The Mace & Crown

Written By: Derek Page, Staff Writer With the rapid growth of the Chinese economy due to industrialization, China is making new strides to reduce their carbon emission levels.  Their goal is simple: do not let emissions per person reach that of the U.S. “I don’t believe enough is being done to curb CO2 emissions, and [...]

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Monarchs, This past week has been a very exciting time for Old Dominion University and its relations with the legislative community. I had the pleasure of getting to meet with Senator Mark Warner as he spoke to an ODU classroom. Senator Warner is a strong supporter of education and innovation, however he stressed that sacrifices [...]

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Written By: William Channel, Staff Writer There are very few places in the Hampton Roads area that feature live jazz music exclusively, and even fewer that caters to smokers. Havana Nights Jazz and Cigar Club, opening in November in town center Virginia Beach, is hoping to break that trend. “It’s the resurrection of the 1920s,” [...]

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Written By: Derek Page, Staff Writer The Republican presidential candidate and current governor of Texas, Rick Perry, expressed his skepticisms regarding the legitimacy of Barack Obama’s birth certificate in an interview with Parade Magazine on Oct. 23. “It’s fun to poke at him a little bit and say, ‘hey, how about, let’s see your grades [...]

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Promotion gives her excitement. Written By: Eric Smith Dr. Terri M. Mathews, was promoted from assistant dean to associate dean in the College of Sciences at Old Dominion University. She has worked for the university since 1996 and served 11 years as assistant dean. The decision to promote Mathews was made by the College of [...]

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Stacey Lannert Speaks Out to ODU  Written By: Janah Stokes, Staff Writer At the age of 18, Stacey Lannert shot her father twice and killed him. He had sexually abused her starting at the age of eight. The ice had broken once he began to rape her younger sister, leaving them with a sense of [...]

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Written By: Janah Stokes, Staff Writer Pumpkins didn’t have a chance on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Old Dominion University. They were taken to the very top of the Batten Arts and Letters building, the tallest building on campus,  and were dropped with no remorse. Fortunately, a few pumpkins survived, but the others were splattered on [...]

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When Mace and Crown news editor David Bakhshaee asked me about writing a regular piece for the newspaper, I jumped at the opportunity. Since I began serving Old Dominion University as president, I have held fast to the belief that we can create a better institution if all of our initiatives and efforts are supported [...]

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Old Dominion and James Madison meet for the 62 Annual Oyster Bowl Written By: Kathryne Mason Distribution Manager/Staff Writer After a 45 yard field goal attempt that was blocked by Duke senior Taveion Cuffee, JMU left the second quarter with a bit of the momentum on their side. Starting out strong with the running game, [...]

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Chris Cooley, Its been fun Written By: Matthew McCracken Sports Editor In a recent interview, Chris Cooley told reporters that his season-ending injuries are a result of the NFL Lockout.  Having a broken finger along with a knee that has been injured since training camp, Cooley ended his seventh season with the Redskins early.  He [...]

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