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| Construction projects
near completion, move ahead of schedule |
Hugh Kellenberger
Editor-in-Chief
Several construction projects near completion on the Appalachian
State University Campus as the Library & Information Commons
races ahead of schedule, Director of Design & Construction Dr.
Clyde D. Robbins said.
The Student Union Solarium, the subject of many delays since the
beginning of the project, is finally within three weeks of completion.
“We’re so close. They finished putting in the coatings
on the floor. The landscaping is about all that we got left in there,”
Robbins said.
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Silver to discuss his award-winning
book
Part of An Appalachian Summer Festival |
David Brewer
Staff Writer
Dr. Timothy H. Silver, long-time professor at ASU and award winning
author, will be discussing his book “Mount Mitchell: An Environmental
History of the East’s Highest Mountain,” as a part of
the Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Lecture series.
The lecture will take place Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the Broyhill
Inn and Conference Center. The event is part of An Appalachian Summer
Festival and admission is free to the public.
Silver, an avid backpacker, camper, and fisherman, compiled his
research from over eight years of study focusing on Mt. Mitchell
and the roughly 15-mile long Black Mountain Range in southwestern
North Carolina.
He is a professor of Environmental History as well as History of
our National Parks. He is currently in his 20th year of teaching
at Appalachian State University.
The book was published by the University of North Carolina press
and has earned the Ragan Old North State Award for best work of
non-fiction for a North Carolina writer. Silver was also awarded
the 2004 Phillip D. Reed Memorial Award from the Southern Environmental
Law Center.
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| Friedman takes over Freshman Seminar |
Hugh Kellenberger
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Daniel B. Friedman has been selected as the interim director
of Freshman Seminar. He takes over the position recently vacated
by Rennie W. Brantz.
“I am very pleased and honored to be thought of for this capacity,”
Friedman said.
Friedman has been director of Appalachian State University’s
Summer Preview Program for the past four years. He will continue
in both posts.
Friedman has already given thought to applying for the permanent
position.
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| 2004 Mountaineer Hall Class announced |
Jason Kirby
Staff Writer
The Appalachian State University Athletic Hall of Fame is one of
the most elite groups a person can be a part of. There is no monetary
fee someone can pay to get in, no connection they can have to gain
access. The only way to get a spot alongside the greatest is to
be great yourself. On Saturday, Sept. 11 the greatest coaches and
players in Appalachian State’s history will make room for
five more of its brothers and sisters.
Among the five new Hall of Fame inductees is Linda Robinson who
coached ASU’s woman’s basketball to school record 236
victories, four Southern Conference regular- season titles, and
five SoCon Tournament crowns. Another inductee is Mark Schwartz
who was a two-time SoCon men’s soccer Player of the Year and
all-time assists leader at Appalachian. Then there are three football
players: Clayton Deskins, Bobby Russell, and Mat Stevens.
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