The Chanticleer Issue 20

27 APRIL 2016 | VOLUME 54 | ISSUE 20

The Student Voice of Coastal Carolina University

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We Came as Romans to perform at House of Blues Samantha Bergold

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @samanthabergold

COASTAL CAROLINA CONSERVATIVES I PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SUN NEWS

Students protest speaker chosen for Ella Baker Day Kaley Lawrimore and Jessica Wetzler REPORTERS | @kaleylawrimore & @jessica_wetzler

Some students gathered Tuesday evening to protest as a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement in Toronto, Canada spoke for Coastal Carolina University’s third annual Ella Baker Day. The Coastal Carolina Conservatives, an organization on campus, protested outside of Wall while the keynote speaker, Janaya Khan, spoke inside Johnson Auditorium.

A press release sent out from the group stated in part, “the Black Lives Matter movement is characterized by its anti-law enforcement rhetoric and its condoning of violence to further its divisive agenda.”

Khan was announced to speak at Ella Baker Day on April 18. The organization discovered a post made

by Khan on April 6 that came across in what they said was a violent tone.

The Facebook post said, “Fight

like hell for black women. Gnash your teeth. Break their bone white certainty. Be terrible. Smash their ivory dome. Fight like hell for black women.”

Cody Fongemie, the chairman of Coastal Conservatives, said that the protest was organized after the group’s efforts to hear from Khan through the university failed.

Fongemie also added that he wished the university had brought in someone from South Carolina, or even from the United States, to speak.

“Why didn’t they look for other civil rights leaders? Why did they have to choose someone from a movement that’s politically charged right now?” he asked.

Fongemie added South Carolina Senator Tim Scott or Conway’s first female African-American mayor, Barbara Blain-Bellamy would have been better options.

The Dean of Students, Travis Overton, said part of engaging in the college experience is opening up to different ideas and thoughts, and that’s one reason why Khan was invited.

Overton said “periodically, regularly, with events speakers of all different types of backgrounds come in on a regular basis, and that again is part of the educational experience to be able to hear individuals from varying backgrounds so hopefully that individuals can hear different perspectives, and then be able to open up their thought process to different perspectives, and then engage in dialogue.”

Overton was at the protest, watching and listening to both sides of the conversation and said he supports students engaging in dialogue.

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Coastal fraternity chapter suspended after alleged sexual assault Kaley Lawrimore

REPORTER | @kaleylawrimore

A Coastal fraternity has been suspended after one of its members and four other men, including a second Coastal Carolina student, were arrested and charged in connection to an alleged sexual assault in Horry County.

On March 14, the Coastal Carolina University Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was issued a Cease of Operation after the arrest of Javon Lorenz Johnson, 21, a member of the fraternity, in connection to a sexual assault case.

Another Coastal student, Raheen Levar Linnen, 24, was also arrested in connection to the case.

According to the letter released

by Dean of Students, Travis Overton, the suspension was “effective immediately.”

The letter stated in part, “All chapter operations must cease, including chapter meetings, any new member education activities, all social events, intake, etc. If the terms of this suspension are not adhered to, the chapter will be immediately closed and considered inactive

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RAHEEN LINNEN AND JAVON JOHNSON COURTESY PHOTO OF J RUEBEN LONG

and unrecognized as a student organization by the university.”

Johnson and Linnen were charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping, according to jail records.

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Police were called to Conway Medical Center for a rape complaint on March 12.

The victim told police while she SEE SUSPENSION I PAGE 5

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Dr. Robert Young Honored Harvard Conference Seeking Truth U.S. Iceland Ambassador

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Basketball Banquet

We Came as Romans is currently on their Bands vs. Food tour with Memphis May Fire. The tour also features Dear Desolate and For Today.

We Came as Romans is a band from Detroit, Michigan and has been in the music industry for over ten years.

According to their website, the band features David Stephens and Kyle Pavone on vocals. Joshua Moore and Lou Cotton on guitar.

Andy Glass on bass and Eric Choi on drums.

We Came as Romans released their fourth album with Equal Vision Records in July 24, 2015 entitled, “We Came as Romans.”

The band recorded 40 songs for the album, but only ten were chosen for the record.

Stephens said the first 12 or 15 songs they wrote were not in the direction they wanted to go with the album.

“In the first like week of preproduction we went back to the drawing board in the next few months and like rewrote pretty much the entire record again,” said Stephens.

For the album, Stephens got vocal lessons to work on his control and help alleviate timing issues during pre-production. It took Stephens a very long time to find a good coach because he said it is very much a mental thing when getting voice lessons.

“It made a huge difference, like night and day,” said Stephens. “I learned how to control my voice a little bit more, get more endurance.”

Stephens said it made a huge difference on tour.

“I have much more control over my voice so I’d say my pitch is better too,” said Stephens.

Their first single for the album, “The World I Used to Know,” was released on May 26, 2015. The music video was released on YouTube through Vevo the day before the album was released. The video currently almost has over one million views.

From We Came as Romans changing their sound a little bit for this new record, they received mixed reviews from fans when the album was released.

Stephen said that this is part of being a band and that this happens on every record.

“Its kind of a catch twenty-two, you change and people don’t like it, but if you don’t change at all people don’t like it either,” said Stephens.

“You just have to do what feels natural and hope more people like it than dislike it.”

Stephens said a lot of the lyrics on the album were written for two vocalists, even their older songs seems to be accidentally written for two vocalists.

“On days like if Kyle is not feeling well or something I can cover for some of his stuff and its nice to have a back up plan for situations like that,” said Stephens. “Its happened to me where he stepped in and taken some of my parts if I get sick.”

Stephens said they are not going to cancel a show just because one of them gets sick. He said the band will try to play even if does not sound the best because it is better than canceling a show.

Stephens really enjoys performing “Regenerate” and “Tear It Down” live.

Stephens said they were both written to be live songs.

The song “Pray for Me” really means a lot to Stephens. Moore and Stephens wrote the lyrics to the song together and were in the same spot mentality at the time.

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27 APRIL 2016

EDITOR’S NOTE Farewell The Chanticleer

THE STUDENT VOICE OF COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

Don’t forget about me Samantha Bergold

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @samanthabergold

Samantha Bergold Editor-in-Chief

Katie Estabrook Assistant Editor

IAN BROOKING, DAMEON OUTZS, KATIE ESTABROOK., SAMANTHA BERGOLD, KALEY LAWRIMORE, JESSICA WETZLER, BRIANA RIVAS

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Lauren Krahling Gwen Washington Art Director Assistant Art Director

It is almost four in the morning and I cannot sleep. I have been consumed obsessing over everything except this last issue. I have been trying not to think about, in hopes that the longer I avoid Reporters the truth will make it not happen.

Ian Brooking The Chanticleer has been my life for almost

Kaley Lawrimore three years. To think this is my last issue, my last Editor’s Note as Editor-in-Chief. I have so much to

Jessica Wetzler say, but do not even know where to begin.

Week after week, I would often write Editor’s Notes that I would not even publish. I would want Photographers everything I wrote to be perfect and I was often

Ian Brooking afraid of being too personal. For this last issue of the semester, my last issue ever, I am breaking both

Jessica Wetzler of those rules.

I joined The Chanticleer during my sophomore year in hopes that it would help me towards a Business Manager career and look good on my resume. If only I knew then how much being apart of this organization

Ridge Moss would change my life.

One of my professors told me something the other day that really stuck out to me. He said this organization needed me more than I needed it.

Faculty Advisor When he said this I automatically knew that it was

Gwen Fowler the other way around.

I needed The Chanticleer.

It has not been easier. This has been one of the hardest years of my life. I am thankful that it has not been easy. Each hardship that was thrown my way has made me the person I always wanted to be.

I am truly a completely different person now than I was when I started out. I did not see myself as who I truly was then. I often had self doubt and On Campus Location did not see myself as intelligent or a good writer.

Jackson Student Union B-202A This organization has shown me that I truly am capable of doing anything in this world.

843.349.2330 This past year as the 54th Editor-in-Chief of The Chanticleer has flown by. I feel like the first thechanticleer@g.coastal.edu issue just came out yesterday.

Being Editor-in-Chief was not just a job for me, it became my life. The reporters on The Chanticleer are not just people I work with, they have become my friends and some of them are like my family.

There is so many people who have made my journey on The Chanticleer one I will never forget.

The Chanticleer is the editorially independent I want to show my appreciate towards them because student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal without them, I would not be here.

Carolina University. The first issue of The I want to thank Mrs. Comer, Mrs. O’Connor Chanticleer was released on October 23, 1963. and Mrs. Fowler for believing in me and offering The Chanticleer is published weekly in the fall and me the position as assistant editor two years ago spring semesters. Letters to the editor are welcome and then offering me the position as Editor-infrom the Coastal Carolina University community.

Chief last year.

The Editor-in-Chief reserves the right to condense Thank you Dr. Fondren. You believed in me and edit submissions for libel and space. A letter more than I believed in myself. If you never put the to the editor does not guarantee submission. thought in my head that I should apply for EditorAdvertisements reflect the views and opinions in-Chief two and half years ago, I would not be of the advertiser, not the views and the opinions where I am today. You have enriched my life in so of The Chanticleer. Articles represent the views many ways. Thank you for your continued support. and opinions of the author and/or people in the Thank you Samantha Riley. I remember after article. The Chanticleer is committed to accuracy. my first or second article came out when I was a If you find an error or mistake in an issue of The sophomore and you told me that I could take your Chanticleer, please let us know. Mistakes can job as Features Editor next year. I never thought of be reported to thechanticleer@g.coastal.edu. myself as a good writer and getting this compliment Corrections will be printed in the following issue.

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from a writer I looked up to and still look up to now was a blessing. Your continued support for the last two and half years have been amazing. Thank you.

Thank you Chris Johnson and Lauren Rose.

You both have made the paper beautiful, which I would often say after receiving the draft. You both have taught me to love newspaper design. I really have enjoyed working with both of you and am so proud that you are both working on design professionally. Your employers are lucky to have you both.

Thank you to my wonderful staff. Katie Estabrook, Katie Fick, Kaley Lawrimore, Ian Brooking, Lauren Krahling, Jessica Wetzler, Dameon Outzs, Briana Rivas, Joey Comes, Jake Mann and Kara Thomas. I have enjoyed working with each of you and I am always here if you need me.

Thank you to Brent Reser. Having the support of Coastal Carolina Universities social media has meant so much to me and it has been an honor to be featured on multiple social media platforms.

Thank you to Alexandra Morris and Tatiana Calderon. The two featured packages Coastal Now filmed on The Chanticleer release parties were phenomenal. Thank you.

Thank you WCCU Radio and Will for working with us this year on The Chanticleer release parties.

Thank you to my best friends, David, Nicki, Bri and Hannah for keeping me sane throughout this entire experience.

Lastly, I want to thank my Mom and Dad. They always taught me to follow my dreams and that I could do anything. I love you both.

I was lost when I joined The Chanticleer and it become my home, it become my life. The Chanticleer made me into the person I always wanted to be.

If I had to do it all over again, I would in a heart beat. I’d relieve every bad moment if it meant that I got to relive the joy of each weeks issue over again.

It is crazy to think something that I have been a part for almost three years is coming to end. I’m sad and happy. I am sad that my time hear has come to an end, but I am also happy it has come to an end.

I am happy because I cannot wait to see the amazing job the staff will do next year. Katie, Kaley and Lauren I cannot wait to see all three of you dominate next year. It has been an honor being the first female Editor-in-Chief in four years with a full female leadership staff. I am happy this legacy is going to continue on for next year.

Even though my time at this publication has come to an end, I will always be a part of The Chanticleer. This paper has become a part of me and part of me will always live on in The Chanticleer.

Sincerely, Samantha Bergold

Editor-in-Chief, The Chanticleer

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27 APRIL 2016

NEWS U.S. Ambassador to Iceland asks “how can we do better?”

FROM PROTEST

Katie Estabrook

ASSISTANT EDITOR | @katieestabrook

PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA WETZLER, THE CHANTICLEER

ROBERT C. BARBER I KATIE ESTABROOK, THE CHANTICLEER

Ambassador Robert C. Barber’s presentation at the Celebration of Inquiry challenged others to think of unique ways to create and use renewable energy.

Barber, who has been an ambassador since January 2015, met opposition when first nominated by President Obama in October 2013.

A former Massachusetts super lawyer, Barber was criticized for his perceived lack of experience, not only by members of the United States Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, but by popular comedian Jon Stewart as well.

Barber was not phased by this hostility.

With previous experience working with the issues of start up small and medium sized companies as well as having raised over $2.9 million for President Obama’s campaigns, Barber expressed his belief that he was qualified for the position due to his ability to connect people with similar economic

interests and goals.

Since given the opportunity, the ambassador has made tremendous efforts in bettering both Iceland and America.

Barber said that both countries have something to learn from one another.

“Through these shared experiences, I’ve seen how both we as Americans have a lot to learn from Icelanders, but also how Icelanders can learn a thing or two from us,” said Barber. “Both can benefit from the way each approach and solve problems differently.”

According to Barber the most prevalent problem at hand is the immediate need for renewable energy due to the state of the environment.

With natural resources finite, Barber said that the necessity for renewable energy is prevalent.

“We have to come to terms with the reality that certain traditional, natural resources are finite and limited,” said Barber. “It is important

that we realize the need for renewable energy. So, I dare to be so bold as to suggest that we should constantly be asking, how can we do better?”

According to the ambassador, Iceland is a pioneer in harnessing Earth’s energy through geothermal power production.

“As you already probably know, clean and renewable energy is nothing new to the Icelanders,” said Barber. “In fact, Iceland’s first hydro power plant was built in 1904. Today there are 48 hydro-electric generating centers in the country and 5 major geo-power plants, which are publicly and privately owned, including the third largest geo-power plant in the world.”

Many statistics illustrate Iceland’s commitment to innovative renewable energy.

The National Energy Authority (NEA) of Iceland reported that in 2014, “85 percent of primary energy use in Iceland came from indigenous renewable resources. Thereof 66

Dr. Robert Young Honored Ian Brooking

REPORTER | @ian_brooking

At the end of the 2015 fall semester at Coastal Carolina, Dr. Robert Young was awarded the 2016 HTC Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Lecturer Award.

He received his plaque during the 2016 Celebration of Inquiry.

The intent of the Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Lecturer Award is to recognize annually a Coastal Carolina University faculty member who has distinguished him/herself as a teacher, a scholar and a communicator.

The Awardee will be an individual who embodies the University’s teacher-scholar ideal of searching for and transmitting knowledge through critical inquiry and teaching in his or her own disciplines of the university.

“It is a great honor to receive this award,” said Dr. Young. “It is a recognition of accomplishments in both teaching and scholarly research, but perhaps, most importantly, in the blending of the two. Coastal places great emphasis on experiential learning. I feel blessed to be in a department and a university where I am surrounded by teacher-scholars and role models.”

Dr. Young has been a professor at Coastal Carolina for nearly 20 years.

As an undergrad at the University of Virginia, he became inspired to pursue an academic career by seeing the impact that a number of professors had on him.

After earning his doctorate in oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, Young came to Coastal Carolina.

“I was thrilled to find a marine science program that valued both excellence in teaching and the integration of high quality research

DR. ROBERT YOUNG I PHOTO COURTESY OF COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

into the student experience,” said Dr. Young. “I hope to have the same positive impact on my students someday.”

Growing up, Dr. Young was always fascinated with the marine environment and loved the water.

He had all sorts of biological and geological collections. However, he never put it all together as a viable career direction until half way through his college career when he took a course in coral reef ecology.

“After that, I started to meet with my professors and others who made a living in marine science,” said Dr. Young. “That opened up a whole new world.”

On April 11, Dr. Young spoke to students at the 2016 Celebration of Inquiry on his research that he and his students have conducted for 20 years on bottlenose dolphins in the Carolinas.

In particular, Dr. Young’s research has studied the ecology and behavior of estuarine dolphins in local salt marshes and bays, as well as the population biology and management/

conservation of both coastal and estuarine dolphins in the Southeast.

While Dr. Young primarily focuses on marine mammals, overall he is a nekton biologist. Nektons are aquatic animals that are able to swim and move independently of water currents (i.e. fish, dolphins, squid, etc.). Much of his research has also been on fishes and their role in estuarine and coastal ecology.

He has also helped to design and run a number of marine and environmental education programs for teachers, K-12 students and college students.

Dr. Young’s advice to his fellow marine science students, and college students in general, is to challenge yourself.

“Find what you’re passionate about and get experience,” said Dr. Young. “You grow by doing things you’ve never done before. Take pride and ownership in what you do and where you work. If you do, a positive attitude and strong work ethic will come naturally. And always value kindness and generosity.”

“I think it’s great the individuals exercise their free speech, their ability to say what they believe, and I’m always supportive of peaceful abilities for students to do that,” said Overton.

Fongemie believes that the speaker selected only offered a onesided conversation.

“College is an open forum and this event isn’t an open forum,” said Fongemie. “One side of the story is going to be told and we’re on the side that not everything she’s saying is correct.”

The protestors welcomed anybody passing to engage in conversation from both sides. They also addressed how they are open to discuss and debate on certain topics to gain clarity and knowledge.

A few members of the NAACP attended the protest and said they wished the protestors would have reached out to them about the choice of speaker, but ended the conversation by shaking each members hand.

During the speech, Khan accepted questions. A member of the Coastal Carolina Conservatives, Aron Winburn, went on to ask about why violence against African-Americans

by African-Americans goes largely unaddressed and why it may be an uncomfortable topic for discussion.

In between trying to explain his question to Khan, there was a moment where Winburn asked Khan to wait before saying anything, in to which Khan responded, “Don’t tell me not to say something…take this as a teachable moment. You’re asking a very, very, very defensive question, especially coming from someone in your social class, and I’m telling you, you need to be able to communicate in a particular way that doesn’t actually evolve around this conversation.”

Khan told Winburn to ask the question, to which he responded, “I want to ask it, my only problem is that I feel uncomfortable at someone on the other side of the isle asking the question is a largely other mindset that we’re in right now and that’s one thing that I want. I want more discussion between differing ideas because that’s how we get a solution.”

The professor who helped bring Khan to campus, with the help of other students, believes the Black Lives Matter movement and Khan want to improve social justice and equality.

Deborah Perkins, an Associate Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Social Justice Research Initiative, chose Khan to speak at the event because Khan’s views mimic Ella Baker’s, who some see as the mother of the Civil Rights Movement.

“Janaya’s work very much parallels that of Ella Baker in many different ways, because both of them fought and are fighting for social justice and transformation of basic inequalities that exist in our world,” said Perkins.

A student that assisted Perkins in bringing the speaker to campus opened the floor for Khan, and plans to join the Black Lives Matter movement.

Jenevah Fleming said that many people think racial issues do not exist anymore, but she believes otherwise, and that’s why listening to Khan is so important.

“They represent change and where we should be because everyone thinks that issues are done. Like racial issues and things like that are over, and it’s quite the opposite,” said Fleming.

“I’m hearing that they’re promoting all lives matter, and we’ve gotten to a point where in reality that’s what we want, but in reality that’s not quite where we are yet. We do have to exert that black lives do matter because it’s almost like if people had forgotten that.”

Ella Baker Day is not an official holiday, and has been celebrated on different dates in April throughout the years. To learn more, visit SupportEllaBakerDay.com.

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27 APRIL 2016

NEWS The Chanticleer reporters attend Harvard Journalism Conference

FROM SUSPENSION

was at a party on Barberry Drive in Conway, she was raped by several men, according to a police report.

The victim said two men came into the bathroom, and sexually assaulted her, according to a police report.

Police said that during the assault, the victim continued to say “stop,” “no,” and that she did not want to do this, but the men did not stop.

The victim told police that the men continued to take turns sexually assaulting her.

The assault continued to the bedroom and the victim said that several people tried to enter the room during the assault, but were stopped by the men, according to the report.

The three other men involved in the incident have been arrested and charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping, according to jail records.

Samantha Bergold

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | @samanthabergold

On the weekend of April 8, two of The Chanticleer reporters attended the Nieman’s Foundation 2016 Christopher J. Georges Conference on College Journalism at Harvard University.

Ian Brooking and Jessica Wetzler represented Coastal Carolina and South Carolina at the conference.

Issac Bailey, former Nieman Fellow, attended the conference with Brooking and Wetzler.

“It was a real honor representing the state of South Carolina at the conference,” said Brooking. “I felt very proud and very humbled.”

Yale University, Penn State, Princeton University, Cornell University and Dartmouth College were just some of the universities in attendance at the conference.

A complete list of the universities attending can be viewed on the nieman.harvard.edu website with direct links to each universities publication.

The Chanticleer was one of 28 college newspapers chosen to be at the conference.

“It was interesting to learn how different college journalists work in their paper and how they run it,” said Wetzler.

The conference opened with an open house and dinner. Journalists from the Nieman Foundation and media around the United States presented at the conference. Each session was designed to teach college journalists about many different aspects of journalism from column writing to investigative reporting.

“It was great to meet other college journalists and hear how they run their organization and what they report on in their community,” said Brooking.

The Director of the Nieman Journalism Lab, Joshua Benton, made a statement during his speech that really stuck out to Wetzler.

“You’ll go farther if you create like you consume,” said Benton at the conference.

“We as journalist are very young in our future careers and having the opportunity to attend a conference at Harvard goes to show that the work we have done in college has been

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BOSTON, MASS. I PHOTO COURTESY OF IAN BROOKING, THE CHANTICLEER

noticed,” said Wetzler. “If we live on and work with the same passion for discovering the news as we do finding all the details and uncovering the facts, we won’t work a day in our lives.”

For Brooking and Wetzler, the most impactful moment at the conference was when Michael Rezendes gave a speech talking about the future of investigative journalism.

“Michael Rezendes was a part of the Spotlight team at the Boston Globe that uncovered sexual molestation in the Boston Archdiocese in the Catholic Church,” said Brooking. “His efforts won him the Pulitzer Prize in investigative journalism in 2003. Getting the chance to hear him talk about the investigation and his work was truly remarkable and a very moving experience.”

Wetzler said to have seen the film Spotlight and to have met one of the members of the Spotlight team for the Boston Globe provided a once in a lifetime experience.

“It is one thing to see the movie and watch the actors portray the

characters, but it is another thing to hear the real people behind the story and to speak about their experiences,” said Wetzler.

Wetzler said the conference has truly opened her eyes to the possibilities that lay ahead for the future.

Before the conference, Brooking received advice from Bailey. Bailey told him “don’t be shy.”

“What he meant by that was don’t be afraid to go up to other people and get to know someone or discuss your work,” said Brooking.

Brooking said the advice he received from Bailey lingered throughout the conference, specifically in Rezende’s speech.

In the speech, Rezendes mentioned that as journalists, you have to ask the tough questions to get the answers you want and you cannot be afraid to ask them.

“I was able to speak with Mr. Rezendes for a few moments alone what he told me was to not be afraid,” said Brooking. “I found his advice very helpful and inspirational.”

ROBERT BARBER I KATIE ESTABROOK, THE CHANTICLEER

percent was from geothermal.”

With a lot of experience harnessing it’s own renewable energy resources, Barber said Iceland is now spreading it’s knowledge and capabilities to other parts of the world.

“The U.S. Icelandic firm called Reykjavick GeoThermal is now working with the government in Ethiopia to build Africa’s largest geothermal power plant,” said Barber.

“Together the U.S. and Iceland are working to invest in Africa as well as in a cleaner, more secure future for the people of Ethiopia.”

The ambassador said that this project will serve as a poster child for future partnerships.

“This project will serve as the foundation for future collaboration that will open doors for renewable energy projects around the world.”

FROM ROMANS

WE CAME AS ROMANS COURTESY PHOTO

“We were mentally going through some tough stuff in life and it was cool to collaborate on something and write something that means a lot to both of us,” said Stephens.

Stephens said the song was really a release for the both of them from them being able to put their feelings

on paper. He hopes other people can learn from their experience.

We Came as Romans and Memphis May Fire have been playing together for many years.

This will be We Came as Romans third headliner For Today has joined them on.

Stephens said he likes that the

theme of the tour is Bands vs. Food.

“I am definitely a foodie so it will be fun to get to eat as part of my job,” said Stephens.

Stephens said the theme of the tour seemed like a cool way to get more personal time with their fans by being able to sit down and have a meal with them.

We Came as Romans will be performing on April 30 at the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach. The doors open at six p.m. with the show starting at seven p.m. Tickets are 20 dollars for general admission. Tickets can be purchased on the Live Nation website.

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27 APRIL 2016

FEATURES Seeking Truth:

Closer look on Spotlight Ian Brooking

REPORTER | @ian_brooking

On April 9, Michael Rezendes spoke to college journalists at the 2016 Christopher J. Georges Conference at Harvard University.

Michael Rezendes played a key role in uncovering the scandal of sexual abuse among priests in the Boston Diocese.

It began in 2001 when Marty Baron became the new editor at the Boston Globe and read a story about a series of lawsuits from victims of Father John Geoghan and how a judge had impounded the documents.

What that meant is that those documents were sealed and no one except the attorneys involved in the case could read them.

Eileen McNamara, who wrote the column about the lawsuits, stated that the “truth would never be known.”

After reading that, Baron believed that it was the job of a journalist to find the truth. Baron put the Globe’s spotlight team on the project.

It took several months to get everything into place and after months of research, testimony and legal battles, the team finally had a story.

In the end, over 70 priests were accused of sexual abuse in the Boston Diocese and forced Cardinal Bernard Law to flee to the Vatican.

Michael Rezendes and his spotlight team won the

Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2003.

In September of 2015, the movie Spotlight, that tells the story of the spotlight team’s investigation, was released to theaters. The movie had a star studded cast that included Michael Keaton and Stanley Tucci. The film won two Oscars at the 88 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

“The movie got it right,” said Rezendes.“Tom McCarthy has a commitment to authenticity that really paid off.”

Directors Tom McCarthy and writer Josh Singer met with Rezendes and the spotlight team on several occasions discussing scripts and going to places where specific things happened.

“About twenty percent of the movie was shot in Boston,” said Rezendes.

“Most of those shots were establishment shots and scenes around the Globe building. The movie was mainly shot in Toronto. They rebuilt the Globe newsroom.

They rebuilt the spotlight office. It was incredible.”

Many Hollywood studios refused to pick up the script for Spotlight since it dealt with a wide load of controversy. No studio wanted to take this project on.

Eventually, an actor by the name of Mark Ruffalo came along. Ruffalo felt that the script was a great piece

of writing and he was also interested in taking on the issue of clergy sex abuse.

Finally, Participant Media, which was set up to make films and documentaries on social issues, picked up the project

“It all comes back to McCarthy’s drive for something authentic,” said Rezendes. “Whenever there was a question about which way to go in the script, he just let the story tell itself. He followed the story.”

Spotlight has often been compared to the 1976 film All the President’s Men, which tells the story of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and their efforts to uncover the truth about the 1972 Watergate Scandal that led THE resignation of President Richard Nixon.

“That is a very apt comparison,” said Rezendes.

“There are a lot of similarities and both movies are local stories that went national and then global. Another interesting thing is that both stories are about cover-ups.

All the President’s Men also inspired an entire generation of young people to go out and become journalists. The question is – will that also happen with Spotlight?”

With technology on the rise, print media has taken a massive hit. Editors are being forced to cut staff since the need for print journalism is not what it used to be anymore.

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Newspapers like The New York Times and The Boston Globe are now online, but have resorted to readers paying for online subscriptions.

Online news media sites such as BuzzFeed are taking readers away from the newsstand and putting them on their couch in front of their computer or mobile device to see what’s new with the world.

“The future of journalism is in a real state of crisis,” said Rezendes. “The crisis is real. We are at a point now where newspapers in smaller markets have cut their staff to where city halls

and state legislations aren’t being covered. To me, that’s an opportunity for rampant corruption. Something has to be done about it.”

The spotlight team at the Globe is bigger today than it was back in 2001. Rezendes still works at the Globe today and he still encourages youth, especially college students, to support local media and journalism.

“It’s up to us,” said Rezendes. “For what is now a dying media, we cannot back down now. It’s not easy, but as journalists, we have to keep doing our job. Never back down in what you believe in.”

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Coastal to challenge Arkansas in 2017 Ian Brooking

REPORTER | @ian_brooking

On April 9, Coastal Carolina Athletic Director Matt Hogue announced that Coastal Carolina will play at Arkansas on November 4, 2017 for a $1.5 million guarantee.

It is the largest financial payout the Chanticleers have ever received. The 2017 Coastal schedule will include eight Sun Belt Conference games, with four nonconference opponents. Three of those non-conference opponents are UAB, Massachusetts and Arkansas.

Director of Athletics, Matt Hogue, said this is the largest financial payout they have received by far.

“In terms of who contacted who first, it is really hard to say sometimes,” said Hogue. “I believe I received an email from Arkansas initially, stating that they had a date available for us.”

A lot of changes will be happening when fall of 2017 gets here.

Construction to Brooks Stadium should be completed and ready to hold up to 20,000 people, thus beginning Coastal’s full transition in becoming an FBS Program and a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Sun Belt Conference currently has 11 football programs – Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Idaho, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy.

Coastal Carolina will be the twelfth addition to the conference. However, this twelve-team conference will make its way to ten in 2018 after Idaho and New Mexico State leave the conference due to the Sun Belt not renewing extension agreements with their programs.

The Sun Belt Conference made plenty of noise in the 2015 football season.

Four teams – Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State and Georgia Southern – all appeared in bowl games.

Appalachian State beat Ohio University on a last second

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field goal and Georgia Southern defeated Bowling Green, 58-27.

The 2017 football season will not be a walk in the park for the Chanticleers.

“I am very confident in our program adjusting to the toughness in the Sun Belt Conference,” said Hogue.

“I think it starts with the commitment to the program, whether that be financial commitment, coaching commitment, facility commitment and whether its support services. If you’re committed in those areas and you’re at a fairly comparable level to your peers in the league, then we are very confident.”

One player who cannot wait for 2017 to get here is running back Marcus “Shake” Outlow.

Outlow transferred from Boston College to Coastal Carolina in January of this year and will redshirt the

2016 season. Marcus chose Coastal over Maryland, West Virginia and Penn State.

“I came to campus here and absolutely fell in love,” said Outlow. “The location was great. My family loved it and I felt that transition was fantastic, not only for the program, but also for myself.”

In Coastal’s short 13 years as a football program, they have garnered a lot of success, especially in the last few years. Since Head Coach Joe Moglia arrived in 2012, Coastal has gone 4113, winning three Big South Championships.

Being a part of an up and coming program is something Outlow is ready for after playing at Boston College, a university that is loaded with tradition.

“With tradition comes with millions and thousands of alumni that come to see you play and you have to uphold the guys that came

before you,” said Outlow.

“It’s a lot to keep up with and at times there’s a lot of pressure. However, with a place like Coastal that’s up and coming, they’re really starting to get their names out there and have had a lot of success in the past. Now being at the level we can even expand that success and make an even bigger name for ourselves, I believe it’s a great opportunity. You still have alumni that support and a whole bunch of fans that believe in the program.”

Marcus plans to add to the track record that Coastal has made when it comes to successful running backs like Lorenzo Taliaferro and current star De’Angelo Henderson.

While Coastal has had success in the passing game in recent years, the run game has been the key to several big wins in program history.

“It’s like a stable for

running backs here at Coastal,” said Outlow. “Once guys get acclimated to the system and once they’re comfortable, they have great success. With this offense, it’s a running back’s dream, especially if you’re a guy who can do it all.”

The last time a current Sun Belt team beat an SEC opponent was when Louisiana-Monroe beat Arkansas in overtime, 34-31 in 2012. While SEC teams are 126-7 overall against Sun Belt opponents, that does not seem to phase Outlow.

“It will definitely be a challenge,” said Outlow.

“However, I do believe that a win at their place will bring attention to this program like no one’s ever seen. It opens the door for us even more when it comes to leaving our legacy and building on a program that has already achieved so much.”

Seniors honored at 2016 Ron Trapps to transfer to North Basketball Banquet Ian Brooking

REPORTER | @ian_brooking

It was a night of celebration and reflection at the 2015-2016 men’s basketball end of the year banquet at the HTC Center on April 13, 2016.

The night was dedicated to another excellent season which saw the likes of Coastal’s first ever postseason win, a CIT Final Four appearance and the Chanticleers historic trip to Cuba back in August.

The season saw Head Coach Cliff Ellis win his 700 career win as a Division I head coach and junior guard Elijah Wilson score his 1,000 point and make his way into the top ten in Coastal Carolina men’s basketball AllTime Scoring List.

“Overall, it was a great season and I am really proud of our guys and how we handled adversity all year long,” said Coach Ellis. “Next man up was a constant theme throughout this year and our guys certainly did that.”

The adversity that Ellis is referring to was the consistent string of injuries that the team faced all year.

Before the team left for their season opener in Hawaii, a car accident involving four players forced the team to practice

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shorthanded. While the injuries were minor, it was difficult to practice when three players have concussions and the other has a leg contusion.

During the Hawaii game, Shivaughn Wiggins pulled his hamstring. Not long after that, the Chanticleers lost Michel Enanga and Colton Ray-St. Cyr to injury. Enanga will play next season after being medically redshirted this season.

Marcus Freeman was hurt for a small period of time towards the end of the season and Badou Diagne got injured a day before his senior day game in February.

“We could have thrown in the towel after the second or

third time that this happened to us, but we didn’t,” said Coach Ellis. “And that shows great perseverance and even better character in our guys.”

The night was mainly dedicated towards the seniors – Tristian Curtis, Badou Diagne, Marcus Freeman and Aaron Law – and their accomplishments in the last four years. When the season awards were given out at the end of the night, it was not just one player to win Most Valuable Player. All four seniors were given the award for their contribution to the basketball program at Coastal Carolina.

During their time here at Coastal, this group of seniors won 90 games, including two Big South Tournament Championships and a 55-15 home record. They were also a part of the first collegiate team to ever play in Cuba.

“Just a few weeks ago, President Obama was in Cuba taking in the first time a Major League Baseball team has played in Cuba in a very long time,” said Coach Ellis. “That was six or seven months after we got there.

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Carolina Central University Ian Brooking

REPORTER | @ian_brooking

On April 5, men’s basketball head coach Cliff Ellis confirmed that junior guard Ron Trapps will be transferring and playing his final year of basketball at North Carolina Central University.

Trapps played 31 games this season off the bench for the Chanticleers, averaging 12.2 minutes per game and 5.2 points per game. He had a breakout performance of 21 points in an 87-58 home win over Presbyterian on January 14, 2016.

“That breakout performance of his against Presbyterian was by far my favorite memory of him as a player,” said Coach Ellis.

Trapps is graduating in May with a degree in communications. However, the master’s program he wishes to get into is not offered at Coastal Carolina.

“I wasn’t shocked when I found out,” said Coach Ellis.

“Because he is graduating he can pursue another school if we do not have the degree.”

Ron has been a part of some great moments here at Coastal Carolina. He has been a part of two NCAA Tournaments, two Big South Tournament Championships and this year’s CIT Final Four.

“Those two appearances in the NCAA were the best two moments in my career,” said Trapps. “I would like to thank Coastal Carolina for the best four years of my life.”

Ron missed out on playing his freshman year due to a leg injury, taking a medical red shirt.

The next two seasons he played in a total of 18 games, averaging 3.1 points per game.

This past season was by far Trapps best season which him makingt 33 three-point shots, tied with Shivaughn Wiggins for third most on the team.

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SPORTS Across an Ocean: The story of Tristain Curtis and Badou Diagne Ian Brooking

REPORTER | @ian_brooking

When the final buzzer sounded in Coastal’s CIT Final Four loss to UC Irvine on March 27, it meant the end of the 2015-2016 season and also the end of the career for four Coastal Carolina seniors – Tristan Curtis, Badou Diagne, Marcus Freeman and Aaron Law. Of those four seniors, only two of them had played all four years of their collegiate basketball careers at Coastal.

Marcus Freeman came from Louisburg, a junior college in North Carolina, and Aaron Law transferred from Iowa State University.

Only Badou Diagne and Tristan Curtis came to Coastal right after high school.

Badou Diagne went to Oak Ridge Academy in Oak Ridge, NC and before he came to Coastal, Diagne played for Impact Basketball Academy in Sarasota, Florida.

Tristian Curtis went to Lamar High School in Texas before attending Coastal Carolina.

Before they dominated the courts at the HTC Center and before they played high school basketball, Curtis and Diagne had to travel a combined 4,670 miles to come to Conway.

Diagne traveled over 4,000 miles from Dakar, Senegal and Curtis traveled a little over 600 miles.

Upon their arrival to the United States, things were very different for both Diagne and Curtis.

Diagne came to America just before his eighteenth birthday. He grew up in Dakar with his mom, his grandmother and his aunt.

“I had to find a way to get out of the house,” said Diagne. “Ultimately, that’s how I started playing basketball.

I would go play with my friends. We didn’t have shoes or slippers, we just went out and played for fun. I didn’t like lounging around the house much since I was the only guy there and so I looked for ways to get out and just

play.”

Curtis came to America at 16.

“It was very different from back home in the Bahamas,” said Curtis.

“I didn’t have a TV and there was no hot water. We had to boil it on the stove. We took baths since there was no shower. My typical day back home was go play in the bushes, climb trees and eat the fruit from those trees, go swimming and hang out on the beach.”

Leaving home was difficult for both Curtis and Diagne. During their Senior Day game in February, Curtis was surprised by his mom, whom he had not seen in a year, for the special event.

“That was a very special moment and meant the world to me,” said Curtis. “I had no idea that was going to happen and when I saw her, I immediately broke down.”

As for Diagne, his arrival to the United States was just as emotional.

“It didn’t hit me until I was at the airport that I would be leaving my mom and my family,” said Diagne. “I knew I had to do it though if I wanted my dream of playing basketball to come true.”

Cutis and Diagne’s arrival at Coastal was very similar and involved one similarity – an assistant coach by the name of Mamadou Ndiaye.

Ndiaye was an assistant coach at Coastal for three years until he took an assistant coaching job at Georgia Tech in 2014. Fifteen years earlier, Ndiaye was a part of Coach Ellis’ Auburn team that went 29-4 and won the SEC Championship and made a Sweet Sixteen appearance.

Ndiaye came to several of Curtis’ and Diagne’s games. After being looked at by several schools and being a part of the recruiting process, all it took was one visit to Coastal Carolina and the two players were hooked.

“To be honest, Coastal was the only visit I ever took,” said Curtis. “I

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came here and instantly fell in love.”

Over their four years here at Coastal, Diagne and Curtis have played major roles in the Chanticleers recent success that includes back-to-back Big South Tournament Championships to go along with back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances and a CIT Final Four appearance.

Some of Curtis’ and Diagne’s favorite memories as Coastal basketball players are very similar.

“Definitely the first Big South title is number one,” said Curtis.

“I have to say though one of the funniest moments during my career at Coastal was last year at Charleston Southern and they called Marcus Megamind. That was by far the funniest moment during my time here.”

When it comes to life after Coastal, both Curtis and Diagne see a future that includes basketball.

“I definitely want to continue playing ball once I leave Coastal,” said Diagne. “The moment it hit me that this is what I want to do with my

life was senior night when I didn’t play because of injury. After that happened, I just knew. As for where I want to play? I have no idea.”

Diagne has a few workouts planned for over the summer and plans to get a job around the Conway area to keep himself on his feet while working towards his basketball dreams.

“My knee isn’t one hundred percent right now, so I am not sure if I have anything planned as of this moment,” Curtis said regarding his future. “If I were to play this year, I’d be pushing it. I will have a more definite answer next year.”

Curtis plans on getting a job at a hospital and eventually work on his nursing degree.

These two men have gone through so much to get to where they are now and all of Coastal Carolina is truly grateful for their tremendous effort both on and off the court. There is definitely a bright future ahead for Tristian Curtis and Badou Diagne in whatever they strive to do.

FROM RON TRAPP

FROM BASKETBALL

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that to happen. It was a life changing experience in my book and I was glad our team was able to be a part of it.”

The night ended with junior Elijah Wilson winning Offensive Player of the Year, Jaylen Shaw won the award for 2015-2016 Assist Leader, Marcus Freeman won the

2015-2016 Rebounding Award and Tristian Curtis won the 2015-2016 Coach’s Award.

“Tonight was a night of celebration,” Ellis concluded. “A night to say thank you for all your hard work.”

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and Jaylen Shaw (45 three-point field goals made) have more this season.

“Ron was an excellent shooter and we will definitely miss that,” said Coach Ellis. “I wish him well and told him that I appreciated his effort and hard work while at Coastal.”

After Trapps graduates in May, he will start working on his master’s in criminal studies at North Carolina Central University in the fall.

Upon looking for a new

program, Ellis advise Trapps to look at a program that both has an excellent degree program in what Trapps plans on getting his master’s in and that also has an athletic program that fits Trapps’ playing style.

“When it comes to next season, I am confident that I can learn Central’s playing style quickly,” said Trapps.

“As for Coastal, again I cannot thank them enough for my time here and I wish them the best of luck next season and hope they can make it back to the NCAA Tournament.”

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Samantha Bergold

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF |@samanthabergold

This album is my soul. I bump out to this album every single

day in my car.

I discovered Twenty One Pilots during my sophomore year and I have been obsessed with them ever since.

I was watching the 2014 MTV Movie Awards when I first heard them. Their performance stopped me in my tracks. The emotion in Tyler Josephs (lead singer) voice gave me chills. It was like he seen inside my soul and put into words how I feel. My favorite line in the song he performed, “Car Radio,” is “peace will win and fear will lose.”

I immediately looked them up and bought their first album, Vessel. I was delighted to find that I liked each song as much as the next. Their music is so good, I got my Mom and Dad hooked on them as well.

One year later, their second album with Fueled by Ramen entitled Blurryface was released on May 17, 2015. I went to Best Buy and was so happy to pick up a copy.

One month later, I seen them perform live at Bonnaroo. It was the best concert I have ever been to in my life. Their live performance is filled with so much emotion and therapeutic for the whole audience.

The album starts out with the song “HeavyDirtySoul.” The beat of this song is incredible. When Twenty One Pilots performs on tour, they almost always start out with this song now.

The best part of them performing this song live is when Joseph is screaming his head off singing “can you save, can you save my, save my, can you save my HeavyDirtySoul” lyric at the end.

For Joseph, the album is about overcoming his own insecurities by putting a name and face to them.

The best part about Twenty One Pilots, other than their banging music and out of this world live performance, is that Joseph writes every song on the album himself. How many musicians can say that? Not many.

His wife, Jenna Joseph, made an Instagram post recently about this topic. The post discussed how Tyler Joseph is the first person in two years to be the solo writer on a song that become number one on the pop charts.

This number one song, just happens to be the next song on the album. It is entitled, “Stressed Out.” According to Billboard, this song is also the first former alternative number one song to also be number one on the top of the pop charts in two and half years.

All the songs on Blurryface are undeniably amazing. My two favorites that I am usually blasting in my car around campus is “Doubt” and “Not Today.”

The opening lyrics to “Doubt” are incredible. The song states “scared of my own image, scared of my own immaturity, scared of my own ceiling, scared I’ll die of uncertainty.”

This song holds a special place in my heart. Instead of me telling you what it means to me, I’ll let you listen to it and be the judge.

If all this does not pull you in, then the song “Goner” surely will. This song is one of the most powerful and emotional songs I have ever heard.

Seriously, I have never been so passionate about a band in my whole life. Listen to this album. I promise you, you will not regret it. You will probably thank me.

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College advice from a (soon to be) Coastal Graduate Samantha Bergold

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF |@samanthabergold

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF |@samanthabergold

My sister introduced me to Cruel Intentions many

I know Publix is not a restaurant, but when trying to decide on my favorite restaurant I was coming up blank. I wanted to review an amazing place that I am passionate about. That place is Publix.

Publix is an amazing shopping experience and has the best food. Is that not what we all want when we go out to eat, amazing food and good service? Publix is even better than a restaurant. You can get exactly what food you want, without the hassle of a wait or an uneasy server.

I absolutly love my Publix in Lexington, S.C. I would often tell my friends who are not from the area and who have never experienced a Publix before, that they are really missing out.

I did not think I could love Publix anymore than I already did. That all changed when I went into Myrtle Beach’s brand new Publix in March.

The store had employees standing all around just waiting to ask you how you were doing and if you need any help.

They had a schmorgage board of free samples all around the store. Not to mention, the store is beautiful to walk through.

They even gave out reusable bags to customers to help the environment.

If all that does not make you want to shop there, then the food surely will. It is incredible. They have everything you could ever imagine and more. If you are looking for quick food without a wait, then Publix’s deli section is the place for you.

They have so many togo food choices from sandwiches to potato salad to fried chicken.

One of my favorite sections the store has is their produce section. Best strawberries ever. If you are looking to start eating healthy, then Publix is the place for you.

Everytime I go into Publix, I say “I love this place” at least once. Instead of following the same old Coastal trend of going to Walmart every week, give Publix a try.

You may soon enough be reciting the phrase, “I love this place” too.

years ago. It was her favorite film and soon became my favorite too.

My age is showing by me picking this film as my favorite, but who cares? Nineties films are some of the best movies out there, anyone who says otherwise is lying.

This film offers the audience everything. Its funny, dramatic, sad and will leave you on the edge of your seat till the very end. You will be laughing throughout the film and then probably tearing up at the ending.

The film stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipee and Reese Witherspoon.

The premise of the film is about two rich step sibling, Sebastian Valmont (Ryan Phillipee) and Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) who make a bet to see if Sebastian can deflower Annette Hargrove (Reese Witherspoon), who is the daughter of their schools new president.

If the plot of the film does not pull you in, then the soundtrack of the film surely will. The film starts off with the song “Every You Every Me” by Placebo.

One of the most beautiful songs in the film, is the song “Colorblind” by Counting Crows. The song plays in a beautiful and romantic scene between Sebastian and Annette.

The film ends with the song “Bitter Sweet Symphony”

by The Verve. Viewers warning, you will most likely be crying at this part of the film.

People love the film Cruel Intentions so much that they made a live musical version of the film with nineties music in Los Angeles, California.

According to E! News, NBC has ordered a television show pilot to create a sequel of the film. Sarah Michelle Gellar has even signed up for the remake.

If you are looking for a film to take your mind off finals week, which is quickly approaching, then Cruel Intentions is perfect for you. The film offers the audience everything they want to see in a film and will leave you wanting to watch it again.

Lose Yourself I was watching a concert once and the lead singer said “lose yourself” in the middle of his set. This really stuck out to me when I heard it. Often, in life, we do not really be our true selfs, we often be who we think others want us to be. To me, the term “lose yourself” means to truly be yourself. I know it’s not easy, but truly being yourself all the time is incredibly freeing. Be who you are, it will make you a lot happier than trying to be who others want you to be.

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Brent Reser (CCU social media) tweets this saying every night.

In my opinion, this is a great mantra to live by in college. To me, this saying means to live each day in the moment and to not take any moment for granted. My four years at Coastal have flown by. I feel like it was just yesterday I was a freshman moving into The Woods. I wish someone told me then to enjoy each day, not forget any moment and appreciate everything. Really appreciate everything from the football games to the Fried Chicken Fridays to that class you hate going to, because soon enough it will all be over and you’ll probably be wishing you could go back.

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College lets you be whoever you want to be so be that person!

Do not hold yourself back from fear. Take adventures and push yourself out of your comfort zone. Some of my best memories are from going to places I originally did not want to go to. Also, be friends with people outside of your major. Some of my closest friends are not in my major and I have learned so much about myself from them. Be open to new opportunities and people.

When you stop closing yourself off, you can really find who you are.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF |@samanthabergold

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For real, Coastal Carolina has some amazing professors.

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, I like a lot of my professors more than my peers. They are awesome. Just last week, I was in a professors office asking about an assignment. We talked about the assignment for five minutes and talked about life for the other 40 minutes. Find a cool professor in your department and try to get as much knowledge out of them as you can. Maybe, after a while, they will want to be your bestie too.

I wish I learned this tip a lot sooner. Being positive can change how your whole day goes. If you just wake up with a positive mind set and are determined to stay positive, you will be a lot happier throughout the day. Being positive is something I am still learning to do everyday myself. I have found that being grateful and really appreciating the little things make it a lot easier for you to stay joyful throughout the day.

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LEO JULY 23 - AUGUST 22 Be responsible. The less you complain, the easier it will be to finish what’s expected of you. Then you can move on to activities that promise adventure.

VIRGO AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 22 Sharing ideas will prompt a couple of changes in a project that you are involved with. Don’t take a backseat to someone who is all talk and no action.

LIBRA SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 23 Impulsiveness will be your downfall.

Don’t give in to emotional whims or spend money you don’t have. Discipline and fitness should be your goals.

SCORPIO OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 22 A lifestyle change will go with a developing partnership. If you share your thoughts, you’ll come up with a plan that will benefit everyone involved.

SAGITTARIUS NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 21 Sharing something special with friends is favored. Don’t venture too far from home. Delays while traveling or dealing with an outsider are prevalent.

CAPRICORN DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 19 If you are asked to deal with other people’s affairs, take precautions. Your time will be better spent fixing up your personal space and making changes.