| Mountaineers shock Paladins |
Josh
Dernosek
Sports Beat |
Josh Brown | Chief PhotographerBlack Saturday fans escort the
south-side goal post to a short dip in Duck Pond on its was
to Sanford Mall Saturday after Appalachian’s last second
victory over Furman. Fans rushed the feild after defensive back
Derrick Black returned the interception that gave ASU the win.
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With 7.4 seconds left on the clock,
Furman University quarterback Billy Napier found receiver Bear Rinehart
on a 12-yard touchdown pass to give the Paladins (4-2, 2-1 SoCon)
a 15-14 lead and what looked to be a huge victory in Boone.
As the crowd at Kidd Brewer Stadium went from
hysterical to dead silent within seconds, “Black Saturday”
looked like it was not to be favorable for Appalachian State University.
Then it happened.
With no ability to foresee the following events,
Furman set up to try for a two-point conversion. Napier connected
with Mountaineer junior defensive end Josh Jeffries on a 2-yard
interception, and Jeffries took off to run the length of the field.
Twenty yards into his sprint Jeffries turned and pitched the ball
to junior defensive back Derrick Black, who knew exactly what to
do with the ball once it was in his hands.
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| Large classes plague campus departments |
Jennifer
Brannock
Faculty Senate Beat |
Faculty members at
Appalachian State University breathed a momentary sigh of relief
at the smaller than expected budget cuts approved by the North Carolina
legislature last month, but in the aftermath of those cuts many
departments are still scrambling to make ends meet and accommodate
the growing number of students.
As Appalachian continues to grow and accept more
students each year to meet state requirements, hiring remains at
a near standstill for many full-time faculty positions across the
campus.
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| Students can study Appalachian
culture |
Andy
Ferguson
Academic Affairs Beat |
Involving faculty from
14 departments across Appalachian State University, the Center for
Appalachian Studies offers students a chance to examine the region
and culture of the Appalachian mountains on a scholarly level.
The Appalachian Studies Program was inspired
by the work of Cratis Williams, a former dean of the graduate school
at Appalachian, said Dr. Patricia D. Beaver, director of the Center
for Appalachian Studies.
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Summit promises job opportunities
Summit highlight to be ‘Sell Your Idea
in 30 Seconds’ |
Carrie
Baker
Chancellor/ Student Development Beat |
The Walker College
of Business will hold its first Entrepreneur Summit Oct. 24. The
summit will host over 40 successful entrepreneurs from Boone and
the surrounding areas.
Bryan C. Toney, instructor in the Department
of Management, said he hopes students will gain not only an understanding
of what entrepreneurship is about but job opportunities as well.
“The purpose is to learn what it’s
like to own your own business,” Toney said.
The highlight of the summit will be a “Sell
Your Idea in 90 Seconds” contest. Students will be given the
chance to present an original business idea in front of a panel
of successful entrepreneurs. The panel will select six finalists
who will attend a dinner with the entrepreneurs later in the evening.
The finalist will then present their ideas again and a winner will
be chosen to receive $200.
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| RDs arrive diverse, share common
goals |
Hugh
Kellenberger
CRSA / Housing Beat |
While the resident
directors of each of Appalachian State University’s 18 residence
halls share the fact that they are all graduate students, the similarities
often end there.
Take the cases of Erin A. Reich, Leah K. Mullins
and Ben A. Bonnet, the RDs of White, Belk and Cone Residence Halls
respectively.
Reich, a graduate student in counseling from Roanoke,
Va., said she chose to be a RD because she loved her housing experience
as an undergraduate.
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| Fire Prevention Week offers remembrance
of fire safety |
Allie Woods
Staff Writer |
Imagine Boone on Oct.
9, 1871.
Traffic and parking were not a problem, the parkway
was nonexistent and the leaves were probably even more beautiful.
Now, imagine Chicago, Ill., the same day.
It was probably ordinary, and no one had any idea
what was in store for the night.
The story goes that a milk cow kicked over a lantern,
which started what is now known as the great Chicago fire.
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