Stories from the current online edition of The Concordian. en-us http://www.cunewspaper.com Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:42:48 GMT 20 http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/News/Founders.Day.Celebration.Honors.Many-3883198.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp On Monday, March 1, Concord celebrated its 138th anniversary. The Founders' Day Celebration and Convocation of Scholars took place in the Fine Arts Auditorium and was held to honor and award various members of the Concord community. 044fc24b-4e28-455d-b1ba-b8dd9dc7ed4f Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 3/03/10 Samantha Ricketts http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1397/thumbs/t_b9v09grz.JPG http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/News/ Campus News http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/News/Relocation.Of.Trailers.Postponed.Due.To.Weather-3883201.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Last year the university bought nearly a dozen trailers, originally designed for use in the hurricane Katrina relief. Although the administration had ideas about them, the trailers are still sitting unused in the parking lot by the baseball and football fields. faa51e59-811f-487d-ab05-45de64dda9c7 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 3/03/10 Svilen Trifonov Webmaster http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1397/thumbs/t_2msct5j7.JPG http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/News/ Campus News http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/News/Transparency.In.Sga.Discussed.Behind.Closed.Doors-3883203.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The Student Government Association held a closed session last Wednesday, Feb. 24, but what exactly does this mean? Members of the media, administration, and anyone else who is not a member of SGA is asked to step outside if a motion is passed to go into closed session. 28958a55-e3b8-4a0f-8c04-7e4ed8e67aeb Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 3/03/10 Wendy Holdren http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/News/ Campus News http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/News/Number.Of.Students.Charged.For.Parking.Passes.Exceeds.Actual.Spaces.Available-3883205.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp It seems that almost everyone has complained at some point or another about the parking situation at Concord University's Athens campus, but what have students, faculty, and staff based these complaints on? While arguments about whether or not there is enough parking on campus have been an ongoing discussion over the past five years, almost no one has searched deep into the specifics of parking on campus. Whether a person believes that the parking situation for Concord students, faculty, and staff is under control or not, it is important to realize that there are a lot of different aspects to consider about it. 7e70704d-aa65-43b2-a290-f23d753f631f Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT News 3/03/10 Hannah Green http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/News/ Campus News http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/ArtsEntertainment/Cop-Out.You.Will.Laugh.Your.Head.Off-3883210.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp For a reason I don't quite understand, a lot of action movie actors consider themselves really funny and decide to go into the comedy genre. Most of the time the results are horrendous. Two that leap to mind are Schwarzenegger's "Junior" and Stallone's "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot." Now the legendary Bruce Willis has decided to step into the genre with his latest movie, "Cop Out." 6b4bbf7f-a6b5-4d4f-9d3b-dc5c7b6992e5 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Arts & Entertainment 3/03/10 Svilen Trifonov Webmaster http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1397/thumbs/t_8nvs1h0m.jpg http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/ArtsEntertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/ArtsEntertainment/Film-Society.Nailed.It-3883211.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp London 1969 - two 'resting' (unemployed and unemployable) actors, Withnail and Marwood (I), crazed by the wet and damning effects of their neighborhood, mad drug dealers and insane Irishmen, decide to leave their depressing Camden flat for an heavenly holiday in the countryside, courtesy of Withnail's uncle Monty's country cottage. d8bbf9a7-d49f-4d81-b20d-f82417b2d756 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Arts & Entertainment 3/03/10 Kristina Rustemeyer http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/ArtsEntertainment/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Sports/Coaches.Spotlight.Steve.Barrett-3883214.shtml 15a9dbbb-8034-4fd4-9ddb-05085b6614a8 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Sports 3/03/10 Kurtis White http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Sports/ Sports http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Sports/Grabbing.Concord.By.The.Balls-3883215.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The year 2010 has started off pretty good…for sports anyway. The U.S. dominated in the Olympics, this summer's basketball free-agent class is going to include stars like LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Amar'e Stoudemire and Joe Johnson, which should make for a very interesting season this fall (depending on whether Cleveland wins a championship or not). 564224fc-a5dc-4359-8ab7-dfbd56968ca6 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Sports 3/03/10 Kurtis White http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Sports/ Sports http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/StudentLife/Tkes-Prepare.To.plunge.For.Alzheimers-3883208.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp If you have ever considered jumping into a cold body of water for the greater cause, you finally can at the TKE's 11th Annual Polar Bear Plunge. 8c18f777-2b7f-4df6-b147-1459c197af55 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Student Life 3/03/10 Erica Arce Romero http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/StudentLife/ Features/Campus Life http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/StudentLife/Whered.The.Eco.Guy.Go-3883207.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp For those of you who were around last year, Gary Thompson's is a face you might be familiar with. With his zeal for all things green and his passionate activism, he earned himself the reputation as the "Eco-guy" around the Campus Beautiful. It seemed that every time an Earth-friendly event or new Green initiative was being presented, Gary's face or name was certainly present. Suddenly, he seemed to vanish. 2d4a7166-c646-46df-9b08-d2f02671a84f Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Student Life 3/03/10 J.D. Estep http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/StudentLife/ Features/Campus Life http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/StudentLife/Spring.Break.Stress.For.Senior.Art.Majors-3883206.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp This year, Spring Break won't be fun for everyone. On Monday, March 15, all senior art majors at Concord must submit their art for approval before their senior art exhibition. 13b2a39f-8c20-48fd-aa87-1aeaf5c650b1 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Student Life 3/03/10 Samantha Ricketts http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper1397/thumbs/t_yr29ph02.jpg http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/StudentLife/ Features/Campus Life http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Opinion/A.Critique.For.A.Critic-3883217.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp The ability of the modern critic seems to continually worsen through the years. Rather than expressing a reasoned opinion or a well-rounded evaluation, which reflects the meaning of the word, they are captious and push for arguments sake. dbe0ff68-cf21-4b0b-9675-9f03bb22b8c5 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/03/10 Liston Pennington http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Opinion/For-What.Its.Worth.Facebook.Should.Be.Banned-3883218.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Hi, my name is Amanda and I'm addicted to Facebook. As a matter of fact, I am so incredibly addicted to Facebook, that it's taken me around ten minutes just to type this because I'm too distracted by the glow of my News Feed. 6f149df4-fa2e-4fa8-a85a-da2c7c78aae0 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/03/10 Amanda Lee http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Opinion/Letter.To.The.Editor.Sga.Assessment-3883222.shtml &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Oftentimes when former Student Government Association executives choose to write a letter to the Concordian, it is seen in bad taste, either as an attempt to ignite controversy or as a platform for a future campaign. I can assure you that this letter is neither, nor is it a bitterness that I feel for my former opponent. I merely want to shed an informed insight. 9458d4d1-0d27-4acc-b03c-e1f397d11d85 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT Opinion 3/03/10 Ashley Hicks http://www.cunewspaper.com/news/2010/03/03/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial