Sept. 27, 2011

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Gluten-free students want more options

by ANNE BUIE

Senior News Reporter

Students who cannot eat gluten have complained that Appalachian State University is not doing enough to accommodate their condition.

Students have addressed the lack of gluten-free labels and the concern of cross-contamination.

“You really have to know what’s in everything because there are derivatives to things such as modified food starch. It could come from corn or from wheat,” said Samantha P. Lambiase, a freshman biology major who is gluten-intolerant.

Lambiase said she wants more labels on food so she can know exactly what she is about to consume.

Freshman nutrition major Dixie M. Hedrick cannot consume gluten because she has Celiac disease.

Hedrick said she wishes the cafeteria would put up labels.

“They have vegetarian labels. If they could just make some gluten free ones that would be awesome,” Hedrick said.

In addition to not eating gluten, students have to be careful of crosscontamination. Their food cannot touch any kitchen utensil that has touched gluten.

Consuming gluten could mean a physical attack for a gluten-free person.

“I had vegetables over rice. The girl said she would make it gluten free, but I think she didn’t change pans or the surface, so that night, I had a really big attack,” gluten-free student Virginia L. Woollens said.

Woollens, a freshman nutrition and pre-medical major, compared her attacks to a heart attack. She blacks out, her stomach swells and sometimes she must go to the hospital.

Woollens said her attacks have tripled since she came to Appalachian, and she now exercises caution when eating in the cafeteria.

“We’ve become so skeptical. We’re trained to be that way. We have pain that comes from it if we don’t. We’d rather go hungry than eat something with gluten in it,” Woollens said.

Hedrick also had an attack due to cross-contamination after trying to eat a salad.

“I stopped eating the salads after my last spell,” Hedrick said.

Appalachian Food Services Director Art Kessler said the university is making attempts to accommodate gluten-free students.

“We probably had between seven and nine inquiries this year, so we’ve placed an emphasis on it,” Kessler said.

Kessler said he has helped get gluten-free products at the markets around campus and recently put a menu online at foodservices. appstate.edu that shows students what their gluten-free options in the cafeterias are.

Kessler said food services employees are not educated on ways to accommodate gluten-free students.

He said he encourages students to communicate more with employees.

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Budget cuts hurt tutoring programs

by HANK SHELL News Editor

As the number of course sections falls and average class size rises, a growing number of students are seeking resources like tutoring to stay ahead.

They may find, however, that classes aren’t the only things affected by budget cuts.

“We don’t know our budget yet, but we have been told to anticipate at least a 40 percent cut, so where that’s coming out of is our tutoring budget, and the irony is that our

tutoring requests are already up 40 percent this year,” Jean H. Roberts said.

Roberts is the executive director of the Learning Assistance Program (LAP), which oversees University Tutoring Services (UTS).

Roberts said in the past, the LAP has been able to go back to the administration for funding.

“This is the first year that we know that that’s not going to be there,” Roberts said.

“It’s not Academic Affairs’ fault. It is the hand we’ve been dealt because of the state budget crisis.”

As a result of budget cuts, UTS will not offer tutoring for some upper-level classes, tutoring signups will end earlier and there will be more group tutoring sessions, Roberts said.

“We’re trying to get the most bang for our buck,” she said. “Where we see the highest need and the most requests, we’re filling those first.”

Roberts said that, in spite of state budget cuts, Athletics and Student Support Services provided some funding for the LAP budget. see Tutoring, page 2

Steely Pan Band makes last appearance at Farthing

by MICHAEL BRAGG Lifestyles Editor

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In Farthing Auditorium, double second player Nick Rothenburg performs with the Steely Pan Band. The steel drum band played its annual ASU concert Friday night with a guest performance by the ASU Gospel Choir.

ppalachian S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ’s own Caribbean steel drum band, Steely Pan Band, played its last annual show at Farthing Auditorium Friday night.

“We will not be back next year because of renovations to Farthing,” said Scott R. Meister, professor at Hayes School of Music and director of the Steely Pan Band.

The Steely Pan Band originated at Appalachian in 1984 under Meister and an all-Southern Conference soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago, where steel band music began, Meister said.

The Steely Pan Band played its 26th

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Steely Pan Band director Scott R. Meister speaks to the audience.

Steely Pan Band triple guitarist Dru Richardson celebrates after finishing a song.

Steely Pan Band members perform their final show in Farthing Auditorium on Friday night.

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South African freshman spend ten days at ASU

by BRANDI CROSMER Senior News Reporter

Six International Appalachian (INTAPP) students met 10 firstyear students from South Africa’s University of the Free State (UFS) at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Sunday.

The UFS students will spend ten days at Appalachian State University in a student leadership program after spending two days in New York City.

“Beginning last year, [UFS] started sending a large group of their freshmen class abroad to go learn from other institutions,” said Jesse L. Lutabingwa, vice chancellor for international education and development.

Groups of approximately 10 students were sent to seven schools across the Midwest and Northeast. Appalachian is the southernmost school.

Lutabingwa helped design a leadership program for the students.

“We designed a program for them to help them learn how to interact and how to make their academic experience more meaningful without having racial conflicts,” Lutabingwa said.

On the bus ride to Boone, Appalachian and UFS students talked about the differences in American and South Africna culture.

“I think that the group that comes here has a special advantage because they’re coming to a predominately white, southern school where the race relations are different than they are at NYU,” said Alissa Leeds, head of the international outreach committee

for INTAPP and junior global studies major.

While in Boone, the UFS students will participate in workshops, hike Grandfather Mountain and attend meetings of the African Club, the Black Student Association and the Hispanic Student Association.

Each student will stay with faculty and staff host families to experience life in an American household.

Patience M. Matlala participated in the program last year and said she gained so much from it that she came back to Appalachian to study abroad for a full year.

“The different cultures and the different organizations you guys see Freshmen, page 2

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Thabo Khang, a South African student from the University of the Free State, greets his host parent, science education professor Phil Russell Sunday. Khang and nine other students are visiting Appalachian State for ten days to participate as part of a leadership program.

What are you excited for?

Gretha Bester: “Seeing culture in America and in

Mojaki John Mothibi: “I love to see the mountains;

(Joy) Lebogang Joy Senosha: “Seeing the

Thabo Vincent Khang: “I would say everything.

(Tiaan) Samuel Sebastiaan Kritzinger: “I

(Tiaan) Samuel Sebastiaan Kritzinger: “I

(Iris) Lebogang Iris Nobadula: “I want to meet

Tanaka Takudzwa Matsinde: “Seeing the

North Carolina. It’s very beautiful here and I’m excited to see the autumn leaves.”

mountains. I’m also excited for meeting my host families and the students and learning the culture.”

want to meet people on campus. I want to learn about people, about culture and about how you handle stuff here.”

my host family. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I want to network, make friends and hopefully come back next year.”

Lehandré van Niekerk: “To see the difference

between people who live in New York to a rural and the student life you have compared to the student life we have.”

they said the mountains here are significant. And eating fried chicken. And meeting new people.”

Meeting people because that’s how I’m going to learn things.”

want to meet people on campus. I want to learn about people, about culture and about how you handle stuff here.”

countryside, the difference in culture from New York, the people and the environment.”

Cecile Boshoff: “What I’m most excited about in

Boone is the scenery. And getting to know and meet students in a country area – we’re from a bigger university. I love meeting new people and I’m excited to meet country people.”

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Student takes on ownership of Hot Diggidy Dog

by ANNE BUIE

Senior News Reporter

Senior marketing and business major Devin A. Lattin made a move into the real world of business last May, when he purchased King Street’s Hot Diggidy Dog. “I’d always wanted to own a business,” Lattin said. “I saw it as a great opportunity to realize my dreams, plus get some business experience.”

Lattin said he saw a for-sale sign and decided to ask the owner for an asking price.

“I thought about it for a week and then I made my move,” he said.

Lattin has worked at both Macado’s and Appalachian State University Food Services.

“Between both of those I saved up money and bought investments, stocks and whatnot.

I sold those and bought this,” he said.

Since taking ownership of the hot dog and burger joint, Lattin has expanded the menu to become more “fair-style,” adding fried Oreos and doughnut burgers.

He has also attempted to make the restaurant more student-oriented by having later business hours, he said.

Lattin, who is still a full-time student, said owning a business has helped enrich his college experience.

“[It has] given me appreciation for what I’m going to experience in the job market. I’ve never worked this much in my life before…I appreciate my classes a little more and this gives me the chance to use the knowledge that I’ve acquired,” Lattin said.

Lattin’s typical day is around 16 to 19 hours long. He said he has to remember tax deadlines and employee paychecks and has given up a significant amount of his social life.

Lattin is still employed with Food Services, working about 30 hours per week as a student coordinator. He was selected as student employee of the year in 2010.

“My drive for success is really what keeps it all up,” Lattin said.

Lattin has become a role model to his employees as they watch him work.

“Most people don’t realize he’s a student. He works really hard; about 50 hours for Hot Diggidy Dog alone during the week,” said Blakelee D. Boring, sophomore secondary English education major and Hot Diggidy Dog employee.

“It can be intimidating sometimes. I look at him and realize that he can do all these things.

If he can keep it together then I can too,” said Cassandra A. Callas, sophomore nutrition major and Hot Diggidy Dog

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Hot Diggidy Dog owner Devin Lattin prepares a hamburger.

Lattin purchased the restaurant in May, and is also a full-time student and Appalachian employee.

employee.

For Lattin, achieving in the business world and in school at the same time is not a fantasy, it’s a frame of mind.

“I just want people to appreciate the hard work I put into

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it…that it’s possible to balance certain things with the right mentality,” Lattin said.

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Tutoring

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Roberts said the reduction in the tutoring budget will also cause a loss of student jobs, as tutors are paid student positions.

“Students who would normally be able to count on this as a part time job, we’re not able to fill those [positions],” she said.

Jessica A. Fletcher, director of UTS, said this year 254 students were currently enrolled with a tutor, but about 100 students who requested tutoring were turned away.

“Through everything that we provide – help labs, Supplemental Instruction (SI), one-on-one tutoring – we’ve met the needs of 585 students. However, last year at this time we had met the needs of 700 students,” Fletcher said.

Fletcher also said the reduction in tutoring has put a strain on other resources provided by the LAP. “I think the hardest part for me is that we can’t offer tutoring to a lot of general classes like the chemistries and some math classes and I think that’s probably the most difficult because I’ve taken those classes before and I know how difficult they are and how helpful it is to have a tutor,” said Caitlin K. Wotanis, UTS lab manager and former biology tutor.

Though SI is offered for those classes, Wotanis said one-on-one tutoring is only available to special populations, including athletes and students with disabilities.

“I feel horrible when someone comes in and they desperately want a chemistry tutor, and if they’re not one of those special pops, I can’t offer it to them,” Wotanis said.

Students who have been affected by cuts to UTS are encouraged to post a comment at lap.appstate.edu, on the UTS page.

Steely Pan

Continued from page 1 performance Friday night. Meister said the performers are “the best in the country.”

“I’m not making that up because it is ASU. You just saw the best players in the United States at any university.”

Meister said the “kids play better than me, in some cases.”

One of the students, senior music industries studies major Nick P. Rothenberg, was given the opportunity to play a solo for one of the songs.

“It felt great. I’ve been playing congas since I was nine or 10 and it just felt great getting to showcase that in front of this whole audience,” Rothenberg said.

Rothenberg played with the Steely Pan Band all four years of his time at Appalachian and has felt a passionate connection between himself and the music.

“This music has been an influence on me my whole life, because my family is from the Caribbean and it’s been a part of my life as far back as I can remember, and just knowing there was something like that to feed my Caribbean soul here at Appalachian made me so extremely happy,” he said.

The performance also featured

the talents of two other Appalachian organizations: the ASU Gospel Choir and the Swing Club. “[Choir Director] Tony [McNeil] was a student of ours,” Meister said. “I’ve known Tony since he was a student and he did the gospel choir when he was a student here and I like Tony. Look at his energy.”

Swing Club members sat in the front row of the audience and jumped on stage as soon as the Steely Pan Band started playing a swing tune.

“I thought it was great,” said Ryan C. Mitchell, vice president of the Swing Club. “The Steely Pan Band is one of the few groups that really matches any kind of energy a dancer can put out. They have so much going on that it is easy to pick up on that and use it as a dancer.”

Mitchell, a senior industrial design major, was a member of the steel band as a sophomore.

“I hope they repair this place fast.

They need to get the Steely Pan Band [back],” he said. “You saw how many different ages were in the audience.

There is a following in the community and it is large behind the Steely Pan Band, that so many people don’t know of. They are such an integral part of the music program here. I can’t live without it.”

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(From L-R) Graduate student Cheyenne A. Lewis, Mallory Hernandez, Becky Kieser, and junior public relations major Megan P. Ternes wore clothing from Lucky Penny and displayed hair styled by Shear Shakti on the runway for the two stores’ fifth annual fashion show. The show served to display Lucky Penny’s fall line and upcoming winter fashions, as well as allowing customers to purchase the newest fashions by Lucky Penny before their official in-store debut.

The store and salon’s regular customers served as models.

Local stores partner up for a Friday night of feathers, glitter and fashion

by DANIELLE WATKINS

Intern Lifestyles Reporter

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arnival Meets Carnival” was the theme of Lucky Penny’s Sept. 23 fashion show, which was held at Shear Shakti, the hair salon located above the shop.

A feather-adorned runway was set up in the salon, along with a feather-lined staircase and feathers hanging from the ceiling.

“It’s all about the feathers and

glitter,” said Sandra Loy, a Shear Shakti employee.

In addition to Shear Shakti, record store 641 RPM and Peabody’s Beer and Wine contributed to the show, offering 641 RPM’s Travis “smallwonder” Reyes as D.J. and beverages from Peabody’s.

“The show is a collaboration of local businesses,” said Lauren E. Steelhammer, Shear Shakti employee. Shear Shakti owner Charlotte Baxter and Lucky Penny owner Jennele Vaquera

planned the show.

Vaquera organized clothing and accessories and Baxter supervised hair and makeup for the models.

“It’s about the two of us being able to showcase each other,” Vaquera said. “People get to see what we do.”

Six models, selected by Baxter and Vaquera, modeled four outfits each.

Each model strutted down the runway two times per outfit, giving guests an up-close look at

‘Audible Visual’ exhibition opens

by HALEY CAHILL

Intern Lifestyles Reporter

Senior studio art majors Joseph Z. Duffer and Kirby C. Mellott opened their exhibition, “Audible Visual” with a reception in Plemmons Student Union’s Looking Glass Gallery Thursday.

The exhibition will run daily through Oct. 11.

The exhibition is a collection of pieces inspired by music. It also features a blank drawing canvas so people can contribute as a way of collectively making one cohesive body of work, Duffer said.

“The main inspiration was from the phenomenon from listening to music and seeing visual forms and colors,” Mellott said “It’s an audible thing that you hear, but when you hear it, it kind of puts out

a vision or a form in color, from that noise.”

Duffer and Mellot met as first year art students.

Their collection is four years in the making and features over a dozen pieces.

Though the two artists had no intentions of a particular end result, they used their drawings as a way to get outside of academia and explore various techniques, Duffer said.

Curator Dianna C. Loughlin, senior art management major, said the artists’ work is inspiring.

“The drawings are extremely colorful. For the most part there’s not really a direct color scheme that’s been defined in any of them. And while Kirby and Joseph have dominated the majority of the marks as the artists of the work,

they also have their friends come in and collaborate with them,” Loughlin said.

Duffer and Mellott both said they hope to inspire viewers and change their ways of thinking.

“I’m not sure how many people listen to music and describe it as colors and forms and shapes and things like that. So I hope people will maybe, the next time they listen to a song, see it that way,” Mellott said.

Anyone may view the collection for free and the pieces are available for purchase. By the third day of the exhibition, the artists already sold four works, Loughlin said.

For more information on the exhibition, purchasing Duffer and Mellott’s pieces, or the Looking Glass Gallery, visit lookingglassgallery. appstate.edu.

$6,382.78 raised for breast cancer

by KELLI STRAKA

Senior Lifestyles Reporter

This year, 2,000 participants walked 39.3 miles in the ninth annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Sept. 17 and 18. Outdoor Programs Coordinator David E. Hutchison and his wife, Director of Service Learning Shari L. Galiardi, were two of them.

Together, the couple raised $6,382.78 for breast cancer research. The entire event raised $4.6 million.

“I think for me, it was a combination of certainly being affected indirectly by people in my family who have had cancer and friends and colleagues who have had breast cancer and other types of cancer,” Galiardi said.

In 2009, Galiardi participated in an Avon Walk in Charlotte.

After supporting Galiardi in the Charlotte walk, Hutchison was inspired to do the walk this year.

“I did it because Shari had done the Charlotte walk and I wanted to support her when she was down there,” Hutchinson said. “I felt like this was a really cool event and they’re doing a really amazingly good thing.”

Galiardi and Hutchison signed up for the event in April and began fundraising this summer.

Donations came from personal friends,

relatives, family and colleagues, Hutchison said.

This year, Galiardi said she set her goal at $4,242.42, but for a while, it looked as if she wouldn’t reach it. The night before Galiardi and Hutchison left, a final donation came in that Galiardi said helped exceed her goal.

Galiardi and Hutchison arrived in Santa Barbara on Wednesday. On Saturday morning, the walk began.

The ceremony began with a video, preceded with a brief introduction, warmups and then featured speakers.

“It brings you the real personal reason why you’re doing this. It reminds you where this money that we’re raising is going to and the people’s lives it’s touching,” Hutchison said. “It’s very touching, very inspirational and you’d have to be stonehearted not to be touched by the opening ceremony.”

There was hardly a dry eye in the crowd, Galiardi said.

Saturday was a 26.2-mile walk while Sunday was 13.1 miles.

“We got blisters, we got other aches and pains, but a couple days after, I’m fine, I’m not sore or stiff and that’s the beauty,” Hutchison said. “They have these little messages on all the mile markers throughout the whole race and one of them says, ‘Blisters don’t require chemo’ and that puts it all in perspective.”

their ensembles, some of which were accompanied by ornate masquerade masks.

“We always use [store] regulars for our models,” Baxter said.

One of the models, Cheyenne Lewis, is a client of Shear Shakti.

“It was exhilarating. My adrenaline was pumping,” Lewis said.

Following the show, guests were invited to set up a consultation at Shear Shakti and to shop downstairs at Lucky Penny.

Those in attendance had first

access to a new line of clothing and accessories, which were not placed in the store until the night of the event.

Guests also received 15 percent off a single item purchased that evening, as well as a pass for $2 off the cover charge for a dance party at Black Cat Burrito after the show.

The two stores host three fashion shows each year in the fall, spring and summer. The next show is planned for the beginning of February.

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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 Thursday, Oct. 6, in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union at 7:30 p.m.

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

Novelist and memoirist Robert Goolrick, “A Reliable Wife,” “The End of the World As We Know It,” will speak Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. 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 Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. 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 Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. 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.

African Culture Symposium set

Appalachian State University will host the South Atlantic States Association for Asian & African Studies [SASASAAS] annual meeting Sept. 30-Oct.1. The Topic this year is African Culture in multi-and cross-disciplinary contexts. The keynote speaker will be professor Grey Gundaker from the College of William & Mary. “Getting back to the Garden- the SubSaharan Landscape in Civilzational Context” will start off the program at 3 p.m. on Sept. 30 in the Table Rock Room of the Plemmons Student Union. Following her talk, the ASU African Dance Troupe, directed by professor Sharone Price from the Department of Theatre & Dance will perform on Sanford Mall. At 7:30 p.m. there will be a screening and discussion of “When China Met Africa” in the Table Rock Room in the Student Union. The keynote address , Dance and Film are free to ASU students. Faculty who wish to additionally participate in the dinner Friday night and the pedagogy sessions on Saturday morning, dealing with literature and art, also in the Table Rock Room, must pay a registration fee of $25. For more information contact Dr. Dorothea Martin at martinda@appstate.edu; Dr. Jeremiah Kitunda at kitundajm@appstate.edu; or Dr. Tony Bly blyat@ appstate.edu, all from the Depaartment of History. This event is sponsored and supported by the Office of International Education and Development.

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To register you club or organization for Fall 2011, you will ned to log into the Student Development Record (SDR) program at http://sdr.appstate.edu. Registration deadline is Friday. If you have questions or need more information, contact Terri Miller at millertl@appstate.edu or call 262-6252.

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

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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 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 for Oct. 19, from 1 until 5 p.m., will feature 30 companies that will meet with students to talk about jobs and internship opportunities. The fair will be held in the 2nd floor lobby of Raley Hall. 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.

Self-defense class for women

The Rape Aggression Defense System is dedicated to teaching women defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assault by utilizing easy, effective and proven self-defense/martial arts tactics. This system of realistic defense will provide a woman with the knowledge to make an educated decision about resistance.

The class schedule for fall semester second session classes are Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m., Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1, and 8. The classes will be held at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in the Bernhardt Room. You must be pre-registered to attend. To register for one of the sessions, come to ASU Police Department anytime Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

The police department is located at the Rivers Street Parking Deck at 461 Rivers Street.

There is a $20 registration fee that includes the 12-hour course, student manual, R.A.D. t-shirt, and a lifetime return and practice policy. The registration fee is to be paid at time of registration and is non-refundable. If for some reason you are unable to attend the session for which you have registered and paid, you will be able to attend another session. Certified R.A.D. instructors teach this course. For Information, please contact: Sgt. Darrin Tolbert, tolbertld1@ appstate.edu, call 262-2150 (Leave message); Lt. Johnny Brown, brownjm@appstate.edu, call 262-2150 (Leave message); and Stacy Sears, searssr@appstate.edu, call 262-6111.

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.

URec offers swim, lifeguard training University Recreation is getting ready for its American Red Cross Learn to Swim Session for children of Boone and the surrounding community to learn the basics of swimming, or improve their existing swimming skills in a safe environment.

All of the classes are taught by qualified and experienced instructors. Group lessons are offered for all skill levels and

ages six months and up. Classes are small so that your child can receive individual attention when needed, while still having fun with other children of similar age and ability.

Register now. Classes include eight sessions from Oct. 3-Nov. 3 at the Student Recreation Center. For registration forms, fee information, and class times, please visit us online at www.aquatics.appstate.edu.

Do you need to get recertified to be a lifeguard? University Recreation and the American Red Cross are now accepting registration forms for this semester’s lifeguard challenge.

The challenge is open to all community members including ASU students who have a current lifeguard training certificate. This course will recertify you in the areas of Lifeguarding, First Aid and CRR/AED. Be sure to renew before it’s too late. Recertification to be held Sept. 26, Oct. 3, and Oct. 10 from 6-8 p.m. For registration forms and fee information please visit us online at www.aquatics.appstate.edu.

Banned Books Week celebration

Fight censorship and make your favorite banned book be heard! Join Belk Library in celebrating Banned Books Week by volunteering to be recorded reading a banned book. We welcome all ASU students, faculty and staff! Each participant will read from their choice of book for around two minutes.

Belk Library will record the reading and post the video to both the ASU iTunesU channel as well as the American Library Association’s YouTube channel. Your video will appear with videos of people from across the country. Recordings will be done in Belk Library Room 156 today, between 2 and 4 p.m. For a list of banned books, see the library’s website at www.library.appstate.edu. Contact Geri Purpur at 262-6903 or Amanda Bird at 262-2085 for more information.

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 begins today

Appalachian State University’s 12th Annual Queer Film Series begins today with the film, “I Am,” (2011, US. English and Hindi, 71 minutes) This documentary chronicles the journey of an Indian lesbian filmmaker who returns to Delhi, eleven years later, to re-open what was once home, and finally confronts the loss of her mother whom she never came out to. As she meets and speaks to parents of other gay and lesbian Indians, she pieces together the fabric of what family truly means, in a landscape where being gay was until recently a criminal and punishable offense. All films to be shown on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., 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: “Gun Hill Road,” Oct. 4; “The Real Anne Lister,” Oct. 11; “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, Oct 7, 2011, 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? Oct. 7 and 8 will be your time to clean them out! Any prescription or over the counter drugs will be accepted, no questions asked. Times are Oct. 7, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union; and Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 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, Saturday, Oct. 8 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.

Biology seminar on Wednesday

The Department of Biology invites the Appalachian community to the next seminar of its Fall Seminar Series scheduled for Wednesday at 4 p.m. in Room 183 Rankin Science West. Dr. Annkatrin Rose, Department of Biology, will speak on “Evolution and Function of Coiled-coil Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana.” Everyone is welcome.

Chinese Moon Festival at ASU

The celebration of the Chinese Moon Festival, co-organized by the Chinese Culture Club and Chinese Friendship Association, will take place on Wednesday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Ballroom of Plemmons Student Union.

Chinese food will be served starting at 6 p.m. Performances will begin at 6:30 p.m. Please come join us for the fun-filled event and enjoy delicious food, wonderful music, poetry,and kungfu performances, cultural activities, and lots more.

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Outdated policy perpetuates stigmatization

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n July of this year, the Red Cross issued an appeal to all eligible donors to help address a critical blood shortage across the nation. Every two seconds in the United States, someone needs blood, and currently the blood supply is so low that the Red Cross can only fill 50 percent of blood orders to hospitals across the country.

Yet, regardless of all this, an entire demographic of our country is considered unfit to donate as the result of an outdated, discriminatory policy.

You are ineligible to donate if you “are a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977,” according to the Red Cross website. Basically, if you are a gay man, or have ever even experimented with your sexuality, your blood is unfit to save lives.

This policy was enacted in 1983, a year after a mysterious disease that killed five Los Angeles men was labeled AIDS. That was almost three decades ago, before screening for both types of HIV, as well as six other diseases, became mandatory for every unit of blood donated.

“I can understand where it originally came from, but now testing is so advanced there is no reason for it,” said Jonathan S. Green, LGBT center volunteer. “Personally, I know I’m negative, I’ve been tested, there’s no reason I can’t give. I’m every bit as healthy,

I’m even eligible to give double by the Blacks account for around half of other standards.” all new HIV diagnoses, yet there is no At this point in time, this is no lon- regulation on their right to donate, acger an issue of health or public safety cording to avert.org. Even those who but rather a pathetic have paid for sex are aldemonstration of conlowed to donate after tinued discrimination only a year. The fact is, “A single pint against the LGBT commany demographics are of blood can munity in our country. at a heightened risk of save up to The policy is currently contracting HIV, and upheld by the Food and anyone who is sexually three lives, and Drug Administration active, gay or straight, is those who are (FDA). The American at risk.

Red Cross, as well as A single pint of blood willing to help America’s Blood Cencan save up to three lives, should not be ters all support changing and those who are willturned away.” the current policy to a ing to help should not be one-year deferral. turned away. No one has England, Scotland the right to regulate who and Wales all recently lifted their life- an individual can be with, and turning time ban on gay men donating blood away potential donors because of their in favor of a twelve-month waiting sexual orientation is not only harmperiod. Presently, tests can detect HIV ing the LGBT community, but also in donated blood within 12 days of those who are in need of a transfusion. the initial infection, making a short As the 5th annual Homecoming deferral period a possible solution Blood Drive approaches, we encourpreferable to a lifetime ban. age students and faculty to stop by While it is understandable that a the LGBT Center’s table at the blood blanket ban was a knee-jerk reaction drive and participate in the postcard to the AIDS scare of the 1980s, this campaign protesting the ban. policy is no longer effective or necesPosing under the guise of preventsary. AIDS is no longer an elusive dis- ing the spread of HIV, this policy does ease. It is something that, as a society, nothing other than promote discrimiwe know a lot about. If diagnosed in a nation and help to further stigmatize timely fashion, it is very manageable sexual diversity in our country. with proper treatment.

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New program could reinforce colorblind racism Last week, ASU sent out a campus-wide email blast promoting its Open Door program, which encouraged us all to embrace diversity and to not be afraid of people who are different than we are. “Every individual is different from the next, whether that difference is a visible one, like skin color, or an invisible one, like a penchant for The Sound of Music.” This comparison is absurd and is an example of what Dr. Eduardo BonillaSilva calls abstract liberalism, a pillar of colorblind racism. It evokes ideas of openness and equality that are completely decontextualized “...racism happens from the every on a systemic day reality of what level and we all it means to be a person of color in participate in it, the U.S. whether we choose Consider the to or not. Some of following: there are more African us benefit from it, A m e r i c a n s and some of us c u r r e n t l y endure secondimprisoned or on parole than were class standing.” enslaved in 1850.

The War on Drugs has resulted in the mass incarceration of black men, even though studies show that people of all colors sell illegal drugs at similar rates.

“In 2005, four out of five drug arrests were for possession, only one out of five for sales. Most people in state prison have no history of violence or even of significant selling activity,” writes Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.

As a white male, I will get paid more than a woman or person of color to do the same work. If I were to enlist in the U.S. military, I would be less likely to be sent to my death than a black or Latino man. Sociologists, controlling for relevant factors like income, find that blacks are six times more likely and Hispanics five times more likely to receive sub-prime loans than whites. This fact had devastating implications during the recent housing bust, which wiped out much of the economic progress made by blacks and Latinos relative to whites in the last 20 years.

The point is, as Dr. Bonilla-Silva explained to a packed auditorium in Plemmons Student Union last Wednesday, that racism happens on a systemic level and we all participate in it, whether we choose to or not. Some of us benefit from it, and some of us endure second-class standing. It happens that I do have a penchant for the Sound of Music. But this does not increase my chances of being imprisoned, or murdered by the state, as Troy Davis and Oscar Grant were. By offering non-racial explanations for all sorts of race related issues, colorblindness defends systemic racial discrimination because it hinders our ability to understand the power relationships that perpetuate the system.

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American Jobs Act will New bill comes at high cost to America help improve economy In a poorly scheduled joint session to congress Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, while many Americans were eating dinner or in rush hour traffic on the west coast, President Obama delivered his plan for the American Jobs Act. Obama claims the bill will provide a jolt to the stagnant economy, but Moody’s credit rating agency said it is only projected to lower the unemployment rate about one percentage point in 2012.

It might be some small relief, but it is far from a jolt.

Americans need to remember that we were promised an economy with unemployment below eight percent after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Instead, the unemployment rate has stayed above nine percent for 31 straight months.

This gives us the right to be skeptical of Obama’s new plan. It will likely have nominal effects at a major cost to the American people.

Obama claims the $450 billion plan will be paid for. In effect, he wants to raise taxes on individuals making over $200,000 a year, and couples making over $250,000. He also wants to eliminate deductions these Americans can make on income taxes.

Because many businesses and business owners fall into this

category, it would inevitably hurt those he claims will benefit from the bill.

Another aspect of the bill is the payroll tax deduction.

While this would help small businesses, the longterm consequences are worse. Payroll taxes go into Americans’ Social Security fund, a program already destined for bankruptcy. It might look like a good idea on paper, but a short-term stimulus is ultimately an irresponsible move.

Even if the bill passes, the benefits will only provide a patch for our economy.

The Act does nothing to address the problems of the devastated real estate market at the core of the country’s problems.

There are some good ideas in the plan that will gain bi-partisan support, like the Returning Heroes Tax Credit and Wounded Warriors Tax Credit, which will help some returning veterans find employment.

The bottom line is that until leadership in Washington recognizes that entrepreneurs create sustainable jobs and not government, the economy will not recover.

W. Nate Wright Junior management major Chairman, Appalachian State College Republicans

The economy is not a bargaining chip. It is not a happy meal toy to be played with and then thrown out. It is the house that we live in.

Right now, that house is on fire, but the American Jobs Act is the water delivered by the president’s hose to put out the flames.

President Obama asked Congress to pass the American Jobs Act, which would create over 20,000 jobs in North Carolina.

This is an act for the American people, putting them back to work and moving our economy forward. The president cut payroll taxes, which helps over 170,000 small businesses in North Carolina and puts more money back in the hands of the middle class.

The American Jobs Act will create a pathway for more jobs for youth and young adults, through training and the provision of tax credits for hiring the long-term unemployed.

The president is investing in our infrastructure, building bridges, repairing roads, and putting America back to work.

With recent budget cuts from the North Carolina Republican Party, there have been massive slashes to Appalachian’s campus: fewer classes, larger class sizes, cuts to sustainability programs and the elimination of the Teaching Fellows.

However, the American Jobs Act will modernize 35,000 schools and put $25 billion into education infrastructure. These are fundamental building blocks of our economy, which will strengthen North Carolina and aid students.

Every penny of this act is paid for through budget cuts and tax increases on the top one percent of Americans.

The time for incendiary language and sophomoric political games is over.

Congress needs to come together to take action.

Why be the fire that destroys when you can be the water that puts out the flames and waters the ground for regrowth?

Ian Patrick Kelly Senior political science major Campus Representative, Organizing for America

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Students compete in cycling championships

by CHASE ERICKSON Intern Sports Reporter

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hree members of Appalachian State University’s club cycling team competed in USA Cycling’s Gravity National Championship at Beech Mountain Resort last weekend.

Appalachian’s Clayton Omer, Craig Folsom and Alex Dawson competed in national championship mountain bike races all over the country, but each admitted it was unique to compete in a national championship locally.

“It’s exciting and a really good o p p o r t u n i t y, ” “It was exciting to Omer said. “It’s do well in front of awesome to compete in your all my friends from own backyard.” town.”

O m e r , president of the Alex Dawson cycling club’s Appalachian Club Cycling mountain biking branch, has competed in the dual slalom since he has been a member of the club.

Dual slalom is a course in which two competitors go head-to-head, riding through gated turns and overcoming man-made obstacles.

Omer said the club helped him progress as a rider, which in turn helped him to prepare for championship-caliber events. Omer said he was thrilled about competing in a big race in the southeast region of the United States.

Folsom, a senior appropriate technology major, has competed in big races like the U.S. Open in New Jersey, but said he enjoyed competing in a national championship near Boone.

“It’s pretty humbling,” Folsom said. “I’m pretty fast in the region, but compared to the U.S. and the world it’s like comparing night and day.”

The championship was organized into four divisions: pro/elite, category one, category two and category three.

Omer competed in the category one ages 19-24 division of the dual slalom. Folsom and Dawson competed in the category one ages 19-24 division of the downhill.

Folsom placed fourth in the downhill with a time of 3:20, and Dawson placed fifth with a time of 3:26. Folsom was only 1.3 seconds behind the leader.

Overall, both athletes said they enjoyed their success in the championship atmosphere.

“It was cool,” Dawson said. “It was exciting to do well in front of all of my friends from town.”

The cycling club will host its home mountain bike race Oct. 8 and 9.

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Olympic bronze medalist and three-time women’s four-cross world champion Jill Kintner speeds down Beech Mountain during the Gravity National Championship pro-downhill qualifying event Sept. 24. Kintner went on to win the pro women’s downhill category with a time of 3:27:47.

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Category one ages 15-16 rider Kole Wetherell took on the spirit-dampening muddy conditions Sept. 25.

Sophomore nursing major Alex S. Dawson rides past a patriotic, beer-drinking gentleman in a hot dog suit before hitting the brutal ‘rock garden’ portion of the elite downhill track during the 2011 Gravity Mountain Bike Nationals at Beech Mountain.

Mountaineers win thriller over Chattanooga

by JAKE AMBERG Sports Editor

Appalachian opened Southern Conference play with a thrilling 14-12 win over the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Saturday afternoon.

The Mountaineers survived a game with zero offensive points and a dominant defensive performance highlighted by two defensive touchdowns within two minutes.

Holding a 6-0 lead, Chattanooga lined up for a field goal with seconds remaining in the third quarter, before botching the snap and sending the ball rolling to the left of the kicker.

Junior cornerback Roger Walker scooped up the errant snap and returned it 73 yards to give the Mountaineers their first touchdown and a 7-6 lead.

Minutes later, Mocs quarterback BJ Coleman was intercepted by junior linebacker Jeremy Kimbrough who returned the interception 46 yards, giving the Mountaineers a stunning 14-6 lead.

“Once I finally got inside the 20 and saw the goal line, it was

in my mind that I had to score.

Nobody was going to stop me when I got that close,” said Kimbrough, who finished with two sacks and 11 tackles to go along with his touchdown.

Chattanooga attempted to rally to a tie when Coleman found Sloan Allison for a 20yard touchdown pass, bringing the Mocs within two points of ASU. Chattanooga was not able to convert on the 2-point conversion securing App’s lead.

Offensively, App struggled to find its rhythm. Through the first half the Mountaineers turned the ball over twice and were held scoreless for the first time against an FCS opponent since 2004.

“It was very frustrating. We pride ourselves on getting into the red zone and scoring,” quarterback DeAndre Presley said, “Even with us not being able to put up points in the first half, I don’t think we’ve ever gone without scoring in the first half.”

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Appalachian State University defensive back Troy Sanders celebrates along with the entire team after stopping a fourth-down pass attempt by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs late into Saturday’s game at Kidd Brewer Stadium.

wide receiver Brian Quick open down the middle of the field, but overthrew Quick by five yards forcing an App punt.

Presley would guide the Mountaineers to the Mocs’ 38 yard line before being intercepted by corner back Chris Lewis-Harris. It was the first of three turnovers for Presley, who finished with 143 passing yards and 55 rushing yards.

Head coach Jerry Moore said he was proud of the team’s performance.

“I was really, really proud of the way our defense played.

We’ve been struggling from time to time this year,” he said.

Appalachian will face another tough conference battle Saturday, when the Mountaineers travel to Wofford to take on the Terriers at 3 p.m.

Appalachian volleyball starts conference play last weekend, 2-0

by LEIGH ROBERTS Senior Sports Reporter

Appalachian State’s volleyball team had a Southern Conference weekend, playing host to Samford Saturday and Chattanooga Sunday.

In set one Saturday, the Bulldogs pulled ahead to a 17-10 lead and took the first set 25-20.

The Mountaineers didn’t relent after the first set loss, and came back strong.

In set two, the Apps took the lead at 3-2 and didn’t give up their lead until they reached 25-20.

The Mountaineers and Bulldogs tied 16 times in the third before senior outside hitter Kelly Rhein put down back-to-back kills, pushing her team to a 27-25 win.

Appalachian was dominant in the fourth set, winning 25-17 to earn their first SoCon win of the year with a score of 3-1 in the match.

“I felt that I just played hard. Our assistant coach has really been getting on the middles to just work and outwork the middles on the other team,” senior middle blocker Allison Blasingame said.

Appalachian saw Chattanooga at 4 p.m.

Sunday.

In the first set, Chattanooga capitalized on App’s early errors and increased their lead to 11-4.

The Mountaineers corrected during a time

Women’s soccer has difficulty in Charleston

out and caught up to tie Samford at 14-14.

Despite falling behind early, ASU turned it around and finished off the first set 25-20, with impressive net play late in the match.

Set two was back and forth, with both teams meeting at 21-21.

After a tight set of volleys and hustle, ASU pulled off a 25-22 win, giving the Mountaineers a chance at a sweep of the Mocs in the third set.

“The first two sets were kind of what I was fearing. After a big win last night, we didn’t practice all too well this afternoon. Warm-up was kind of flat, “head coach Matt Ginipro said.

The Mountaineers would seal the match win with a dominant 25-13 set win. This improved the Mountaineers to 10-6 this season. They have won five straight.

“I have been trying to turn it from how many digs I’m getting, to what I’m doing during the game to be helping the team,” Courtney Rhein said.

Coach Ginipro was very pleased about his Mountaineers’ hot play.

“Starting off 2-0 in our division is outstanding. Practicing and going into next weekend, we need to be going into everything 100 percent,” Ginipro said.

Appalachian is away this weekend, playing Elon at Saturday at 7 p.m. and UNC Greensboro Sunday at 5 p.m.

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Appalachian senior middle blocker Alison J. Blasingame hits the ball over the net Saturday evening in Holmes Convocation Center. The volleyball team won 3-1 against Samford.

The Appalachian women’s soccer team was unable to get its first SoCon win last weekend, falling to College of Charleston 2-1 on Friday and the Citadel 3-2 on Sunday.

“Both games were real hard fought,” head coach Sarah Strickland said. “The teams in this conference are so close ability-wise that any team can win on any given night. We were just unable to put two halves together this weekend.”

The App women took an early lead against Charleston, thanks to a goal by junior forward Maggie Graham in the 12th minute. She was assisted by junior midfielder Hannah Coad.

“In the first 20 minutes we had a lot of opportunities,” Coad said. “We were fortunate to get one in.”

The App defense was unable to keep Charleston from evening the score when junior midfielder Sarah Schaidle rebounded freshman forward Sarah Cardamone and successfully put the ball in the back of the net in the 22nd minute.

The game took its final turn in the 68th minute when senior midfielder Hope Atkinson scored for Charleston to down the Apps.

In their second game of the weekend, App took an early lead against the Citadel as freshman forward Julia Holz took a pass from Graham to score in the opening minute. The remainder of the 1st half was dominated by the Bulldogs, who took a 2-1 advantage into halftime.

“We didn’t play well in the first half,” Coach Strickland said. “But in the second half I think we really turned things up and played well.”

A 52nd-minute goal by sophomore midfielder Mariana Garcia gave the Bulldogs a 3-1 advantage.

The Apps were able close the gap on a penalty kick by Coad in the 70th minute, but would not score again, losing by a final score of 3-2.

“The road trip is difficult because you’re away from your home for a couple days,” junior defender Taylor Dunlap said. “We are really looking forward to coming home and playing a really talented team in Furman.”

Appalachian will take on Furman Friday at 7 p.m. in the ASU Stadium.