SGA candidates debate
campus issues
Effectiveness of SGA, diversity key issues
at debate |
David Forbes
SGA Beat
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Peter Larkins | The AppalachianStudent Government Association
presidential candidates Patrick G. Cash (l) and Rachel A. Johnson
during a Tuesday evening’s election debate.
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Issues such as Student
Government Association effectiveness and diversity on campus marked
the debate between SGA presidential and vice presidential hopefuls
Tuesday evening.
Candidates Patrick G. Cash and H. Dustin Bayard
on one ticket and Rachel A. Johnson and Lauren N. Linville on the
other answered questions from a panel made up of representatives
from the Black Student Association, The Appalachian, campus American
Civil Liberties Union and the Greek community, as well as the audience.
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| University updates crisis
response plan |
Carrie Baker
Senior Staff Writer
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Appalachian
State University’s over one-year-old Emergency Response Plan
may be getting an update in concurrence with President George W.
Bush’s Homeland Security Act.
The plan now includes instructions for such disasters
as severe weather, medical and personal injury, utility problems,
bomb threats, criminal behavior, crisis intervention, fires and
hazardous materials.
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| CIA looks to grant for
rape education |
Grayson Mendenhall
Chancellor | Student Development Beat
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The Committee
for Integrity at Appalachian (CIA) applied today for a federal grant
to acquire funding for programs concerning rape on college campuses
in the United States.
If awarded, the grant will come from the U.S. Department of Education.
The CIA hopes to use the funding to educate people
about the current problem of rape on college campuses and to find
ways to reduce the number of rapes on campuses nationwide.
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| Sexual assault awareness
week begins Monday |
Jessica Sellers
Staff Writer
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Members
of several clubs and organizations at Appalachian State University
combine their efforts for a Sexual Assault Awareness Week beginning
Monday.
The week begins with the Stick Together Program,
sponsored by the Counseling Center.
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| Event raises awareness,
celebrates diversity |
Jusitn Boulmay
Multicultural Beat
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Appalachian
State University’s second annual Diversity Celebration aims
to raise awareness for different lifestyles.
For five-and-a-half hours Tuesday, April 8, students
can participate in the event, which will be held throughout W.H.
Plemmons Student Union.
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| Peace Corps honors Appalachian
students |
Sam Calhoun
Academic Affairs Beat
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Peace
Corps applicants, nominees and invitees met Monday evening in Edwin
Duncan Hall to be honored and recognized for their future service
in the Peace Corps.
The ceremony honored 17 Appalachian State University
seniors and alumni who have been accepted into the Peace Corps in
2003, as well as nominees from other schools in western North Carolina.
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| Casino Night to raise
money for charities |
Katrina Walker
Greeks Beat
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Students
can try their hand at Las Vegas-style games without losing money
at Alpha Delta Pi and Kappa Alpha’s annual Casino Night April
4 in the Blue Ridge Ballroom of W.H. Plemmons Student Union.
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| Alpha Phi launches annual
Teddy Attack |
Katrina Walker
Greeks Beat
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Alpha
Phi sorority began their annual Teddy Attack this week. Teddy Attack
stands for Alpha Phi’s Turn Towards Achieving Community Kindness.
This is the sorority’s chance to contribute to their philanthropy
by committing a full week to service projects in the community.
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