Communication Studies Professor Pete Kenny recently traveled with the Campbell Medical School to Tanzania, Africa for missionary work. Kenny spent his time at the City of Hope Medical Clinic. The clinic is an important establishment for the local people. If the clinic were not there, then the closest medical assistance would be an hour away. Campbell University has a relationship with the City of Hope and takes students there for mission work every few years. Everyone who goes is touched in some way.

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Kenny describes the trip to Tanzania as an overall great experience. He told several stories from the trip, but the one that stood out the most was about how a child had gotten a burn on her body.The mother had brought her child in, but they had been sent home.  When the doctor came in and saw the picture, he was immediately concerned the child needed medical attention. The mother had no phone so they had no way to contact her.They sent someone out to where she lived to bring the baby to see the doctor.  The mother walked the entire way holding her severely burned daughter in her arms. When they got there, the little girl was treated for the burn and taken care of.  Throughout the many trials that these people endure, they do not complain, but are instead, grateful for whatever they get. Professor Kenny said that all the people he met while on the trip, especially the kids, made it a heart-moving experience.

To see more stories of the City of Hope, visit http://teamworkcityofhope.com/

Written by: Ashley Howerton

Contributed by:Marisa Linton

 

 

Cardboard is meant to box things up with, make toy houses out of, and maybe even a cardboard car, but a boat? Yes, a cardboard boat. Sounds like a soggy mess,  but it is indeed happening at the pool. Teams have come together to build cardboard boats to race tonight at 7pm. Come out and cheer them on as they race to the finish line and see if they float or sink.

Written by: Marisa Linton

This Week: Feb. 25- Mar. 3, 2013

Mon. Feb. 25 –Goo Goo Dolls pre-sale tickets go on sale, Student Center, 9:00am- 5:00pm

Mon Feb. 25– Men’s Tennis vs. Radford, 2:00pm

Tues. Feb. 26– Women’s Lacrosse vs. Longwood, 7:00pm

Wed. Feb. 27–Cardboard Boat Races, Johnson Natatorium, 7:00pm

Wed. Feb. 27– Men’s Basketball vs. Longwood, Convocation Center, 7:00pm

Thurs. Feb. 28–Women’s Tennis vs. Liberty, 2:00pm

Fri. Mar. 1– Men’s Baseball vs. Lafayette, 3:00pm

Sat. Mar. 2– Men’s Baseball vs. Lafayette, 1:00pm and 4:00pm

Be sure to check out the Calendar for a full list of Campbell events and activities.

This Week: Fun Calendar

Enjoy and celebrate the not so famous and odd holidays.

Mon. Feb. 25- Sadly, there isn’t anything going on this day. It is just the Monday before Spring Break.

Tues. Feb. 26- National Personal Chef’s Day– I could go for that.

Wed. Feb. 27- Inconveniance Yourself Day–As if I don’t accidently do that enough already.

Thurs. Feb. 28-National Tooth Fairy Day

Fri. Mar. 1- Pig Day; It is also Pay Someone a Compliment Day and Dress in Blue Day. So, while your celebrating the awesomeness of pigs, you can say something nice to someone (or the pig) while wearing blue.

Sat.Mar. 2- Dr. Seuss Day

Sun. Mar. 3- I Want You to be Happy Day

When I think of Campbell University, sexual awareness usually doesn’t come to mind. In fact, sexual awareness doesn’t really cross my train of thought very often.

But if I learned one thing from the lecture Monday night titled Sex Signals, it’s that things like male and female stereotypes and sexual awareness are prevalent in college culture, whether we think about it or not.

Hosted by two young adults from Chicago, the program focused on society’s warped views of males and females as well as raising awareness for issues involving dating and sex such as rape. But instead of giving their message in the lecture style, the program interacted with the audience through improvisation and asking questions to keep students interested.

Along with information, the program also provided a list of resources for those who need it to seek help regarding sexual issues. The hosts talked about resources like counseling services here at Campbell and websites like rainn.com, which reached out to people like rape survivors or other people seeking guidance.

At first, I almost considered not going to the program. I don’t typically go to parties, I’m not sexually active, and I imagine a good time as a night of Panda Express and a How I Met Your Mother marathon on the couch. But I learned that night that the information the program provided can benefit everyone. Issues like society’s warped views of genders, sexual assault, and rape don’t go away just because I don’t see them. And by being aware of these issues, I as well as those who attended can take action.

Written by: Emily McIntosh

This Week: Feb. 18- 24, 2013

Mon. Feb. 18 –Lecture: Sex Signals, Turner Auditorium, 8:00pm

Wed. Feb. 20–Take Back the Night, Camel Statue, 7:00pm

Wed. Feb. 20- Fastest Woman Alive, Ellis Theater, 7:00pm

Fri. Feb. 22– Shopping and Movie, Southpoint Mall, 5:00pm

Sat. Feb. 23– Glow in the Dark Event, Carter Gym, 8:00pm

Sat. Feb. 23– Men’s Baseball vs. Hartford, Jim Perry Stadium, 1:00pm and 4:00pm

Sat. Feb. 23– Men’s Tennis vs Radford, 1:00pm

Sat. Feb. 23–Women’s Lacrosse vs. Kennesaw State, 7:00pm

Be sure to check out the Calendar for a full list of Campbell events and activities.

This Week: Fun Calendar

Enjoy and celebrate the not so famous and odd holidays.

Mon. Feb. 18- President’s Day, but on a less boring note it is also Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day. Don’t ask.

Tues. Feb. 19- Chocolate Mint Day. Ummm yes!

Wed. Feb. 20- Love Your Pet Day

Thurs. Feb. 21- Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day

Fri. Feb. 22- World Thinking Day… as if we don’t do enough in college.

Sat. Feb. 23- International Swords Swallowing Day

Sun. Feb. 24- Daytona 500 and Academy Awards Night.

Campbell made national news today on Good Morning America as our golfers shot 9 balls into the same hole at one time. Way to go Campbell! Check out the video, starting at minute 13:30:

http://abc.go.com/watch/good-morning-america/SH5587637/VD55275851/gma-0216-tom-cruise-sues-publisher-over-abandoned-daughter-claim

 

It seems that as soon as February shows up on our calendars, an over abundance of the colors pink and red start to don the world around us. Hearts are blatant everywhere, and chocolate and flowers are in high demand. It is completely obvious that Cupid’s favorite holiday is upon us–Valentine’s Day. How, though, did this day, with its explosion of love, come to be? It is actually an unclear story, but one that is quite interesting and worth taking a look at.

That everyone, is how we get Valentine’s Day. Today there is a lot more to it. How much is involved with Valentine’s you wonder? Numbers do always seem to give an accurate picture; although, numbers are not pleasant to me (I’m a communication major who hates math), just for you, though, I found some great numbers, that are, dare I say it, interesting. I guess miracles do happen. Numbers aren’t completely bad, but I’m getting off topic. Valentine’s numbers. Here you go:

• 58 million pounds of chocolate are sold during Valentine’s Day week. All that chocolate sounds like heaven to me.
• 36 million heart-shaped chocolate boxes are sold. Just be careful with these. Forrest Gump gave good advice. ” You never know what you’re gonna find.”
• 150 million Valentine’s cards and gifts sent each year. That’s a lot of postal service folks.
• 150 dollars is the average amount men spend on their Valentine’s sweethearts.
• 74 dollars is the average for women. (obviously these are not college students)

Source: History.com

Ok, if your like me, you can’t handle but so many numbers. Let’s move on to random facts.

• The top type of flowers sold for Valentine’s Day is an arrangement of mixed flowers, followed by red roses.
• The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
• There is a Love Valley in North Carolina
• Teachers receive the most Valentine’s Day cards followed by kids, moms, wives, and lastly, sweethearts.

Source: mydearvalentine.com

As you can see, Valentine’s gets pretty crazy. For example, I went to Wal-Mart tonight for some staple food items.What do I find, but a scene that looked like Cupid went a little crazy decorating. Flowers, hearts, balloons, etc. Not to mention, half the county was there, obviously trying to overcome their procrastination in buying Valentine’s. Is it really about all of the “things?” I’d like to think not. I think it is about showing your love, and not just to your sweetheart (Single Awareness Day observers, this should make you feel loads better). Show your love to your roommate, friend, mom (she is the important one), anyone really. Valentine’s Day was started because a group of people loved Christ so much that they died for him. So, people, let’s show some love. While chocolate is nice, love is better, and Jesus’s love is best of all.

 

Written by: Marisa Linton

Sand in your toes, the sound of waves hitting the shore, with the sun shining down; the thought and image makes you crave for warmer, less gloomy days. Oh, what would you do to get to enjoy that scene? Not just for a day either, but for 4 days and 3 nights. You might not go as far as jumping off a cliff, but you don’t have to if you go to the men’s basketball game tomorrow.

If you dress up in your snazziest, best beach day costume, you have a chance to win a 4 day, 3 night stay in Myrtle Beach for spring break. That’s right, get your beach on, and you could be headed to the land of sands, seashells, and salt water. The best costume wins the trip.

The game starts at 7:00 pm tomorrow, in the Convocation Center. Even if you don’t want to dress up, you can come out and cheer on the guys as they go head to head with Liberty.

Written by: Marisa Linton

 

This Week: Feb. 11- 17, 2013

Wed. Feb 13– Men’s Basketball vs. Liberty, Convocation Center, 7:00pm

Wed. Feb 13– Mary Poppins, DPAC, 5:00pm

Thurs. Feb 14– Women’s Basketball vs. Gardner-Web, Convocation Center, 7:00pm

Fri. Feb.15– Movie Night: Skyfall, Turner Auditorium, 7:00pm

Be sure to check out the Calendar for a full list of Campbell events and activities.

This Week: Fun Calendar

Enjoy and celebrate the not so famous and odd holidays.

Mon. Feb. 11- White Shirt Day

Tues. Feb.12- Extraterrestial Visitor Day. Can we say E.T.?

Wed. Feb. 13- Ash Wednesday. It is also Get a Different Name Day. Now is your chance to undo what your parents did.

Thurs. Feb. 14- Valentine’s Day… obviously. Why else would flower and chocolate sales go through the roof?

Fri. Feb. 15- National Hippo Day. This may be relevant in Africa or the zoo, but not so much in the Creek. Good thing it is also National Gumdrop Day. If only it would rain gumdrops.

Sat. Feb. 16- Innovation Day.

Sun. Feb. 17- My Way Day… don’t get too carried away.

There has been one group’s name going around campus this past week, and this time, it’s not an athletic team.

CAB announced on Monday night, during the Nelly’s Echo concert, that American alternative rock (alt-rock) band The Goo Goo Dolls will headline this year’s Spring Concert.

Now, I know what you are thinking. Who the heck are The Goo Goo Dolls?

While I’m not an expert on popular 90’s bands, I am one of the youngest of 11 cousins and siblings who grew up right in the middle of the 90’s. So, I’ve heard more than my fair share of the Grammy-nominated band.

If you have absolutely no idea who this band is, here are some things you should know before you decide if you want to see them in the Convocation Center:

•   While the band got their start in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, their commercial success began with their 1992 album A Boy Named Goo
• Following the success of A Boy Named Goo, the band released Dizzy Up the Girl, featuring their most well-known song “Iris” (which you can listen to below). In fact, “Iris” is ranked #1 on Billboard’s “Top 100 Pop Songs 1992-2012″ chart and was nominated for three different Grammy Awards in 1998.
• The band’s discography features a sizable 9 albums. Their 10th, Magnetic, is set to be released May 7th.
•  The Goo Goo Dolls are made up of three members: lead vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik, bass guitarist Robby Takac, and drummer Mike Malinin.

When I heard the news of the band coming to Buies Creek, I must admit I had mixed feelings. The Goo Goo Dolls is a little bit passed my generation of music. When my sister listened to “Sympathy” on repeat every afternoon while doing homework, I soon found my music interests elsewhere. Having said that, The Goo Goo Dolls have become a major influence in alt-rock music today, and while people may only know one or two songs now, they were able to create consistently catchy hits more often than their early 90’s counterparts. Not only did they gain popularity, they helped define the sound of an alt-rock power ballad, creating catchy tunes that would later define an era of the alt-rock genre.

My personal advice? If you can, listen to their well-known tracks. Take the time to get to know them, and just so you can say you didn’t miss anything, go and see them live this April. As a concert fanatic and someone with much respect for a band who contributed heavily to the sound of the 90’s, I will definitely be getting a ticket this year.

Written by: Emily McIntosh