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Faculty Senate Beat

Weitz: Tuition proposal not on agenda

Sean Oakley - Staff Writer

The Faculty Senate plans to endorse Chancellor Francis T. Borkowski’s concerns about staff member wages, said Dr. Gayle Weitz, senate chairperson. However, the issue will likely not find a place on the agenda for Monday’s senate meeting.


Police Beat

Minton: Department needs more officers

Becky DiVerniero - Staff Writer

When a case needs to be solved, Sgt. Phil Minton, investigator for the University Police, is the one to turn to. With a lighthearted smile, Minton’s face hardly shows the stress and pressure from his past 25 years with the department.


Chancellor / Student Development Beat

Freshmen leave for NYC with uncertainty
Red Cross changes policy, accepts only Tri-State volunteers

Kristina Egger - Staff Writer

Ten fall semester Freshmen Seminar students traveling to New York today in an effort to aid victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were still unsure as of Tuesday afternoon where they would be volunteering.


Paul Sherar - Chief Photographer

Senior Kawanna Glenn gets her blood sugar checked at the Watauga County Health Department’s table as part of the health fair Monday.

Multicultural Beat

Annual health fair focuses on diversity

David Forbes - Staff Writer

Snow fell outside Plemmons Student Union Monday as students walked into the Grandfather Mountain Ballroom to visit the booths of the annual Health Fair, which had an added emphasis on diversity this year.

 


Student Government Beat

Anti-tuition hike campaign in works

Sarah Newell - Staff Writer

Members of the Student Government Association (SGA) are planning an “in-your-face campaign” to inform students about a university-spawned $150 tuition increase proposal, said SGA President Xan Harrington.


Paul Sherar - Chief Photographer

Juniors (l-r) BJ Russ and David Rastatter agree there was more uncertainty before Kmart’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, citing rumors and unanswered questions that were cleared up after the retail giant recently made its bankruptcy filing.

Kmart’s recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy creates
concern for student employees

Boone store not expected to close as company rebuilds

Kristin Davis - Special Correspondent

In a waning economy and uncertain job market, Appalachian State University juniors BJ Russ and David Rastatter have an impending reason to be worried. These full-time students and part-time employees of Kmart have felt some—if not a lot—of reservation over the recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by the retail giant late last month.


 


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