Editor’s Note: This was written in response to this letter from last week’s issue of The Captain’s Log. —- The library and Einstein’s are now open 24/7, yes, and for good reason, including years of requests from the student body. Am I the only one who has spent late nights in the 24-hour room huddled [...]
This could go in the sports section, but this is more than just about a sports team. Many people will think that the main character in this story is a football coach, but it isn’t. Joe Paterno, the all-time winningest Division I football coach, was dismissed from his responsibilities last week after he had not [...]
SA President addresses Safe Ride, library hours, open meetings —- As the semester approaches closer and closer to its end, the Student Assembly would like to give one last Captain’s Log update to let the students know exactly what we are doing for them. As noted in previous issues, our focus this year will be [...]
Every team is made up of members who act like the links in a chain. When all the links are strong, the team is able to thrive. However, it takes the breakage or loss of one of these links to tear apart the chain, which affects the whole team. In the world of newspapers, there [...]
(Photo Editor Rosa Lee Harkrader will be learning a new sport each week from a CNU athlete. This week, sophomore kicker Stephen Denuel teaches her how to make a field goal.) By: Rosa Lee Harkrader I was the first one to the stadium. As I sat in the empty bleachers and looked at [...]
“The better team doesn’t always win.” Those were the words of Christopher Newport University soccer coach Steve Shaw after his team’s unexpected 2-1 loss to Randolph College in the first round of the NCAA playoffs ended the Captains’ undefeated season. For the majority of the contest, CNU was indeed the better team. The Captains [...]
The Captains football squad is headed to Kean University for the first game of the NCAA tournament after defeating Maryville University 45-20 to claim the USA South title for the second year in a row. The Captains were led by junior quarterback Aaron Edwards who had 314 passing yards and three touchdowns, and has [...]
The Captains’ intensity for this match had been brewing for nearly a year and the fervor in the Freeman Center reflected the tension. Last season, on Nov. 19, 2010, the Christopher Newport University volleyball team’s season came to an end in the Elite Eight with a loss to the Emory University Eagles. On Sunday, [...]
By Ryan Asalone ryan.asalone.10@cnu.edu Sometimes the smallest act of goodwill can expand to something bigger. Such is the case of the Vaughn Family fundraiser. Those Christopher Newport University students who have grabbed a coffee at Einstein’s (in increasing numbers as the semester comes to an end) have likely seen the wooden collection box for the [...]
