Author: Anastasiia Vorobeva

Student Life

What Ivy League Students Read that you Don’t

Ivy League required reading lists are heavily concentrated on political philosophy. Photo By The Washington Post If you’re one of those lucky kids with wealthy and influential parents or with a sky-high IQ, Ivy League school education is probably an available option. For the rest of us willing to catch […]

News

National News Round Up: Nov. 12-18

NATIONAL CALIFORNIA SHOOTINGS On Tuesday, Nov. 14, four people were killed and 10 wounded in a series of shootings in Northern California by Kevin Neal, 44, who was killed by police the same day.     There were at least seven separate shooting scenes in or near Rancho Tehama Reserve, an […]

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National News Round Up: Nov. 5-11

TEXAS SHOOTING On Sunday, Nov. 5, Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, walked in the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, during the service and shot dead 26 people and wounded 20. Those killed ranged in age from 18 months to 77 years old. Everybody who was in the church was […]

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Athens Takes a Stand to Protect Diverse Population from Profiling

On Oct. 3, Athens Town Council unanimously passed city resolution to protect diversity by forbidding profiling based upon religion, race, national origin, language, or immigration status.     “We wanted to put something together which shows this is not the place where people would be hassled or bothered,” said Jed R. […]

Opinion

Is Speed Reading Actually Working?

For those of us who love reading, the problem of finding time even for the best books is a real struggle. If you are like me, you probably put “learn speed-reading” in your new year resolutions and maybe even gave it a shot. But is speed reading actually possible?    […]

Opinion

Fake News and Poor Journalism

In a room with hundreds of journalists from all over the country, one of the conference’s keynote speakers looked at the outstanding professionals he was sharing the stage with and said, “Here they are – outstandingly smart and educated people, and they call their work ‘fake news.’”     The comment […]

Student Life

Vintage Hunting Tips

Vintage stores are a different world in and of themselves.  Photo By Romeing Vintage stores are a different world in and of themselves– along with the items they sell, and the stories they share.     “All of these things are stray dogs, which somebody once had and loved and cared […]

Student Life

Concord University Crowns 2017 Homecoming Royalty

Homecoming King and Queen were representatives of the Phi Delta Pi fraternity and International Students Club.                              Photo By Anastasiia Vorobeva Through Oct. 9 to Oct. 14, Concord students, staff, and visiting alumni had their schedules packed with homecoming activities, beginning […]

News

Music Department Hosts 4th Annual Spooktacular

Concord students were able to get an early experience of Halloween from the fourth annual Spooktacular.  Photo By Anastasiia Vorobeva Last Friday, Oct. 20, Concord students got an early opportunity to experience a Halloween atmosphere as the music department hosted the annual Spooktacular event with a concert, a costume […]

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Music Department Hosts 4th Annual Spooktacular

Concord students were able to get an early experience of Halloween from the fourth annual Spooktacular.  Photo By Anastasiia Vorobeva Last Friday, Oct. 20, Concord students got an early opportunity to experience a Halloween atmosphere as the music department hosted the annual Spooktacular event with a concert, a costume […]