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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Vol. 86 No. 32

In response to tuition increases, students plan to rally at Board of Governors meeting by JOSIE WOOD Intern News Reporter

Appalachian State University students plan to rally at the UNC Board of Governors meeting in Chapel Hill Friday, in response to a proposed 12.3 percent tuition increase. The Board of Governors will make a final decision on the increase, which would

apply to all in-state undergraduates at Appalachian. “I want students to realize that these tuition increases are affecting them,” said senior interdisciplinary studies major Louisa Ford, who plans to attend the protest with 12 to 15 other students. For some students interested in attending the meeting, transportation is an issue. Several thought the

Association of Student Governments (ASG) had plans to sponsor a bus to transport students, at no cost, to the meeting in Chapel Hill. “I guess ASG had a change in mindset toward providing the bus to protesters, because that would be contradicting their recommendation,” senior anthropology major Jackie Clubine said.

Clubine was referencing a letter signed by the 18 members of ASG in late January. The document confirmed the organization’s support for UNC System President Thomas Ross’s 2012-13 tuition increase recommendation. ASG President Atul Bhula, a graduate student at Appalachian, said ASG never planned to provide trans-

portation to the meeting. “We never had the funds to bus students to Chapel Hill,” Bhula said. “We thought it would be a good symbolic gesture for students to be there to support the Board of Governors’ decision, but we were never going to fund a bus for protesters.” ASG does plan to reimburse student government

delegates and officers for their travel expenses, Bhula said. Currently, the North Carolina Defend Education Coalition (NCDEC) is raising money to provide travel expenses and housing in Chapel Hill for protesters. For more information, contact the coalition at ncdefendeducation@gmail. com.

As the letters roll out, a first look at the class of 2016

Incoming freshman class displays an increase in average GPA, test scores

freshman class” means the Office of Admissions hopes to control growth in order to ino far, students admit- crease quality and diversity ted to Appalachian State among admitted freshmen. University for the 2012For students who have already 13 academic year have slightly received acceptance letters - like higher GPAs and test scores on Nick Giovanni, a high school average, Director of Admissions senior from Southern Pines Lloyd Scott said. control is a little harder to come Exact statistics on the class by. of 2016 are not yet available, Giovanni received his accepbut around 6,100 tance letter this students have December, only already been ad- “It’s no secret that a few days before [Appalachian] is mitted, Scott Christmas. said. “It was really becoming more “It’s no secret nice, because I and more that it is becomwas able to hang competitive.” ing more and it on the fridge more competifor all of my relaLloyd Scott tive,” Scott said. tives to see,” he Director of Admissions “Things like aversaid. age GPA, average At first, Appatest scores are more competitive lachian was not the Pinecrest than they were five years ago High School student’s first and more competitive than they choice. Then, he took a tour and were 10 years ago.” “fell in love with Boone and the Appalachian admitted fewer whole atmosphere of Appalafreshmen in this year’s first chian.” round of admissions - an intenGiovanni has not officially tional choice, Scott said. signed on as a Mountaineer. He “We wanted to make sure the is still deciding between Appafirst pool was really solid,” he lachian and UNC-Chapel Hill, said. “We also wanted to make but feels relatively sure he will sure we, in fact, left room in the come to Boone in August. pool to help us do what’s called “I haven’t officially chosen ‘shaping the freshman class’ in App yet but I’m pretty sure I subsequent rounds.” will, because App offers me a Essentially, “shaping the mountain of opportunities for by KELLI STRAKA

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Senior management major and student ambassador Tyler Morris speaks to high school senior Stephanie Teague and her family during a campus tour Friday afternoon. Teague received her acceptance letter from ASU Jan. 25 and has not yet made a decision.

a surprisingly low tuition price,” he said. “Also, the atmosphere of Boone and the surrounding wilderness is just so naturally beautiful, you really can’t say no.” Another Pinecrest senior, Jenna Woronoff, received her acceptance letter Jan. 27. She said she drove across town to her mother’s house at 9 p.m. to

Businesses continue Art Crawl after DBDA suspends sponsorship

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Local businesses have decided to keep Art Crawl going after the Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA) halted sponsorship until April. The Art Crawl is an art exposition held in downtown Boone the first Friday of every month. “After receiving an email on Jan. 23 regarding their decision, I talked to the partners I work with, Char and Glugg, to line up with what we were doing with my store,” said Anna Lipford, owner of Anna Banana’s. “But frankly, I was going to do it regardless if anyone else on the street did or not because we promote it in our store and we look at it as a great way for

for not being excited,” she said. “Everyone I met seemed really nice. I love the mountains and being outdoors. So I thought it was really cool that when we went on a tour of the campus, there were still people walking around outside - even though it had just started snowing in the middle of March.”

TUITION INCREASE Q&A With the UNC Board of Governors voting on tuition and fees increases on Friday, The Appalachian asked students how they felt about the proposed 9.3 percent increase of resident undergraduate students. I think tuition was way too high two years ago and each year they’ve increased it just a little bit by a little bit. We see budget cuts left and right, but yet they just put a new Astroturf in last year. So, no I think it’s ludicrous for them to keep asking I mean, this is my last semester here and I’m glad I don’t have to continually pay them more and more each year and just see more and more cuts left and right. Senior sociology major James Rogerson

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A group of bellydancers danced at Bead Box during the February Art Crawl last Friday. This performance was a display of Egyptian-style bellydancing.

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open it. When she arrived, her mother was holding the envelope up to the light, trying to read through it. Like Giovanni, Weronoff fell for Appalachian during a campus visit in March 2011. “I wasn’t all that excited about it on the way up, but once we got there I realized how crazy I was

customers to enjoy themselves.” The first Art Crawl of the year, held Friday, Feb. 3, featured Bead Box, High Country Glass, Char, Glugg and several other local businesses. “As businesses on King Street, we work as a team,” said Nikki Burris, owner of Bead Box. “The community makes it happen.” Despite the absence of the DBDA, business owners are not concerned about the future of the event. “Art Crawl has been going on for so long that everyone knows about it, so we are going to continue to do it,” Glugg owner Michael Schriber said. The DBDA’s decision about Art Crawl came from a meeting held in August where they decided to re-organize the

event. The ultimate decision was to suspend sponsorship. “We heard from merchants that the Art Crawls held January through March were not well-attended,” said Pilar Fotta, the DBDA’s downtown coordinator. “Smaller merchants felt that people were only going to the larger gallery areas.” Merchants hope to make the new Art Crawl a more familyfriendly event and one that encompasses all of downtown. “I think it could be a really good thing,” Lipford said. “The more the better.” With the new concept, businesses will not be required to pay the participation fee that they did in the past. “The fee created an exclusionary division,” Fotta said. “Everyone should be included.”

I mean, it’s the cheapest in the state. That’s a lot of money to increase. But I don’t really know much about what’s going on with all of that. Senior special education major Kate Cecconi I think it depends on what they’re using it for – the extra tuition money. So I don’t really know much about it or what reason they’re doing it for. Junior communication disorders major MaryBrett Smith I think it would be appropriate to figure out what that is going toward, but I think Appalachian still has the best bang for its buck in education. Senior psychology major Josh Roche Information compiled by Hank Shell, News Editor

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Annual Yofest aims to ‘mirror Homecoming’ in spring Club Council’s week of spirit in its third year, will kick off Monday night by MAGGIE BLUNK Intern Lifestyles Reporter

rom the beginning, Club Council had big plans for Yofest, which will enter its third year next week with events from Feb. 13 to Feb. 17. In 2011, then-president Brittany Burdine told The Appalachian she hoped to make the event “like Homecoming in the fall, for the spring.” A year later, those aspirations haven’t changed. “It’s just something for the spring semester that hopes to mirror Homecoming, with the same amount of excitement,” Club Council member Maria Gulas said. “We have a bunch of events during the week to get clubs involved. We’re hoping that every year it gets a little bigger, that more people hear about it and more clubs get involved.” This year, the events will kick off Monday, Feb. 13 and continue throughout the week, with a mix of campus groups sponsoring different nights. The Appalachian Ambassadors will sponsor a trivia night themed around the university Monday

at 8 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Price Lake Room. “It’s more about how we can help Club Council, because they help every club throughout the year,” Ambassadors President Audrey Broadway said of the organization’s involvement. After a one-day break for Valentine’s Day, Yofest will resume Wednesday at 8 p.m., with a karaoke night in Whitewater Café. Thursday, Club Council will team up with University Police for the Polar Plunge. The frigid jump will begin at 4 p.m. by Duck Pond. “I’m doing it because I’m a senior and I’ve never done it before,” senior anthropology major Casey Wyatt said. Wyatt plans to jump with the women’s club lacrosse team, but they haven’t quite settled on a costume idea. “We were going to dress up like cars after the Mustang drove into the Duck Pond, but I guess it’ll just be me,” Wyatt said. Yofest will continue with another collaborative event: a showing of “The Muppets” Friday in I.G. Greer, sponsored by Club Council and APPS Films. “It’s going to be fun - it’s ‘The

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Students participate in the Polar Plunge during Yofest 2011. This year’s events will take place Monday, Feb. 13 through Friday, Feb. 17. To register for Yofest 2012 events, visit clubcouncil.appstate.edu.

Muppets,’” APPS President Tyler Thomas said. “It’s only $1 and it brings people together to have a good time.” Throughout the week, clubs can score points for event participation. At the end of the week, the club with the most points will win a $100 pizza party. To register for Yofest events, visit clubcouncil.appstate.edu.

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University staff now sole administrators of Facebook group for accepted freshmen by HANK SHELL

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Yofest 2012 - Schedule of Events

Monday, Feb. 13: 8 p.m. Trivia Night at Price Lake, Plemmons Student Union Wednesday, Feb. 15: 8 p.m. Karaoke Night at Whitewater, Plemmons Student Union Thursday, Feb. 16: 4 p.m. Polar Plunge, Duck Pond Friday, Feb. 17: 7 and 9:30 p.m. “The Muppets” at I.G. Greer

The Appalachian State University freshman Facebook group will be run by university employees starting with the class of 2016, Director of Admissions Lloyd Scott said. Students have previously participated in running the group, which was started by the office of admissions as an information resource for incoming freshman. However, senior electronic media/broadcasting major Vonté McKenith, who has been working as an administrator for the

group since it began with the class of 2013, said the role he played in managing the group was simply too demanding for a fulltime student. McKenith said he answered around 3,000 questions from the current class of 2015 group alone, and spent between 20 and 30 hours a week administering the group during the summer. The group currently has 1,911 members. “It was absolutely too much work done by a student to not be compensated,” he said. McKenith said he requested that the university

fund a student position to administer the 2016 group, but was told there were not enough funds. “We would have loved to have hired somebody to do that because … [Vonté] did such a good job,” said Ann Kiefert, assistant director of university communications. “It would be great to be able to pay somebody but they just couldn’t.” Currently Kiefert; Perrell Bess, assistant director of admissions; and the Office of Admissions are working on the group for the class of 2016. “I know [Vonté] spent a lot of time on it and there

is someone else doing that now,” Kiefert said. “Perrell is a full-time staff member in the Office of Admissions and he’s very motivated and very good with social media. So, I’m very optimistic that we’ll be able to do the same.” McKenith said he was disappointed with the university’s decision not to fund a student position for administering the group. “If you have a studentto-student relationship, I think it builds the interest in Appalachian,” he said. A faculty or staff member wouldn’t be able to maintain that relationship as easily, McKenith added.

Professor appears on new NBC show by ANNE BUIE

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Edward Behrend-Martinez fell just short of his fifteen minutes of fame. Behrend-Martinez, the assistant chair of Appalachian State University’s department of history, spent exactly twelve minutes under the bright lights of NBC’s new show, “Who Do You Think You Are?” last Friday. The professor’s expertise in Spanish history landed him a spot on the show, which helps celebrities trace their family backgrounds with the help of historians and genealogists. In Behrend-Martinez’s case, that celebrity was Martin Sheen, who hoped to learn about the life of a female ancestor.

“I was there to give historical context for this woman,” Behrend-Martinez said. “I was there to explain the society at that time and what was likely going on.” The shoot took place in La Caruña, Spain over four days in August - causing Behrend-Martinez to miss two days of summer classes. “I wanted them to change the shoot time, but this is Martin Sheen and they weren’t about to change the shoot schedule to accommodate me,” he said. Senior middle grades education major Kelly Leonhardt took BehrendMartinez’s history and culture class over the summer. Leonhardt said the professor explained where he was going and why, but stopped short of providing any

information about the shoot. “We all wanted to know details about the show, but he wouldn’t tell us,” Leonhardt said. “We kept trying to pry details out of him.” Though being in the spotlight can be intimidating, Behrend-Martinez said Sheen’s gregarious personality made it easier for him to adjust. “We spent a lot of time just chatting,” Behrend-Martinez said. “The director sort of had to interrupt him so we could do our scenes.” Filming was a long and tedious process, Behrend-Martinez said, but he was pleased with the final product. “I didn’t have any idea what was going to appear onscreen,” he said, “but it came out pretty well.”

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ASU’s Americans Elect chapter ranks sixth of 250 in nation by MADISON FISLER Intern News Reporter

he Appalachian State University branch of Americans Elect (AE) is currently the sixth most successful of 250 chapters nationwide, National Campus Director Nick Troiano said. The organization, which works toward the nomination and election of non-partisan candidates in presidential elections, came to Appalachian in August 2011.

The organization measured success based on the number of people who registered as Americans Elect delegates through each chapter’s online channel. That placed the Appalachian branch - led by Blake Wright, Dru Richardson and Davis Allen - high on the list of successful chapters. The Appalachian chapter has around 25 active members, had over 30 students sign up for its alternative election process and directed 100 students to the Americans Elect website, Wright said.

Branches that topped Appalachian included those at Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the University of Connecticut and Brigham Young University. Americans Elect grew substantially after its Chief Operating Officer, Elliot Ackerman, appeared on “The Colbert Report.” In all, more than 350,000 people have signed up as delegates on americanselect.org, Troiano said. “It’s up to the delegates to help determine the path Americans

Elect will take after 2012,” Troiano and will feature a presentation said. from Troiano, The Appalaalong with a chian chapter “It’s up to the delegates question-andof the organizato...determine the path answer session. tion will hold For more Americans Elect will an open forum information take.” Feb. 21, at 7 on the upcomp.m. in room ing forum or Nick Troiano, 114 of Belk Americans Americans Elect National Library. Titled Elect at ApCampus Director “Tools for 21st palachian, visit Century Deamericanselect. mocracy,” the event is open to org/appstate or facebook.com/ students, faculty and the public groups/aeappstate.

Global cultures connect through International Outreach’s AS-U-GO

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What’s the easiest way to break down mistaken cultural beliefs? It’s as simple as dialogue. At least, that’s the philosophy of AS-U-GO, a program sponsored by Appalachian State University’s Office of International Education and Development (OIED). “The more we can create opportunities for dialogues between cultures, the more we can break down the barriers and stereotypes and misconceptions,” OIED Director Sarah Bergstedt said. “Our students are the best way to do that.” AS-U-GO is part of OIED’s International Outreach division, “When we start which aims to talking with each foster curiosity about global other, we start cultures - and realizing we have favors direct interaction things in over textbooks, common.” Bergstedt said. At a World Arshad Bashir, Café event AS-U-GO speaker and in Plemmons educational leadership Student Union doctoral student S a t u r d a y, speakers from Egypt, Colombia, Vietnam and Hong Kong arranged presentations for Upward Bound students from neighboring nations. Director Teri Carter said AS-U-GO meshed well with the purpose of Upward Bound, which seeks to provide support for first-generation college students and students from homes where neither parent holds a bachelor’s degree. “One of our main goals in Upward Bound is to help students with the social aspect of going to college and getting to know other people and being tolerant of other cultures,” Carter said. “When they

start college, they’re going to be put into a situation maybe a little out of their comfort zone and this just helps them to not be so judgmental, to be a little more open and ask questions and explore.” Sergio Duran, an exchange student from Chile, spoke at Saturday’s event and found that it facilitated the transfer of ideas. “I want to learn more about the American system of education - high school, elementary school and universities,” Duran said. “Also, I’m trying to find out how

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AS-U-GO members and international students Sandra Ribeiro and Diego Leitao speak to local high school students about Brazilian holidays at the World Café Saturday evening in Plemmons Student Union. AS-U-GO, an organization of students from around the world, holds events such as the World Café to provide cultural insight to students and community members.

it works here and compare how long you have to study. Maybe I can imitate or copy some good ideas and carry these ideas to my country - because we have a problem with education there.” Arshad Bashir, a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership, spoke as well. Bahir, who is from Pakistan, said the contemporary nature of AS-U-GO can dissolve negative preconceptions and prevent future conflicts. “Actually interacting with people here

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Send copy to David W. Freeman, Director of Student Publications, Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, second floor, Plemmons Student Union, or e-mail: freemandw@appstate.edu.

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.

Spring 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 1:30-3 and 3:30-5; Tuesdays 3-4:30; Wednesday 3-4:30; Thursdays (with dog) 3-4:30; Fridays 10-11:30.

Lesbian/Gay/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. Tuesdays 5-6:30 and Fridays 1-2:30.

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 and Fridays 3-4:30. (For information contact Amber Lyda: 262-3180 or 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. Wednesdays 4:30-6. (For information contact Sheri Clark: 262-3180 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 2-3:30 p.m. (For information 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 2-3:30 (For information 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.

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.

Spring Diversity Speakers Series

The Office of Multicultural Student Development has announced the Spring schedule for the 2011-2012 Diversity Speaker Series. We hope that you will take advantage of these unique opportunities to see, hear and learn from some of the leading experts on diversity and social justice.

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All Diversity Speaker Series events are free and open to the public. The series includes: Heather’s Mommies Get Married: Homophobia, Censorship and Family Values, Tuesday, Feb 21, Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union, 7 p.m., author Leslea Newman. Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in the SNCC, Tuesday, April 24, Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union, 7 p.m., editors Faith Holsaert and Marsha Noonan.

Financial Aid Fair set for Feb. 25

The Office of Student Financial Aid has scheduled a Financial Aid Information Day for Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Plemmons Student Union form 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Stop by the contact table to obtain financial aid information for summer school 2012 and the 2012-2013 school year and study abroad. Financial Aid counselors from the Office of Student Financial Aid will be on hand to answer general financial aid questions durthing this time.

Sustainability film series to begin

The sustainability film series at Appalachian State University enters the third year with films that focus on environmental and economic issues and social justice. A feature-length film will be shown in Greer Auditorium each month during spring semester. All films begin at 7 p.m. and are shown free of charge. A 30-minute panel discussion will follow. Visit www.sustain.appstate.edu/2012filmseries for more information. Sponsors of this year’s series are the Office of Sustainable Development, Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS), Belk Library and Information Commons, and Appalachian’s Renewable Energy Initiative and Energy Center. The film series schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Feb. 21, “Economics of Happiness”; March 20, “The Last Mountain”; April 17, “Wasteland”. The series is hosted by Appalachian’s Office of Sustainability and Department of Geology. For additional information about the film series, contact Brian Zimmer in the Department of Geology at zimmerbw@appstate.edu.

Spring swim lessons available

University Recreation Aquatics is now taking registration for spring swim lessons for children and adults. Session I begins Feb. 20. For registration details and form, go to www. aquatics.appstate.edu. For more information, contact Cheryl Eddins at eddinscj@appstate.edu or ext 8707. Classes will be open for both spring sessions until filled.

Renew lifeguard certification

Do you need to get recertified to be a lifeguard? Appalachian State 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! A recertification will be held Feb. 27 and 29, 5-8 p.m. For registration forms and fee information visit online at www.aquatics.appstate.edu. If you would like more information on this topic or other aquatic related programs, please call Cheryl Eddins, Assistant Director for Aquatics, at (828) 262-2100 or e-mail her at eddinscj@appstate.edu.

Snow Ball Dance set for Feb. 17

Are you looking for a nice date for Valentine’s Day or a reason to ask that one special person out this February? How about taking them to the Residence Hall Association (RHA) Snow Ball Semi-Formal Dance? The Snow Ball Dance will be held Friday, Feb. 17, from 7-10:30 p.m. in Grandfather Ballroom of the Plemmons Student Union. This is a semi-formal dance with a large photo booth (that can hold up to 12 people), a great DJ, and free food. The cost is $3 in advance or $5 at the door. There will be a contact table outside of cascades in the Student Union the week of Feb. 13-17 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. All proceeds will go to support OASIS Inc. in their efforts of supporting the Boone Community. We hope to see you there to dance the night away with us.

Polar Plunge planned for Feb. 16

The 14th Annual Polar Plunge to benefit Watauga County Special Olympics will be held on Thursday, Feb. 16, at Duck Pond on the campus of Appalachian State University. The Polar Plunge is sponsored by area law enforcement agencies and Watauga County Parks and Recreation Department. Registration for the plunge begins at 3 p.m. with the plunge taking place at 4 p.m. Since its inception the Polar Plunge has raised over $90,000 for Special Olympics. All of the money raised by Polar Plunge will remain in Watauga County to support Watauga County’s Special Olympic athletes. Last year 200 hearty souls took the plunge and raised over $7,700 for Watauga County Special Olympics. Individuals wishing to take the plunge are asked to donate $25. For groups of five or more that register as a group, the minimum donation asked is $20 per person. Prizes will be awarded for the Most Extreme Costume (male and female), as well as for the top fund-raising group and individual. All plungers will receive a Polar Plunge Towel. Anyone interested in participating or sponsoring someone in the Polar Plunge can contact Keron Poteat, Watauga County Special Olympics coordinator, at 264-9511, or any of the Watauga County Law Enforcement agencies involved in sponsoring this event.

Outdoor Jobs Fair set for Feb. 15

Are you looking for a way to spend your summer in the great outdoors. You can do that while gaining skills in teaching, counseling, leading, climbing, boating, and more. Drop by the Outdoor Jobs Fair 2012 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Grandfather Mountain Ballroom in Plemmons Student Union. Over 60 of the top camps, conference centers, outfitters, and resorts in the United States will be represented. The Outdoor Jobs Fair is a wonderful opportunity to secure that summer job, or, perhaps, year round employment. Internships are also available. All majors are encouraged to attend. For more information and a lits of attendees, visit camps.appstate.edu. The Outdoor Jobs Fair 2012 is sponsored by the Appalachian State University Recreation Management Association, the Office of Conferences and Institutes, and the Career Development Center.

Counseling Center holds workshops

The Counseling Center presents The Wellness Workshops, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 28, 12:30-1:30 p.m., in the Linvillle Falls Room of the Plemmons Student Union. The workshop is entitled “Feelin’ Good in the Neighborhood. On Monday, March 5, 12-1:30 p.m. in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union the workshop “Ask a Question, Save a Life: Suicide Prevention Training. On Thursday, March 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m. or 6:30-7 p.m. in the Counseling Center (limit of 20 participants in each group). On April 17, 12-1

p.m. in the Table Rock Room of Plemmons Student Union, “De-Strress with Mindfulness: Intro and Practice.” Extra credit slips will be made available. For more information, contact the Counseling Center at 262-3180 or counseling. appstate.edu.

University Forum set for spring

The University Forum Committee announced its Spring 2012 schedule, titled Borders and Bridges: Exploring US/Mexico and Middle East Relations. The first speaker, Barbara Martinez Jitner, is noted for her role in Jennifer Lopez’s Bordertown, about poverty and sexual abuse along the United States/Mexican border, and was based on Jitner’s own 2007 documentary La Frontera. Jitner also originated the PBS Series American Family, and wrote many of its episodes. Jitner’s talk is titled “On the Border of a New America: Wall of Shadows” and will be presented at 8 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 15 in Farthing Auditorium. The documentary Bordertown will also be shown in Greenbriar Theater, Plemmons Student Union, Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. The second speaker is Reza Aslan, a Middle East scholar, and author of the book “No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam,” which Blackwell Publishers has named one of the 100 most important books of the decade. He is a renowned expert on Middle East relations, and in particular, how the rising numbers of young people, whose aspirations differ from those of their elders, is changing the economic and political climate in the Middle East. He has appeared on both The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report with Steven Colbert. His talk is titled “Understanding Muslims and the Future of the New Middle East” and will be presented in Powers Hall, at the Broyhill Events Center on Tuesday, April 17 at 8 p.m.

ACT Chili Fest today at 5 p.m.

ACT Chili Fest: Cooking with Hope is today, 5-8 p.m. at the Optimist Clubhouse, 1012 State Farm Road, Boone. Come out for an evening of good food for a good cause. Sample over a dozen homemade chili recipes, enjoy live music by The Henhouse Thieves, and bid on students to perform a variety of projects around your home or office. All proceeds are going to the Leigh Lane Edwards Scholarship Fund for international service-learning and Hope Pregnancy Resource Center, a nonprofit agency dedicated to supporting local women. Tickets are on sale today in the international hallway of the Student Union and at the door. Tickets are $5 for ASU students and community members and $3 for children under 12 and senior citizens.

Art workshop, lecture set for 15th

Studio artist Gwendolyn Yoppolo will present a workshop and lecture Feb. 15 at Appalachian State University. Her campus visit is part of the Department of Art’s Spring Lecture Series. The lecture series is sponsored by Bob Meier and Doe Ridge Pottery, the Department of Art and Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Yoppolo will conduct a workshop and demonstration from 1-5 p.m. in the clay studio in Wey Hall. A reception for the artist will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the lecture hall lobby of the Turchin Center. Yoppolo’s lecture will follow at 7 p.m. in the lecture hall. All events are free and open to the public. Yoppolo is a studio artist in residence at the Penland School of Crafts. She also has been a resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation, a studio technician at Alfred University and an assistant professor at Juniata College in Pennsylvania.

‘Farm City’ selected for summer

“Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer” has been selected for Appalachian State University’s Summer Reading Program for 2012. The book chronicles journalist and author Novella Carpenter’s experience “farming” in downtown Oakland, Calif. Incoming freshmen at Appalachian will be encouraged to read the book as part of their orientation to the academic life of a university. Carpenter will speak at the university’s Convocation in Sept. 6 and will open the Hughlene Bostian Frank Visiting Writers Series held on campus. Carpenter’s adventures in urban agriculture began with honeybees and a few chickens, then some turkeys until a vacant lot as turned into a thriving farm called Ghost Town Farm, complete with fruit trees, vegetables, hogs and livestock as she revisited the “back to the land” movement followed by her parents. It’s Carpenter’s message of sustainability and service to others contained in the book that led to its selection. “Novella Carpenter’s book blends powerful discussions about sustainable choices and about service to others with self-effacing humor,” said Dr. Emory Maiden, chairman of Appalachian’s Summer Reading Committee. Maiden said the book lends itself to conversations into the ethics and the trials of farming in an urban landscape. “Her story of the costs and rewards of becoming an urban farmer involves important questions about food and community,” Maiden said. “Carpenter suggests an understanding of food, its propagation and preparation that simultaneously grows a congruent and, perhaps, empowered self in relation to the earth and to other lives sharing the same ground.” A child of back-to-the-land hippies, Carpenter grew up in rural Idaho and Washington State. She attended University of Washington in Seattle where she majored in biology and English. She studied under Michael Pollan at Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism for two years “Appalachian has been a leader in sustainability for more than 20 years,” said Chancellor Kenneth E. Peacock. “The opportunity to read ‘Farm City’ and learn about Carpenter’s adventure in growing her own food will allow freshmen to join the university community in important discussions and activities related to sustainability. These include the university’s focus on researching and developing alternative energy sources, such as solar, wind and biofuels; sustainable farming research and practices developed at the university’s Goodnight Family Sustainable Development Teaching and Research Farm; the commitment by Food Services on campus to expand its use of locally produced foods; and the university’s expansion of alternative transportation options for students, faculty and staff.” Carpenter’s writing has appeared in Salon.com, Saveur. com, SFGate.com (and Mother Jones. Her book “The Essential Urban Farmer” was published recently by the Penguin Group.

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Sophomore music industry major dances around campus in his YouTube video that has gained 486 likes and made an appearance on “The Ellen Degeneres Show.”

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n the latest YouTube video to feature Appalachian State University students, sophomore music industry studies major D.J. Elliker performs his best dance moves behind students, teachers and random strangers. The catch? Not a single person notices. “I’ve been dancing all my life and always liked entertaining people,” Elliker said. Now, though, he has a sizable audience. His video, created for a segment on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” had received 22,484 views as of press time. It’s part of Ellen’s Dance

Dare, a competition which challenges “Ellen” viewers with dancing wildly behind unsuspecting strangers, avoiding their notice and filming the whole thing. Sophomore hospitality and tourism management major Krissy Brooks shot the video, which features Elliker dancing in Belk Library & Information Commons, the Quinn Recreation Center and Lowe’s Hardware. “We went to high school together and he just asked me to film it,” Brooks said. “It was a lot of fun, though, so I’m glad we did it.” There wasn’t necessarily a plan for shooting locations or dance moves. The pair “just wanted to be in places with a lot of people around,” Elliker

said. kid is always singing and In fact, the video wasn’t dancing wherever he goes.” really a solid plan in the Surprise or not, the first place. Elliker’s sister, video has gained Elliker who watches “Ellen” some unexpected notoriety. daily, posted a link to the He’s been approached contest on Facebook. The by students asking if he sophomore was “the said he never guy in the would’ve App Ellen “That kid is k n o w n video.” On about it Feb. 2, a clip always singing otherwise. of the video and dancing All the aired on wherever he same, it the “Ellen” wasn’t a show, along goes.” surprise to with other his friends. entries. Cole Anderson “When I “If I Sophomore sustainable saw it, it was didn’t make development major hilarious it on the but I wasn’t show, I’d surprised be worried at all,” said sophomore that they didn’t see it,” sustainable development Elliker said. “Since it was major Cole Anderson, on the show, though, it is Elliker’s roommate. “That so rewarding.”

Now that he’s reached the small screen, Elliker is busy plotting his next move. He’s considering an additional video and this time around, he may include bloopers and more intense dance moves. “I’ve gotten mostly positive feedback, with only 18 dislikes on YouTube - but you’re always going to have your haters,” Elliker said. “We may do another one where I’m full-out dancing and if someone notices me, I’ll just play it off and walk away.” As of press time, the video had gained 468 likes on YouTube. There is no listed deadline for the Dance Dare contest. For more information, visit ellen. warnerbros.com.

Delta Rae takes Boone APPS Build-A-Pet Holljes said. “We just spend so much time together and they’re also people whose company I Durham-based Americana just could not enjoy any more. band Delta Rae will perform at It’s terrific.” Appalachian State University All family ties aside, the for the first time Wednesday, at members of Delta Rae have 9 p.m. at Legends. one thing in common: a bent The harmony-heavy group toward musical storytelling. was described by APPS That’s evidenced in the music Clubs Council Chairperson video for “Bottom of the River,” Spencer Foster as “a nice one of the band’s latest tracks. mixture of Mumford & Sons In the video, the band’s lead and Fleetwood Mac.” They’re vocalist, Brittany Holljes is on currently touring the U.S. and trial for witchcraft and being plan to release an EP in the near led to her death - but she casts future. a spell on the mob and avoids While the band’s sound is execution. influenced by different musical “We liked it because of the genres, it ultimately power shift in fits within the just a very short A m e r i c a n a course of a two“It’s... a category, guitarist and-a-half minute broader take on video,” Ian Holljes and vocalist Ian Holljes said. Americana than I said. “You start out “You can hear think people are thinking that this hints of blues, woman is a victim country, gospel and used to hearing.” and by the end of rock,” Holljes said. it, she becomes this Ian Holljes “There’s just a very powerful entity.” Delta Rae Guitarist, broad spectrum of Delta Rae is new Vocalist sounds represented to Appalachian’s and I think it’s a music scene - and little bit more of may be unfamiliar an inclusive take, and a broader for students - so the staff of take, on Americana than I think APPS’ Clubs Council has people are used to hearing.” sought to build audience Holljes shares the spotlight interest in the show. with five other band members “If we can really promote it including his brother and sister, the right way, then hopefully Eric and Brittany Holljes. we’ll have a good number,” “I feel extremely lucky to member Claire Lankford said. have such talented siblings and Tickets are $4 in advance for people that I like so much - students and $6 at the door for and to also have embraced our everyone. The event is BYOB other band members as family,” with proper identification. by MICHAEL BRAGG Lifestyles Editor

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Freshman psychology major Miles Page makes a stuffed cow Wednesday morning in Plemmons Student Union. Appalachian Popular Programming Society sponsored "Builda-Pet" for participants to make a stuffed husky, penguin, alligator or cow. The free event brought a crowd lined from Cascades Cafe through the International Hallway to the University Bookstore.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson returned to the big screen in November as the popular interspecies couple Bella and Edward, who cemented their love in the high-profile wedding extravaganza of “Breaking Dawn: Part One.” Now the film, the fourth installment of the “Twilight” saga, is coming to Appalachian State University, showing Thursday, Friday and Saturday in I.G. Greer at 7 and 9:30 p.m. each night. The vampire film is back just in time for Valentine’s Day weekend, but did it live up to the sky-high expectations of its fans? Sophomore graphic design major Lyndsay Cooper said no. “After all the hype surrounding the movie, I was really excited to see it and even went to the midnight premiere, but I was extremely let down in the end,” she said. The movie has a darker tone than the first three films in the series, but it holds onto the pure romanticism that put “Twilight” on the map. “No measure of time with you would be long enough - but we’ll start with forever,” Edward confesses to Bella during a passionate wedding moment. Edward’s old-soul approach to love leaves viewers with an unrealistic fantasy. It’s unlikely a human will ever meet up to those expectations. Early on, though, the plot veers away from the “Twilight” norm. Bella and Edward manage to conceive a child during their steamy, private-island honeymoon. The infant is a creepy cross between vampire and human - can she even survive carrying this creature for nine months? That’s the question posed through the rest of the movie. Renesmee - who’s saddled with a poor combination of her grandmothers’ names - starts kicking within a week of conception. Renesmee’s cross-species status results in one of the most vulgar scenes in the movie. The baby’s growing faster than anyone expected, at a speed that’s literally back-breaking, but doesn’t seem to be nourished. Then Edward realizes Renesmee is craving blood. Enter a large cup of thick red liquid and - well, just don’t think about it. It doesn’t get worse until the actual birth. That takes place successfully, but it leads into the most awkward plot point imaginable. Warm-blooded werewolf Jacob - portrayed by the hunky Taylor Lautner - is finally out of the picture as a potential suitor for Bella. Instead, he transfers his affection onto Bella’s newborn “imprinting” on her, something no werewolf can undo. This seems almost incestuous, given Jacob’s romantic history with Renesmee’s mother. An infant is hardly the standard consolation prize when the love of your life marries someone else. Senior communication studies major Lora Smith said the “the only redeeming part of the movie was the ending” - when audiences are left with the startling image of Bella’s newly converted, bloodthirsty vampire eyes. Bottom line: if you’ve got a dollar to spare, give “Breaking Dawn” a chance. It’s not the best movie ever made, but it stays relatively true to the books. At the very least, you’ll get a good laugh.

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Sophomore dance major Brittney BradyGallagher and senior communications disorders major Nelle Durkee go through yoga poses during a yoga class. The class, organized by Brittney Brady-Gallagher, takes place every Monday and Wednesday night in the Varsity Gym. All students are welcome to participate.

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Sophomore shares passion with campus “She was going to try and lose weight and I went to support her and we quickly It’s not every day that a fell in love with it,” she said. Brady-Gallagher got her student gets to take his or her passion and turn it into certification to teach yoga in a club for the student body. September 2011. “It’s a passion,” she said. Sophomore dance studies major Brittney Brady- “It’s something that I really Gallagher has started the enjoy.” The App State Yoga App State Yoga Club, which meets Mondays and Club’s first meeting took Wednesdays from 8:30 to place Wednesday, Feb. 1 10 p.m. in the Varsity Gym. and had about 15 people in “I noticed that there attendance. “ W e wasn’t one started at and I thought 8:30 p.m. it would be we a productive, “It’s a passion... and started fun adventure,” It’s something texting B r a d y that I really f r antic al l y Gallagher said. to friends “It’s something enjoy.” at about I wanted to do 5:30 that and I thought it Brittney Bradysame night,” Gallagher would be a great experience for Sophomore dance studies B r a d y Gallagher myself and major said. everyone that Monday’s was a member.” meeting had Freshman communication studies around the same number of major Abby Dahl is one of attendees. Brady-Gallagher created the students in the club. “The way I feel after the club’s Facebook group yoga immensely relies on page with event invitations how I liked the instructor,” to the group’s members to Dahl said. “I love Brittney remind them of each session as an instructor. She keeps in order to make promoting everyone focused, motivated the club easier. “I logged in one day and and optimistic during class. From her classes, I have I had over 20 people ask to learned to respect everyone join the group,” she said. “I and everything and never had no idea how they found out about it. There were a judge.” Brady-Gallagher’s love of lot of those people I didn’t yoga started when she was know.” The group was created 16 years old and took a class Thursday, Feb. 2 and has 47 with her mother. by MICHAEL BRAGG Lifestyles Editor

members as of press time. Brady-Gallagher said the club is valuable for students at Appalachian State University. “As college students, we’re on the go,” she said. “We’re always rushing to do things, to get reports done and get assignments done. We have a fast paced life – as many people do – but to have an hour and a half to come and let your mind be still is extremely beneficial not only to your physical but your mental health.” Brady-Gallagher said she’s seen the health benefits in herself and others. “It’s been my experience in my life and everyone that I know that’s dedicated a certain amount of time to yoga that they sleep better, they feel better and they laugh more.” Dahl said she has seen the benefits in herself as well. “Since yoga, I have come to love myself and be more optimistic about life,” she said. “I have learned to accept that there are an ample amount of challenges in life that I have to face and conquer. I have found strength not only physically but also mentally. The App State Yoga club is not an official club, due to Brady-Gallagher not getting the paper work in on time for this semester’s club recognition, but will be recognized on campus as a club in the fall semester. Classes are free and open to everyone.

ASA spreads the love

Some serious creativity takes place at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. “I don’t have a top favorite, but I love drawing fish, birds and 3-D stuff,” Michael Walker said. Walker is in fourth grade and he’s a member of the Turchin Center’s Drawing Club, which meets Tuesday afternoons. The Turchin Center also sponsors an after-school art class on Wednesdays. Kids from 7 to 13 years of age fill both after-school gatherings. Some are from Watauga County, some from as far away as Meat Camp. And each child involved provides a learning opportunity for students interested in teaching art at the elementary level, who teach the class alongside art department faculty. “It inspires me overall because I’m getting to experience how to interact and think of engaging lessons for the kids,” Angellica Thach, sophomore art education major, said. “I have always wanted to become an art teacher and it’s great knowing that the children are learning and how they are interacting with the lesson my group has planned. Overall I just get more inspired to see them excited about learning.” Thach said that she learns just as much from her students as she hopes they learn from her. “The kids that I’m teaching have taught me many things from how to create lessons that capture their attention to making me realize how old I’m getting,” she said. “My group of kids are all every different from each other because I have one that is very quiet, one that loves to talk and another that doesn’t even want to draw but build things.” Thach said she believes she is learning more from communicating with the students than anything else. “All the Appalachian art students are learning

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Bradley Lail, a student seeking art education licensure, teaches local elementary school student Michael during the drawing club (above); Art education majors teach Watauga County children art during the drawing club at Turchin Center (below).

to be art teachers,” said Alyssia Ruggiero, a drawing club teacher who is also an associate professor of art at Appalachian State University. “They learn an art technique to teach the kids and then we go with what they want to do with it. My goal is that the kids learn at least one new skill every time.” Very few limits are placed on the 7 to 13-year-olds at the after-school gatherings, making their imagination

the inspiration for their art. “I had a school in Iowa City that was based on making things, letting kids ask questions and exploring possibilities. I think art is all about coming up with a problem and then solving it,” said Vicki Grube, founder of the Drawing Club and an associate professor of art at Appalachian. For more information on available classes at the Turchin Center, visit tcva. org.

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ASSOCIATE EDITOR, ONLINE OPERATIONS

February 9, 2012 •

Catherine Haithcock I chose Appalachian State University for so many reasons. The location, the small class sizes and the relaxing atmosphere on campus were enough to draw me here. But since I started my higher education in 2008, I have seen changes that - to put it bluntly - I am not impressed with. With each year that goes by, I have seen class sizes expand, positions cut and funding for student programs decreased.

I’ve also seen plenty of construction. I can understand the necessity of some new buildings, like Central Dining Hall. But some changes to this university have no apparent use, aside from being aesthetically and visually pleasing. They seem to be in place only to appeal to those who visit or tour this campus - which is already beautiful enough. The whole UNC system is in a budget crisis and Appalachian is feeling the repercussions all over the board. So why are we spending money, or receiving grants and donations, for educationally useless things? We don’t need flat screen televisions to display information we can easily find online especially when they’re usually broken, switched off or in need of updates. And it’s not that I don’t

appreciate gifts like Jon times, gifts and appropriaHair’s “Aspire” sculpture, tions and any funding we which was recently erected have should be directed toward necessities, not desires. on Sanford Mall. After all, if what I cared True, it’s just a giant ball wedged between two pil- about was appearance, I lars. And I feel like flowers would’ve gone to some giant city school would have and become sufficed. a materialistic We’re a sustainable, en- “It’s obvious that Barbie. But alas, I vironmenthis university is tally friendly trying to impress care about the quality of my school - surely someone - and education. there’s someAnd my lione here it’s definitely not brary hours. with a green the students.” And my thumb. department. All jokes T h o s e aside, I feel that a donation to our edu- things will always come first cational services - not our before I even begin to care landscaping - would’ve about flat-screen televisions and sculptures I don’t even been a gift worth giving. It’s obvious this university understand. is trying to impress someHaithcock, a senior jourone - and it’s definitely not the students. In these es- nalism major from Franklin, pecially difficult economic is a news reporter.

Editorial Cartoon I’d like to get your input as to what would help our campus thrive, Mr. Moneybags.

Chancellor, your campus is in dire need of more trees and obscure sculptures!

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Column: Making Body Peace

‘Guiltless’ pleasures: learning to embrace eating without shame

You’re in the dining hall for dinner. You get what you usually get. And you’re talking with some friends and then you decide you want one of those big App State cookies for dessert. But you pass it up. You’re afraid your friends might think you’re a pig. You’re terrified of gaining weight. But when you have to decide whether or not to answer to a craving, what’s the right thing to do? Many people label their favorite treats as “bad” or “offlimits.” Sure, a bag of chips can be fattening - but only if you eat too much. Yes, fast food is not a great option but it’s not the end of the world if you have five minutes to eat dinner and you stop at Arby’s for a sandwich. The only way to break food guilt is to accept the fact that eating bad food is okay in moderation. If you ate a balanced breakfast and a wrap at lunch but went for the burger at dinner, you really have nothing to worry about. That’s easier than it sounds. Some people have spent their lives in an environment where every bite they eat is monitored, by parents or peers or friends. They’ve been questioned - “Are you really going to eat that?” “Why don’t you get the salad?” You need to realize that what you eat and when you eat is no one’s business but your own, so long as you are taking reasonable care of yourself. If you ate your veggies and had an apple at lunch, but want a cupcake at four in the afternoon - go for it. Embrace food as the supplier of energy and nutrients and plenty of other good things, then indulge a little - as long as you don’t overdo it. An old saying applies here: Eat to live, don’t live to eat. If you live by that phrase, you have nothing to worry about. So when there’s a slice of double-chocolate cake with your name on it, take a bite or two. Move on. Don’t over-think it. Life is all about guilty pleasures - but I like to call them guiltless. Vanessa James, a sophomore journalism major from Durham, writes about self-image and body positivity.

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Professors should address varied learning styles

Anne Buie Diversity is heavily celebrated at every university, including Appalachian - so why do professors turn a blind eye to the diversity of learning styles? Appalachian and its educators are vying with other colleges to offer the most diverse learning experience - the largest variety of belief systems and political views and nationalities. As they do so, they must remember that diversity applies to more than just skin color and culture. They must remember why they became teachers. I’m an aspiring teacher studying in the Reich College of Education. And although I’m just beginning, I can tell you that you can’t

learn to be a teacher by sitting in a classroom and listening to another teacher droning on. You have to observe other teachers’ approaches. That’s why I was dismayed after my first semester of classes. Like most students at Appalachian, I spent the first half of freshman year with fabulous professors - people who are beyond knowledgeable in their areas of expertise. But I also saw something else in my professors: a lack of effort to incorporate students’ various learning styles. People don’t think the same way and they thrive in different learning environments. Auditory learners flourish when they’re allowed to sit back, relax and listen. They’re the students who never take notes but manage to pull off an A on the exam. They’re the students everyone wants to hate because school comes naturally to them. They can take lecture

classes without any trouble. individual learning. ProfesVisual learners write ev- sors share information and erything down. They sit in students are responsible for class with four different- internalizing it. colored pens and two highAll the same, I feel like lighters. Their notes are cov- we’re paying upwards of ered in charts $11,000 for and diagrams. an education Lecture classthat’s only be“Remember es aren’t ideal ing lectured that diversity for visual types, not taught. but if they can applies to more Te a c h i n g read a textbook doesn’t just than just skin and look at mean the macolor and the occasional terial is unPo w e r Po i n t , derstood and culture.” they’ll survive. presented by But kinesthe professor. thetic learnIt means stuers are at the bottom of the dents are exposed to it in a totem pole. They learn best way that attempts to address when they can move and every student’s best mode of be active - but they’re very understanding. rarely given that opportuniI encourage every Appaty. You’ll often find a kines- lachian educator to rememthetic learner bouncing their ber why they entered this knees or wiggling pencils in field, to truly dig deep, and their hands throughout a to teach - addressing evlesson. They’re tasked with ery unique style of learning learning in an environment along the way. that doesn’t give them the opportunity to capitalize on Buie, a freshman English their potential. and middle grades education Sure, college is an in- major from Charlotte, is a sestitution that encourages nior news reporter.

Sports 10 •

February 9, 2012

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Back at bat: Mountaineers step up to the plate Expectations are high as Appalachian baseball gears up for 2012 season by LAUREN OSBORNE Intern Sports Reporter

s winter sports come to a close, the Appalachian State baseball team is gearing up for what could be its sixth straight season with 30 wins or more. The hopes are high for the Mountaineers, who went 15-15 in the SoCon and 33-27 overall last year. It was a step back from 2010, when the team went 3818-1. Players on this experience-laden team, led by starting pitcher Ryan Arrowood, believe the team can continue - and exceed - that success. “We definitely want to get past that 30-win streak this year,” Arrowood said. “Hopefully get to that 40. We’ve got pretty much our whole team back. We’ve got a really old team.” The team’s 17-10 home game record was impressive as well, but many feel scores will improve in the upcoming season. “If you really want to be where we want to be at the end of the season, you can’t have a two-week gap,” head coach Chris Pollard said. “You can’t have two weeks where you just play poorly. You’ve got to stay consistent all 13 weeks. Every team goes through those lulls and that’s college baseball, but you’ve got to find a way to win when you’re in those funks.” With only two members lost last season, the team is stacked with returners, but four newlyrecruited players are expected to make an immediate impact as well. Powerful left-handed pitcher Rob Marcello is said to have a fastball clocked at 92 mph and could be a potential candidate to receive some starts.

Alex Leech, a freshman lefthanded hitter, is called a “power threat” by Coach Pollard can play a variety of positions. “The one thing I can say about this team, more so than any team I’ve ever coached in the years I’ve been doing this, is they have understood and articulated the goals they have of what they want for themselves from the very beginning of they year,” Coach Pollard said. “They have been very clear about their direction and really, that comes down to really good leadership.” A key stretch in App’s season will come at the beginning of March, with an eight-game home stretch starting the second day of the month. The Mountaineers have their eyes set on a few conference opponents they will need to topple if they want to win the SoCon. For junior Tyler Zupcic, the 2011 leader for batting average on base percentage and slugging percentage, the name at the top of the list is Georgia Southern. “Pretty sure they’re going to be the pre-season favorite and they have two very high season draft picks on their team,” Zupcic said. “Typically, we play well against those teams. And if we can keep it going this year, good things can happen.” Zupcic said he is completely healed from the broken right wrist he suffered last season. The Mountaineers will open their season Feb. 17 against George Mason and will host their first home game March 2 against Rider University. The season will start unofficially Feb. 11, with the Baseball Hot Stove First Pitch Banquet. New York Yankees Legend Bobby Richardson is scheduled to speak at the event, which will begin at 5:45 p.m.

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Freshman outfielder John Kincaid hits a ball during Tuesday afternoon’s practice at Packard Baseball Stadium. The baseball team begins its season Friday, Feb. 17 with a game against George Mason at Elon.

As opening weekend approaches, Appalachian softball hopes to build on previous success by ETHAN JOYCE

in Auburn, Ala. as part of the Tiger Invitational. IPFW, Wright State, BowlThe Appalachian State softing Green, Auburn and Alabama ball team is looking to build State are the universities expecton last year’s successful ed to compete. season - one that saw an “The invitational is put on overall record of 26-24 by Auburn,” Appalachian head for the Apps, with a coach Shea Wesley said. “It’s 15-7 record in SoCon actually the first weekend play. that anyone can play games The team’s season in the NCAA, so we are will begin this Frivery excited to day, with a face-off Paul Heckert | get out and The Appalachian against the Mastbe part of the odons of Indianafirst weekPurdue Fort end.” Junior utility Meghan Smith Wayne. The The team catches a ball in practice. Mountainwill be witheers will play out two startIntern Sports Reporter

ers from last season: third baseman Katie Boyd and pitcher/first baseman Hannah Dow. Both Boyd, who maintained a third-best batting average of .317, and Dow, who led the SoCon with a 1.81 earned-run average, graduated last spring. But in the absence of its former leaders, the team’s other members are rising to the challenge. “I see a season of different players stepping up every weekend to key us,” Coach Wesley said, naming juniors Meghan Smith and Allie Cashion and seniors Megan Rembielak and Michelle Lighton specifically. Both Smith and Cashion were recently named to the preseason all-SoCon team, after finishing last season as two of App’s top bats. Smith led the team with a .359

batting average and Cashion finished second with .345. Both are expected to play a big part in this year’s team. The SoCon also released its preseason team ranking, with Chattanooga claiming the top spot. Smith could not disagree more. “I think that is false,” she said. “I think that any team, any given day - anyone can beat anyone.” Rembielak, on the other hand, could not care less. “I think that it’s okay,” she said. “I would prefer to be preseason rank no. 9 just so we can prove something. But we are definitely out for Chatt.” The Mountaineers won’t play a home game until March 10, instead filling the month of February with tournaments across North and South Carolina.

Dunlap, Morrison, Martin, Alston get in sync for 4x100 by LEIGH ROBERTS

Senior Sports Reporter

Asia Dunlap, Breahna Morrison, Shenita Martin and Breanna Alston make up a 4x400-meter relay team fast enough to shatter times, moving from exceptional to record breaking. The four runners, all members of Appalachian State’s women’s track team, put themselves in the record books Saturday. Their team ran the relay 3:49.39, killing the old time by nearly two seconds. This particular group of four has barely been together for two weeks and they have already gelled enough to get in sync for this particularly grueling relay. When the gun went off on Saturday, Dunlap was the first out of the blocks. This senior from Kernersville, N.C. has been running the 4x400 since she was a freshman. She also runs the 800-meter and the open 400-meter dash for ASU, and holds the 4x400-meter record and the record in the 400 as well, at 55.11 seconds. Dunlap has been both the third and anchor legs in her time at ASU, but said the first leg is her favorite. “As the first leg, the main thing is to just to get out and try to get the other ladies in a good position, either to maintain that first place or be in a position to get first place,” Dunlap said. “So basically, I set the tone for the race.” The girls on her 4x400 team are in sync, Dunlap said high praise from a senior who’s run the event many times, in different years and with different teammates. “We bond pretty well,” Dunlap said. “We decided to come together last week at Penn State and we accomplished what we said we wanted to do: we beat the record.” Where Dunlap’s steps ended this weekend, Morrison the sophomore from Waxhaw - took over the baton for the second leg. Morrison describes her role as the middle man who tries to maintain the lead or gain it. “Our training has really increased a lot, trying to get our 400 times down.” she said.

Morrison was on the relay last year as well, along with Dunlap and Alston. “You definitely have to have the same drive, same motivation,” Morrison said of her teammates. “It definitely has brought us closer, because we all want to win.” Next up on Saturday, the baton was passed to the junior from WinstonSalem: Martin, the third leg and newest member of the team. As with all the other legs, the third is unique. It’s Martin’s job to maintain the lead and perform as well as everyone else has. Martin said she knew the record was broken the second she handed the baton off to her teammate. Olivia Wilkes | The Appalachian “I was happy that we broke the record,” Martin Sophomore sprinter Breanna Alston conditions at a Tuesday afternoon track practice said. “At first when we in Holmes Convocation Center. Alston, together with Asia Dunlap, Shenita Martin and were running, I didn’t re- Breahna Morrison, broke Appalachian’s record for the 4x400 relay by nearly two secally look at the time until onds Saturday afternoon at Penn State’s Sykes & Sabock Challenge. I gave the baton off to the fourth leg person...I was like, ‘Oh my god, we’re about to break the record!’” race that Alston has been running since high school or And finally, as Saturday’s race neared an end, the ba- even before. ton got passed from Martin to the anchor leg - Alston, a “We’re a little more competitive when we’re ready to sophomore from Greensboro. run,” Alston said of the other girls. “We’re really excited “The anchor leg kind of has the most pressure because about breaking the record, like we’re already talking about everyone is expecting you to reel the entire team in at the breaking the record that we broke last weekend.” end, so that’s the main focus,” Alston said. “Everybody It’s obvious how the story ends. else has a good leg and gets us out and then the anchor Dunlap, Morrison, Martin, and Alston are headed to has to bring us in with a good leg and a good lead.” Birmingham, Ala. to see if they can relive their record Like the rest of her teammates, the 4x400-meter is a breaking weekend all over again.

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Men’s hoops continues slide, loses third straight by JAKE AMBERG Sports Editor

he Mountaineers’ February slide continued Monday night on the road against Elon (13-10, 8-4). The Phoenix blew past the Mountaineers 82-59, handing ASU (9-14, 5-8) its third straight loss in the same busy five-day stretch. Despite beating the Phoenix 81-66 two weeks ago, the Mountaineers appeared to be an entirely different team - one whose shooting and defensive struggles continued to hinder its chances at winning games. “I don’t think it was more of what Elon was doing than what we were doing,” senior Petey Hausley said to Appalachian’s IMG Sports Network. “We didn’t come to play at the jump ball. We just have to pull together and start playing as a team and playing team ball like we usually do.” Hausley scored eight points in just six minutes on perfect three-for-three shooting. Although the Mountaineers finally broke 40 percent shooting, clocking in at 49 percent, ASU turned the ball over 17 times and gave up 13 offensive rebounds to the Phoenix. “They came out first and foremost with a lot of energy,” head coach Jason Capel said. “The way it unfolded, it meant a lot more to them than it did to us. When things don’t come easy for our guys, we don’t tend to fight back.” Capel did praise his team for finally starting to play hard with 14 minutes left in the game.

The wing tandem of senior Omar Carter and junior Jamaal Trice, which combined for nearly half of ASU’s 81 points in its previous win against Elon, combined for just seven Monday night. The two scorers shot just a combined 30 percent from the field. Trice played just 21 minutes. “They played hard,” Capel said of Elon. “When teams come out like that, you have to attack them. Again, not one offensive rebound between the Carter and Trice.” The Phoenix were able to succeed where they failed Jan. 28, with sophomore Sebastian Koch stepping up to lead all scorers with 21 points. Koch hit four 3-pointers to spark Elon. Koch buried a jumper from behind the arch to start the game and later, with 7:23 remaining in the first half, shot another 3-pointer to permanently put the home team up by double digits. The Mountaineers were again led by junior Nathan Healy, who scored a team-high 14 points. Healy had nine in the first half, but only attempted two field goals in the second. This loss is a huge blow to ASU’s SoCon North title hopes, putting the Mountaineers in fourth place in the North. With the thirdworst record in the SoCon. Elon, on the other hand, put itself in the driver’s seat in the North. The Phoenix now lead the UNCG Spartans by one full game. The Mountaineers will attempt to right their season Thursday on the road against the Furman Paladins.

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Senior guard Omar Carter extends to the basket during the Jan. 28 game against Elon. The Mountaineers won the game 81-66.

Men’s tennis’s Alex Marcov makes easy transition, stays focused on the season by JORDAN DAVIS

Intern Sports Reporter

A move across the world to play tennis would shake most college students’ bearings. Alex Marcov makes it look easy. Marcov, a senior player on the men’s tennis team, first picked up a racket at age nine, in his home country of Bulgaria. After high school, he spent two years playing Division-II tennis at Hawaii Pacific University. Then in 2010, Marcov - who credits his father as an athletic inspiration - transferred to Appalachian State. “The turning point for me was when I learned about Coach Bob Lake,” Marcov said. “The way he treats his players and his positive attitude is why I wanted to come here.” Once he arrived at App, Marcov impressed - going 12-10 in singles last year and defeating his only ranked opponent, no. 73 Jesus Bandres of East Tennessee State. “I feel people value tennis more in America,” Marcov said. “My skills as

a tennis player are more appreciated here.” According to Coach Lake, Markov’s best attribute is his ability to adapt to a new culture while still playing strong tennis. “He acclimated well,” Lake said. “He came in his first year and played at one, which is a tough position to play and earn respect at.” Teammate Sebastian King, an international player from Montreal, isn’t surprised at the speed of Markov’s adjustment. “He’s been fine,” King said. “He’s been playing tennis most his life, so he hasn’t had any trouble.” Any homesickness Markov might have is eased by his connections with friends and teammates. “Home is where your friends and your family are,” Markov said. “So now I have two homes - Bulgaria and here in Boone.” Right now Marcov is focused on the team, spending hours at the gym and putting in extra practice nearly every day. “I feel really confident about what the team can do this year and we have definitely been putting in the

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Senior Alex Markov finishes a hit during his doubles match versus UNC Asheville at home court, Deer Valley Raquet Club.

hours,” Markov said. The men’s tennis team is currently 1-2, but will be looking to get to .500 Feb. 18, against East Carolina at the Deer Park Racquet Club.

Women’s hoops win eighth in a row

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Junior Courtney Freeman looks to score during Appalachian’s dominant 75-46 win over the Furman Paladins Wednesday night in Holmes Convocation Center. It is the Mountaineers’ eighth-straight victory.

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