| ASU alum enters race for Congress |
Wilkes County native looks to
restructure NAFTA, world trade
by Justin Boulmay
Staff Writer
Twenty-six years after his graduation from Appalachian State
University, Joseph H. Byrd, a 52-year-old native of Wilkes
County, is running for the United States Congress.
“I have been involved with politics for 20 years,”
Byrd said. He said he decided to run for Congress for a few
reasons, one of which is the economy.
“We have enjoyed an entrepreneurship spirit in this
country since colonial times,” he said. “To reclaim
it, we have to make changes.”
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| Budget cuts trim class availability |
 Dependence
on adjunct professors leaves ASU needing qualified help
by Jennifer Schneider
Staff Writer
Appalachian State University tries to balance its budget
and compensate for all departments, but some are worried
that it is just not enough.
The biggest worry about budget for some is the overabundant
need for adjunct professors. Department of communication
professor Dr. Norman E. Clark said adjuncts are part-time
professors. Most of them have other jobs, and they all have
the ability to leave the campus at any time.
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| Stolen license plates recovered in dorm |
by Tiffany
King
Staff Writer
An Appalachian State University freshman faces 10 counts
of possession of stolen property after University police
found license plates reported stolen on Nov. 6, 2003 in a
residence hall on campus, University Police Chief Gunther
E. Doerr said.
“We received a ‘Crimestoppers’ tip that
said we would find drugs in the room. We contacted the residence
director and after looking in the room they allowed us to
search it. Although we found no drugs, we did find the stolen
plates on a bookshelf,” Doerr said.
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| Misfit Lectures: Watauga sees different
faces |
by Jason
Secrest
Intern Writer
The Misfit Lecture Series, featuring Appalachian State University
professors, held its first lecture Jan. 21.
“We wanted to give faculty outside Watauga College
a chance to give the lecture they’ve always wanted
to give,” Living-Learning Center Senior Research Associate
Dr. Lee Williams said.
The series also gives Watauga College students a chance to
hear from faculty outside of Watauga College. Williams said
students might decide to take a class from a professor after
hearing a lecture.
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| NAACP sponsors history forum |
 by
Elizabeth Ashford
Staff Writer
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
opens “Black History Month” with a forum titled
“The N word,” Feb. 9.
“This will enlighten their views on racism and the
reason behind words that are spoken,” Tenina W. Stallings,
President of the NAACP said.
The Black Student Association is co-sponsoring the event.
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| Task force looks into vagrancy law |
by Anna Oakes
Staff Writer
Distinguishing between “panhandling” and “aggressive
panhandling” became a top priority Thursday for members
of a community task force appointed to look at a proposed
panhandling ordinance for downtown Boone.
Task force members debated the constitutionality and future
effectiveness of the draft ordinance for almost three hours
Thursday evening at the third meeting of the task force.
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| Psychology professor: women go for money,
men go for looks |
by Kelly
Garren
Intern Writer
Recent sociological research may finally shed some light
on the curious differences in what men and women look for
in a mate.
Dr. Doris G. Bazzini, associate professor of psychology at
Appalachian State University, found through research that,
when it comes to attraction, women look for status, wealth
and power while men look for physical attractiveness in women.
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