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“It’s not just a can of peas.” This phrase captures all of the efforts surrounding food drives on CNU’s campus.

Vanessa Buehlman, Administrative Assistant to the Center for Community Engagement (CCE), says that when it comes to any sort of philanthropic efforts students engage in on campus it’s always about more than just the can of peas you’re dropping in the collection box.

“We’re always challenging our students to look at the underlying problems of food insecurity,” Buehlman says.

Kicking off on Oct. 24, The Food for Thought Campaign is the only food drive that encapsulates staff, students and faculty in total.

The main premise of the campaign is to give the CNU community a chance to come together.

This year, Student Assembly has taken a more active role in getting the student body involved with the Food for Thought Campaign.

“I was thrilled to have Student Assembly come join us,” Buehlman says. She explains that in the past faculty and staff engagement has always been higher in the Food for Thought Campaign than the student body.

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Brittany Banks, the VP of Member Development, is the point of contact and coordinator for St udent A ssembly ’s involvement with the Food for Thought Campaign.

Banks saw this as an opportunity to bring the delegates together.

Student Assembly is a large student organization so Banks thinks that they should use their efforts to bond and help benefit the community.

Student Assembly’s job is to target the student population at CNU. Buehlman says that Student Assembly has given a push to the students to get them on board with the campaign.

The Food for Thought Campaign is in it’s 10th consecutive year according to Brad Brewer, Director of the CCE. This particular campaign, aside from an attempt to get the campus to work together, is an effort to give back to the community surrounding CNU. “It’s a chance to leverage the campus’s resources,” he says.

All of the proceeds go to the

food bank of the Virginia Peninsula.

Brewer says that financial d o n at io n s a r e e nc ou r a g e d b ec au se t he food ba n k c a n purchase more in bulk and has a better idea of what the area will need.

For the campaign, monetary donations are calculated as $1 equals five lbs. of food.

This equals a total “weight” for each campaign.

Ac c or d i n g t o B ueh l m a n , past year’s campaign results are as fol lows : 2 016 yielded 4,000 lbs. of food and $ 3,800 in monetary donations making a total “weight” of 23,000 lbs., 2015 yielded a total “weight” of 42,000 lbs. and 2014 yielded a total “weight” of 51,000 lbs.

Another partner that CNU works with closely for all philanthropic events including the Food for Thought Campaign is the United Way of Virginia Peninsula (UWVP).

They recently completed a need based survey of the Peninsula called Pathways Out of Poverty.

Like CNU, UWVP is looking not just at homelessness and poverty but also at the underly-

ing causes of poverty and food insecurity.

In January 2017 the UWVP hired an independent contractor to lead their community in a needs assessment.

F rom t hei r assessment it was determined that the community on the VA Peninsula needed to focus its efforts on helping people build pathways out of poverty.

This is significant because according to the Virginia Performs page on Virginia.gov, Hampton Roads has 13.0 percent of people living below the poverty level in 2014.

Overall, Virginia’s 2015 poverty rate is 11.2 percent which is a decrease from 2014’s rate of 11.8 percent.

According to the 2015 Federal Poverty Level, you have to be making at the most $12,082 for the year to be considered living in poverty.

Additiona l ly, t he pover t y rate for Virginians below the age of 18 rose to 15.9 percent in 2014 from 14.9 percent in 2013.

These numbers are a small snapshot of what food insecurity looks like in the VA Peninsula and the greater Virginia

area. CNU’s goal is to ask the why’s of poverty and food insecurity.

S p e ci f ic a l ly, t he B on ner Scholars have dedicated their time and resources to targeting the VA Peninsula’s needs.

Avery Naperala, a freshman Bonner Scholar, works specifically with the Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads which organizes meaningful volunteer opportunities for middle and high school students.

During the month of November it has a higher number of projects with food banks to accommodate their need for volunteers.

Nap era la is coordi nati ng a food drive for the first time, She does not have any first hand experience or knowledge of food insecurity but has seen it in her work.

“For me, the Food for Thought campaign means helping families across the peninsula ease the worry about where t hei r next mea l wi l l come from. It has also been great to see CNU students stop at the Food for Thought table and contribute anything they were able to donate because

our campus truly cares about our city.”

She hopes that the Food for Thought Campaig n reminds students at CNU of the needs that the surrounding community has year-round. “ T he com mu nities’ needs c ont i nue a f t er t he hol id ay season is over, and the Center for Community Engagement is staffed with people ready to help anyone find a volunteer opportunity they are passionate about,” Naperala says.

Brewer and Buehlman have repeatedly explained that it is important to understand the reasons behind food insecurity and poverty and to find solutions.

“We’re trying to gain knowledge for a longer term impact,” says Brewer.

On Nov. 16 there will be the final weigh-in for the 2017 Food for Thought Campaign.

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The easiest way to wrap your head around food insecurity is to see a visual representation of what it looks like.

The following are two maps of the Va. Peninsula.

The first is a map showing all of the public schools on the Va. Peninsula.

Each black circle is sized based on the percentage of students who are on free/reduced

price lunch.

T he bigger t he ci rcle t he higher the percentage.

The highest percentage of students on free/reduced price lunch is around 89.8 percent.

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The smallest percentages are around 9 percent and reside mostly in York County which is a more affluent area.

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BY JOHN COWLEY JOHN.COWLEY.16@CNU.EDU

WILLIAMSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D;In t he e a rly mor n i n g hou r s of Nov. 2 , whi le most st udent s were sound asleep, the Wi l lia m a nd Ma r y Police D ep a r t ment b e g a n i nve s t i g a t i n g a m aj o r v a n d a l i s m i ncident i nvolvi n g m a ny o f t h e c o l l e g e â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s f r a t e r n i t y houses.

I n a c a m p u s -w i d e e m a i l sent later that day, Vice Presi d e nt f o r S t u d e nt A f f a i r s , Gi n ger A mbler, a n nou nc e d t h at mo st of t he f r at er n it y houses and a Greek Life commu n it y bu i l d i n g h a d b e e n de f ac e d w it h g r a f f it i over n i g ht , wh ic h i n c lu d e d t h e word s â&#x20AC;&#x153;rap eâ&#x20AC;? a nd â&#x20AC;&#x153;rapistsâ&#x20AC;? spr ay p a i nt e d on t he br ick exterior of the buildings.

T he i ncident occu r red on U k r o p Wa y, a m a i n t h o r ough fa re of t he col lege a nd home to m a ny f r at er n it y a nd sororit y hou ses. T he c a mpu s -wide em ai l about

t h e i ncid e nt g ave a no d t o the activist intentions of the g ra f f iti, whi le a l so sha r ply critici zi ng t he u n l aw f u l way i n wh ich it wa s conducted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sexual violence and rape are serious issues on col lege c a mpu ses, i nclud i n g ou r s. W h i le we h ave made progress at W i l l i a m a n d M a r y, our ef forts to educate a b o u t , p r e v e nt , a n d respond to sexual violence must and do continue in earnest,â&#x20AC;?

A mbler w rote, whi le adding that â&#x20AC;&#x153;defacing property and unfairly labeli ng a n enti re s eg ment of ou r c ommu nit y is neit her a n ef fe c t ive nor ac c eptable way t o adva nc e that cause.â&#x20AC;?

T wo cu r rent Wi lliam and Mary students spoke to The Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s L og ab out t he i ncident a nd

how it relates to t he fraternity culture on campus.

Tanan Bayar, a freshman, said she understood the anger

wa s ex pr e s s e d . â&#x20AC;&#x153; T he whole i ncident wa s r e a l ly emb a r rassi ng for t he student body as a whole,â&#x20AC;? Baya r says. â&#x20AC;&#x153; R ap e i s a d i sc u s sion that needs to happen, but not by way of va nda lism.â&#x20AC;?

A nother current William and Mary student a nd sororit y m e m b e r, wh o requested a nony mity to of fer her candid thoughts on the m a t t e r, c o n f i r m e d t he serious natu re of t he issue raised by t he i ncident but s aw no direct relation between Greek Li fe and sexual misconduct. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think there is a rea l underlying problem of sexual a ss au lt on c a mpu s, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t t hi n k t his ca n be li n ked on ly to frater nities,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Changes do need to be

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BY LIAM ROWELL LIAM.ROWELL.17@CNU.EDU

You know the feeling when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking out at the ocean and everything is looking beautiful and then suddenly a wave knocks you on your butt? That is how the Republican Party in Virginia probably felt after this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election.

They lost just about every election they could lose both in Virginia and elsewhere.

Democratic candidate for Governor Ralph Northam beat his polling by six points to win by a little under 10 percentage points against his opponent Ed Gillespie.

The Virginia House of Delegates had 66 Republican members before the 2017 election. It now has somewhere between 48 and 51, due to three races still being too close to call.

One of those races is local, the race for District 94 between Shel ly Si m mons a nd David Yancey.

Yancey originally had a 12 vote lead, then another ballot

was found during the canvas giving him a 13 vote lead.

A whole 53 provisional ballots were cast in this election.

Of these, 4 4 because people voted at the incorrect precinct and nine because people did not have proper identification.

I f t hos e n i ne p e ople c a n be found, and shown to have proper identi f ication, thei r votes still count.

After that the election will most li kely go i nto a st ate funded hand recount since it is within one percentage point.

This is interesting because it includes looking at votes the machine couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read, especially since Newport News uses ballpoint pens instead of felt tips like the rest of the state, meaning the machine probably missed more votes.

Inherently, this will cause both Simmonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Yanceyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vote totals to go up. The race will most likely not be decided until after Thanksgiving.

How did all this happen?

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a direct reaction to President began to close the gap among only won this group by 15.

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BY KORTY SWIFT KORTY.SWIFT.16@CNU.EDU

A lon g w it h r e g u l a r pr o c e e d i n g s, P r e sident T r ible addressed the delegates and visitors at the Student Assembly general body meeting last Monday night. Provost David Doughty, Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs Kevin Hughes and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Bill Brower were in attendance with Trible.

The meeting began with an opening by Student Assembly President Kenneth Kidd, where he swore in delegate JoĂźrney Haven as the newly appointed Chief of Staff.

Next, President Trible took to the podium. He began by congratulating the delegates of their progress throughout the years, then went on to introduc e D ou g ht y, Hu g he s a nd Bower, resp ectively. T rible c o nt i nu e d w it h c o m m e nt s a b o u t H o m e c o m i n g We e k , repor ti ng t hat over 2 ,0 0 0 alumni came back to campus for Home c om i n g We ekend , a nd a long wit h t he a lu m ni were over 1,0 0 0 prospective students and families.

He extended congratulations to the Volleyball, Field Hockey

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Accordi ng to P resident Trible, CNU is the only school in America that had four teams go undefeated in regular conference play.

An extensive portion of the address went into discussion about CNUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current and future construction plans.

Regattas dining hall is to be complete d by t he t i me st udents come back from holiday break, ready for the second semester.

Construction on the Trible Library is expected to be finished by next semester, and ready for the start of classes next August. Included in the l ibr a r y r enovat ion w i l l b e a rou nd 8 0 0 more seats a nd a new room for t he Digita l

Humanities.

Trible also mentioned plans for a new fine arts center, which will start next summer and be built between the library and Ferguson Center for the Arts.

Plans for the construction of Shenandoah Hall and extra Greek houses have currently been put on pause for at least a year.

President Trible finished his speech by thanking Student

A ssembly for t hei r le adership on campus, specifically applauding support for Fear 2 Freedom, the Shadow Event and Food for Thought.

He also answered questions the delegates had before concluding.

When asked for advice from a delegate about how Student Assembly can continue to grow and improve, part of Tribleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response was to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have a clear sense of your destiny, and go from there.â&#x20AC;?

At t he c onclu sion of t he address, business continued with reports from members of the executive board.

T he me et i n g ende d w it h the Homecoming Committee extending praise to Kenneth Kidd for being a member of and representing Student Assembly on the Homecoming Court, and VP of Marketing and Communications Emmet Aylor for his role in Homecoming activities for Student Assembly.

Before the meeting adjourned, Kidd stated to the delegates, in reference to President Tribleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember the significance we carry with our roles.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were praying.â&#x20AC;?

That is the sentiment that has circled the internet in the wake of the latest mass shooting: the Sutherland Springs Church shooting.

The shooting lasted only approximately seven minutes and took lives of 26 individuals, including the lives of a pregnant woman, a fourteen year old gi rl a nd a n eighteen mont h old baby. It occurred last Sunday morning at approximately 11:20 a.m. in the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas during their weekly chu r ch s er v ic e. T he sho ot i n g le f t twenty more injured and many families faced mu ltiple losses f rom t he incident. The sur vivors of the incident referred to it as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bloodbath,â&#x20AC;? and in a town of a few hundred the effects of the incident are well felt.

As they are felt across the world.

T here i s no shor t a ge of sy mpat hy for the lives lost and affected by this tragedy. It seems every lawmaker in t he cou nt r y issued a response a nd expressed their horror and shock at the tragedy, with the president responding from as far away as Japan.

But havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we seen this all before?

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issued responses focused on praying for those affected. For some, though, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were in their church praying when this happened.

W h a t t h e y n e e d i s g u n c o nt r o l ,â&#x20AC;? t weeted Gavi n Newsom, Lt. G overnor of California, in response to the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call for prayers.

In a world where this â&#x20AC;&#x153;bloodbathâ&#x20AC;? seems to be becoming more and more a reality, the time for prayers without action is an affront to those who have been unfortunately affected.

While prayers have their place and there should be no shortage of them during a time of recovery from tragedy, so too does action. And fortunately there are a number of actions both individuals and governments can take.

Whether it be through the creation of a mor e r i gor ou s ment a l he a lt h system in America, one with particular focuses on anger management, or whether it be through more comprehensive gun control with a focus on the limitation of automatic and semiautomatic weapons, something must be done. Whether it be through the simple closing of loopholes within the already existing laws, or through the creation of completely new institutions formed to protect individuals, something must be done. And even going beyond the institutional level, even in personal interactions, listening to victims of domestic violence and taking them seriously can do so much in the terms

curbing mass violence.

But beyond a l l of that people can simply vote.

Vote for individuals who are going to do more than take money from lobbyists and of fer empty sympathy in return. Vote for individuals that will listen to their constituents and take care to put laws in place to protect i ndividua l s a f ter t ragedy. Vote for i nd iv idu a l s t h at w i l l stop t r a ge dy from becoming our normality.

But maybe those individuals donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist.

C h a rle s P. P ie r c e , a n A me r ic a n spor tsw riter a nd politic a l blogger, wrote an editorial in Esquire magazine following the Las Vegas shooting earlier this month. It featured a quote that has also made its rounds across the internet in the wake of both incidents, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I f New tow n wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, how can Las Vegas be enough? â&#x20AC;?

Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t this be enough?

Havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we had enough?

Is it silly to hope for a world where individuals rise to places of leadership within their places of residence and try to make their worlds a safer pl ac e ? I s it si l ly t o b el ieve i n t he power of t he United St ates gover nment, in the power of Texas, Nevada or Vi r g i n i a st at e gover n ment s, of local governments across the nation, to protect its citizens?

We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be this far gone.

And we arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

Looking at almost any other trag-

e dy, t her e a r e a lways l aws put i n place. Loopholes are closed and limitations are placed on our freedoms to g ua ra ntee ou r rights a nd sa fety as individuals. This is seen in the case of airline travel, fireworks, cars, prescription d r ugs, even pasteu ri zi ng milk. While all of these issues might not be as divisive or have created as large of a tragedy as seen in the case of g uns, they prove that the system is there. There is a system in place to protect individuals after tragedy.

Even with the amount of debate that su r rou nds t his issues, even to t his day, direct action was taken to make the community a safer place.

With every other law, with every other right, things change. W hy do guns have to be different? Why do guns only beget a prayer and a thought?

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to live in a world where individuals are punished for building community. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to live in a world where individuals are punished for having hope and trust in the world around them. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to live in a world where individuals are punished for going to church, to a concert, to school. And I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to.

Yes, evil will always exist. But we can do something about it. And right now, we a renâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t . We a re sit ti ng a nd hoping instead of taking active measures to stop these incidents.

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A month out from the natural disasters of Hu r ric a ne I r ma, Hu r ric a ne H a r vey a nd Hu r r ic a ne M a r i a t he human toll becomes obvious. People were forced to evacuate their homes i n or der t o en su r e t hei r p er s on a l sa fety and the sa fety of thei r loved ones. After the storm, they returned to f looded pl ai ns a nd dest royed homes, forced to begin the long and arduous process of rebuilding their community. So, for the first time millions of Americans are beginning to understand what it means not to have a place to call home and how difficult it can make planning for the future.

However, for some select Virginians, the notion of having no place to call home i s t he st at u s quo i n st e ad of an anoma ly. W hi le the homeless in Vi rg i ni a were not put out of t hei r homes by natural disaster, they too f i nd t hem s elve s w it hout a s e c u r e household due to forces out of their control.

O ne forc e t h at d r ive s t he home le s sne s s i n ou r a r e a i s e c onom ic .

The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) identified Newport News as a risk area for high rates of homelessness due to rising rent and low economic opportunities.

This statement by the H U D ref lects

others given by the Virginia Departm e nt o f H ou si n g a n d C o m mu n it y Development (DHCD), where hal f of renters in ou r area st r uggle to pay rent . St r u g g l i n g to pay rent i n a n a rea wit h risi ng prices and fa l li ng economic opportunities is a recipe for homelessness. Couple that with the fact that homeless individuals have a harder time of finding, securing and maintaining long-term employment, one monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missed rent can lead to years of vagrancy.

A nother primar y force that leads one to homelessness is ment a l a nd p s yc h ic a l s t at e . W h i l e we d o n o t want to admit it, society is very bad at de a l i n g w it h t ho s e w it h he a lt h issues. This is especially true when dea ling with housing. In its A na lysis of Impediments to Fair Housing C h oi c e i n t h e C o m m o nw e a l t h o f Virginia the DHCD recog nized that those suffering from mental or physic a l d i s abi l it y h ad t r ouble f i nd i n g accessible housing. Even when they did, the landlords were less likely to rent to them. This leads the homeless population to have a greater percentage of persons with health issues, not on ly bec au se it is di f f icu lt to t a ke c a re of you rsel f when you have no home but because they, who no fault o f t h ei r ow n , a r e d e n ie d hou si n g in favor of potentia l ly younger and

healthy renters.

Vi r g i n i a n homele s sne s s i s such a c ont i nuou s i s sue t h at G over nor McAu l i f fe i s hold i n g a c on ferenc e with realtors all over the state to find out how to solve this problem. While there is serious potential for a solution here, there is no guarantee one will arise. A lso a deal between governor and business leaders does not necessarily fix these systemic problem s o f e c onom ic d i s en f r a nch i s e ment and mental and physical health issues.

According to the DHCD, there are appr ox i m at ely 6 8 0 homele s s i nd ividuals in the greater Newport News a rea, ma ny of which a re not bei ng served by any government program.

W hile Newport News has partnered w it h nei g hb or i n g lo c a l it ie s t o f i x t his problem, t he solution wi l l not come to fruition until 2019. However, even a fter Newpor t News enacts its plan there will still be one axiomatic truth: No homelessness is the same.

I n f ac t , e ach homele s s i nd iv idu a l has their own story and requires different resou rces. However t here is a com mon t h read t hat connects a l l homeless a nd home i n se cu re i nd ividua ls i n Vi rg i nia : t hey a re ha rd to help. T hat is to say they requi re specialized care and attention, something that is best given by local pro-

fessionals.

But f r et not , non-pr of it or g a n ization s such a s Re d C ross exi st to help hu r ric a ne vic ti m s. T here a re nonprofits to aid in ending homelessness in Virginia as well. Specifically, LIN K of Hampton Roads is the pre mier nonprofit for helping local homeless individuals. Combining over 20 years of experience with professional know-how, they treat each person as an individual, giving them the tools to g rapple wit h not on ly t hei r eco nomic strife but also the psychologic a l dist ress t hat comes from bei ng homeless. As great and necessary as LINK is, it is always in constant need of fu ndi ng for t he expensive, labor intensive work that they do. This has lead to LINK partnering with SDEC, C N U â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s r e sident d iver sit y c ou nci l , to sponsor Winter Ba l l Auction. At Wi nter B a l l Auc t ion st udent s w i l l get the chance to purchase specialty items, mingle with local community members and fight homelessness, for all proceeds go to LINK. W hi le I encou rage anyone who is i nterested i n doi ng so to volu nteer and donate, just showing up to Winter Ball Auction will do a g reat deal in spu r r i n g t he ch a n ge ne c e s s a r y to make Newport News, and by association CNU, a safer, more inclusive and more just place to live. n

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At a bachelor party your friends invited two strippers, Hitler and Stalin. The previous sentence is an example where the Oxford, or serial, comma would prove useful. A reader would naturally infer that Hitler and Stalin were the names of the two strippers, but the author really meant that Hitler and Stalin were separate guests. If an Oxford comma was included, the statement would be much clearer: â&#x20AC;&#x153;At a bachelor party your friends invited two strippers, Hitler, and Stalin.â&#x20AC;? Examples like this one prove why more writing styles should make the Oxford comma a mandatory grammar rule.

The Oxford comma is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as, â&#x20AC;&#x153;[after the preferred use of such a comma to avoid ambiguity in the house style of Oxford University Press] a comma immediately preceding the conjunction in a list of items.â&#x20AC;? As a journalist, I am required to use AP Style, which excludes the Oxford comma. Upon learning this, I seriously reconsidered my journalistic aspirations. The comma may be a small grammar rule, but little rules add up. From my view, the situation is equatable to omitting a period or not using any commas at all. While some may deem my preference as neurotic, the United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit recently ruled the Oxford comma was worth $10 million.

In Maine, the Oakhurst Dairy company didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay their truck drivers overtime during deliveries. The company believed that, under Maine legislation, they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t required to do so. When one of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drivers took a look at the law, they found a f law that cost the company $10 million: an omitted Oxford comma. The Maine statute exempts overtime pay forâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of: (1) Agricultural produce; (2) Meat and fish products; and (3) Perishable foods.â&#x20AC;?

Judge David Barron ruled that the omission of a comma after â&#x20AC;&#x153;shipmentâ&#x20AC;? makes the statement to obscure to determine if â&#x20AC;&#x153;packing for shippingâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;distributionâ&#x20AC;? are connected or separate. According to NPR (Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the NPR?), â&#x20AC;&#x153;the drivers distribute the products but do not pack them for shipping.â&#x20AC;?

As a self-proclaimed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;grammar-naziâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in an AP Style profession, this case is similar to the clouds parting and shedding light on a once cold and dark night. While the comma is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;optionalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by definition, this lawsuit affirms its necessity. The final step in the Oxford-agenda is to use this as ammunition in the War of the Commas. Maybe with this case in our arsenal, we will finally gain the respect we deserve. n

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Many people can agree Thanksgiving doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the recognition it deserves.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a highly contested tragedy among society whether or not itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay to skip Thanksgiving and go straight into Christmas so let me just clear it up now: Yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;all can wait a few days. We have a whole month to celebrate the winter holidays so let Thanksgiving have its time to shine.

Once break is over itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a quick turnaround to the end of the semester, and wow has it f lown by. In honor of Thanksgiving coming up, let me just say how thankful I am for this home away from home. I have made some of the greatest memories and friendships with The Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Log and it will be something I will truly cherish for a long time. Enjoy your break, rest up and get ready to finish strong!

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m dreading going home for the holidays. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a lot different since things have changed within my family, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to face it?

Well, change is hard whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good or bad. I am also going through life changes that will make this holiday season a new one. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay to not be ready for the change but you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t avoid it forever. This year has been really tough on my family and with Thanksgiving next week, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just reminded of it even more.

One thing to remember though is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be hard and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s okay. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak on what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going through because I honestly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, but for me itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a family change. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be down a person and I know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try to be as normal as possible, but I hope we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just try to ignore that somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different. Open up a line of communication with your family. Let them know how youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling. Writing it down first helps a lot, trust me.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if I was much help with this one, since I clearly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the answer to my own problems, but I really hope you still manage to enjoy the break and time with loved ones. Maybe you can find a way to start new traditions from this point on. It sucks a lot but make the best of whatever situation youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make it a little easier.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Becky out *Submissions have been edited for clarity and length.

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I f youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been watching the news recently, you may have noticed that it h a s mo s t ly b e c ome a s t r e a m o f i n su lt s a nd n a me s b ei n g f lu n g at each other by the major media.

CNN and Fox News take the brunt of the criticism for this, but any large broadcast news organization could be claimed as having the same sickness.

Col lege newspapers a re bet ter at g ivi ng st udents u nbiased i n for mation, and fewer pages of f luff.

The reason college news is better is the same reason large networks are considered bad.

It is all a matter of money.

P rivate news orga ni zation s do not exist solely to bring news to the public. They are companies, and like

all companies, their job is to bring in money. Stories are decided based on what wi l l bri ng i n t he most money for the company, and not necessarily what is important.

Analysts gather in for mation on what t he viewers believe as well as h ow t h e y t h i n k , a nd t h at de cide s wh at s t o r i e s g e t researched and reported.

E v e n t u a l l y, a base develops, and the consumer only sees the kind of news that sells the best on a particular network.

Networks, however, should not be

blamed for this any more than Oreo should be blamed for pushing a favorite cookie, but it is how it is.

The reason university newspapers are better is that we do not exist to make a profit. Each week, The Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Log prints the same number of newspap e r s , a n d d i s t r ib utes them.

I f nobody reads a certain issue b e c au se of a stor y they disag ree with or find boring, t he st a f f m ay b e d i s a p p oi nt e d , b u t they sti l l print the same number of newspapers the next week.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;College newspapers answer to the truth, and not the whispers of the wallet.â&#x20AC;?

-Kyle Gunderson

T he sta f f does not rely on income generated f rom pri nts, a nd t his ensu res t hat ou r paper does not need to focus on articles and t opic s t h at w i l l app e a s e a c e r t a i n ma rket .

W hy i s t he c ol lege pap er i mp or t a nt? It i s i mp or t a nt b e c au se it i s free. Col lege newspapers answer to the truth, and not the whispers of the wallet.

In todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age of turmoil and chaos, the shackles put upon organizations to appease t hei r pri ma r y audience leads to biased work, and playing to controversy.

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A not her st aple of t hei r shows is the game “Switch”, where pai rs get random va ri ables f rom t he audienc e a nd ac t out sc en a r io s w it h t h e v a r i a b l e . J u n i o r Kensie Wa rd a nd f resh ma n Jordan Bass played the role o f a ch i ld p en g u i n a nd it s mother living in the A rctic.

Wa rd ( baby peng ui n) asked Bass (her mother) when they were going to move back into t hei r house. Bass’ response was “there’s this thing called g loba l wa r mi ng. Ou r house is gone.”

Freshman Courtney Bau ser ma n d ressed as a c low n a n d eve n b r ou g ht a red bal loon on stage during one set where the group was getting ready for Halloween wh i l e o t h e r s d r e s s e d a s a mu m my a nd va mpi re. T hey a r g u e d o v e r B a u s e r m a n’s clown costume because they t hou g ht it wa s u n i n s pi r e d and would not scare people.

F r e s h m a n H ayley B u rke p er for med st a nd-up for t he first time and discussed her ent ra nce essay to CN U. Burke wrote about her time in g ym in high school when she collapsed from an asthma attack and was prescribed a bunch of medicine. Then she began talking about the side e f fe c t s t h at c ome w it h t he various medications.

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BY TARYN HANNAM-ZATZ TA RY N.H A N NA M Z ATZ .16 @ CN U.EDU

The Christopher Newport University Field Hockey team went into the first round of NCAA play ranked No. 4 and were set to play No. 8 Kean University on Saturday at home on the Captains turf. Both teams fought valiantly to continue their post-season runs.

The Captains came out more aggressive and took a few shots that were deflected by Kean defenders and then a save from the Cougar goalie.

Shortly after, Kean came out fighting and scored the first goal of the game.

They scored in the first 11 minutes of the game off of the first corner that they were awarded.

With some momentum and holding the lead 1-0, the Cougars attempted to take a little bit more of a comfortable lead, but the Captains stepped up. Courtnie Greene cleared out a ball that came into the circle.

Later, after Kean earned a second corner, Kennedy Johnson dropped low and took away the shot attempt along the far post to keep the difference at one.

Still battling, Alexa Weaver took down a ball along the arc before Stephanie McKinney made a diving save off a corner attempt, which was eventually cleared out by Johnson.

Coming out of halftime with Kean still in the lead 1-0, Jackie Kotoriy drove home a goal off a feed from Rachel Cooke early in the second half to tie the score at 1-1, but Kean scored another goal less than two minutes later and hung on for the victory.

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Kenzie Neylon delivered the ball into the offensive end before the attack took over again. Keeping possession, Lily Bryngelson forced a turnover with tough pressure along the near sideline before Fiest handled a hard hit along the circle to earn a corner. After Madison Doss delivered the ball from the end line, Rachel Allshouse managed to quickly

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With time ticking down, Cooke made a defensive play and Greene fired the ball into a defender earning them another corner, but the Cougars stood strong.

Later, Cooke delivered the ball into the circle along the far side to earn two more corners in the final minutes, but the Cap-

tains came away empty-handed again as Kean came away with the victory.

Christopher Newport held a 14 - 6 advantage in shots and an 8-5 lead in penalty corners.

Despite the statistical advantages, the Captains were not able to come away successful with a win and the Kean Cougars will continue on to the Elite Eight. n

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BY MICHAEL INNACELLI M ICH A EL .I N NACEL L I.16 @ CN U.EDU

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interest in sports says playoffs are the best part of watching and competing in sports. However, we tend not to think about what these playoff formats mean for the actual season. You would think as a rule the best two teams would be competing in the final of each major sport in America. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be wrong to think that.

Just look at one of the United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; biggest competitions.

Super Bowl 50 was won by the best team in the NFL, the Patriots, this year who had a regular season record of 14 wins and 2 losses. The second best team wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t their opponent. Neither the third or fourth best team. The Falcons played against the Patriots with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses.

This means that the two best teams in the NFL last season did not compete against each other in the final. The second best team, the Cowboys, had 13 wins and 3 losses but will get no respect for finishing second because of the playoff system in place.

This effect is even worse in the NBA where the best and fifth best team played

each other in the final, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even worse when you realize it wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been impossible for more than one of the top three teams to be in the final.

So why do we as a sporting community do this? It stands to reason that the best two teams regardless of conference would make the best viewing competition.

Yet almost every year the two best teams in a competition donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end up in the final against each other. This makes for an interesting problem as sometimes a far weaker team ends up against a world class team in the final. This does sometimes allow for a dramatic upset, however this is a very uncommon and a lot of times you have a very one sided game. The question I would like to raise is why doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the sporting community get rid of the playoffs. Most countries donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use a playoff system and it makes for a very interesting competition all year long.

The way it is done is by a league where the winning team gets a trophy, and then several tournaments through-

out the season to give other teams the opportunity to make an upset without taking away from league wins and contributions.

This is executed brilliantly in European Football, better known as Soccer here in the United States. So much is placed on league play in European Football that every game is a thrill to watch, and no team is out just due to a bad start of the season, chances are they are still competing in at least one tournament to win a trophy.

This would be fairly interesting in American sports as it would allow for teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers who had the best record in baseball to get some recognition for â&#x20AC;&#x153;winningâ&#x20AC;? the MLB but, the Houston Astros could still win a World Series of sorts by winning a league wide tournament.

Who knows, this might not work, but it would definitely add some purpose to regular season play in sports in America, and maybe bring some viewership to those long seasons we love to play here in the United States. n

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The Christopher Newport Volleyball team was ranked number 21 going into their second round of NCAA play on Saturday night against No. 7 Emory. They played away at Emory in the Woodruff Center.

A fter a long f ive -set victor y over Thomas More in the opening round on Thursday, the Captains stumbled early against Emory.

The hosts were ready to play and came out with a commanding 13- 4 lead in the first set before CNU had to take its second timeout.

Following the break, Katelyn Newsome came through with two kills and a block during the span of four rallies, while Josie Lucernoni delivered an ace to come back within four at 14-10.

Despite the tough effort to come back, Christopher Newport could not pull any closer as the Eagles retaliated and took away a 25-16 victory for the first set.

Coming back in the second set already being down a set, CNU capitalized on its front-row defense to lock down an early lead.

Garrison, Newsome, and Katie Crof-

ford all had a hand in two blocks each to secure a 9-7 advantage.

Later, Abby Oren delivered a kill before Katie Piper gave a pair to keep a small advantage in the set.

Still losing at 18-16, Emory called for a timeout and regrouped.

Following the break, Garrison delivered two hits, while Crofford and Piper each had one, but the Eagles fought back and took another victory at 25-22 for the second set.

Needing a win to stay in the game, early in the third set, Garrison delivered two more kills to put the Captains at a 5-5 tie.

Megan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara also gave a hit off a feed from McGill, but the Eagles were not stopping putting up a fight. The Eagles won 10 of the next 13 rallies to take a 15-8 lead following a CNU timeout.

A lt houg h Ga r rison a nd Pip er came back with kills during the final moments of the match, Emory successfully took the 25-13 win to get a victory for the game.

The Captains fought hard throughout the whole match but unfortunately were not able to end with the win in the second round of NCAA play. n

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Despite the freezing weather, over 600 people came to watch The Christopher Newport University Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer team go to work in their 6-0 victory over Cabrini University in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

This is the first time the captains have hosted a NCAA tournament game since 2006. With this win, Christopher Newport improved to 19-0-1 and added another tally to their unbelievable win streak, which now sits at 17.

The offense was dominant as always by outshooting the Cavaliers 33-4 on total shots and 20-3 for shots on goal. The Captains showed their depth this past Saturday night as six different players put the ball in the back of the net.

The Captains also notched their 76th goal on the year, which ties the program record for goals in a season.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backline played another great game as Danielle Pratt, Alexi Manley, Shaye Doherty, and Keiley McCarthy held the Cavaliers to three very low percentage shots while senior goalkeeper Carly Maglio registered another Shutout, her twelfth of the year. She also collected her 51st career win.

The captains got on the board early as Logan Montel finessed a perfect touch pass to Victoria Reed for the goal at the 22nd minute mark.

This goal was Reedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second of the year and first ever NCAA tournament strike.

Eleven minutes later, CAC player of

the year, Gabby Gillis notched her 14th goal of the season after Taylor Hudgins passed Gillis the ball in the middle of the field and she juked out the goalie for the easy goal.

Keiley McCarthy opened the second half scoring with a header off a beautifully placed corner kick from Carson Pokorny.

Pokornyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assist was her 13th of the season, tying the program record held

by Carly Utterback.

Once the game was out of reach, some of the Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reserves got some time to shine. In the 67th minute, Freshman Maddie Kelsey set up Taylor Hudgins for her fourth goal of the year.

In the 78th minute, sophomore Kayla Locklear grabbed her third goal of the year off a rebound from Michelle Greenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shot that hit the post.

Just a minute later, Olivia Bolton set up Kelsey for an upper 90 snipe.

The team got a day of rest before they had to take on the 20th ranked Lynchburg. The captains unbelievable season came to a tragic end as they fell to the hornets 2-1.

This was the captains only loss on the year as they wrapped arguably one of the most prolific seasons the program has ever seen.

The first half was a defensive battle as both teams only tallied three shots on goal each.

CNUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backline played exceptionally well, similar to the night before in the first half while holding the Hornets to three sub-par shots.

The majority of the first half was

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Shortly after that, Lynchburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rachel

Cooke put in a goal for the Hornets to stretch the lead to 2-0. Keiley McCarthy captured the lone goal for the Captains on a penalty kick in the 83rd minute.

This goal marked the teams 77th goal on the year which broke the teams previous record of goals in a season of 76.

Despite the loss of the most decorated goalie in the history of the program, the Captains will return nine of their eleven starters next year, including the CAC Player of The Year in Gabby Gillis, CAC Rookie of The Year in Riley Cooke who was sidelined to injury and the CAC Coach of The Year in Dan Weiler. n

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Sometimes, the theater must venture into uncharted territory, telling the stories of the unknown or forgotten.

Sometimes, this task is as momentous as correcting history.

In their second production of the Fall Semester, TheatreCNU performed “Photograph 51,” the story of x-ray crystallographer Rosalind Franklin and her overlooked role in the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure. “Photograph 51” was written by American playwright Anna Ziegler.

In a theater staged with total darkness, the actors and actress emerged from within the audience, as the chairs and f loor room became extensions of the stage. The circular configuration of audience chairs added to the intimacy of the theater, with many having the opportunity to sit inches away from the actors and actresses themselves.

With the audience encircling the stage, there were infinite views of the action.

The stage dynamic alone increased the diversity of audience impressions, something that the traditional stage configuration could not accomplish.

As an audience member who observed the six-member cast convey drama as well as science, their versatility using one set and minimal props was impressive. The cast also used conventional methods of conversation to convey unique forms of communication. More than once, two character’s stood opposite each other on stage, apparently in conversation while actually reciting their responses to each other’s letters.

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Beyond the gender biases of the 1950’s, the cast of “Photog raph 51” ar t fully tied in additional meaningful themes.

C o - s t a r M au r ic e W i l k i n s , portrayed by Matthew Ellis addressed the dual nature of the science field, lamenting the death of Rosalind Franklin after she passes away from cancer. “Science is a lonely pursuit,” he declared. “There are either answers or there aren’t.”

Franklin’s death invoked a slew of deep responses, as the play skillfully mixed the drama of her raw emotions into the ambitions of science and work. While the audience could see her love for the lab and appreciation she for the study of DNA, they simultaneously could feel her longing for fulfillment outside of the world of science.

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warring perspectives seemed to agree that despite her death, her spirit lives on.

Regardless of those who know her name, the embodiment of her character as an ambitious and courageous woman in the face of significant obstacles continues to live on in a world where stereotypes and the norm are consistently challenged. n

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The Great Lawn felt colder than the icy fields of Hoth on the night of Friday, Nov. 10, but it wasn’t enough to stop CNU’s Knights of the Force from putting on their Fall performance, demonstrating their skills at choreography and lightsaber dueling alike.

The Jedi and the Sith faced off in a f lurry of saber-slashes, the clatter of their neon blades contrasting against the night sky. The performance was set to a combination of music and dialogue, and was centered on an epic face-off between the two sides, a grand battle fresh out of the “Star Wars” films taking place right on The Great Lawn.

The audience could be heard gasping as each light-side Force user fell.

Junior Roni Edwards, who plays a Sith apprentice in the performance, was very happy with the way the performance turned out. “We had some really good people who came in and just dove right into the choreography, they had so many great ideas and such a great willingness to learn, and they mastered the material really fast.”

The performance was the culmination of a great deal of practice and preparation. The show’s lead choreographer was sophomore Tyler Blanks, whose official

position title is Sage. (The Knights of the Force executive board, or Council, have “Star Wars” themed titles.)

“This particular show we started really working on it probably about a month ago, and then the finished product we polished it all up about Wednesday,” said Blanks.

According to Blanks, the most difficult part of the process was synchronizing each fight with the musical accompaniment, which was put together by sophomore Brannon Linder.

Linder, who plays a Sith Lord, was pleased with the absence of technical difficulties leading up to and during the performance.

“A lot of the times when we do these shows, a lot of things go wrong before the show, so we’re always stressed out, but surprisingly this year nothing went super-haywire, and so it was much more pleasurable process throughout, and everyone did really well. I’m proud of everyone who performed,” said Linder.

“I want to thank everybody that came out to see this and support us, because we worked really hard on this,” said Blanks. “I also want to thank everybody in the club that put all of this hard work into it.”

The Knights of the Force will be performing the same routine on Friday, Nov. 17, at 9 PM on the Great Lawn for anybody who missed the first show.n

their younger vocabulary, emphasize the feelings of the whole album.

Not grey yet, but going there. Both grey and brown Sella’s hair features an opposition that we have to live with even though we might be scared.

Ending on that very same line, an honest, “I’m scared,” before dissolving into that very same oceanscape that

started the album, the album leaves its listeners with feelings of companionship in an ever increasingly opposed world.

While we might not be able to change our band’s name from vaginas once we become adults, we’re learning to live with it bit by bit. We can exist as both adults and teenagers, at least until we finish going grey. n

BY STEPHEN BOWE STEPHEN.BOWE.15@CNU.EDU

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How far can a band whose name is a crude innuendo for vaginas truly get?

This is the question that runs in the center of The Front Bottoms newest album “Going Grey.”

Their newest album, released last month, shows a distinct change from their previous style. The folk punk band, made famous for their raw energy, tongue-in-cheek lyrics, and brutally honest explorations of teenage angst, faced a major problem—they are no longer teenagers.

“G oi ng Grey,” plays of f of Bria n Sella’s, the lead singer of the band, own realization of his grey hair. Turning the corner towards 30, Sella remarked in an interview with Russel Gardin of Free Press Houston on his hair and his progression into adulthood, “Going grey — it’s just the beginning process of getting older, you know? I can say the same thing I did the last time: I’m not a little kid anymore...”

And their sound isn’t that of little kids anymore, either. Turning in their older cruder sound of power chords and rudimentary drum beats, in favor for a more atmospheric tones and sounds, including oceanscapes, bouncy synths, complex orchestration, and beats that pull

you into the album whether you want to or not, the band is certainly maturing.

But they haven’t lost the sound that made fans f lock to them in the first place. Keeping their brutal honesty and punk edge, the album unfolds from an oceanscape. Matt Uychich’s steady drum beat emerging from underneath the sound of pounding waves. Sella’s voice comes as loud and brash as ever, all reaching a crescendo as he brazenly sings “Holy, F---, I’m about to die.”

The tone is set.

The rest of the album follows suit.

Placing Sella in between two worlds, that of life in death in the opening track, that of vacation and work life, as seen in the case of “Vacation Town,” or in between hospitals and the outside world, as seen in the case of “Raining,” the album never settles into a place of comfort.

This is even seen in the tracklist of the album. From songs like “Bae” to “Peace Sign” to “Trampoline,” there is a harsh mixing of two worlds in opposition. For even though these songs have titles that could be found on the Twitter of a tenth grader, the songs feature explorations of feelings of fear of stagnation, inability to control one’s owns emotions and one’s own mortality. These adult themes paired with their bouncy synth chords and plunky piano choruses, as well as

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Sharing his experiences as a writer and artist working in the comic book industry, Steve Englehart, an alum of Marvel and DC Comics, visited Christopher Newport Monday, Nov. 13.

He presented â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Life in Comicsâ&#x20AC;? in the Gaines Theater at 8 p.m.

He is credited with creating StarLord of Marvelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular Guardians of the Galaxy series, and with reinventing Batman and Captain America for newer generations.

Englehar t has written stories for a l most ever y cha racter i n t he u niverses of both Marvel and DC Comics, i ncludi ng t he Avengers, Super ma n and Iron Man, although he was quick to explain to the eager audience that he i snâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ke epi ng a ny secret s about what wi l l be happening in the next blockbuster superhero movie (heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as curious as the rest of us).

Englehart was an avid comic reader when he was a kid, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until his first year of college that he rediscovered his love for them.

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own foray into the world of comics began, he left the military once he realized his true passions. â&#x20AC;&#x153; T he l a st seven mont h s I wa s in the A r my, I was going to New York, working at DC Comics,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In order to do comics, you had to go to New York. You went to New York and slept on a couch.â&#x20AC;?

Which is exactly what Englehart ended up doing when he was new to t he c omic sc ene, b ef riend i n g editors and trying to work his way up i nto t he ra n ks of t he l a rgest and most inf luential companies.

His hard work paid off immensely.

W hi le worki n g for D C, En g le h a r t w rote new B at m a n stor ie s and developed the character into someone darker and more human, which was a big hit with readers.

H i s c omic s were event u a l ly adapted to the first movie in the franchise, Batman, in 19 8 9, with multiple installments after.

Eng leha r t a l so rei nvented t he cl assic Capt ai n A meric a, who went from a dusty old World War I I hero to t he beloved sy mbol of traditional American values like integrity and patriotism in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular Marvel movies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ou r Capt ai n A meric a st a nd s for somet hi n g bi gger t h a n hi mself,â&#x20AC;? says Englehart.

When he first started out in the industry, he thought he wanted to focu s on t he visu a l a nd a r tistic asp ects of comics, but ended up unearthing an even bigger passion for storylines and writing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was trying to be an artist. It was the ar t which had intrig ued me,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no pl a ns at a l l to be w riter, but I loved it . Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m ju st a g uy who wa nte d to b e a n a r t i st who ended up in the right place at the right time.â&#x20AC;?

In addition to his successes in Marvel, DC and Marvelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subsidi a r y M a l ibu C om ic s, En g leh a r t is a novelist, video game creator at At a r i a nd a c h i ld r e nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s b o ok author.

B eg i n ni ng wit h a chi ld hood spent reading Batman in his bedroom, Englehartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s origin story in the comic universe is an inspirational one with a lasting legacy. â&#x20AC;&#x153; I f a d o or op e n s , g o t h r ou g h the door,â&#x20AC;? Englehar t encouraged his audience at CN U. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I f you go t h r ou g h a n d you d o nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; t l i ke it , there will be another door.â&#x20AC;?n

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On you r ma rk, get set , go ! T hi s ye a r â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vi rg i ni a Ru n ni ng Festiva l took place Sunday, Nov. 12 to benefit St udent s Ru n t he St re et s a nd t he Christopher Newport Alumni Society.

The festival included the Massive Medal Half Marathon, CNU Alumni 5 K , C ap t a i n s C h a l l e n g e a n d t h e Little Captains 400 -meter Fun Run, a l l t a k i n g pl a c e o n C h r i s t o p h e r Newportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus.

Students Rachel Johnson and Natalie Weber trained for months leading up to the event in order to race in the half marathon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My purpose in choosing to do the race was sparked by doing gymnastics my enti re li fe. Si nce I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working out as much as I had in the past, I wa nted somet hi ng to t rai n for a nd somet hi n g to fe el a sen se of ac c ompl i sh ment for onc e c om -

pleted,â&#x20AC;? says Weber.

St a r t ti mes for t he races were 7 a . m . for t he M a s sive Me d a l H a l f M a r at hon , 9 : 4 5 a .m . for t he CN U Alumni 5K and 10:45 a.m. for the 400 Meter Dash.

The Captainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Challenge allowed participants to race in both the half marathon and the Alumni 5K. T he on ly c atch? Ru n ners had to f i n i s h t he h a l f m a r at hon i n le s s than two and a half hours in order to qualify. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The race was very well run. The easy check-in and the small crowds m ade it le s s ch aot ic a nd a much mor e enjoyable ex p er ienc e,â&#x20AC;? s ays Weber.

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BY EMMA DIXON EMMA.DIXON.17@CNU.EDU

LEAVE AT ODD TIMES As seen in the graphic below documenting 2012-2014 traffic patterns on I-95, I-495 and I-295, the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving have common, repeating peak times of heavy traffic. The best time to leave is before 12 p.m. Tuesday, between midnight and 6 a.m. Wednesday or on Thanksgiving day.

TAKE ALTERNATE ROUTES If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get on the road early in the morning, or during prime travel times, make your trip easier other ways. Take alternate routes, such as Rt. 17 or Rt. 1 instead of I-95 to head north for the holiday.

USE NAVIGATION APPS Even i f you k now what roads to take, it â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always good to have Waze or Google Maps on in the backg round for convenient bathroom breaks or coffee stops. These navigation apps will also send you traffic and accident reports and updates.

PREPARE A PLAYLIST Texting and driving is dangerous, but so is scrolling through Spotify or Pandora while on the road. Put together your favorite bops and bangers to keep you awake and alert during your drive before hitting the road. The Jonas Brothers come highly recommended.

FILL YOUR TANK Although a quick stop at the gas station may not take too long, it will save you money and time on your trip home, or to wherever your destination may be, by filling up a few days earlier. You may also want to load up on some snacks and caffeine to avoid stopping during your drive.n

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