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| Our Perspective ... Reader input integral
to student newspaper |
 Every
Tuesday and Thursday it sits right below our banner on the front
page: “Your student newspaper since 1934.”
And for the last 69 years, that’s what The Appalachian has
been.
You, the community of Appalachian State University, are whom this
publication serves twice a week.
We publish The Appalachian to keep you up to date on the latest
university news as well as entertain you.
But most importantly we strive to offer the students, faculty and
staff of this university a voice.
If you flip through our pages, you won’t see what George W.
is doing in Washington or who won Monday Night Football. We cover
the issues happening on this campus, the issues that affect you.
For The Appalachian to serve you, we try to keep an open line of
communication with students, faculty and staff.
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| Freedom, democracy need balance to survive |
 There
is such a thing as too much democracy.
It does not require a majortiy to prevail,
but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires in
people’s minds- Samuel Adams.
Democracy is a popular word in our society. Both sides of the political
debate use the “will of the people” to justify any number
of sundry laws, both good and bad.
We have recently been treated to a fairly farcical example of democracy
run amok in the form of the California recall.
In California, conservatives used a law passed by liberal populist
reformers decades ago to overturn the democratic election of a governor
who then faced another election so democratic it had over 100 candidates
including a porn star and Gary Coleman. All this in a state facing
an economic crisis due in part to absurd tax limits passed in a
democratic referendum. The whole thing was as stupid as it was comical.
The will of the people indeed.
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| Animal testing is worth saving a human’s
life |
 “Honey,
I’m home!” you yell. No one answers, and you feel dejected.
Then a flash of fur hurtles itself through the air and a wet tongue
licks you repeatedly on your face, drenching you.
Anyone looking around campus will see dogs everywhere, playing Frisbee,
napping, or even attempting to steal an unsuspecting student’s
food.
Dogs aren’t just our pets anymore though. They and a variety
of other animals are now in labs being used for research to test
consumer products and in the ongoing research in finding cures for
diseases. I support this work and hope that one day, because of
this research, cures will be found for some of the world’s
most deadly diseases.
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