knob and the brand new Homecoming Challenge. All proceeds will benefit Girls on the Run of the High Country, a self-esteem building program for girls in the 3rd-5th grade. The Knob, sponsored by Foscoe Rentals, is a two-mile race and will be held Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. “The Homecoming Challenge” is new for 2011 and is a chance for the group registering the most participants by Oct. 14 to win a pizza party at Mellow Mushroom in Boone. Participants registering as a group must use the same group name and have a minimum group size of five. Registrants don’t need to be present to win. Registration for The Knob is $20 per person through Oct. 14. From Oct. 15 until race day, registration is $30. All pre-registered participants will receive T-shirts, goody bags and chances at randomly drawn door prizes. Overall winners and age-group winners will receive special awards. For more information and to register for the The Knob or The Homecoming Challenge, please visit http://www.triplecrown.appstate.edu/ or call 828-262-7557.

Organist to perform Friday

Organist André Lash will present a recital at 8 p.m. Friday in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall at Appalachian State University. Admission is free and the public is invited.

Lash will perform works by Jean-Adam-Guillaume Guilain, Francisco Correa de Arauxo, Ottorino Resphighi, and other composers from the 15th to 20th centuries. He also will perform Bach’s “Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548.”

Lash is a member of the music faculty at UNC Greensboro and organist and coordinator of instrumental music at Christ United Methodist Church in Greensboro. A finalist in organ competitions in France and the United States, Lash has extensive experience with rarely performed works of the Spanish Baroque period, in addition to standard organ repertoire of all periods. Lash has performed at numerous solo venues in the United States, Russia and the Republic of Korea, and has presented for Music Teachers National Association, for regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists, and for Festival Internacional de Música de Tecla Española in Spain. He continues to research 17th century Iberian organ music and has contributed articles on Spanish repertoire and interpretation for The Organ and Early Keyboard Journal.

Doc at Farthing for Sustainability

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Doc Watson will headline a Saturday concert marking the 20th year of the Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Program at Appalachian. Watson will be accompanied by his grandson, Richard Watson, and friend Charles Welch. The 8 p.m. concert, featuring special guests the Kruger Brothers, will raise funds to support the program and the Doc and Rosa Lee Watson Scholarship Fund. It will be presented in Farthing Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for Appalachian students, $15 for faculty and staff, and $20 for the general public. Tickets are available only at the Farthing Auditorium box office and online at www.susdev.appstate.edu. Box office hours are weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call the Farthing Auditorium ticket office at 1-800-841-2787 or visit www.susdev.appstate.edu

‘Slavery Today’ is forum topic

A public forum, “Slavery Today,” will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Blue Ridge Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union. There are more slaves today than at any time in human history. There are an estimated 27 million slaves in the world. Most slaves are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and most are women or children. A discussion will be led by Faith Huckel, executive director and co-founder of RestoreNYC (restorenyc.org), and Hugh Hindman, professor of Labor & Human Resources at Appalachian State University. The forum will provide an opportunity for students, faculty/staff, and community members to learn about and discuss this issue. AppSpeaks is committed to facilitating discussions about local, national, and global issues on the campus of Appalachian State University. It is sponsored by the Department of Communication and is responsible for hosting Socrates Café, public forums, and the C. Howard Dorgan Oratory contest. For suggestions or comments please contact Dr. Jeff Motter (motterjb@ appstate.edu).

Appalachian does it again

Donors waited patiently and volunteers worked hard on Sept. 28 not knowing they were about to make history once again. Mountaineer students, faculty and staff donated 1,255 pints of blood at the 5th annual 1,000-Pint Homecoming Blood Drive, setting the North Carolina state record again.

This drive’s success is especially important because the nation’s blood supply is extremely low. Thanks to the patience, courage, and giving spirit of these donors as well as those Mountaineers that donate at other drives, thousands and thousands of lives have been impacted.

Gardening series continues

The High Country Gardening Series presents “Enchanting Succulent Plants From South Africa and the Island of Madagascar” on Saturday. The class, sponsored by the Department of Biology Greenhouse, runs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the greenhouse located at 333 Dale St. off State Farm Road. The class is free but space is limited. An optional registration fee is accepted to support outreach and education efforts at the greenhouse. Contact greenhouse manager Jerry Meyer at meyerja@appstate.edu to reserve a space in the class. For more information about the series, call Meyer at 828-262-4025.

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Catherine Haithcock Change is inevitable and, for the most part, something to be embraced.

But where is the line between advancement and loss of identity?

The Boone I visited as a child wasn’t complex. It was beautiful, pristine and quaint.

That’s why I applied to Appalachian State University: because Boone had an individual identity. It boasted friendly people and an unmatchable culture without being overwhelming.

I’ve lived in Boone for four years now, and I’ve seen extraordinary changes within this university and the small town that drew me here.

During freshman orientation, I was told Appalachian and Boone worked symbiotically and couldn’t exist without one another.

But it’s evident that the school is wearing the pants in this relationship.

The rapid changes to our university are markedly changing Boone.

Since 2008, I have seen countless buildings torn down, replaced and renovated, from Welborn Cafeteria to Coffey Residence Hall.

Understandably, Appalachian must make changes to accommodate increasing interest in the school a phenomenon that can be partly attributed to our back-to-back national championship wins and our infamous victory over Michigan.

Alumnus Michael Trivette said. researched the effect of Appalachian’s “Overall, the town is open to most athletic success on its growth. types of businesses and manufacturing, 25 percent of the freshmen he but they are trying to leave it in a very interviewed said athletics influenced small-town flavor,” he said. their decision to enroll.

Boone’s growth “A p p a l a c h i a n is also restricted was going to grow somewhat by “It seems like King infrastructure issues, regardless of the success of the football team, but like the amount of Street is the only it definitely served as a available water. front door,” Trivette cultural center left in But even with said.

Boone. Even there, these triggers in As of last year, 17,222 place, it seems like much-loved shops King Street is the students were enrolled at Appalachian - up only cultural center like BeanStalk are from 14,653 in 2005, left in Boone. Even disappearing.” according to factbook. there, much-loved appstate.edu. shops like BeanStalk In correlation, are disappearing.

Watauga County’s population has Some local entrepreneurs, like Our risen 19.6 percent in the last ten years, Daily Bread owner Sam Parker, aren’t according to census.gov. threatened by the increase of chain However, Boone’s population isn’t business in Boone. the only thing growing. With the “Corporations are going to come widening of U.S. Hwy 421 nearly whether we like it or not,” Parker said. complete, and work on U.S. Hwy 321 “Instead of complaining about them, still underway, this town’s about to get we have to deal with them.” a lot bigger - and Boone is grabbing Parker said students make up the attention of corporations. around 40 percent of his clientele.

“Boone is this wonderful jewel up We may be the reason Boone is in the mountains and as chains see us booming and attracting the interest growing, they want to become part of chain restaurants and big-box of that and capitalize on that,” said stores. But with a number like that, Bill Bailey, planning and inspections I can only assume that we’re also director for the Town of Boone. some of the main supporters of local With Cracker Barrel on its way and businesses. other major chains showing interest, As students, we have an obligation Boone’s identity may slowly disappear to this town, this community and this behind the corporate curtain. environment. Embrace and support In response to the “very vocal” local businesses. If you don’t, this wishes of Boone’s citizens to maintain jewel of a town we live in will lose its a small-town feel, both the Planning luster. and Inspections Board and the Boone Town Council are working to Haithcock, a senior journalism major maintain Boone’s local appeal, Bailey from Franklin, is a news reporter.

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Students lead path to sustainability

Two events this past week went to the heart of sustainability at Appalachian - students advancing sustainability and passing the baton to the next generation of students. The ‘Blackout Campout’ and the Solar Decathlon hit both parts of the sustainability mantra, “Give more and take less.”

The Living Green Residential Learning Community (RLC), under the leadership of Resident Assistant Jaimie McGirt, spent last Thursday evening out on Duck Pond throwing the Frisbee, having supper, listening to live music, enjoying a bonfire and camping out.

Oh yeah, and the point of the blackout was to show how much they could cut down on their energy usage for a night by forgoing a night in Frank Hall - how they could consciously have a fun and memorable evening while using less energy.

Meanwhile, 400 miles to the northeast, Appalachian’s Solar Decathlon team was in the middle if its nine-day competition in Washington, D.C. This group of undergraduate and graduate students spent the past two years using talents and skills picked up at Appalachian to design a home which gives more (light, food, heat, electricity) while allowing its occupants to use less (grid-tied energy).

Without a doubt, the Solar Homestead team, along with other teams at the event, showed that we can create affordable net-zero homes. They did. The clouds hardly cleared over the nine days, yet seven teams still finished the competition having produced more energy than they consumed.

The same comments kept coming up from members of the team who were asked what they gained from their experience in the Solar Decathlon.

They took from their hard work and commitment a sense of accomplishment.

They appreciated the chance to implement what they had learned to create something tangible. They learned that there are many different ways that lead to a net-zero house.

Most of all, the phrase “Appalachian family” kept coming up.

The Solar Decathlon has been a major highlight for the Department of Technology and Environmental Design, and for the university.

Many of the team members will graduate this year and move on to life after Appalachian, but they have inspired others to contribute their vision here in our community.

Perhaps some first-year students sitting around the bonfire on Duck Pond Field Thursday caught the spark of an idea they will advance here at Appalachian.

The opportunities are wide open here, and the events of the past week have shown that pursuing them can be fun and meaningful - and, in the process, can foster a deep sense of community.

If you are looking for ideas or need help moving your ideas forward, the Office of Sustainability is here to help.

Doug Willson Technology graduate student Office of Sustainability

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Appalachian should ‘do more with less’

Over the last 10 years, instate tuition at Appalachian State University has increased 207 percent, student athletic fees are up 200 percent, and room and board has nearly doubled.

This is a poor record for a public university that is supposed to provide affordable higher education.

In the face of recent budget cuts to the UNC system, students are led to believe this trend will only get worse.

Some try to politicize the budget cuts, but the reality is that tuition costs have gone up under both Republican and Democrat-controlled state legislatures.

Many do not understand that the budget cuts were imposed to help universities streamline education, in addition to bridging a substantial budget shortfall.

Consequently, the media

has automatically assumed a negative view of the cuts without providing solutions on how to reduce wasteful spending.

The fact is that in recent years, the amount of administrative positions at universities nationwide has ballooned.

A study by The Center for College Affordability and Productivity notes that this growth will soon lead to more administrators than faculty teachers on college campuses.

The case can then be made that budget cuts are not the problem, but rather the way the cuts are handled.

Universities have a responsibility to their students first.

We hear about adjunct teaching positions being let go, but no one bothers to talk about the administrative payroll,

and whether it gets cut to students via less class seats the same tune as classroom and increased tuition. space.

Appalachian State’s Another practical solution first president, Dr. B.B. lies within privatization. Our Dougherty, used to preach own business frugality to s c h o o l the N.C. teaches that l e g i s l a t ure “We hear about privatization stating, “We adjunct teaching is a way do more with to reduce less,” and positions being overhead “We never let go, but no costs. spend money In other unless we one bothers to w o r d s , need it.” The talk about the outsourcing tone today our school’s is a stark administrative janitorial contrast, payroll.” services, food w h e r e services, it seems motor pool, universities and other departments could only ask for more from potentially save the school a students and the state. lot of money.

Regardless, students are Nate Wright told that less funding from Junior management major the state will inevitably be Chairman, Appalachian State balanced on the backs of College Republicans

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‘Crazy ride’ leads Wagner to App volleyball

by LEIGH ROBERTS Senior Sports Reporter

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f Anna Wagner’s passion isn’t enough to make her stand out on the court, her unconventional path to Appalachian will do the trick.

Wagner, a senior outside hitter on the Mountaineer volleyball team, started playing at age three and continued through high school. She nurtured dreams of playing Division-I volleyball throughout her childhood.

“When I got to be a senior, everybody else already had schools to go to and I was losing a little bit of hope in what I had,” Wagner said.

It was then that Iowa Western Community College took interest in a player who, at the time, seemed like a low-profile choice.

Wagner decided to go – and she loved it.

“It was really, really hard. We played 60 games in the season and the coaches worked us really hard, but I loved it and I wanted to stay the full two years there,” she said.

After her first year, though, the boat started rocking again.

Changes on the coaching staff caused Wagner to reach out to other schools. She eventually landed at Florida Gulf Coast, where she was offered a full ride.

“So I went there, but between

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Senior outside hitter Anna Wagner (left) with teammate Lauren Gray (right) blocks the ball during the Mountaineers' 3-0 victory over Wake Forest Sept. 20 at the Holmes Convocation Center.

the girls and the coaches, just things that season didn’t really fall into place and it wasn’t the kind of program that I saw myself at. So I decided to leave,” she said.

Wagner reached out to Appalachian’s Matt Ginipro and

Kolby O’Donnell.

“I said that I had been interested in their program and had heard good things about it and asked if they had any room for me. And last year I walked on and earned a scholarship for this year,” she said.

What App found in Wagner was an extremely productive player. Last year the hitter averaged a team best of 2.35 kills per set, led the Apps in service aces per set and finished third on the team in kills with a season

total of 209.

Wagner said she “kind of took it for granted” that last year was her junior season. She came to her senses quickly, however, staying in Boone last summer to work out hard four to five days a week.

“I knew that this past summer was everything and I wanted to make the most of it,” she said.

Now, Wagner has big plans for the remainder of her senior season.

“I just want everybody to know that we’re not the same team we were last year. I want to go out every game and let teams know that they can’t look over us,” she said.

With her college career coming to a close, Wagner has no plans to quit the game she’s loved since childhood. Next year, she’ll play overseas with a professional volleyball agency, Bring it Promotions.

“I have a passion for volleyball and I really can’t imagine not playing it,” Wagner said. “I want to do it for as long as I can.”

At the end of her senior season, Wagner can look back and see that her impact on Appalachian has been monumental – she’s led her team to a current no. 1 standing in the North SoCon. “It’s been a crazy ride, but it’s definitely been worth everything,” she said.

Mid-fielder, team captain Field hockey loses to Davidson Coad creates chances for App women’s soccer team

by CHASE ERICKSON Intern Sports Reporter

Taylor Dunlap.

Dodd said even as a sophomore, Coad was the team’s most competitive player and Before every game Hannah Coad takes “deserved to be named captain.” the pitch with one thing on her mind.

“Hannah is really easy to play with and “I always remind myself that my job is she has been instrumental in getting our to make my teammates better,” said Coad, attack going,” Dodd said. a junior midfielder and co-captain on the Any time there is a battle for a 50/50 ball Appalachian women’s in the midfield, Coad is likely soccer team. there. The junior displays a At the helm of a team “Hannah actually led competitive physicality that that has tied its mark our team in goals last might be hard to imagine for for the goals and wins those who have only met her they had in the full 2010 year, but this season off the field. season, Coad has had she has taken it “We always say, ‘Get a helping hand in four the first shot, get the first upon herself to get of the season’s 11 ASU 50/50 ball, and get the goals. Her four assists her teammates more first foul,” Coad said. “It’s have her tied for fourth an intimidation factor. involved.” in the SoCon. Sometimes I can let the Sarah Strickland “Hannah actually led emotion of the game get to Women’s soccer head coach our team in goals last me a little bit, but I don’t year, but this season she mean to.” has taken it upon herself Women’s soccer has to get her teammates more involved,” head struggled in recent seasons, but players coach Sarah Strickland said. like Coad have Coach Strickland believing During her sophomore season last year, this year’s squad might produce different Coad was chosen as a team captain – a rare results. honor for an underclassman in any sport.

“We want to be at least .500 in our This season, Coach Strickland has conference,” Strickland said. “If we do looked to put more responsibilities on that, that means we will get to play in the Coad’s shoulders.

SoCon tournament.”

“At the end of last season, we asked Coad has similar goals.

Hannah to step up and become more of “Last year, we missed the conference a team leader,” Strickland said. “She has tournament by only one point because accepted that role on and off the field.” we tied Western in the last game of the Senior midfielder Katy Dodd is one of season,” she said. “That game killed us, and the team’s three captains; the third is junior we never want to have that feeling again.”

by TYLER WOOD Sports Reporter

Appalachian State field hockey lost its third straight conference home game Tuesday at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

The team lost 3-1 to Davidson.

The Mountaineers (1-10, 1-3 NorPac) captured an early lead in the 9th minute, when Kelly Allaband scored on an assist from freshman forward Jessie Stuart.

The Wildcats (5-5, 2-0 NorPac) answered quickly when Tyler McFayden scored in the 14th minute to tie the score at 1-1.

Finley Amato scored in the 25th minute to give the Wildcats a 2-1 lead heading into halftime.

In the 68th minute, Amato netted her second goal of the game, ending the Mountaineers’ hopes for a comeback.

Amato, who was named the Northern Pacific Hockey Conference East Offensive Player of the Week for the second time Monday, now leads her team with eight goals this season.

Davidson outshot the Mountaineers 22-10 and earned ten penalty corners

compared to the Mountaineers’ two.

Head coach Brandi Alexander Kist said she was frustrated by the team’s inconsistent play.

“We can’t continue to have parts of the game and play for a couple minutes here and a couple minutes there,” Kist said. “We need to execute for the entire game.”

Although the Mountaineers had trouble executing, senior forward Kelly Allaband still believes in herself and her teammates.

“I think as a team we never let down,” Allaband said. “We just need to work on our fundamentals and just connect. We are just not connecting right now and that’s what we need to be focusing on.”

One bright spot the Mountaineers can focus on is the play of their senior goalkeeper Bridgette Street. Street tied a season-best 10 saves for the game.

Overall, in order for the Mountaineers to win games they need to limit their mistakes.

“We need to stop making mental errors,” Kist said.

Appalachian will travel to Chapel Hill Sunday to take on no. 2 ranked North Carolina at 1 p.m.

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Freshman midfielder Brooke Angellella hits the ball down the field at Sunday afternoon's field hockey game versus Longwood.

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