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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
 Students participate in Samaritan's Purse-sponsored Operation Christmas Child relay during halftime at Tuesday's men's basketball game. Photo by Casey Gahagan
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by MARY ELIZABETH ROBERTSON
Lifestyles Reporter
The directions are simple.
Pack a shoebox with a few items and turn them into collection bins on campus.
According to samaritanspurse.org, to compile a shoebox, one should fill a standard-size shoebox with toys, school supplies, hygiene items, clothing and a personal note for a child of the gender and age you choose.
The process was
developed by Samaritan’s Purse, a nondenominational evangelical
Christian organization that provides spiritual and physical aid to
people around the world, according to samaritanspurse.org.
Most of the boxes from the East coast head to South America and thereabouts, Kim A. Forren said.
Forren is a Samaritan’s Purse employee and responsible for Northeast U.S. media relations.
Samaritan’s
Purse sponsors Operation Christmas Child (OCC), and because OCC is
headquartered in Boone, many clubs and organizations at Appalachian
State University are now collecting boxes.
This week marks National Collection Week.
“I think
it’s great – just the fact that we have [16,968] students on campus and
[are] able to impact third world countries in that way,” Jared B.
Korver, junior accounting major said.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
 A member of the Black Student Association reenacts a hanging during the SGA-sponsored Tunnel of Oppression Monday. Photo by Tommy Penick
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by DEEANNA HANEY
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
The walls echoed with derogatory words, racial slurs and symbols of hate.
Students witnessed acts of violence, degradation, pain, poverty and loneliness.
The Tunnel of Oppression, an annual event sponsored by the Student Government Association, is organized to reveal the oppression that occurs in society every day.
It was presented in Plemmons Student Union Monday.
“It brings to light these issues that we might consider politically incorrect or taboo to talk about in public,” Rachel L. Little, SGA director of diversity and sophomore anthropology major said.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
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by EMILY MELTON
Lifestyles Editor
A child sits outside a poor shack of a house, gazing earnestly at the sky. His mother calls from within: “Amahl! Amahl!”
Thus begins the script of Amahl and the Night Visitors, the tale of Amahl, a crippled boy, and his widowed mother, who live in poverty and are forced to contemplate begging for food.
One night, however, they are visited by the Three Kings on the way to Bethlehem, who stop to rest and land upon Amahl and his mother’s house.
During the night, Amahl’s mother attempts to steal the gold the Kings bring, though a gift for the Christ child.
Upon the Kings’ consent of letting the mother keep the gold, Amahl offers his crutch, and, in doing so, is healed.
Grace E.
McKinnon, junior vocal performance and music education double major, is
one of two who were cast for Amahl, McKinnon’s first major role.
The
first time she was in an opera, last spring, she was an understudy.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
 Freshman elementary education major Anna Freeman lends a hand at Boone United Methodist Church Saturday. The women’s basketball team also volunteers for the monthly event. Photo by Tommy Penick
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by MEGAN NORTHCOTE
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
Two years ago, former service ministries coordinator for the Appalachian Wesley Foundation and senior technical photography major Robin Q. Brooks was looking for a way the foundation could give back to the community.
Around the same time, Louise G. Harris, member of Boone United Methodist Church, heard about a non-profit, non-denominational food relief program new to the Boone area: Angel Food Ministries.
Brooks then contacted the church to help the newly established Angel Food Ministries host site reach out to people in need.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
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by MEGAN NORTHCOTE
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
Junior public relations major Marcie R. Trivette stood on the stage at Mt. Pleasant High School, her heart thumping in her chest, as she heard the announcer call the names of the runner-ups for the Broadway-themed 2010 Miss Cabarrus County pageant.
As awards for best talent, swimsuit and evening wear were presented, Trivette’s hopes began to sink; her name was yet to be called.
“And the 2010 Miss Cabarrus County is...”
The pause built with anticipation from the crowd.
“Miss Marcie Trivette!”
It took a few
moments before the realization sank in, but when it did, Trivette ran
to the front of the stage and was crowned by 2009 Miss Cabarrus County
Mallory Honeycutt.
Trivette was then awarded a $1,000 scholarship to help pay her tuition at Appalachian State University.
“As a
little girl sitting at Christmas parades, watching the pageant queens
ride by, you’re always like, ‘Oh I want to be that one day,’” Trivette,
who will ride atop a float in the Concord Christmas Parade, said.
Trivette
will now focus on winning the title of Miss North Carolina in Raleigh
June 26 and the winner of Miss North Carolina will compete in Miss
America.
To prepare for Miss North Carolina, Trivette will be coached by Miss Cabarrus County’s Executive Director Deanna M. Barnhardt.
“Everthing
I’ve heard about her is that she’s so sweet and funny,” Barnhardt said.
“She’s got the personality and drive that we need. I think she’s got
what it takes."
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
 Nancy A. Oliver sits outside the old “Home Management House,” where she lived during her senior year. Photo by Casey Gahagan
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by MARY ELIZABETH ROBERTSON
Lifestyles Reporter
The walls were once neutral and the living room was once where the current receptionist sits.
A shower curtain hangs in the bathroom and the refrigerator in the kitchen remains frequently used.
The current Dean’s Office of Fine and Applied Arts, now filled with student records and graduation audits, will be torn down at the end of the spring semester, but it was once home to Nancy A. Oliver, Appalachian State University alumna and Department of Family and Consumer Sciences faculty.
Located on Locus Street, the building was called “The Home Management House.”
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
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by MEGAN TERNES
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
Jessica H. Meyer, specialized in creating skin-transferable lithographs, received her Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in printmaking from the University of Knoxville and now travels to colleges and universities, giving demonstrations about how she creates her transferable images.
Meyer said lithography is a type of printmaking that involves using oil and water to create an image on a stone surface.
When the image is chemically separated, it becomes transferrable to another surface, such as human skin.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
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by MEGAN TERNES
Intern Lifestyles Reporter
Trio Momentary Prophets includes members Ted Packard, Jake Hull and Logan Byrd from Manassas, Va.
While attending Christopher Newport University, Momentary Prophets was a duet, consisting of Packard and Hull, who have written folk-acoustic music since 2006.
Byrd joined Packard and Hull ten months ago, an addition that marked a huge change for the overall sound of the band.
Crossroads Coffee House welcomed the folk rock group to their in-house stage Nov. 10.
The band played songs featured on their latest album, Sunflower, released in Jan. 2009.
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