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The Giving Tree

This year’s Angel Tree was emptied in record time. Photo By James Hoyle Every year, at around this time, Concord University erects a tree in the student center just outside the cafeteria. This tree, as festive as it first appears, is decorated with an unusual sort of decorations. Names of […]

Student Life

Holiday Open House

Image Courtesy of touringitaly.com Concord University does many things to celebrate the holiday season, but the Concord University Advancement team has celebrated in its own way, with the Holiday Open House.     The Holiday Open House is a big crowd pleaser each year. There are many different festive things that […]

Student Life

Bonner Kindness Project

Kelsey Walls showing love in front of the Bonner House. Photo Courtesy of the CU  Bonner Program. As current and former college students, we all remember the struggle to stay positive, especially near the end of the semester. With December quickly approaching, we have a variety of things to potentially […]

Student Life

Concord University Holds Annual Pre-Professional Day for Students

Many students presented research during Pre-Professional Day as a way of showcasing their talents and to gain the experience of presenting to other professionals. Photo By James Hoyle On Friday, November 18, in the Ballroom on the third floor of the Student Center, the ultimate culmination of a semester’s worth […]

A&E

“Moana” In Review

ldquo;Moana” is a colorful, musical, emotional celebration of Polynesian culture. Image Courtesy of disney.com For those who haven’t noticed, Walt Disney Studios released its newest animated feature film last Wednesday, November 23. As per usual with my movie reviews, reader beware: spoilers may wait within.     I had been waiting […]

Opinion

A Farewell from Your Editor

Brittany Strother has been a member of the Concordian staff since Fall 2014. We thank her for her dedication and wish her all the best. Photo Courtesy of Brittany Strother. It’s about that time of the semester. The weeks are winding down, Thanksgiving break is but a memory, and most […]

Opinion

Finals Week Survival Tips

One week left. It’s almost over. Soon the semester will end and most of us will be free to go home or travel and enjoy the winter break. But first, we must survive: Finals Week.     In the interest of the mental and physical health of all students involved, here […]

Opinion

History of December Holidays

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around campus, as well as quite a few other different celebrations that each contain their own fascinating historical backgrounds. There are over 30 different holidays spanning denominations from Buddhism to Christian to Atheist that are celebrated all throughout the month of December, […]

Opinion

Final Thoughts from a First-Time Concordian Staff Writer

What a bittersweet sensation. With Christmas on the horizon and the semester falling behind us, I am left with warm memories. This was my first semester writing for the Concordian, and what an experience it has been. It was a challenge at first. Writing two news stories a week was […]

Opinion

Smartphone and Social Network Addiction

People are becoming increasingly more reliant upon smartphone, mobile messaging, and social networking websites in their daily lives, to a dangerous degree. Image Courtesy of digitalsynopsis.com People nowadays are obsessed with their smartphones. The internet and the smartphone were developed surprisingly quickly, and as time passed by, social networking services […]