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Ethel Cain art by Frances Ludwig

Ethel Cain’s EP transcends music standards

Frances Ludwig, Managing editor/design February 12, 2025

Following the success of her first sleeper-hit album, the most recent musical project by Hayden Silas Anhedönia, known as Ethel Cain on stage, was not what most fans expected.     Personally,...

How to survive the next four years: Laugh

How to survive the next four years: Laugh

Wendy M. Weinhold, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Journalism February 6, 2025

Editor's note: “How to survive the next four years: Laugh” is a guest column written by Wendy M. Weinhold, Ph. D, associate professor of journalism, originally appearing in the Jan. 30 issue of The...

The Bevi water machine in Hicks Dining Hall.

Doing too much: Hicks water machine

Cade Williams, Sports editor January 27, 2025

The Cambridge English Dictionary defines the word overengineering as “to create, design or build something to be more complicated or perform more actions than necessary or helpful.”     When...

"The Secret of Us Deluxe" album cover provided by Spotify under Free Use.

‘The Secret of Us’ just got a whole new meaning

Grace Seidel, Reporter January 27, 2025

Musical artist Gracie Abrams released an album that gripped old and new fans called “The Secret of Us.”    Specifically, Abrams had a grip with one song titled “I Love You, I Am Sorry”...

Chappell Roan as Joan of Arc during her MTV performance in 2024. Art by Frances Ludwig

Women of pop predicted to sweep Grammys

Mary Becker, Culture reporter January 24, 2025

If you're a music fan like me, January means more than just the start of the new year, it’s the start of the music industry’s biggest season: the Grammys.   The “Big Four” award categories...

Modern dating: Swiping replaces swooning

Modern dating: Swiping replaces swooning

Nora Smith, Culture editor January 22, 2025

Today’s dating scene is a pitiful excuse for human compassion, it has strayed so far that it’s worth wondering whether the term “dating” is appropriate anymore.   Modern dating has become...

Brooke F. Bromberg poses with the Nov. 14 issue of The Chanticleer. Photo provided by Bromberg.

Senior goodbye: Three years of friendship, leadership, community and impact

Brooke F. Bromberg, Editor-in-chief December 12, 2024

Words cannot even begin to describe how deeply sad I am to be leaving The Chanticleer.     Although graduating is a huge accomplishment and such an exciting time in my life, The Chanticleer has...

Caroline Surface poses with the Oct. 31 issue of The Chanticleer. Photo by Cassidy Hubbard from @long.leaf.photography.

CCU later: Long live to The Chanticleer

Caroline Surface, Multimedia editor December 12, 2024

I remember walking into my first meeting at The Chanticleer as a timid, but excited 19-year-old sophomore. I was ecstatic that I had the opportunity to be a part of my collegiate newspaper.   After...

A defeated Madison Sharrock.

Senioritis and imposter syndrome: A perfect storm for overachievers

Madison Sharrock, Digital managing editor November 12, 2024

Symptoms include but are not limited to: contemplating if the last four years were worth it, staring at your dorm ceiling for an unhealthy amount of time  and procrastinating homework as if it’s going...

Graphic by Caroline Surface

Simple and to the point: Authenticity is “BRAT”

Caroline Surface, Multimedia editor November 12, 2024

“This has been the total opposite of like an overnight success story,” Charlie XCX said in “The ‘BRAT’ Interview” with Zane Lowe.    From feeling like an “underground artist” to...

Frances Cox and Madison Sharrock prior to the James Madison University versus Coastal Carolina University football game.

Rivalries never justify coarse behavior

Madison Sharrock, Digital managing editor November 3, 2024

I thought my first away game as a Coastal Carolina University (CCU) senior was going to be an experience I would never forget– and unfortunately, it was.  My freshman year roommate, Frances, and...

Graphic by Caroline Surface

This year’s Halloween costume must-haves: A look at pop culture influences

Morgan Gallagher, Culture editor October 24, 2024

From Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders to the cowboys of the movie “Twisters,” this year’s pop culture influences the hottest Halloween costumes.  Last year, we saw how the “Barbie” movie inspired...

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