When it comes to decisions and trends, this year was a momentous one for Appalachian State University. The university is no doubt changing at the speed of light.
    Here’s a look at how decisions made this year at Appalachian may affect students in the future:

Athletic fee increase
    The approval of the athletic fee increase is, admittedly, great for athletics. While it’s positive that Appalachian is growing into a modern and well-equipped varsity athletics program, let’s just hope there aren’t any emergencies in the other student areas, such as technology, which are now skating on thin ice due to the rerouting of an annual 5 percent student fee increase.
    If the athletic fee situation is any indicator, there are serious questions that will need to be answered in the future about where the administration’s priorities lie, especially in a time of crisis.