Rhett Marley grabbed his camcorder and hit record at last week’s Hoopapalooza at CSU. Check it out …
Students inducted into national honor society
March 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Seventy-two Charleston Southern students have been inducted into Alpha Chi, the national college honor society. Inductees represent all university majors.
Induction is limited to the top 10 percent of an institution’s junior, seniors and graduate students.
Alpha Chi 2010 inductees are: Jennifer N. Alexander, Tressie La Shae Barber, Carrie A. Barnhart, Sarah E. Beary, Brittany J. Beckham, Stephanie Renee Bird, Nancy A. Brockhouse, Megan J. Bruner, Thomas A. Busser, Kristen Melissa Butler, Joseph Carey, Nina V. Carnright, Charity G. Carpenter, Everest H. Carrison II, Nancy L. Castillo, Sarah Collins, Ashley Connor, Nicole A. Copland, Alexandra Crookenden, Casandra Leigh Cumbee, Rebecca Jordan Davis, Kristin Marie Denning, Nichole L. Diller, Stephanie DiRenzo, Amanda Dixon, Justin Ervin, Shannon J. Finnerty, Emily Fox, Elizabeth J. Gaynor, John Gieseke, Angela J. Gonzalez, Bailey Grobowsky, Desiree J. Haskell, Ashleigh Hogue, Cori Holeman, Michelle M. Hyman, Jarrett Jones, Sara R. Jones, Valerie A. L. King, Christopher D. Knox, Angela G. Koepcke, Thomas P. Krakeel, Shawn P. Laffey, Douglas C. Landwehr, Amelia M. Lane, Polina Magee, Todd R. Mason, Jarrett McCoy, Ronald McInnis, Elizabeth A. Menges, Hollie L. Moore, Cody A. Mullins, Heather A. Nelson, Ashleigh M. Newell, David E. Padilla, Jennifer L. Peltier, Lauren Christine Plyler, Patricia Rodl, Nicholas Royce, Jennifer R. Ryan, Melissa S. Sabo, Shannon Mackenzie Satterfield, Michelle E. Sineath, Hugh Smith, Lauren Ashley Sprinkle, Staci Lauren Ulichnie, W. Lindsey Walke, Steven Wayne Ward Jr. , Jennifer R. Way, Shenika Latrice White, Adrianne Woods, Adrien Wooten
Celebrate EveryBODY!
March 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Charleston Southern’s Body Image Week (March 15-19, 2010) was a great success! The Counseling Center and Recreational Services Team planned and organized events for each day last week that focused on a positive view of one’s self.
Monday was “No Mirrors Monday” in which public mirrors around campus were covered to urge students to look inside for beauty.
Tuesday was “Take Heart Tuesday.” The Counseling Center and Recreational Services employees provided information in the Caf about heart healthiness. The caf prepared meals that were “heart healthy” and displayed the nutrition information for each dish. The Greeks performed a step demonstration, and students were encouraged to make stickers that said, “I <3 My _________!” This was the most eventful lunch in the Caf since the Kuumba Festival!
Wednesday there was a “Fitness is Fun” field day. Students in SNA, Psych Club, Kinesiology Club, and Rec Services that included field day activities, health screenings, and a Fun Run.
Thursday featured the Home Run Derby at the baseball field. The events of the week ended on “Fitness Friday.” The counseling services staff provided tours of the Brewer Center to current students to demonstrate how to use the facilities.
In addition to these great events each day, Counseling Services and Rec Services sponsored a “Be Comfortable in your own Genes” blue jean drive to donate old jeans to a local charity. They also gave a way tons of awesome prizes including CSU gear and a bike! The week was extremely successful, and students and faculty enjoyed celebrating Body Image Week!
Snipes featured in hometown paper
March 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Planning a new 5k run, and raising money for troops overseas, was no big deal for Chelsie Snipes, a Bristol native attending Charleston Southern University in Charleston, S.C. After all, Snipes said, it really is the least she can do.
“Until you have someone close to you leave to go to war, you get so caught up in your day-to-day that it is easy to forget that most of the people around you have someone they love who goes to sleep at night in a war zone,” said Snipes, a 19-year-old nursing student and a graduate of Tennessee High School, where she played softball.
Snipes also is the sister and cousin of two young Marines now serving in Afghanistan.
Her older brother David Snipes, 20, also was a student at Tennessee High School. The family attended St. Anne’s Catholic Church.
David Snipes will celebrate his 21st birthday in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Deployed Jan. 5, David Snipes is in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Their cousin, Josh Faivley, another Marine, also is serving in Afghanistan. Faivley is married and has a 3-year-old son.
“I know they don’t even have the bare essentials like showers and clean clothes,” Chelsie Snipes said. “The least I can do when they are risking their lives, is to organize something to let them know that their communities are behind them and appreciate what they are doing.”
So Cheslie Snipes, with the aid of the university, organized the first Run For Your Freedom 5k run on campus. The event is scheduled for April 24.
Chelsie Snipes said she wants to be a nurse because she loves helping people, and maybe that desire is what lead her to create an event that will do just that for U.S. troops.
The run will include a walk, and both are open to everyone, of every skill level, Chelsie Snipes said. Proceeds from the race will be used to buy and send boxes of personal care supplies to U.S. troops.
Participants can expect a cross-country style course for the 5k run. There also will be prizes, food and entertainment.
“First through third places get gift bags, but everyone gets free hamburgers!” Chelsie Snipes said, laughing.
Asked why she chose a run, Chelsie Snipes paused, smiled, then said: “Isn’t this the least I could do?”
“I don’t really consider myself a runner but I know that people usually come out for things when they are fun,” she said. “So we have a free picnic and music after the run, to attract people to an event that has such a big purpose.”
Andrea Lewis of Elizabethton is David Snipes’ fiancé. She is attending Northeast State Technical Community College, and awaiting David’s arrival back home in August so they can be married.
“You can never understand how important it is to support the military,” Lewis said. “I couldn’t go through this without support.”
Lewis will be singing the national anthem before the 5k run in Charleston, and volunteering at the race.
“No matter how you feel about war, I believe at some point you have to put that aside and show your appreciation for these soldiers because they are just like us,” Lewis said. “They are fighting for us … for our freedom.”
Anyone interested in volunteering or participating in the race can visit the event Web site at http://www.charlestonsouthern.edu/run/ or check out the university’s Web site at http://www.csuniv.edu and click on Chelsie Snipes: Run For Your Freedom.
Participants are asked to preregister on-line.
Snipes said that what they need most is sponsors. Sponsorships start at $100, and sponsors get their name on the back of the race T-shirts.
“This is so important,” she said. “Compared to what these soldiers are giving up, a few hours of our time for an event like this is nothing. They are leaving behind their family and friends to risk their lives. This is the bare minimum to show our appreciation and to make a difference. It is the least we can do.”
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Folks You Should Know is a regular feature of the Bristol Herald Courier, profiling people who make up the fabric of our community. If you know someone who should be featured, please contact Assistant City Editor Christine Uthoff at cuthoff@bristolnews.comor (276) 645-2546.
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