| Students rally, take
stand for peace |
Adam Bennett
Editor-in Chief
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Adam Bennett | The AppalachianRally leader and applied physics
master’s candidate Matthew P. Lawson (holding flag) opened
the rally for peace in front of the Centennial statue on Sanford
Mall March 5. Students, faculty and staff gathered as part of
the national moratorium to stop the war.
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Carrying signs that
read “Peace Now,” “Thou shall not kill” and
“No war in Iraq,” over 150 students gathered on Sanford
Mall March 5 to protest a possible war in Iraq.
The event, sponsored by High Country Students
for Peace and Justice (HCSPJ), was scheduled as part of the national
moratorium to stop the war.
Students from colleges, universities and high
schools across the nation left classes and other activities to show
support for peace.
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| Student Senate votes
against war on Iraq |
David Forbes
SGA Beat
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Josh Brown | Chief PhotographerMembers of HCSPJ attended Tuesday
evening’s SGA meeting to show support of an SGA bill approving
actions of the United Nations.
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The Student Government
Association passed a bill Tuesday night calling on the United States
to work with the United Nations (U.N.) on the Iraq conflict.
The bill, which passed 23-17-3, supports the United
States government working with the U.N. Security Council on inspections,
rather than invading Iraq. Copies of the bill will be forwarded
to state and national representatives.
“By acting outside of the U.N., the United
States is acting outside of international law,” off-campus
senator Stephen F. Barker, the author of the bill, said. “We,
the [United States], should lead by example in the international
community and not rewrite the rules.”
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| Draft looms in minds
of Appalachian students |
Jusitn Boulmay
Multicultural Beat
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The subject
never seems to come up during the news, but ever since President
George W. Bush began announcing his intentions to disarm Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein with or without the backing of a United Nations (U.N.)
resolution, the prospect of a new war raised a decades-old question
among students.
Will there be another draft?
The last time the military draft was instituted
by Congress was during the Vietnam War. In 1973, President Richard
Nixon abolished it.
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| University Police undergo
staff changes |
Philip D. Brown
Police Beat
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The staff
of the Appalachian State University Police underwent some retooling
over the past few weeks as officers received promotions that filled
one lieutenant and three sergeant positions.
“We had one lieutenant leave to join the
department of Watauga County Sheriff Mark Shook,” University
Police Chief Gunther Doerr said. “We also had a sergeant leave
for the same reason, and we had a sergeant that moved back to his
hometown in eastern North Carolina with his family.”
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| Internet-based Gerontology
graduate certificate available fall 2003 |
Sam Calhoun
Academic Affairs Beat
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By 2020,
87 percent of North Carolina counties will have more than 16 percent
of their population over the age of 65. This explosive growth of
the older population will affect, directly or indirectly, nearly
every career that Appalachian State University students pursue,
thus the university is preparing likewise, according to Appalachian
State’s gerontology Web site.
An Internet-based graduate certificate in gerontology/assisted
living facility administration will be offered at Appalachian State
University beginning fall 2003.
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| SATA supports athletic
training |
Jessica Sellers
Clubs | Organizations Beat
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Through
the athletic training major offered by the department of health,
leisure and exercise science (HLES) and through the Student Athletic
Training Association (SATA), Appalachian State University students
learn to become future athletic trainers.
The purpose of the athletic training major is
“to prepare qualified athletic trainers for employment in public
schools, junior colleges, four year institutions and professional
programs,” according to the HLES Web site.
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