Black bear eludes arrest in Convocation
Center B&E
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by Carrie
Baker
Associate Editor
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 George
M. Holmes Convocation Center staff member Chuck T.
Sailors has never seen a bear in the wild, but he did
meet one at work.
Sailors, crew chief for the Holmes Center technical
staff, came as close to large wildlife as one can get
on campus when a black bear broke into the Holmes Center
Monday night.
The bear removed the 3 feet by 3 feet glass panes
in two of the southeast ground entrance doors and entered
the building near the office where Sailors, a senior
computer science major, worked that evening.
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Programa del masters se incluye los idiomas
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by Leslie Rasimas
Staff Writer |
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| Peter Larkins| The Appalachian |
| Department of foreign languages
and literatures faculty member Dr. Benito del Pliegro
teaches Spanish and Latin American Poetry. |
After three years on moratorium, the master’s program
in romance languages has returned to the department of
foreign languages and literatures with some changes.
“Our graduate program had been experiencing low
enrollment, so we questioned how to revive it,”
Dr, Alexandra Sterling-Hellenbrand, chairperson of the
department of foreign language and literature, said.
“We thought if we weren’t getting enough students
to come to campus to enroll in our master’s program,
then maybe off-campus is the way to go,” she said.
The department of foreign languages and literatures teamed
with the office of extension instruction to find the proper
niche for the new master’s program, she said.
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Turchin Center displays traditional altar
of death
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by Elizabeth
Ashford
Staff Writer
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The Hispanic Student Association
will bring a little bit of Mexico to the Turchin Center for
the Visual Arts by displaying an afrenda, a traditional part
of The Days of the Dead.
The afrenda is traditionally an altar used to honor those
whose lives are celebrated during the Day of the Dead, HSA
Vice President Christine L. Mendonca said.
Afrendas could be decorated with candles, flowers, the deceased’s
favorite foods, clothing or hobbies, Mendonca said.
The afrenda is part of the Turchin Center exhibit “A
Perspective on the Days of the Dead,” opening Friday
and lasting through Nov. 15.
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Writers, singer-songwriters share inspiration,
work in Visiting Writers Series tonight
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by Samantha
Sierra
Intern Writer
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The Visitng Writer's Series will
present an evening of writers and singer-songwriters tonight
in Plemmons Student Union.
Clyde Edgerton, Silas House, Shelia Kay Adams, Scott Miller
and Tim O’Brien from Algonquin Books headline tonight’s
performance in the Blue Ridge Ballroom at 7 p.m.
Craig Popelars, director of marketing and publicity of Algonquin
Books of Chapel Hill and a 1989 graduate of Appalachian State
University, organized the program for the Visiting Writers
Series.
Artists will alternate between music and storytelling with
an explanation of the genesis of their work as well as interpreting
after each performance.
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Conference gathers Southeast RAs
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by Justin Boulmay
Staff Writer
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The South Atlantic Affiliate
of College and University Residence Halls kicks off their
yearly leadership conference this Friday through Sunday in
the George Holmes Convocation Center at Appalachian State
University.
The idea is for attendees to take what is discussed at the
conference back to their residence halls.
Students from all over the East Coast will be attending.
The theme this year is “W.I.L.D. Wild West,”
Merrit said.
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| The Safely pierced and tattooed: when fads
become health hazards |
by Liz Ragin
Intern Writer |
As the popularity of tattoos
and piercings grows, students need to keep up-to-date on
the hazards posed by improper tattooing and piercing procedures.
Reverend Charles Cain, tattoo artist at Mark of Cain Tattoo
Art in Boone, is one artist concerned with the stereotypes
and health restrictions involved in tattooing.
“First
of all, I do not have a mullet,” Cain said. “My
hair is long and I have it pulled back under my hat.”
Cain said a lack of competency testing brings on other stereotypes
in the tattoo industry.
Cain said he petitioned six years ago or competency tests
to be required of tattoo artists.
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| Escort policy keeps university
safe |
by Tiffany King
Staff Writer |
With all the students that live
in the residence halls on campus, it is important that they
are safe and secure.
“ It seems innocent
when someone just walks in, but it is normal and unescorted
people normally cause problems,” Associate Director
of Housing Evelyn Wallington said.
The student handbook provides many guidelines for both students
and residence hall staff members to follow regarding the
escort policy.
The escort policy in the Appalachian State University handbook
states that “All non-residents of a particular residence
hall must be escorted by a current resident of that residence
hall whenever present in the building.
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