Welcoming Freshman in The Appalachian
Aug 27, 2021
As students have returned to campus, I found myself browsing through old issues of The Appalachian to see how students were welcomed back to campus in...
A Look Back at Appalachian (via "The Appalachian" Student Newspaper)
Mar 1, 2021
This image shows two students making snowballs after a snowfall at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) in the 1950s. Two women in winter co...
The Early History of Plemmons Student Union
Oct 24, 2019
This is a guest post by Mandi Burnison, a rare books and archives reference student assistant in Special Collections. Mandi is a junior, majoring in E...
Student Handbooks Provide More than Just Rules
Sep 6, 2017
One of the rich published resources in the Appalachian State University Archives is the student handbook. These books give today’s reader evidence o...
New Exhibit in Special Collections
Feb 10, 2017
Special Collections’ new winter exhibit, “Snow Scenes of Winters Past,” gives this year’s snow-starved region a visual feast of past snows in ...