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CU Football Signs TV Deal

Concord University and WVVA-TV have agreed to air three Concord home football games during the 2015 season. WVVA President Frank Brady and Concord University President Dr. Kendra Boggess signed the agreement Monday afternoon at WVVA's station.  WVVA sports director A.J. Good will do the live play-by-play with former Concord assistant football coach […]

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Stay Hungry, Stay Humble:

Calvinaugh Jones and the rest of the Concord Mountain Lions are looking forward to another great season.  Photo Courtesy of wvpublic.org As fall rolls in, so do Saturdays full of college football. Last Wednesday, head football coach of the Concord University Mountain Lions, Garin Justice, met with the media to […]

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The Saga Continues:

Out with the old, and in with the new! Students can look forward to new showers, new floors, and best of all, air conditioning units!  Photo courtesy of collegeview.com Certain students that would typically live in North Tower have been temporarily relocated to Sarvay Hall for the fall semester. New […]

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Wherefore Art Thou, Concord?

CaptioMany came out to audition for any role they could get. Stage manager Summer Wilding says there were even some high school students who came to audition on Thursday. Photo by Bridgette Morris Concord University’s Appalachian Shakespeare Project (ASP) held auditions this past Thursday and Friday for one of the […]

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So You Think You Can Greek Sing

The gentleman of Tau Kappa Epsilon proved that they may in fact be "Hollaback" boys with their comical performance. Photo By James Hoyle     It cannot be stressed enough that each and every fraternity and sorority that participated in the finale of Greek Week events did very well, and their […]

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It’s Fun to Have Fun, But You’ve Got to Know How

Earlier in the semester, there was an opinion piece about everything that students can do in the area surrounding Concord University. Although there is definitely plenty to do in the area, there is also a lot to do on campus during the school year, contrary to popular belief.   All year […]

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Committing Crimes of the Heart

The Concord University Theatre department has done it again with their spring production of Beth Henley’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama, Crimes of the Heart.      Set in the small southern town of Hazelhurst, Mississippi, the play documents the series of unfortunate events that have plagued the MaGrath sisters all their […]

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What Do You Think?

ldquo;Concord has taught me a lot of skills that I will be able to use in day-to-day life. Between administration and time management, I have learned to function in a business capacity.” –Joey Sharpe “I think the biggest thing that CU has done to prepare me for my future is […]

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What I’ve Really Learned

Congratulations, 2015 Graduates!  Photo courtesy of thrivecleveland.com Six years ago, I came to Concord University thinking I would be a movie star, or a rock star at the least. Now, I am a little over a week away from graduation, and the dreams and aspirations I had as a budding […]

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The Hillbilly Poet: Rita Quillen

Rita Quillen embraces her Appalachian roots and uses them as inspiration for her writing.  Photo courtesy of ritasimsquillen.com     “Poetry is about talking about one thing in terms of another. Poetry has historically been about a display of wit. It’s about making you see the world in a different […]