Obama elected 44th president

After an extensive period of campaigning, the presidential election has been decided by voters: Barack Obama will become the nation’s 44th president.
Currently, Obama has 349 electoral votes compared to John McCain’s 162. North Carolina and Missouri are still undecided, however, leaving 27 electoral votes to still award.
Obama said during his victory speech, “If there is [...]

Campus Master Plan meetings continue

The first session of the university’s Campus Master Plan meeting was held today in Plemmons Student Union. A new, 10-year plan is being developed to address campus growth and the academic mission of the university.
The plan also deals with specific issues such as academic building space, student housing, parking and transportation and campus green space. [...]

Last day to register to vote nears

Friday, Oct. 10 is the last day to register to vote for the general election in North Carolina.
First time registers and those wishing to change their address to a local Watauga County address can stop by the Democratic headquarters located on Straight Street or the Republic headquarters on Meadowview Drive. Along with the two headquarter [...]

Obama widens lead in national poll

A new national poll shows that Sen. Barack Obama widen his lead over Sen. John McCain for the race to become to 44th president, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Monday.
Obama currently has 53 percent of voters saying they will likely support him for president, and McCain currently has 45 percent of voters [...]

$700 million bailout plan fails

The stock market took a downward spiral after news of the House of Representatives failed to pass the $700 billion bailout proposal intended to stabilize the American economic crisis.
The House voted 228 to 205 defeating the proposal with fewer Republican votes than expected. The 205 representatives consisted of 95 Democrats and 133 Republicans.
After the measure [...]

Blood drive breaks record

Students at Appalachian State University successfully held the largest student blood drive in the state. After setting a goal of 1000 pints of donated blood, the American Red Cross collected a total of 1060 pints during Thursday’s event.
Appalachian and the Community Together teamed up with the American Red Cross to sponsor the event. Thursday’s 1060 [...]

Olympic controversy continues one month later

Following the controversy surrounding the age of members of China’s gold medal winning gymnastics team at the 2008 Bejing Olympic games, the International Olympic Committee is still investigating concerns.
Olympic rules state that gymnasts must at least turn 16 years old during the year of the Olympic games.  Eyebrows were raised when reports surfaced regarding the [...]

Four killed, thousands ill from tainted dairy products

Four babies in China have died and over 52,000 babies have been reported ill after drinking dairy products tainted with melamine. Melamine, a chemical commonly used in wood adhesives and flame retardants, can cause kidney stones, eye and skin irritations. However, some dairy plants in China add traces of the chemical to milk products in [...]

Appalachian prepares for state’s largest student blood drive

On Sept. 25, Appalachian State University students will attempt to hold the largest student blood drive in the state. As part of Homecoming week, Applachian and the Community Together and the American Red Cross have teamed up attempt to reach a goal of 1000 pints of blood donations.
Students can earn points for their club or organization that [...]

Wall Street experiences financial woes

This has been quite a week for Wall Street.
Lehman Brothers collapsed, Merrill Lynch was bought out by the Bank of America, insurance giant American International Group was rescued by the federal government with a loan of $85 billion, and yesterday, the Dow dropped 449 points.
The events have left everyone asking what will come next.
Today, however, [...]