Think you’re hilarious? Prove it! Cozzy’s Comedy Club, located less than five miles away from campus in the Hilton Shopping Center at 9700 Warwick Blvd. in Newport News, is hosting an open mic comedy night on Thursday, Nov. 17. The event starts at 9 p.m. and there is no cover charge. Cozzy’s has been a [...]
You’ve heard of a telegram, but how about a cookie text? Yorktown resident Jeanne Fiocca started her own business with that same name and concept in June this year. To order a cookie, the customer goes onto the CookieText website (www.cookietext.com) to type and send the “edible tweet” he or she would like sent [...]
By Brittany Marks brittany.marks.10@cnu.edu Fear 2 Freedom, an organization led by Christopher Newport University’s First Lady Rosemary Trible, has been working to bring about awareness of sexually abused victims this week throughout the CNU campus. “We call it Fear ‘2’ Freedom, the number two, because every two minutes in our country someone is sexually assaulted,” [...]
If you are looking for a place with great food mixed with a cultural twist, then BD’s Mongolian Grill in Peninsula Town Center is the place to be. BD’s Mongolian Grill is a stir-fry buffet where customers “go mongo,” create their own dinners and are entertained as they watch their food sizzle to perfection [...]
As junior Angela DeLucia logs on to her computer, she plans to visit all of her favorite sites: first her email, then onto Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Pinterest. Pinterest, the latest popular website, has taken information sharing and photo blogging to another level. Similar to blogging sites like Tumblr, Pinterest is a “virtual pinboard.” According [...]
By Zach McCoy zmccoy@cnu.edu Here’s the moment where I look like an elitist-hipster. In January when this paper revealed the results of A&E’s Best of 2010 poll—as voted by you, the students—I was somewhat concerned and disappointed when I saw Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” as the best album and Katy Perry’s “Firework” as best song. [...]
Mercy is a drink that allegedly prevents the morning-after effects of drinking alcohol. The primary cause of a hangover is dehydration, and Mercy advertises that it can inhibit the effects of dehydration before they can kick in. Drinking one can of Mercy for every four or five alcoholic drinks can suppress or even completely eliminate [...]
By Samantha Bronson samantha.bronson.08@cnu.edu With finals week quickly approaching, students begin to get frazzled and stressed about tests, final papers and projects. As the work begins to pile up, students’ anxiety builds, and the sleepless nights, caffeine dependency and cramming sessions begin to take over. What students may not realize are the negative and sometimes [...]
Four Beers Ahead: a drink order, a play on words and a Christopher Newport University band hoping to grab your attention. Seniors Erich Ehinger, Aaron Hackett, Hank Harrison and David Wirth had never met before they came to CNU. They found themselves all as pledges for Pi Lambda Phi in the same class. Their pledge [...]
By Jeremy Lathon-Gordon jeremy.lathongordon.11@cnu.edu Dive into the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, an artist born and raised in the land of artsy free thinkers: Brooklyn, New York. “The Radiant Child,” a documentary created by Tamera Davis, chronicles the life of Basquiat and his journey from tagging the street with his graffiti art, to becoming a respected [...]
