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| Our Perspective ... Even small paychecks
are money deserved |
 The
Appalachian State University campus requires constant maintenance.
This burden is primarily placed upon hundreds of hardworking staff
members.
Tuesday, that hard work met no reward.
Paychecks for hourly staff workers were delayed for one day.
One day.
Only 24 hours.
Doesn’t seem like such a big deal does it? What can’t
wait until tomorrow?
It is a big deal if you need money to buy food today. It is a big
deal if you have bills that need to be paid today. It is a big deal
if you have a family to support today.
Wednesday, some children of staff members went without lunch money,
and accounts were overdrawn by automatic draft payments.
The staff trusted the university to have their hard-earned money
in their accounts in a timely manner.
The university broke that trust by not having the money there on
time.
It is a new payroll system, and there are always difficulties when
implementing new processes. However, these difficulties should be
planned for in advance.
Backup systems must be in place, and emergency plans alerting those
affected must be swift and detailed.
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| Pushing opponents around to get in playoffs |
 This
is Alan Atwater’s world, the rest of us are just taking up
space.
After Atwater’s impressive 34 carry, 190-yard output against
East Tennessee State University, it is safe to say that the time
is now for the freshman.
While I am disappointed to see Sean Jackson, in his senior year,
fall from the star back to not even on the depth chart, this ASU
team needs grinders and Atwater is undoubtedly the most impressive
of the hard-hat crew.
Previous ASU teams relied on speed and quick scores to crush their
opponents. It was nothing for a Joe Burchette-led crew to put up
45 points before anyone had time to blink.
There are a few exciting players left. Sterling Hayward still has
the skills, Davon Fowlkes can break one anytime. Jermane Little
and Jackson could make some plays if coach Moore ever allowed them
back on the field. Richie Williams delivered a nice 40-yard touchdown
run.
However, the focus now has to be on pushing our opponents around,
making them hurt so much they don’t want to come back on the
field.
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| Will passing liquor by the drink be worth it?
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 Picture
this: It’s the year 2007. You and your date are sitting at
Olive Garden in Boone,, N.C. Several empty glasses clutter the table
around you. Feeling tipsy, you signal for your check and some breath
mints. You turn the check over and … $85.00? What?
When you were a freshman in 2003, before liquor in Boone, you could
take any willing person out for dinner for $50.00 dollars, max.
Of course, it wasn’t Olive Garden, but it was still cheap.
Now, you’ve just paid $85.00 dollars for an appetizer, entrees,
dessert and about eight drinks.
When liquor by the drink finally does get passed, I’m sure
that students everywhere will be overjoyed and townspeople will
be dismayed. I’m also sure that it will be for completely different
reasons.
Why do students want the liquor law to be passed? Is it for the
right reasons? I’ve heard all the reasons for wanting this
law to be passed: the roads will be safer because fewer drunk drivers
will be coming back from Blowing Rock, we will get more bars downtown
and the main reason: we just want to drink liquor.
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