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North Carolina budget stalemate drags on State representative discounts comments as professors deal with tightened finances Kristin Davis - Academic Affairs Beat While professors crunch under the 50 percent budget operation and call on the North Carolina General Assembly to place more value on education, state Rep. Phil Baddour contends a decision will soon be reached to dissipate the problems plaguing Appalachian State University. MORE ASU officials support Gov. Easley's proposed state tax increase Kristina Egger - Chancellor / Student Development Beat Chancellor Francis T. Borkowski expressed his full support of Gov. Mike EasleyÕs proposal for a 1-cent sales-tax increase, in lieu of the recent budget problems being faced by Appalachian State University. Borkowski said the university is currently operating on a continual budget, a framework that enables the university to provide salary increases for teachers but makes it virtually impossible for them to hire new faculty members. MORE Zoning vote leads to anti-student debate Sean Oakley - Town of Boone Beat In a heated 5-3 decision, the Boone Area Planning Commission voted to recommend allowing an office building to be built in a residential neighborhood, hinting it would be a lesser evil than a house occupied by students.MORE
The AHSC blew it fair and square Our Perspective The Appalachian State Housing Corporation blew it. After the purchase of University Courtyard from the Ambling Corporation was finalized earlier this month, officials with the ASHC felt the newly named University Highlands apartment complex should be eligible for tax-exempt status. Unfortunately for the ASHC, the Watauga County Commissioners rejected the application. MORE
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Crossroads brews up positive reviews Robyn Dailey - Business Affairs Beat Crossroads Cafe, the new coffeehouse in Plemmons Student Union, has been met with primarily positive reactions from Appalachian State University students. The coffeehouseÕs staff and customers alike have been pleased with the new menu and quality of coffee. ÒIt definitely is even more welcoming than it was before,Ó said senior Megan Reichert. ÒTheyÕve improved a good thing.Ó MORE
Convocation center offers new venue opportunities Janelle Silverman - Entertainment Beat With the George M. Holmes Convocation Center now free from repairs, students can expect more concerts and events to take place there this academic year. When the Holmes Convocation Center opened last year, students were frustrated with the amount of repairs that had to be done which prevented usage of the building. MORE
Injury sidelines Razzak, leaves career in question Chris Boyce - Sports Beat During Appalachian State University footballÕs amazing run through the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs last season, starting tailback Karim Razzak watched his teammates make the improbable run on a television screen. Nursing a broken thumb received weeks earlier against Western Carolina University, the Winston-Salem native made a decision. Razzak decided to do whatever it would take to get healthy again. MORE N.C. political trail unpredictable as usual John T. Bennett With members of United States Congress scattered across the nation on its annual August recess, and President George W. Bush taking a month-long Texas vacation, the void for political junkies in North Carolina was filled by a Beltway-like budget battle late last week. Gov. Mike Easley delivered the opening salvo in the form of a rare statewide television address to pitch a 1 cent sales tax increase. MORE
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