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The Marching Captains performing at LNYDP. Photo from the Associated Press

CNU performs for London

Alyssa Tillman, A&E Editor January 17, 2025

 The Marching Captains travelled to London, England and performed in The 39th running of London’s New Year’s Day Parade on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The Captains got to live like locals and see famous historical...

Moument in Richomnd, VA, photo from Unsplash

The Richmond water crisis

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor January 17, 2025

On Jan. 6, 2025, Richmond’s water treatment facility lost power and failed to automatically switch over to its main backup power source. According to AXIOS Richmond, an Electrician was called in to manually...

Presidential Update

Bre Dorrian, News Editor January 17, 2025

The Election President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is set to take place on Jan. 20, 2025 at the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. According to The Associated Press (AP), the...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, photo
from WikiCommons.

Jimmy Carter dead at 100

Chloe Grell, Staff Writer January 17, 2025

The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, died on Dec. 29, 2025 at age 100.  Federal offices were closed and flags were flown at half mast as the nation mourned the loss of Carter. There...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
photo from WikiCommons.

International Affairs Update

Bre Dorrian, News Editor January 17, 2025

Talk of ceasefire in Gaza    AP News also reported on Jan. 14 that officials stated Hamas has accepted a potential agreement to ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to end the current on-going 15 month...

CNU student arrested on four felony charges

Breanna Dorrian, News Editor December 6, 2024

Christopher Newport University student, Chase Sudki, was arrested on four felony charges on Oct. 20. According to the General District Court Online Case Information System provided by the state of Virginia,...

Police tape, photo from Unsplash

New Jersey man arrested on several felony charges

Lindsay Deyton, Digital Media Manager December 5, 2024

ABC’s 13 News Now reported that on Oct. 15, an armed robbery in Virginia Beach was committed by 21-year-old Timothy Lane of New Jersey. The previous day, Lane had committed a shooting in the neighboring...

Photo of newly elected Vice President and
first female leader of Namibia, Netumbo
Nandi-Ndaitwah, photo from
WikiCommonsImages

International Affairs Update

Breanna Dorrian, News Editor December 5, 2024

First female leader in Namibia   AP News reported on Dec. 3 that Namibia, a country in Southern Africa, has elected its first female leader, Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. She won the...

A building from Salisbury University, photo from Unsplash

12 Salisbury students arrested for hate crimes against another student

Lindsay Deyton, Digital Media Manager November 21, 2024

NBC News reported that on Oct. 15, a violent and physical assault occurred in an apartment complex off-campus of Salisbury University. Police were initially contacted on Oct. 31, 16 days after the assault...

Tropical storm radar, photo from Unsplash

Weather Update:

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor November 21, 2024

As the hurricane season comes to an end, the 18th storm to be named was Tropical Storm Sara, which was forming in the Caribbean for the past week. Meteorologists have been shocked regarding how late the...

Canterbury Cathedral, photo from Unsplash

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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