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February 9, 2011Vol. lXXX No. 17
Concord’s Groundhog Watchers gathered early Wednesday Feb. 2 in the Jer-ry L. Beasley Student Cen-ter Ballroom to celebrate the University’s 33rd An-nual Groundhog Day Break-fast and to find out how soon spring will be here.
The Watchers shared food, fellowship, and Concord folklore as they were joined by the Grand Groundhog Watcher in anticipation of the yearly prediction.
This year’s Grand Ground-hog Watcher honor was be-stowed to Concord graduate and Mercer County native Scott A. Martin. Martin graduated from Concord with a degree in Commu-
nications in 1993 and has since gone on to become a film industry personality known for his work with Sorry Dog Productions.
During the ceremony Mar-tin shared his personal ties to Concord and the Athens area when he originally enrolled.
“My roots are here. My family, my mom, my dad, my fiancée, they’re all here,” Martin said.
He also shared some of his experiences work-ing in the film industry.
“Finally, one day I got a call from somebody on the film ‘High Fidelity’ and they wanted me to be John Cusack’s stand-in,” he said.
Martin went on to explain his role during 59 days of shooting as a stand-in on set.
“If John Cusack had to jump in the mud, then I had
to do it 20 times,” he said.He concluded by ex-
pressing that, “Any dream takes persistence.”
Following Martin’s speech, the ceremony moved into the announcement portion of the morning’s program with University President Gregory F. Aloia.
“I have a dilemma; I have not been able to reach Concord Charlie,” said Aloia to the crowd.
“I went by his burrow this morning, I left a message, I’ve texted him, I went to his Facebook, I tweeted him…and we’ve been in touch over the last few days because we’ve been try-ing to line this up,” contin-ued Aloia in jest during the good-natured ceremony.
Aloia shared the goings-on of Charlie’s family to keep
up the festive mood while the Groundhog Watchers waited for the official results of the morning’s outing. He even shared Concord Charlie’s
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“Obama-care”
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Lewisburg
Visitor Wounded
The Aluminum Show
Board of Governors
Efficiencies Project
College Goal Sunday
Beautiful madness
Concord University SAC sponsored its first Open Mic Night Jan. 31 at the Subway stage with over 30 students attending and over a dozen performers.
“For the short amount of time we had to adver-tise for it, I’m pleased with the turnout and the number of student performers we had,” Anna Hardy, Director of Student Activities, said.
Open Mic Night is a month-ly event that will eventu-ally become a fully SAC-sponsored event, complete with the attendance sheet that will allow students more opportunities to win prizes in SAC’s raffle drawings.
“Open Mic Night has a lot of
room to grow,” Hardy said. “If there’s enough interest, it will happen every other week, in-stead of monthly, and if it gains enough popularity, we’ll pro-vide free drinks and popcorn.”
Freshman Cassie Good-win said she thinks drinks would encourage more peo-ple to attend, but she had fun without an extra incentive.
“I’d go again just to go,” Goodwin said. “It was enter-taining and it gave me some-thing to do besides sit around.”
SAC member James Blankenship also feels that refreshments will help promote interest.
“Free refreshments draw people,” Blankenship said. “People show up to get them and then they stay to see what’s happening.”
Timothy Brown read a few original poems as his
performance for the event.“I just felt like do-
ing it. I had my poetry, so I read them,” he said.
Brown said that the oppor-tunity to perform was very re-warding and that his response was generally positive.
“It was actually a lot of fun and it gave me some real-world experience with being in front of a crowd,” Brown said.
In addition to poetry read-ings, there were acoustic performances, beat boxing, character impersonations, and short testimonials.
“There was a lot of re-ally good stuff,” Brown said. “The beat boxing was really cool, because you don’t see a lot of that. There was quite a bit of talent on stage. I was surprised.”
Hardy said that the idea for a monthly event came
from conversations with stu-dents who were interested.
“It was a really nice idea. It’s an inexpensive way for students to enjoy each other’s talents,” she said.
Hardy also said that the variety Open Mic Night of-fered was something SAC wanted to try in response to some of the criticisms that the Comedy Caravan received.
“We’re still looking for the best route in regards to Com-edy Caravan,” she said. “It’s really hard to find a comedian everyone likes. I think we’re just still not sure what kind of humor is best for Concord.”
Blankenship also said that Open Mic Night offered more to the audience as a whole.
“Comedy is a personal thing,” Blankenship said. “Open Mic gives you variety. You can read poetry; you can
do anything. Everyone gets to show their special talents in a freeform environment, which can speak to more people. Comedy is hit and miss.”
Hardy said that the Open Mic Night talents could become a more common spectacle on campus if there was enough interest.
“We want to set up various venues for students if they want to perform,” Hardy said. “I want to find new ways for students to be involved.”
SAC meets every Sun-day at 9:30p.m. at the Sub-way stage. Hardy said that all ideas are welcome.
“The group really works on suggestions,” she said. “We’re just trying to keep the students happy.”
Students, staff pleased with Open Mic NightBy TJ Meadows
News Editor
See Spring on page 2
By Liston Pennington
Staff Writer
Concord Charlie predicts early spring
Photo by Sterling SnyderPresident Aloia speaks with University alumnus Scott Martin, who spoke at the Groundhog Day Breakfast Feb. 2., where Con-cord Charlie predicted an early Spring.
Photo by Joel HagyMatt Hamilton portrays Papagano, a patient in a mental asylum, whose madness drives him to catch beautiful birds, portrayed here by Jessica Stewart. CU’s opera, “The Magic Flute” begins Thursday in the Fine Arts Building.
SGA addresses grievances, discusses new amendments
This week’s SGA meet-ing began with a reminder that the position of secre-tary is still open and that applications will be taken until the end of the day.
Also discussed were poli-cies that the SGA Office Manager, which in the past was the secretary, had put in place. Attorney General Chris Matheny announced that no one in the SGA Of-
fice, including the Presi-dent, Vice President, or any other SGA Officer, was re-quired to enforce any rules the Office Manager decided to create, such as no food or drink in the SGA office.
There were two complaints brought up to the SGA this week, one being the lack of a punching bag in the fitness center, and the other was the absence of the Nickelodeon channel after a short power outage on campus. The punching bag was said to be broken and in the process of
being replaced, while Nick-elodeon has recently been restored to campus cable so students can once again get their fix of “The Nanny.”
Then, Attorney General Matheny addressed the issue of missed court dates. Sev-eral students had recently complained about missing their court dates and wanting to make them up. Matheny explained that all students
By Kelly Connors
Opinions Editor
See SGA on page 2
Campus police, university work to fight sexual assault
Last semester, a Concord student was sexually assault-ed on the Athens campus.
This student is not alone, according to Kathleen Hirsch, author of “Frater-nities of Fear: Gang Rape, Male Bonding, and the Si-lencing of Women.” At least one in four college women
will be the victim of sexual assault during her academic career. A common problem is that the term “sexual as-sault” often has a differ-ent meaning per individual.
Sexual assault is clearly defined in the Concord Stu-dent Handbook as “sexual intercourse and/or sexual in-trusion with another person without the consent of that person. Lack of consent may result from forcible compul-
sion or incapacity to consent.” Therefore, an individual un-
der the influence of drugs or alcohol would be considered lacking the mental capacity to consent, causing any sexual acts to possibly fall under the umbrella of sexual assault.
While it is defined, the con-cept of sexual assault seems
By Jeremy Sallie
Staff Writer
See Assault on page 2
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News
Miss Nguyen Thi Kim Chung, a law professor at the National Law University in Hanoi, Viet Nam, is scheduled to deliver a talk to Concord University on Thursday, February 10. 2011.
At 2 PM in ADMIN 321, Miss Chug will discuss the Consti-tutions of Viet Nam and the United States.
Miss Chung earned her undergraduate and masters degrees in law in Hanoi and presently is a lecturer in law at the Na-
tional Law University of Hanoi. This academic year, she is a Fulbright Scholar visiting George Washington University in
Washington, DC.When Ho Chi Mihn wrote the Constitution of Viet Nam fol-lowing the Second World War, he is said to have consulted the U. S. Constitution as a model. Miss Chung’s talk will
address similarities of the constitutions of the two countries. All interested persons are invited.
Concord’s Circle K Inter-national is helping sponsor a fundraiser with the Princ-eton/Athens Kiwanis Club this Thursday, February 10,
2011 from 5-8p.m. at the Bob Evans in Princeton, WV,
to raise funds to charter an Aktion Club in our commu-nity. Aktion Club is a service organization branched from the Kiwanis family that is
tailored specifically to adults with disabilities. 15% of each sale made with a fundraising flyer will be donated by Bob Evans to our cause. Please
contact Julie Meikle at [email protected]
for more information.
The Spanish Program and the Division of Languages and Literature at Concord University is happy to present Portafolio. Portafolio is an online magazine that showcases critical and
creative perspectives composed by Concord students on issues surrounding Hispanic or Latino Spanish communities. The purpose of this publication is to create a forum for an interdis-ciplinary discussion in both English and Spanish about contemporary social, political and
cultural issues of importance to the Hispanic world.
In this the inaugural edition, the editorial committee asks for submissions that directly deal with notions of social, political, cultural, and/or sexual difference and debate. This call is open to all genres of artistic creation and may include, but is not restricted to, short story, essay, and
photography and other plastic art forms.
All entries will be reviewed by an outside committee and all participants will be notified. A selection of entries will be chosen for publication. The entry the selection names as the feature
will receive a monetary award.
For more information, contact: Matthew Edwards Ph.D., [email protected]
Concord Color Fridays--Show Your Concord Spirit!Wear maroon and gray or
your Concord gear on Fridays! Go CU!
Fall 2011 Student Teaching Applications are due in the
Division of Education Office by 4 p.m. February 11, 2011.
The Student Center Office will be collecting greeting cards for the St. Jude’s Ranch Recycling Card Program. The backs
of the cards should be removed and all must be 5” x 7” or less in size. No Hallmark, Disney, or American Greeting
cards are accepted. Deadline for submission is February 22, 2011. For more information, contact (304) 384-5310 or e-
mail either [email protected] or [email protected]
Fall Student Teacher Place-ment Meeting
Wednesday, February 23rd at 3:30 p.m. in Marsh Hall
Room 320
The Student Government As-sociation (SGA) has regular
meetings Wednesdays at 4p.m. in the Stateroom. All
students are invited to attend.
Mile End Community Mission`s Annual Singing Valentines.Monday, February 14th, 3pm - 7pm
We call friends, partners, spouses, children, grandparents, granchildren to sing a valentine to the person chosen.
Contact: Lori Olson at (514) [email protected]
EXPLORING ELITE OPPORTUNITIES WebinarFeaturing: Don Asher, Jason Morris and Nichole Fazio-Veigel
February 16, 2011, 3:30 pmLibrary Room B19
•Most recognizable awards•Most elite experiential programs
•Equity-based opportunities to support underrepresented students
•Resources for international students•Writing compelling personal statements
•Eye-catching resumes•Obtaining strong letters of recommendations
Miss Sophie Woodruff is scheduled to speak in the Marsh Li-brary Presidents Room from 2-3 PM on Thursday, February
10. Her talk will concern how Concord students may become involved with Fulbright Program study abroad opportunities. Admission to Miss Woodruff’s talk is open to all interested
students, faculty and staff.Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Woodruff got inter-ested in the Fulbright Progam and studied in Germany. She now works for CDS International, a New York City firm that
promotes global training opportunities.
The Greenbier Classic promises to be the most exciting stop on the PGA TOUR FedExCup Series. From record-setting
finishes to megastar concerts, The Greenbrier Classic will be the envy of the PGA TOUR FedExCup Series.
Complimentary admission to the 2011 Greenbrier Classic Concert Series are available with the purchase of your weekly badge package. Concert tickets are not sold separately. This year’s line-up includes Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan per-forming on Thursday, July 28th and capping off an exciting week of golf with Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert per-
forming on Saturday, July 30th 2011.
Don’t miss your opportunity to be apart of the biggest and most exciting stop on the PGA TOUR this summer. Buy your
weekly badges today!
New Years’ Resolution. “Concord Charlie said he,
‘wanted to live forever.’ So the next day I texted him and asked him how that resolution was going and he texted back, ‘Well, so far, so good,’” Aloia said.
The light humor lead up to the anticipated text message from Concord Charlie, which Aloia an-nounced as stating, “I did not see my shadow. Spring will be here soon!”
The anticipation and jests of the morning were re-warded with a promise of warmer weather to come at the close of this year’s Groundhog Day breakfast.
The Concordian Announcements Board
Don’t waste time and paper putting up flyers all over campus. Reach your audience using The Concordian Announcements Board. All organizations, individuals, and departments are
encouraged to submit short announcements about events on campus or requests from the community. Email [email protected] to submit an announcement or to inquire for further information.
SpringContinued from page 1
Florida judge shoots down ‘Obama-care’ plan
On January 31, 2011, a shot was heard around the country. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson of Florida deemed the universal health-care laws, passed through the democratic congress in the last session, unconstitutional.
This ruling came through a suit brought by 26 differ-ent states. Judge Vinson, in his opinion, declared that re-quiring Americans buy health insurance violates the rights of American citizens. Ac-cording to Judge Vinson, penalties for mandatory in-dividual insurance are key components of the bill. Be-cause of this, the entire act
was deemed unconstitutional.USA Today reports that
“Obama White House offi-cials called the ruling ‘judicial activism,’ and the Justice De-partment announced it would appeal: ‘We strongly disagree with the court’s ruling today and continue to believe—as other federal courts have found—that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional.’”
This marks the second federal judge that has ruled against President Obama’s healthcare bill—the first com-ing from Virginia earlier this year. The bill has also been deemed constitutional by two other federal judges.
Because of the split deci-sion of the groups, it is highly probable that “Obama-care,” as it has become known, will be a contentious case to head to the U.S. Supreme Court.
It is not clear which way the federal court will lean on this case if they were to hear it at this time; however, the American public appears to be split. The bill was a ma-jor issue in the midterm elec-tions and all 47 senate Re-publicans have vowed to support a repeal of the law, if it is discussed by the senate.
The U.S. House of Represen-tatives voted earlier this month to repeal the law and it is to be
heard by the Senate. Demo-cratic Senators have vowed to block any such repeal at-tempts through legislation, and President Obama has already planned to veto any such mea-sures. Because of this, clarifica-tion won’t come any time soon.
According to USA Today, “The States that sued argue that Congress and the federal gov-ernment cannot force to engage in commerce; i.e., buy health insurance. The federal govern-ment argues that it—and the taxpayers—often pick up med-ical costs incurred by the unin-sured, making healthcare a le-gitimate object of regulation.”
BBC reports, “The presi-dent’s landmark legislation, passed last March, would pro-vide coverage to more than 30 million uninsured people. The law would also expand a Medicaid program for the poor and provide tax credits to make premiums more affordable for the middle class. Republi-cans have attacked the reform as costly and job-killing.”
With an appeal looming by the Department of Justice, time will only tell whether the Af-fordable Care Act is constitu-tional. And, until this decision is made—and even after—there will be much arguing on both sides of the fence for universal healthcare reform.
Photo from frontpagemag.comDepicts President Obama as a doctor. This form of propaganda originated during the 2010 midterm elections and has continued through the continuing court battles over the legislation.
By Dustin Blankenship
Student Life Editor
are given court date notic-es in their mailboxes since there is no other reliable way to get the information to students that were writ-ten up, and that if a student misses a court date because they do not check their mailbox, there is nothing the SGA can do to help.
SGA President Belcher announced that some prog-ress is being made with the Student Center renova-tions, and renovations will begin once the renovation committee decides where to relocate the bookstore.
Belcher also announced that the dining contract that Concord University has with Aramark is up at the end of the semester and that
there is a committee that is going over the new contract.
The SGA body voted to discuss four amendments on Wednesday the 9th. These amendments move SGA elections up to February, restructuring committees and correcting discrepan-cies regarding the number of absences allowed be-fore an organization’s vot-ing rights are revoked, and that no bylaw can be dis-cussed if it conflicts with the SGA’s constitution.
Vice President Dustin Blankenship announced that he is beginning to plan Spring Fling, and asked that any students with sugges-tions submit them to him.
Also, Chelsea Rowe was appointed to the position of senator in order to fill the position after a sena-tor resigned last semester.
to be misconstrued by what many call a rape culture. In the 1993 book, “Transform-ing A Rape Culture,” the term “rape culture” is de-fined as “a complex of beliefs that encourages male sexual aggression and supports vi-
olence against women […] a society where violence is seen as sexy and sexual-ity as violent.” This essen-tially provides support for sexual assault in our society.
Officer Dawn Smith of Concord University aims to change this cultural norm. As a member of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), Smith works to prevent sexual assault by
making students aware of potential dangers and edu-cating them on tough issues.
“Awareness, plus edu-cation, equals preven-tion,” Officer Smith said.
She hopes that Sex-ual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) will help spread awareness.
At the start of April, the 2011 SAAM will kick off with the theme: “It’s
time to get involved,” aimed at bystanders in an effort to prevent the spread of sexual violence by promoting awareness.
Officer Smith is work-ing closely with the Con-cord staff to schedule mul-tiple events for the month of April, including speeches at both male and female dormitories, along with ac-tivities such as Jeans for
Justice and the wearing of a teal ribbon to represent sexual assault awareness.
Officer Smith also had the following suggestions for sexual assault victims:
•Do not wipe or brush away any possible evidence
•Place evidence in a dry paper bag
•Refrain from showering•Seek medical attentionNow is the time to get in-
volved. If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault or have any questions, do not hesitate to contact a SART mem-ber. Their contact informa-tion can be found on flyers posted throughout campus.
Oficer Smith and the rest of the SART team want to pre-vent any further incidents on campus to maintain a safe environment for students.
SGAContinued from page 1
AssaultContinued from page 1
LinkedIN or LeftOUT We-binar
Featuring: Jenny DeVaughnFebruary 24, 2011. 1:00 pmRahall Technology Center
315AWebinar will cover:
•Optimized LinkedIn pro-file to make a positive first
impression•Understanding of LinkedIn
functions specifically for college graduates and profes-
sionals in transition•Daily and weekly activities to boost your professional
brand online using LinkedIn•Advice, tips and much more!
Did you have a dull Tues-day night? You should have
made an appearance at Movie Night hosted by SAC! Next time, come out and enjoy the
fun.Sara Cameron, Staff Writer
February 9, 2011 Page 3
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) has launched an online efficiencies project. The online project is the result of the work of the Efficiencies Task Force, which was estab-lished by the Commission’s Chancellor Brian Noland and chaired by Marshall Univer-sity President Stephen Kopp. The Task Force’s final report, which was presented to the Commission in late January, provided a framework for the discussion and implementa-tion of public higher educa-tion operational efficiencies, cost-saving measures, and improvements at both the statewide and institutional level. This effort to create sustainable improvement for the benefit of the state’s stu-dents is available at www.hepc.wvnet.edu/efficiency.
Dr. Brian Noland, the Com-
mission’s Chancellor said, “the launch of the West Vir-ginia Higher Education Effi-ciencies Project is a commit-ment from higher education to increase cost savings while expanding college access op-portunities for all West Virgin-ians. Through the leadership of President Kopp, the Task Force has created a founda-tion for greater communica-tion, information-sharing, and collaboration as a means to help overcome anticipated budgetary challenges facing higher education and the State of West Virginia during these uncertain economic times.”
“Without a doubt, every public college/university has the incumbent responsibility to utilize its resources to gen-erate the greatest value that it can possibly create for the constituents it serves. Service on this task force has been re-warding because of the com-mitment shown by members and their advocacy and atten-tion to this responsibility,”
said President Kopp. “How-ever, they recognize, as I do, that for almost four decades we, as a nation, have been de-ceiving ourselves with public policy decisions and actions that have slowly divested gov-ernment from its obligation to fund student access to afford-able public higher education. The notion that somehow we can cost cut our way to im-proving the quality, access, and affordability of public in-stitutions of higher learning is simply not realistic. The time is now to rethink and reframe our public discourse and pub-lic policies in ways that am-plify the extraordinary value created by our public higher education institutions as eco-nomic multipliers, as well as the profound, direct influence our universities have on the health and well-being of our people and our diverse social, cultural, ethical, financial eco-nomic, environmental, and global foundations. I, for one, look forward to a vibrant and
public dialogue on this topic.”The online project, a part-
nership with the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Educa-tion (Council) and the state’s public colleges and universi-ties, includes a collection of national, regional, and insti-tutional reports and best prac-tices. “The new Master Plan: 2010-2015 calls for increased efficiencies and cost-saving initiatives by all community and technical colleges. This project will assist our colleges in meeting the goals outlined in our Master Plan.”, said Mr. James Skidmore, the Coun-cil’s Chancellor. The project is intended to provide a platform for institutions to increase ac-cess to information and gain a better sense of understand-ing regarding the opportunity for the development of new efficiencies and the expan-sion of existing efficiencies.
News
State higher education system launches online efficiencies project
Press Release
Charleston, W.Va.
The Aluminum Show is an impressive spectacle that tours the world and has com-bined dance, music, art and (as its name implies) alumi-num, all of which combined create a visually stunning masterpiece: and it’s com-ing to town. The Aluminum Show will perform at Princ-eton’s Chuck Mathena Cen-ter on February 10 at 8p.m.
The concept for the Alumi-num Show was developed by Ilan Azriel and Ella Munk-Azriel, who wanted to create a spectacular event based on the personification of indus-trial and recycled materials. The show debuted in Jerusa-lem during the Israel festival in 2003 and has since taken off and continued to sell out night after night in notable venues, including those in
Greece, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Ger-many, and are currently in the middle of their U.S. tour.
According to the Alumi-num Show’s website, the show “tells the story of a young machine determined to reunite with its parents. During its travels through a futuristic world ruled by bizarre technology, it finds adventure, excitement and even a human friend, who does whatever it takes to get it back home in one piece.”
If you are interested in at-tending the show, you can pur-chase your ticket by calling the Chuck Mathena Center at (304) 425-5128, or you can go online at ChuckMathena-Center.org, or pick one up at the box office. The tickets are an affordable $25 for adults and $20 for students and chil-dren. To learn more about the show, check out their site: aluminum-show.com.
The Aluminum Show comes to CMC
By Catherine Jackson
Staff Writer.
Upcoming Events:“Like the Back of My Hand” Gameshow for couples/
friends - Feb. 9, Subway Stage 8p.m.
The Magic Flute opera - Feb. 10-12, Fine Arts Audito-rium 7:30p.m.
Anti-Valentines Up-All-Night - Feb. 11, Gameroom 11p.m.
Free Date Night showing “Life As We Know It” - Feb. 12, Admin 237 9:30p.m.
Ping Pong Tournament - Feb. 16, Gameroom 8p.m.
Leah Morris Songs of the Civil Rights Movement - Feb. 17, Subway Stage 8p.m.
Free Friday Giveaway - Feb. 18, Student Center Ground Floor 11a.m.-1p.m.
“Hotel Rwanda” showing - Feb. 22 & 25, Admin 237 7p.m.
Chicken Soup for the Multicultural Soul - Feb. 23, Sub-way Stage 11a.m.
Concord Idol - Feb. 23, Subway Stage 8p.m.
Open Mic Monday - Feb. 28, Subway Stage 9p.m.
CU visitor mali-ciously wounded
On January 24 Depu-ty W.E. Rose received a complaint by phone from a mother, who said her son was visiting Con-cord University to con-sider playing football.
During his visit, the mother advised that the son and several Concord Univeristy football play-ers went out drinking and
dancing at Club Maximus. There, the 17-year-old col-lege visitor was allegedly punched in the face by a Bluefield man, resulting in a broken orbital bone and a crushed sinus cavity.
Rose located the suspect, who did advise that he punched someone at the club after they argued verbally.
The officer was await-ing further statements, but he reported that a warrant was pending.
As reported in the
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commis-sion (Commission) will host the second annual Col-lege Goal SundaySM event February 13 at 18 locations throughout the state. Stu-dents and parents can receive assistance completing the Free Application for Fed-eral Student Aid (FAFSA) during the free workshops.
Dr. Adam Green, Director of Student Success and P-20 Initiatives, said, “we are ex-tremely pleased to offer this opportunity for our students and families to receive per-sonalized, one-on-one sup-port in navigating the finan-cial aid application process.”
Financial aid experts will be on hand to help students and families complete and submit the FAFSA and explore addi-tional financial aid resourc-es that may be available.
Online pre-registration is recommended, but not re-quired for participation in
this free workshop. Any-one planning to attend col-lege next fall can participate, including graduating high school seniors, returning col-lege students, or adult stu-dents interested in returning to school to earn a degree or certificate. Students, or po-tential students, who partici-pate in the workshop will be entered in a drawing to win one of 18 Apple iPads being given away across the state. Many sites will also offer free income tax preparation services through a partner-ship with the West Virginia Volunteer Income Tax As-sistance (VITA) program.
Students and families should bring a driver’s li-cense, both the student’s and parent’s Social Security number, 2010 tax records (or 2009 records if 2010 forms are not yet available), 2010 untaxed income records, and information about invest-ments and bank account bal-ances. All information that is provided will be submitted through the federal govern-ment’s secure FAFSA net-
work. Volunteers at College Goal Sunday sites will keep students’ and families’ finan-cial and other information private. A full list of site lo-cations, times, items families should bring, and other de-tails is available through the College Foundation of West Virginia (CFWV), the state’s college access web portal, located at www.cfwv.com.
College Goal SundaySM was created by the Indiana Student Financial Aid As-sociation with funding from Lilly Endowment, Inc., and with supplemental support from Lumina Foundation for Education. College Goal SundaySM West Virginia is coordinated by the West Vir-ginia Higher Education Pol-icy Commission in partner-ship with the West Virginia Association of Financial Aid Administrators, the YMCA, college access organizations such as TRiO and GEAR UP, and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Children and Families.
Press Release
Athens, W.Va.
‘College Goal Sunday’ offers free as-sistance in applying for financial aid
The Concord University Board of Governors will meet Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 at 10 a.m. via telecon-ference from The Concord Room (201A Marsh Hall.)
An agenda will be avail-able prior to the meet-ing. Minutes and in-
formation about board meetings may be accessed on the University’s web site. Log on to www.con-cord.edu, Administra-tion, Board of Governors.
For more information, contact Sharon Man-zo, administrative as-sistant to the president, at 1-304-384-5224 or [email protected].
Press Release
Athens, W.Va.
CU Board of Governors to meet Feb. 15
That’s right; West Virgin-ia’s own Lewisburg is up for Coolest Small Town and as it stands right now it’s winning the race followed by the close second Astoria, Oregon. The competition is held annually by Budget Travel, a maga-zine dedicated to finding great places to go. The defi-nition given by Budget Trav-el for Coolest Small Town is a town with a population un-der 10,000 that is starting to get a lot of attention. To be considered the Coolest Small Town the town has to be edgy, not a place that would make for a great retirement community. Out of the 80 nominations received, the list was narrowed down to 20 potential candidates, and after all the votes have been cast, the list will be narrowed down further to name the top 10 Coolest Small Towns in America. Some of the nomi-nees include Clayton, NY; La Pointe, WI; and Cedar Key, FL, rounding out the top five as the votes stand now.
This is not the first small town in West Virginia to be up for this honor though; in 2006 Fayetteville was up for this nomination and won. Still, what makes Lewisburg such a cool town to visit? One reason is that Lewisburg is home to one of only four Carnegie Halls in the world, which brings great musicians and theater performance to the state.
Another reason Lewisburg is a great choice for Cool-est Small Town is the annual Lewisburg Chocolate Fes-tival held every April. Dur-ing this festival the mayor of Lewisburg dresses as Willy Wonka as the town celebrates the beloved dessert. If these two things are not enough to convince you, the sheer beauty of the town should. The historic district is full of beautiful buildings and in the winter they have wa-terfalls that freeze in place. Lewisburg has truly earned its nomination and hopefully will with the competition.
The polls close February 11 and you are allowed to vote once every five hours. If you think West Virginia
should get the honor of being home to the Coolest Small Town in America again, go to Budget Travels website and vote for Lewisburg.
There is also a link on Lewisburg’s website (www.lewisburg-wv.com) that will take you straight to the vot-
ing polls. Is the town of Lewisburg really the Cool-est Small Town in the United States? For now it is, and hopefully come February 11 the rest of the United States will believe so too.
Lewisburg up for “Coolest Small Town”By Crystal Poe
Staff Writer
Photos from www.lewisburg-wv.comLewisburg, WV, is nominated for “Coolest Small Town” in the US for its cultural landmarks and beautiful architecture.
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TKE hosts Polar Bear Plunge to fight Alzheimers
On Saturday, Febru-ary 5, 2011, Tau Kappa Epsilon and the campus community descended upon Bluestone Lake to take part in the 2011 Po-lar Bear Plunge. Over 70 people from all over cam-pus and the surrounding community came out to watch the spectacle or par-
ticipate by diving into the freezing water. The proj-ect occurs annually as a fundraiser for the Reagan Alzheimers Foundation.
Pictured to the right is a group of partici-pants for the event.
Center is Joshua Han-na, TKE member and event planner, depict-ed being lifted by TKE brother Richard Babich.
By Dustin Blankenship
Student Life Editor
First all-nighter Feb. 11
The first Gameroom all-nighter of the semes-ter is scheduled for Fri-day, Feb.11 in celebra-tion of “Anti-Valentine’s.”
Gameroom Manager Eric Cox said that the theme was created to be different from the usual Valentine’s affair.
“Anna [Hardy] came up with the theme. It was just an idea,” he said. “We’re not discouraging couples or that kind of stuff, but Valentine’s Day is over-
done, and we wanted to do something different.”
Cox said that the all-night-er would have the usual free foods available for stu-dents including the six-foot sub, chips, cookies, etc.
“Beyond the food though, nothing is really planned yet. For now, it’s most-ly movies,” Cox said.
The movies being shown are still under discussion, but Cox said he would like to show the “slasher” mov-ie “Valentine,” though he was going to steer clear of the horror genre otherwise.
“I just feel like, other than ro-
mance movies, you take your girlfriend to horror movies and hold their hands or what-ever, and I’m trying to steer clear of that vibe,” he said.
Cox said he’s still open to suggestions and the student body dictates what other activities he could have.
“We have a small bud-get for each all-nighter; I just need more ideas to put out there,” he said.
Cox works in the Gam-eroom Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10a.m.-3p.m.
Other Gameroom events and activities can be found in the Student Activities Calendar.
By TJ Meadows
News Editor
This past Tuesday Con-cord University’s Service Council held its first meet-ing of the semester, and it has a lot of projects planned for the upcoming semester. Service council, for those
who don’t know, is a place for all organizations to come and discuss the ser-vice projects they have coming up and if they need help they can ask other or-ganizations to participate. These meetings are held
the first Tuesday of every month, and all organizations are encouraged to join in. There were many projects
discussed at this meeting. The United Way is planning to partner up with the Ath-ens tutoring program and do
a spaghetti dinner at Athens Baptist Church, tentatively scheduled for February 28th. The ladies of Delta Zeta are
planning to do their no talent-talent show again this semes-ter, no set date yet. Bonner brought up 2011 WV Make it Shine, which is a state wide clean-up, spring break service project in Wheel-ing, box city, and Earth Day. The Service Council as a
whole has chosen to support the Athens Skate Park Project, and plans on holding a Com-munity Night Out fundraiser event at the gym and pool. The proceeds earned from
this event will go toward the project which has currently raised a total of $1,400 and expects to receive a grant for $3,500 for the spring. The money they have earned
so far will go toward clear-ing and paving an area for
the park, but more funds will be needed to purchase ramps and other equip-ment for the skate park. The tentative schedule for
this event is Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 3-7p.m. If your organization would like to participate contact Anna Hardy at [email protected] for more information.The Service Council would
also like to know what ser-vice organizations are do-ing around campus. If your organization has service projects coming up or any pictures of projects your groups have done you can send them to Anna Hardy. These will go up on the
Service Council board on the second floor of the student center, and will show the Concord com-munity the good that the students are doing locally.
Concord service council sets goals for spring semester
Eco club begins film seriesPhoto from King-Corn The Movie
By Gary Thompson
Guest WriterThe CU Eco Club will be
hosting a documentary se-ries throughout this semester focused on pressing issues facing our generation. Ev-ery week a documentary will be shown in the film room of the Administration Build-ing, room A237, followed by an open discussion for view-ers to voice their opinions. The series offers an oppor-
tunity to receive free enter-tainment, meet new people,
and discuss opinions you may have on topics covered.This week’s film is titled “King
Corn” and covers many rele-vant issues related to the grow-ing and use of corn in America.“King Corn is a feature docu-
mentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsi-dized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heart-land to learn where their food comes from. With the help of friendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and power-
ful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of Amer-ica’s most-productive, most-subsidized grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to follow their pile of corn into the food system, what they find raises troubling questions about how we eat-and how we farm,” according to King Corn.Showtimes may vary from
week to week, but will be posted on the CU Eco Club organizational board located on the 1st floor of the Student Center and various other lo-cations throughout campus.
By Crystal Poe
Staff Writer
Page 4 February 9, 2011
sTudeNT LifeWHAT DO YOU THINK...
About Greek Life at Concord?
Josh WardenFreshman
“It’s kind of cool, but I haven’t gotten to participate
yet.”
Cody SmithSophomore
“Greeks could be a little more involved with athletics, but I
have several Greek friends and enjoy their company.”
Paige Robbins,Sophomore
“It’s Great!!!!”
Grace HurneyJunior
“It’s a great opportunity to grow as a person.”
Jeff MIllerSenior
“It’s been a fun experience. I highly recommend checking it out. It’s not for everyone, but
I’m proud to be a Phi Sig.”
By Dustin Blankenship
Student Life Editor
February 9, 2011 Page 5
ArTs ANd eNTerTAiNmeNT
Tron Legacy is the newest remake of the popular 1982 movie Tron. With its new age technology, special ef-fects and better visuals, Tron Legacy is a visually better movie because of the newer technology we have now.
In my opinion the movie was a good remake to the original and did some justice to it by keeping the origi-nal plot and enhancing the overall image of the movie.
Tron Legacy will entertain audiences but it isn’t what one would expect going into the movie, especially after seeing the original Tron. Tron has a very weak plot in some areas where one cannot follow along because of the confusion.
In my opinion Tron is a dra-ma movie that has action ev-
ery now and then just to keep the watcher entertained if not awake. According to Rogere-bert.com, “‘Tron: Legacy,’ a sequel made 28 years after the original but with the same ac-tor, is true to the first film: It also can’t be understood, but looks great. Both films, made so many years apart, can fairly lay claim to being state of the art. This time that includes the use of 3-D. Since so much of the action involves quick movement forward and back-ward in shots, the 3-D effect is useful, and not just a promis-cuous use of the ping-pong effect. It is also well-iterated.”
Ryan Fleming commented “There is perhaps one notice-able exception to this that you must accept and overlook. While the CGI effects used to make Bridges look 20 years younger for the role of Clu are extraordinary, they are also a bit difficult to accept, espe-
cially when he is talking or smiling. There is just some-thing unnatural in the way his lips move, and in some scenes it looks like it is just very good CGI from an animated Pixar movie. That could be explained away within the plot as just being the nature of the program character com-ing out, but there are enough flashback scenes with Bridges as Kevin Flynn that make it obvious that the technology, while impressive, is some-what flawed. Like the plot, this is something that you will just have to overlook.”
I would not say that I would encourage one to see the mov-ie Tron, but if you are into all the computer digitized and sort of dark monotone mov-ies, then Tron is something you should see. But if you are into funny, lighthearted but still action movies then Tron is not the movie for you.
Bridges delivers standout performance in ‘True Grit’
True Grit, one of the most an-ticipated movies of the year, did not disappoint audiences. Star-ring Jeff Bridges (Rooster Cog-burn), Matt Damon (LaBoeuf), Josh Brolin (Tom Chaney), and Hailee Steinfeld (Mattie Ross), the cast truly makes the film.
This version is actually a remake of the 1969 film of the same name (starring John Wayne as Rooster Cog-burn), and was originally a book by Charles Portis.
The plot begins with Chaney murdering Mattie’s father. To avenge his death, 14-year-old Mattie seeks the help of the toughest U.S. marshal around. She finally finds Cogburn, who she says has “true grit,” despite his drinking and nonchalant at-titude. Mattie insists on joining him in the search, and the two are later joined by LaBoeuf, who is searching for Chaney himself for other crimes.
The group encounters many obstacles and dangers on their quest, and slowly brings them together in a special bond, emphasized by their personal growth in the end as a result of their difficult endeavors.
There are not many ac-tors who could follow in the footsteps of the classic John Wayne, but Jeff Bridges does an outstanding job. Bridges brings the character to life with his raw portrayal of the rough-around-the-edges char-acter of Cogburn. Damon
and Brolin also gave strong performances. And as a new-comer to the big screen, young Steinfeld held her own as the strong, determined Mat-tie in search of her father.
Though rated PG-13 for se-quences of violence and dis-turbing images, this is still a film for almost any age group.
The adolescent character of Mattie allows a younger audi-ence to relate and stay interest-ed in the plot, while the older audiences will be caught up in the excitement of the chase.
I would recommend this movie to those who enjoy westerns or action films, or just any fans of Jeff Bridges.
This week, Concord’s mu-sic department is putting on a modern interpretation of “The Magic Flute” by Mozart.
The setting is in a sani-tarium in comparison to the original Egypt in which they would have to have a lot more money and time put into the production. So, this representational form allows for us to put on a classic production that has been redone many times for that ageless effect.
A lot of work has been put into this produtction by the department and it has brought an almost musical feeling to the opera. The casting and thought process for actually producing this all started about four weeks into the fall semester of 2010, and since then the actors have been learning lines, music, build-ing sets, putting together wardrobes, and rehearsing.
The department had Lynda Holiday, a professional light-ing designer, come in and show them how to properly focus the lights. They also have Mr. Taylor Baldwin as the accompaning pianist, and he is also the music direc-tor and Adj. Prof. of music.
The “light” Timino is searching for, as shown above, is his sanity. Assisting him in this quest are Papa-gano and Pamina. These two characters are extremely im-portant to Timino’s quest to
find “the light.” A important theme behind this play is that music is not only beautiful but it is also a very powerful and magical medicine that can overcome any adversity.
‘The Magic Flute’ begins performances Thursday
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‘Tron’ sequel fails to deliver
Photo by Joel HagyMike Dorsey portraying Timino in this modern day production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”
this week’s BOx Office:The RoommateRated - PG-13Genre -Thriller
SanctumRated -RGenre - Action, Thriller
No Strings AttachedRated - RGenre - Romatic Comedy
The King’s SpeechRated - RGenre - Drama
The Green HornetRated - PG-13Genre - Action,Adventure, Crime
The RiteRated - PG-13Genre - Psychological Thriller
The MechanicRated - PG-13Genre - Action, Thriller
The other night my hus-band and I were going about our usual routine: me, sitting in the middle of a sea of papers, peck-ing on a computer, search-ing for a pen that disappears and never returns, while he sits next to me, winding down with a Netflix movie.
I was not really paying at-tention to the movie at first (they were speaking Dan-ish) but after glancing up and seeing an absurd cast of characters that includes a Neo-Nazi, a burglar, and an alcoholic kleptomaniac, my interest was piqued.
All three of the characters are sent to a small religious community for rehabilitation with Ivan, a priest, and the situation proves to be any-thing but orthodox. In order for Adam the Neo-Nazi to be rehabilitated, Ivan tells him he must complete a task dur-ing his time at the vicarage. Adam sarcastically responds that he would like to bake a pie, a trivial task that he does
not expect Ivan to take so se-riously. Ivan takes his request to heart and requires that Adam must bake the pie with the apples that he tends from the tree in the churchyard.
What I loved most about Ivan was how he did not pass judgment upon the people that were entrusted to his care. They continue their misdeeds, but Ivan does not meddle in their af-fairs. He provides them with shelter, food, companion-ship, and a sort of quiet love.
I especially enjoyed the dynamics between Adam and Ivan, they are refresh-ingly unpredictable. Ivan is stubbornly optimistic while Adam is obstinately unre-pentant and bitter. It is a classic tale about the con-flict between faith and rea-son, the struggle between the innocent and the evil.
It is during Adam’s time at the vicarage that he finds out that Ivan’s life has been extraordinarily difficult: his son has cerebral palsy, his wife committed suicide, and he was molested by his fa-ther as a child. Yet, in spite of his personal hardships,
Ivan maintains his faith, which proves to be difficult when Adam cynically points out that God hates Ivan. He becomes angry with Ivan, he sees his faith as naïve and vows to break it.
Perhaps this is Adam’s way of trying to save Ivan from himself. However, even though his faith may seem unfounded and ridicu-lous to Adam, it is like a life boat for Ivan; it is the only thing that has been holding him up and it is the only thing he can rely upon, at least until Adam broke his rose-colored glasses.
Ivan finally comes to grips with reality, which results in the loss of his will to live when he finds out that he has a brain tumor. Ivan’s com-munity of misfits falls apart. This is the moment Adam has been waiting for all along, but when he actually sees the anguish and despair in Ivan, he realizes he went too far.
I do not want to spoil the movie for you, because if you decide to watch it, you should be able to experi-ence the unexpected ending for yourself. Overall, it is
this beautiful mix of spiri-tuality, black comedy, cyni-cism and general bizareness.
The mood alternates be-tween Technicolor happi-ness, and pessimistic cyni-cism. It is intriguing and irreverent. It was such a gratifying experience to watch because so many of the movies pumped out into the mainstream today are just the same shallow story, with different plastic faces. This feels real, like you can touch it. It is an expression of the human experience, which is not neat and tidy, and it does not pretend it is.
It is irrelevant whether it is God or Satan afflicting Ivan. The more important message is that Ivan’s positive attitude is determined by what he be-lieves, and in turn, he is able to bring tremendous com-fort to his family of misfits.
I suppose in the scheme of things, we are all “mis-fits” and we can only hope that through our uncondi-tional acceptance of those in our lives we can create a little world of happiness.
Adam’s Apples; A ReviewBy Catherine Jackson
Staff Writer
Page 6 February 9, 2011
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Trailers for “The Room-mate” have recently begun airing on TV, and seeing those trailers has made me think about my room-mates. Granted, none of them stalked me or tried to kill me, but I’ve had my fair share of issues. It seems that, according to movies, your roommate is either going to be your best friend or is going to try and kill you, which isn’t true.
When you move in to a room with someone, you lose all sense of privacy and have to learn to deal with other people in a way that neither of you are really comfortable with. Some people are messy, some are neat freaks, some stay up all hours of the night, some sleep all the time. In my experience, it is incred-ibly difficult to find some-one that is just as clean or messy as myself, or that has a somewhat manage-able sleep schedule.
I am currently in my sixth semester, and am on roommate number nine, and going through room-mates is a lot easier than it seems. I’ve roomed with people that stay up all hours of the night, sleep all day, don’t clean up after them-selves, decide last minute that they didn’t want to
come to school, constantly get in trouble with the RA, a friend that made a bet-ter friend than roommate, and one girl that paid for the room but never actu-ally stayed there. My family actually calls me the “Roommate Slayer” and is trying to convince me to become an RA so I can have a room to myself.
The thing is that you don’t really know a person until you’re crammed in a small room with them for a semester. You can’t escape the smell of body odor or perfume or ignore their alarm that goes off eight times before they stop hitting the snooze but-ton and finally wake up.
Being roommates means being respectful of someone else, even when it inter-feres with what you had planned or what you need to do. If your roommate can’t sleep with the light on, get a desk lamp or head to a study area. If he or she leaves their hair all over the shower, let them know.
Come up with a clean-ing schedule if you share a bathroom, clean the mi-crowave if you heat some-thing up and it explodes all over the place, turn your music down while your roommate is sleeping. If both people do these little things, it will make living together so much easier.
RoommateReviewScammers strike at CU
We live in a world of Con-men, Grifters, and Scammers. Of the three, I’d say the Scammer is the lowest form. All three are despicable in their own way, but a Scammer is the one who plays on your guilt and fear instead of coming up with some elaborately (and sometimes very intel-ligent) way to fleece some-one. If you’ve ever watched “The Sting” or “Confi-dence,” you would know what I’m talking about.
A prime example of your basic Scammer are the cats that hang out in inter-net cafes overseas telling you that you are the clos-
est surviving relative of some wealthy person who just died. You send some money and he’ll send you the inheritance of so many millions being held in a bank on his side of the pond.
Then there is the fake lot-tery scam asking for filing fees and such so you can, again, claim your millions. The one that has been on a comeback is the ink car-tridge scam. Recently a staff member here at our fine institution of higher learn-ing received a call from someone asking to verify the type of ink cartridge she was using. The caller re-ally needed the information to make sure her records were correct. Well, had our astute staff member not
been wise to this little trick, the bottom feeder on the other line would have sent a cartridge and later a bill for that item would follow.
Some would be likely to pay it at an exorbitant mark-up instead of question-ing the invoice. Part of it is the knowledge they used it and the lack of knowing better than to pay for it.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, one is not required to pay for something they did not order, regardless of use.
There are times when a person contests the bill, but once again they are goaded into paying by way of hollow threats.
Do yourself a favor and have a little fun with them.
Tell them you will pay up as soon as you are allowed a look at their annual re-port. Make up a name and model number for a fic-tional cartridge and ask for the floor model. Tell them they need to call you back on another line and give them the local Better Busi-ness Bureau phone number. Just do not fall for their silly little game anymore.
If you would like to bet-ter arm yourself against Scammers, perform a Yahoo search for “Top Ten Scams.” If memory serves, Yahoo recently published this list in the last week.
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With the clock and his team’s chances running out, Javaughn Acree-Man-uel found himself with the ball and wide open 25 feet away from the basket.
If the Concord guard could sink a three-pointer from there, the Mountain Lions would force overtime in a game they never led.
The shot didn’t connect, symbolic of the day for the Mountain Lions. Con-cord misfired on several opportunities to take the lead late in the game, and lost to Shepherd 79-76 in a WVIAC game Saturday af-ternoon at the Carter Center.
The Rams opened the game on a 13-2 run. Con-cord countered with a 17-7 spurt to get within 20-19 midway through the 1st half. Shepherd would push its lead to 33-25 with 3:00 left, but CU pulled
within 36-31 at halftime.The Rams opened the 2nd
half like the first, moving out to an 11-point lead at 42-31 just 1:21 after the break. The Rams would hold a dou-ble-digit lead at 53-43 with 11:51 remaining, but CU responded with a 9-2 run – with seven points from Rick Alderman – to get within 55-52 at the 9:31 mark.
The Mountain Lions stayed close, then tied the game at 70-70 on an Al-derman layup with 2:52 left. But Shepherd bolted back in front with back-to-back three-point shots from Sidney McCray and Jona-than Motichka and a 76-60 lead with 1:03 remaining.
Concord closed to 79-76 on Aaron Fluellen’s layup with :17 to go, then fouled McCray. He missed both free throw attempts with :14 left, setting the stage for Acree-Manuel’s near-miss.
Shepherd won despite committing 29 turnovers and attempting six fewer
field goals than Concord, largely due to their sig-nificant advantages in re-bounds (43-26) and three point shots (9-26 vs 0-12).. Alderman led all scorers
with 29 points. The sopho-more shot 9-14 from the field and 11-16 from the line. Acree-Manuel added 11 points, and Fluellen and Rafee Smith 10 each.
Chad Moore topped Shepherd (9-12, 6-10) with 21 points and 14 rebounds, but committed eight turn-overs. Motichka had 17 points and was 4-8 from three point range. Aeron Spencer and Dave Karl-son each posted 11 points.
B O X S C O R E /P L A Y - B Y - P L A Y
The Mountain Lions (8-11, 5-10) will try to snap their four-game losing streak in a WVIAC matchup against Alderson-Broaddus at the Carter Center on Mon-day, February 7, at 7:30 pm.
The game will be broadcast on ESPN Ra-dio 102.3 The Ticket as part of a doubleheader with the women’s game, which begins at 5:30 pm.
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It started out rough, and only got rougher. The Con-cord Lady Mountain Lions basketball team tried to duke it out with Shepherd, but they came up short, 80-73.
The loss moved Concord to 10-9 and 7-8 in the WVIAC.
Not only did both teams play a very physical game, but they also had a tough time taking care of the ball, com-mitting a combined 43 turn-overs, with Concord com-mitting 22 and Shepherd 21.
Both teams also combined for 42 fouls, and the teams shot a combined 57 free throws.
Concord fell behind early 17-9, but a quick run would give Concord the lead af-ter two free throws from Amanda Smith at 19-18.
The rest of the half would be back and forth, until five unanswered points at the end of the half by Shep-herd would give them a six-point advantage, 36-30.
Shepherd would try and continue to build their lead, but Concord would continue to reel them back in. Con-
cord would bring the deficit to just three with a little over eight minutes remaining with a basket by Sidney Lind-say, but they would not get closer. Shepherd would make enough free throws down the
stretch to keep Concord off their back, and leave the Cart-er Center with a big road win.
Jolysa Brown led Concord with 25 points and 16 re-bounds, going 11 for 14 from the charity stripe. Amanda
Smith would also have a nice shooting night, adding in 19 points, going 6 of 8 from the floor and taking advantage of all six free throws she took.
Shepherd would be led by three players, all with 13 points. Jerica Hewitt and Carrie Saunders both
scored 13, as well as Han-nah Safren who came off the bench to also score 13.
Concord would have trouble finding the bot-tom of the net, shooting just 38.6% for the game.
Concord will finish their three game home stand with
a makeup game against West Virginia State on Thursday, February 10th at 5:30 in the Carter Center. The game will be broadcast on 102.3 ESPN The Ticket, with the pre-game show starting at 5p.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Out of chances
CONCORD TRACK & FIELD: Conference Honors
Upcoming Sporting Events:
Men’s Basketball
2/10/2011 WV State
Carter Center7:30 pm
2/12/2011 Ohio Valley Vienna, WV
4:00 pm
2/14/2011 Glenville StateCarter Center
7:30 pm
2/19/2011 Fairmont StateCarter Center
4:00 pm
2/23/2011 University of Charleston
Charleston, WV 7:30 pm
2/26/2011 Bluefield State Bluefield, WV
4:00 pm
Women’s Basketball
2/10/2011WV State
Carter Center5:30 pm
2/12/2011Ohio Valley Vienna, WV
2:00 pm
2/14/2011Glenville StateCarter Center
5:30 pm
2/19/2011Fairmont StateCarter Center
2:00 pm
2/23/2011University of Charleston
Charleston, WV 5:30 pm
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By Zack Sowder
Staff Writer
Lady Lions come up short in basketball
Concord’s Track & Field teams have been setting a slew of school records during their indoor sched-ule, and they’re starting to earn some notoriety.
The West Virginia Inter-collegiate Athletic Confer-ence has included the Moun-tain Lions in its weekly awards for the 2011 season.
The WVIAC named Shawnee Carnett and R.J. Anderson as its Week 1 Ath-letes of the Week, after their performances at the Mari-etta Open #2 on January 21.
Carnett (right) won the 1000 meters at Marietta, setting a new school record – and a new facility record -- with a time of 3:00.74.
She is also ranked 3rd among qualifiers for the NCAA Championship meet in the 800 meters, with a
provisional time of 2:14.19.Anderson (left) set a pair
of CU and facility records at Marietta. He won the 55 meters, at 6.31 seconds, which was the 6th-best time in the nation this season.
He also won the 200 meters, in 22.14 sec-onds, the 13th-best mark in the country.
Both times provi-sionally qualified An-derson for nationals
Concord made history
in the WVIAC’s Week 2 awards. The Lady Li-ons’ 4 x 400 relay team was named Athlete of the Week, the first time a relay squad has won the honor.
The quartet of Rachel Williams, Lydia Powell, Megan Savioli, and Shaw-nee Carnett set a new Con-cord record, at 4:03.33, good for 4th place in the Division I-dominated meet..
By Kyle Cooper
Sports Information Director
By Kyle Cooper
Sports Information Director
Photo by Jennifer LoganAlderman doing a lay-up against Shepherd University
Photos by Sterling SnyderLEFT: Shawnee Carnett pre-paring to run her specialty the 800m race.RIGHT: R.J. Anderson repre-senting CU well this season.
Photos by Sterling Snyder, Zack SowderConcord played a very physical game, but they were out muscled at the end by Shepherd.
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