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Wilson Hall Hosts Annual Trick or Treat Night

Roommates Erica Garnes and Karlie Cline pass out Halloween candy to trick or treaters.  Photo By Caleb Zopp On Oct. 26, Wilson Residence Hall hosted its annual Trick-or-Treat event from 6-8 p.m. This year, nearly a hundred children from the surrounding area walked door-to-door through the dormitory halls collecting candy […]

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Concord Students Participate in Trip of Hope

Concord students will be taking a total of 20 children from Southern West Virginia to Walt Disney World.  Photo by Orlando Weekly As of 2015, America has been home to over 427,901 children in the foster care system, with over 7,000 right here in West Virginia, according to Kids Count […]

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Reflexes Sparks Halloween Creativity

This semester, Reflexes Magazine held a Halloween Creative Arts contest. This was a chance for students to merge their creative talents and Halloween spirit into prose, visual art, or even poetry works to compete to win a $25 gift card for Moe’s Restaurant and Cafe.     This contest encouraged students […]

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Intramurals: Benefits of Being Involved

Intramurals are a large part of student life for many at Concord University. Director of Intramurals Chris Smallwood, who has done extensive research on Intramurals programs for both his master thesis and to improve the program at Concord, outlines the benefits of being involved for students.     1. Why do […]

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Concord Students Participate in Trip of Hope

Concord student Maizy Landreth sold homemade bath bombs to help a child go to Walt Disney World.   Photo By Maizy Landreth Several members of the Concord community are participating in Trip of Hope, an organization started by Concord alumnus  Brandon Hicks and Blake Farmer with the sole purpose of […]

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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 […]

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Table Tennis Club Offered at Concord

All table tennis fans can now rejoice as Concord University affiliates a Concord Table Tennis Club.     With 10 members currently active, the club hopes to seek out new members. They have been putting out several flyers and posters that give more information about the club, as well as a […]

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A Look into “A Vengeful Soul”

A short thriller film titled “A Vengeful Soul” is currently in progress here at Concord University. Auditions for roles in the film took place on September 25 and 28 in the basement of the J. Frank Marsh Library.     This film project is student-made as an Advanced Media project assigned […]

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Getting Involved: Intramurals

Part of the Concord University experience is to get involved with intramurals. In fact, it is one of the largest student activity groups on campus.     Director of Intramurals Chris Smallwood states, “We have an average of 167 participants per sport. Softball being our smallest group this year at 117, […]

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Students Create New College Republicans Chapter

For the first time in over a decade, Concord University has a College Republican Chapter beginning this fall semester.  President of the CU Republican Chapter, Jack Garwood comments, “With West Virginia being the reddest state in the country, President Trump winning the mock election at Concord, and a high amount […]