BOONE, N.C. – Appalachian State University's Board of Trustees approved a resolution allowing the university to seek permits to sell alcohol at athletics facilities.
North Carolina House Bill 389, signed into law by Gov. Roy Cooper on June 26, allows public universities to sell beer and wine at athletics facilities.
The motion, brought forward by Trustee Mark Ricks, who chairs the board's Athletics Committee, sought approval for the university "to seek issuance of any permits required by the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission to be issued to or on behalf of Appalachian State University for use by Appalachian to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages at all of Appalachian's athletic stadiums, facilities and arenas.