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| New system less flexible, more errors |
by David Forbes
Senior Staff Writer |
A new payroll system for Appalachian State
University employees is more susceptible to human error and less
flexible than previous systems, said some staff that work with the
system.
“The main problem, once you learn the quirks
of the system, is that there is a fairly tight window to enter the
hours in. I would like to see a set payroll calendar like we had
in the past,” office manager at the Center for Student Involvement
and Leadership Tina R. Parlier said Monday. “It doesn’t
look like a system that has been utilized much. It looks like the
system they’ve given us is a draft system, where everything
hasn’t been worked out yet.”
“I think [the problems] are just a byproduct
of the fact that it’s a new system and we’re all on a
learning curve,” associate vice chancellor for administration
Greg M. Lovins said Tuesday. “We’ve actually been surprised
at how low the number of errors has been. Our staff is doing a great
job in learning the system and its capabilities. That’s not
to say that mistakes aren’t being made, but that’s human
nature.”
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Alleged burglar out on bond
Freshman turns self in after reported
Park Street burglary Sept. 19
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by Tiffany
King
Intern Writer |
An Appalachian State
University student turned himself into the Town of Boone Police
Department Oct. 1 in connection with a reported burglary of an occupied
apartment on Park Street in Boone.
During the early hours of Sept. 19 a 19-year-old
female awoke to find a man, William Crawford McMurray, 22, a freshman
at Appalachian and a resident of Mooresville, attempting to remove
articles of her clothing, according to a press release from the
Boone Police Department.
The Boone Police responded to the reported burglary.
Further investigation found that McMurray attended a party the victim
had attended earlier that night, according to the press release.
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| Mountaineer Roundup |
by Leslie
Rasimas
Staff Writer |
Among the sheep and
bulls, under the chickens and beside the horses, the lone cowboy
struts, inhaling the scents and sounds of the rodeo.
The High Country has an air of old-time family
fun. The Stockyard Bucking Company works to preserve this untainted
entertainment by inviting locals and students to come together and
cheer on the bravest men, women, and children wearing spurs and
belt buckles the size of hubcaps.
Dirt floors, wood benches and leather add to
the atmosphere of the rodeo.
Louis A. Tomasetti, a junior criminal justice
major, is smack in the middle of all the excitement.
Tomasetti, an emergency medical technician for
Watauga Medics, staff for SBC and now a cowboy himself, sits on
the fence with his First Responders kit. He awaits broken wrists
and broken arms, the most common injuries, he said.
“Riding bulls is the most dangerous sport
in the world,” Tomasetti said. “Last year we had one guy
get bucked off a bull and knocked unconscious, and he went to the
hospital.”
Tomasetti is always ready to help the injured,
but that may be the hardest part of the job, he said.
“The cowboys have a whole ‘cowboy mentality.’
They don’t like me to help them unless they really need it.
I worked in athletic training in high school, and I never met any
other type of athlete so unwilling to be helped unless they really
need it,” he said.
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| SGA ups cabinet standards |
by Justin
Boulmay
Staff Writer |
The Senate approved
all executive Cabinet members of the Student Government Association
(SGA) last night with the exception of one.
Paul A. Funderburk, Director of State and National
Affairs, will be voted on next week.
Each cabinet member had to go through a screening
process, that Rules Chair Dorothy M. Andrews said would take into
account more than just resumes.
“This is the first year that I know of that
we have required our cabinet members turn in resumes and a letter
of intent, as well as a class schedule,” SGA Director of Rules
Dorothy M. Andrews said.
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| Young reads work with writers series |
by Samantha
Sierra
Intern Writer |
Racial prejudices
and the struggles of apartheid hit center stage when Athol Fugard’s
“Master Harold and the Boys” comes to IG Greer Arena Theatre
tomorrow.
Directed by Joel Williams, the play tackles issues
of family and society centering on a young boy coming into adulthood.
The backdrop: 1950s South Africa in the midst of apartheid and racial
segregation.
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| NC economy causes financial aid woes |
by Liz ragin
Intern Writer |
North Carolina’s
unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent in April of 2003, according
to Wachovia’s senior economists’ projection.
The unemployment levels, along with the struggling
economy, have caused an increased need for financial aid.
With rises in college expenses and a decrease
in hiring numbers and shrinking paychecks, college students and
their parents are in tighter crunches than ever before.
“Families who have had good jobs but have
gotten laid off, or the industry closes down, or their insurance
no longer covers them. We have definitely seen an increase in families
like these looking for financial aid when in fact they had never
even considered it an option before and found that they had to in
order to get their children through school,” Director of Financial
Aid Estern Manogin said.
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| Area festivals bring color to fall |
by Anna Oakes
Intern Writer |
For Appalachian State
University students, fall consists of a few weeks before huddling
inside for the long months of winter. But before going indoors completely,
be sure to check out some of the High Country’s unique autumn
festivals.
Oktoberfest at Sugar Mountain will be held Saturday,
Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sugar Mountain Resort in
Banner Elk. Admission is free.
“This is the 13th year [of Oktoberfest],”
administrative assistant at the Sugar Mountain Resort Marsha Ruppard
said. “[This year] we have over 40 arts and crafts vendors.”
At 11 a.m., an abundance of Old World foods will
be served, including Bratwurst, German potato salad, Sauerkraut
and German beer, Ruppard said.
Other activities include the Little Oompah Band,
hayrides, and ski lifts to the top of the mountain. “We have
around 3,000–4,000 people every year,” Ruppard said. “Everybody
always has a good time.”
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| Alumni Awards |
by Sherron
Ashby
Intern Writer |
Every year,
the Alumni Association sponsors an awards banquet for distinguished
alumni.
This years awards banquet was held on Oct. 3,
at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center, honoring three alumni,
and one non-alumnus Tracey Ford, associate alumni director said.
The purpose of the banquet is to honor certain
alumni with the Outstanding Service Award, the Distinguished Alumnus
Award, and an Honorary Alumnus Award, Ford said.
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