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The Appalachian
Senior exercise science major
Hillary M. Goode prepares a birthday cake before the break
for Appalachian Food Services. Cakes are made to order through
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by Leslie Rasimas
Staff
Writer
Appalachian State University offers its students many unique perks
including rental textbooks and free movies, but the home baked goods
served on campus are perhaps the sweetest perks of all.
Prepared with patience and care by the bakers of the university,
cakes, pies, cookies and doughnuts appear on the dessert bar each
day.
While students scarf down frosting and sprinkles, cooks and bakers
work diligently to create attractive and delicious treats for the
Appalachian family.
Appalachian Food Services Supervisor Elvene W. Tester has worked
in the university bakery for 27 years. She said she began her career
as a cake decorator.
“When I saw my first star-tipped novelty cake a woman I worked
with made, I knew that was what I wanted to do,” Tester said.
Today, Tester and the other bakers make sweet breads and carrot
cakes from scratch and fill custom orders for brownies and cakes.
Baker Gregory A. Cook is a part of the Appalachian family.
He was born and raised in Boone, graduated from Appalachian and
went to work at Winn-Dixie’s bakery.
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| Faculty office hour
reduction debated |
| by Justin Boulmay
Staff Writer
One faculty member addressed the Student Government Association
two weeks ago to explain why she felt a Faculty Senate resolution
calling for reduced office hours was a bad idea.
Dr. Ruth A. Strickland, chair for the department of criminal justice
and political science, said she felt the reductions were not needed
and would hurt faculty’s availability to students.
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| Panel to discuss death penalty |
by Jennifer Schneider
Staff Writer
If it is morally wrong to murder the innocent, is it right to kill
the guilty? This hot topic will be discussed tonight at 7 p.m. in
the Price Lake Room of Plemmons Student Union.
The panel discussion includes guest speakers Paul Luebke, Executive
Director of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, and Stephen
Dear a representative from the North Carolina House, and will focus
on the death penalty moratorium that will be voted on this summer.
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Peter Larkins |
The Appalachian
The Mountain Times office on Depot Street
was sold to the Watauga County Arts Council for an 8,500-square-foot
art studio and gallery. |
by Anna Oakes
Staff Writer
Downtown Boone may not have enough parking spaces or traffic lanes,
but it does have room for the arts.
The Watauga County Arts Council and others in the community are
busy planning and gathering funds for a new gallery and studios,
tentatively called “Artspace,” in downtown Boone. Artspace
will fill the 8,500-square-feet space on Depot Street recently vacated
by The Mountain Times.
“Real estate in Watauga County is drastically expensive, and
it’s very hard for artists to afford space to have a studio,
especially in a place that is as prominent as [the Artspace location]
is,” Arts Council Executive Director Cherry Johnson said.
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| Adventure weekend prepares first-generation
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by Elizabeth Ashford
Staff Writer
Hand over hand, the children climbed and pulled themselves up the
wall and ropes, all the way to the top. Sweating and panting, they
stood at the pinnacle, arms raised in victory; they had overcome
obstacles to reach the top and would overcome many more during their
college careers.
College Adventure Weekend was held April 2-4 at Appalachian State
University’s Camp Broadstone in Valle Crucis.
The camp was for first-generation students, minorities and other
high school students in Talent Search, Upward Bound, and GEAR UP
programs across the state that help students prepare for college.
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Solar
society hosts biodiesel
Appalachian State University’s Solar Energy Society will present
a free workshop on biodiesel processors April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Kerr
Scott Hall, Room 17. This is part of an ongoing spring workshop.
Visiting Writers Series continues today
Poets Lyn Lifshin and Rebecca Baggett will lead a panel discussion April
15 at 2 p.m. and a reading at 7:30 p.m. in the Linville Falls Room of
Plemmons Student Union as part of Appalachian State University’s
Visiting Writers Series. Admission is free and open to the public.
Black & Gold dancers place in competition
Appalachian State University’s Black and Gold Elite Dancers placed
17th out of 25 dance teams at the national Chick-Fil-A Cheer and Dance
Collegiate Championship Division 1 competition in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Volunteers needed for Spring Field Day
Volunteers are needed for the Spring Field Day at Watauga Youth Network
on April 24. For more information, contact Brian Byrnes at 828-832-7184.
Music therapy 5K kicks off Saturday
The Appalachian Music Therapy Student Association will host a 5K walk/run
April 17 at the Greenway. Proceeds will benefit the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the walk/run will
begin at 9 a.m. The entry fee is $15, and the first 50 people to enter
will receive a free long-sleeved T-shirt. Donations also accepted.
Hospice offers training for volunteers April
24
Hospice of Avery County will offer volunteer training April 24 and May
1 from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Avery Senior Center in Newland. Lunch,
snacks and coffee will be provided. There is no charge, but pre-registration
is required. Call Kay Decherd or Nancy Wood at 733-0663.
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