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Concord Graduates Discuss Study Tips for Upcoming Finals

Graduate share their advice on how to get through finals. Photo By theodysseyonlincomthe-five-stages-of-finals-week As the semester draws to an end, finals are just around the corner. This means countless hours of studying, tireless flashcard making, and losing valuable sleep hours. No student can escape them, whether you are a science […]

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Hooking Up and Dating on Campus Have Similarities

Dr. Tracy Luff and colleagues, Dr. Kristi Hoffman and Dr. Martin Berntson find study wrong.  Photo Courtesy of  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/26/dating-in-college-5-thing_n_1916044.html In 2005, Dr. Tracy Luff, professor of Sociology at Concord University and her colleagues from Roanoke College, sociologists Dr. Kristi Hoffman and Dr. Marit Berntson, decided to study the idea that […]

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Major Highlights: Health Promotion

Concord University provides a liberal arts education that is available to every student who attends. This type of education helps to strengthen intellect and gives students the knowledge they can use in the workplace. This week, Dr. Jill Nolan, Assistant Professor of Health Education and Master of Arts in Health […]

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Reflexes at Concord University Makes a Return

Dr. O’Haynes reinstates Reflexes at Concord with the help of the staff. Photo Courtesy of concord.edu The English department, under the direction of Dr. Delilah O’Haynes, has resurrected the magazine Reflexes after a four year hiatus.     Once a vibrant literary magazine and exciting creation of the English department back […]

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Major Highlights: Business Department

Concord University offers a liberal arts education available to everyone that attends. An education like this allows for intellectual strengthening while also providing knowledge that can assist in the workplace of today’s society. This week, Dr. Susan Robinette, Division Chair of the Business Division and Director of University Assessment, gives […]

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Interesting Facts About the Concord Library

Concord University’s Library is anything but boring – it has rooms full of treasures and history, and some services and perks not many people know about; in fact, only some students know how to use it. The Concordian talked to Connie Shumate, the Director of Marsh Library, to collect this […]

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Strange Questions International Students Face

As an international student from Russia, there are various questions asked about my home country. Questions like, “How cold it is there?,” are understandable and expected; however, questions like “Do you have McDonald’s there?,” or “Do you have cell phones?” are always unexpected. International students at Concord decided  to discuss […]

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Philosophical Society Revitalized at Concord

Philosophy Society returns to Concord. Photo Courtesy of concord.edu This semester, Concord University has reinstated the philosophical society under professor Dr. Thomas McKenna. First founded in the fall of 2006, the society has been revived from a temporary pause since the membership declined two years ago, with an enthusiastic […]

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Black Student Union Club

BSU hosts annual Umoja Ball for 2017. With honor and remembrance, Black History Month has been recognized by every United States president since 1976, with February as its official designated month. For years, organizations across campuses and communities have devoted time and effort in raising awareness, concerning the impact that […]

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Major Highlights: Computer Science and Mathematics

Professor Lonnie Bowe Photo Courtesy of concord.edu Concord University’s liberal arts education strengthens students’ intellectual ability and assists in a variety of fields that workplaces offer in today’s society. Lonnie Bowe, Associate Professor of Computer Science, brings light to the various opportunities one can take advantage of in the Computer […]