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The importance of floor time

Holly Haydon, Staff Writer October 13, 2024

It is arguable that “floor time” is the absolute best part of the day. I know it's the best part of mine anyway. What is floor time you might ask? Floor time is the part of the day when we are given...

Are Crumbl Cookies becoming overrated?

Holly Haydon, Staff Writer October 13, 2024

In 2020, Crumbl Cookie shops began to pop up everywhere and very quickly grew in popularity. At this time everyone got excited when the cookies for the week were released every Monday. Influencers even...

Overrated Beauty Hacks

Claire Hall, Lifestyle Editor October 13, 2024

With so many different skincare hacks out there, sometimes it’s difficult to determine which ones actually do and don’t work. I am here to debunk some skincare hacks that did not work for me and probably...

Chicken and waffle plate, from Unsplash

A New Era in The Dining Hall

Holly Haydon, Staff Writer October 4, 2024

It would be naive to think that no one has strong opinions about some of the food items served within the dining halls. I myself have some very hot takes about some of the food and options they serve....

Growth of CNU effects parking spaces

Patrick Wood, Staff Editor October 4, 2024

Our beautiful university has grown significantly during my time here. I arrived just as the Torggler Fine Arts center was finished. I watched from the window in my Rappahannock dorm room as Shenandoah...

Coke v. Pepsi

Holly Haydon, Staff Writer September 20, 2024

Over the summer, President Kelly posted on Christopher Newport University’s Instagram officially announcing the swap from Pepsi products to Coke products campus wide. After seeing this new information,...

Cameron Tomaino near Hells Kitchen in
DC on August, 2023, photo curtesy of Cameron Tomaino

Senior reflection

Cameron Tomaino, Copy Editor April 17, 2024

Hey everyone, readers and staff of the Captain’s Log alike, I still can’t believe that it's the end of my time at The CLOG. I’ve been grateful for every moment since I arrived, proud of every issue...

Jarrett Connolly (left) with his partner,
Eren, outside the 2024 graphic design
display in the Torggler Fine Arts Center, photo courtesy of Jarrett Connolly

Senior reflection

Jarrett Connolly, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

Well folks, 3 years, 100+ articles, and almost as many sleepless nights later, my time at The Captain’s Log comes to an end as graduation rears its head. I have had a while to think about it and how...

Evelyn Davidson in April of 2024, photo by Katherine Simmons

Senior reflection

Evelyn Davidson, Editor-in-Chief April 17, 2024

After hundreds of long nights spent editing and writing stories, and countless articles published over the last four years, I’ve finally made it to my very last issue of The Captain’s Log.   I...

Senior Reflection

Fiona Sullivan, A&E Editor April 17, 2024

I applied to be the Arts & Entertainment Editor over the summer of 2022 with little to no journalism experience. I felt stuck and bored with where I was in life and I wanted to try something new in...

A review of Dune: Part 2

Jarrett Connolly, Staff Writer April 17, 2024

For many years, adapting Frank Herbert’s iconic science fiction novel “Dune” has been one of the greatest difficulties in film history. Directors have attempted and failed or produced mediocre results....

Students gathered on The Great Lawn on Monday, April 8 for the partial eclipse, photo by Evelyn Davidson

Total eclipse of the campus

Evelyn Davidson, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2024

Hundreds of CNU students, faculty and staff turned to the sky on Monday to experience the highly anticipated partial eclipse that threw shadows over The Great Lawn and left the entire campus lightly chilled.   “There...

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