For Reasons Known only unto God....
Or the top administrators at Appalachian State University in nearby Boone, Appstate is going to close down the Appalachian Cultural Center. If you haven't already visited, you should ... and soon. The original plan, sprung rather unexpectedly on the curator, Dr Chuck Watkins, was simply to boot the Center out of its present building on Blowing Rock Road and store the collection in the Old Belk Library. It was pointed out that this would essentially destroy the museum. When the local community found out about it, they jumped to the conclusion, shared by some malcontent members of the faculty, that the University is running away from its connection with local Appalachian culture. After the ensuing uproar the administration now says that of course they never intended to close the museum, just stash it somewhere until they can find the perfect spot for it.

Of course, this is the same University that brought us this, so perhaps it is not so bad after all.