On Wednesday, Nov. 8, Concord University celebrated its first-generation college students with a special day devoted to giving them an opportunity to share their first-generation status. The celebration coincides with the 52nd anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Approximately 52 faculty and staff at Concord who were […]
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‘Ambassador of Pool’ Paul Gerni Comes to Concord
World famous Paul Gerni “The Ambassador of Pool,” demonstrated his live trick-shot. Photo by Caleb Zopp World famous Paul Gerni, “The Ambassador of Pool,” performed professional pool trick shots for Concord University students on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Gerni performed his live trick-shot demonstration on a designated pool table in […]
Monte says
Monte Durham On Nov. 2, area businesses said “yes” to education. Concord University’s annual Foundation Beckley-Raleigh County Dinner in Beckley, W.Va., hosted special guest Monte Durham, co-host of “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta.” This semester’s dinner gathered together Concord community friends and sponsors, Concord staff, and student […]
Concord Student to Go to South East Theater Conference
Brianna Duckworth will participate in the South East Theater Conference in Mobile, Alabama in March. Photo By Brianna Duckworth On Nov. 3-4, Concord University hosted the West Virginia Theater Association conference in the Alexander Fine Arts Center. Over the course of the weekend, several high schools competed to make it […]
Happy Halloween!
Kayla Jordan (senior), Brandon Thomas (senior), Sally Dickerson (senior) Photo By Caleb Zopp Suyung Park (senior), McKayla Philips (sophomore), and Kascie Mongold (freshman) Photo by Czleb Zopp Caleb Zopp (junior), Brady Meadows (senior) Photo by Caleb Zopp Community participant in Wilson Trick-or-Treat. Photo by Caleb Zo
Mountain East Conference: Sports Round up
Mountain Lions ran ball against West Liberty’s Hilltoppers on Saturday, Oct. 28 at West Family Stadium. Photo By Concord Athletic Department Men’s Soccer— Sophomore forward Sam Ashton was voted to the All-MEC Second Team with junior defender Xander Bailey and sophomore defender Pedro Bassin who both received spots on […]
Netflix Round up: What’s coming and going
Netflix, the online streaming service that has provided the content for those late-night binges that may or may not have led to that assignment not getting done on time. Each month the service cycles content in and out of its servers in order to always provide a new mix of […]
Why Canned Food Drives Might Not be the Best Idea
As the holiday season quickly approaches, so too will the thousands of canned food drives held throughout the country. As Americans reach into the back of their pantries and make quick runs to the grocery store to load up on canned goods, foodbanks throughout the country will become overloaded with […]
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 […]
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 […]