April 27, 2021
Coastal Carolina University held its annual Student Involvement and Leadership Awards (SILA) ceremony on Tuesday, April 20, at 7 p.m. at Wheelwright Auditorium. To ensure COVID-19 protocols were followed, only individuals who applied for an award or were a part of the ceremony could attend the in-person ceremony. The event was livestreamed for those who could not be physically present.
During this year’s ceremony, outstanding students, faculty, and staff, as well as groups, were recognized and received a plaque, certificate, or a coveted Chanticleer rooster trophy.
Anaiya Moore of Columbia, S.C., was presented the Ronald D. Lackey Service Award, presented annually to a CCU senior who serves the University community with conspicuous service through involvement and leadership in campus and community activities. She was also named winner of the Haven Hart Impact Award, presented annually to a CCU senior who has served as a role model to other students through th
Curtis Purnell returns the opening kickoff as the official returns to his feet. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
Dave Frederick
Tail over teakettle - Cape’s
Curtis Purnell (2018) returns a kickoff on a Friday night. He is head-over-heels happy, the way it’s supposed to be, but the trailing official is tail over teakettle. And if you’ve ever slipped while carrying a teakettle, don’t expect your afternoon guest sitting by the picture window in the parlor of your house not to laugh. Hats off – pun intended – to all officials who are out there running with the athletes, dodging balls and bodies. I really don’t know why more of them don’t get trucked or pull muscles. It is hazardous duty. I bail like a Boston Whaler when flow comes my way. A mask may be required, but a helmet is a better idea.
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State coffers could get $2.5 billion in new federal funding over two years if lawmakers get over longstanding political objections to expand Medicaid to cover about 200,000 residents without health insurance. At present, many agree expansion is more of a possibility than a probability due to the state’s political climate. The new funding over two […]