Police respond to break-in
at Welborn, register, chairs broken
Non-student charged with misdemeanor
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Philip D. Brown
Police Beat
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 The
Appalachian State University Police responded to a breaking and
entering call at Welborn Cafeteria Monday, apprehending one suspect
while another managed to flee the scene.
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SGA presidential election
on horizon
Incumbant may consider running for second term |
David Forbes
SGA Beat
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The deadline
is fast approaching for the Student Government Association (SGA)
presidential and vice presidential nominations.
Nominations are due tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the
SGA office. Nominees for either of the positions must have a 2.25
GPA and 65 hours of credit by the end of this semester. No previous
SGA experience is required to run for either office. Elections start
March 17.
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| Polar Plungers dive
into Duck Pond today |
Philip D. Brown
Police Beat
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File PhotoParticipants in last year’s
Polar Plunge dive into ice-cold water in front of a record crowd
due to filming of MTV’s “Road Rules,” Campus Crawl.
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The “Polar Plunge,”
sponsored in part by the University Police, is set to take place
today. The event, which features people jumping into the ice-cold
waters of the duck pond in February, is a fundraiser to benefit
the Special Olympics of Watauga County.
“We’ve had the event five years, and
this will be my fourth year jumping,” University Police Chief
Gunther E. Doerr said. “It doesn’t really matter what
the weather is; the water is always cold.”
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| Film series gears up
for Women’s History Month |
Jusitn Boulmay
Multicultural Beat
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Jacque Lenz | The AppalachianDr. Sandie Gravett, associate
professor in the department of philosophy and religion, helped
form the Women’s Reality Film Series.
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March is Women’s
History Month, and the Women’s Studies Program at Appalachian
State University will be celebrating that history with the Women’s
Reality Film Series.
The series takes place every Monday starting Feb.
24 and will continue throughout March, excluding Spring Break.
Dr. Sandie Gravett, associate professor in the
department of philosophy and religion, was formerly the director
of the Women’s Studies program and a part of the committee
that decided to do a film series for women’s history.
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| Wells: Students who
study abroad take risks |
Grayson Mendenhall
Chancellor | Student Development Beat
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Most students
who are interested in studying abroad are risk takers, said Assistant
Program Director of the International Student Exchange and Study
Abroad Program Nancy W. Wells.
“You have to be able to deal with a high
level of uncertainty,” Wells said.
Uncertainty is just one worry among many that
students must cope with when studying abroad. However, most students
usually have a motivation that helps them overcome their fears.
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