| Freshman class holds highest minority
numbers, still small |
April Klaassen
Staff Writer
Multicultural Beat
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| The incoming freshman
class holds the highest percentage of minority students to enter
Appalachian State University, carrying hopes of increasing diversity.
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| Housing problems for many |
Josh Brown | Chief Photographer |
| Jeff MacBeth, a junior move-in day
volunteer, helps freshmen move into Eggers Hall on Saturday.
Freshmen moved into residence halls Friday and Saturday while
upperclassmen arrived and unpacked Sunday. |
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The Department
of Housing and Residence Life’s greatest challenge this year
has been to find spaces for all students, including 2,375 freshmen.
In total, 212 students were told they could not
be housed for this year, which “was very difficult to do,”
said Director of Housing and Residence Life Rick Geis.
Forty students are currently considered overflow,
according to Geis. They are being housed in the Belk and Frank Residence
Hall lobbies, as well as Bowie Hall’s first
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Hugh Kellenberger
Staff Writer
CRSA / Housing Beat |
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| Rivers Street Deck open to public |
Paul Sherar | The Appalachian |
| The Rivers Street Parking Deck is
now open to faculty and students after a two-month delay in
completion. |
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The Rivers Street Parking
Deck opened for use last week, allowing permit holders to facilitate
the new structure after a two-month delay in completion.
Originally anticipated to be finished in June,
the deck was delayed due to a lack of coordination between the construction
companies, which resulted in a dearth of manpower. According to
Jane Helm, vice chancellor for business affairs, “Progress on the
deck got a little behind this summer because they were often under-manned.”
The deck is located between the CAP Science Building
and Kerr Scott Hall. Despite the delay
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Chris Bohle
Senior Staff Writer
Business Affairs Beat |
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| SGA cabinet readies to tackle range
of issues |
David Forbes
Staff Writer
SGA beat |
| The Cabinet of the
Student Government Association arrived back at Appalachian State
University early last week to begin work and research on issues
ranging from the Student Discount Card to coping with state budget
cuts.
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| Elite Dancers seek members |
Jana Nordstrand
Staff Writer
Clubs/Organizations Beat |
The Black and Gold
Elite Dance Team is optimistic for the upcoming season.
With the team down to six dancers, their first
goal is to achieve a team of roughly 25 members.
Dedication, discipline and determination are among
the traits each dancer must have in order to keep up with the rigorous
practices. Rehearsals are scheduled four times a week in the Quinn
Recreation Center. Such a schedule is necessary in order to accomplish
the team’s main goal of competing regionally and nationally.
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| Campus Pipeline takes on new name,
look |
Andy Ferguson
Staff Writer
Academic Affairs Beat |
Appalachian State University’s
Campus Pipeline system received an upgrade to a new, more efficient
system called AppalNET late this summer.
The AppalNET upgrade provides a system with increased
capabilities for both students and faculty, said Steve Breiner,
associate director of Information Technology Services (ITS).
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