Undergraduate research can be one of the most challenging yet rewarding endeavors a college student can pursue; and at every university, in any discipline, there are those who prove to be especially outstanding in their fields. Some Concord University Geography students prove that to be true, Every year the […]
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CU Groundhog Day Celebrates West Virginia Heritage
Grand Groundhog Watcher, Amy Shuler Goodwin, gives interviews to local news outlets after the ceremony. Photo by Tsivia Chonoles This year saw the 38th annual Groundhog Day Breakfast here at Concord University. The breakfast is hosted and paid for by the Advancement Office as a way to […]
The Campus Beautiful…and Mold?
Pictured is one of the bathtubs in Wilson Hall, where mold and mildew has mandated the replacing of shower curtains. Photo by Christian Pridemore As we come out of winter, sometimes pipes break and water seeps out, or your shower will leak and eventually a mold culture will […]
Assistant Professor Kevin Bennington Give a Powerful Message
Over the past couple decades, society as a whole is becoming more focused on saving the planet. What society is collectively doing in order to leave a better world for future generations of children can be deemed as more of a long-term goal rather than a short term one. However, […]
Spring 2016 Preview
Prepare yourselves, Concord students, for a semester full of activities planned especially for you by the Student Activities Committee (SAC). This semester there will be a wealth of activities and events available for students to attend. An interview with Andrew Sulgit, head of the SAC, provided the following details. After last night’s Blacklight Bingo, students […]
Gun Violence In America
In the year 2015, there were over 13,000 people killed in incidents involving a firearm according to the BBC, and nearly 27,000 injuries. This of course begs the question: why? This question, however, is twofold; why are these shootings and incidents occurring?, And why aren’t we doing more to prevent […]
Aramark Rumors Debunked
Many people on the Concord University campus may have heard the rumor going around at the end of the Fall semester that Aramark had lost its contract with the University and would shortly be leaving the campus. A conversation with Randy Keaton, head of Aramark dining services, proved this rumor […]
Star Wars:
Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens is the highest grossing film ever released in America, making over 1 billion dollars globally according to Forbes, and outselling Avatar, the previous record holder. By extension, I have to assume that very few people that wish to see the movie haven’t, but […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Silent Film
With the recent snow that has hit campus in the past week, there is no doubt that many students (after finishing their homework, of course) took to Netflix to pass the time. Netflix is an amazing tool to keep in touch with TV shows and to discover something new. One […]
We Only Have One Planet, It’s Time to Save It!
In recent years, there have been plenty of astronomy studies claiming that there are possibly other planets, called exoplanets, in the universe which could be habitable by humans. According to physicist Andrew LePage, who runs a website on the subject of exoplanets, one of the closest exoplanets to our planet orbits a red dwarf about 12.8 […]