The Mace & Crown

In the spirit of Black History Month, one Old Dominion University professor who enlightens students on African-American studies is Dr. Kideste Wilder Bonner. She has a bachelor’s and master’s degree and proceeds to earn her doctorate from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Dr. Bonner’s research interests included policing, race, ethnicity, inequality and criminal justice [...]

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Alpha Phi held their Huggy Pillow Event, a co-sponsorship with the Civics Engagement Center, on Valentine’s day.  During the event, heart shaped pillows were sold for three dollars and donations were taken to continue making the pillows. All proceeds went to the Alpha Phi Foundation, which is made up of comprised of Cardiac Care, Scholarship, [...]

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Celebrating the organization’s re-launch, WODU Studios held WODU Studios Activity Hour, a brand launching event for its new sound and design in the House of Blue, on Feb. 10. WODU Studios deemed the event the “giveaway of the semester.” Students lined up for free food, drinks, t-shirts, raffle tickets and fun. The event was free [...]

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In the spirit of Black History Month, the famous Ruby Bridges gave a speech at Old Dominion University on Feb. 6. Recognized as the first known African-American child to attend an all-white elementary school, Bridges has made it her purpose in life to travel the country, relaying her message of how that experience has shaped [...]

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Sex is the reason that you are alive and reading this paper. It is a free and satisfying activity that living things on earth have instinctive nature to do, whether sex is performed out of necessity, like dogs and cats, or for pure pleasure, as in the case of humans. Urban Dictionary describes “sexcapades” as [...]

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ODU is celebrating Black History Month with a variety of events, many of which are free and open to the public. One of these programs was the screening of “The N Word” On Feb. 9, the Black Student Caucus held a screening of a documentary entitled, “The N Word” in honor of Black History Month. [...]

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Vagina Monologues Returns to Old Dominion  By: Siaga Johnson Contributing Writer On Friday, Feb. 10, Old Dominion University’s Women’s Center presented Vagina Monologues to the ODU and greater Hampton Roads Community. In honor of Valentine’s Day and survivors of domestic violence, faculty and staff collaborated to perform segments from Eve Ensler’s episodic play written in [...]

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How much do you know about condoms? By: Dominique Bailey   Student organization “ODU Out” will be hosting the Condom Olympics on Feb. 11. “ODU Out” is hoping to approach the topic of safe sex in a light hearted way and to bring awareness with their Condom Olympics. ODU Out’s president, Connor Norton is hoping [...]

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A Benefit Concert in Memory of Claire Cucchiari-Loring By Siaga Johnson The fifth annual Scholarship benefit, “Her Melody Lingers On,” was held at Old Dominion University on Friday, Feb. 3 at the Diehn Recital Hall in memory of ODU student Claire Cucchiari-Loring. The benefit featured a silent auction where various prizes and services were auctioned [...]

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African Americans you may know, and those you may not By: Dominique Bailey and Rashad Little There is a sad misconception that Black History Month no longer holds importance in American culture.  It is even sadder that this misconception is widely spread by younger generations. How Black History Month is celebrated or what meaning it [...]

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