ATHENS, W.Va. – Behind another 300-yard passing game from sophomore quarterback Brian Novak, a 100-yard rushing day from junior running back Calvinaugh Jones and a tena- cious run defense, the Concord University football team routed Urbana on homecoming 50-20 at Callaghan Stadium Saturday afternoon in Mountain East Conference action Concord […]
Other News
Marsh Library rededicated
With recent library renovations, it seemed only fit that a rededication take place. On October 10, The Marsh Library welcomed many alumni, community members, faculty, staff, and students to witness the rededication. Connie Shumate, Director of the Marsh Library, announces that “the library is equipped and ready to meet the […]
Commuters are outraged
Over 50% of the students at Concord University are commuters. These commuters pay for not only their education but for their means of getting to Concord. As a mainly commuter university, Concord likes to show appreciation to those commuters by giving them special treats in their lounge. The commuters love […]
Annual SpookTacular!
Prepare to be scared out of your mind! Need a little something to thrill your nerves to a maximum level? Concord has something in store for those who want that kind of excitement. The annual SpookTacular is approaching within this month, and it should be extravagant and fun […]
Hogwarts comes to Concord
Fans of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter franchise can rejoice this Halloween at Concord University. Courtesy of fellow student Adam Rose, the week of Halloween will hold a series of classes meant to mimic the classes of many students’ favorite fantastical learning institution, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The classes […]
Pluto: Is it a planet again?
In recent weeks, Twitter and Facebook have been abuzz with news that Pluto is now a planet again. It would seem that many people have great affection for the little ball of ice and rock orbiting the Sun out past Neptune. However, is it truly a planet? Pluto, discovered in […]
Track Renovations
Concord Universiy’s track is being resurfaced and redesigned starting this summer. The estimated cost for the project is $395,000. Recently two majors donations have been given to the project. The first donation is from the Hugh I. Shott, Jr. Foundation for $150,000 and the second donation is from the June […]
C.U.P.D. Crack Down: Fact or Fiction
For many students, the beginning of the academic term means that the party season has begun. Students want to send out the summer with a bang and ring in the university’s homecoming ‘the right way.’ This phenomenon has been around for generations of college students. This semester, however, things […]
Concord Celebrates Homecoming 2014
ATHENS, W.Va. – An overcast autumn day couldn’t dampen the Mountain Lion spirit for Concord University’s Homecoming 2014 celebration today (Saturday, Oct. 11) in Athens. By the 2 p.m. kickoff at Callaghan Stadium, the drizzle and misty rain held off and the CU Mountain Lions roared past the Urbana University […]
Diversity for Equality Grant
Concord University is in an annual competition with many other colleges in West Virginia for a large grant from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission by the name of the Diversity for Equity Grant. This grant is awarded to colleges that have a well balanced and established ethnic foreground, […]