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Students show gratitude to soldiers

Several committee chairs were nominated and ap-pointed this week due to the resignation of a mem-ber of SGA that had, until recently, held those chairs.

The new chairs are Crystal Poe for publications com-mittee, King and Blanken-ship for the technology committee, John Fair for ju-diciary committee, and Jes-sica Kirk, Crystal Poe, and King for ethics committee.

The dining committee is looking for healthy al-ternatives to some of the food in the cafeteria, such as whole-wheat ham-burger and hotdog buns.

The Homecoming com-mittee announced that, after accounting all costs, they are $1,000 under budget.

The printing commit-tee stated that, more than likely, students will have to start paying to print off papers in the library.

They are actively looking for ways to reduce the amount of paper wasted by printing in the library, and asking stu-dents to pay for printing will only be used as a last resort.

Adam Pauley, absent from last week’s meeting, had been nominated for the SGA ethics commit-tee, and successfully voted in, pending his acceptance.

This week, Pauley declined his nomination, which re-opened nominations. Vice-President Dustin Blankenship was nominated for the posi-tion, along with a re-nom-ination for Kelsey Queen.

Both accepted the nomi-nations, and when the body voted, Blankenship won by a large margin.

For more SGA information, meetings are held Wednesdays at 4p.m. in the State Room.

SGA appoints

new chairs,

discusses potential library

printing charge

2010 national, local election results bring change

“After the results of the 2010 Midterm Elections, President Obama changed his slogan from ‘Yes we can’ to ‘I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”—Jay Leno, The Tonight Show

Midterm elections were held on Tuesday, Nov. 2, and the results are in. Many changes are headed our way because of this. First, on a national level, the Republican Party took control of the Unit-ed States House of Represen-tatives, gaining a majority.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi will no longer fill that role at the start of the next leg-islative session in January. This is important because

the speaker of the house is next in line to the presiden-cy, after the vice president.

Democrats did, however, manage to maintain control of the United States Senate, a task that also proved difficult.

Democrats now hold 53 seats, Republicans 46, in the Senate. Democrats hold 188 seats in the House, with Re-publicans holding 239 seats.

In West Virginia, 43 percent of all registered voters turned out to cast a ballot according to the Secretary of State Re-port. That’s the largest voter turnout since 1994, when Clinton took West Virginia.

Results from West Vir-ginia State, Mercer Coun-ty, and Local District

elections are as follows:Democratic Governor Joe

Manchin defeated Repub-lican Businessman John Raese in the election to fill the US Senate seat, left by the late Democratic Sena-tor Robert C. Byrd, who served in the United States Senate for over 50 years.

Because of this result, some are confused about who will assume the role of gover-

nor. By state law, Earl Ray Tomblin, the president of the senate, also known as the state’s lieutenant gover-nor, will assume the role of governor when Manchin is sworn in to the US Senate.

However, state law also dictates that in cases where the governorship is va-cated before the third year of the governor’s term, there shall be a special election for the position.

Since this marks the sec-ond year of Manchin’s term in office (He has served for a total of six years), Novem-ber 2011 will hold a spe-cial election for governor, which some have deemed the midterm-midterm election.

Many people have been tak-ing steps to run for governor next year including Betty Ire-land, Earl Ray Tomblin, and John Purdue to name a few.

Democrat Incumbent, Nick Rahall, defeated the ex-West Virginia Supreme Court Justice, Republican Elliott “Spike” Maynard for the Third District US House of Representatives Seat.

This was no real surprise to most voters, as Rahall won with 55 percent of the vote

However, it is interest-ing to note that Rahall only lost two counties, Mercer and Raleigh. A fun fact be-ing that Raleigh County is Rahall’s home county.

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By Dustin Blankenship

Staff Writer

By Kelly Connors

Staff Writer

Synthetic marijuana is be-coming the new trendy drug in America. K2, or Spice, as it is called, is a lab engineered product, designed to repli-cate the effects of THC, the main chemical in marijuana.

K2 was developed at Clem-son University as a synthetic cannaboid (a synthetic mari-juana plant) in an attempt to create drugs with the same ef-fects as marijuana, but within the boundaries of federal law. Tests were never run to mea-sure the effects of K2 when smoked, as it was never in-tended to be used in that way.

What scientists are now see-ing, however, is a scary trend.

K2 is marketed as incense or bath salts and is sold in most convenience stores, and

the label reads “Not for hu-man consumption.” Names include things such as Black

Magic or Serenity Incense. It is available in Princeton at several gas stations, as well as at other stores in-cluding Exotic Illusions and She-Sha Lounge (Hookah Bar) in Blacksburg. Little is known about the drug. This is

why the Drug Enforcement Administration estimates that K2 is believed to get a

smoker 15 to 800 times more high than smoking traditional marijuana, but at what cost?

According to several news-paper sources, synthetic marijuana has been blamed in at least one death, as well as hundreds of emergency

room visits for poisonings. David Rozga, an 18-year-old Iowan, committed suicide after smoking the “herb.”

The calls are up for poison control as well. Last year, there were only 13 calls to the Poison Control Cen-ter related to the drug; there were 567 by June of 2010.

Side effects of this drug have already included things such as heart palpitations and breathing problems, sei-zures, confusion, agitation, racing heart beat, mania, hallucinations, and elevated blood pressure. “There have already been 1,259 cases, in 48 states and DC, involv-ing adverse symptoms of the synthetic pot,” said Ameri-can Association of Poison Control Centers spokes-woman Jessica Wehrman.

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Synthetic Marijuana: Not for human consumptionBy Dustin Blankenship

Staff Writer

Photo from themod-eratevoice.com

Elections heated up in the Mountain State on Tuesday.

Photo from thesmokingjacket.com Synthetic marijuana is becoming the new trendy drug in not only West Virginia, but America at large.

Photo by Garrett LesterCongressman Nick Rahall stands with Chief Staff Sargeant, Brian Toney, USAF Sargeant First Class and Christopher Mugnano, Army David Reeves, Concord Student and Veteran, for the kickoff of Operation Gratitude.

Students will collect vari-ous items to donate to ser-vicemen through a project called Operation Gratitude. The event kicked off Nov. 4 and will go until Nov. 18.

For its kickoff Thurs-day, Congressman Nick Rahall attended along with several servicemen and Concord veterans.

“We were very excited,” Lori Pace, director of Beck-ley student services said. “It all happened at the last min-

ute and we were tickled that Rahall wanted to come.”

Sponsored by Beckley Stu-dent Services, this is the first Operation Gratitude Concord has hosted. The event stems from a national campaign and Pace said it is exactly what she was looking for in an event.

So far, she says, it has gone very well, attracting attention not only from news outlets but also local businesses as well.

“I really hope it will go well,” she said. “Students are excited. They’re reaching out to their friends and fam-ily for donations. The fact we did have so much attention

already leads me to think it should be a successful event.”

The reason for its suc-cess thus far, Pace attributes to American patriotism.

“I think Americans cel-ebrate and want to support our servicepeople,” she said. “We want to make it that much closer to everyone’s heart and spread awareness.”

Students will collect Hal-loween candy, beanie ba-bies, liquid tube freezer pops, white or black crew socks, letters and cards.

From the collection boxes, the goods will then go to a depot in California will they

will be packed up individu-ally and sent to servicemen.

Collection boxes will be set up at the Erma Byrd Higher Education Center in Beckley, the main desk in the student center, the Bon-ner House, Wilson and Sar-vay, in Athens, Coffee Beans and Books in Shady Spring, American Eagle in the Cross-roads Mall, and New River Real Estate on Harper Road.

Even if people are unable to donate material goods, Pace still encourages peo-ple to at least write a letter.

“That’s the least we can do for them.”

By Andrea Lannom

News Editor

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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 concordian@concord.edu to submit an announcement or to inquire for further information.

Student Government Association meetings are held Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in the Stateroom of the Stu-dent Center. All students are welcome to attend.

If you are interested in Film Society activities, please e-mail Charles

Brichford at brich-fordc@concord.edu.

News

Operation Gratitude is a national program to support Amer-ican troops overseas through donated items put into care

packages and letters to soldiers (both active duty and retired). We need some self-motivated students to coordinate,

publicize and oversee this. Can do collections of beanie babies, playing cards, letters, etc @ the HEC. Register with

Lori Pace if you are interested in investing your service hours for this cause Her contact is lpace@concord.edu

“Concord Color Fri-days!” Show your Concord

spirit by wearing Con-cord colors and apparel

on Fridays. Go CU!

Volunteers are needed to serve on the University Hearing Board. If interested, please send an e-mail to dweiss@concord.edu or call (304) 384-5256. Include

your name, address and phone number. Thank you.

Portafolio: Inaugural Issue, Spring 2011

The Spanish Program and the Division of Languages and Literatures at Concord University is happy to present Por-tafolio. Portafolio is an online magazine that showcases critical and creative perspectives composed by Concord students on issues surrounding Hispanic or Latino Span-ish communities. The purpose of this publication is to

create a forum for an interdisciplinary discussion in both English and Spanish about contemporary social, political and cultural issues of importance to the Hispanic world.

Call for Submissions“Diferencia y debate, Creatividad y conversación”

“Difference and Debate, Creativity and Conversation”

In this the inaugural edition, the editorial commit-tee 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, es-

say, 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 en-

tries will be chosen for publication. The entry the selec-tion names as the feature will receive a monetary award.

For more information, contact: Matthew Ed-wards Ph.D., mjedwards@concord.edu

The Blacksburg Kaplan Center will be on campus Saturday, November 13th at 9 AM to give free practice GRE, MCAT,

PCAT, DAT, OAT, LSAT, GMAT and NCLEX exams. This is being hosted by the Division of Natural Sciences, but is open to anyone interested. To sign-up the students should see Janet Heaton in room 200 of the Science Building by Friday, No-vember 5th. More info will be communicated to the partici-

pants via email once we have an idea of the number attending.

The last day to withdraw from the fall 2010 se-mester is 4 p.m., Monday, December 6. Students

should make advising appointments with aca-demic advisors for the Spring 2011 semester. Ad-vising begins on November 4. The Early Course

Selection process begins on November 10.Please advise the Registrar’s Office if you have any

questions or concerns regarding academic progress.

The Office of Housing and Residential Life is once again sponsoring FREE ZUMBA Classes on cam-

pus. The dates are listed below. All events are held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Stu-dent Center. Invite a friend to come with you.

Nov. 11, 16, 18, 30, Dec. 2, 7, and 9th.

Do you like to write? Need another credit hour in the spring? Join The Concordian Workshop next se-mester! Simply add the course to your schedule. It meets Mondays from 3-3:50 in Fine Arts M008.

Leigh White has lost a Student Support Services jump drive attached to a rubber band and may also

be attached to a black ribbon. If anyone has found it, reply to the forum post on www.cunewspaper.com.

Professional Development WorkshopPreparing For Your Career

Presented by:President Gregory F. Aloia

Rahall Technology Center 304

•Interviewing techniques•Professional development

•Career preparation•Basic interview question

•Have and have nots

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The WV Natural Resource Police Division will be having an alternative Hunters Safety Course at Con-cord on November 13, 2010. The location will be in

room 103 of the Rahall Building from 9 a.m. to Noon.Participants must have completed their on-

line tests or must have voucher stating that they have completed course. To take tests, go to www.

wvdnr.gov click on hunters safety section and complete all sections of course. Please make cop-ies of completed tests and bring them with you. If you have any questions, please contact Chief

Mark Stella CUPD 304-384-5357, or WV Conser-vation Officer Andy Damewood 304-425-2102.

Republican David McKin-ley defeated Democrat Mike Oliverio in a race that was decided by less than a thou-sand votes for US House of Representatives First District.

This was a close race down to the wire. According to the CNN website, the vote was split 50 percent to 50 percent. The first district is the north-ernmost district and contains

Wheeling and Morgantown. This was a huge loss for Democrats who had held this seat in Congress by Alan Mo-lihan for several years. Dem-ocrat Olivero defeated Moli-han in the primary last spring.

Republican Shelly Moore Capito, Incumbent, hand-ily won the election for the United States House of Rep-resentatives Second District.

The Democratic Party in-vested no money in this cam-paign as the party saw it as a safe Republican seat. As a matter of fact, the Democrat-ic candidate only spent a little more than $5,000 on the cam-paign, according to political spending tracking websites.

Democrat Thomas McHugh defeated Republican John Yoder to fill the vacant seat

on the State Supreme Court.Delegate John Frazier,

Democratic incumbent, re-tained his seat in the House of Delegates for the 25th district, along with Repub-lican Joe Ellington, who filled the second seat in the House’s 25th District.

In the State Senator race for the 10th district, in which Mercer County is located,

Democrat Ronald Mill-er leads Republican John Barnes 12,663 to 12,686 (52 percent to 48 percent) with 109 of 110 precincts report-ing. However, Barnes has not yet conceded this race.

Democrat Don Mead-ows beat Republican Tony White in the race for Mercer County Sheriff.

Republican A. Gene Buck-

ner beat Democrat Mike Vinciguerra Jr. in the race for County Commissioner.

Democrats Omar Ab-dulhosn, Julie Grubb Ball, and Jim Dent were unop-posed in races for Circuit Judge, Circuit Judge, and Magistrate respectively.

So, why is this that we know so little and why are people willing to risk these side effects for a high?

The answer is one and the same; the drug is cur-rently not traced in drug tests because it is not illegal.

The problem is furthered by the fact that there are nu-merous varieties available.

Because of this, if one strain is made illegal, another can be purchased and sold. In an interview with the New York Times, Michah Riggs, owner of a coffee shop in Kansas City had this to say, “Once it goes illegal, I already have something to replace it with.”

One Concord student, who wished to remain anonymous,

said he had smoked pot before but knew the dangerous side effects of synthetic marijuana.

“I’ve smoked pot and I’ve smoked synthetic pot. It’s not the same. People have smoked marijuana for many years. It might be illegal, but its effects are understood. This synthet-ic stuff is dangerous. It’s ex-pensive and potentially dead-

ly. I’m not going to risk it.”Another, however, asserted

that the availability, the fact it isn’t breaking the law, and the fact it doesn’t appear on a drug test is enough to risk it.

That may not be the case for long. Many states have already banned K2 and West Virginia is slated to make the drug illegal in the near future.

Although many new strands will be made available in its place, the ban is the first step in making West Virginians safer.

Education is next in im-portance. It is impor-tant for students to un-derstand the dangers of synthetic drugs like these.

Chad Kirk, B.S. in Biology and graduate of Concord Uni-

versity, said inhaling smoke from combustible materi-als is always bad for one’s health and will certainly in-crease one’s risk for cancer.

“The long-term side effects of using these current research chemicals on the body are not known and none of the current ‘herbal incenses’ are for hu-man consumption,” he said.

Synthetic Marijuana Trend continued

2010 Midterm Election Results continued

As mentioned in previous notices about your new Outlook Live email account, your old @concord.

edu email account will be closed on December 1st, 2010. Your new @mycu.concord.edu account will

become your primary and only email account at CU. This means any email currently in your @concord.

edu inbox will no longer be accessible and ALL email addressed to your @concord.edu email address will

no longer be accepted, including mail sent by instruc-tors, after December 1st. Please make sure you have informed all the necessary contacts about your new address by this time and that you have re-configured all your email clients to use your new Live account,

especially your phones and other mobile devices.If you have any questions about your Outlook Live ac-

count or this closure notice, you may visit our Live page at http://www.concord.edu/live or contact our helpdesk at 304-716-0054 or email cuhelpdesk@concord.edu.

Thank you,IT Services

Transportation for a shopping trip to Blacksburg and Chris-tiansburg, VA will be provided on Saturday, November 13th, 2010. Space is limited to the first 48. Sign up at the Student Center Main Desk before noon on Friday, November 12th.

Sponsored by the Student Activities Committee (SAC)

Student Organizations,We need volunteers for the first annual Concord

University Thank-A-Thon! This is very similar to the phone-a-thon but this time we are calling to thank our volunteers and donors for their generosity. This event will be held from November 30th through De-

cember 3rd from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, and there will be prizes! To reserve your night please contact the Ad-vancement Office by November 15, 2010 by calling (304) 384-5348 or by email at alumni@concord.edu.

This week the FBI launched the Fiscal Year 2011 Honors Inter Program. Applications are now being ac-cepted on the website, www.fbijobs.gov<http://www.

fbijobs.gov/> (click on Student Center). It is important to note that only 100 paid positions will be filled. This is a highly competitive program and paid internships will be available at FBI Headquarters (Washington,

D.C.), CJIS Division (Clarksburg), and 19 Field Offices.

The application period CLOSES Friday, November 19, 2010. However, depending on the number of ap-plications received, the application period may close

PRIOR to November 19th. Applicants will be notified if they were selected to continue the hiring process.

In addition to the 100 positions noted above, HRD will also offer 100 volunteer, unpaid internships in Field Offices and FBI Headquarters. The application for the

Volunteer Internship Program is the same as for the Honors Program. Please see www.fbijobs.gov<http://www.fbijobs.gov/> for more complete information.

Required QualificationsIn order to be considered, individuals must meet all

of the following qualifications at the time they apply:* Candidates must be attending a college or uni-versity that is accredited by one of the regional or national institutional associations recognized

by the United States Secretary of Education* Undergraduate students must be in their junior or

senior year, attending a college or university full-time* Seniors graduating after the comple-

tion of the Internship are eligible* Graduate students attending a col-

lege or university full-time* Graduating seniors do not have to be re-turning to school the following semester

* Students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale and

be in good standing with their academic institution* Candidates must be citizens of the United States* Candidates must meet all FBI Employment Re-

quirements, be able to pass an FBI Background Inves-tigation, and receive a Top Secret Security Clearance

Do you like to write? Do you want to see your name in print? Join the Concordian! Meetings are Mondays in Fine Arts room M008 at 3p.m. Just add The Concordian Workshop to your schedule!

November 10, 2010 Page 3

Congratulations to Jessica and Tim

Doty!

NewsGov. Joe Manchin today an-

nounced that he has appointed Dr. William M. “Bill” White of Bluefield to the West Vir-ginia State Board of Educa-tion. The appointment will be for nine years and is ef-fective today. White replaces Delores Cook, whose nine-year term ended on Thurs-day, Nov. 4. The governor acknowledged Cook for her commitment stating, “Delo-res has done a wonderful job throughout her nine-year term

and I applaud the time she has spent toward improving education in West Virginia.”

“The success of our edu-cation system relies on the quality of people who are at the forefront and I am confi-dent that Bill White will be a great addition as a member of the State Board of Educa-tion,” said Gov. Manchin. “Bill has spent many years in both the business and educa-tion arena and I believe that his skill-set and expertise will help move 21st cen-

tury education forward.”White is the founder and

CEO of The Management Development Group, Inc. (MDG), a California corpo-ration that specialized in or-ganization development con-sulting. He is currently the dean of the Mountain State University School of Lead-ership and Professional De-velopment (SLPD). In Feb-ruary, Dr. White was name interim dean for the gradu-ate program at Mountain State University in Beckley.

White is a graduate from Bluefield State College in Bluefield, W.Va., where he re-ceived a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and math-ematics. He earned a Doctor of Education in Leadership and Change from Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, Calif., and a gradu-ate certificate in Management and Leadership Education from Harvard, designed for academic deans and provosts.

“I want to express my thanks to Governor Man-

chin for his demonstration of faith in me by appointing me to the State Board of Educa-tion,” said White. “I consider this selection a true honor. I look forward to working with my distinguished Board col-leagues and I am eager to give my best effort to make K-12 Education in West Virginia second to none in the world.”

Dr. White’s professional career has included work as a research chemist and ex-ecutive in the pharmaceuti-cal industry as well as several

leadership positions in higher education. He served for six years as president of the Uni-versity of Southern Califor-nia’s corporate advisory board for the Industrial Social Work Concentration for the Gradu-ate School of Social Work and has worked as an adjunct pro-fessor and course designer for the University of California at Davis for more than15 years.

Dr. White currently resides in Bluefield. He has a son who attends West Virginia State University in Institute.

Concord Theatre will present the comedy “Vanities” in the H. C.

Paul Theatre of Concord University’s Alexander Fine Arts Center Wednesday,

Nov. 10, 2010 through Sat-urday, Nov. 13, 2010. Per-formances begin at 8 p.m.

each evening.“Vanities,” by Jack Hei-

fner, traces the story of three girls from Texas on

their journey from high school to adulthood. The three-act play spotlights

the trio as cheerlead-ers, then sorority sisters, and finally, young women.

The cast includes four Concord University stu-dents: senior Christin Walker

as Mary; sophomore Ain-

sley Miller as Joanne; and freshmen Cortney Vannatter

and Chelsey Rowe shar-ing the role of Kathy. Rowe will perform on Wednesday

and Friday and Van-natter will perform on Thursday and Saturday.

The performance is di-rected and designed by Con-cord University Professor of

Communication Arts Dr. Thomas Gambill.

The production team in-cludes Michael Cork, shop coordinator and master

carpenter; Greg Stamp, master carpenter and lights; Miller, visuals and

sound; and Walker, cos-tume design and props. The Theatre Workshop is in

charge of set construction.The play is being produced

at Concord by special ar-rangements with Samuel

French, Inc., New York, NY.Admission is $5 for adults.

Concord University fac-ulty, staff and students

will be admit-ted free-of-charge.

A limited number of tickets are available for each performance

of “Vanities.” Tickets may be reserved through the Concord University Box

Office at <http://www.Con-cordUEvents.com> www.ConcordUEvents.com or by

calling (304) 384-5101 or e-mailing <mailto:BoxOffice@c o n c o r d . e d u >

BoxOffice@concord.edu. The Box Office will open at 7 p.m. for ticket sales

prior to each performance.

November is Diabetes Month

“Mike Dorsey is Jesus.” Literally. Hannah Clark, sophomore, said this after Monday night’s music recit-al, featuring two pieces, the “Pearl Fisher’s duet” played by sophomore Justin Cly-burn and senior Avery Young, both on the euphonium and accompanied by Laura Za-mzow, and “Gethsemane” by senior counter-tenor Mike Dorsey, accompanied on the piano by Joshua Miller.

“Gethsemane” is a song taken from the popular mu-sical, Jesus Christ Superstar, which shows the pain Jesus went through the night before his ultimate betrayal. Dorsey

packed this piece with emo-tion, trying to convey the fear and uncertainty the character is faced with in his final days.

Before Dorsey’s piece was Clyburn and Young’s performance. The “Pearl Fisher’s duet” is tradition-ally sung by a tenor and a baritone, which made using one type of instrument even more difficult. Clyburn and Young had to push the limits on their instruments in or-der to hit many of the notes.

“The most difficult part was staying in tune with each other, because a lot of phrases had us starting on the same pitch,” Clyburn said.

Overall, both perfor-mances were well done.

According to the Ameri-can Diabetes Association, or ADA, “November is Ameri-can Diabetes Month, a time to communicate the seri-ousness of diabetes and the

importance of diabetes prevention and control.” An astonishing number of Americans are diagnosed with diabetes every year, and contrary to popular belief, diabetes is not just something you live with. Diabetes is a disease that kills more peo-ple every year than breast cancer and AIDS combined.

Last November, the ADA started a project called Stop Diabetes. The program’s goal was to have one million mem-bers before the year was over. With over 800,000 members already, the group is pushing for the final few before the end of this year. The group’s main purpose is to continue to raise diabetes awareness and get the general public in-volved in helping find a cure.

During the month of No-

vember people are encour-aged to go online at www.diabetes.org to inform them-selves about diabetes, its causes, what it does to the body, and ways to support research to stop this disease.

On November 14, Diabetes Awareness Day, people will be petitioning and lobbying in Washington, DC to try to gain the attention of Congress and the American people. Other events are also happening this month, such as several “Step-out” events, which are walks to raise money and awareness, as well as support groups, free blood glucose readings, and informational groups. More information on these events can be found at www.diabe-tes.org/in-my-community.

The website also has infor-mation on how to promote diabetes awareness such as newsletters, flyers, post-ers, videos, and pamphlets. People are also encouraged to create and upload their own videos showing how they plan to combat diabe-tes. Uploaded videos have a chance to win an Apple Ipad.

Governor makes appointment to the State Board of Education

By Kelly Connors

Staff Writer

Photo by Julia SpencerCongratulations to Jessica and Tim Doty. Jessica is an adjunct professor here at CU. Tyler Alan Doty was born November 3 at 8:57a.m., 21 inches long, 7 pounds 13 ounces. He is happy, healthy, and amazing!

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CU theatre to perform Vanities this week

Student recital shows off

Concord’s talentBy Kelly Connors

Staff Writer

A full 60% of our trash thrown away today can be recycled.

Recycling is simply the turning of one product into a new product, or reusing the product over and over again. The most common materials recycled today are cardboard, plastic, glass, and aluminum.

Many students think “I am just one person, I can’t help that much.” That is simply not the truth! Each person that recycles even a small amount can make a big difference. We can’t all go completely green, but everybody can make small changes in the right direction!

• Turn off the water while you brush your teeth or soap your dinner dishes.

• Read newspapers or magazines online.

• Download music from iTunes instead of buy-ing the CD.

• Take your own shopping bags to the store, or reuse the plastic ones from the last trip. The plas-tic bags can also be used to line small bathroom trash

cans.• Pick up a reusable

coffee mug or water bottle.• Unplug appliances

that are off. They can still use electricity.

• Keep paper that is used on only one side for shopping lists or quick notes.

• The lint from your dryer can be placed near trees. Birds love lint for their nests.

• Donate used maga-zines to libraries or doctor’s offices.

• When your ink car-tridge is empty, return it to the store. They will not only recycle it, but may of-fer you store credit for the good deed.

• Look for and pur-chase products already made from recycled materi-als.

• Donate old cloth-ing to Goodwill or the local homeless shelter instead of throwing it away.

• Use rags to wipe up spills and to dry your hands instead of paper towels.

• Try to cut a few minutes off your shower each day. Work to cut off as

much as possible!• Perfect all your pa-

pers before you hit the print button.

• Buy a set of dishes instead of using paper or plastic ones.

• Carpool as much as possible, and you can even ditch the car for short trips by walking or riding a bike.

• Donate bottle caps to schools, and donate pop tabs to the Ronald McDon-ald House.

Many people do not under-stand how much recycling re-ally does save. Here are some interesting facts that will put it into perspective. Once you read the numbers and real-ize how much can be gained from recycling, it is hard not to start doing your part.

First, the most abused natu-ral resource is water. Second, the United States is the high-est trash-producing coun-try. Every person puts out 1,609 pounds of trash per year. The US makes up 5% of the world’s population, but 40% of its trash. Third, every ton of plastic that is recycled saves a ton of oil. As we all know, oil is a fi-

nite resource. Plastic bottles contribute to almost 50% of recyclable waste in our land-fills and it takes 700 years for a plastic bottle to decompose.

Glass, aluminum, and paper are also important recyclables. Glass spends around 4,000 years in a landfill decompos-ing. On the flip side, glass is one of the things that can be completely recycled again and again. Energy saved from re-cycling just ONE glass bottle can run a light bulb for four hours. One aluminum can that gets recycled saves half a gallon of gas, or enough en-ergy to run your TV for three hours. Just like glass, there is no limit to how many times aluminum can be recycled.

For every ton of paper re-cycled, 17 trees, 60,000 gal-lons of water, and 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space are saved. The amount of wood and paper we throw out could heat 50,000,000 homes… for 20 years! The national av-erage for recycling is 30%.

Our little town of Ath-ens recycles 45% of their trash, one of the highest in the USA. Let’s all be in-spired by this and do our part.

There are groups on campus devoted to Re-publicans and Democrats, but now there is a new political group on cam-pus: Students For Liberty.

Students For Liberty is a na-tional student o rg a n i z a t i o n that now calls a local chapter at Concord home. You might ask, “Is Students For Liberty right for me?” Well, if you sup-port such ideas such as indi-vidual liberty and free think-ing then maybe you should consider joining.

This group is anti-war, be-lieves in limited government, and truth in media. Students For Liberty also trusts in the right to guns, free market cap-italism, and private education. One interesting fact about this student-led organization is the fact that they support person-al sexuality being your own choice and business and also support ending the drug war.

The idea of government be-ing limited and not being part

of any private person’s life is worth another look. No matter where you take your own personal political stand-

point, all views and perspec-tives should be investigated to make a better educated decision on where you stand. Freedom for everyone, no matter what is something that Students For Liberty takes very seriously. As citizens of the United States of America, we are all free. But they be-lieve that with the way the Federal government keeps expanding their control, our individual and private freedoms are in jeopardy.

Students For Liberty is a positive group for lovers of freedom and liberty. Inform-ing citizens on the initiative

of liberty so that these ideals can be placed into their personal lives in a large goal of the SFL. The United States of Amer-ica relies on the traditions and values of liberty and freedom, and SFL wants these ideas to continue on for years to come for the future of our country.

The Con-cord chapter of Students For Liberty meets every Monday at 1p.m. in ei-ther the sub-way side room

or the state room. Concord University stu-

dent Travis Simms is the acting President of this or-ganization. He may be con-tacted at kingappalachia86@aol.com for any questions, membership eligibilities, or just more general informa-tion on the Concord chapter.

For more information on the national organization, visit www.studentsforliberty.org.

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sTudeNT LifeWhat do you think about synthetic marijuana ?

Photo from www.lp.org

Fall party unites students

“If it’s legal and avail-able then there is probably something wrong with it.

I’m just not for that stuff.”

“I hear it’s a lot more harm-ful than regular weed. If

people want to get high they should stick with weed.”

“I guess people are trying to replace marijuana with something legal, but I still

think it’s a bad idea.”

“I think it’s a bad idea, I’ve seen it make someone re-

ally sick before. ”

“I haven’t heard of it before. I didn’t know it

existed.”

Gary ThompsonSenior

Chris MooreFreshmen

Alisha NewcombSophomore

Charles EarySophomore

Jennifer NailJunior

By Julia SpencerStaff Writer

By Danie Asbury

Student Life Editor

Sigma Tau Gamma boys dress for a day

Zimride is the new-est money and gas-sav-ing craze at Concord.

“Zimride is a fun and easy way to share the seats in your car or catch a ride. With Zimride, you can find Con-cord friends, classmates, and coworkers going the same way you are,” accord-ing to zimride.concord.edu.

All you have to do is sign in with your Concord email address or your Face-

book account if you are in the Concord network.

“Concord Zimride helps you offer or request rides for commutes, road trips, and popular events. If you have a car, split costs by offering rides. If you don’t have a car, find rides where you need to go,” according to the website.

So far, CU Zimride has shared over 4,500 miles, re-ducing carbon dioxide emis-sions by over 3,500 pounds overall. This service not only helps students but also the environment. And by shar-

ing rides, you also save gas, which is always helpful.

Zimride currently offers rides to Charleston, Fort Gay, Germantown, and Leesburg. And rides depart from loca-tions such as Athens, Princ-eton, Blacksburg, Bluefield, and Hinton. There are a va-riety of rides available, and if you have a car, post your route and see if anyone can help you save money on gas.

To offer a ride or search for one, visit zimride.concord.edu, where their motto is “to-gether we can get anywhere.”

Photo by Samantha RickettsTo raise money for Books for Kids, Sigma Tau Gamma offered members up for a competition in which the three who raised the most would wear dresses. Putter Mann wore a dress last Monday, Jeremy Sallie last Thursday, and Justin Smith will this Wednesday. A total of $672.13 was raised.

Active Members:1. Justin Smith $220.252. Putter Mann $197.443. Michael Cork $119.104. Robert Elsaid $ 35.415. Clifton Jowers $ 10.11

6. Russell Christian $ 9.127. Greg Stamp $ 4.888. Lacy Harvey $ 3.589. Zach Whetzel $ 3.03

10. Chops $ 2.6811. JD Estep $ 1.19

12. Scott Williams $ .27

Associate Class:1. Jeremy Sallie $ 27.172. Jost Gelinas $ 12.043. Ben Holdren $ 6.57

4. Shrader $ 3.55

By Tricia Wolfe

Guest Writer

Concord students look for liberty

Zimride provides another option

Recycling: Green is good for CU

Photo contributed by Holly JacksonCU United held a fall party for students in the subway sides area of the student center on Thursday, Nov. 4. They part-nered with the United Way for the event and students who donated school supplies during the party recieved a free United shirt.

By Samantha Ricketts

Editor-in-Chief

November 10, 2010 Page 5

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Concord plays well at home, no matter where that home is. Concord is undefeated at home this season, including when that game is played at Hunnicutt Stadium in Princ-eton, W.Va. At Hunnicutt Stadium Saturday, Concord dismantled visiting Fair-mont State 41-17, improving their record to 8-2 and set-ting up a big last week match up against West Liberty.

Concord started off slow and would go down 10-7 in the first, but would score 31 straight points in order to put the game away. Without a doubt, most of that offense would be produced from Zack Grossi and Thomas Mayo, who combined for three touchdowns. Grossi would go on to throw 408 yards on just twenty comple-tions, along with four touch-downs passing, and one rush-ing. Thomas Mayo would catch nine of those 20 passes for 258 yards. The ground game was not absent either, as Brian Kennedy would rush thirty times for 193 yards.

The result was an offensive explosion, Concord racked up 554 yards and averaged almost 7.5 yards a play. They would start through the air, and by the time the first quarter was over, Mayo would already have 100 yards receiving.

On the first drive, big plays by Mayo put Concord deep inside Fairmont territory, but a Brandon Strupp field goal try would come up short.

But when Concord got the ball again, the duo of Grossi and Mayo would come to-gether for a 54 yard scoring strike that gave Concord the first lead of the game, 7-0.

Fairmont would then go on to score 10 straight points, seven of which coming off of a Grossi interception that gave Fairmont the ball deep in-side Mountain Lion territory.

Concord would have some drives stall after los-ing the lead, but Brian Ken-nedy would jumpstart the offense. Gaining 39 yards on four carries, Kennedy would take Concord down to the three yard line, where Grossi would punch it in. Concord would regain the

lead and never look back. Although they did suffer a

minor setback, Grossi would throw another interception, but Aaron Martinez, who has a knack for creating turn-overs, would force another one when Fairmont was in the red zone. Joe Greenway would recover the fumble.

Concord would drive the field, starting at their own 11, but the drive would stall. Strupp would however send the ball through the uprights from 40 yards out, increasing the Concord lead to 17-10.

The defense would cre-ate an interception by Ethan Perry, and the offense would not spoil their opportunity. On the fourth play, Grossi would find Horace Daughtry for another touchdown pass, increasing the score to 24-10. That would end the scoring for the first half, but Con-cord was not done scoring.

On their second drive of the third quarter, Concord would put points on the board again. Grossi would toss another one to Mayo, and the result would be a 31-10 lead for Concord.

On the next drive, Grossi and Mayo decided to quit playing games and to put the game out of reach. On the first play of the drive, Gros-

si would find Mayo for 33 yards. On the second down, he would send the ball to-wards Mayo again for 11 yards. The third time was the charm as well, as Mayo and Grossi would score again, this time from 21 yards out, increasing the score to 38-10.

That would end the scor-ing for the third, and Concord would add a field goal by Strupp late in the fourth. Fair-mont also would score late, making the final score 41-17.

Concord would force five turnovers and create four fum-bles, only two were recovered.

Concord will play their last regular season game on Sat-urday against West Liberty and the all time leading pass-ing quarterback in Division II history, Zack Amedro. West Liberty is 6-3, but put up 82 points last week while Ame-dro threw for eight touch-downs. It should be a thriller and great game for seniors, Josh Arrington, Jared Brown, Thomas Hearons, Bryan Roof, Chris Shatley, Nathan Tanner, and Justin Williams who will play their final game in Callaghan Stadium.

Gametime is set for 1p..m. and will be the last home game of the season.

This week’s Super Regional Rank-ings rank Concord at eighth, a large jump from being unranked last week. Concord must move to sixth to advance to the playoffs.

1. Shepherd (9-0)2. Bloomsburg (9-1)3. Kutztown (9-1)4. Mercyhurst (8-2)5. California, PA (9-1)6. Shaw (8-2)7. WVWC (8-2)8. Concord (8-2)9. Saint Augustine’s (8-2)10. Winston Salem St.(8-2)

Senior NightNovember 13th, 2010Concord University

vs. West Liberty

1p.m.Callaghan Stadium

Athens, WW

Mountain Lions go bowling“Enter Sandman” produces a mother’s magic

By Zack Sowder

Sports Editor

When “Enter Sandman” comes on to usher the Hok-ies onto the field, and the fans start jumping, there is nothing better than Blacksburg on a Thursday night, and yes, even when you are with your mom.

On these Thursday nights, the Hokies are a magical 20-5. Something about the town comes alive when this team plays on a Thursday night, and it helps that Virginia Tech puts all they have into mak-ing that magic come alive. .

For that night, most night classes are cancelled as tail-gating controls all of the parking. Classes are can-celled on Fridays by most faculty, at least the ones who know or at least under-stand football. Virginia Tech provides fireworks, on both sides of the stadium, adding to the experience. I honestly do not know a better place to be on a Thursday night.

Granted I have been to a Na-tional League Championship Series, NCAA and ACC bas-ketball tournaments, a NCAA baseball regional, ACC con-ference baseball tournament and bowl games, but nothing compares. It is just the town, the fans, and the atmosphere.

Many schools have nich-es; LSU always plays bet-ter at night, Boise State can’t lose when their uni-forms are the same color of the field, and West Vir-ginia has couches to burn. But Blacksburg and Virginia Tech has Thursday nights.

This was not my first rodeo, but getting a chance to see Virginia Tech on a Thursday night is like Christmas to me. Granted, I sat five rows from the top, left home sick, and came back worse. I had to park so far from the sta-dium that I was still walking

in the rain when everybody else was probably home. The rain held off for everyone, but me. But I do not care.

I have seen Virginia Tech play on a Thursday night five times, and each time it gets better and better. The amount of noise that just over 66,000 fans can make is incredible. Not to mention fans are in the game, throughout the game. Thursday nights are when the true football fans come out to play, and even though Geor-gia Tech took a quick two touchdown lead, the crowd was never out of the contest.

Maybe it is because the fans know they are truly blessed to be at a game in Blacks-burg on a Thursday. Getting tickets is not easy as Virginia Tech has sold out for almost 80 straight games, going back to 1998. I have visited Craig-slist, Ebay, texted friends, and asked on Facebook to get tickets. You have to be desperate, and let the record show I have gotten tickets through all of the ways above. Luckily for me, enough Georgia Tech fans decided not to make the trip and sent back tickets to the Virginia Tech box office. Smart fans.

But I am truly grateful when I get a chance to go, and I love taking fans, even of WVU, to their first Thurs-day night game. No mat-ter who you support, you have to enjoy it. Everywhere you turn people are tailgat-ing all day with music and food, and of course adult beverages. Fans start yelling “Let’s go” before noon, with plenty of responses of “Hok-ies.” And of course there are the turkey legs. But there is more importantly, the game.

Which is why I love to bring people to Thursday night games. I remember my first game, just like I remember the first time I walked into

the Dean E. Smith Center. You truly get goosebumps.

So when it came time to de-cide who I would take to this game, I chose my mom. My mother loves college football, and, no, she does not know everything, but she knows enough to be dangerous and have fun. She took me to many games as a child, sent me off to a NLCS at six years old with just a friend of the family. That is a lot of trust.

She took me to game after game in Chapel Hill, over three hours from home, even when the Tar Heels were 8-20. She sacrificed a lot, and I decided to give her the ticket. She deserved it.

I am proud to say my mom loved every second, and truly it was my favorite Thursday night game I can remem-ber. Despite the fact that the game went down to the fi-nal seconds, watching my mom jump up and down, on a sprained ankle that made it painful to stand, when they played “Enter Sandman” for the second time proved to me that there is magic on Thursday night in Blacks-burg. Or maybe my mom still has that magic to be the best mom any son could have.

By Zack Sowder

Sports Editor

Photo by Megan GodfreyThe Mountain Lions’s offensive line gave Grossi and Kennedy plenty of space and time.

Brandon Strupp WVIAC Special

Teams Player of the Week

Photo by Jeff Israel, ESPN PhotographerMy mom has taken me to plenty of sporting events, from ESPN Studios to the Dean Dome, and is a great companion to any sporting event. So when I had an extra ticket to the Thursday Night in Blacksburg, I knew who to call.

Photo by Megan GodfreyBrandon Strupp wins the WVIAC special teams player of the week, the second straight week a Concord player has won the award.

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The First Amendment

“Congress shall make no law re-specting an establishment of reli-

gion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the

right of the people peaceably to as-semble, and to petition the Govern-ment for a redress of grievances.”

opiNioNs

Imagine going out with a guy (or a girl) for al-most three years. You’re completely happy with the way things are going, and you’re completely in love with him/her. Now imagine that it suddenly falls apart and you have to break up.

This happens to a lot of people, and it happens all the time. One minute, things

are great, next minute, not so much. I can totally relate (I know, it seems like a lot is happening to me). Re-cently, I broke up with my boyfriend of almost three years. We were having some problems that we didn’t know how to solve, so we both agreed that it would be better to see new people.

This completely sucks when it happens. Breaking up isn’t the easiest thing to do; actually it’s probably one of the hardest things ever. On one hand, if you’re the one doing the breaking, you don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings. You don’t want to make it all dramatic and you don’t want to shatter someone’s world. You might also love this person but you see that it can’t work out so you’re crushed by the truth.

On the other hand, you might be the one that gets dumped. This is the hardest position to deal with. You feel like you did something

wrong, and it’s all your fault. You don’t know how to cope with the fact that they might not love you anymore and they no lon-ger want to be with you.

Now, the question is: Where do we go from here?

It’s actually quite simple: move on. No, seriously. There are so many more fish in the sea, so much more stuff to worry about. I know, easier said than done, right? But, the thing is, you’ve been here before. There was a time before him/her where either you were single, or you had someone else. So, the world isn’t going to end!

The whole point is: if you’re meant to be, it’ll happen. Whether it hap-pens now, or later, that’s up to fate… But, why beat yourself up and ruin your life about it now? Go ahead, live a little, be single, go on dates, hang out with your friends. Be yourself with-out having to worry about

being alone. The truth is, we’re never truly alone.

I really do know how hard it is. My relationship with Chris was the longest one I’ve ever had, and we were high school sweethearts. But, sometimes things have to end. I do still love Chris, and it does still hurt, but I’m trying to move on. We’re actually still friends, and we plan on being friends for a long time. That’s what makes it easier. We ended on good terms, and we don’t have to hate each other or pretend to either. We can be friends and be in each other’s lives and not have to worry about the drama that hap-pens when people break up.

So, readers, as always, let me know what you think. If you have a break up story you want to share, or if you have a love story you want to share, email me at di-azm30@mycu.concord.edu.

Imagine...

By MariLuz Diaz

Opinions Editor

How did I come to Con-cord? It is a “funny” story actually. I applied online, and then I sent my documents and SAT score and whatnot to the Admissions Office.

After weeks of no response I inquired about the status of my application. And then inquired again. And once more. So after three e-mails I finally received an answer: Your application has not been received! Yet I had a proof of delivery.

I sent another e-mail with a scanned copy of the proof of delivery. Viola! Magically my documents appeared. Of course, the deadline for scholarships’ consid-eration had been passed.

Nevertheless, I came to Concord, because Concord was a recognized institution and was progressing quickly. Or at least it appeared to be.

Freshman year: dorm rooms, cafeteria food, all that “good” stuff. Around Thanksgiving break I was told that I had to leave the dorms. Leave with the option of living in a hotel for 10 days, going to a host family, or luckily in my case, staying with relatives. Ri-diculous. I had paid $3k or so for Room and Board and yet I could not stay in my room.

After surviving the fall se-mester I wondered about the circumstances and chances of living off-campus. The firm answer from the Hous-ing Director was “No!”

Okay, I get it. Losing some $3k per semester is a big deal, especially when the services provided de-liver for only a very tiny portion of that fee. Pretty good deal, right? For the University that is!

The summer break came and again I came into contact with the Housing Office. That time I had a bit more

luck and because of the high number of incoming fresh-men (a number higher than the dorm buildings allowed for reasonable accommo-dation) I was allowed to live off campus. I found a job and a place to stay.

Sadly enough, those were my highlights dur-ing my Concord career.

The semester kept rolling, the tuition kept increas-ing. But what about new services? Improvements in the way students had been treated? Better education? Progress? None of these was evident. One gazebo! And a Campus Point?! Absolutely ridiculous!

Especially when the inter-net on campus is laughable, the swimming pool is not open 90% of the time, fitness center (the real one with the free weights) destroyed, basketball gyms out of reach (for the most part) for regular students, food service that

is cheap and unappealing, dorm buildings falling apart, Student Center building leaking, quality of education sprinting down the hill, and more and more on the list.

I don’t feel sad now. Even after seeing how my tuition goes for scholarships for football, basketball, and vol-leyball players who cannot spell their own names. Why thank you for increasing the quality of admitted students.

And now after 4 years, $40k+ in tuition, unfriendly office employees, crazy and inflexible course selection (for some reason even after scoring in the top 25% of both SAT’s and GMAT’s math sections I still have to pass College Algebra?!), now I have to pay another $70 to graduate?! Well what did I pay $40k+ then? Wasn’t for the sole reason: to gradu-ate? Ridiculous! Pitiful!

Letter to the Editor: Reflections on CUBy Nikolay Dievski

Guest Writer

The 2010 Concord University Art Department Fac-ulty Exhibition is currently on display in the Arthur

Butcher Art Gallery. The exhibition features the recent research of eleven Faculty, Emeriti Faculty, and Adjunct Faculty. The exhibition will be on dis-

play through November 12.

Participating faculty:Gerald Arrington: Oils on Canvas

Kevin Bennington: Digital Images/Mixed MediaJames Biggs: Wood Fired Ceramics

Dr. Sheila Chipley: WatercolorsJim Coiner: Oils on Canvas

Steve Hunt: Photography (silver gelatin)Steve Jessee: Photography (digital)

Rita Montrosse: Watercolor/ Mixed MediaMark Tobin Moore: Mixed Media on Canvas

Lauri Lydy Reidmiller: Silk PaintingJack Sheffler: Mixed Media on Canvas

Last week’s solutions:

Do you need advice?Ava Audreys is here to help! Email her at

ava_audreys@yahoo.com or add her on Facebook!

Have an opinion? Have a question?

Do you have any comments or concerns?

Do you want your voice to be heard?

Email The Concordian at con-cordian@concord.edu and let

your opinions be known!

November 10, 2010 Page 7

ArTs ANd eNTerTAiNmeNT

CU Theatre presents Vanities Nov. 10-13 8p.m.

H.C. Paul Theatre of the Alexander Fine Arts Center

Honor choir sings for CUOn Thursday, Con-

cord’s music department hosted the 2010 Honor Choir Festival Concert in the Fine Arts Auditorium.

The event began with the CU Collegiate Singers sing-ing “The Star Spangled Ban-ner,” “Dies Irae,” “Selig sind die Toten,” “Little Birds,” and “Flight of the Bumble-bee.” This arrangement of “Flight of the Bumblebee” is actually featured during the scene transitions in the popular TV show, Glee. It consists of the singers us-ing only vocal sounds to make up the whole song, which was very impressive.

Next, CU President Greg-ory Aloia greeted the crowd, made up of students, faculty, staff, family members, and 120 high school students who performed with our stu-dents in two of the groups.

This was followed by the ConChords singing “I Wish I Was Single Again,” “When I Hear Her I Have Wings,” and “Sherry” from Jersey Boys, the Musical. The group con-sists of only five male sing-ers from Concord, including Mike Dorsey, Anthony Wood-yard, James Suroski, Matt Hamilton, and Cody Boone. Each member did a great job and gave an entertaining performance for the crowd.

Next, the Women’s Honor Choir performed “O Music,” “In Remembrance,” and “Mu-sic Down in My Soul.” This group was made up of female singers from Concord, Blue-field High School (director Kimberly Bird), Giles High

School (directors Larry Mari-on and Nancy Noble), Green-brier East High School (direc-tor Barbara Lutz), Pikeview High School (director Jeffrey Shrewsbury), Princeton High School (director Allen Kade), Pulaski County High School (director Angela Talbert), Shady Spring High School (director Timmy Fama), and William Fleming High School (director Lenora Turner). And many of these choral directors are quite familiar with Con-cord, as Bird, Noble, Shrews-bury, Kade, Talbert, and Fama are all CU graduates.

After this group, the Con-cord Camerata Singers per-formed “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” from Showboat and “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” from Gentle-men Prefer Blondes. This group consists of female singers from CU: Han-nah Clark, Lindsay Crance, Laura Croy, Desiree Davis, Sarah Edgar, Ashleigh Glass, Andi Green, Carrie Honaker, Mattie Jones, Kat Naglee, Chandra Sheppard, Jordan Stadvec, and Emily Thomas.

Next, the Men’s Hon-or Choir sang “Exsultate justi in Domino,” “Weep No More,” and “Soon Ah Will Be Done.” This group was made up of male sing-ers from Concord and the above listed high schools.

Following this perfor-mance, Director of Enroll-ment Kent Gamble spoke to the audience about Concord’s music and other programs in an attempt to attract atten-tion from the high school stu-dents preparing to graduate.

Then, CU students led the crowd in various university

songs, such as “The Cam-pus Beautiful,” “America, the Beautiful,” “The Con-cord University Alma Ma-ter,” “The Concord Univer-sity Fight Song,” “Student Logic,” “The West Vir-ginia Hills,” and “Country Roads.” CU student JR Da-vis performed a short solo during the last song, evok-ing cheers from the crowd.

And before the last group of the night, Joshua Miller, assistant professor of music and director of vocal studies, acknowledged the faculty of the CU Department of Music.

Finally, the students from all participating choirs gath-ered onstage to close the show, singing “Shenan-doah” and “Bound for the Promised Land.”

Joshua Miller, Caron Dal-ey, and Allen Kade con-ducted the various perfor-mances, and Jane Whitely Smith and Taylor Baldwin played the accompaniment.

All groups performed well and gave a good show for the audience. The groups’ hard work paid off and made the CU campus tru-ly appreciate their talent.

On December 7, the mu-sic department will present A Ceremony of Carols at 7p.m. at Princeton Presby-terian Church with free ad-mission; on February 10, 12, and 13 the CU Opera Studio will present The Magic Flute at 7:30p.m. and 3p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium with $5 admission; and on April 30 and May 1 CU’s chorus-es will present Requiem at 7p.m. and 3p.m. at Univer-sity Point with $5 admission.

Cartoons aren’t just for kids anymore. Shows like “Family Guy” and “South Park” are truly geared strictly toward adult audi-ences, but movie goers are now seeing films that can be enjoyed by both adult and child audiences alike.

I saw the DreamWorks movie “Megamind” recently and I can honestly say that I loved it. The storyline was new and interesting, the characters had an astound-ing amount of depth, and the jokes literally made me laugh out loud. Granted, I laughed at different points than the five year old chil-dren that filled the the-ater, but I think I enjoyed it just as much as they did.

The story begins when the home worlds of Megamind, played by Will Ferrell, and Metro Man, played by Brad Pitt, are destroyed. The two are just babies when they land on Earth. They later attend school together and fight for

attention. Metro Man can fly, make popcorn with his laser eyes and do many amazing things. Megamind is unable to impress the students like his counterpart and decides

that if he cannot be impres-sive by doing good deeds like Metro Man, he will outdo the hero by being expertly evil.

The two grow up and have

many battles for control of Metro City. To everyone’s surprise Megamind finally comes into power and rules the city. He soon becomes bored and wishes he had someone

to battle with. I won’t give more details that could ruin the movie, but Megamind falls in love, questions himself, and really surprises everyone.

This movie was re-ally fun to watch. The soundtrack was definitely designed for adults and really gave the movie a twist. I think that mov-ies like the “Ice Age” series have been leading up to a movie like this; A hilarious story that liter-ally everyone can enjoy.

While looking at the international movie data-base website, imdb.com, one quote by Megamind really summed up the movie for me: “All men

must choose between two paths. Good is the path of hon-our, friends and family. Evil... well, it’s just cooler. Hit it!”

Megamind will blow your mind Video of the

Week:This is sure to brighten up your day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuKoHxGwnPA

By Samantha Ricketts

Editor in Chief

Photos by Samantha RickettsAbove: The CU Collegiate Singers sing on Thursday during the Honor Choir Festival Concert.Below: The ConChords, CU’s five-man group, perform for the crowd.

By Danie Asbury

Student Life Editor

Daddy-to-be Peter High-man, played by Rob-ert Downey Jr., has no choice but to catch a cross-country ride with a guy he just unfortu-nately and inconveniently met named Ethan Trem-blay, played by the hi-larious Zach Galifianakis.

Peter Highman is in At-lanta for business but has to be home in Los An-gelus by the end of the week for the birth of his first child; hence the name of the film: Due Date.

Numerous bizarre events occur at the airport caused by this random guy Ethan who seems like nothing but bad luck, which causes both Peter and Ethan to be placed on a “no-fly” list. Peter is pretty much stranded in Atlanta with none of his baggage, no wal-let, no license, no car, and

no way to be home in time. Kind of luckily, Ethan comes

to the rescue and it all “goes up-hill from here.” Peter re-ally does not know what he

has gotten himself into. Their straight shot trip from Atlanta to L.A. turned into a jour-ney of Peter having his “ass

handed to him” by a handi-capped man, breaking out of a holding room in Mexico for the possession of drugs, end-ing up in the Grand Canyon,

and the dog getting high. Peter is an architect that

is stressed and very an-noyed throughout their adventure while Ethan is a laid back, aspiring actor headed to Holly-wood. He is constantly inquiring about Peter and his life throughout the movie, which annoys Peter to no end. These two completely different people forced together for a cross-country trip is hilarious to watch.

You can definitely add Due Date to your Zach Galifinakis collection consisting of the popu-lar Dinner for Shmucks and The Hangover. You either love or hate Gali-

finakis and personally, I think he’s hilarious and will defi-nitely rate Due Date as an A.

“You better check yourself before you wreck yourself”By Jessica Fowler

A&E Editor

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