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The Student Voice Of Coastal Carolina University
OCTOBER 28, 2015 | VOLUME 55 | ISSUE 9
Headless Horseman creeps onto Coastal stage
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Reggie Shaw spreads awareness by reliving the nightmare Jake Weiss REPORTER The Big Read; A Deadly Wandering, was a presentation based on the dangers of texting and driving. It was presented by a man who spreads awareness on texting and driving. This man is also responsible for the deaths of two men. Reggie Shaw, a 28 year old man who has faced the consequences of texting and driving, took a visit to Coastal Carolina on October 13, 2015. Shaw’s story of his car crash came with unexpected baggage. He would never have thought he would have to present his story in front of thousands of people every year. A book was written about Shaw’s car crash that killed two men. A Deadly Wandering, was written solely about him and the dangers of texting and driving. The book brought Shaw across America. He even met Oprah, but this man does not want to be considered a celebrity. Shaw is a devout Mormon from Utah, who recently became a husband as of last May. He carries an agreeable disposition, but because of his previous actions, he is in a dire situation. Shaw said he wants to express his full out honesty. “When I’m not speaking, I’m a man and it’s in
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Terrell Jones as Brom Bones.
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Joey Comes REPORTER The Coastal Carolina theater department is playing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The play is brightly hysterical while being undeniably creepy and dark. The play is based on the original tale of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. It follows the story of Ichabod Crane as he is chased through the woods one dark night by the Headless Horseman. Coastal student Michael Onofaro plays Ichabod Crane. With his gangly build and sharp features, he is a captivating character throughout his whole performance. He is very much a live action cartoon with a delightfully whimsical take on the lofty school teacher. He uses over the top movements and speech patterns. Onofaro said the play is very different.
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“It was written as a children’s play, so it has a very light and comedic tone to it,”said Onofaro. “Whereas in the short story it’s a bit darker and there’s some added characters and some added plot points to it. It’s also a different medium, so you kind of have to tell the story in a different way. The main plot points are there, but it takes a totally different tone.” The play is comical, eccentric, inevitably
funny, and nicely executed. Sarah Davidson’s set, though minimal, is thoroughly used and crafted in an enchantingly eerie conception. Sami Papp’s costumes are purposeful and help to shape the character’s individuality especially with those eclectic face masks. Onofaro said they are doing something completely different from any other show by adding masks to the performance. “Every character has a mask for the entire show, which is very different from acting without a mask because you have to be more in your body,” said Onofaro. “I feel like because your physical life is so much more important because that’s all people really see because they won’t see your facial expressions.” SEE HEADLESS | PAGE 7
COURTESY PHOTO, REGGIE SHAW
Uncovering Chauncey’s birthday Samantha Bergold EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A new tradition has been created at Coastal Carolina. Chauncey’s birthday will now be a celebration on campus. Associate Director of Scheduling and Space Management Lauren Koonce and Functional Administrator of Scheduling and Event Services Daniel Hucks helped uncover Chauncey’s birth date. Koonce said they were trying to figure out an event to test out on the new scheduling site 25Live. “We didn’t want it be something
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necessarily that we think was a real event in this office,”said Koonce. “We were like lets do something with Chauncey and Daniel was like lets do his birthday.” Hucks said it was this fun thing that everybody could relate to. “Then it was, what’s the real date of Chauncey’s birthday?” said Hucks. “We kind of went from there.” Director of Scheduling and Event Services Porter Medley III then recommended that they try to discover Chauncey’s real birth date. Hucks then called around with everyone he could think of to find out the date. The first instance of The Chanticleer being documented
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on Coastal Carolina’s campus was in The Chanticleer newspaper. The first issue of The Chanticleer newspaper was on October 23, 1963. The name of the newspaper was changed from The Fledgling to The Chanticleer on that day. Medley said in Roy Talbert’s book of Coastal Carolina University history there was a page showing the newspaper changing the name. “Before that, people have used it in passing, but it wasn’t 100% Coastal owned,”said Hucks. Hucks said it was the first printed issue with reference to the name Chanticleer. “We couldn’t really find any
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reference to if it was used before that or not,” said Hucks. “A year and a half later, the basketball team adopted the name for their mascot.” Medley said Coach Maddox
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Big South letdown Chanticleers 7-0
announced to the university “that for here on forward are team will be know as The Chanticleers.” SEE CHAUNCEY | PAGE 5
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