The Captain's Log 2016 Issue 20

The Captain’s Log THE VOICE OF CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS @CNUCAPTAINSLOG

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VOLUME 47, ISSUE 20

MARCH 23, 2016

GLORY IN VICTORY, GRACE IN DEFEAT The basketball The Captains’ team’s season season-ending didn’t have a loss in the Final storybook ending, Four wasn’t so but the reaction to the loss reveals this season was about more than a championship. Read about the team on PAGE 10 in SPORTS.

Junior guard Kevin Regimbal greets a CNU fan before heading to the locker room. The Captains lost to the Tommies of St. Thomas in the Final Four; it was the furthest the team ever made it in the tournament.

Whatever it takes to get the job done Juanita Staton manages to maintain a happy demeanor as a housekeeper in the library, despite fatigue from years of work and health issues. by lydia johnson lydia.johnson.13@cnu.edu

Juanita Staton saw the Jeep coming just in time to grip the bottom of her seat. A car crash jolted the bus. The Jeep had slammed into the left side.

Four passengers were thrown from their seats. Juanita was one of them.

“I panicked. The driver and everyone started yelling,” Juanita said. She had curled her fingers around the seat as tightly as she could as the Jeep approached. But the force of the crash knocked her to the ground. Passengers screamed. They lay pinned to the floor. Juanita could not move. She could barely comprehend the chaos around her. Pain seared through the left side of her body. She had fallen on her hip and laid on the floor in total shock of the crash. It was supposed to be an ordinary day. juanita continued on page 3

Juanita Staton said she spends her bus ride to CNU preparing for the day ahead. lydia johnson/The Captain’s Log

Check out CNU TV’s videos on last week’s Relay for Life event on our Facebook page. See the sights and sounds of Relay in our video, “A look back: Relay for Life 2016.”

Later in the week, check out our interviews with event participants and cancer survivors.

PAGE 2 Weekly pic Students celebrated CNU Day 2016 with a flash dance party on the Great Lawn on March 17.

The campaign organized by the university asked members of the CNU community to share why they are “Lucky to be a Captain,” and online engagement for the hashtag #CNUDay16 reached over 900,000 people.

Photo by Ben Leistensnider/The Captain’s Log

Online this week

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Check out these stories on our social media.

March 17 CNU Day Flash Party At 12:30 p.m. on the Great Lawn, CNU held its first ever celebration of CNU Day. The festivities included a DJ, costume contest, St. Patrick’s Day themed treats and giveaways. To conclude, students assembled at the steps of CNU Hall for a group picture.

March 23 Annual Intercultural Festival From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the DSU Ballroom, CAB, SDEC and OSA will hold the event previously known as Taste for Diversity. Organizations will share various aspects of cultures from around the globe through arts, crafts, performances and food.

March 18 Relay for Life On Friday starting at 7 p.m. in the Freeman Center Field House, CNU held its annual Relay for Life event. The CNU community raised over $50,000 which will go towards cancer research. Read more on pages 14 and 15.

March 24 Labyrinth Walk on the Trible Plaza In the Trible Plaza, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Episcopal Campus Ministry invites students to come take part in walking the labyrinth set up as a way to de-stress, clear one’s mind and spend some time in quiet contemplation.

March 22 Movie Screening: On the Bride’s Side 5 p.m. in McM 101, CNU presented “On the Bride’s Side,” an award winning documentary that looks at the urgent refugee crisis in the Middle East and Europe. Dr. Timani and Dr. Timmer lead a panel discussion along with a video Q&A with film director Gabriele del Grande.

March 25, 26 CAB Presents...Movie: Spectre Friday and Saturday at 9 p.m. in the Gaines Theatre, CAB will host a showing of the latest James Bond film, Spectre. CAB offers free admission and free popcorn to all in attendence.

Student Assembly Election Winners The Student Assembly has announced its newly elected executive board for the 2016-2017 school year. The board will consist of: President- Michael Bamisile, Executive Vice President- Timothy Laboy- Coparropa, and Vice President of FinanceDavis Reagan.

March 26 George Dennehy Benefit Concert At 7 p.m. in the Pope Chapel, the American String teacher’s association will sponsor a concert by skilled musician George Dennehy.

Presale tickets will be sold for $8 in the DSU from March 18 through 25, and $10 at the door.

A Look Back: Relay for Life Take a look at the highlights from the main event on Friday night where the CNU community came together to raise funds for cancer research.

Paul Trible, CNU community commend basketball Check out the CNU community’s welcome reception for the basketball team on Monday afternoon.

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Corrections In “A night of student art and entrepreneurship,” the graphic was designed by Jack Hurley, but was attributed to Chester Porter.

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FROM THE FRONT PAGE

Whatever it takes to get the job done

Juanita Staton manages to maintain a happy demeanor as a housekeeper in the library, despite fatigue from years of work and health issues.

Juanita continued From page 1

Juanita rides the bus to work every Monday through Friday. During the 15 minute trip, she is thinking about the day ahead. “When I get there, I’m ready to perform my job—to get the job done,” she said while sitting in the Trible Library, the building she cleans as housekeeper. Students on campus commonly call her Ms. Juanita. Every afternoon at 2 p.m., she gets back on the bus and heads home.

On Nov. 19, 2014, Juanita got on the bus after the end of her shift at Christopher Newport University, the way she did every day.

She sat in the third row on the left as the bus traveled its usual route down Warwick Boulevard to 28th Street. Around 3:30 p.m., Juanita was about to make a cell phone call when a Jeep came down a one-way street off the interstate. The bus driver saw the Jeep and pulled over to avoid it. But the other driver, talking on his cell phone, had T-boned the bus.

The bus driver approached each passenger after the crash and asked if everyone was okay. They remained silent.

“Nobody could really say anything cause we was still in shock,” Juanita said. “It happened so quick.”

She remembers she could only lie there helplessly until the ambulance came. It was supposed to be an ordinary day.

Ordinary days for Juanita center on hard work.

“I’ve been working ever since I was 15 years old, and I haven’t stopped yet,” Juanita said. She sits at a table for four, talking about various jobs she’s held.

The glass double doors of Einstein’s swing open and shut every few minutes, letting in bursts of cool air.

Juanita does not remove her black pea coat. Around the room, students chatter to one another and nurse cups of coffee. A latte machine squeals. The cash register clicks shut and pops open again as custom-

ers order beverages. The sounds swirl together and create a hum throughout the coffee shop.

Juanita is wearing her personal clothes rather than the housekeeping uniform she usually dons on campus. She clasps and unclasps her hands in her lap as she talks. She occasionally tightens her lips, squints her eyes, and looks towards the ceiling when she needs a moment to think. Her hair has changed recently, too; she has covered her naturally coarse curls with a styled bob. The wig is made of red and black strands that fold in towards one another and come to a peak. Juanita sits completely straight and does not rest her back against the chair; her feet are also planted firmly on the ground. Her body looks ready to spring into action at any second, but her face is relaxed. She rarely stops smiling.

“My first job was at a McDonald’s in Hampton. I’ll never forget it,” she said, still smiling. She started working as a McDonald’s cashier in 1995. “I was lovin’ it cause I could sign my own name on my own check and file taxes,” she chuckled. Juanita eventually transferred to the McDonald’s in Mercury Plaza—also in Hampton—to work the opening shift from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. The same year she started working at McDonald’s, she took a job at Wal-Mart as a cashier and customer service representative. By 2003, she was also working at CNU in the Dining Services department. For 15 years, she worked three jobs.

“I was like a robot,” she said with a laugh. Go to work, take a shower, change. Go to work, take a shower, change. She nodded her head after each step to pantomime the monotony of her routine. “It was 5 in the evening to 2 in the morning. Then from 5 in the morning to 2 in the evening.” She said she also worked as a bartender on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Why did she work so many jobs?

“Well…”

Juanita spends her early mornings cleaning surfaces and vacuuming the carpets of the library. At work, she focuses on her duties at hand, drowning out the issues plaguing her personal life.

Lydia Johnson/The captain’s Log

This story on Ms. Juanita is the first in a three-part series. The second segment will be published in next week’s issue, and the third segment will be published the following week. The online version of the story will be updated in the same fashion, with the subsequent segments being added to the original story.

NEWS

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Swap cans of food for cash

New council launched to advise CNU on diversity The council will focus on fostering inclusivity between people on CNU’s campus rather than recruitment.

By josh reyes joshua.reyes.12@cnu.edu

Katlyn Logsdon and Chaelin Magruder transfer food into a truck as part of CNU’s Food for Thought campaign held outside the DSU on Nov. 13, 2015. file photo by ben leistensnider/the captain’s log

While donating food may seem to be more personal, charities prefer money donations.

By lydia johnson lydia.johnson.13@cnu.edu

Students donate food items to causes every year in numerous campus charity events, but the donations don’t do as much good as students may hope in comparison to money donations.

According to Chief Development Officer Michele Benson of the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank, her organization prefers money donations. The preference for money is also seen outside of the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. A 2015 article in Time Magazine repor ted that charities for the most part prefer cash donations to perishable items. Katherina Rosqueta, Executive Di rector of High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania, said in an 2011 NPR interview that cash donations can feed twenty times more families than food donations.

“In order to have the greatest impact, the money is best for us,” Benson said in a phone interview. “For every dollar we receive, we can provide four meals.”

Benson said foodbanks can buy food at wholesale prices, thereby getting more food for a cheaper price. Even students who may not have much money can make a meaningful difference with small donations.

“Every dollar makes a difference,” Benson said, noting that

the food bank has fed someone for a whole day with one dollar.

The Virginia Peninsula Foodbank in Hampton, Va. partners with about 200 local agencies to fulfill the needs of hungry families.

Junior Sadie Carr said she donated canned goods in high school during the holidays. “I feel like people are more likely to just go in their pantry and find whatever they have,” Carr said.

Senior Jordan Hewett said g iv i n g money over c a n ne d goods makes more sense. “If they can feed more people with that, then that’s the route that should be taken,” Hewett said.

The Peninsula Foodbank gets wholesale prices by partnering with local retail stores and food distributors around the country. It also has partnerships with KFC, Olive Garden and WaWa that provide prepared food leftover at the end of a business day.

Benson said the Foodbank holds food and fund drives to col lect both food items and money. CNU hosts an annual Food for Thought drive to collect food and money for the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank.

A l l monet a r y don ation s at the event are converted into pounds of food. Benson said CNU pa r ticipa nts col lected 42,000 pounds of food at the 2015 Food for Thought drive. This number includes both food and cash donations.

Benson said monetary donations sometimes support operational costs, such as powering freezers that store the food.

Junior Robert Boland said he would make a cash donation if he knew the money was going towards food purchases. “ It ’s e a sier i f you g ive a canned good item to see it actually get to somebody,” Boland said.

“If people delineate where they want the donation to go to, then we certainly do that,” Benson said.

D onor s c a n g ive eit her r e s t r ic t e d or u n r e s t r ic t e d funds. Unrestricted funds go toward any need that the nonprofit sees fit. Restricted funds go toward a particular program or project within the organization.

Senior Mol ly Ca r ter said donating canned goods during the holidays is a family tradition i n her house. “I t hi nk people might be more inclined to donate a check if they knew it was going to provide more food,” Carter said.

Vi rginia has 9 82,6 5 0 food insecure people, according to Feeding America, a network of non-profit food banks in the United States. Benson defined food insecurity as an individual not having access to enough food to live a healthy life. The Feeding America website said Virginia has a food insecurity rate of 11.9 percent.

T he rate is higher i n t he greater peninsula, at 13.8 percent. The food insecurity rate in Newport News specifically is 16.4 percent. n

CNU i s a l t e r i n g i t s approach to issues of diversity, changing from a focus on numbers and recruitment to creating a more inclusive c a m p u s c o m mu n i t y. O n March 23, CNU announced its inception of the University Council for Diversity and Inclusion, a revamped version of the Minority Recruitment Task Force, which was in effect for about 15 years.

Recruitment is still a factor in the council’s function, but Universit y P resident Paul Trible said it was time for CNU to look beyond that aspect of its diversity. In a statement released to The Captain’s Log before the university’s public announcement on March 23, Trible said the charge of the council included promoting and enriching “a campus culture of respect, civility and inclusion.”

The council is not a policym a k i n g b o dy ; i n st e ad it m a ke s r e c om mend at ion s and advises the university on matters of diversity and inclusion. Dr. Jana Adamitis, president of the Faculty Senate and a member of the new council, said an emphasis on diversity and inclusion was essential to the academic ex p er ienc e. E x p o su r e t o diversity prepares students for the wider world inhabited by different people, she said.

T h rough t he cou nci l, T r ible s a id he hop e d t o “involve a broader array of members of our university community.” There are currently 18 individuals listed as members of the council, which i ncludes st udents, faculty, staff, administrators and both current and former Board of Visitors members.

“It’s a ver y smar t composition,” said Ada mitis.

“You absolutely have to have buy-in across the university to be effective.”

She emphasized that CNU was already a safe community in which people could talk about challenging and sometimes contentious subjects, like race and diversity, in a civil, productive manner. But she realizes that

improvements could be made.

Both Adamitis and Trible discussed a presentation made by senior Derrick Stephenson at the council’s first meeting on Feb. 12 (the council convened one time before its creation was made public). Stephenson presented his research on inclusivity at CNU, which was based on surveys and data he collected for his capstone in the social work program.

“It was enlightening,” said Ad a m it i s. She h i g h l i g hte d the fact that more students disagreed than agreed with the statement that CNU was inclusive. Additional ly, she continued, a greater proportion of non-white students disagreed with that statement. Disparities in perceptions of campus from white and non-white students were consistent i n va rious aspects of the survey.

Morgan Belcher, a junior and member of the council, also recalled the research showing a disparity between white and minority students in their opinions of CNU’s diversity.

“As an A frican-A merican student I’ve never really seen CNU as diverse,” she said. “It’s never bothered me, but it was interesting to see that so many students who are not minorities say they see the school as diverse.”

Belcher also said her role as a Student Ambassador, or tour guide, on campus illuminated the way that race affects potential students. “I can see diverse students go to diverse tou r guides … sometimes parents will ask me if I feel comfortable on campus,” she said. “Diversity isn’t always vocalized, but it’s on people’s minds.”

The Captain’s Log has produced a series of stories about diversity on campus throughout this semester. In an email to The Captain’s Log announcing the formation of the council, Trible wrote, “I have read with interest your articles about diversity and want to share with you the establishment of the University Council on Diversity and Inclusion.” n

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The hunt for off-campus housing

Come for the degree, stay for the 9-to-5 CNU was the largest employer of 2014 graduates in 2014, hiring 23 alumni.

By Kelly nicholas kelly.nicholas.14@cnu.edu

Most CNU graduates go searching for jobs after graduation, and a few don’t have to go too far. The University Fellows hire the majority of CNU’s recent graduates that return to CNU.

Hidenwood and Hiden Place Apartments features pet friendly apartments and 24-hour emergency maintenance service at its complex located about a mile from campus. Jack Jacobs/the captain’s log

Port isn’t the only apartment complex that boasts a quick commute to CNU’s campus.

By melanie occhiuzzo melanie.occhiuzzo.13@cnu.edu

Students disappointed with the housing lottery and able to get permission to move off campus wi l l appreciate the numerous housing options in Newport News. Several apartment complexes are a short distance from campus .

Hidenwood and Hiden Place Hidenwood a nd Hiden Place Apartments, located at 340 Hidenwood Drive, is an option if you’re looking for an apartment that is close to the school, being a 3 minute drive from campus. It has reserved parking for residents, though parking for visitors is limited.

According to Hidenwood Apartments’ website, in addition to being only a mile from campus, Hidenwood and Hiden Place Apartments have many accommodations. The apartments are pet friendly and cable ready; they have a pool with a sun deck, a clothing care facility as well as an option to rent a washer and d r yer u nit and they have a 24-hour emergency maintenance service.

The pricing for a one-bedroom apartment with one bath comes to about $700 per month.

Renting a dryer and washer is available for the two and three bedroom apartments. The two bedroom comes with one and a half baths and is priced at $ 815 per month, $855 with the laundry unit rental. The three bed room apa r tment comes with two baths at $ 940 per month, $980 with the laundry unit rental. In addition to the monthly fee, there is a security deposit of $ 300. In order to be eligible to rent, your income must be three times the monthly rent; the income can be combined.

Warwick Village Warwick Village, located at 495 Nelson Drive, has the perk of water being included in the price of rent, making your utilities bill a little less expensive, according to Warwick Village’s website. The complex is located two miles from campus and amenities include designated parking spaces, an on-site laund r y facility, a swimming pool, and pet friendly apartments. The apartments also have cable TV available.

Warwick Village offers one bedroom apartments and two bedroom apartments for rent.

Each apartment comes with

one bathroom. For a one-bedroom apartment there is a $640 per month rental rate. For the two-bedroom apartment, rent is $785 per month. In order to rent from Warwick Village, you will need a cosigner.

Waypoint at Oyster Point Waypoint Apartments is a bit farther from campus but of fers perk online rent payment. The apartment complex is located on 1D Guenevere Court, which is four miles from campus. Accordi ng to Waypoint at Oyster Point’s website, residents have access to a swimming pool, a picnic and barbecue area, cable and internet access, laundry facilities and pet friendly accommodations.

T here a re one -, t wo - a nd three-bedroom apartment units available at Waypoint. The onebedroom apartment unit comes with one bath and is priced at about $740 to $1005 per month.

The two-bedroom apartment also comes with one bath and is prices at around $820 to $1180 per month. The three-bedroom u n it c ome w it h one a nd a half baths priced somewhere between $ 955 and $1271 per month. Residents will need to be grossing an income of three times the rent of the selected apartment.

CNU provides additional offcampus housing resources on its website. n

Measuring graduate success Six months after graduation, 71 percent of the class of 2014 responded to a survey conducted by the Center for Career Planning regarding post-graduation pursuits.

T hese i ncluded fu l l-ti me employ ment, g raduate school and continuing education, and an “other” category comprised of students working part-time, taking time off and seeking employm e nt . A c c or d i n g t o t h e survey results, 56 percent of the respondents secured full time employment.

CNU hired 23 graduates from the 2014 class, more than any other employer, according to the Class of 2014 Career Outcomes Abbreviated Report. The second largest employer was Ferguson Enterprises, with 12 CNU g raduates of the class of 2014 being hired by the Newport News-based company.

Ferguson Enterprises sells wholesale plumbing, HVAC and industrial materials. “ We pr ov ide exc el lent education for our students, so we want our graduates to work here. And we have first access,” Director of Career Pl a n n i n g L ibby We st ley said.

The University Fellows Of the 23 new graduates CNU hired in 2014, 14 were hired as fellows in the University Fellows prog ram.

Fellows are recent graduates

who are hired to work at CNU for one year following their graduation.

The University Fellows program was established in 2005, when two recent graduates were hired to work for the Admissions Office. After an overhaul in the program in 2010, about 14 graduates are now hired annually to work in four different departments that deal directly with students. These include Admissions Office, President’s Leadership Program, Office of Student Engagement, and the Center for Student Success. The program lasts from June 1 to May 31.

Katie Wellbrock is the associate dean of students, and helps facilitate the hiring process for the fellows. She believes that the university benefits from hiring recent CNU graduates because they can relate to the experiences of current students.

“Why not keep them here for ourselves? I’m not a product of CNU [like former students are].

They know what the community is about,” Wellbrock said.

Ben Johnson is a current fellow working in the Office of Student Engagement. He appreciates the extra time on campus before entering the work force outside of CNU. “It’s professional develop ment in an environment you’re comfortable in,” he said. “I wanted to stick around CNU a little bit longer. I didn’t feel like it was my time to go just yet,” he said.

According to the First Destination survey conducted for the class of 2015, William and Mary hired 23 of the 1,695 recently graduated alumni students in 2015, which is about 1.4 percent of employed g raduates. The First Destination survey for the class of 2014 at Virginia Tech reported that 58 of its 3,275 recently graduated students were hired at the institution, which is about 1.8 percent. n

56 percent 23 The percentage of the class of 2014 that found employment six months after graduation.

The number of 2014 graduates hired by CNU after graduation.

14

12

The number of 2014 graduate hires that were employed as Ferguson Fellows during the 2014-2015 academic year.

The number of 2014 graduates hired by Ferguson Enterprises, second largest employer of CNU graduates.

OPINIONS

“The Captain’s Log is free to write anything it pleases, and CNU fully respects the Freedom of the press.”

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CNU President Paul Trible

Unplugged: 120 hours without Internet

chris whitehurst Creative director

Over spring break, I spent several days in a log cabin in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.

Technology is a big part of our lives but is something we should take breaks from every once in a while. Here is a journal I kept about my tech-free week.

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all Photos by chris whitehurst/the Captains Log

SNAPSHOT

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dance: A DELICATE BALANCE

Dancing to Miley Cyrus’ lesser-known “Sold Out Love,” a co-ed troupe of students showcased their literal strength and creative choreography. PHOTOS BY MACY FRIEND/the captain’s lo

CNU students performed last weekend and brought diversity to the stage through dance and music.

By macy friend macy.friend.14@cnu.edu

A variety of dance styles were showcased at CNU’s 7th Annual “A Delicate Balance” Dance Concert on March 17 and 18.

Dancing styles ranged from Irish tap dancing to ballet and jazz. Part of what made each per for mance unique is that the choreog raphy was done exclusively by CNU students and professors, with nine of the 12 pieces being exclusively student-created.

Much like the dance styles themselves varied, so did their

soundtracks. Pieces included songs by ar tists of var ying fame and spanned mu ltiple genres. Popular artists like Beyonce, Leona Lewis, U2 and Miley Cyrus were sampled, but so was Beethoven.

The more well-known songs might have drawn the audience in, but even some of the unrecog nizable music was paired with performances that were just as compelling.

For exa mple, “H a nd s Up | O y á P owe r ” i s a pi e c e inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, which you can read more about on page 12. n

For more coverage on A Delicate Balance see the article in the A&E section on page 12.

Soloists senior Katie Bruce and junior Carlton Chapman perform a ballet-like piece to “Sonata After Dark,” which featured a unique use of a small spinning platform.

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Performing to Lady Gaga’s out-of-this-world track “Venus,” (choreographed by Casey Sciance) students brought an electric space-like atmosphere to the stage.

Under Professor Laura Lloyd’s choreography, freshman Elise Taylor and senior Pery Salyer dip during “Crunchy Granola Suite” from the multi-act musical “Dancin’.”

The evening’s most festive piece featured senior Pery Salyer (left), sophomore Brianna Cossu and freshman Ethan Nichols (right) performing the peppy “Irish Step.”

(Left) Senior Pery Salyer and his truffula-tree themed posse perform “Havin’ A Hunch,” a spirited piece from the Theodor Geisel-based “Seussical.” (Right) In a calming juxtaposition, senior Sarah Eckley and her collaborators perform the floorwork part of the more sedate dance she choreographed to U2’s well-known “With or Without You.”

SPORTS

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Glory in victory, grace in defeat The Captains’ historic season may have ended in the Final Four, but CNU’s fans continue to treat the players as conquering heros.

by Robert Smith robert.smith.14 @ cnu.edu

The men’s basketball team ended its best season in program history last Friday night at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. The Captains fell to the Tommies of the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) 66-62 in a tightly contested battle of fundamentals.

“I’m proud of my kids,” said CNU Head Coach John Krikorian in the post-game press c on ferenc e. “ T hey bat t le d.

Things didn’t really go our way the majority of the game, but we fought and we hung in there against a terrific team.” St. Thomas went on to defeat Benedictine College in the national championship game the following day.

A lt hou g h t he g a me t o ok place away from the basketball team’s Freeman Center home, the CNU community rallied to support the team in the game.

CNU brought a contingent of students and fans to watch the game in Salem, and the game was streamed in the Gaines Theater, right next door to the Freeman Field House where the team plays its home games.

F reshman Matt Honecker drove to the game with some of his friends, and he said that the CN U crowd “out-hyped” the fans from St. Thomas. “The other team had more of their parents there, but I feel we definitely got more excited than they did, even though they had more people,” he said.

St udents f rom CN U were se ated rig ht b ehi nd one of the baskets, and they came equipped with giant cardboard cut-outs of CNU player faces, which were deployed to distract the Tommies at the free throw line.

But despite t he st udents’ enthusiasm, the Captains failed to find their rhythm early on and were left playing catch up for most of the game.

After falling behind 7-0 early, the men crawled back and took a 23-22 lead late in the first half.

That was the only lead they would have as the Tommies stor med ahead and took an eight point lead into the half.

The Captains kept it close, but it was never close enough; they failed to shrink the lead below four points throughout

the second half. Every run the men’s team had was answered quickly by St. Thomas and the Captains could never push past the four point deficit and cut the gap to one possession.

All-American Marcus Carter got into foul trouble early and was forced to sit the majority of the first half. It wasn’t until six minutes into the second half that Carter scored his first points, but because of continuing foul trouble he wouldn’t be nearly as effective as normal.

The Captains were also abysmal from the three-point line shooting 5 for 19 on the night.

Their performance from the charity stripe was equally frustrating, going 3 for 11 from the free throw line.

It was clear early in the game t hat t he 3 -poi nters weren’t falling—the Captains hit only nine percent of their first half three-point attempts—and that Carter, the Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year, would not be the offense’s driving force.

Ti m Da ly stepped up and ended his season with a doubledouble, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. All other major contributors to the Captains offense took too long to find their groove and this ultimately proved to be devastating for the Captains.

Though the season did not end the way the team would have liked, junior guard Kevin Regimbal said, “We’ll have a good team again and we’re looking to be back again next year.”

Regimbal and other players took the time to thank the CNU fans who traveled to the game, shaking their hands and giving out high-fives on their way to the locker room.

“Everybody gathered to cheer for them,” Honecker said. “We really focused on the season as a whole rather than being disappointed after the loss.”

I n t he Gai nes, where t he center section of the theater was filled, students acted as if it were any other home game, b o oi n g que st ion able c a l l s , clapping in unison after good pl ays a nd g roa ni ng col lec tively during the team’s rough patches. T he room def lated when it became clear the Captains were not going to win, but the fans still cheered for the final basket, a buzzer-beater by

(Top) Aaron McFarland led a Captains offense that struggled to get started against St. Thomas with 16 points. (Above) Members of CNU Storm show the basketball players their support by unveiling a sign they had signed by CNU students before leaving for Salem. Photos by ben Leistensnider/The Captain’s Log Regimbal that brought the final difference to four.

Back home, the team received a welcome and congratulation from the CNU community on the afternoon of March 21. University President Paul Trible spoke to the team and a gathering of students and staff to congratulated the team on their

season.

The Captains ended their ye a r 3 0 -2 , t he f i rst 3 0 wi n season in program history. The game against St. Thomas also marked the first ever trip to the final four in the program’s 49-year history.

CNU graduates only three s e n ior s — for w a r d s C on nor

Laframboise, Ben Watkins and Hunter Wetherell—after this season. Next year’s squad of veterans will return next year looking at an opportunity to make another run with a little more experience. n Josh Reyes and Andre Toran contributed to this story.

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Track and field moves outside The track and field teams began their outdoor competition season at William and Mary’s Tribe Invitational on March 18 and 19.

by Sam Camilletti samantha.camilletti.14@cnu.edu

Both the men and women’s track and field teams opened their regular outdoor season wit h a n i mpressive per formance at the T rible Invitational hosted by William and Mary last Friday and Saturday, March 18 and 19. Coming off of their strong indoor season, the Captains had a smattering of successes as well as several new all-time records.

T wo school record s were broken this weekend by

senior Lydia Cromwell in the 3000 steeplechase (11:14/first place) and freshman Jonathan Graham in the men’s pole vault (4.70m/third place). Several athletes also moved up on the all-time list. Junior Briana Stewart placed fourth in the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 11:58. Her performance moved her to sixth on the all-time list.

Joining her in record-breaking performances, sophomore Hannah Shoemaker became ninth all-time after her performance in the shot put, where she had an 11.60 -meter toss.

Shoemaker also placed third with a 39.51 toss in discus.

F reshman Jessica Brownell also moved up to the ninth place all-time after her 2.80 meter jump in the pole vault.

Several other women’s events w e r e d o m i n a t e d b y C N U, particularly underclassman.

F r e s h m a n S a r a h Jo h n s o n placed second in discus with a final distance of 32.95 meters.

Sophomore Tyler Robin placed fourth in the same event with a dist a nce of 2 8.6 8 meters.

Robin also placed fourth in the women’s shot put with a distance of 10.82 meters. In the 400 meter dash, freshmen Lindsay Mulhere and Liana Rodriguez finished with times of 1:06 and 1:09, respectively.

In the 100 meter dash, junior Karissa Love was runner-up

with a time of 12.67, only nine hundredths of a seconds off the winner from Richmond. Freshman Nina Lucas placed sixth in the same event with a time of 13.43. Fellow freshman Jordan Lozama followed closely after with an eighth place and final time of 13.49.

The men’s side was equally successful. Sophomore Cullen Monahan captured the crown in the 400 meter dash with a time of 49.86. Sophomore Ryan Scott placed first in the 110 meter hurdle with a time of 15.32. Captains were also successful in jumps. Sophomore Wesley Shrieves came in first for the men’s long jump with a final distance of 6.49 meters, while freshman Michael Agyeman finished first with a distance of 13.21 meters.

Junior Ricardo Cabrera captured 4th place in the men’s 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 10:01. In the men’s 400 meter hurdles, junior Corey Rodriguez finished second with a time of 57.72. Sophomores Ryan Scott and Hunter Sutliff placed third and fourth with times of 58.71 and 58.93, respectively. Freshman Evan Fabish finished third in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:05. Close b eh i nd h i m wa s f r e sh m a n Austin Conway at 4:06.

On Friday, the men’s distance team competed in the 10k. All 13 Captains, including juniors Charlie Pruitt, Will Bruner, Andrew Benfer, J.J. LaPointe and Matthew Ma rgopou los, qualified for the conference meet in late April by finishing under 38 minutes. n

Captains riding high despite tough loss A defeat at Union’s hand failed to take away from a week that saw CNU stun a nationally ranked opponent and win its first CAC game.

by Caitlin King Caitlin.king.14 @ cnu.edu

The men’s lacrosse team won its sixth straight in its Capital Ath letic Con ference opener against the Marymount Saints on March 16 before losing to Union College on March 21.

The Captains came into the CAC opener following a massive 11-7 upset over 11th-ranked Roanoke on March 19. Senior Dave Magdeburger and junior Ryan Mills led CNU’s offense with three goals apiece.

For the game against the Saints, sophomore Matt Crist stood out among the team with tallying six points, three goals and three assists. Magdeburger and senior Joey Rolando also added points to the scoreboard.

On the defensive side the Captains held the Saints to 10 on-target shots. Senior Brandon Moloney ran the defense, grabbing 10 ground balls and forcing two caused turn overs.

Harrison Drier, Michael Mabry a nd Wi l l i a m Gi n ger ich a l l caused a turnover and picked up a 50-50 ball.

Although the Saints scored the first point of the game the Captains didn’t let that intimi-

date them. Magdeburger and Will Geise retaliated with back to back strikes to take the lead.

Shortly after their two goals Crist shot a bullet into the back of the net to make the score 3-1.

In the second quarter, Magdeburger kept the momentum with another goal, making that his second goal of the game thus far.

Matt Hayden made a save right before Thomas Courtney ended their rally with a caused turnover. Right before the end of the first half the hosts added two goals to the board.

The Captains continued their streak at the beginning of the third quarter on the offensive end. Magdebu rger, Rolando and Crist found openings in the back of the net within a two minute window pushing the lead to 7-3. Following a defensive save from Hayden and a caused turn over from Moloney, sophomore Andrew Ashley scored a goal off of a feed made

by Crist.

The hosts added their fourth goal at the end of the third qua r ter before openi ng t he fourth with two more. Drier and Rolando added two straight goals in a 60 second-surge to

Sr. Brandon Moloney was named the CAC Defensive Player of the Week following a dominating performance against St. Mary’s. He leads the CAC with 22 caused turnovers. Ben Leistensnider/The Captain’s Log snatch a 10-6 lead. The Captains capitalized on the Saints double penalties. Crist secured his hat trick before he assisted a goal made by Ryan Mills.

Following a two minute penalty on the Saints, Magdeburger and Rolando scored the last two

goals of the game securing the score at 14-6 with six minutes remaining.

The Captains were able to dominate a 44-28 edge in shots a nd a 4 0 -2 0 lead i n g rou nd balls.

The Captains were unable to

keep this momentum up against Union, who took the Captains down 15-8.

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The annual student dance concert ran the gamut from festive to fragile.

BY samantha Camilletti samantha.camilletti.14@cnu.edu

Dance is not discriminatory. Its electric range of meaning—celebration, entertainment, socialization, cultural rituals, assertions of dominance — dance is resonant to all aspects of life, and those aspects were showcased last Thursday for the crowd gathered in the Music and Theater Hall.

A nearly packed venue was delighted by the varying types of student (and professor) choreography on display, from junior Alexis Eno’s fragile but comforting “Fallen,” which featured a group of girls supporting each other through the trials of life, to the energetic clogging of “Irish Step” (choreographed by junior Katrina Asher) and “Funktionality” (choreographed by seniors Annie Hulcher and Madeline Wheeler).

Dance can also be used as a platform for civic and social debate, which is what Professor Ann Mozzocca chose to do with her piece “Hands Up | Oyá Power”, a poignant piece inspired by the “Black Lives Matter” movement and Oyá, a female god in Cuba religion that inspires social change.

Mazzocca’s piece was a unique combination of silent dance, news audio overlays, dialogue, and classic African folk dance techniques.

“Si Yo Fuera Un Chico,” choreographed by senior Natalie Buckley, painted a stark picture of the complicated relationship between the sexes— abuse, love, possession, passion, the fight for dominance, equality.

This piece was especially interesting once the ratio of females to males in the entire concert was considered.

Seniors Pery Salyer, Steven Field, and John Pickard, juniors Arthur Sigmund and Carlton Chapman and freshman Ethan Nichols were the only males in the show. Though in the

on campus

in theaters

March 25

March 26

March 11

Trombone Choir Concert

George Dennehy

“Allegiant” Rated PG-13

March 25 Best Dance Crew

“I’m on a Terrace”

12 p.m. Rotunda

7 p.m. Pope Chapel

“Batman vs. Superman ” Rated PG-13

6 p.m. Fieldhouse

8 p.m. Aux gym

March 26

Delicate Balance

“Seussical”–soundtracked “Havin’ a Hunch,” embraced its whimsical and peppy origins. photos by macy Friend / the captain’s log minority, each of them were a delight to watch, especially Salyer with his high energy in his choreographed piece and Nichols with outstanding footwork in “Irish Step.”

Dance also serves as simply entertainment too. Salyer’s choreography with fellow senior Ally Pardue culminated in “Havin’ a Hunch,” which kept the same playful and bright “Seussical” (the show from which the music came) spirit without falling victim to garishness.

But Seussical spirit soon turned sobering. Professor Jennifer Lent’s “Sonata After Dark” displayed some of the classic ballet techniques like en pointe toes and grand allegros. Chapman and senior Katie Bruce proved a dynamic pair amidst the 14 other dancers, especially during their few moments atop a spinner on the floor.

“Sold Out Love” combined fierce heavy movements like stage fighting and confident moves with strobe lighting, almost transporting the audience

BY victoria lurie victoria.lurie.13@cnu.edu

“Hands Up | Oyá Power” mixed religion with social movements; its finale was a dance honoring its eponymous Yoruban deity.

The racially charged events of this past year and a half had dance professor Ann Mazzocca searching for a way to express solida rity. “I’d moved dow n here from New York City, where there were a lot of demonstrations in the street, and people were really coming together in solidarity with the Black Lives Mat ter movement.” Fi ndi ng little of the same solidarity in the 757, Mazzocca sought other ways to get involved.

Then one of her dance student s, Shu’Kei a Dona ld son, came to her with what seemed l i ke a n u n r el at e d r e que s t : she wanted to perform Oyá, a female warrior deity from the Cuban Yoruba religion.

Oyá is what is known as an orisha. The Yoruban religion

to a club-like scene.

“Funktionality” was the second-tolast performance, but it really served as the finale. Perhaps conscious of the audience’s attention span, “Funktionality” was remarkably choreographed with an energy and rhythm that audience members couldn’t resist tapping their feet to. Freshman Elise Taylor was especially wonderful to watch, given her energy and incredible dedication to the dance that was evident during the performance. n

she’s from is known as La Regla de Lucumí, one of the Africanbased religions in the Americas. It’s a monotheistic religion; there is the sense of a supreme being, but practitioners often pray to the orishas.

W hen Catholicism came to Cuba, the followers of La Regla de Lucumí had to adapt, which resulted in the combinations of the orishas with the Catholic saints. Oyá became a warrior saint, and the saint of movement.

This summer’s church shooting in Charleston helped Mazzocca form her connection. “It was a light bulb moment; I’m going to invoke Oyá, and use her as that change in energy, fighting for social justice.”

It was the perfect combinat ion . O r i sh a s l i ke O yá a r e t hought to be i ncredibly i n touch with their worshippers.

“The orishas are dancing divinities,” Mazzocca explained. A typical worship service involves drumming, singing and danci ng, a nd t he orisha wi l l be called through the rhythms to enter the dancing practitioner.

“The orisha is dancing there in the space with everyone, and sometimes gives messages and advice to the community.” So by invoking Oyá in a way that paid homage to Black Lives Matter, M a zzocc a fou nd her way to express solidarity.

T he f i na li zed piece was a 13 -minute mar riage of body lang uage (choreog raphed to a lecture spoken by Duke professor of A fric a n A meric a n studies and dance Dr. Thomas DeF rance), Marvin Gaye (to recall the racial movements of the ‘60s), a Janelle Monae song about Black Lives Matter and Oyá’s music. n

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“Terrace” makes multimedia theatre

First responders gathered near the Bataclan concert hall, where there were at least 89 casualties during the night of the Nov. 13 Paris attacks . COUrtesy of Cole Fairbanks

Seniors’ Devised Theatre piece tackles terrorism, takes innovative spin on participatory theatre productions.

BY victoria lurie victoria.lurie.13@cnu.edu

By now, most of you have prob ably buried the Paris attacks in the far recesses of your mind, but some people never stopped looking. They never stopped feeling. One of those

people is senior Cheyenne Christopher, the woman at the helm of this Saturday’s premiere of the production “I’m on a Terrace.”

“I’m on a Terrace” is the first show of its kind at CNU. For one thing, it’s performed independently of TheaterCNU and Initiative Student Theatre.

Instead, the show came to fruition at the hands of a group of senior theatre artists, Notion of Youth, brought together to achieve the vision they shared with Christopher.

A f ter t he attacks, Ch ristopher found herself incredibly immersed in the stories of the survivors and the victims, and she realized she could take her interest to the next level. “I wanted to respond in someway and joining the military or donating thousands of dollars just weren’t possible,” Christopher said via email interview.

“I decided I would react the only way I know how, with my only weapon— art and theater.”

So she called on the best names in the business, drawing upon her senior theatre classmates. “I have admired their hard work, dedication and talent for three and a half years, and I knew they could do the story justice.”

“Story” is perhaps the most accurate term for the production. To call it a play is diminutive. Senior and key collaborator Caitlin Caplinger calls it a testimonial, saying that it incorporates “first-hand accounts, multimedia effects, and movements lifted from the attacks.” This means that spectators are in for clips of actual news footage from the global coverage the Paris attacks received, as well as heavy focus on how social media played into the aftermath of the attacks. “We live in a social media-driven world and we want to show how that played into the response time of the world to these

attacks,” Christopher said.

The name of the production actua l ly c o m e s f r o m s o c i a l m e d i a .

Caplinger selected it in honor of the hashtag #JeSuisEnTerrasse, which went viral in France as a way for the survivors and the rest of the city to show that they were not afraid, and had no intention of stopping their lives in the wake of this disaster.

And just like social media enabled the world to connect, the show will capitalize on connection. The actors and the audience will be intermingled, much like Student Initiative Theatre’s production of “1984” last spring. Actors are encouraged to move around and engage the spectators “We want to audience to feel just how powerful these stories are, so we decided that they deserved to be in the action as much as we are,” said Christopher.

Admission is free, but donations are welcomed, as the proceeds will go towards the International Rescue Committee, an organization dedicated to global humanitarian aid. n

“I’m on a Terrace” premieres at 8 p.m. on March 26 in the Aux gym. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged.

Gallery: Ninth annual Juried Student Photography

BY chris whitehurst Christopher.whitehurst.o8@cnu.edu

There are 27 photog raphs hanging in the hallway outside of the Art Department offices, and each begs for spectators’ attention. With subjects ranging from people in banana suits, to oceanside still lifes, the imagination and stories behind the pieces are as motley as the exhibit participants.

Often times it’s not only the piece itself that should be viewed, but also the title of the work or the presentation and framing of the piece. And yet other times, the viewer’s current temperament greatly affects the how they see the artwork.

Juried by the insightful The Mariners’ Museum photography curator, Sarah Puckitt, the exhibit invited entries from anyone at CNU, regardless of major. On the topic of judging the photos, Puckitt said “It’s hard to tell at first glance if there’s a specific story behind a photo, without some context. I look for something that’ll make me think.”

And that’s exactly the criteria she found in the first place winning piece, Dr. Pick les’ F r u st ration by Ta ra Hart. The photograph is taken beautifully, but where is the context? What inspired this subject matter? With a little help from the title and one’s imagination, the piece can begin to

mean anything or everything, becoming increasingly personal the longer it’s stared at.

“I wonder what the story behind this photo is. It’s hard to look away,” said exhibit onlooker Ashley DeMoss on Friday’s gallery opening. The photo she was referring to, Destitution by Macy Friend, later won second place for its brilliant illustration of beauty in decay—a deserted warehouse that had once breathed life. As Friend puts it, “I love looking at dilapidated scenes since they tell stories of their own.

Abandoned buildings get you wondering where it all went wrong. As devastated as the structures are, I think it makes them really beautiful.”

The third place winner, For Whom the Clock Tolls by Robert Piatt, also captures the passage of time, but in a more conventional way. The ninth iteration of the ArtCNU Photography Show provides a brief escape into the creative minds of the CNU community, showcasing both established and casual photographers. Do yourself a favor and view the gallery while you can, by Friday, April 1, and remember to leave your expectations at home.

No matter where or how inspiration is born, it’s artistic progeny can touch you in a very individualized way. n Macy Friend works for The Captain’s Log. Chris Whitehurst has photos in the gallery.

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Repurposing an old hobby: Thrift shopping Sorting through used clothes and home goods can lead you to the ultimate find.

By rachael Vinson rvins004@odu.edu

Senior Sommer Clegg has been i n love wit h t h ri f ti ng from the age of six. Some of her earliest thrifting memories as

a young child are looking up at the clothing racks and the wor n bookshelves cluttered with the unwanted and fragile objects she couldn’t touch, sifting through the endless boxes full of treasures and taking

in the store’s aroma. As she grew up, Clegg was ecstatic she could share this love with others. Clegg said, “I think I have a problem, I go every month, maybe even more.” She uses her thrift finds to decorate around her apartment to make it look homier.

People aren’t shopping solely for clothes anymore. The trend of thrifting for home decoration

Newport News is home to many different thrift stores, some of which are within walking distance from CNU. Buried within one of these racks could be your new favorite outfit. bethany pyle/the Captain’s log

Club profile: Potterwatch The Harry Potter club has been uniting CNU’s Gryffindors and Slytherins since 2012.

By melanie Occhiuzzo melanie.occhiuzzo.13@cnu.edu

Have you’ve ever wondered where you cou ld f i nd you r fellow Potter-fiends at CNU but weren’t sure where to look?

Never fear, CNU’s very own club dedicated to Harry Potter, known as Potterwatch is here to quell your fears of not getting enough Harry Potter in your life.

Junior Sadie Carr, president of Potterwatch has been the fearless leader of this group for a year and half. The club itself has been on the books since

2012 when it was first formed.

Pot t er wat ch i s you r one stop shop for all of your Harry Potter needs. They meet bimonthly to discuss fan-made H a r r y Pot t e r v id e o s , pl ay games such as Trivia, Pictionary and Jeopardy, all with a Harry Potter theme of course, and participate in the club fair and spring fest.

Each fall, after new members have committed, the existing members help sort them into their Hogwarts house of their choosing. In the Harry Potter world this would be known as the sorting ceremony. Through-

out the course of the semester the games that the club plays can help you win points for your house and at the end of the year, the house with the most points wins the house cup.

This year Carr would like to have an end of year banquet in honor of the winners of the house cup. The group members get to pick their own houses but everyone will get a chance to participate in the fun.

Potterwatch is mainly a club for those students who wish to spend some time twice a month talking about their favorite books and movies with their friends. All Potter heads are welcome, so bring your wands and get ready for Harry Potter fun.

The club meets every other Monday at 8 p.m. in McMurran 162. Its next meeting will take place on March 28. n

has become extremely popular.

From older to younger generations, people are scouting out thrift stores to uniquely style their homes at an affordable rate. Furniture and home goods items are 50 percent of Blue Ridge Hospice’s sales, a popular thrift store in Winchester, Va. People are beginning to value the idea of thrifting much more than before; it’s coming back to life with a new look. According to “Thred Up: Annual Resale Report,” a webpage that annually recaps the performance of the retail industry, “more people will be visiting a resale store than an outlet mall this year.”

Jackie Mumm, the district ma nager of t he Blue Ridge Hospice stores, has been in the retail industry for more than 20 years. She first noticed that people started shopping at thrift stores about six years ago when the economy declined. “When people discovered the value they could get for their dollar, thrift stores were able to retain those customers even once the economy went back up.” “ T here’s a b et ter way to do it ,” Mu m m s a id a s she described the look and feel of all nine Hospice stores. Instead of knick-knack cluttered rooms and long racks of clothing, each store is organized like a mainline store, by color, category and size. The store’s visual improvement has enticed more people to stop in. Rachel Gibb, a Winchester local, frequents Blue Ridge Hospice, her favorite thrift store, several times a week. “You don’t actually feel like you’re in a thrift store, they have more of a boutique feel,” said Gibb.

The increased interest in thrifting has resulted in a rise in revenue for thrift stores; Blue Ridge Hospice has increased its sales 12 percent over the last eight years, with a total revenue of $3 million a year, while Goodwill has increased their revenue from $5.1 billion to $5.2 billion in the past year.

An open and creative mind is needed in order to enjoy the concept of thrifting. Gibb described herself as an avid vintage collector, constantly on the look out for things that catch her eye. She recently purchased a vintage dresser and covered it with pink chalkboard paint before placing it in her bedroom. “I think it’s cool that I had a part in making it look better and gave it a good home.

All it needed was a little TLC.” Clegg and her friend Alexis Cosner shop for unique items with multiple uses, like vases and jars used to hold pens and pencils or rugs and tapestries for wall decorations. For Gibb, thrifting goes deeper than the love of home décor; it’s about giving back. “It’s a fun pastime, and can help numerous people.

Who wouldn’t want to thrift?”

Gibb said. She continues to choose thrift stores over mainline stores knowing that her purchases not only benefit herself but others as well.

Many people view the items in a thrift store as other people’s unwanted junk, but Cosner loves to sift through the miscellaneous items at a thrift store to find that one item that catches her eye. “It’s the ultimate treasure hunt,” she said. n Rachael Vinson is a guest writer from ODU.

Members of the Potterwatch club pose with a poster after one of their meetings. photo courtesy of sadie carr

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Captain’s Cookies brings fresh cookies to campus After years of waiting, students can now have homemade cookies delivered to them.

By samantha camilletti samantha.camilletti.14@cnu.edu

C ookies a re g re at , but having them delivered to you is even better. Seniors Philip Christophe and Jacob Oakley epitomizes the joy of homebaked convenience in their company Captain’s Cookies, a new on-campus delivery service that opened Feb. 14.

Captain’s Cookies is a certified home business that operates out of Christophe’s apartment about three minutes from campus. Oak ley explai ned the process of legally being allowed to deliver these cookies.

First, they gained permission from Dean of Students Kevin Hughes, who, according to Christophe was “step in step” with them the entire way. Next they became an LLC (limited liability company), which certifies them to become a business and provides them with legal protection. Third they tackled “all of the health stuff ”, according to Oakley. This included contacting the Department of Agriculture, who provided a health inspector to inspect the kitchen as well as the rest of Christophe’s apartment.

Finally they had to open a BB &T business account, a c qu i r e a lo c a l bu si n e s s license and zoning approval, gain approval from the apartment building to have the service and hold a consultation at City Hall to finalize paperwork.

And that was just to open

the business. As the only two current employees of Captain’s Cookies, Oakley and Christophe both ag reed balancing time sometimes proves stressful.

Christophe is also a member of the track team, which further limits his time.

“Since we really want this and it’s important to us, I guess you don’t get to go out with your friends as much, but it’s definitely worth it in the end.

I would do it a hundred times over if I could. Just because it feels good to help out,” Christophe said.

The company has already seen rapid progress, because of hard work and “stress of sanitation”, said Christophe. “That’s the one thing we learned—this i nvolves a lot of cleani ng,” Oakley said. They noted that they spend about an hour and ha l f a f ter closi ng clea ni ng utensi ls and saniti zi ng t he workspace.

This company also succeeds because of its efficiency. These cookies are all homemade, but the dough is refrigerated while Oakley and Christophe wait for orders. They have gotten the time from order to delivery to about 30 minutes.

Taking orders can be stressful at times. With orders coming from Facebook, Twitter, their app on Sideline and their website, they have to be on top of their game, said Christophe.

Their hard work pays off in the end, however. “[It’s] the best feeling,” Oakley said regarding fulfilling orders. “That’s not a feeling I expected to have.

This is just us doing this. They

wouldn’t have had that if we hadn’t gone out of the way to give that to them. I just gave someone joy pretty much. It’s awesome.”

This positive feedback from t he c om mu n it y c er t a i n ly makes the plans for expansion easier to imagine. For such a new company with few employees, Captain’s Cookies already has an ambitious agenda for its future.

Captain’s Cookies plans on expanding to catering events, on-campus events, and even sports concessions. They want to introduce a care-package system online. “One of the main markets we want to attack is having parents order cookies for their kids,” Christophe said.

“It’s really, really important to us.”

Their future plans include i nt roduci ng “Cookie of t he Month,” allergy-friendly cookies and even a protein cookie for athletes. While most of their profits go back into maintaining the website and buying ingredients, they hope to donate a portion of their future profit to a local foodbank, as well as any leftover cookies that don’t sell that day. “We’re also getting hats as soon as we have enough money,” Oakley added.

Students have “wanted something like this here for a long time”, according to Christophe, and the reaction to Captain’s Cookies has been nothing but positive. In the coming weeks, they hope to announce the opening of their website, which will eventually allow users to order cookies for themselves or for others.

Captain’s Cookies delivers on Monday and Tuesday from 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Sunday. n

Oakley and Christophe pose with a newly baked batch of chocolate chip cookies. The business is run entirely by the two of them out of Christophe’s apartment. photo courtesy of jacob oakley

Captain’s Cookies offers both chocolate chip and white chocolate cinnamon cookies.

Price is 8 for $5 or 12 for $7

Thoughts from Relay for Life This year’s event raised $55,442.02 in the fight to end cancer.

“Coming into college my freshman year, my mom was diagnosed with cancer and after a year of chemo I’m happy to say she’s cancer free.

Events like these, it’s nice to see people come out for a good cause.”

-Junior Bobby Aveson

“It’s a cause that’s really close to me because I’ve gone through it and I really want to help ... I was diagnosed with stage three Melanoma my freshman year of high school. I just reached five years clean.”

-Freshman Sarah Risinger For complete coverage, check out our videos on our facebook page.

Macy friend/the captain’s log

“My mom’s had three different types of cancer and I’ve lost people close to me to the disease. So I want to fight it.”

-Sophomore Mary Hanula

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