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Game Room Renovation

The game room is one of Concord’s most popular student and commuter lounges, offering entertainment in the forms of billiards, ping-pong, video games, computers, board games, and even renting sports equipment during the warmer times of the year. The rumor has been going around for years that the game room is going […]

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The Price is Right

Last Wednesday, athletic director Kevin Garrett introduced Paul Price, the former defensive coordinator, as the new head coach of the Concord University football team after former head coach Garin Justice accepted an offensive line coaching position at Florida Atlantic University.   Price, who has been the defensive coordinator for the maroon and gray since 2009, has been an important part […]

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What Martin Luther King Day Means in 2016

By the time of this issue of The Concordian has been released, another Martin Luther King Jr. Day will have passed. Like many other federal holidays (with the exceptions of Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year’s and possibly Veteran’s Day), Martin Luther King Day often gets signed off as being one more […]

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Planet Nine

The astronomical field of science was forever changed when on August 24, 2006, Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet. This move was considered controversial by many, and for those that grew up learning that Pluto was a planet, is a subject of contention to this very day. So […]

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Richard Corey, The Twisted Muse

Richard Corey and his book, the Twisted Muse.  Photo by James Hoyle Concord University once again played host to alumnus Richard Corey on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the J. Frank Marsh Library. Corey, author of an anthology of poems and songs called The Twisted Muse, read to his audience from […]

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Pete Ballard to Receive Honorary Doctorate

Ballard has seen a lot of life since he last saw Concord, and it is an honor for the university to bestow an honorary Doctorate to him.  Photo courtesy of wvculture.com In his time, Pete Ballard has been an educator, a curator, a dollmaker, an adventurer, and a costume repairer. […]

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Climate Change: Fact or Fiction?

Everyone's childhood hero, Bill Nye the Science Guy, recently spoke at the Charleston Civic Center about climate change issues.  Photo by Briana Gunter With the presidential candidate debates going on lately, there’s been a lot of talk about climate change.  Surprisingly one thing candidates haven’t been able to agree on […]

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Purple Your Professor a Sloppy Success

Dr. White and Doug Moore smile good-naturedly after being painted for the cause.  Photo by Haley McCord Jack Sheffler proudly shows off his new purple 'do. Photo by Haley McCord On Thursday, November 19, three willing professors were painted purple after raising the most money and awareness for Relay For […]

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Less Stress, More Success

It is almost time for final exams! This is when all of the knowledge and skills you have gained this semester are evaluated and put to the test. Just thinking about finals week may give you anxiety. Although some anxiety and stress is actually ideal since it is a motivator, […]

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Fallout 4: A Game Review

Well folks, it finally happened. Bethesda Software managed to release a mediocre game. Anyone that spends any amount of time on the internet can tell you the hype for this game was immense, with many people preordering it in advance. On November 10, Fallout 4 dropped on Xbox One, PS4, […]