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COASTAL CAROLINA BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNOUNCES NEW
PHD PROGRAM
ADAMS BECOMES 15TH PLAYER IN COASTAL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HISTORY TO SCORE 1,000 POINTS
544: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
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The Chanticleer Store shows its stripes with adopt-a-soldier drive
The Chanticleer Store,
located in the HTC
Center, is currently running
an adopt-a-soldier drive
to collect donations for a
solider who is stationed at
Camp Buehring in Kuwait.
Suggested donations
for the drive include a
variety of items related
to the soldier’s hobbies
and interests, as well as
specific items that they
request. Donations will be
accepted through March
1. The donation bins are
located downstairs in the
Chanticleer Store directly
under the windows near
the entrance. If you have
trouble locating them,
simply ask a representative
from the store.
CCU’s adopted soldier
(whose name is kept
private to protect identity)
is a fan of hunting,
fishing and automobile
magazines. The solider
also enjoys reading books
and watching movies.
The soldier has requested
donations of warm, black
socks, lotion/sunblock,
Houston Vandiver // Reporter
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masculine hygiene items,
cookies and snacks,
coffee/tea and protein
bars/supplements.
The military funding
coordinator on campus,
Gregory Nance, attested
to the importance of
programs like adopt-a-
soldier drives.
“It lets them know
they’re not forgotten,”
Nance said.
Hundreds of CCU
students are veterans of
the military, Nance said.
CCU strives to ensure
a uniform academic
experience for all students.
The drive is one of
the many ways Coastal
Carolina University
maintains an active role in
the military community. The
Office of Veterans Services
has a presentation called
Green Zone Training that is
specifically for faculty and
staff to ensure that they
are informed and updated
on the different types of
situations veterans may
face on campus.
For example, some
veterans suffering from
post-traumatic stress
disorder may need
special accommodations
in different areas and
environments on campus.
The office is also an area
where veterans can meet
up and converse.
The mission of the Office
of Veterans Services is “to
assist veterans in making
the transition to college
from the military and the
transition to the workforce
after college; to utilize the
Veterans Success Team
to retain and graduate
veterans and their family
members; and to conduct
training for staff and faculty
on veterans issues.”
“These types of
programs are very
important to our armed
forces and ensure that
CCU provides a stable
and uniform learning
environment for all of its
students,” Nance said.
Alan Lam, 31, is a
Chanticleer who served
in the Army from 2007 to
2011 as a combat medic.
He is currently pursuing his
bachelor’s degree with a
double major in philosophy
and psychology. Lam
recalls serving in Haiti and
Afghanistan, where he
received care packages
from programs like the
Adopt-A-Soldier drive. He
says that, when a soldier
receives a package, the
feeling of opening it is like
that of a child opening gifts
on Christmas morning and
that you just can’t wait to
dig into it.
“The time and effort that
someone put into making
the package is what means
the most,” Lam said. “They
are rejuvenating and a
reminder of why we started
serving in the first place.”
Lam also says that the
letters and cards that
people write or attach to
a package is sometimes
more meaningful than
the actual contents of a
package.
“One time, when I was
stationed in Afghanistan, I
got a package with scarves
in it. I thought it was very
amusing that the package
came to me there when the
temperature outside was
pushing 100 degrees.”
For more information,
visit the Office of Veterans
Services located in Room
203 of the Lib Jackson
Student Union or visit www.
coasta l .edu/serv ices/
veteranstudents.
City of Myrtle Beach searching for Volunteers
The City of Myrtle Beach Sports Tourism
Department needs volunteers for three track and
field meets coming in the next two months.
Volunteers are needed to assists in set up/
tear down for various track and field events
for the Coastal Carolina Invitational, the Alan
Connie Shamrock Invitational and the Beach Run
Invitational.
The Coastal Carolina Invitational will take place
from Mar. 9-10 and the Alan Connie Shamrock
Invitational will be held from Mar. 15 through Mar.
17. The Beach Run invitational is the final track and
field event and will be held on Apr. 6-7.
All events will be held at Doug Shaw Memorial
Stadium.
These three events return to Doug Shaw
Memorial Stadium after the stadium was closed
for renovations starting when high school football
ended in Horry County and the stadium was
officially reopened for Myrtle Beach High School’s
2017 season opener against West Florence back
on Aug. 31.
Volunteers will receive a free t-shirt, water, and
snacks during the event. If you’d like to volunteer,
call Megan Hoverman at 910-340-5301, or email
[email protected]. Visit http://www.
myrtlebeachspringtraining.org for more information
and volunteer form.
Ian Livingston Brooking // Editor-in-Chief
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Former professor files lawsuit against Coastal Carolina
On Jan. 8, former
English professor,
Dr. Daniel Turner, opened
a lawsuit against Coastal
Carolina University. Apart
from the university, the
other defendants of the
case are: Dean Daniel
Ennis, Professor Kate
Oestreich, and Executive
Vice President J. Ralph
Byington.
After being suspended
back in Oct. 2016, Turner
decided to sue the
school on the grounds
of being falsely accused
of assaulting a faculty
member, who happened to
be one of CCU’s college
deans.
The information provided
by the lawsuit, states that
“Defendant Ennis began
behaving negatively
toward Plaintiff before his
Alisha Petrizzo // Reporter
hire in 2010.”
“Defendant Ennis first
attempted to humiliate
Plaintiff during the
Research Presentation of
his on-campus interview,”
Turner claimed in the
lawsuit.
According to the lawsuit,
on Oct. 18, 2016, Turner
approached Dean Ennis
after a meeting with an
open handed pat on
the back to which Ennis
responded with “Did you
just hit me?”
Police officers showed
up at Turner’s on-campus
office shortly after to
question him on the alleged
assault.
He was never asked to
leave campus; however,
when officers showed up
at his personal home, he
was given a letter stating
how he was suspended
without pay.
After exasperating
Coastal Carolina’s appeal
process, Tuner was
officially fired in Nov. 2017.
Breach of contract,
negligence, and violation
of the South Carolina
Freedom of Information
Act, are among some of
the claims made by Turner,
according to the lawsuit.
Associate Vice President,
Martha Hunn, only had this
to say in relation to the
lawsuit:
“The University has
recently been sued by a
former professor over his
dismissal. With respect
to tenured professors,
the University maintains
a thorough process of
checks and balances for
the institution and for
the protection of all of its
professors. The process
resulted in the termination
of this professor. The
lawsuit weaves a slanted
representation of the
events that transpired, and
clearly represents only one
perspective.
While a complete
response cannot be
provided at this time
regarding this personnel
matter, the University
has great confidence
in its processes and in
the actions taken, and is
prepared to present its case
in court, where complete
and accurate testimony of
what actually happened
can be provided.”
The Chanticleer has
reached out to Dean Ennis
and Dr. Turner and both
have declined to comment.
On Friday, Feb. 16,
members of the
Coastal Carolina Board of
Trustees met and approved
of a new degree program,
the Interdisciplinary Ph.D.
in Education.
The proposed doctoral
program will offer three
specialization areas:
education leadership;
higher education
administration; and
curriculum, instruction
and assessment. The new
program is designed to
build upon the master’s
level education programs
currently offered by the
Spadoni College.
There are 477 students
that are currently enrolled
in graduate education
programs at Coastal
Carolina University.
Approximately 90 percent
of these students are
teachers or administrators
in school districts that
partner with the Spadoni
College, which are Horry,
Ian Livingston Brooking // Editor-in-Chief
Georgetown, Dillon,
Marion and Districts 1-5
of the Florence School
System.
In a release put out by
the University, Edward
Jadallah, dean of the
Spadoni College of
Education had this to say.
“The basic premise of
this Ph.D. program is that
contemporary educational
methods are multifaceted
and require practitioners
to apply knowledge from a
variety of disciplines.”
Currently, Coastal
Carolina offers one Ph.D.
program in marine science,
which was established in
2014. Degree programs
need to be approved by
the South Carolina Higher
Education Commission
and the Southern
Association of Colleges
and Schools (SACS)
before being officially
added to the University
curriculum. Pending these
approvals, the new Ph.D.
program will be offered in
the fall of 2019.
The Board of Trustees
also approved a proposal
to establish an honors
college at Coastal Carolina,
significantly reorganizing
the University’s current
honors program by making
it more competitive and
distinctive. The plans for
the new honors college
were initiated a year ago
by Provost Ralph Byington,
who charged Coastal’s
Honors Council with
developing a proposal for a
well-defined and innovative
program consistent
with the University’s
commitment to excellence
and its vision for student
achievement and success.
The Honors College,
which will feature many
new initiatives, a revised
curriculum and increased
financial support, is
expected to begin in the
fall of 2019.
Calling all writers!
Tempo magazine is a student organized literary
publication that is distributed twice a year and is currently
in search of writers for Spring semester of 2018.
Parag Desai is the Editor-In-Chief at Tempo. He is thrilled
for this semester’s issue.
“My goal for the magazine is to give people the
opportunity to say what they want without judgement and
to be proud of their work,” said Desai. “I want to give
power back to the artist.”
Topics such as sexual assault, feminism, the importance
of graffiti art, motherhood on campus and cults will be
addressed.
“The goal of the next
issue is to bring personal
narratives to the forefront,”
said Desai. “And to build
a legacy and create a
positive institution so
future staff members and
students can be proud of
a magazine they can learn from.”
Tempo provides students an
opportunity to build their portfolio
of published work. For those who
are unexperienced in writing, worry
not – there are writer’s workshops
available for those who need help
better articulating their ideas onto
paper and learning the need-to-
know basics of being a contributor.
Currently, Tempo is building on
topics. If students are interested
in writing for the magazine, or have
a topic idea, email Parag Desai at
Yaicha Ocampo // Assistant Editor
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Coastal Carolina Board of Trustees announces new PhD program
“I want to give power back to the artist”
Wall Fountain is Completed
Students may have noticed a new addition outside
the front of the wall building this month with the new
Wall fountain, which features a split fountain that lines the
walkway leading to the front entrance of the Wall building.
The finishing touch is the trademark Atheneum logo that is
cemented into ground on the pathway that leads to Wall.
While the new fountain brings a certain aesthetic to the
campus, students have mixed emotions about the fountain.
Morgen Cvetko // Reporter
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Anthony Curl, a sophomore at Coastal Carolina, gave
his thoughts on the latest addition to the campus.
“It is nice just like all of the other things on campus,”
said Curl. “I think it’s a waste of money, though.”
Nailãh Gallup, a student at Coastal Carolina, thinks
while the new Wall Fountain looks nice, the money that
was used for it could have been used for something else
“I think it’s cute,” said Gallup. “But I feel like the money
could’ve been used more efficiently for something the
campus actually needs.”
And while some students don’t see the point in building
this fountain, other students, such as Devin Atkinson,
simply find it as a nice addition to campus.
“I think it’s a great addition,” said Atkinson.
Whether students love it or hate it, the fountain is here
to stay.
The latest addition on campus: Wall Fountain (Photo by Mikaela Groomes)
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In a tough loss to
Sunbelt Conference
opponent Texas-Arlington
on Feb. 3, lone senior Jas
Adams scores her 1,000th
career point.
Entering the game with
999 career points, Adams
recorded a game high of
24 points, four rebounds
and one steal to finish off
her night. She became the
15th person in Chanticleer
women’s basketball
program history to get past
1,000 career points.
After UTA’s game, Jas
then moved to number 14
among Coastal’s all-time
leading scorers.
On Feb. 15, Adams
dropped 40 points and
pulled down 11 rebounds.
Head Coach Jaida
Williams talked about what
it has been like to have a
player like Adams on her
team.
“It’s awesome. It’s a
coach’s dream,” said
Williams. “Jas has been
not only a phenomenal
basketball player but
she’s been a great leader.
Our program is lucky and
blessed to have her here.”
With Jas being the only
Akilah Stroman // Reporter
Adams becomes 15th player in Coastal Women’s Basketball history to score 1,000 points
senior on the squad and
the team being filled with
a lot of underclassmen,
leadership is very important
and coach shared her
thoughts on her leadership
role and leadership on the
team in general.
Williams talked about
how Adams has handled
being the lone senior.
“Phenomenal. It’s been
great,” said Williams.
“We’re very lucky to have
everything that she brings.
She knows what we want
and she demands it. You
know you’re a great leader
when the underclassmen
want to follow you and they
do a great job of following.
She also isn’t our only
leader. We have a trio—
Dj Williams and Naheria
Hamilton all three of them
together have done a very
good job.”
Coach Williams has
had a total of four players
reach 1,000 points and she
opened up about what it
has been like having that
type of player success on
her team over the years
here at Coastal Carolina.
“I feel very blessed
and successful to have
recruited such good
players,” said Williams. I’m
also very blessed that they
chose to come to Coastal
and play for me.”
Adams talked about the
moment she reached the
milestone and if she knew
she was close to it or not.
“Yes I did. I went into
the game knowing I was
going to score 1,000,” said
Adams. “I wanted to make
it an easy shot and I like
free throws so when I had
to shoot the free throw,
and I got it. After that, I was
excited and was able to
relax throughout the game.
I was kind of nervous that I
was going to miss the free
throws to be honest.”
Adams gave her
thoughts on how it feels
to be the 15th player in
CCU Women’s Basketball
history to achieve 1,000
career points.
“It’s great, honestly,”
said Adams. “I haven’t
even sat down to even
think about it because I’m
on the move and we as a
team are on a mission to
win the conference but
being a part of the history
books is a beautiful thing
and I’m grateful for the
opportunity.”
Leadership is a big part
of the game of basketball
and Adams thanks her
teammates for helping her
guide the way.
“It’s myself, Dj and Ny,”
said Adams. “They helped
me along the way so I’m
not really by myself. They
help me in a lot of different
ways so the three of us
we’re handling everything
the best way we can
because we have seven
freshman but they listen to
us, respect us and that’s
why we’re out here getting
the wins.”
Adams also scored 1,000
points in during her high
school days back in Ronald
W. Reagan High School in
Winston-Salem, NC. She
gave her thoughts on what
feels better – scoring 1,000
points in high school or
scoring 1,000 points in
college?
“I think definitely
college,” said Adams. “In
high school, a lot of people
can score 1,000 points but
in college, not everyone
does it so it’s a great
feeling to have.”
After Saturday’s game
on senior night against
South Alabama, Adams is
now 13 points away from
being the ninth Chanticleer
in program history to score
500 points in a season and
needs 68 points to tie for
11th place in Coastal’s all-
time career scorers.
The latest addition on campus: Wall Fountain (Photo by Mikaela Groomes)
Local theater puts on a
spectacular performance
Atlantic Stage is an active community theatre where many residing Coastal
Carolina University faculty members get together to bring more cultural arts
to the area. Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally running from Jan. 25 through Feb. 18
features current students and assistance from faculty members.
This show centers around the world of cellular devices, and their potential problems
in society. In this showing, the director makes every cast member the “Cell Phone” -
embodying a cellular device and what its emotions could be if a cell phone had human
capabilities.
Starring Coastal Carolina’s own David McInnis as Donald and Kat Sweeney as the
Teacher, the audience follows their relationship and witnesses how the Teacher breaks
rhythm from her partner Donald by beginning to have relations with her student, Red
(played by Coastal Alum, Stephen Craig). The progression of the Teacher and Red’s
sexual relationship causes the audience to question their morals on the concept of
age, status and adultery.
Sweeney and McInnis both individually captured the space and projected well to
the audience the feelings and emotions that their characters felt in each moment.
The moments that were more difficult or awkward were delivered with delicacy and
transparency. It made it easy for the audience to connect with the characters and see
what their intentions were, whether agreeing with the choices made or not.
Coastal theatre professor, Benjamin Sota, who is also a movement coach for
PEMDAS, helped with the production. His work showed as each cast member seemed
truly in sync with their character – and with the cell phone at the given time they were
being the phone. There were many dance scenes, and every actor moved constantly as
they were acting as a phone. It was interesting to see their body language throughout
this show and to see them carry it on throughout its entirety.
Hope Smith // Reporter
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Fifty Shades Freed
Attention! Spoilers. It’s safe to say that
everyone’s Valentine’s
Day this February was
quite spicy. Why? Because
of the newly released
erotic romance film, Fifty
Shades Freed, starring
Jamie Dornan (Christian
Grey) and Dakota Johnson
(Anastasia Grey).
The story starts right
where it left off— Christian
and Anastasia getting
married. A happy and
wishful compilation of
their honeymoon sets the
scene, making their future
look filled with nothing but
splendor and love. Just
as the Greys start to step
into their new life of luxury
together, sinister problems
arise from an outside
source that wants nothing
more than to watch
Christian and Anastasia’s
relationship burn.
Anastasia’s old boss,
Jack Hyde (Eric Johnson),
begins stalking the couple,
and they are forced to
quit the honeymoon and
return to Seattle after
Christian receives news of
a break-in at his corporate
headquarters. After all
settles down, he decides
that his wife needs as much
Chase Newsome // Reporter
protection as possible and
hires her own personal
security team. He later
surprises Anastasia with a
new house that was briefly
mentioned in the Darker
movie.
Having to deal with
unwanted business,
Christian is forced to
go out of town and
highly recommends that
Anastasia stay home while
he is away. Disregarding his
wishes, she goes out to get
a drink with her best friend,
Kate Kavanagh (Eloise
Mumford). Upon returning
home, Jack Hyde is waiting
and attempts to kidnap her.
However, before he can
attack, Anastasia’s security
team is there to subdue
him, leading to his arrest.
Christian and Anastasia get
into an argument because
she clearly disregarded
what he had to say but,
despite the events taken
place, she demands more
freedom. Christian later
finds out that Anastasia
is pregnant and becomes
deeply disturbed. He goes
out one night to drink
away his issues. The next
day, Anastasia finds out
that he contacted his ex
lover, Elena Lincoln (Kim
Basinger).
Shortly after, Jack Hyde
is released on a $500,000
bond and phones
Anastasia, demanding
ransom for Mia, Christian’s
abducted sister. He wants
$5,000,000 cash in two
hours or Mia will be killed.
What happens next?
Well, that is up for you to
find out. Is there a happy
ending? Does someone
important fade away from
the story? Who knows.
Overall, this movie will set
the tone for you and your
date this holiday.
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally puts everything into perspective (Photo by Russ Rowland, The Huffington Post)
Fifty Shades Freed Poster (Photo by IMDB)
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Staying Fit Over Spring Break
Spring Break—a
time of relaxation,
splendor, and pleasure.
Some of you have
worked hard for that
spring break body, doing
your best to get those
abs.
But is it a time to let it
all go? How do you keep
all those gains you made
in the gym? What should
I be eating and what are
some things that I should
be staying away from?
On that note and
staying on realistic
terms, let’s say that you
don’t workout all spring
break. Here are five ways
that you can still keep
your figure without going
to the gym when that
time comes around.
Chase Newsome // Reporter
LIMIT YOUR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.
This one is probably the
most important. Let’s
face it, most people,
when they go on
vacation, like to enjoy
quality time with friends
while having an alcoholic
drink. The problem
occurs when they have
too much. Most people
don’t realize how many
calories and carbs are
in alcohol. The term
“beer belly” is a popular
phrase for a reason.
Remember that.
STAY AWAY FROM THE SALT AND CUT THE DAIRY.
No, I’m not talking about
salt water; I’m referring
to the condiment.
Sodium makes the body
hold and retain water,
as does milk. If your
body is always holding
and storing so much
unneeded water, the
muscles in your abs
won’t be as defined as
you’d like them to be.
This trick is small, but it
makes a big difference.
Water is important (which
we will discuss next), but
it needs to be filtered
through the body.
H2O IS THE KEY.
Water is essential for
protein conversion and
carbohydrate uptake.
Your body can’t deliver
amino acids to muscle
tissue without adequate
amounts of water. Fat
in the body is mobilized
through a process
called hydrolysis, which
means that insufficient
liquids will hinder fat
breakdown. Make sure
to drink plenty amounts
of water and don’t just
drink when you’re thirsty.
NO CARBS AT NIGHT.
Eating too many carbs at
night is not a good thing.
They turn to fat while you
sleep, and believe me,
we don’t want that.
TRY EATING AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES A DAY.
What most people don’t
realize is that eating
more actually helps
with weight loss better
than eating less. A fast
metabolism is what gives
your body the ability to
burn calories faster. If
you decide to not eat
as much, however, your
metabolism slows down
because your body
thinks you’re starving
yourself. Therefore, it’s
going to store all of that
fat because it thinks you
won’t be getting enough
nutrients from other
sources of food that you
aren’t eating.
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Hope Smith // Reporter
Bullets Over Broadway makes its way to Coastal
Directed by Adam
Pelty, Bullets
Over Broadway was
a spectacular musical
showing that captured
the audience with their
characters, music and tap
numbers. This was a tap
dance heavy show with
each dancer synchronized
in perfect rhythm. Every
line was spoken with
confidence and without
hesitation, every lyric
was sung without a crack
or confusion, and every
dance number was moved
without missing a beat.
Olive Neal, who was
played by McKenna
O’Grodnick, definitely
weighed heavily on keeping
the audience laughing. She
was the spark that kept
the audience engaged
by connecting with her
character at all times.
O’Grodnick used the
space and created an
atmosphere of humor that
didn’t constrain her body
movements or language
and made Olive who Olive
was.
There was also Erin
Paxton, who played Ellen,
Sophia Kider, who played
Helen Sinclair, and Ben
Southerland who played
the lead role of David
Shayne – all that had
exceptional vocal delivery
as their ranges were all
different. They each,
along with O’Grodnick,
had an individual style
which stayed in tune and
perfect pitch during the
show’s entirety. With all
the dancing, movements,
and elongated pieces
– one would suspect a
lead would miss a note or
crack – these four proved
the opposite effect by
delivering a flawless
performance.
Bullets over Broadway comes to CCU (Photos from Coastal Carolina University Department of Theatre Facebook page)
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Winning Weekend for Coastal
MEN’S BASKETBALL
DEFEATS SOUTH
ALABAMA
72-70
BASEBALL DEFEATS
OKLAHOMA
(IN 1O INNINGS)
4-3
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
DEFEATS SOUTH
ALABAMA
71-56
WOMEN’S TENNIS
DEFEATS WOFFORD
7-0
SOFTBALL DEFEATS
CONNECTICUT
6-0
WOMEN’S TENNIS
DEFEATS NORTH
CAROLINA A&T
7-0
SOFTBALL DEFEATS ROBERT MORRIS
14-0
MEN’S TENNIS DEFEATS NORTH
CAROLINA A&T
7-0
On Wednesday, Feb.
7, Coastal Carolina
Head Football Coach
Joe Moglia announced
the 2018 recruiting
class, which included 16
recruits announcing their
commitment on National
Signing Day 2018.
There are 34 student-
athletes that have made
their commitment to play
college football at Coastal
Carolina, 18 of which
committed during the Early
Signing Period back on
Dec. 20, 2017.
Moglia gave his thoughts
on the new recruiting class.
“I feel very good about
Ian Livingston Brooking // Editor-in-Chief
our recruiting class,” said
Moglia. “We do things
differently here at Coastal
Carolina when it comes
to recruiting. There are a
couple things we do here
that no one else in the
country does. One of the
things is that we don’t have
any rules, so the whole Be
A Man standard is a part
of this. So, from day one
when we are recruiting
someone, we make it very
clear to that athlete is that
BAM is not about “being
a man” or being “some
tough guy”, it is about
someone who stands on
their own two feet, treats
everyone with respect,
accepts responsibility
and understands the
consequences for their
actions. This is why
character is so important
and why we look for it in a
recruit.”
While three players from
the combined signings of
December and February
have not had their
positions established on
the team, there was more
of an offensive push in
this recruiting class with
at least 20 recruits having
signed as an offensive
player.
Ten of the new signees
are either a tight end or a
wide receiver, which shows
that the Chanticleers are
looking to add more depth
to their wide receiving core
after losing Bruce Mapp in
2016 and Chris Jones in
2017.
Mapp and Jones
combined for nearly 4,000
receiving yards in their
time at Coastal Carolina
and a combined number
of 30 touchdowns in their
illustrious careers. And
with Omar Black and
Malcolm Williams being the
only senior wide receivers
that played all 12 games
last season, receivers are
something the team needs.
Moglia talked about the
process of getting so many
recruits at one position and
what he intends to do.
“We weren’t necessarily
trying to single out a certain
position,” said Moglia. “As
we were recruiting, there
were some guys in those
positions who we thought
could be great players for
us one day and we thought
it would benefit us if we
made that investment now,
rather than later.”
Coastal Carolina opens
their spring practice on
Saturday, Feb. 24 and the
2018 Spring Game will
commence on Friday, Apr.
6. A time for the Spring
Game has yet to be
determined.
Coastal Carolina opens
their 2018 season on the
road in Columbia, SC to
take on the South Carolina
Gamecocks on Saturday,
Sep. 1 and the team’s first
home game will be the
following Saturday, Sep.
8 as the Chanticleers take
on Campbell. Kickoff times
have yet to be determined.
Coastal Football announces recruiting class of 2018
Marcus Outlow storms onto the field before a 2017 regular season home game (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)
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S P O R T S 1 3
Coastal Women’s Rugby looks to improve after two games
On Saturday, Feb. 3,
the Chanticleers
played Elon University and
emerged with an 83-0 win.
Kayleigh Kempa scored
the first points of the game
followed by two trys by Bri
Haddad and a conversion
by Lauren Durant. The
ladies continued to
dominate over Elon with
trys by Julie Faye, Mel
Masciarelli, LeAnne
Hudson, Bri Haddad, Carly
Ward, Tori Schuyler and
two more conversions by
Lauren Durant. The match
ended with captain LeAnne
Hudson scoring another
try.
Coach Chelsea Renoe
commented on the team’s
cohesive performance,
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PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Coastal Carolina softball pitcher Kaitlin Beasley-Polko, a freshman from
Leonardtown, MD, is The Chanticleer Newspaper’s Player of the Month for
February 2018.
In her first six appearances, Beasley-Polko started five games and posted a
record of 4-1. She has pitched 33.0 innings, facing 119 batters and only walking
five batters.
The freshman has struck out 46 batters, averaging nearly eight strikeouts
per appearance. Her 46 strikeouts is tied for fifth-most in all of NCAA Division
I softball. She ranks first in strikeouts by a freshman in both the NCAA and Sun
Belt Conference. In the Sun Belt, Beasley-Polko only trails Randi Rupp from
Texas State, who has recorded 51 strikeouts.
In her six appearances, Beasley-Polko has recorded an earned run average
of 0.27 and has only allowed two runs all season long.
Be sure to come out this weekend to see Beasley-Polko take the mound
as the Chanticleer softball team takes part in the Chanticleer Showdown
tournament starting this Friday, Feb. 23.
The Chants take on Georgetown at 2:30 p.m. on Friday and then play
St. Joseph’s at 5:00 p.m. that same day. The Chanticleers will then take on
Pittsburgh at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 before another matchup with
St. Joseph’s at 5:00 p.m. later that day. Coastal will finish of the Chanticleer
Showdown with Sunday match against Georgetown. The first pitch for that
game will be at noon.
Ian Livingston Brooking // Editor-in-Chief
Kaitlin Beasley-Polko
Kaitlin Beasley-Polko leads NCAA Freshman in strikeouts (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)
stating that she was proud
of them.
“This win was a pretty
good booster for us,” said
Renoe. “However, knowing
my girls, they would have
done well if we had lost.”
On Friday, Feb. 9,
the Chanticleers played
Queens University and fell
in a hard-fought match by
a score of 12-15.
Starting off, the team
was shut out by Queens
who scored three trys. All
three conversions were
missed, and the Chants
trailed at the halftime break
down 15-0.
The Chants came back
strong during the second
half with Bri Haddad
scoring two trys, and
Lauren completing the
second conversion to
finish the match 12-15.
Captain Leanne Hudson
said that the team’s
defense was phenomenal
and was proud of the way
the team played in the
second half.
“We didn’t make any
huge mistakes, so we
really just got to go back
and work on the little
stuff like working as a unit
and getting the ball out,”
said Hudson. “Overall,
I’m happy with how we
played.”
The team plans to work
on their communication
ahead of their next match
against Western Carolina.
Coastal Rugby takes on Queens Rugby (Photo by Mikaela Groomes)
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The Coastal Carolina
Women’s Softball
team came out on top
this weekend in the Battle
at the Beach tournament
- winning five of the six
games they played.
The tournament began
on Thursday, and the ladies
walked away with two wins
under their belts to start
off the weekend. However,
on Saturday, they lost their
first game, but won the
second thanks to a walk off
home run by Alexis Alvino,
a junior on the team.
Head Coach Kelley
Green talked about the
momentum that that walk-
off gave the team.
“Someone came up
clutch,” said Green. “And
that was all we needed.”
Saturday was a totally
different ball game though.
“We showed up with
great attitudes and we
didn’t dwell on the Friday
games,” said Green.
The ladies ended the
weekend with two major
victories over Connecticut
and Robert Morris.
In the first game,
freshman infielder
Courtney Dean, came
through with a grand slam
putting four points up on
the board for the ladies.
“That kind of relaxed
everyone,” said Green
Dean smashed her
second homerun of the
game in the fifth inning and
freshman Taylor Sweigart
got her first career
homerun an inning later to
make it 6-0 over the UConn
Huskies.
The second game was
another outstanding game
for the ladies. Chelsea
D’Avilar brought in two
with a homerun in the
fourth. The second game
was only played to the top
of the fifth inning with the
Chanticleers mercy ruling
RMU with a score of 0-14.
Green talked about how
the team will use these first
11 games as experience
when it comes to handling
tight situations in future
games.
“We will continue to
learn from previous games
and make adjustments
and being able to execute
them,” said Green.
The Women’s Softball
team will be playing again
next weekend in the
Chanticleer Shutdown,
with their first game on
Friday, Feb. 23 at 2:30 p.m.
Softball Back in Full Swing Morgen Cvetko // Reporter
Top Left: Ashley Guillette has been putting on a spectacular performance each time she steps on the mound (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)Top Right: Courtney Dean smiles as she rounds third after hitting a grand slam (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)
Large photo: Coastal softball celebrates a home run (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)
S P O R T S 1 5
Coastal baseball starts opening weekend with a very familiar scoreline
The Coastal Carolina
baseball team
finished Sunday with a 3-0
record to start the 2018
season after a crushing
opening day win over
Virginia Tech and back-to-
back walk-off wins against
#19 Oklahoma and Kansas
State.
The Chanticleers
opened their season with
a 17-2 win over Virginia
Tech, the same scoreline
that the 2016 National
Championship team
opened that season with.
Woody Woodall opened
the scoring for the
Chanticleers in the first
inning with a two-run home
run. Woodall talked about
what it was like to get a
home run on his first swing
of the season.
“It felt great,” Woodall
said. “I’ve been feeling
great in intrasquads
leading up to the season,
just kind of ready to face
some new guys, honestly.
I had a chance to do that
and felt great in the box.”
Kieton Rivers extended
the lead for the
Chanticleers with a solo
home run in the fourth
and Cameron Pearcey
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scored off a single by
Corey Wood. The bullpen
of Virginia Tech seemed
to have fallen apart at this
point as the Chanticleers
scored three straight runs
off of bases loaded walks,
making the score 7-0 at the
end of the fourth.
At the start of the
bottom of the seventh
inning, the score was 9-2
in favor of Coastal but the
Chanticleers still had some
offense left in them as the
team would score six more
runs to make it 15-2.
Seth Lancaster would
homer in the eighth inning
and the Chants would add
another run to make it 17-2
when it was said and done
on Friday night at Springs
Brooks Stadium.
Head Coach Gary
Gilmore was extremely
impressed by sophomore
Keaton Weisz, who up until
this year was ineligible
to play due to NCAA
standards.
“He gets a big hit to get
the offense going, and
woody follows him and
gets a homerun, and it was
really cool to watch and I
am so happy for him,” said
Gilmore.
On Saturday, the
Chanticleers second game
of the season against #19
Oklahoma was close one.
At the top of the eighth
inning Oklahoma tied the
score up to 3-3. Neither
team could get a runner
home until the 10 inning
and Corey Wood got a hit
that allowed pinch runner
Turner Buis to score making
the final score of the game
4-3.
To close out the
weekend, Sunday was
almost the exact same
situation as the night
before – with the Chants
letting a 3-0 slip late but
closing out the night with a
walk-off win.
The Chants allowed
two runs in the top of the
ninth inning to let Kansas
State tie things up a 3 runs
apiece and for the second
straight night, there would
be extra baseball in
Conway. Woodall, who on
opening day racked up six
RBI’s, would be the hero
in the bottom of the 10th
inning, smashing a ball up
the left field line and Wood
scored to end the night
with another 4-3 victory for
the Chanticleers.Top photo: Coastal baseball took down #19 Oklahoma in walk-off fashion on Saturday, Feb. 17
(Photo by Morgen Cvetko)Bottom photo: Seth Lancaster rounds third in an opening weekend game (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)
1 6 S P O R T S
Coastal Carolina
women’s basketball
played their final two home
games this past weekend,
putting up impressive
performances in both
games.
Senior guard Jas Adams
scored 40 points in an
84-71 win over Troy on
Thursday, Feb. 15.
Naheria Hamilton had
her seventh double-double
of the season. She scored
a career high of 18 points
and pulled down 12
rebounds.
The first quarter was a
battle between the two
teams. Every time one
would score, the other
would come back down
and do the same. The first
quarter consisted of five
ties and five lead changes
and the quarter ended in
an 18-18 tie.
In the second quarter,
Adams was the spark
for the team and had a
Akilah Stroman // Reporter
couple of runs and scored
18 points. By this point,
Coastal had the 27-23
lead, and Troy was able to
tie the game twice before
Coastal went on to score
10 unanswered points
to take the halftime lead
of 41-31. Adams had 19
points at the half.
The Chanticleers kept
the lead for the whole third
quarter and led by as many
as 13 after they had a 10-2
run early in the quarter. Troy
was able to respond by
scoring 10 straight points,
but they would remain
down by eight entering
the fourth quarter. Adams
had 30 points at the end
of the third, surpassing her
previous career-high point
total (29) with still 10 more
minutes of basketball to
play.
Adams was able to
score 10 more points in the
fourth quarter - allowing
her to be only the second
Chanticleer in women’s
basketball history to score
40 points in a game. The
40 points by Adams is also
the most points scored by
a Chanticleer in the HTC
Center.
The Chanticleers
overcame one of the best
three-point teams in the
country and a fourth-
quarter rally allowed
the team to score 25
unanswered points and get
a 71-56 win against South
Alabama on Saturday, Feb.
17.
After coming off a slow
night on Thursday, Dj
Williams led all scorers
with 27 points. Jas Adams
had 19 points and Naheria
Hamilton scored 12 points.
All three players pulled
down eight rebounds
each as the Chanticleers
outrebounded USA 42-31.
USA had a 18-12 lead
over the Chanticleers in
the first quarter. All 18 of
their first quarter points
were from beyond the arc.
Throughout the second
quarter, USA was able to
Coastal women’s basketball finishes off home schedule on a hot streak
keep their lead, and the
Chants were able to come
within one possession on
six different occasions.
USA went into halftime
with a 37-29 lead.
Outscored 15-14 in the
third quarter, the Chants
were down by nine heading
into the fourth quarter.
Williams and Adams both
accounted for the 14 points
scored by the Chants.
After two minutes of
play in the fourth, Williams
and Hamilton scored the
first seven points and
Adams scored all 12 of
her fourth-quarter points
consecutively. Williams
added four more points
before the game was over
and Mery Visone added
three points from the free
throw line.
The Chanticleers are
now 14-12 overall and 8-7
in SBC play. They will travel
to Little Rock on Thursday
and Arkansas State
Saturday.
Jas Adams scored 19 on Saturday, Feb. 17 in a win over South Alabama (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)
S P O R T S 1 7
The Chanticleers may
have split the final
home weekend series
of this season, but the
team ended with strong
momentum that can propel
them forward as the Sun
Belt tournament is less
than three weeks away.
After Jaylen Shaw scored
a game-high of 18 points,
the Chanticleers still lost to
Troy on Thursday, Feb. 15
by a score of 66-65.
Amidou Bamba came off
the bench and scored 15
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theirs.
After a Bamba dunk with
just under two minutes left,
the Chants were leading
65-63. Troy however, was
able to score three points
with 22 seconds left. A
field goal attempt by Shaw
wasn’t able to fall which
resulted in a Troy win.
The Chanticleers
redeemed themselves in
the final regular season
home game of the year, the
beating South Alabama 72-
70.
Artur Labinowicz led the
Chanticleers with 17 points.
Demario Beck scored 16
points including the game
winner. Zac Cuthbertson
had an explosive second
half and finished with 13
points and Tyrell Gumbs-
Frater came off the bench
to score a career high of 11
points.
Jaylen Shaw scored nine
points but had 10 assists
and his ability to distribute
the ball is what kept the
Chants in the game.
Down by three at the
half, the Chants looked to
pick up the pace and get
back on track.
The Chants were able to
shoot 46.2 percent in the
second half but was only
able to shoot 29 percent
from beyond the arc.
With eight seconds left in
the game, USA was able to
tie the game at 70 making it
look like we were going to
overtime. Shaw was able
to drive down the court
and as he drew defenders,
he was able to give the ball
to Beck who then made
the layup and got fouled
with 1.3 seconds left. USA
wasn’t able to get a decent
shot off and the Chants
would end up winning.
The Chants are now 12-
16 overall and 6-9 in SBC
play. They will travel to
Little Rock on Thursday and
Arkansas State Saturday.
points. Artur Labinowicz
and Zac Cuthbertson both
scored 12 points.
While he halftime score
was 31-31, Troy was able
to go on an 8-2 run to tie
things up before the break.
The Chants were able to
outrebound Troy 39-29 and
outscored them in the paint
34-14 but the difference
maker in this game was
three-point shooting. The
Chants were only able to
knockdown four while Troy
was able to make 12 of
Men’s basketball gets much needed win on Senior Day
Left: Artur Labinowicz celebrates a hard fought win over South Alabama (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)Right: Jaylen Shaw dribbles down the court (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)
1 8 S P O R T S
Both Coastal tennis
programs put up
impressive performances
on Saturday, Feb. 17 with
the women’s and men’s
teams both defeating
North Carolina A&T by a
score of 7-0. The women’s
team would also take on
Wofford, winning 7-0.
The Chants claimed
all three doubles courts
to open the match, with
each match ending in a 6-2
decision. That would be
followed with six singles
victories and the men’s
team would improve to 3-2
on the year.
Junior Luis Ruiz, the
team’s number one seed,
would win his singles
match in straight sets, 6-1,
6-2.
All six courts were won in
straight sets.
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Zack Talik, the team’s
two seed, won in straight
sets and was pushed to
the limits in his second set
with A&T’s Adair Barta but
would ultimately come out
on top.
The men’s team will
be back at home on
Sunday, Feb. 25 to take on
Longwood at 11 a.m.
On the women’s side
of the things, the Chants
began the day with a 7-0
blanking of Wofford. The
Chants swept the doubles
courts before taking all six
singles points. All three
Coastal duos won 6-3.
After falling 5-7 in the
first set, Iryna Vardanian,
Coastal’s number one
seed, would bounce back
and win the next two sets,
winning the match 5-7, 6-2,
10-6.
Coastal Carolina men’s and women’s tennis blanks competition
The remaining singles
matches ended in straight
sets. Lauren Reed of
Wofford put up a decent
fight against Rylie Cox,
Coastal’s number three
seed. But Cox was able to
maintain her composure
throughout each set,
winning the match 6-3, 6-3.
In their second matchup
against North Carolina
A&T, the ladies were able
to not drop a single set
with all six singles matches
ending in straight sets.
The women’s team
are back in action here
on campus this week on
Thursday, Feb. 22 at 10
a.m. to take on St. John’s
and then the ladies will be
facing East Carolina at 10
a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24.
Top: Francesco Cori-Gamero returns the ball in a tennis match against NC A&T (Photo by Mikaela Groomes)Bottom: Luiz Faria won his match on Saturday against NC A&T in straight sets (Photo by Mikaela Groomes)
Right: Faria extends to return the ball in a match against NC A&T (Photo by Mikaela Groomes)
S P O R T S 1 9
The Coastal Carolina
women’s soccer
program will feature seven
new freshmen in the 2018
season as the program
announced their latest
recruiting class on Feb. 13.
The latest recruiting
class is made up of an
evenly mixed group of
forwards, midfielders and
defenders. Five different
states are featured in this
recruiting class – South
Carolina, North Carolina,
New Jersey, Georgia and
Virginia.
Head Coach Paul Hogan
gave his thoughts on the
latest recruiting class.
“First and foremost,
we like these kids,” said
Hogan. “We have gotten
to know them for a couple
years. Women’s soccer
recruiting starts very early
and a lot these players
committed to us when
they were juniors. They
definitely filled up a lot of
voids for us.”
Of the 16 players of
the combined recruiting
classes of 2017 and 2018,
seven of them are from
the states of Georgia and
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Virginia.
Hogan talked about what
it is like getting players
that are in close proximity
to the campus of Coastal
Carolina.
“Any time that you
can get kids where their
parents can come and
see them play a lot it
makes a difference,”
said Hogan. “Georgia
has been really good to
us, giving us players like
Mackenzie Gibbs, Kendal
Parks, Brooke Horist
and Ambria Shutts. This
year, we have Mackenzie
Cherry and Caiden Price.
Concord Soccer Club, a
select soccer program in
Georgia, has been very
good to us.”
Loranna Austin, a
forward from Blythewood,
South Carolina, is lone
recruit from the Palmetto
State while midfielders
Gianna Flowers and
Brayleigh Jones are from
North Carolina. Emilia
Leturgez is a defender
and midfielder hails from
Point Pleasant, NJ and
Jordan Farley rounds
out the recruiting class
and is a defender from
Chesapeake, Va.
Rylee Atteberry,
last season’s starting
goalkeeper who was
named Sun Belt Defensive
Player of the Week on
numerous occasions,
gave her take on the new
recruits.
“When you lost who we
lost after last season, our
Coastal Women’s Soccer ready for 2018 after new signing class announced
coaching staff did a really
good job of going out and
getting the players we
need for the new season,”
said Atteberry. “I have
been able to meet a few
of the players and they
are extremely talented and
I am looking forward to
practicing with them.”
Atteberry finished last
season with 78 saves,
which is sixth all-time on
saves in a single season in
Coastal Carolina history.
She also allowed only 27
goals last season, which
is ninth all-time on goals
allowed in a single season
in Coastal history.
Elisabeth Rockhill, a
returning player from last
year’s freshman class, also
gave her take on the new
class and talked about how
last season prepared her
to teach the new recruits.
“We have some great
players coming in,
especially from an attacking
standpoint,” said Rockhill.
“I’m looking forward to
being able to help them out
in progressing their game
and giving them advice.”
Coastal Women’s soccer honors seniors on Senior Day back in October (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)
2 0 S P O R T S
This past season,
Men’s soccer at
Coastal Carolina has
made quite the impact on
the soccer field. The team
finished their season 14-
7-1 winning eight of their
games at home and six of
their away games.
With the help of their
seniors, the team fought
their way to win the sunbelt
conference title in 2017.
They were also given the
bid to play in the NCAA
tournament and made it to
the Sweet Sixteen
Due to offers in the MLS
and graduating seniors,
fifteen spots became
vacant for the coaching
staff to scout for players
and fill.
As of now, assistant
coach Kyle Russell and
head coach of Myrtle
Beach Mutiny has scouted
and signed eleven players
to the team with a newly
added recruit who signed
on Feb. 14 named Paul
Odendahl, a transfer from
Tyler Junior College who is
from Meerbusch, Germany.
Russell talked about
how the staff goes about
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recruiting players and
bringing them to play
college soccer at Coastal
Carolina.
“We’ll go wherever
we’ve got to go to find
them, and we’ll compete
with anybody to recruit
them,” said Russell. “It
doesn’t matter who else
wants them, where they
are located, near or far,
we’ll go and find them.”
There are many returning
juniors and seniors, who
will play alongside the new
signings in the upcoming
fall season, the coaches
have also remarked about
being very excited for the
signing class.
The purpose of these
signings are to bring more
players with leadership
qualities and experience
into the CCU soccer
athletic program, who
are used to winning in a
competitive environment.
The latest recruits are
Jaiden Fortune, Lance Da
Silva, Jacob Seeto, Raul
Ruiz, Langston Blackstock,
Paulo Pita, Oliver Gerbig,
Paavo Riihijarvi, Luke
Williams, Alex Brown,
Coastal Carolina signs 12 new players to fill spots for men’s soccer 2018 recruiting class
Kahsay Sahlu, and Paul
Odendahl.
Not only has Coastal
men’s soccer been
successful on the
pitch, they have also
been successful in the
classroom.
Russell talked about the
importance of academics
and how they go
addressing that to recruits
during the recruiting
process.
“Academics are
important to us in
recruiting players, we want
to continue getting team
academic rewards and
want to excel on and off
the field,” said Russell.
While last season ended
in the round of 16 against
Stanford, who would go on
and claim their third straight
national championship,
Russell sees big things
happening for this team in
the upcoming season.
“The next step for our
team is to get past that
sweet sixteen,” said
Russell. “Although we’ve
been there many times,
we’ll need the personnel
in terms of players. I’m
hopeful with who we have
now and the players we
just committed that we can
achieve that.”
The men’s soccer team
recruits based on the belief
of being contenders for the
top 25 soccer schools in
the nation, which they have
been at for the past eight
years. This has made this
program very appealing to
high profile recruits who
want to play competitive
soccer and receive a
college degree.
In the coming months,
Coastal Carolina’s
coaching staff will fill
the last three spots to
complete the list of the
2018 roster for men’s
soccer.
Coastal men’s soccer huddles up prior to a home match during the 2017 season (Photo by Ian Livingston Brooking)
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When the 2018
Coastal Carolina
recruiting class was
released on Feb. 7, there
were 34 new faces that
would make their way to
Conway to play college
football on the Grand
Strand.
However, of those 34
new faces, only seven of
those recruits were from
the Palmetto State. In fact,
during the Early Signing
Period for recruits back on
Dec. 20, 2017, of the 18
recruits that committed to
Coastal Carolina, none of
them were from the state
of South Carolina.
This puzzled many fans
as well as some former
Chants themselves, such
as De’Angelo Henderson,
who was the star running
back for Coastal Carolina
from 2013 to 2016.
Henderson, a native of
Summerville, SC, took
to Twitter to express his
surprise.
“Does Coastal not
recruit in South Carolina
anymore? How do you
forget about home when
there’s so much talent
there? 0 kids from SC
signed with ccu today?”
tweeted Henderson.
Henderson did have a
point. Many of the great
Coastal Carolina football
players have come from
the Palmetto State. Quinn
Backus, Matt Hazel, Josh
Norman, Quinton Teal
and Tyler Thigpen all came
from South Carolina and
either hold a Coastal
Carolina and/or Big South
Conference record, if not
more than one.
And while only three
South Carolina recruits
signed with Coastal back
in 2014, there were only
Coastal’s latest recruiting class lacks homegrown talent Ian Livingston Brooking // Editor-in-Chief
13 recruits. That is a 23
percent representation
of South Carolina, where
as this
y e a r ’ s
class is a
near 21 percent
representat ion
from the state of
South Carolina.
Head Coach Joe
Moglia talked about the
lack of representation from
South Carolina during his
National Signing Day press
conference on Feb. 7.
“We could have done
a better job in South
Carolina,” said Moglia.
“Now having said that,
based on our recruiting
process and the way we
do things here, it is not
that we
d o n ’ t
want a
guy from within
the state of South
Carolina, it is more so the
way the recruiting worked
out this time.”
Jaylen Moody, an inside
linebacker from Conway
High School right down
the road from Coastal,
signed with Alabama,
the defending national
champions of college
football. While it is hard for
a school in their second
year of FBS football to
get a recruit that is being
looked at by three SEC
schools, Moody also was
given an offer and went on
a visit to Georgia State, a
rival Sun Belt school.
Moglia spoke on what
it is like to try to get recruits
to come to Coastal
when they are also being
looked at from a school
in one of the Power Five
Conferences.
“There were guys that
we were on early, that we
really thought were good
kids that had interest
here and we liked their
character, their families
and later on they ended up
going to another place,”
said Moglia. “Most of the
time, it was a Power Five
school. Early on, when a
kid says that they want to
go to a Power Five school,
we kind of move onto the
next because we are really
looking for guys who want
to be here. We don’t try
and spin the school. We try
and accurately represent
our program that way they
know who we are and what
we are about.”
It will be interesting to
see how Coastal Carolina
goes forth in the recruiting
process over the next few
years as the program is
trying to make a name
for itself, not just in the
Sun Belt, but in the state
of South Carolina where
the Chants have to deal
with top programs such
as Clemson and South
Carolina.
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We, at Coastal
Carolina, are
enjoying massive success
as our school continues
to expand as a major
university and rapidly
becomes one of the
foremost institutions in the
region and it is all thanks to
the work of an outstanding
student body, athletics
department and incredible
faculty.
Unfortunately, our
success is hindered by a
darker issue, one that is the
result of pure negligence
and irresponsible decisions
on behalf of both Horry
County and the university
administration – an issue
that is not so uncommon
to the students who live on
and around campus.
The issue in question is
Highway 544.
SC Highway 544 borders
Coastal’s main campus
on the west side and has
been known for its severe
accidents over the years,
including the deaths of two
students. Highway 544 is an
unavoidable obstacle for
the hundreds of students
who commute to campus
on foot. While University
Place and the Cove may be
benefitted by the school’s
shuttle system, residents at
Monarch and Coastal Club
have to deal with hazards
that come with crossing a
major highway.
Because of the short
distance to campus,
coupled with a lack of
parking spaces, many
of the students living in
the immediate area opt
to walk across 544 on
their daily commute to
class. This issue is further
compounded by the
presence of two bars:
the Coop and American
Tavern directly opposite
the university which are
both popular destinations
for students both on and
off campus residences.
For many students,
the crossing of 544 has
resulted in close calls and
even injuries. According
to WMBF News, this past
August of 2017, a student
was struck by an oncoming
Andrew A. Hovasapian // Reporter
car while attempting
to cross the road and
hospitalized with traumatic
physical injuries. She is
lucky to be alive.
Unfortunately, the
crossing proved fatal
for two other students –
both resulting in horrific
tragedies for all involved.
According to WYFF4,
Ryan Bielawa was killed
in October of 2016 after
being hit by a drunk driver.
Earlier, in September of
2012, according to the
Sun News, Elizabeth
Paola Gorschack, a first
year student, was killed
in a similar incident. To
many on campus, these
incidents are becoming
more predictable.
Erin Martin, a Senior at
Coastal gave her thoughts
on the issue.
“I’m really not surprised
these things keep
happening,” said Martin.
“It’s a dangerous road, and
the school should really do
something about it.”
Martin also stated that
she is frustrated by the
school’s lack of progress
on the issue and is further
saddened with each
passing accident.
It is after heart-
wrenching tragedies like
this that we seek solutions
so that others may not
suffer in future incidents.
What has the university
administration done to
prevent future accidents?
WMBF News wrote
after Bielawa’s death
in 2016 that a special
committee was created
to pose viable solutions
which may mitigate future
accidents. It was decided
that traffic light intervals
for the crossing near HTC
Center would be changed
to allow for more frequent
red lights, and thus allow
for crossing the road. The
school also attempted to
lower the speed limit.
The only practical option:
a bridge, was ruled out
for being too expensive.
None of the measures
implemented have made
much impact as accidents
have continued to happen
and will continue to
become more frequent
as the population of the
university grows year by
year.
What our university
needs is a pedestrian
bridge built over the
highway and not heartfelt
statements from the
administration every time a
student is injured or killed.
Most large universities
near high speed traffic
have pedestrian bridges;
and, although expensive,
they are vital to the safety
of the student body.
Coastal was willing
spend money to put up
elaborate gates and close
Chanticleer Drive on the
premise of student safety,
yet refuses to address
the real problem: the lives
of students that they are
responsible for.
A pedestrian bridge
over 544 would be an
expensive, but end-all
solution to the carnage
that has been permitted to
continue in a place many
students call home. When
placed in a centralized
position on 544, students
would no longer have to
risk their lives to venture
across the dangerous
throughway or contend
with the crosswalk which
in itself is not entirely safe
when it comes to crossing.
If Coastal Carolina is to
continue to strive towards
becoming a national hub
of higher learning, towards
growing in population,
performance, and prestige,
than they must find the
resources to construct
a bypass over the brutal
highway. This is the
progress that should have
been made after the first
death. We, as a university
and as a community, must
honor the memory of
Bielawa and Gorschack
by ensuring that no other
lives are lost to such
unnecessary tragedy.
We, as students, demand
solutions.
544: Enough is Enough Highway 544 next to campus (Photo by Andrew Hovasapian)
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If you have ever been
around Coastal
Carolina’s campus, you
are familiar with the speed
tables around campus
that are designed to
make drivers slow down
and be more aware of
the pedestrians that walk
around this beautiful
campus.
However, there have
been times when those
speed tables have done
more harm than help.
It was my first Uber
ride. We were on our way
to Cookout, and it was
almost ten o’clock. The
driver was passing the
main shuttle station, but
he did not see the speed
table. Suddenly, we flew.
We made it to Cookout
safely, but whether the
driver’s car was damaged
or not was a question I
have been asking myself.
In that moment, I realized
how much safer it would be
if Coastal Carolina were
to put up signs, warning
drivers of the upcoming
speed tables.
Captain Thomas
Mezzapelle of the
University’s Public Safety
Coastal’s Speed Tables: Are they really making this campus safer? O’Tia Prioleau // Reporter
Department talked about
the history of the speed
tables and went into detail
about their purpose on
campus.
“There have been three
speed tables put on this
campus within the last five
years, with the most current
speed table being put in
about 18 months ago,”
said Mezzapelle. “We have
not had a lot of problems
with the speed tables at
this point. They have been
designed by the state and
built under contract for us.
When it comes to a driver’s
awareness of the speed
tables, they have been
marked the way the state
says they are supposed to
be marked with reflected
lights on them to show the
angle up in that area. There
is a contrast between the
facing of it and the top
of the table so it has a
different look to it, so it
should be visible.”
Mezzapelle also
mentions how the speed
limit went down when the
speed tables were added
in. At least once a year,
they have been checked
and monitored when they
should be redone. A major
problem with redoing them
is shutting down traffic on
campus for a period of
time.
Senior Ashley Simmons-
Nesbit says she drives
every day on campus, and
she sometimes does forget
about the speed tables at
night.
“You’ll definitely feel it,”
said Simmons-Nesbit. “I
feel that some cars would
keep going if the speed
tables were not there. I
do feel that the University
should put up more caution
signs because cars really
do go fast through this
campus.”
If anything, the facilities
and administration, Board
of Trustees and executive
council would have to be
the ones to decide on
whether signs should be
put up because of rules
and regulations on campus
on which signs they put up
and where.
For now, pay attention to
the speed limit signs and
slow down when you see a
pedestrian walking.
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On Feb. 14, 2018, a man walked into a high
school and brutally murdered 17 innocent
souls, most of them younger than the age
of 15 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland, Florida.
This was the ninth deadliest shooting in
modern United States history.
A total of 137 days passed between Las
Vegas and Stoneman Douglas. During that
timeframe, three of the top 10 deadliest mass
shootings in modern United States history
have happened – Vegas, Sutherland Springs
and now Stoneman Douglas.
Our thoughts and prayers certainly go out
to the families of those who lost loved ones
and to a community that is now planning to
bury 17 beautiful people.
However, sending out thoughts and
prayers aren’t cutting it. I know the support
is much needed and well received, but does
it stop the next shooting?
I do not have the answers. I am not a
politician. I do not know what would be the
best solution to this issue that plagues this
nation. But as a concerned citizen, I feel
that it is time that our elected officials do
something rather than nothing.
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