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| Campus construction
causes first student injury |
by Leslie Rasimas
Staff Writer
Despite constant construction and obstruction on campus, reported
accidents and injuries are almost nonexistent.
Director of Design and Construction Dr. Clyde D. Robbins said each
project on campus has a safety representative present at all times
to ensure safe working conditions for workers and people walking
on campus.
“We have had no reported injuries where loss of work time
resulted in the past several months,” Robbins said.
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| Makhyoun, Albu sweep
elections |
by James Nix
Editor-in-Chief
Overtime for the Student Government Association’s presidential
elections ended Thursday with Miriam N. Makhyoun and Nick V. Albu
on top.
Makhyoun and Albu received 69 percent of the total 3,272 votes,
while candidates Matthew D. Whisenant and Justin W. Moore received
30 percent.
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Herrmann steps down
Vice chancellor for advancement leaves
after 11 years at Appalachian |
by Justin Boulmay
Staff Writer
Appalachian State University saw the resignation of one of its top
administrators last week.
Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Dr. Siegfried E. Herrmann
stepped down from his position Friday after 11 years of service.
Herrmann said he had been thinking about leaving for some time,
and said the best time to leave is when things are running smoothly.
“[My staff] is doing a great job. Everything is
running so smoothly,” he said. “I can’t think
of a better time to leave. You don’t want to leave an organization
when something is wrong. ”
Herrmann also said his departure gives Chancellor-elect Kenneth
E. Peacock a chance to shape his team.
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| Fines possible in White Hall vandalism |
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Beth Ramsey | The
Appalachain
Signs in White Residence Hall
advise residents not to exit the building through alarm-activated
doors following last week's vandalism. |
by Jennifer Schneider
Staff
Writer
Appalachian State University might have the world’s next big
pop idol on its campus. Campus Resident Student Association (CRSA)
and Chi Omega sorority will host “Appalachian Starz”
to find out.
Mark Mathis of FOX News Charlotte will be the Master of Ceremonies.
“Mark Mathis is someone to make the night interesting,”
freshman and CRSA member Brian W. Onstot said.
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| Wellness Center, UREC promote healthy
living with fair |
by Jason Secrest
Intern Writer
The Appalachian State University Wellness Center will host a health
fair April 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Grandfather Ballroom
of Plemmons Student Union.
The Wellness Center has hosted the fair for approximately 15 years.
This year the health fair will include free pizza, free massages,
therapists and plenty of information regarding health. University
Recreation will also give a demonstration on physical fitness.
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| WAGS fundraiser to raise money to
spay/neuter animals |
by Anna Oakes
Staff Writer
Last year, the Watauga County Animal Control euphonized 730 animals
– 60 percent of all animals handled, Animal Control Officer
Anita L. Gomez said.
The Watauga Animal Guardian Society (WAGS) would like to see that
number go down.
This week WAGS hosts its semiannual fundraiser to raise money to
spay and neuter animals. The fundraiser, “A Buck Can Change
Their Luck!,” began Monday and will last through Thursday
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
“It’s … to raise money so that … when people
come in and say they don’t have enough money to spay and neuter
their animals, we can give them that money and hopefully give them
a cheaper price,” WAGS Vice President Monica A. Middleton
said.
Middleton is a junior psychology major at Appalachian State University.
“In 2003, 1,291 animals were brought to [Watauga County] Animal
Control, and only 139 of them found adopted homes,” Middleton
said. “Those statistics are unreal; it shouldn’t be
that bad.”
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| Diversity Celebration |
by Elizabeth Ashford
Staff Writer
Families, students, faculty and staff will learn more about themselves
and other cultures today at Appalachian State University’s
third annual Diversity Celebration.
“This Diversity Celebration provides an opportunity to, through
multiple senses, experience diversity,” Director of Multicultural
Student Development Tracey L. Wright said.
Today’s celebration will offer everything from dancing to
rap in Plemmons Student Union from 3-9 p.m.
Eight-year-old Summer Brook Courtney-Jones, a Cherokee/Creek/Black
Foot dancer, will perform a Native American Dance for the celebration,
Courtney-Jones’ mother and graduate student Pamela K. Courtney
said.
“Summer is excited because she loves to share Native American
Dance. She was carried into the pow wow arena when she was two months
old and has danced in Tiny Tots Division and continues dancing today,”
Courtney said.
Courtney-Jones will perform in the Blue Ridge Ballroom of Plemmons
Student Union at 3 p.m.
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| New one stop shopping center |
by Abigail Dixon
Intern Writer
At the new one-stop shopping center next to Wilcox Emporium on Howard
Street, people can now get money, decorate their homes, and enjoy
a fine meal without stepping foot out of the building.
The Wildflower restaurant, Wildflower Store, High Country Bank and
Jane Higgins Interiors have moved into the shopping center (formerly
Boonedocks), leaving four unoccupied spaces available for rent.
Wildflower co-owners Brad D. and Bernadette G. Kirk first opened
the restaurant on King Street three years ago.
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