Jan. 28, 2003 Online Since 1996 Vol 77 No. 28
Our Perspective . . . Even ASU officals are not above the law
 20-year university strong arm removed
   With a policy that punished students for unpaid bills to New River Light and Power Company by placing a flag on their account, Appalachian State University administrators assumed a role of control they simply do not have.
   They assumed the law, namely the Constitution of the United States, didn’t apply to them.
   Perhaps Appalachian administrators were unaware the deprivation of property, and student accounts, is against the 14th amendment of the constitution.
Students’ integrity magnifies campus safety

COMMENTARY

Philip D. Brown
Police Beat
   My position as the police beat writer here at The Appalachian has afforded me some insight into crime here on the Appalachian State University campus. In all sincerity, I feel this student body deserves to be commended for its adult conduct. When I analyze my position and duties at this paper, I’m reminded of the commercials for Maytag appliances, which portray two very bored repairmen complaining there is no work for them.
   I receive a daily media log from the Appalachian State police, which records every incident that warrants a written report from the department.
Trying to stay on campus next year, good luck

COMMENTARY

Stephanie Marshall
Entertainment Beat
   Want to live in the dorms next year? Good luck with that!
   Here at Appalachian State University, instead of doing something productive, like building new dorms, housing has now decided to kick students off campus, forcing them to pay higher rent for apartments in the town of Boone.
   If you are confused and have no idea what I’m talking about, then you are a little behind in Appalachian news; let me enlighten you.

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