| Bosnian refugee finds solace, remembers
violent past |
April Klaassen
Staff Writer
Multicultural Beat |
Josh Brown | Chief Photographer
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As his family’s
car moved through the war-stricken streets of Bosnia, 8-year-old
Teo Vasilj peered through the car window. He stared, fascinated
and afraid, at the barricaded streets and the soldiers who stood
beside them, guns in hand.
Each time the authorities stopped the car, the
Vasilj family froze, hoping they would eventually make it across
the border to safety in Croatia.
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| ASU bricks, mortar fill life void
for Robbins |
Chris Bohle
Senior Staff Writer
Business Affairs Beat |
Jacque Lenz | The Appalachian
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Dr. Clyde D. Robbins,
director of Design and Construction at Appalachian State University,
thrives on pressure. It is a good thing, since he must deal with
it every day he walks in the office.
“Whenever I am away from my job, I miss the pressure,”
said Robbins. “I love my work—it is my life.”
Robbins was not exactly a top-notch student during
his childhood in upstate New York and had no career goals to speak
of throughout his years in high school. Due to the lack of laws
governing when a child could start school, however, Robbins managed
to graduate high school when he was only 15.
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| Senate inaugurates year |
David Forbes
Staff Writer
SGA Beat |
Senate inaugurates yearThe Student Government
Association senate raised issues concerning those discussed over
the summer by the Appalachian State University Board of Trustees
during its first meeting Tuesday night.
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Housing positions open
Open RA positions said to be filled by December |
Hugh Kellenberger
Staff Writer
CRSA / Housing Beat |
Jacque Lenz | The Appalachian
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The Department of Housing and Residence
Life is currently seeking to fill four available resident assistant
(RA) positions.
The positions, available in Doughton, Gardner, Coltrane and Eggers
residence halls, have been open since the beginning of the academic
year.
Rick L. Geis, director of Housing and Residence
Life, said while the department has interviewed applicants, it is
not going to hire in haste.
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| Fostering campus leadership |
Jana Nordstrand
Staff Writer
Clubs / Organizations Beat |
Several programs and
conferences hosted by Appalachian State University make this campus
a learning lab for leadership development.
Programs such as Emerging Leaders are specifically
targeted toward first-semester freshmen in order to pose questions
about strengths and limitations and how to become successful students.
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| Learning through service |
Carrie Baker
Senior Staff Writer
Chancellor/ Student Development Beat |
Josh Brown | Chief Photographer
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The number of students involved
in community service through the Appalachian State University Service
Learning Programs doubled during the 2001-02 academic year to include
more than 1,000 through 39 classes, said Shari L. Galiardi, coordinator
of the programs.
Service Learning is a division of Appalachian
and the Community Together (A.C.T.).
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