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The Africa Project jams for a cause
In one year alone, 1,300,000 children were orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, Africa. The high mortality rates in Africa have become increasingly severe and Christopher Newport University students have decided that it is time for change. The Africa Project (T.A.P.) is a club on campus dedicated to raising money to build an orphanage in Tanzania. [...]
Girls, guts, and gore-New TV series have arrived
By Brandy Estes brandon.estes.11@cnu.edu Each year everyone gets revved up for the beginning of Autumn, which brings cozy sweaters, crunchy leaves, Fall-inspired drinks from Einstein’s and, most importantly, brand new sitcoms on television. This season our TV sets will be dominated by a variety of new shows featuring empowered females, haunting stories and addicting dramas. [...]
Buying, selling, creating with Etsy
By Hillary Diehl Hillary.Diehl.11@cnu.edu It is an ongoing struggle for aspiring artists to become recognized in the always-changing world of art. Etsy.com makes that struggle a little simpler. Etsy, an art networking website, gives artists a new means by which they are able to test the waters with their work and see its potential success. [...]
Captains pluck the Blue Jays
By: Lindsey Martin The 17th ranked Christopher Newport Field Hockey team took on the 20th ranked Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays and emerged with a dominating 6-0 win on their home turf on Sunday, Sept. 25. The Captains were led by junior midfielder Caitlin Cahill, who scored two goals and tallied two assists. Cahill is [...]
Volleyball checkmates Bishops
Coming into Tuesday’s game against Christopher Newport University, N.C. Wesleyan had lost 25 consecutive games against the Captains, dating all the way back to 1999. The Bishops did little to reverse that trend in front of a large crowd at the Freeman Center as the sixth-ranked Captains knocked off the visitors in three quick sets. CNU, [...]
5 for: transportation
Application: MetrO For travelers on the go, this app is perfect for finding your way around a new city. By selecting just a few options, such as your current location and your intended destination, this application will give you step by step directions straight to your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. But unlike other direction [...]
To the end zone… and beyond
Athletic and intellectual only begins to describe the dynamic character of Senior Computer Science Undergraduate Malcolm Jones. A purveyor of the mind and soul, Jones has always been a seeker of physical and mental excellence and self-actualization. His career at CNU has helped to foster this portion of his identity. The New Kent native [...]
Rules to text by
What is or is not okay to say in a text message? Are there certain people that should or should not be sent a quick text? When and where is it appropriate to text? Texting etiquette is not easy to establish. Text messaging has redeveloped the way we communicate; it is fast and convenient. Texting [...]
Lessons learned
It was Wednesday evening, that horrid time of the week when you feel as if you have been in classes and doing homework FOREVER, yet the weekend is still FOREVER away. I was sitting at my desk, gnawing on a pencil while racking my brain over a paper I was working on, when I [...]
