By Brandi Swope brandi.swope.09@cnu.edu It is 36 degrees outside near Gloucester, Va. Shannon DeWeese jerks her hands up in the air in the middle of packing diapers, wipes, bottles and her physics textbook. “It figures I would need to take her to the ER in the freezing rain,” DeWeese says. Winter has been absent for [...]
With heightened press around anti-smoking campaigns, colleges across the nation have been changing their campuses into smoke-free environments. There has been a huge rise in smoke-free college campuses, according to an article in USA Today. In 2007 there were 60 reported colleges with smoke-free campuses. Now, in 2012, there are 650 campuses with similar policies. [...]
In 2009, a large proportion of births in the United States, 41 percent, occurred outside of marriage. For women under 30, 53 percent gave birth outside of marriage, according to Child Trends, a Washington-based research organization. However, there are large differences between education levels, or “class,” according to Skip Burzumato, assistant director of the National [...]
Once a standard for college learning, the lecture format is now beginning to come under fire. Professors from large universities have begun to become more interactive in their classrooms, and teachers at Christopher Newport University are on the same path. Many students find it hard to pay attention in normal lecture classes, so teachers have [...]
One thing 30 percent of Americans over the age of 25 have in common: a bachelor’s degree. Last month, the Census Bureau released a report that found 30.4 percent of Americans over the age of 25 held a bachelor’s degree as of last March, an increase from 10 years ago when that statistic was at [...]
Nothing is more fulfilling than a nice steak dinner. It leaves the consumer feeling well fed and happy, though with a much lighter wallet. Beware though—it might be hurting more than just the meat lover’s wallet. A recent study published by the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that consumption of red meat increases the risk [...]
Living with their parents might not be the coolest thing for members of the recently-dubbed ‘boomerang generation’ to do after graduation but, due to the staggering economy and harsh job market, recent and soon-to-be college graduates are finding that moving back in with mom and dad is difficult to avoid. According to a report conducted [...]
She is a petite, blonde sorority girl who was accepted into graduate school at Harvard University. This might sound like is a description of Elle Woods, the well-known, fictional character played by Reese Witherspoon in the 2001 motion picture “Legally Blonde.” However, these characteristics also describe a recent Christopher Newport University graduate. Getting into the [...]
With a little less than a month until tax returns are due, some taxpayers may be worried about filing their information correctly. Under the supervision of accounting professor Gabriele Lingenfelter, a dozen accounting students are available to the Christopher Newport University and Newport News community for free tax preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance [...]
While state funding for higher education remains slim, instructors’ and professors’ salaries are still frozen, and the cost of Virginia colleges continues to fall on the backs of students and their families. However, a recent study shows Virginia college administrators are left unaffected. A report by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) published [...]
