CCU's Track Goes Teal

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It’s something for cancer that’s the fabric and mentality of our whole Kaley Lawrimore // Editor-in-Chief In the next four to six weeks, CCU will be campus,” Hogue said. “It’s who we are.” gaining yet another teal addition. Fowler also said CCU will be hosting The Coop Bar and Grill is hosting its The new teal track is currently being laid their own track meets because of the new 2nd Annual Shaving Heads for Cancer down at the track and field facility. Connor track. event to raise money for those who have Sports, the company hired to remodel the “A North Carolina versus South Carolina been impacted by breast cancer. track, had some setbacks due to weather, battle with schools from both states, or The owner, Ryan Weatherwax, said which caused a delay in work. even maybe a Big South versus even since his sister passed away from The track has been in the works Sun Belt, are some of the really her battle with breast cancer 10 years for a few years and is now finally quick ideas that we’ve spoken ago, he has held fundraisers for breast getting its upgrade as the old track “ to other schools about,” Fowler cancer organizations. It’s more than had run its lifespan. stated. Last October, the Coop Bar and Grill just a color. It’s According to Sandy Fowler, The track team will not be the raised almost $10,000. They donated 20 something that’s director of track and field, the only ones able to use the course. percent of the funds to his late sister’s the fabric and track will help the team with many The remodeled track will still be son’s college fund, another 20 percent mentality of our different aspects. available for students to use. to a Coastal Carolina student who has a whole campus.” The new track will make it easier Fowler talked about how she is parent with breast cancer and the rest to − Matt Hogue on the athletes’ hips and legs as excited for the freshman members the Look Good, Feel Better organization. they run due to the bounce and of the team, as they will be the first Look Good, Feel Better is dedicated softness of the material, according class who gets to call the teal track to improving the quality of life and to Fowler. It will also help their times to theirs and hopes they have lots of pride for self-esteem of people undergoing break their personal best as the track will it. cancer treatment, according to their be easier to run on. “It’s our identity, and I’ve talked to the website. Weatherwax said they chose Matt Hogue, CCU’s director of athletics, team a lot about ownership and really this organization because the money said the teal track will add to the identity owning what is yours, which this track is donated stays in Horry County and of the University. Hogue said they try to now going to be theirs,” said Fowler. helps out people in the community with incorporate teal into most of the things they cancer. do, hence the teal football field and, now, This type of donating was something the track. Weatherwax said he has been interested in. “What I always wanted to do was shave heads,” said Weatherwax. “Last year, there was a group on campus that wanted to do their senior thesis, so it started as a little fundraiser and then we said, ‘let’s shave heads.’” Weatherwax said this year, they have somewhere between 20 and 25 groups competing against one another to raise the most money. A member from each continued on page 2 Personal trainers needed First Words To Say It Visit- Coastal downs Troy in 06 at CCU gym 08 ing Writers Series event 13 double-overtime thriller Wall Fellows students launch fish oil company Career Closet 03 Nicole Rabbitt // Reporter business plan and presentation that was comes to Conway presented in front of the department heads People familiar with the gross aftertaste and board of Lysi. Tyler Gross // Reporter // of taking fish oil supplements could find The company is the lead producer of cod With many college students beginning // 02 Coastal students Sean Edwards and Ross liver oil and has had significant presence in or looking into internships, it is important Kunmann’s new project interesting. over 70 countries. They are now beginning to find professional dress clothes that can NEWS Recently, the Icelandic fish oil company, to explore in the U.S. work with their budget. Lysi U.S., launched in Horry County, gave the “Lysi is the global market leader in the Horry Georgetown Technical College Wall Fellows students an 11 percent market Omega-3 industry and it is our goal to make runs a professional clothes closet called The share of global fish oil production. The oil the same strides across the United States,” Career Closet on their Conway campus. aids in the health of the cardiovascular, said Ross Kunmann, chief financial officer NEWS The Career Closet opened four years ago brain, nervous, joints and immune systems. of Lysi. and allows Coastal Carolina University and As juniors, the two got started through Both students have made a tough HGTC students to shop at the store. the Wall College of Business International accomplishment while still attending their Melinda Paino, a customer service Consulting Program. With the help of this manager at HGTC, has worked in the store program, their project transformed into a continued on page 5 for two years. Photos courtesy of WBTW “[We] provide professional clothing to students who are going to interviews or meetings,” said Paino. Shaving heads for cancer continued here today, she would have nothing but a surprise for a Coastal Carolina University All of the clothing is donated by the incredible words to say to him. student’s family. community, and the items that do not get one person in there. I probably wouldn’t find pieces I wanted to wear if I could have team will get on stage and have their head “She’d just be amazed. She’d say The 2nd Annual Shaving Heads for borrowed by students are donated to recommend it to a friend.” been able to have room to look.” shaved. ‘amazing,’ that I’m making everybody Cancer event will be on Oct. 9 at the Coop Goodwill. Sarah Jordan, a sophomore at HGTC, The Career Closet is a good alternative Their goal is to raise $20,000, and the proud,” Weatherwax said. “My sister was Bar and Grill of Highway 544 in Conway. Students do not have to pay for any of also commented on The Career Closet. to other secondhand stores, Pipkins said. group that raises the most money gets a an amazing woman. She didn’t have a lot, More information can be found on the clothes and can choose to keep the “I go to tech and have never heard about “Even though there wasn’t as many gift certificate. she didn’t care about a lot. She cared about Coop’s Bar and Grill Facebook. item or return it once they no longer need it. The Career Closet before today,” said options that other stores would have had, Weatherwax said this isn’t about life’s other people, which is amazing.” Addie Pipkins, a freshman at CCU, went Jordan. it was cool that everything was free, and trivial things, it’s about helping others, and This year, the Coop Bar and Grill will have to The Career Closet in hopes of finding an Both students agree that minor changes if you did find something that works for Photos courtesy of China Weare he wants the people participating to know outfit for an upcoming job interview. could be made to make The Career Closet you, then you didn’t have to return it,” said that. “I found out about the store through an more desirable. Pipkins. “We want them to realize there’s more email that was sent out and was excited to “I would definitely try to make the store For more information on The Career to life than going out to the bars, or going visit [The Career Closet] since it is free and more known to students and possibly make Closet students can stop by the store out to the clubs, or being on social media,” close to campus,” said Pipkins. the space bigger,” said Jordan. during its hours. said Weatherwax. “Every $5 adds up, and The Career Closet did not meet her Pipkins said that a more modern sense of The hours of the store run from 8:30 that little bit of money is going to help expectations though.

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