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Jonathan Williams | The Appalachian
Appalachian State University is looking into the Quality Inn, located on the corner of Blowing Rock Road and Hwy. 105, for housing of students during residence hall remodeling. |
ASU to buy Quality Inn
by Justin Boulmay
Senior Staff Writer
In an effort to help alleviate student housing, Appalachian State University is in the process of buying the Quality Inn Appalachian Conference Center, university officials said.
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Jonathan Williams | The Appalachian
SGA presidential candidate Jud Watkins addresses the crowd as Benjamin "Rico" Diaz listens during the Tuesday debates. |
Candidates push platforms in SGA debates
by Justin Boulmay
Senior Staff Writer
The three Student Government Association presidential candidates focused on who they were Tuesday night during a debate in Plemmons Student Union.
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Atlanta shooting victim a former ASU student
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by Heather Sanders
Staff Writer
A former Appalachian State University student was a victim of the Atlanta courthouse shootings March 12.
A U.S. customs agent living in Atlanta, 40-year-old David G. Wilhelm was found shot to death in his home.
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SGA appoints judicial chair after controversy
by Anna Oakes
Senior Staff Writer
by Jennifer Schneider
Staff Writer
The Student Government Association unanimously selected former Director of Student Affairs Matthew D. Whisenant as chair of the Judicial Board late Tuesday night when the SGA Senate met after the 2005-06 president and vice presidential debates.
The appointment came two weeks after senators unanimously voted not to approve another nominee, junior criminal justice major Jamie V. Roseborough.
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New library invites students to name room
by Jennifer Schneider
Staff Writer
Blue Ridge Ballroom, Calloway Peak Room, Linville Falls Room and The Summit Trail Solarium are all located in Plemmons Student Union, but who is responsible for naming rooms on campus?
For one room in the new Carol Grotnes Belk Library & Information Commons, the answer is students.
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Exchange student captures luck of Irish on St. Patrick's Day
by Clair Baxter
Staff Writer
If you keep your eyes open and have a touch of the luck of the Irish on a day like today, you might catch a glimpse of Appalachian State University’s own Irishman.
Junior Stephen C. McDowell, an exchange student from the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland, has been living on Appalachian’s campus since August.
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Jonathan Williams | The Appalachian
Freshman English major Kristen E. Street and freshman psychology major Elizabeth A. Goodnight paint the living room at The Sleeping Place/Hospitality House as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Challenge in February. |
Service connects students at Hospitality House
by Kyle Conrad
Staff Writer
It was 5:30 p.m. and time for dinner at the Hospitality House of Boone. Student volunteers rushed about the small kitchen stirring soups, buttering bread and transferring foods from the microwave ovens.
The guests, or clients, of the Hospitality House had congregated outside, making room for the volunteers to prepare the meal.
Some volunteers stood with them, exchanging stories. The guests told the students about their children, their spouses, their downfalls and their aspirations.
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Gas leak hinders Hardin Street
by Justin Boulmay
Senior Staff Writer
A gas line that services The Outdoorsman Two burst Monday on Hardin Street. The Boone Fire Department blocked off the area until the problem was fixed.
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March for March unites residents
by Millie Tolleson
Staff Writer
The Council for the Rejuvenation of March presents the First Annual March for March Saturday in downtown Boone.
The March for March is a parade celebrating the residents of Boone and the month of March.
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