2003 Honda Element, 4WD, cruise, ABS brakes, sun roof, CD, 110,000. Handles great in all kinds of weather. $9,500. Call Cathy at 262-2448.

Timbers Resort Condo at Echota. This two-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom unit has a great view of Grandfather Mountain from any two of the private covered decks. This unit also has a recreation room, two gas log fireplaces, full kitchen, washer, dryer, central heat and air conditioning.  Includes use of the clubhouse, indoor pool, health spa, fitness area and whirlpool tub. No smokers or pets. $1,200 per month. Contact M. Ferrell at 963-8286 or 262-2960.

The Richard T. Barker Friends of the Library invite you to the Books Are Fun Fall Book Fair
Tuesday, Oct, 7, from 11a.m. - 5 p.m., and Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in room 421 Belk Library and Information Common.  There will be discounted prices for new and first run books. Cash, credit cards, check and post-dated checks accepted.  Don’t forget to enter the drawing for a free item. Proceeds benefit the Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons.

Carter Hammett-McGarry will talk about her summer experience at the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Institute during a program Oct. 23 in Room 421 Belk Library and Information Commons.

The program will begin with a reception at 2 p.m. honoring Hammett-McGarry and individuals from Appalachian who have participated in UNC Chapel Hill’s Bridges professional development program for women in higher education, and the Leadership Institute for Female Employees, sponsored by the N.C. Office of State Personnel.

Hammett-McGarry is director of general education at Appalachian and the first administrator from the university selected to participate in the HERS leadership and management development program for women in higher education administration.

The formal program begins at 3 p.m. with introductory remarks from Dr. Alice Brown, retired president of the Appalachian College Association and a HERS international board member. Dr. Tony Carey, vice provost for faculty affairs at Appalachian also will speak.

Hammett-McGarry will talk about her month-long experience at the HERS institute, held at Bryn Mawr College, and offer guidance on the application and acceptance processes for those interested in attending the institute in the future.

The reception and program are sponsored by University College.

While students are aware of the support provided by advisers, residence assistants, coaches, professors and staff, they may not know what to do when they are feeling overwhelmed with sadness, anxiety or stress. Every year, millions of students are affected by such mental health issues.  The Counseling and Psychological Services Center will offer confidential screenings for a variety of mood and anxiety disorders Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 10 am.-2 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Calloway Peak Room. Please encourage students to come test their moods, talk with a counselor, and pick up a brochure.  Extra credit slips will be provided.  What they learn may help them or a friend remember how good college life can be. Call 262-3180 or e-mail Denise Lovin at lovindm@appstate.edu for more information.

Mary L. Pearson, Institute for Health and Human Services Counseling Center, Cindy McGuire, Physical Plant, and Heather Lippard, Learning Assistance Program, have been approved to participate in the Voluntary Shared Leave Program. To donate vacation time (minimum four hours), send a letter or e-mail to Vicky Greene in Human Resource Services (greenevb@appstate.edu). Please include your Banner Identification Number. The deadline to donate leave is Thursday, Oct. 16.

The Performing Arts Series presents Doc Watson, David Holt and Riley Baugus in concert in Farthing Auditorium Friday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18 for the general public, $16 for seniors and Appalachian faculty and staff, and $10 for students and children.  Ticket prices increase at the door on show nights.  For tickets or information, call the Farthing Auditorium Box Office at 4046, or visit www.pas.appstate.edu.  The box office is open weekdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

John Haught from Georgetown University will lecture on “Evolution and Faith: What is at Stake?” on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. Haught is a professor in Georgetown’s Department of Theology, a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center and one of the leading scholars on the relationship between science and religion.  Haught will discuss how evolution and faith can co-exist in today’s society. He is the author of the recently published “God and the New Atheism: A Critical Response to Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens,” which is a rebuttal to the recent spate of books that have been published on atheism.

Brown University biology professor Ken Miller will present “Is Evolution Only a Theory? Charles Darwin and the Design of Life” Thursday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. in the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center’s Powers Grand Hall.  Miller is a cell biologist and noted biology textbook author. He played a major role testifying at the Pennsylvania Dover Trial where intelligent design proponents were defeated in their attempts to insert this ideology into the science classroom.  He was featured in the PBS Documentary on the trial that will be shown as part of the Darwin Series Film Festival.