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An excavator sits outside Wey Hall during the renovation process.
Water damage occurs in Wey Hall
Madalyn Edwards, Associate News Editor • May 8, 2024

Following the heavy rain and localized flooding Monday night, Wey Hall received water damage in multiple locations, causing ceiling tiles and debris to fall from the ceiling. The building is undergoing renovations to the second and third floors, and art students have recently voiced their concerns regarding safety during the construction process. Zachary...

PEAK teaches students college survival
May 7, 2024

There is a resource on campus that wants to help students achieve Personal Excellence through Academic Knowledge.  PEAK is a resource offered...

App State welcomes new sorority
May 1, 2024

A National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority was chartered on App State’s campus in April, becoming the fourth historically Black sorority and...

Meet the people who make commencement happen
May 1, 2024

Thousands of students will wake up on the mornings of May 10 and 11 and prepare to take their final steps as App State students. There are many...

Student guide to graduation
April 29, 2024

It’s five days before the first graduation ceremony, and students rush across the court in Holmes Convocation Center, placing down carpeted...

App State parts ways with softball coach Hoerner

May 5, 2024

Embark on a new journey with the latest addition to our school's extracurricular scene: the whitewater club. Founded by freshman Sam Rindal this semester,...

May 2, 2024

App State traveled to Shelby on Tuesday to take on No. 13 Wake Forest. The Mountaineers lost a close game 10-9.  The Black and Gold started the game...

April 30, 2024

Senior outfielder Kayt Houston is a few weeks away from wrapping up a historic App State softball career.  Houston has earned numerous awards for her...

April 30, 2024

App State baseball isn’t the most well-known sport on campus; it doesn’t have the illustrious history of the football program or the recent success...

Inside graduation celebrations and traditions

May 1, 2024

Four close friends gained more success than they expected when they started their band about two months ago. Since February, the local band Sweet‘n’Creek...

April 30, 2024

The Boone Boomerang: a phenomenon reserved for a quaint mountain town in the top west corner of North Carolina, during which those who have graduated from...

April 29, 2024

Vampire movies have a rich history in Hollywood. The bloodsuckers appear in cinema from all around the world, and have spawned everything from billion-dollar...

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