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A recent graduate embraces their father after commencement on May 11 on the skywalk bridge.
PHOTO GALLERY: The class of 2024 celebrates new beginnings
Evan Bates, Photojournalist • May 15, 2024

  From 9 a.m. on Friday to 7 p.m. on May 10 and 11, more than 4,100 students walked across the stage in the Holmes Convocation Center to receive their diplomas, and put a bow on the 2023-24 academic year for App State.  Partly cloudy skies and cool breezes complimented the sea of black caps and gowns channeling into Rivers Street as each commencement...

Water damage occurs in Wey Hall
May 8, 2024

Following the heavy rain and localized flooding Monday night, Wey Hall received water damage in multiple locations, causing ceiling tiles and...

PEAK teaches students college survival
May 7, 2024

There is a resource on campus that wants to help students achieve Personal Excellence through Academic Knowledge.  PEAK is a resource offered...

App State welcomes new sorority
May 1, 2024

A National Pan-Hellenic Council Sorority was chartered on App State’s campus in April, becoming the fourth historically Black sorority and...

Meet the people who make commencement happen
May 1, 2024

Thousands of students will wake up on the mornings of May 10 and 11 and prepare to take their final steps as App State students. There are many...

App State parts ways with softball coach Hoerner

May 5, 2024

Embark on a new journey with the latest addition to our school's extracurricular scene: the whitewater club. Founded by freshman Sam Rindal this semester,...

May 2, 2024

App State traveled to Shelby on Tuesday to take on No. 13 Wake Forest. The Mountaineers lost a close game 10-9.  The Black and Gold started the game...

April 30, 2024

Senior outfielder Kayt Houston is a few weeks away from wrapping up a historic App State softball career.  Houston has earned numerous awards for her...

April 30, 2024

App State baseball isn’t the most well-known sport on campus; it doesn’t have the illustrious history of the football program or the recent success...

Thomas Talks Games: ‘Outer Wilds’

May 3, 2024

College graduation is often a pivotal point in the lives of the graduates. It marks the beginning of adult life for people who have spent the last decade...

May 1, 2024

Four close friends gained more success than they expected when they started their band about two months ago. Since February, the local band Sweet‘n’Creek...

April 30, 2024

The Boone Boomerang: a phenomenon reserved for a quaint mountain town in the top west corner of North Carolina, during which those who have graduated from...

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