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Photo by Hugh Kellenberger
Owens Field House, located adjacent
to Kidd Brewer Stadium, will be torn down and replaced with
a new facility after the 2004 football season. |
Hugh Kellenberger
Editor-in-Chief
The athletics-facilities enhancement plan that grew so much criticism
last year has changed.
Previously, Owens Field House was to be renovated to better suit
the department of Athletics’ needs.
Instead, the structure will be torn down down and replaced with
a 77,000-square-foot athletics center.
“There were three recommendations that came forward from the
architect. Those were to add on to what we have, to renovate and
add on, or to tear down and start over,” Director of Athletics
Roachel J. Laney said.
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| Business faculty receive awards |
Patrick Diantete
Staff Writer
The Walker College of Business recently gave out its annual Awards
for Excellence in 2004.
According to a press release from the Appalachian State University
News Bureau, four Appalachian State faculty members were recipients:
Dr. John W. Dawson received the Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Professor Robert E. McMahon was acknowledged as the outstanding
non-tenured faculty member. Dr. Dawn Medlin received the Excellence
in Service Award. Dr. Todd L. Cherry was honored for his contributions
in research.
For the last eighteen years, Medlin has taught at Appalachian as
a professor in the department of Information Technology, where she
teaches classes of web design, web serving and classes in the E-commerce
field.
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| Boone adopts dog ordinance |
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Photo by John Bethune
Mark E. Hepler, a senior Anthropology
major from Winston Salem, walks Violet at the greenway. |
Allison Waller
Staff Writer
The Boone Town Council recently passed an ordinance prohibiting
dogs from being “at large” in the town of Boone. The
new ordinance was passed at the Council’s regularly scheduled
meeting on May 20.
The ordinance will go into effect July 1, but will be enforced by
warning tickets only until Sept. 1.
After this time period, all violators will be issued $50 tickets.
A dog will be considered “at large” when it is off the
property of the person responsible, and not on a leash or under
physical restraint.
“As far as the ordinance, I think it’s probably time
for one,” Eric Gustaveson, Facility Maintenance Superintendent
of Town Parks and the Greenway Trail, said. “It’s going
to make a lot of people happy.”
The ordinance was adopted in response to various complaints about
loose dogs on the Greenway Trail as well as dogs disturbing, and
in some cases destroying, private property.
“ I think the ordinance will be good for the town because
its safer for the dogs and keeps them out of other people's way,
but at the same time I don’t like not having the option of
going to the Greenway Trail and letting my dog off of her leash
and letting her run around,” Appalachian State senior Keeli
R. Johnson, a marketing hospitality and tourism management major
from Owensboro, Ky. said.
“I expect enforcement will be complaint driven, that is, we
will normally take action when a citizen calls concerning a dog
running at large,” Boone Chief of Police Bill Post said. |
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| Lying Around |
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John Bethune
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| Erin Wilkinson, a grad
student from Seattle enjoys the not so hot, not so cold,
not so wet weather Friday. |
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