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International news update

Bre Dorrian, News Editor November 17, 2024

Archbishop and head of the Church of England resigns amidst sex abuse scandal    AP News reported Nov. 11, that the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England, Justin Welby resigned...

Recycling bin oustide of the David Student Union building at Christopher Newport University. Photo by Patrick Wood

CNU receives $3 million donation

Bre Dorrian, News Editor November 17, 2024

On Nov. 8, Christopher Newport University President Bill Kelly announced the university will be receiving a $3 million donation to fund its sustainability efforts.  The donation is the largest reported...

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U.S. 2024 Presidential Election

Michalah Beck, Staff Writer November 17, 2024

On the night of Nov. 5, 2024, the entire nation awaited for the polls to close and numbers to begin rolling in. Former president Donald Trump was the candidate for the Republican party and led the electoral...

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U.S. 2024 Presidential Election

Michalah Beck, Staff Writer November 17, 2024

Associated Press (AP) called the results of the 2024 presidential race in the early morning of Nov. 6, 2024, after Donald Trump won the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. By that evening,...

A discovery within an Egyptian tomb

Lindsay Deyton, Digital Media Manager November 10, 2024

On Nov. 5, the Ancient Origins organization reported that archaeologists unintentionally discovered what appeared to be an Egyptian Tomb. This tomb seems to be dated back all the way to the Middle Kingdom...

International Affairs Update

Bre Dorrian, News Editor November 10, 2024

Russia and Ukraine War Persists   10,000 North Korean troops have entered into Russia’s Kursk Oblast, becoming “legitimate targets” to Ukrainian soldiers if they become combative, the...

Presidential Election

Bre Dorrian, News Editor November 10, 2024

The Wason Center for Civic Leadership conducted a research study gauging the opinion of CNU students on the 2024 election cycle. The survey was conducted Oct. 8 through Oct. 28, 2024 with the results published...

International News

Patrick Wood, Staff Writer November 1, 2024

War in Ukraine The war in Ukraine continues to go poorly for Russia as North Korea sends around ten thousand troops to aid Putin’s invasion. The Associated Press reports that North Korean troops have...

Countdown to November

Patrick Wood, Staff Writer November 1, 2024

In the last few days before the U.S. Presidential election, the race is nearly tied. Kamala Harris is polling slightly higher than Donald Trump, but not by a margin large enough for either candidate to...

members counterprotest outside the SFL event, photo taken by
Breanna Dorrian

Students for Life speaker sparks controversy

Bre Dorrian, News Editor November 1, 2024

Abortion has been a key issue on the election ballot for many years. The current presidential election cycle has seen the issue as a more prominent issue swaying many voters' opinions.  On Oct. 22,...

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Countdown to November:

Bre Dorrian, News Editor October 26, 2024

As of October 22, ABC’s Project FiveThirtyEight (538) reported that democratic party nominee and vice president Kamala Harris leads in the polls by 1.9% at 48.2%, a raise in contrast to previous polling....

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International Affairs Update

Bre Dorrian, News Editor October 26, 2024

Last week, Euro News reported that Italy extended its 2004 ban on surrogacy to criminalizing couples for seeking surrogacy abroad. The bill's decision, originally presented by Parliament member Caroline...

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