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PEACOCK STEPS DOWN

Chancellor Kenneth Peacock announced his decision to step down as chancellor Thursday. Peacock said he will stay in his current position until a successor is appointed and announced.

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by ANDREW CLAUSENSports Editor

With the recent an-nouncement that Chan-cellor Kenneth Peacock would be stepping down following the appointment of a successor, students and staff found themselves shocked by the news.

And Athletics was no exception.

Athletic Director Char-lie Cobb said that no one embodied the “Appala-chian Spirit better” than the chancellor.

“Dr. Ken Peacock’s an-nouncement that he is

Athletics responds to Peacock stepping down as ‘a shocker’

stepping down as Appa-lachian State University’s chancellor came as a big shock to the entire cam-pus,” Cobb said. “He is committed to Appalachian being its best in all endeav-ors. His leadership will be missed but, thankfully, that will not be immediately.”

Peacock has been very involved with athletics, from attending games to announcing the move from the Southern Conference to the Sun Belt.

Head coach of the foot-ball team Scott Satterfield said he was shocked when he received a phone call

bearing the news. “I said, ‘let me find out,

make a phone call’ and I got on Twitter and saw somebody had put [the news] on there,” Satterfield said. “It was kind of shock-ing. In his nine years here, he’s done an unbelievable job. He’s really grown the university and really sup-ported us athletically. We understand it goes hand-in-hand.”

It’s been a busy year for both Satterfield and Peacock.

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by STEPHANIE SANSOUCY

Senior News Reporter

Chancellor Kenneth Peacock announced Thurs-day that after nine years as chancellor of Appalachian State University, he is step-ping down from his posi-tion.

“The chancellor’s deci-sion was made by him, with his family after thoughtful and considerable personal deliberation,” according to an email from The Board of Trustees of Appalachian.

The chancellor will con-tinue in his current posi-tion until a successor is identified and hired.

During this transition, the Board of Trustees will support the chancellor and his leadership cabinet and will work with the Ap-palachian community and the UNC system to launch a comprehensive search process for the chancellor’s successor.

President of the UNC system Thomas Ross said the search could take until the end of the next aca-demic year, bringing Pea-cock’s term as chancellor to 10 years.

A search committee will be formed within the next couple of weeks, and the search for the next chan-cellor will take place this summer and next fall as well, Ross said.

There will be an open national search, and Ross is confident it will attract a lot of great people, he said.

Ross said he is sad to see Peacock go and that he will be hard to replace.

Peacock on leaving“All good things must

come to an end, you just don’t know when, but they must all come to an end,” Peacock said.

While making the deci-sion to step down, Peacock considered the 10-year plan to expand the univer-sity, the Strategic Plan that has been developed, the SACS accreditation being completed and the fact that it is close to the end of the comprehensive campaign, he said.

With these factors, com-

bined with his personal reasons, Peacock said he realized that “this is prob-ably the time.”

“My son said to me, ‘When is it our turn?’” Peacock said. “This is a job that requires [a lot], it’s all day, every day. There’s no such things as holidays, there’s no such things as vacations.”

But Peacock said he has

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Chancellor Kenneth Peacock came to Appalachian State University in 1983 and was appointed to the position of chancellor in 2004.

by JOSHUA FARMERNews Editor

by CHELSEY FISHERManaging Editor

After Chancellor Kenneth Peacock announced that he would be stepping down upon the appointment of his re-placement, student reactions seemed sad but respectful.

SGA President Jake Cox said that he was sincerely disappointed to hear the news about Peacock stepping down.

“To lose such a great leader and such a great friend is difficult, but I understand and have the deepest respect for his de-cision,” Cox said. “I am sad that we are losing such a great leader and friend. I know that his ultimate happiness is what brings us peace. What speaks volumes to me is that every student has expressed a

Community reacts to Peacock’s decision

sadness but also a sense of pride in this announcement.”

Freshman SGA senator Chris Maples said he hadn’t gotten to know Peacock well, and knew his legacy through what he had heard from others.

“I just hope they can find someone to replace him with as much fortitude,” Maples said.

Mayor of Boone Loretta Clawson worked closely with Peacock concerning students.

“I was surprised when I read that Chancellor Peacock was stepping down,” Clawson said.

Clawson also said she hoped that the community might have some input in

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loved this job and even though his job title and re-sponsibilities will change, he will never leave Appa-lachian.

“I will be here to support Appalachian – to support the new leader – so that’s not going to change,” Pea-cock said. “It just seemed that the more I talked to my family, the more I talk-ed to my spouse, I began to see what’s right.”

Peacock said he is most proud of his impact on stu-dents’ lives and the oppor-tunity to meet incredible young people.

“We’ve built a lot of things, but that’s not what makes Appalachian what it is,” Peacock said. “This campus, I think, has a way of touching the lives of stu-dents. It has reminded me too that we need to slow down sometimes and take time to just show and dem-onstrate the kind caring people that we are. It’s here on this campus, I see it, I’ve felt it and I’ve lived it.”

Peacock said he will miss being on Appalachian’s campus, and his interac-tions with students.

“I will miss the times that students have been up to the house to celebrate special events in their life,” Peacock said.

Whether it was Presi-dent Barack Obama’s first election win, news of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011 or when there were football game victories, Peacock said he is grateful the students shared those memories.

“They came to share that with me too,” Peacock said. “That will be missed, but I’ve got a memory of it.”

Peacock said after a re-placement is found he plans to spend two months without professional re-sponsibilities.

“I want two months that I can sit and read some history books,” Peacock said. “I’m a Thomas Jeffer-son nut. I read for Appala-chian now, I want to read for Ken. I think its time to read for Ken.”

Peacock said he also plans to spend time with his family.

“I do have two won-derful sons who are mar-ried and I have wonderful daughters-in-law, each with a grandchild and a third one on the way, so I want to spend some more time with them,” he said.

Peacock said that al-though he will miss Ap-palachian, he thinks this is the right time to leave.

“It’s the right time that I leave with such wonderful, rich, heartwarming memo-ries, such plans, and you know this place will always have a special place in my heart,” he said.

However, Peacock said he will not be a “lame duck” chancellor.

“There are things to do, there’s work to be done and I plan to get it done and I will work as hard as I can for the advancement of this institution until the new person arrives and they will take over and they will just launch it, I am confident.”

Administration reactionVice Chancellor for Stu-

dent Development Cindy Wallace said that her first thought after the chancel-lor’s announcement was concern.

“I think he is absolutely making the right decision,” Wallace said. “I think be-ing a chancellor in this day and time is a remarkably complex and stressful job and this is his ninth year.”

Wallace said that al-though she is sad, Appala-chian is ready to push on.

“I feel confident in our future and it’s just going to be a really important time of transition, and that’s

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what every campus goes through,” Wallace said. “It’s been nine really good years.”

Wallace believes Appa-lachian will be involved in supporting the search for the next chancellor, and that Peacock will continue to work around the clock for Appalachian.

“I know how much he is respected and quite frank-ly, I think the correct word from my perspective in student development is he is loved by our students, it’s not just respect from the student population – he is loved,” Wallace said.

Associate Vice Chan-cellor for Student Devel-opment Dino DiBernardi said the hallmark of Pea-cock’s leadership has been his focus on the students and his focus on what’s best for Appalachian.

“He gave his all and then some and he will continue to give his all and then some,” DiBernardi said.

Provost and Execu-tive Vice Chancellor Lori Gonzalez said that any decision comes with chal-lenges and uncertainties.

“Our chancellor loves a challenge, and I look forward to seeing how he embraces the new pos-sibilities,” Gonzalez said. “Appalachian has a bright future due to the hard work done by our faculty, staff and students under the leadership of Ken Pea-cock.”

Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs Tony Carey said that Peacock would be re-membered for his connec-tion with both the students and the university.

“[He] will always be re-membered for his close connection to and deep concern for students,” Carey said. “His work on the Campaign for Appala-chian has been tireless and effective, providing a base of resources upon which the university can build in the future.”

the selection of a succes-sor.

Junior political science major Tommy Wrenn said he thinks of Peacock as someone who “walks the talk.”

“It can’t be said enough

that the chancellor cares about his students,” Wrenn said. “In personal conversations, the chan-cellor has always made a point to ask me what’s happening and how things are in the LGBT com-munity. I have always felt and known that he cares and would do anything he could to help meet the needs of all students.”

Peacock has served for nine years at the helm of Appalachian State Uni-versity.

“While we feel sad about losing someone each person feels com-fortable running up to and taking a picture with, we respect this decision and only wish him the great-est of success in his next chapter in life,” Cox said.

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by NOLEN NYCHAYIntern News Reporter

Appalachian and the Community Together is sponsoring “Don’t Throw it Away” May 4-11.

During the eight-day event, students will donate unwanted items. These will be collected from residence halls and sold at the Leg-ends Big Sale in August.

“The purpose of this an-nual event is to divert us-able items from landfills, raise money for energy ef-ficient mini-grants for lo-cal non-profits and support

ACT hosts annual ‘Don’t Throw it Away’ event in residence halls

scholarships for ASU stu-dents,” said Kate Johnson, official event coordinator.

DTIA is a student-run event that aims to reduce the amount of waste the university produces during the post-semester transi-tional phase.

“Last year, we saved 72 tons of waste from enter-ing landfills,” Johnson said.

The efforts of DTIA also benefit the local com-munity with more than $100,000 raised for ener-gy-efficient initiatives of Boone nonprofits since 2001, according to the

event website.Nearly $22,000  was

raised for the Hospitality House and The Children’s Playhouse last year alone.

“The key to the success of this event every year comes from the outstand-ing number of student and faculty volunteers that come out and help,” said Karson Collins, volunteer event coordinator.

Online registration forms for donators and volunteers are available on the event website at act.appstate.edu/dont-throw-it-away.

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Despite poor weather condi-tions, Appalachain State Univer-sity’s Relay for Life event was able to raise money for the American Cancer Society and food cans for the Hospitality House in Boone Friday.

As of press time, the event raised $54,375.95 to be donated toward cancer research. A dona-tion table was also set outside of Trivett Dining Hall to accept any amount of money in any form.

The fundraising walk started with cancer survivors taking the first walk around the field, with those who have helped someone battling cancer joining in the sec-ond lap.

“One guy even gave us $79.71 in coins,” said James Wester, a Colleges Against Cancer member helping at the table.

Other ways to donate to the cause were to purchase Relay for

Appalachian’s Relay for Life battles cancer and hungerLife T-shirts or buy donated food. For those who didn’t have cash, they could go to the donation table, make a donation online and receive Relay for Life monopoly-styled money to use at vendors.

Students were gathered at Duck Pond Field from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day enjoying live entertainment including a drag show pageant, a cappella groups and a disc jockey.

Around 10 p.m., the luminary ceremony began with a silent walk around the field as the lumi-naries lit up the center field and spelt out the words “hope” and “cure.” The ceremony’s purpose is to remember and honor the lives lost to cancer.

Colleges Against Cancer started planning for this event in August to make the proper prepa-rations for a successful Relay for Life.

With winds averaging 30 mph, several pole tents got thrown onto the ground, which was muddy from the rain earlier that evening.

One student, Paul Evans, walked non-stop for hours around the muddied track with a 50-pound military rucksack on his back. Evans, a sophomore general management major, rep-resented the ROTC Scabbard and Blade team in his walk.

“It’s the most I could personally do for Relay for Life,” Evans said. “Hopefully I can inspire others to join me next year.”

Eighty-one teams participated in the event made up of Greek councils, resident halls, campus clubs and groups of friends total-ing 1,411 participants.

Zeta Tau Alpha, with a team of 66 members, raised the great-est amount of donations than any other team in the Relay for Life with a total of $5,811.74.

“Tonight went well even though the weather was less than great,” said Smit Patel, Colleges Against Cancer member. “We hope that next year’s weather will improve and even more participants will come out.”

Sophomore excercise science major John Dwyer performs in the drag show at Relay for Life on Duck Pond Field Friday. Despite the rain, many people showed up to the fundraiser to raise money and awareness for cancer.

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Five years ago, Susan Shearin walked into Ap-palachian State Univer-sity Human Resources and made the decision to tran-sition from her job of 20 years at Bojangles to a job as dishwasher for food services at Appalachian.

Shearin said she loves the students with which she works.

“They come in and I show them everything that would be helpful for them to do and they go right on and do it,” Shearin said.

Dishwasher is pleasant, hardworking and well-likedShe also loves working at

food services. “We have fun here at

work and we kind of joke around a lot and we enjoy each other and everything,” Shearin said. “Overall it’s just a fun place to be and people are so nice. They’re working hard and it’s just a fun atmosphere.”

Shearin said that one day, when she was putting cans in the can crusher, she went to push a can that was stuck through and cut off part of her finger.

Shearin said the injury took about six weeks to heal but that everyone was nice and gave her time to rest and heal at home. She was able to go back to work as normal.

Shearin lives 30 minutes away in Mountain City, Tenn., and drives to Appa-lachian every day for work.

“I don’t mind it, I enjoy the ride,” Shearin said. “I like driving, especially in the mornings when it’s cool and you can turn on your radio and kind of enjoy life.”

In her time off, Shearin said she does a lot of yard and garden work, but she recently had to trade her flowerbeds for potted plants due to her health.

Manager of Sanford Commons Pam Cline said that Shearin is a pleasure to work with.

“She often brightens my day with a smile,” Cline said. “She is always pleasant, hard working, well-liked and respected among other employees. She’s very de-pendable in her attendance and work ethic, always go-ing above and beyond in her job performance.  She is definitely an enjoyable em-ployee whom I feel honored

to work with and supervise.”Cline said the importance

of the dishwasher is often ignored, but it is actually a job with a lot of importance to daily operations.

“She is responsible for keeping the all of the trays, dishes and kitchenware’s clean, she separates com-post and recycling materi-als, she also completes gen-eral housekeeping duties in maintaining the cleanliness of the entire unit,” Cline said.

Shearin said she hopes to stay at Appalachian until she retires.

“I have arthritis and back problems,” Shearin said. “Everybody has been won-derful. They help me in the dish room a lot. The student managers will come in and if they see me getting be-hind they will help me get caught up.”

Susan Shearin has been working with Appalachian Food Services for the past five years.

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by LOVEY COOPERSenior A&E Reporter

The Department of Theatre and Dance will host its fi-nal main stage show of the

year starting Tuesday at the Val-borg Theatre.

Set sometime in the “spring of next year,” Jean Giraudoux’s “The Madwoman of Chaillot” is a sa-tirical fairy tale for adults.

Written during World War II, this comedy explores the issues of fracking, drilling, pipelines and ponzi schemes – timeless issues one would not expect to find in Paris in the 1940s.

“It’s a story that could be told over and over and over again,” said Teresa Lee, professor of the-atre arts and director of the pro-duction.

Lee decided on this play, which marks the end of her 25th year of directing at Appalachian, af-ter participating in it during her undergraduate studies. The play made an impact on her because of the colorful language and charac-ters.

The plot follows a band of merry vagabonds as they combat a group of prospectors hoping to dig for oil under a downtown café and gather space for local misfits. The Madwoman, an eccentric older woman whose outlook on life crosses the line between fan-tasy and reality, leads them.

“It’s interesting to see how she transforms the world,” Lee said.

Lee and the assistant direc-tor, junior theatre performance major Katy Hickling, have made attempts to keep their interpre-tation of the script close to the original intentions of the author.

“It’s ultimately about truth and beauty and love,” Lee said. “I’m sort of idealistic in this way with the idea that beauty and love and art can be our salvation, the salva-tion of humanity.”

‘The Madwoman of Chaillot’ explores environmental issues in a classic setting

Will Allen, a junior theatre arts major who plays the part of the President – one of those try-ing to dig for oil – said that the play’s humor allowed it to show-case many real problems faced by the world today in a less serious setting.

“It’s a really light take on some-thing that we’re dealing with all the time,” Allen said. “It’s an easy way to look through a window of the issues that are on the table right now.”

This echoes the overall senti-ment of the cast.

“It a very interesting take on a serious matter and it’s a goofy performance, and it’s not like

something you’ll usually see around here,” said Emma Hol-land, a senior dance studies and theatre performance major.

Holland and Allen both got in-volved with the show as a part of their performance requirements for their majors.

One aspect that this production boasts over other campus shows is the size of the cast. There are 29 performers, including two live musicians, compared to the usual size of 15.

As the last main-stage show of the year, “Madwoman” presents an interesting mix of first-timers who just got into the program and graduating seniors taking their fi-

nal bows at Appalachian.“Some of us are passing through

and others are passing into the program,” said Victor Rivera, a senior theatre arts major.

Rivera plays the part of the rag-picker. He hopes to pass the skills of the older members onto the newer cast and to leave a legacy of enthusiasm on the program.

“The Madwoman of Chaillot” will be performed Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on April 28 at 2 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $8 for Ap-palachian students. For more in-formation, visit theatre.appstate.edu.

(L-R) Junior theatre performance major Savannah Core, senior theatre performance major Alyssa Maley and senior theatre arts major Emma Holland rehearse for ‘The Madwoman of Chaillot.’ earlier this week. The satirical fairy tale for adults will be showing in Valborg Theatre April 24-27 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance April 28 at 2 p.m.

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by EMMA SPECKMANA&E Reporter

Apparel design and merchandising majors will display their original collections at the Apparel Design and Merchandis-ing Spring Showcase Sat-urday.

The showcases are at 3 and 7 p.m. in the Reich College of Education.

For the showcase, the designs are separated into four categories: gar-ments created in the ap-parel construction class, original designs created in a flat patterning class, collections by senior de-signers and collections by independent designers. The showcase is a huge event for the apparel de-sign and merchandising

Apparel design students prepare for spring showcasemajors.

“I think a lot of people, when they hear ‘fashion major,’ they think it’s like in ‘The Hills,’ and it’s not like that at all,” said junior apparel design and mer-chandising major McK-enzie Welch. “For the se-niors, this showcase is the big event. It’s usually a full house.”

“Some people have ac-tually gone to New York City to get fabric from Mood for the show,” Welch said. Mood is a fabric company that sells prints that have been fea-tured on the reality show Project Runway and is well-known among de-signers.

Welch will show four designs for adults and one she designed for her

12-year-old sister to mod-el at Saturday’s show.

She described her col-lection as “grunge and bo-hemian.”

“Everyone has their own taste and their own look, and that’s what makes it so special,” Welch said.

Students in the visual merchandising class do most of the preparation for the showcase.

“We do everything from the PR to the light-ing,” Welch said. “We do everything you would do in the real world putting on a fashion show.”

The showcase will also include standing exhibits.

Tickets for the show-case cost $5 and there are 250 tickets reserved for each time slot of the showcase.

Junior apparel design and merchandising major Emily Renegar traces out material for the programs Spring Showcase this Saturday at 3 and 7 p.m. in Reich College of Education.

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Art contest asks students what peace looks likeby JAY SALTON

Intern A&E Reporter

The What Does Peace Look Like art contest, sponsored by Amnesty International, closed its doors for submissions April 15 and is currently choosing a winner and two runners-up.

The contest opened as a part of Social Justice Week in March. The Center for Judaic and Holocaust studies and the Department of Art helped with the event. This is the first time this contest has been held at Appalachian State University.

“Instead of having everyone go to film screenings, different actions or speeches, we decided to look at it creatively,” said Christina Fasanel-lo, a freshman anthropology major and vice president of Appalachian’s Amnesty International.

The organizers hope to display the artwork submitted next semes-ter in the Looking Glass gallery in Plemmons Student Union. They then hope to do either a silent auc-tion or have the artists donate their pieces to Amnesty International.

The event has cash prizes for the

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Editor’s Note: The following reflects the opinions of the author.

Based on the novel by Mat-thew Quick, “Silver Linings Playbook” follows the story of Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper), a man recently discharged from a mental hospital after nearly killing his wife’s lover.

The story follows Pat’s drive to reunite with his cheating wife. Along the way he meets a young widow named Tiffany ( Jennifer Lawrence), and his quest slowly begins to change.

The rest of the story is wrapped up in Pat’s somewhat dysfunctional home life as well as his budding relationship with Tiffany.

There are random bursts of sensible humor, but there are also interjections that make next to no sense in the context of the story. The film is highly realistic and somewhat un-orthodox in its presentation of mood disorders.

The depictions of these mood disorders have the potential to be questioned, however. Some of Pat’s or Tiffany’s outbursts seem downright childish, and it could be questioned how men-tally sane they truly are.

Together, the two of them appear to be quite dangerous, as neither of them possesses any real stability. In fact, the most fictional aspect of the story is that the two of them would be-gin a relationship.

This film is definitely not for the lighthearted. It delves deeply into the human psyche and reveals a world that most people would rather not ac-knowledge, especially in regards to the realm of entertainment.

Although the film feels somewhat unrealistic at times, it is daunting to realize that it could just as well be true.

The film is also a little slow-moving, as it takes a good half-hour to establish the story and actually set any action in motion. Though this is by no means meant to be a thriller, even the actual action is some-what slow. It is geared to be more mentally and emotionally provoking.

Despite this, both Cooper and Lawrence give startling performances as Pat and Tif-fany, respectively. Both are very accurate depictions of troubled people and the processes they must go through to heal. The fact that they both can help one another is especially inter-esting, since no other outsider seems to have the ability to do so.

The overall feeling alternates from high to low, fluctuating in time with the emotional re-sponses of the characters.

In this respect, there is never a lack of surprises about what will come next.

Though this film may not be thrilling or even truly enter-taining, it definitely provides a small bit of insight into the otherwise ignored realm of mood disorders and the efforts it requires to overcome them.

“Silver Linings Playbook” will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 30 and will play at I.G. Greer this weekend.

‘Silver Linings Playbook’ is

dry yetinsightful

first, second and third place win-ners. Appalachian and the Com-munity Together, Bangs Shoes and Amnesty International donated the prizes.

“We wanted to show people they can get involved, not just go to events and sit and listen and learn, but they can be a part of it,” said Christina Cushing, an art commit-tee member.

Amnesty International, a human rights organization founded in the 1960s, came to Appalachian last semester. The group sheds light on issues like the death penalty, drone use and human trafficking. There were approximately 10 submissions this year, but the students involved hope to grow next year.

“Art really does move people to act for justice or peace,” said Amanda Moore, a senior global studies major and president and founder of Amnesty International on Appalachian’s campus.

Amnesty International is cur-rently in the process of deciding the winners and will announce their decisions before the end of the semester.

The Peel hosts Art Bash

Junior English major Connor Childers and sophomore manage-ment major Hannah Parker dance at Art Bash on Thursday eve-ning. The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts sponsored the event in collaboration with The Peel Literature and Arts Review to provide students with music, food and prizes.

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CNN reported this week that the Manchin-Toomey amend-ment to extend background checks to gun shows and Internet sales failed to pass in Congress.

This decision comes after most of Congress and the American people said they supported the amendment, according to polls.

Other gun-control amend-ments, such as one that would ban assault weapons, failed by an even

Senate’s failure to pass background check bill is a disgracegreater margin.

CNN polls report that 86 per-cent of Americans favor these kinds of background checks, so how can Congress deny some-thing that 86 percent of Ameri-cans want? There’s absolutely no reason why blocking this amend-ment, which could potentially prevent guns from falling into the hands of criminals, could be a good thing.

According to CNN, President Barack Obama said, “All in in all, this was a pretty shameful day in Washington,” and went on to add that the bill had been defeated by “the gun lobby and its allies.”

And indeed, the gun lobby, es-pecially the NRA, campaigned heavily against the bill. In an advertisement, they claimed “80 percent of police say background

checks will have no effect on vio-lent crime.”

However, FactCheck reports that the survey that they cite was unscientific, self-selected and did not say anything of the sort.

The NRA reiterated its position in an official statement, stating that “as we have noted previously, expanding background checks, at gun shows or elsewhere, will not reduce violent crime or keep our kids safe in their schools.”

But according to U.S. News, 1.8 million dangerous people have been prevented from buying guns by permanent background check laws. Expanding background checks would prevent these same people from just buying their guns at a gun show or off the Internet.

Fox News reports the statement of one senator who opposed the

bill. Republican Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada said he believes the background check system needs strengthening, but that he does not want to infringe on the Sec-ond Amendment.

This amendment would not re-strict anyone’s right to bear arms. The only people it can keep from buying guns are “felons and the mentally ill.”

Ultimately, this vote shows that the NRA and its allies have more clout in Congress than many Americans. Expanding back-ground checks is the right thing to do, and we, the American people, need to make it clear that Con-gress serves us, not gun interests.

Vashaw, a sophomore mathemat-ics major from Apex, is an opinion writer.

KENTVASHAW

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act has finally made its way through the United States House of Representatives.

This bill would allow for unprecedented spying on American citizens.

CISPA is a clear violation of civil liberties

CISPA would give fed-eral authorities and private firms the tools to collect and share private informa-tion about U.S. residents without a warrant. The bill was introduced by Repub-lican Congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan.

CISPA illustrates the worst aspects of our gov-ernment and corporate cul-tures – a collusion between these two institutions to infringe on the rights of ordinary Americans.

CISPA denotes that the U.S. government and private firms can only use

collected data for “cyberse-curity purposes,” although that is not very well de-fined.

Private firms cannot act beyond their own net-works, although there is a loophole within the act that would allow for a firm to potentially “use aggressive countermeasures outside of its own network as long as it believed the counter-measures were necessary for protection,” according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

There is a provision to make sure that the govern-

ment doesn’t trample over our civil liberties, but noth-ing to ensure that private firms won’t over-share or over-collect private infor-mation.

This doesn’t look good, but it gets even worse. Once a person’s information is collected under CISPA, there is absolutely nothing they can do to control how it is used.

CISPA prevents those who have their data collect-ed from suing the govern-ment or private firms who collect that data. CISPA is also exempt from Free-

dom of Information Act requests.

Groups have come out to oppose CISPA, some proposing another Internet blackout. This is because CISPA is not just an assault on our Fourth Amendment – it is also an unjustified ex-pansion of government and corporate power.

This measure is an inde-fensible encroachment on civil liberties, and hopefully it will fail again.

Mann, a freshman com-puter science major from Ra-leigh, is an opinion writer.

AUSTINMANN

Editor’s Note: The fol-lowing reflects the opinions of the majority of the edito-rial board.

After nine years as chancellor of Appala-chian State University, Kenneth Peacock an-nounced Thursday that he is stepping down, but will remain in his office until a successor has been appointed.

Peacock’s legacy is of great importance to all of us at the university. In many significant ways, he has shaped the school that we all love.

We at The Appala-chian would like to give an honest appraisal of

Peacock and his tenure, crediting him for the good he has done while not overlooking some of controversies.

Peacock’s time at Ap-palachian has seen great growth for the university. According to the chan-cellor’s official biogra-phy, private investment has seen an enormous increase in the past nine years. The Campaign for Appalachian, a fundrais-ing program started in 2011, has raised nearly $155 million for the uni-versity.

Peacock played a major role in creating the Appa-lachian ACCESS schol-arship program to help

underprivileged students attend the university. His work with the athletic program has made us na-tionally known.

Peacock’s rapport with students has earned him great respect on campus. He was known to have a great memory for the names of the students he would meet.

Images of the chan-cellor crowd-surfing and doing push-ups during touchdowns at football games have illustrated his pride for the school and the playfulness that has endeared him to so much of the student body.

Students have marched to the chancellor’s house

off Bodenheimer Drive for times of celebration, whether it was to carry football goal posts after Appalachian stunned Michigan or when a large crowd of students marched to Peacock’s house early May, 2011, when the United States received news of the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound.

While he did many positive things, we must not forget some of the more questionable ac-tions that took place dur-ing his tenure. Last year, the chancellor rejected the findings of a faculty committee that claimed the academic freedom of

Jammie Price had been violated by the university. This is an issue that has provoked anger, and is a significant event during his tenure and should not be forgotten or brushed aside.

We believe Peacock has had a positive influ-ence on this campus in so many ways, but we should remember the full legacy, including the parts that are less potentially less admirable.

We wish the chancel-lor the best of luck in his time remaining at Appalachian and hope he makes the best deci-sions for the sake of the students.

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ppalachian ewsA N‘Gasland’ next Sustainability film“GASLAND”, the next Sustainability Film Series presentation will be shown at 7 p.m. today in the I.G. Greer Auditorium. The screening will be free and open to the public.“Gasland”, an award winning documentary investigation into the truth about environmental impacts of hydraulic fractur-ing, called “fracking,” for natural gas. Filmmaker Josh Fox embarks on this journey after being asked to lease his land for drilling. Gasland was an OSCAR nominee in 2011 for Best Documentary. This film is hosted by the Sustainable Development program.‘Girls on the Run 5k’ set for May 4Registration is open for the ZAP Fitness Girls on the Run 5K to be held on May 4 at 10 a.m. The non-competitive run will begin at Appalachian State University’s Kidd Brewer Football stadium and follow a mostly flat course through campus. The event is sponsored by Appalachian’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Institute for Health and Hu-man Services. This is the first time that the 5K is open to the public as a community event since Girls on the Run of the High Country started in 2009. Director Mary Sheryl Horine explains, “This is such a fun and energetic event; we wanted to be able to share it with the larger community. We’ve kept the registration fee very low hoping that kids, families and Appalachian students will want to join us and get active on a beautiful Saturday spring morning.” To register, please visit http://gotr.appstate.edu/5K Anyone under the age of 14 will need a running buddy to register and run with them. Regis-tration fees are $15 and include a T-shirt if fees are received by April 17. Registration will also be accepted on the day of the event starting at 8 a.m. In addition to the run, there will also be warm-up activities, a happy hair station, an art table, visits from Yosef and the Appalachian cheerleading team and food provided by Earth Fare, Chili’s and Panera Bread. For more information on this event or volunteering for Girls on the Run, please visit www.gotr.appstate.edu or contact Mary Sheryl Horine at Appalachian’s Institute for Health and Hu-man Services at 828-252-7557 or horinems@appstate.edu. APPS Films ready for spring showingsThe Appalachian Popular Programming Society (APPS) Films Council is pleased to announce its remaining schedule for the Spring 2013 semester. Our Popular Film Series at I.G. Greer SuperCinema will feature some of the most acclaimed movies of the awards season, as well as a blockbuster or two, and a few gems that are not as well known. The CinemaVintage series in the Greenbriar theater will start out creepy, reflect some dystopian tendencies, then veer off toward the tales of unruly ghosts and science run amok. Show times are listed with the schedule and as always, admission is still only $1. Here’s what APPS Films is bringing: IG Greer SuperCinema Popular Film Series: (All Showings at 7 and 9:30 p.m., except where otherwise noted; Admission $1.) April 25-27 - Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters (Show times TBD); May 2-4 - Warm Bodies.Greenbriar Theater CinemaVintage Series: (All showings at 7 p.m.; Admission $1.); April 24 and 26 - Cinderella (’50); May 1 and 3 - The Nightmare Before Christmas (‘93) * denotes showings on Wednesday and Thursday. All titles, dates and show times are subject to change. If you would like to have some input on what movies are brought to campus, the APPS Films council meets at 5 p.m. Thursdays in the Rhododendron Room of the Plemmons Student Union. If you would like to suggest a film for viewing on campus, APPS Films can make arrangements for you to come to a meeting and make a case for it to be shown.24th Morgan Lecture Series to startThe 24th anniversary of the Morgan Lecture Series in the Sciences, sponsored by the Morgan Committee, in coopera-tion with the College of Arts & Sciences and the University Forum Committee, announces the second Morgan Lecturer, Harold McGee, will be on campus Wednesday to deliver a public lecture: The Chemistry of Food and Cooking. McGee is a noted journalist who specializes in explaining the chemistry of food and cooking to the public. He is author of the bestsell-ing book, “On Food and Cooking: the Science and Lore of the Kitchen.” McGee’s public lecture will be at 7 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium.Lastly, the committee is finalizing a visit to ASU by Dr. Jerry Coyne, Professor of Biology at the University of Chicago on Thursday, May 2. Dr. Coyne is being co-sponsored by the Departments of Biology, Geology and the External Grants Program from the UFC. He is the author of a textbook on speciation and evolution, and the bestselling book, “Why Evo-lution is True,” which is also the title of his extremely popular blog on science, reason, and religion. Dr. Coyne will give a scientific presentation on speciation (his research specialty) at 12:30 p.m. in Room 183, Rankin Science West. Dr. Coyne will also give a public lecture on The Relationship between Science, Religion and the Acceptance of Evolutionary Theory in the United States, at 7 p.m., in the Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union.Homegrown Film Festival on May 1The Homegrown Film Festival: A Celebration of Sustain-ability in the High Country will be held May 1, 7-8:30 p.m., in Parkway Ballroom, Room 420 Plemmons Student Union. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. Sustainability endeavors are growing strong in the High Country, where you share a rich history of working together to ensure that your mountain region will forever be a wonderful place to call home. The Homegrown Film Festival celebrates some of these efforts through a series of eight mini-documentaries, each spotlighting local people and organizations, including: 350 Boone (climate change); Appala-chian Mountain Brewery (small business sustainability); ASU Office of Sustainability (campus sustainability); Biophilic Art Installation (sustainability art); Blue Ridge Conservancy (land protection); Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (sustainable agriculture); Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation (sustainable tourism); and National Committee for the New River (water protection). Attend for film, food and fun. Repre-sentatives of many of these organizations will be on hand to tell more about their work and how you can support it. This event is hosted by participants in the Sustainable Development course Outreach Skills for Sustainability, including students and instructor Laura England (englandle@appstate.edu).Tom Moore 5K planned for May 4The 8th Annual Tom Moore 5K Run/Walk will take place Saturday, May 4, at the Boone Greenway Burnley-Clawson Park. If particpants register on or before May 1, the event will be $15. On the day of the event it will be $20. There will be a pasta dinner at F.A.R.M Café Friday, May 3, from 6-8 p.m. for early packet pick-up. This will be a pay as you can donation

dinner to contribute to the Tom Moore 5K event as well as help F.A.R.M Café in their mission. Registration on the day of the event will begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K will start promptly at 9 a.m. There will be long-sleeve t-shirts available to those who have registered on a first come, first serve, basis. After the race, there will be a raffle with lots of fun prizes and refresh-ments. Parking will be available at the Burnley-Clawson Lot.Tom Moore, of Boone, was diagnosed with Huntington’s dis-ease (HD) 10 years ago. Huntington’s Disease is a hereditary, degenerative brain disorder for which currently there is no cure. HD slowly diminishes the affected individual’s ability to walk, talk and reason. Someone with HD will eventually rely on family members for his or her care. Huntington’s Disease does not affect just one person, but a whole family and community.One out of every 10,000 Americans has HD. After the onset of the disease someone usually only lives for 10-20 more years. The younger you are when onset occurs, the faster the disease progresses. The Huntington’s disease Society of America is a non-profit agency dedicated to finding a cure. They are here as support, guidance and a resources to families, friends and those with HD. All of the proceeds from this event will go to the society for research.For more information or to register for the event, go to 5k.appstate.edu.‘Persepolis’ discussion April 30A discussion of the film and graphic novel, “Persepolis,” will be held April 30 at 6 p.m. in Room 114, Belk Library. Admission is free and open to the public.Students, faculty and community members are invited to read the graphic novel “Persepolis.” The library has placed copies of the book on 24-hour reserve. There will be a showing of the film “Persepolis” Tuesday, April 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the library. Both the book and the film will be discussed afterwards.“Persepolis” is a 2007 animated film based on Marjane Sa-trapi’s autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The film received numerous awards including being a co-winner of the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. It was also nominated for many awards including a Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. The film will be introduced by Dr. Renee Scherlen, who will also lead discussion on the film and book following the showing. Dr. Scherlen is a professor of political science at Appalachian State University; comparative politics, foreign policy, international politics, and gender are among her areas of specialization. The event is presented by ASU Library in conjunction with the ASU Humanities Council and the Muslim Students As-sociation, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) program. This is the fourth in a series of programs that compose the 2013 Bridging Cultures, Muslim Journeys Program.Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi col-laborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi’s bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique at-titude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the Islamic Revolution.The Guardian described the film as “superbly elegant” and goes on to note: “Persepolis gives us the sheer pleasure of narrative, rarely found in modern cinema or indeed fiction: a gripping story of what it is like to grow from a lonely imaginative child into an adult, and to find this internal tumult matched by geo-political upheaval.”For more information contact Allan Scherlen, Belk Library, atscherlnag@appstate.edu.CU Thrive program for ASU studentsToday’s college students face unique challenges that when combined, can negatively impact their overall success. In order to succeed, students must find ways to successfully juggle their academic studies with their social life and financial responsibilities, among many other life stressors! This balanc-ing act would cause anyone’s anxiety and stress level to rise. The American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment found in their 2001 survey that 30 per-cent of college students reported feeling so depressed that it was “difficult to function” at some point during the past year. Depression can lead to lethargy, irritability, social isolation, and disturbances in eating and sleeping cycles. It takes a concerted campus effort to adequately address issues such as depression and the ways that it impacts our students.In response, ASU’s Counseling Center has teamed with NAPSA to provide the campus community with a new web based resiliency program called CU Thrive. All currently enrolled ASU students are eligible to take part in this exciting opportunity! By utilizing the CU Thrive program, students will have access to a large database of helpful information. CU Thrive offers articles, videos, courses, and other information that will help students adjust to campus life, stay healthy, enhance study skills, and build relationships. And this is just a quick sampling of the types of topics covered by CU Thrive! You can set up your own account today using your App State username and password. Simply visit www.appstate.cuthrive.com/ for more information. The first 80 students who sign up for an account will automatically win a free t-shirt! Any ques-tions or comments may be directed to Mary Cantrell via email at mc74237@appstate.edu.‘Through My Eyes’ contest at BelkBelk Library is sponsoring its “Through My Eyes” photography contest. It is really easy! Take an awesome Belk Library photo-graph. Upload it to Instagram and tag it #BelkLibraryContest. Make sure your app is set to allow public posting of photos. Go to Edit Your Profile, and turn “photos are private” to off. The winning snapshot will will a $50 University Bookstore gift card. Have fun and be creative! Show us a feature that you love or a part of the library that is special to you. Here are some ideas to get you going: Belk Library in the spring; Get collaborative in a group study room; Find the library’s best keep secrets; Relax in the Fox Reading Room; Go digital in the Digital Media Studio; and, Find your inner child in the Instructional Materials Center. The public is encouraged to enter the Belk Library Through My Eyes contest often by tagging multiple Instragram photos with the hashtag #BelkLibraryContest. The snapshot can include a few words or a single line caption. The library’s public relations committee will choose the winning snapshot. The contest will officially end on April 28. The contest winner will be notified via an Instagram comment from the Belk Library Instagram account. The winner must respond with their email address in order to be eligible to receive the book store gift

certificate. The photographs must obey all laws, including applicable copyright and privacy laws.Muslim students to host conversationA panel of students from the Muslim Student Association will host a conversation with first-year seminar faculty, interested University community members and Summer Reading dis-cussion leaders regarding the summer reading selection for 2013-2014, American Dervish, by Ayad Akhtar. The panel will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Tater Hill Room (#155), Plemmons Student Union. The University is privileged to host this author and highlight his work. He was just awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his stage drama, Disgraced. This panel of diverse Muslim students will introduce topics related to Islam and Muslim-American identity. It will provide a good beginning to initial thoughts about teaching American Dervish and leading discussions surrounding it. The student panel will be moder-ated by Dr. Samuel Avery-Quinn. Dr. Avery-Quinn earned his PhD in Anthropology from UT Knoxville, his Master’s in Religious Studies from the University of Denver, and his BA from the University of Tennessee.Spring graduation May 10-12Spring commencement will be held May 10-12 at Appalachian State University with the university’s colleges and schools holding individual ceremonies over the three days.Commencement for graduates of the Cratis D. Williams Graduate School will be held on Friday, May 10, at 6 p.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center. Jason Stockbridge, presi-dent of Appalachian’s Graduate Student Association Senate (GSA) and a master’s degree candidate in higher education, will deliver remarks. Stockbridge earned a B.S. degree in his-tory from Lander University in 2006. He was accepted into AmeriCorps where he worked with City Year Boston and City Year Columbia. In 2009, he began classes at the University of South Carolina. He entered Appalachian’s graduate program in higher education in fall 2011.Ceremonies for the College of Health Sciences, Reich College of Education and the Walker College of Business will be held Saturday, May 11. Ceremonies for the College of Arts and Sciences and University College, Hayes School of Music, and College of Fine and Applied Arts will be held Sunday, May 12.Dr. Brenda White Wright, a member of Appalachian’s Board of Trustees will deliver remarks to the College of Health Sci-ences’ graduates at a 9 a.m. ceremony in Holmes Convoca-tion Center.Wright is a motivational speaker, storyteller and diversity consultant with more than 40 years of experience in busi-ness management, board and organizational development, human resources, multicultural issues, race relations, youth initiatives, community relations, resource development, and radio and television. In recognition of her long-term service to students, East Tennessee State University recently initiated the Dr. Brenda White Wright Emerging Leaders Academy for students who have demonstrated outstanding character, lead-ership potential and a commitment to campus involvement.Reich College of Education graduates will participate in cer-emonies beginning at 12:30 p.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center. Dr. Charles Duke, who is retiring after 18 years as dean of the college, will deliver remarks. Duke has had a 51-year career in public education, including time in the public school classroom as an English teacher. During his tenure, Duke helped guide the design of the 124,547 square-foot Reich College of Education building that opened in August 2011, and helped expand the college’s outreach and off-campus degree offerings. He also helped the college plan for and implement the doctoral program in educational leadership.Frank Stewart will speak to graduates of the Walker College of Business commencement which begins at 4 p.m. in Holmes Convocation Center. Stewart is president of Ultra Machine and Fabrication, a company he founded in 1989. Stewart is a member of the Walker College of Business Advisory Council. He received the Cleveland County Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 and Ultra was awarded the Cleveland County Chamber Small Business of the Year 2007. In 2010 he received the Patriot Award, given by the Department of Defenses’ Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) committee, for his support of the U.S. Guard and Reservists.Dr. Henry Perry, a member of the faculty at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will speak at the College of Arts and Sciences and University College ceremony begin-ning at 9 a.m. in the Holmes Convocation Center. Perry is the great-great-great- grandson of D.D. Dougherty, co-founder of Watauga Academy which grew to become Appalachian State University. His research addresses the impact of community-based primary health care programs on health improvement, especially on the health of mothers and children. Perry founded the NGO Andean Rural Health Care (now Curamericas) and later worked in a variety of underserved areas of the world, including Bolivia, Bangladesh, Haiti and Appalachia.Ceremonies for Hayes School of Music graduates begin at 1 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center. The guest speaker will be Jack L. Renner, retired chairman, CEO and chief recording engineer of Telarc Records. Renner has received 23 Grammy nomina-tions and won 11 Grammy awards for recording engineering in both classical and jazz. He is a pioneer in using the digital recording process to commercially record jazz and classical/symphonic music. He engineered the first commercial U.S. symphonic digital recording in 1978.Amy Armstrong will address College of Fine and Applied Arts graduates at 3:30 p.m. in Holmes Convocation Center. Arm-strong is president/executive director of the South Carolina Environmental Law Project. She represents environmental and citizens groups before state and federal courts and agencies in their efforts to protect and preserve natural resources. Arm-strong has litigated cases involving protection of freshwater and saltwater wetlands, endangered species, citizens’ rights, water quality, air quality and coastal management.Earth Week continues Appalachian State University celebrates Earth Day in a week-long series of events centered on the theme “Put Your Green Foot Forward.” Earth Week will include activities each day through Friday, with a different challenge for each day. Visit http://sustain.appstate.edu/earth-week-2013 for a full listing of events. Activities and challenges include: Tuesday – “Unplug YOSEF” on Conservation Day. The featured event is a film called” Gasland” about natural gas fracking; Wednesday – Zero Waste Day is your chance to “reduce your use.” Try to get caught recycling and win!; Thursday – Community Day will host roughly two dozen on and off campus organizations on Sanford Mall to help you “meet your neighbors”; Friday – “Get funky” with Creativity and The Arts Day, featuring art from trash activities and the third annual Earth Tones Music Festival.

April 23, 2013 | 7The Appalachian | TheAppalachianOnline.comSPORTS

by JESSE WARESports Reporter

The Appalachian State softball team finished its weekend

series against Furman with a 5-3 win Sunday, sweeping the series and bringing their home record to a perfect 14-0.

Senior outfielder Allie Cashion finished the day hitting 2-4 with 4 RBIs. Fellow senior and infielder Meghan Smith hit 1-3. Both players were honored after the win by fans and teammates.

“Meghan and I have played together the last three years,” Cashion said. “It was a special moment for us. We’ve been through it all and we’ve done it to-gether.”

The Mountaineer hitters knew they would be facing tough competition on the mound.

“Furman’s pitchers lead statistically in just about every pitching category in our conference,” head coach Shae Wesley said. “We knew coming in we would be facing some good pitch-ing. We knew our hitters

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Softball remains undefeated at home on Senior Day

would have to make adjust-ments, and they did.”

App State (24-16, 16-5 SoCon) struck first on a Cashion single in the bot-tom of the first inning that scored sophomores Dani Heichen and Sarah War-nock.

“I just have to make sure I get on base,” Heichen said. “I trust my teammates to move me over. I just have to run.”

The Paladins (22-24, 7-10 SoCon) would not take the lead again until the top of the fourth inning, which saw them up 3-2. It was short-lived, though, as the Mountaineers took ad-vantage of an error, a run walked in and another two-RBI single from Cashion for the final points of the game.

Sophomore starting pitcher Alissa Schoelkoph, pitching for her senior teammates, cranked out six innings from the mound and struck out five Paladins. Schoelkoph earned the win and improved her record on the year to 16-9.

“My job is to get ground-outs and pop-ups and lean on my defense to get the

outs,” Schoelkoph said. “You have to play for [the seniors] on senior night. It was all about the seniors today.”

Freshman pitcher Shivaun Landeros came on to pitch a perfect seventh inning and notch her sec-ond save of the season.

“Being able to make a

switch like that in the sev-enth inning really makes our pitching staff a com-plete staff,” Wesley said.

The Mountaineers face USC-Upstate on Tuesday and then return to Boone for a doubleheader against North Carolina A&T on Wednesday.

Courtney Roskos | The AppalachianSophomore catcher Caroline Rogers barely misses outing Winthrop runner at a game earlier this season.

Tuesday April 16

Wednesday April 17

Information compiled from goasu.com

Sports Schedule

Softball (DH-1)App State vs. North Carolina A&TBoone, N.C.5 p.m.

Softball (DH-2)App State vs. North Carolina A&TBoone, N.C.7 p.m.

SoftballApp State vs. USC-Upstateat Spartanburg, S.C.5 p.m.

BaseballApp State vs. North Carolina A&TBoone, N.C.6 p.m.

“There’s just a lot going on,” Sat-terfield said. “We’re making an FBS transition, we’re having a transition in the leadership of our campus now and we had a new head coach come in for football. There’s an awful lot going on right now and I especially talk about day-by-day, it would be a little overwhelming to sit back and look at the whole big picture of it.”

He said he could only control what happened in his program, but he has confidence in the university and the board of trustees who will choose the new chancellor.

“I have all the confidence in them, and it’ll be sad to see him go,” Sat-terfield said. “I think he’s done a great job for this university, but we’ll sup-port him, obviously, and I know he’s going to support us. He’s black and gold, through and through, and that’s what I am. But it was a sad day when that announcement came out.”

Senior quarterback Jamal Londry-Jackson said the announcement was a “shocker.”

“I admire him so much for the type of man he is,” Londry-Jackson said. “He is always so sociable and willing to interact with students and student athletes alike. It is really a breath of fresh air for someone in a position of power to interact with us like that. He has been nothing but gra-cious and kind to me personally and I know that he’ll be missed by the entire Appalachian family.”

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April 23, 2013 | 8The Appalachian | TheAppalachianOnline.com Sports

by ANDREW CLAUSENSports Editor

In a scrimmage that didn’t see many points on the board, fans saw their first glimpse of the 2013 Appalachian State football team.

The team was split into a Black squad and a Gold squad for the annual spring scrimmage, each with its share of talent.

Freshman Zach Matics led the Black team to a 12-3 win, suc-cessfully kicking three field goals. He also averaged 42.2 yards on his punts – promising talent that will be needed with the loss of NFL prospect Sam Martin this year.

Head coach Scott Satterfield said that they were spoiled the past few years with Martin and being able to line up in a pro set and just “boom” the ball down the field.

But he said they are trying new things such as a spread formation and he likes how Matics is doing.

“To me, Matics has really had a good spring,” Satterfield said. “The first week not as good, but the last probably 10 practices [he] has really solidified himself as our guy right now. When it comes down to fall and August, we’ll re-ally solidify who our guy’s going to be and be able to execute that play.”

Sophomore Simms McElfresh was also a key component for the

Spring game helps football team prepare for next seasonBlack team, catching eight pass-es for 84 yards. The Gold team had a good showing from senior Andrew Peacock, who had five catches for 51 yards.

“We had a lot of fun today,” McElfresh said. “We’ve had a couple of 150-play scrimmages and they were real long, tedious scrimmages. This one was just go out there and compete against each other and have some fun; bragging rights really.”

Without Jamal Londry-Jack-son playing this spring due to an injury, juniors Kalik Barnes and Logan Hallock stepped up to lead both offenses, however neither led their team into the end zone.

“It’s always disappointing not scoring, but I’m still happy [with] what we did today,” McElfresh said. “We moved the ball a decent bit. Obviously, without Jamal, it’s a little different, but Logan [Hal-lock] and Kalik [Barnes] have done a great job stepping up.”

Satterfield was also disappoint-ed that they didn’t score a touch-down, but is happy with how the spring has gone overall.

“It’s been a really, really good spring,” Satterfield said. “We were dealing with a lot of young play-ers I think overall, especially on defense, and then on the offensive line. We’ve got a couple of guys who have played but they’re all young.”

Sophomore Doug Middleton,

who had three solo tackles, four assisted tackles and two intercep-tions, also agreed that this spring has been about developing young talent.

“[The spring game is], for a lot of the young guys, just preparing for the game situations,” Middle-ton said. “It’s a real young team. We’ve got a few seniors, but most of the people that are going to be playing are really young. So any opportunity we have to get them prepared for game situations, we’re going to take it.”

Sophomore Malachi Jones started out the game with a scary moment as he fell awkwardly on his leg and needed assistance off the field. He would return later that possession.

“[The leg is] fine,” Jones said. “On the first play, I went up for the ball and when Anthony Cov-ington and I fell down, he just came on top of it sideways and kind of rolled up under it.”

He has received high remarks from Satterfield on his play this spring, something Jones said came from his practice mentality.

“I go 100 percent because I know that once this day is gone, there’s no going back,” Jones said. “I’ve learned that you can’t waste days because you never know when your last is. Some people dread practice but I just see it as another opportunity to get better.”

The Appalachian State football team previewed the 2013 season during the spring scrimmage. The team was divided into a Black squad and a Gold squad and Zach Matics’ three field goals led the Black team to a 12-3 win. The upcoming season is App State’s last in the Southern Conference as they transition to the Sun Belt.

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Photos by Justin Perry | The Appalachian