Rhymes With Orange

Ep. 90 | Football team chaplain, turned first-year experience coordinator Adrian Dorsey explains the home town feel at Campbell University

Former Campbell Football OL and current team chaplain, Adrian Dorsey, first stepped foot on campus as a wide-eyed freshman in 2014. Eight years later, Dorsey completed his Master of Divinity and transformed his passion and excitement for the Campbell community into the first-year experience program. Dorsey explains what makes Campbell University special and unique for people from all walks of life.

Ep. 89 | Dr. Justin Nelson and Dr. Christopher Pieper talk research on seeking meaning, purpose through smartphones

In a study published in August, researchers at Campbell and Baylor University found that users will be disappointed if they expect smartphones and social media to fill their need for purpose and meaning. In fact, it will probably get worse, according to their findings. 

Dr. Justin Nelson, assistant professor of sociology at Campbell University, and Dr. Christopher Pieper, senior lecturer of sociology at Baylor University partnered to understand the complex relationship between meaning-seeking and technology using the most recent wave of the Baylor Religion Survey. Their research appeared this year in the journal, Sociological Perspectives.

Ep. 88 | Martha Bizzell - Engineering

Martha Bizzell is the Director of Student Success at the Campbell University School of Engineering. She features experience as an engineer, K-12 math/science educator, homeschool parent, museum director and director of engineering summer camps, we dive into a bunch of topics with Martha Bizzell covering the highly successful Campbell Engineering program.

Ep. 87 | Star Wars trivia champion (and legal geek) Thomas Harper

When he’s not working with the Red Cross as an advisor for International Humanitarian Law, Thomas Harper ('10 Law) can be found writing about, speaking on or taking part in the “geekier” side of pop culture. A massive Star Wars fan and collector, Harper is a popular writer for the website, thelegalgeeks.com, which analyzes the legal side of sci-fi, fantasy and comic book movies. Harper has written about everything from the legality of Princess Leia’s imprisonment in “A New Hope” to Ahsoka’s legal options in “The Clone Wars.” 

Harper talks to Rhymes With Orange host (and Star Wars geek to a lesser extent) Billy Liggett about his love of the franchise and how he's incorporated elements of it into his legal career. 

Ep. 86 | Rev. Louisa Ward

We are joined by the newly appointed Dean for Spiritual Life and Campus Minister, Rev. Louisa Ward. Louisa heads up an essential aspect of the student experience on campus. We dive into the value of spiritual development during college and the various avenues where students can express and practice their faith on campus. 

Ep. 85 | Dean Locklear shares his land research on Coharie, Lumbee Indian tribes

Junior political science major and Ester Howard Research Fellows student Dean Locklear talks about his research on North Carolina Native American tribes — specifically the Coharie and Lumbee tribes found in central and southeastern parts of the state. Locklear, a Lumbee Indian himself, conducted his research this year at a time when Campbell University developed a partnership with the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs through School of Education & Human Sciences Dean — and fellow Lumbee — Dr. Al Bryant. 

Ep. 84 | Steven Williams talks Harvard-Yale rivalry, growing the Campbell Football recruiting brand and working in the NFL

This week's guest is Campbell University Football assistant head coach Steven Williams. Coach Williams enters his fourth season in the Creek after stops at South Carolina, Penn State, and the Detroit Lions. A father of three, Williams balances being a dad, football coach and community service liaison for the athletic department. We dive into the story of an All-American Harvard Crimson football player turned Campbell Fighting Camel coach.

Ep. 83 | Guess who’s back?! We return for the 2022-23 school year

Welcome back to the new semester at Campbell University. Our hosts Billy Ligget and Evan Budrovich preview the first few episodes of the podcast, introduce our backgrounds and lay out the schedule for shows running EVERY TUESDAY on Rhymes With Orange.

Ep. 82 | Zach Neto talks Campbell baseball and high expectations

This week's guest is Campbell University baseball player Zach Neto, last year’s Big South Conference Player of the Year and a young  man many are predicting could go in the first three rounds of the Major League Baseball draft this summer. We talk about how a skinny kid from Miami, Florida ended up in Buies Creek, North Carolina and became one of the most feared hitters in all of college baseball.

Ep. 81 | Cold War historian Dr. Jaclyn Stanke discusses invasion of Ukraine

Dr. Jaclyn Stanke, associate professor of history whose research has included U.S.-Soviet Cold War relations and Cold War popular culture, talks about her experiences in Ukraine and her understanding of Russia's invasion of their neighbor. Stanke was part of a faculty panel on March 1 to answer student questions about the history of the two countries and what effect the invasion may have on the United States going forward.