Students march on capitol
in support of tuition freeze
20 Appalachian students traveled to Raleigh
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David
Forbes
SGA Beat |
Jacque Lenz | The AppalachianBOG member and 2001-02 Chair Benjamin
S. Ruffin speaks in Raleigh Tuesday as students from all 16 UNC
system schools look on. ASG organized the Students’ Day at
the Capitol rally primarily in support of a tuition freeze for
2003-2004 proposed by the UNC system BOG.
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About 500 students
from across the state gathered at the capital Tuesday to rally and
lobby legislators in support of a tuition freeze and other student
issues.
The Association of Student Governments (ASG) organized
the Students’ Day at the Capitol rally primarily in support
of a tuition freeze for 2003-2004 proposed by the University of
North Carolina system Board of Governors (BOG).
The central event was a rally on the front lawn
of the state Capitol.
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| Admin building gets
facelift, addition |
Carrie Baker
Business Affairs Beat
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Jacque Lenz | The AppalachianJunior music education major Wendi
A. Barber from Weddington studies Wednesday on the rear entrance
steps of B.B. Dougherty.
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B.B. Dougherty Administration
Building construction perseveres, despite seasonal setbacks.
W. Kelly Ingram, of the design and construction
staff, said only the outside work on the administration building
has been affected by recent inclement weather.
“The interior work is going fine,” Ingram
said.
The administration building houses the Graduate
Studies and Research offices, Business Affairs offices, Design and
Construction offices, Student Development offices and the chancellor’s
office.
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Supreme Court to rule
on U of Michigan case
Admissions policy goes under national scrutiny
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Jusitn Boulmay
Multicultural Beat
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The controversial
issue of affirmative action is rearing its head once again, this
time involving the admissions program of the University of Michigan.
Three white students sued the school after they
were denied from entering the university. They claimed they were
rejected because the school’s admissions program favors minority
students over those in the majority.
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| Freshman program again
chosen for excellence |
Sam Calhoun
Academic Affairs Beat
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Appalachian
State University has been selected as an Institution of Excellence
in the First College Year by the Policy Center on the First Year
of College, which is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and The
Atlantic Philanthropies.
This award’s process will result in the publication
of a book tentatively titled “Portraits of First-Year Excellence
in American Colleges and Universities.”
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| Sheriff: Student’s
death ‘suspicious’ |
Philip D. Brown
Police Beat
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The Appalachian
State University community lost one of its own when Michael J. Curry
was found dead in Wilkes County Jan. 21.
Curry was a 22-year-old Watauga County native
who attended Appalachian, where his father, Mark Curry, graduated
and his mother, Barbara M. Cox, is currently employed at Belk Library.
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| Linux Users Group offers
students support, gears up to teach system |
Jessica Sellers
Clubs | Organizations Beat
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The
Appalachian State University Linux Users Group is a new club whose
primary purpose is to invite the public to learn about Linux.
Most students and professors at Appalachian are
accustomed to using the Windows operating system on their computers.
Many do not know about this other option.
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