Thursday July 17, 2003 Online Since 1996 Vol. 77 No. 53

The Appalachian | Opinion
Our Perspective... Students feel pinch of too many expenses
      As budget cuts and spending freezes threaten the educational system in North Carolina, Appalachian State University seems content in finding alternate funding methods.
    Namely, these methods are called students.
    Students witness firsthand the effects of the economic downturn, as prices rise on nearly everything students consume, and even some things they never see.
    According to the Office of Student Account’s Web site, estimated cost of full-time attendance for undergraduates in 2003-04 includes an athletic fee of $168, student activity fee of $158.25, retirement of debt for $170, technology fee of $56, Health Services fee of $92.50, book rental fee of $64, transportation fee of $20.25 and 50 cents to Student Government Association.
Big East void may cause trickle-down effect

COMMENTARY

Josh Brown
Chief Photographer
   Since the defection of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and the University of Miami from the Big East Conference to the Atlantic Coast Conference on June 30, many rumors have been circulating as to what will happen next.
    Some people believe that the ACC will re-invite Syracuse University or Boston College while others think that a school in the Carolinas, such as Eastern Carolina University, will be absorbed.
    Unless the National Collegiate Athletic Association declares that the conference’s 11 schools are enough to contend for a national championship in football, there is little question that another school will become the 12th member of the ACC.
Local restaurants serve good time, good food

COMMENTARY

Leslie Rasimas
Staff Writer
    After three years of wining and dining in the High Country, I have concluded that there are few good places to eat here.
    I do not mean every joint in town is terrible; I just cannot afford to waste money on any more meals that must be followed with Mylanta or Tums for dessert.
    Some places are great if you do not mind rude service, greasy food and 60-year-old smokers breathing down your neck while you play a game of pool, but I prefer bartenders who don’t give me dirty looks when I ask for a clean glass.
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