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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,...

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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
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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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