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  • 051 Fall Orientation 2024

    051 Fall Orientation 2024
    2024/07/30
    Dave Blanks from University Communications hosts an orientation edition of Dave by the Bell, where he crashes an ice cream party on Sanford Mall to interview incoming students and their parents about their expectations for the first month of college. Excitement about meeting new people, participating in clubs and sports, and experiencing independence abound! TRANSCRIPT Dave Hey folks, how's it going? I'm Dave Blanks from University Communications back with another Dave by the Bell. This is an orientation edition of Dave by the Bell. First day of fall semester is about a month away. August 19th. Students and their families have been hanging out on campus. They got in yesterday and they spent the night in some residence halls, checking things out. So we're going to talk to them a little bit about their experience and also what they're looking forward to, what they're expecting for their first month of their collegiate career. And also hopefully talk to the parents about what they think their first month with their student in school will be like. So that's the plan. Let's do it. Hey, I know that person. That's Sarah Garrow. Hey, Sarah Garrow. How's it going? Sarah It's going so well. We've got ice cream, we've got Inflatable Block A's out here on Sanford Mall, rain free, just enjoying the sun. Got a couple sessions in August, so two in Hickory, August 9th and 14th. And then our final Boone main campus session on Monday, August 12th. Dave Is there going to be ice cream again for that one? Sarah Always. It's not orientation season without ice cream. Dave I feel the same way. Thanks Sarah. I really appreciate it. Yeah, thanks for being here. I'm going to talk to some people. Trey I'm Trey Craven. So once I get my schedule together, which is probably going to be the first week, trying to get that situated, that first month is just going to be getting used to my schedule and getting used to walking around and figuring out when I need to leave my dorm. Just getting used to meeting new people because where I'm from, everyone knows me. I know everyone. It was a very small area outside of Wilmington's where I'm really from. Dave Well represent, where is it? Trey Leland, North Carolina. Dave Leland, shout out. Alright, cool. Hey, did you go to orientation? Katie I did. Dave Okay. Are you Katie Cooper? Katie Yes, I am. Katie Cooper. Dave Oh hey. How's it going? I don't know how I knew that. Maybe your name tag. So how did orientation go? Katie It was great. I am five hours away, so I was really scared because I only know one person coming here. I did the overnight orientation and last night was a lot of fun. It was also, I'm happy I got to see the dorms because I didn't get to go to open house. So it's like, okay, this is my first experience seeing the dorms. Yeah. But it was a lot of fun doing that and I'm happy I was able to meet people. So now I know. Okay. I have some people I'll know when I come here and I won't be totally alone. Dave Good. So what do you foresee your first month being like? Katie The one thing I'm trying to avoid is feeling like I'm stuck in my dorm. I really don't want to feel like I'm stuck. I want to go to the library, things like that. I am looking forward to just kind of being on my own for a little bit and seeing how that works. Dave You mean away from the fam? Katie Yeah, Michael Right. Yeah. I'm Michael Caro, and this is my son Roman. Dave Roman. What's up man? Roman How you doing? Dave Hey, I'm good. We'll talk to you first and then I want to talk to your dad. So Roman, how was orientation? Roman Orientation was fun. So I did the overnight orientation. When you got there, you had a schedule and out at the courtyard there was all these games and stuff. And all of the sophomores and juniors, they were trying to kind of forcing people to socialize, which is good Dave Because some people need urging. Roman Yeah, I needed urging. It's like once you have one or two friends it's so much easier. Dave So did you know anybody coming here to App? Roman No, I'm actually from Pensacola, Florida. Dave Oh Sweet. Good to have you here. What is it you're looking forward to? Roman I'm looking forward to settling in. I'm looking forward to the scenery that App State has. I'm very much an outdoorsy person and I love the mountains more than anything really. But... Dave Even though you grew up in Pensacola, Roman Even though I grew up in Pensacola, and if you know anything about Pensacola, it's the most flat place, Dave Not too mountainous. Roman I really just came to App State for a big change. Dave Nice! Well, I'm sure your first month is going to go smooth, dad. I hope so. Michael, what do you foresee your first month of Roman being in school like? Michael Well, we'll be officially empty nesters, so I'm pretty excited about ...
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  • 050 Big Summer Plans

    050 Big Summer Plans
    2024/05/07
    Dave interviews App State students to discover what their plans are for the summer. Will they study abroad? Will they work retail? Will they go to summer school? There is one sure fire way to find out. Listen to the podcast! Transcript: Dave Hey, friends, it's me, Dave Blanks, and I'm back with another Day by the Bell. I'm joined by our photographer, Kyla. Hello, Kyla. Kyla Hello, Dave. Dave And so today what we're going to talk about is, we're going to interview students, asking them, what are you doing this summer? It's reading day. There are students on Sanford Mall, so hopefully we'll find some people to talk to. Let’s do it Caroline Allred I’m Caroline Allred. So, when I go home, I'm going to be doing an internship with my church and babysitting and taking some summer classes. Becky Foley I'm Becky Foley, Dave And who do we have here? Sean I'm Sean. Becky Foley I'm going to stay in Boone. Go on a couple of vacations and swim in rivers. Dave Cool. what about you, Sean? Sean Pretty similar. Dave Also swim? Sean Yeah. Take a summer class. Dave You know what you're taking? Sean Differential equations. Dave All right. Is that something you have to take or something you want to take? Sean No. I have to take it. So, yeah. Dave Well good luck with differential equations. Abigail McDonald I'm Abigail McDonald. I am taking summer classes. Dave What!? Are you excited about the classes? Abigail McDonald I'm excited to be learning new stuff. Dave Cool. Abigail McDonald I'm kind of done with the section of classes I'm in. Abigail McDonald All right. Abigail McDonald I'm ready to pivot and learn new things. Madison Swink I'm Madison Swink. I'm going to go to Colorado for a week and then the beach and then just work and some online classes. Dave Nice. What about you? Can you tell me your name? Enid Walker Enid Walker. I'm going to work. Dave Where are you working? Enid Walker Aerie. Dave What is Aerie? Enid Walker It's like a women's athleisure store. Yeah. Dave Where's that? Enid Walker In Raleigh. Dave So are you going? Is that where you're from? Enid Walker Yes. Dave Okay. So you're going back home? Enid Walker Yeah. And I think that's all I'm doing. I might go to a concert. Dave Just working? Okay. Concert. Do you know what show? Enid Walker Hopefully the Pixies/Modest Mouse show. Fingers crossed. Dave Oh, that's. That would be amazing. I've seen Modest Mouse, but I've never seen the Pixies. I love the Pixies. Where are they playing? Enid Walker I believe Charlotte, my mom told me about it, so. Dave Yeah, right. Is your mom a Pixies fan? Enid Walker Big time. Dave Are you going with her? Enid Walker Yes. Dave Oh, that's so cool. You got a cool mom. Enid Walker Yeah, I do. I have cool parents.I Katie Rogers I'm Katie Rogers. I'm working two jobs, so... Dave Like, right now while you're in school, you're working two? Katie Rogers No. I have two jobs over the summer, so I'll be working at a shoe store and then a local coffee shop. Dave Are you doing anything fun over the summer? Because maybe your jobs are cool. Katie Rogers I was gonna try to plan to go to the beach with some friends. Emma Rogers I'm Emma Rogers. So hopefully a summer internship, and I'm hoping to work for a nonprofit and help with homelessness in Boone as well as food insecurity. Dave Nice. So you're staying up here and you're doing some good. Yeah. You know, the internship. Emma Rogers At the Hospitality House in Boone. Mefer Yzaziga I am Mefer Yzaziga. This summer, I'm going back home for 15 days, and then I'm coming back and I’m going to work in Boone and do some research. Dave Nice. Well, where's home? Mefer Yzaziga Peru. Dave Oh, cool. I've been to Peru. Mefer Yzaziga Really? Dave Yeah, I've been to Cusco and we went to the top. I went with, the geology department of Geology. Mefer Yzaziga Oh that's awesome. I study environmental science and geology. Dave Oh, cool. Mefer Yzaziga I’m from the capital. So... Dave I loved Peru. I thought it was fantastic. So you get to spend 15 days there? Yes. Dave Nice. Xaviera Rodriguez I'm Xaviera Rodriguez. I'm going back to Charlotte and work and be with my family. Yeah, my plan is to work. Dave Nothing fun. Xaviera Rodriguez probably. Dave Maybe a couple of fun things? Xaviera Rodriguez Yeah, yeah. Dave Okay, cool. Well, thank you all for your time. I really appreciate it. Artie Bradley I'm Artie Bradley. I have a fellowship with Equality NC that I'll be working on. So that's probably mostly what I'll be doing. Dave So what does Equality NC do? Artie Bradley So, it's an organization based in North Carolina. They’re largely focused on policy work and policy advocacy and education for the LGBTQ plus community in North Carolina. So they do a lot of ground work in that ...
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  • 049 What's in? | What's out?

    049 What's in? | What's out?
    2024/03/08
    Before the start of spring break, Dave headed out to talk to Mountaineers who always seem to know what’s up, what’s in and what’s out! Listen as they discuss what they’re bringing with them into the second half of the semester and what’s getting left behind. We are talking about energies, habits and yes, you guessed it… water bottles! Transcript Dave Hey, Kyla! Kyla Hello. Dave How's it going? Kyla Pretty good! Dave That’s good. It's a beautiful day, right? Kyla Yeah. Dave Nice day for a Dave by the Bell. So we're talking to students about what's in and what's out since it's halfway through the semester. And let's talk to this group of people. Jocelyn I’m Jocelyn, what's out is those...do you know those like, Lululemon shorts that were, like, really puffy and, like, super high waisted? I hate them. They're out. Dave Yes, all right. Jocelyn They've been out. It's time to wear shorts again. And those are still they're still not. Okay. And what's in for me is probably I mean, honestly, just like tank tops, like it's time for my body to get some more sun. Dave It feels really good today. Jocelyn Yeah, it really does. Anne Carol Sheely I'm Anne Carol Sheely. What's out is social media TikTok even though I'm still on it. And then the new one this semester is hydration. Kaleb Neal I'm Kaleb Neal. Well, I would say I'm trying to change my habits so leaving out old habits and bringing in new ones. Dave Nice! Well, so what are the new ones we're bringing in then? Kaleb Neal Turning in assignments on time and staying ahead. Owen Roberson I'm Owen Roberson. Well, for me I'm trying to get out of being lazy I guess and try to be outside more. The winter season for sure is a bit of like the seasonal depression kind of thing. So trying to get back into being outside, being social a bit more. Nathan Care I'm Nathan Care. Caffeine. Dave Caffeine is in? Nathan Care Yes. Red Bull. Monster. Dave Caffeine. Don’t matter. Dave So did you did you previously not have caffeine? Nathan Care Oh! No. Dave Caffeine has been a consistent companion. Nathan Care Yes. Dave All right. Well, continue with the caffeine. Thanks, Nathan. Dave We got to stop following these babies. Kyla You should get the baby. Dave We can't interview babies. Stroller offerer Do you want to grab my stroller? Stroller denier He wasn't holding on to the stroller. Dave Okay, we got to get away from these babies. Awww no. That one's really upset. It's okay. Little babies. Abby Van Kula I'm Abby Van Kula Dave Let's start with what's out. Abby Van Kula The cold, the snow. I'm over that. I love how everybody's sitting outside. Dave I know, Right? So many people on Sanford. Abby Van Kula It's nice. What's in? Hanging out outside. Going on hikes. Going to the parkway. Jack Scales I'm Jack Scales. What's in? Jack Scales Ummm staying hydrated. Dave Where's your water, man? Jack Scales I got to go get one I guess! Dave Hydration…so important, right? Kyla Got two water bottles on my desk right now. Dave Oh, do you really? Well, you're on it. Sierra Focazio I'm Sierra Focazio. Dave And what is your name? Apprecia Lassiter Apprecia Lassiter. Dave So we'll start with Sierra and then go to Apprecia. What is out and what is in? Sierra Focazio Bad weather. Dave Yeah ok! Sierra Focazio Thirty degrees and wind. Dave What is in for you? Sierra Focazio This weather. It’s so nice out. Dave All right. Dave Apprecia, what is out for you? Apprecia Lassiter My peace. Dave Your peace is out?! Apprecia Lassiter My peace is out. Dave What’s happening to you? Apprecia Lassiter Interior design, major. That's all I got to say about it. Dave All right. So was the previous semester peaceful or the previous half was peaceful? Apprecia Lassiter No, but I had my dignity at the very least. Dave Oh no! All right, so what's in for you, then? Apprecia Lassiter Hmmm, I guess chaos. We’ll it embrace it. Dave I'm hopeful it won't be super chaotic for you, but I don't know. Apprecia Lassiter I don’t know either. I paid for it...so. Dave Yeah! You’re the one that came here! This was your idea! Apprecia Lassiter I literally did it to myself. Self inflicted. Dave Well, hey, y’all enjoy the weather and have a great day. And good luck. Arianna Diaz I'm Arianna Diaz. Dave So what is out? Arianna Diaz People being mean to me. Dave Ok! All right. All right, So you're leaving some some negative people behind. Arianna Diaz Yeah. Dave So what's in? Arianna Diaz Being nice to me. Dave People being nice to you is in. You're going to will this and it's going to be so right? Arianna Diaz Yes. Dave All right. I like it. Get those negative folks out of there. Kyla She seemed so sweet. Dave I know. Kyla I couldn’t imagine anyone being mean to her. Dave Why would he be hateful to her? Emily Daggerhart I'm Emily Daggerhart. Dave Daggerhart! Awww man, that is a cool name! So here's the question, Emily. What is out and what is in. Emily Daggerhart Just ...
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  • 048 What I Wish I’d Known: College Applications

    048 What I Wish I’d Known: College Applications
    2023/10/25
    Dave and App State's social media manager Ginny Scheer roam about Sanford Mall interviewing App State students to find out what they wish they had known way back when they were applying to college. Maybe don't procrastinate but chill out and follow your heart while not stressing...something along those lines anyway. Transcript: Dave Hey folks! I'm Dave Blanks from University Communications back with Dave by the Bell. It's October. It's chilly. I'm out here with Ginny. She is the manager of our social media. We're interviewing App State students. We're talking to them about advice during the application process. What do you know now that you wish you knew then? Ginny Scheer Mmhmm Dave So we’re out here on Sanford Mall. All right. Well, let's find somebody to talk to. Sarely Zavala-Duran I'm Sarely Zavala-Duran I'm from Indian Trail, North Carolina. Dave Saley? Sarely Zavala-Duran Sara Lee like the bread company. Dave Sara Lee! Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee! All right. Sara Lee, are you a freshman here at App? Sarely Zavala-Duran Yes. Dave You are. Okay. Well, when you were trying to choose a college, would there be a piece of advice that you might give to yourself, Sarely? Sarely Zavala-Duran Yeah. It’s not that deep, honestly. You make a choice, choose what school you think is right, and if it doesn't work out, just change it. I know people that have dropped out from schools already that didn't like it. Just choose a school and go with it. Don't force yourself, but also just try to enjoy the time that you have here. Dave Nice. But we got you, right? I mean, like, you're officially a Mountaineer and you’re gonna stay? Sarely Zavala-Duran Yeah I am! Right here on Sanford! Group Roll Neers! Dave Roll Neers! Absolutely. All right. So I guess next, we'll ask you. Hey, what is your name? Maya Tongue Maya Tongue. Dave Maya Tongue! Hey, nice to meet you. Where are you from? Maya Tongue Canton, Georgia. Dave You heard my question to Saraley. Maya Tongue Just know that it like not getting into a college doesn't mean you're stupid. I didn't get into UGA, and, like, that was really hard. But I love it here and I love the people I've met and it just makes me... Dave Look at em! They’re awesome! Maya Tongue It’s the right thing. It's meant to be here so... Dave What about this person looking at their phone? Maybe I could talk to them. Sam Crabtree My name is Sam Crabtree. I was clueless. All of middle school, all of high school. And it wasn't until senior year when the pandemic hit, when I was like, okay, this is where I want to be. Dave Okay, so if you could talk to yourself back then your senior year. Sam Crabtree Don't overthink it and ask for help. There's always people around to offer some advice. I think I was like really scared about jumping into it, but it was a really simple process and as long as I had my parents and I know I could reach out to like admissions people and knew that they would offer some advice. Dave So this is Kaitlyn Witte. Kaitlyn, it's nice to meet you. Where are you from? Kaitlyn Witte I'm from Charlotte. Dave Okay, cool. How long have you been here at App? Kaitlyn Witte I'm in my freshman year, so only like two months. Dave So if you, Kaitlyn, could go back and give yourself a piece of advice, what would it be? Kaitlyn Witte I say just follow what I wanted to do versus what my friends want me to do and where they wanted me to go and just doing it for myself versus my friends. Dave Alleah, Hello. Alleah Trunzo Hi. Dave How's it going? Alleah Trunzo Good! How are you? Dave I'm good. Dave You got some Chick fil A? Alleah Trunzo Sustenance. Dave Need your sustenance. Dave So if you, Alleah, could go back and give yourself some words of wisdom. Alleah Trunzo I knew I wanted to go to an NC public university and I think I really did choose the best one for me because I really do love living here. I think even beyond being a student and just living here as an adult would be really nice. Dave It is nice. I do that all the time, like every day. Matthew Paulino My name is Matthew Paulino. I was very stressed. I didn't know if I was going to be able to get into college, but I guess my advice for myself would just be like, calm down, relax, focus on your mental health. Everything is going to be okay and it's going to go great. Ginny Scheer What about soccer people? Dave Soccer people? Walk out into the soccer game? Ginny Scheer Mmhmm Dave I could do that. Which one? Which one you want to single out? Marcus Zagorski Marcus Zagorski. Dave Marcus. Hello. So if you could go back and give yourself a piece of advice, what would you tell yourself? Marcus Zagorski Just follow your heart. Don't think about it too much because I love it here. And this is my first choice. And it seems to be like the place that I want to. Dave Nice! It was the right choice. Marcus ...
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  • 047 What’s Next Graduate?

    047 What’s Next Graduate?
    2023/05/11
    Dave fumbles about campus somehow managing to find a bunch of seniors who are about to graduate. Dave grills them on their plans for the future! It's every new graduate's dream come true! Transcript: Dave Blanks: Hey friends, on this Dave by the Bell, I'm going to talk to seniors who are graduating and ask them what the heck they got planned next. Stick around, won't you? Jenna Michalski: I'm Jenna Michalski. Dave Blanks: You're graduating, correct? Jenna Michalski: Yes. Dave Blanks: Congratulations. Jenna Michalski: Thank you. Dave Blanks: What have you been studying here at Appalachian State? Jenna Michalski: Commercial Photography Minor in English. Dave Blanks: Cool. So what do you plan to do with that? Be very creative, I would assume. Jenna Michalski: I'm trying to get paired with a video production company. Dave Blanks: Cool. Jenna Michalski: Either start off as an editor or some sort of an assistant. Dave Blanks: What are you doing on campus? Jenna Michalski: I have a final in about 30 minutes. Dave Blanks: Oh, snap. Are you ready for it? Jenna Michalski: Yeah, it's my last one so it's getting real. Dave Blanks: Is it sad? Jenna Michalski: A little bit. Dave Blanks: Yeah, you liked App? Jenna Michalski: Yeah, I did. Dave Blanks: You could still be here. You could study more. Jenna Michalski: I'm good on that. Dave Blanks: All right. Well, you can at least come back and visit? Jenna Michalski: Yes, absolutely. Dave Blanks: Okay, please do that. All right. What about girl with a dog? Do you think she's a senior? Hey, excuse me. Are you a senior graduating? Girl with a dog: No. Dave Blanks: Do you have a dog? Hello, dog. Oh, my gosh. What a nice puppy you have. Well, have a good day. Girl with a dog: Thank you. Dave Blanks: All right, bye. That was a friendly dog. Anyway, still heading down toward the sign Founders Plaza. I see some people. There are people getting pictures over here. I knew it. You look like you're graduating. Val Moscoso: I am. Dave Blanks: All right, cool. What's your name? Val Moscoso: Well, I'm Val Moscoso. I'm graduating with Exercise Science and a minor in Psychology. I'm taking a gap year, but I will go into occupational therapy school. Dave Blanks: So what are you doing with your gap year? Val Moscoso: I think the goal is definitely to explore a little bit. Dave Blanks: Cool. Are we talking worldwide or are we talking US? Val Moscoso: Definitely worldwide. But I mean, I'll definitely start out slow with the US something. Dave Blanks: Sure. Val Moscoso: But yeah, I definitely want to go backpacking in Europe or something like that. Dave Blanks: Nice. I was going to say, what's one place that you've never been, that you're sure you'll go specifically. Val Moscoso: I definitely want to go to Italy at some point. Dave Blanks: Okay, all right. Val Moscoso: For sure though. Dave Blanks: I love it. All right. Well, Val, the sky's the limit and congratulations. Val Moscoso: Thank you so much. Aru Hopper: I'm Arou Hopper. I want to go to PA school, and I have to get a bunch of clinical hours for that. So I have a job lined up for me as a CNA, and I'll be working either in Charlotte or in Boone. I'm trying to figure out which one. Dave Blanks: Thank you for your time and congratulations. And you have a friend here as well. So what is your name? Morgan Smith: Morgan Smith. Dave Blanks: So Morgan, you're also graduating? Morgan Smith: I am. Dave Blanks: All right. Excellent. What are you graduating with a degree in? Morgan Smith: Exercise Science. Dave Blanks: All right. Same as this. Cool. Are you all headed like to ... Morgan Smith: We're heading to the same exam actually. Dave Blanks: Oh, no, wait. All right. Okay. When do you have to be there? How much time do you have? Morgan Smith: 20 minutes. Dave Blanks: Okay. All right. You're good. All right. All right. So Morgan, what's next for you? Morgan Smith: Same thing, just working to get clinical hours after I graduate. Dave Blanks: Do you know where you're doing in your clinicals? Morgan Smith: I'm heading back home to do a CNA clinical back home. Kind of want to travel a little bit, so we'll see. Dave Blanks: Excellent. Well, you all, thank you so much. Aru Hopper: Thank you so much. Morgan Smith: Thank you. Dave Blanks: Very much. And please come back and visit us. Morgan Smith: Thank you. Aru Hopper: [inaudible 00:03:33]. Morgan Smith: Appreciate it. Dave Blanks: All right. See you later. Are you a senior maybe? Freshman: Huh? Dave Blanks: Are you a senior? Freshman: I'm freshman. Dave Blanks: All right, man. Keep at it. He seemed like a freshman. We're in the student union now, looking for seniors. Is either one of yall a senior? Foster: We are. Dave Blanks: Can I ask you a question for my podcast? Foster: Of course. Dave Blanks: Real lighthearted. Okay, cool. Who are you, sir? Foster: My name's Foster. Dave Blanks: Cool. Foster: Like the beer or the child. Dave Blanks: And what is your name? McKenzie: McKenzie. Dave ...
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  • 046 The Most Romantic Place on Campus

    046 The Most Romantic Place on Campus
    2023/02/14
    In this Valentine’s Day edition of Dave by the Bell, Dave and University Communications intern Madi chat it up with friendly passersby to get at the heart of this question — “What is the most romantic place on campus?” Dave Blanks: Hello, friends. I'm Dave Blanks from University Communications, and I was going to talk today about Valentine's Day. What we're going to do is ask students what the most romantic place in all of campus is. I was going to go see if Madi , our intern, wanted to come along. So, let's go do that. Hello. Madi: So, jacket? Dave Blanks: I'm not wearing a jacket, based on what you said. You said you got hot. Madi: Fine. We won't wear jackets. Dave Blanks: Madi , no jackets for this one. There are romantic places on campus. We're walking right now by the- Madi: By the hand statue. Dave Blanks: ...church hand statue thing with the wheelbarrow. I don't think that's a place. Eliza: My name's Eliza. Dave Blanks: So Eliza, Valentine's is coming up. Did you know? Eliza: Yes, it is. Dave Blanks: Yeah, it is. Is that an exciting thing for you? A positive thing? Eliza: It is exciting. Dave Blanks: Yeah? Eliza: We're going to go up here. Dave Blanks: Okay, let's go up here. Eliza: I got my first boyfriend a couple months ago, so this will be... We're going to go this way? Dave Blanks: Yeah, let's go this way. Eliza: This will be my first Valentine's Day with someone. Dave Blanks: Very sweet. Eliza: So it'll be fun. Dave Blanks: Cool. Yeah, yeah. Are you a freshman at App? Eliza: Yes, I am. Dave Blanks: All right. Excellent. You're doing the whole college experience thing. Eliza: Yes, I am. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Good for you. Okay, so if you had to spend it on campus somewhere, where's the most romantic place? Eliza: I really like the duck pond. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Eliza: That little shelter. Dave Blanks: Oh, yeah. Eliza: I think that's fun. Dave Blanks: All right. Eliza: Get bagels or something. Dave: Dude…the duck pond! Savannah: Savannah. Dave Blanks: If you had to pick one? Savannah: The duck pond. Dave Blanks: The duck pond? Savannah: I think it's cute. Dave Blanks: You think the duck pond? Savannah: Could be kind of cute. Yeah, you could do a little picnic or something. Dave Blanks: Oh, okay. That's good. That was a good answer. Jacob: I'm Jacob. The solarium, maybe. Dave Blanks: You think the solarium? Jacob: Yeah. Dave Blanks: All right. Why the solarium? Jacob: There are a lot of plants and sunlight, I guess. Dave Blanks: Right? Jacob: Yeah. Dave Blanks: What about outside? Jacob: It's cold. Derek Carter: I'm Derek Carter. A romantic place on campus? Dave Blanks: Right. Derek Carter: I'd probably just take her to my job, the cafe. Cascades. Dave Blanks: Oh, yeah. Yeah. Cool. Right on. Derek Carter: They have a Valentine's Day drink, so I'll probably give that. Dave Blanks: What's the Valentine's Day drink? Derek Carter: It's like chocolate and strawberry. Dave Blanks: That sounds good. Is it expensive? Derek Carter: It's like $6. Dave Blanks: College student can swing that for Valentine's Day, right? Derek Carter: Yeah. Dave Blanks: All right. All right. Excellent. Evan Rice: I am Evan Rice. Okay. This is a curve-ball. Me and my girlfriend just broke up a week ago. Dave Blanks: Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. Evan Rice: I'll probably just go for a picnic. I'd start here. Dave Blanks: We're on Sanford right now. Evan Rice: Yeah. Dave Blanks: Okay. Evan Rice: Maybe a walk on the trail back there. End up at the baseball field. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Yeah. Evan Rice: What have other people said? Dave Blanks: Duck pond. How do you feel about duck pond? Evan Rice: That’s gross. Like you just get like wafts of smell. Does Gastown... Dave Blanks: Yeah. Go to Gastown, dude. Evan Rice: Yeah, I'd probably stack up on some stuff there. Right? Dave Blanks: Excellent. Yeah. Slim Jims, Munchos. Sam Vanderkin: Sam Vanderkin. Maybe over by the bell. Dave Blanks: Durham Park there. Sam Vanderkin: Yeah, there's cute picnic areas. Yeah. Dave Blanks: Yeah. That's cool. Sam Vanderkin: Pimento cheese sandwiches- Dave Blanks: Yes. Sam Vanderkin: ...cut into little triangles. Madi: Pimento cheese sandwiches in triangles? Dave Blanks: Little triangle pimento cheeses. Anthony Coriali: I'm Anthony Coriali. Ooh, that's a tough one. I might just hang out in the solarium student union. Peaceful atmosphere, running water. Dave Blanks: Nice. Anthony Coriali: Yep. Marissa: I'm Marissa. Dave Blanks: Hey, Marissa. How are you doing? Marissa: I'm exhausted. Dave Blanks: Oh no. What's going on in your life? Marissa: Homework. Dave Blanks: Oh, that's the worst. You'll get through it. Marissa: Thank you for empathizing. Dave Blanks: ...
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  • 045 Location! Location! Location!

    045 Location! Location! Location!
    2022/11/02
    In this only just barely adjacent to homecoming edition of Dave by the Bell, Dave and University Communications intern Madi chat it up with almost always friendly passersby and pose the question, "If you could live anywhere on campus that was not a residence hall, where would you live?" Transcript: Dave Blanks: Madi, you're our intern. Madi: I am. Dave Blanks: And we're going to do a Dave by the Bell. Madi: We are. Dave Blanks: What are we talking about? Madi: Well, did we decide what we're talking about? Dave Blanks: Yeah, yeah. I think we finally landed on an idea. Madi: Did we land on the roommate idea? Dave Blanks: No, we're not doing the roommate idea. Madi: Oh. Dave Blanks: But we will do that one in the future. Madi: Okay. Dave Blanks: No, no, no. We're not going to do the roommate. We're going to do- Madi: If you could live anywhere on campus. Dave Blanks: Yes. Madi: That's not your residence hall/dorm room... Dave Blanks: Right. Madi: ...where would you live and why? Dave Blanks: Yeah, that was it. Good job. Perfect. So, yeah. Do you want to go to Sanford Mall? Madi: I sure do. Dave Blanks: Okay, let's do that. I usually just find a person and go, "Hey, excuse me." Like this guy. Madi: Hey, you want to be in our podcast? Anonymous Solarium Lover: No, that's okay. Dave Blanks: Oh, come on man. Do you want to hear the question and then say yes or no. Anonymous Solarium Lover: Okay. Dave Blanks: All right. All right. So the question is, if you could live somewhere on campus, where would it be and why? So is there a little spot that's your spot? That's your go-to? Anonymous Solarium Lover: Oh, God. The Solarium. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Okay. Anonymous Solarium Lover: I love that. Dave Blanks: Why would you live in the Solarium? Anonymous Solarium Lover: It's very peaceful. Dave Blanks: Right? Anonymous Solarium Lover: I really like it. Dave Blanks: Right. Anonymous Solarium Lover: It's very calming. Dave Blanks: It's like the opposite of this moment. Anonymous Solarium Lover: Yes, exactly. Quin Hernandez: I'm Quinn Hernandez. There's a little lookout up by Greenwood. Dave Blanks: Okay. Quin Hernandez: I like looking over it, specifically in the wintertime, because the snow makes it really bright and you can ... The stadium lights up everything. Dave Blanks: Okay. All right. You would live up there? Quin Hernandez: Yeah. Dave Blanks: Because it's beautiful. Quin Hernandez: Yeah, it's really pretty up there. Madi: What a lovely answer. Dave Blanks: I know. That was so good. Madi: She was ready. Andrea Martinez: I'm Andrea Martinez. Ooh. I would probably live at Walmart. Dave Blanks: Wait, wait, wait. That's not on campus. Andrea. Andrea Martinez: Technically it's not, but it is Dave Blanks: It's on the Appalcart stop. Andrea Martinez: Yes. Dave Blanks: So in that respect, I mean, it is definitely a part of your student life, right? Andrea Martinez: Yeah, definitely. Dave Blanks: Okay. But with all the options, explain to me why you would live at Walmart. Andrea Martinez: Well, I mean, it's just a place I frequent a lot. Dave Blanks: Okay. Andrea Martinez: But it's also got everything. Dave Blanks: Okay. Andrea Martinez: You've got a TV. Dave Blanks: Yes. Andrea Martinez: You've got blankets, you've got food. It's the perfect place. Dave Blanks: I knew you were thinking like that. It's very practical of you. All right. Well, thank you for your answer and have a great day. Are you headed ... Where you headed? Andrea Martinez: I'm heading to the bus stop, actually. Dave Blanks: Are you going to Walmart? Andrea Martinez: I am going to Walmart. Dave Blanks: No way. Oh, my. That's funny. Phillip Lavey: I'm Phillip Leavy. Chapel Wilson, second floor, I guess. That's where the theater department kids seem to hang out. That's most of my friends here at App State, so. Dave Blanks: Right on. Phillip Lavey: All the professors are super welcoming. All the students, it's like a big happy family there. Dave Blanks: Nice, man. Phillip Lavey: Yeah, so. Dave Blanks: Well, good. Phillip Lavey: Without a doubt. Plus the benches are pretty nice to sleep on. Pretty comfy. So, yeah. Dave Blanks: From personal experience? Phillip Lavey: Personal experience, yeah. Dave Blanks: All right. Meredith Kaiser: I'm Meredith Kaiser. Okay. I'm honestly going to go with living in the library. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Meredith Kaiser: Low key, because there's a coffee shop in there. Dave Blanks: Right. Meredith Kaiser: There's a lot of good study spaces. Dave Blanks: Right. Meredith Kaiser: There's books. There's a lot of just cool things in there. So, yeah. Dave Blanks: What floor in particular? Any ideas? Meredith Kaiser: Definitely not the second, because it's kind of loud. ...
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  • 044 Move in Vibes 2022

    044 Move in Vibes 2022
    2022/08/19
    Dave and photographer Kyla strike out to interview first year students and their helpful parents as they move in to Thunder Hill Hall on the beautiful campus of Appalachian State University. Transcript: Dave Blanks: Hey folks, how's it going? I'm Dave Blanks from University Communications. Today on Dave by the Bell, I'm going to be talking to people who are moving into Thunder Hill, trying to figure out what the moment's like for them. Maybe talk to parents, maybe talk to students. Also, get an idea of what their aspirations and hopes are for the coming year. That's the plan. Let's do it. All right. There's a lot of folks in here. We're actually going in one of the residence halls. This is Thunder Hill, I do believe. Yeah, that's correct. We have a lot of folks. You've been taking pictures of move in day, Kyla, and those will probably be some of which will end up on our Facebook page. Kyla: Facebook and Instagram. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah, I don't like it in here. Kyla: It is chaotic. Speaker 3: Excuse me. Kyla: Yeah, no problem. Yeah, let's go upstairs. Dave Blanks: Let's go upstairs. Tia Proctor: I'm Tia Proctor. It is so exciting. I'm just ready to get everything in and get everything sorted and stuff. And then just go explore the campus and just go to King Street- Dave Blanks: Yeah. Tia Proctor: ... and just have fun. Dave Blanks: When you look forward to the coming year, what is something that you're anticipating? Tia Proctor: I'm excited for game days. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Awesome. Tia Proctor: And learning about business and going through the business college and stuff. Dave Blanks: Cool. Tia, thank you so much for your answers. I really appreciate you. You passed with flying colors. Good job. Yeah. Tia Proctor: Thank you. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Tia Proctor: Yeah. Good one. Dave Blanks: Okay. And who is this? Your roommate? Tia Proctor: Yes. Dave Blanks: Hello? What is your name? Maddie Henry: Maddie Henry. Dave Blanks: Hey Maddie, how's it going? Maddie Henry: It's good. How are you? Dave Blanks: I'm good. How's your room? It looks pretty cool to me. Maddie Henry: It is amazing. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Maddie Henry: I was expecting so much less actually. Dave Blanks: Right. Maddie Henry: And I'm so excited that we got our own bathroom. Dave Blanks: Okay. Maddie, what's the moment like for you right now? What's the feeling? Maddie Henry: Nervous, excited, everything. I just want to get everything unpacked and be settled in, have everything go smoothly. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Well, has it been so, so far so good? Maddie Henry: So far so good except for the rain. Dave Blanks: I know, but at least you're inside right now. Right? Did you get everything in before it started really coming down? Maddie Henry: My parents are actually out there. Dave Blanks: Oh no. Your poor parents. All right. Well, shout out to Maddie's parents. Maddie Henry: Yeah. Dave Blanks: Be strong. Maddie Henry: I'm from Pennsylvania, so I'm very excited to just meet new people. Get a fresh start and make a lot of friends. Dave Blanks: Tia and Maddie, good luck. We're happy to have you as new Mountaineers. Maddie Henry: Thank you. Dave Blanks: All right. Bye y'all. Silas Dickerson: I am Silas Dickerson. I got here about 15 minutes ago. It feels great. Yeah, I'm ready to be here. I'm just ready to be more independent. Jennifer Leaver: Hi, I'm Jennifer Leaver. Dave Blanks: Who are you helping move in here today? Jennifer Leaver: My daughter, Lauren. Dave Blanks: Is this your first kid to come to college? Jennifer Leaver: No, I have a son in Boulder, in Colorado. Dave Blanks: All right. Jennifer Leaver: It's been nice to have her close by. Dave Blanks: When you look forward to Lauren's first year, what is it that you're excited about for her? Jennifer Leaver: Just meeting new people, finding her tribe of friends, and big football games, because she didn't have a school that was oriented around that and- Dave Blanks: Yeah. She's definitely got that to look forward to. Jennifer Leaver: Yeah. Yeah. Dave Blanks: Well, thanks so much for helping out and thanks for letting me talk to you. I appreciate you very much. Jennifer Leaver: Yeah. Sure, sure. McKenna Guard: I'm McKenna Guard. A mix of excitement and nervousness. A good healthy mix. I'm excited for the new community, and my friends last year went here and I just got to see them grow. Dave Blanks: Hold on, hold on. Let's let the train pass by. All right. What else was it? McKenna Guard: Because my friends, I got to see them grow here in Boone last year, and so I'm really excited to do that too. Dave Blanks: Awesome. I'm sure you will. McKenna, thanks for your time. I really appreciate you. Welcome to Boone. McKenna Guard: Thank you. Dave Blanks: Yeah. Spencer Daniel: I'm Spencer Daniel. Dave Blanks: Hey Spencer. Spencer Daniel: Hey. Dave Blanks: Your girls are here? Spencer Daniel: I have one daughter here and then her friend is her roommate. Dave Blanks: Oh, that works out well....
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