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Claire’s Corner

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor September 20, 2025

The last couple of days have been quite a whirlwind for social media, especially Instagram and X. With many people leaning towards these apps for news updates and more, there has been an increase in negative...

CNU’s most performative male

Aliya Perry, Assistant Editor September 20, 2025

On September 7th, a group of CNU students got together and formed a performative male contest on the Great Lawn, hosted by freshmen Aubree Moeller and Kiara Brown. While hosting this event, they provided...

Suicide awareness month

Sam Wolfe, A&E Editor September 20, 2025

September was named suicide awareness month in 2008.  This month is dedicated to educating people on the reality of suicide. We cannot help those around us if we are too afraid to say the word. This...

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Claire’s Corner

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor September 12, 2025

I think this might be one of my favorite pieces of advice to write about, and here’s why. I like to refer to myself as someone who has an incredibly short fuse. Despite working with kids for three years...

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Study Abroad Column

Emma Recupero, Staff Writer September 12, 2025

This summer, a group of Christopher Newport University students set out for two weeks of discovery and study at Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Between historic lectures, cultural excursions,...

Making long distance easier

Breanna Dorrian, Editor-in-Chief September 12, 2025

Long distance sucks. No one wants to be separated from the people, places and things they love. However, sometimes we have to. Whether it’s due to school, work or just life, eventually almost everyone...

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Claire’s Corner

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor September 5, 2025

Hello fellow Captains! I hope everyone is having a great semester so far! For this issue of my advice column, I wanted to do what I usually do before the start of every semester, and talk about why I created...

21 going on 22

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor September 5, 2025

In my 21 years of gracing the Earth with my presence, I have learned a lot. Some lessons were easy to learn, some lessons ended with me in tears. Either way, each one of these lessons were important as...

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A bright future ahead

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor September 5, 2025

As a senior, I’ve attended Christopher Newport University’s popular tradition of “Light the Night” for four years in a row. Light the Night is an evening event hosted by the Student Government...

Claire's Corner

Claire’s Corner

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor April 27, 2025

It is that time of the semester again where papers and projects start to pile up. This can feel quite overwhelming, as there is only so much time we have before finals. Despite it seeming practically impossible...

Five fashion tips

Victoria Bayliss, Staff Writer April 27, 2025

As this semester draws to a close, we find ourselves changing our wardrobe once again. From cozy sweaters, to tank tops and tees, the temperature is climbing and we can see it in the fashion alone. However,...

Claire's Corner

Claire’s Corner

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor April 21, 2025

Final exam week is right around the corner and there is no better time to be prepared than right now. As we prepare for the last couple of weeks, it is important that you are doing everything you can to...

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