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Patrice Mitchell is the columnist for the Millennial Beat. She is a senior Communications major with an emphasis in Broadcasting and a Journalism minor. After transferring from Marshall University, she has spent the past three years on the Concordian newspaper staff and also as a WMLT reporter. “I love writing and I’ve grown to have an appreciation for politics; which is why I choose to have a political style beat this semester. I chose this topic because I want to learn more about politics and also encourage my generation to do the same.”
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BENNINGTON SENDS A POWERFUL MESSAGE
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Bennington wishes to show the effects of people’s littering and dumping on pristine scenes, which gives a powerful juxtaposition. By showing these scenes he’s created side by side with one being naturally beau-
curately the affect that careless humans are having on the environment. “Over the last five years my work has been focused on informing viewers of how important pollution awareness
Over the past couple decades, society as a whole is becoming more focused on saving the planet. What society is collectively doing in order to leave a better world for future generations of children can be deemed as more of a long-term goal rather than a short term one. However, there is a better way to more accurately describe the short term effects of keeping an environment-friendly mindset, and Kevin Bennington, Assistant Professor of Arts, portrays such a message through his continuing work titled, “Time 4 Influence.” “I started a series of pieces where I collected trash and put them into vessels, and displayed This edited picture shows the clear differences between the the good and bad, clean and pristine picture (right) and the trashy picture (left), which pristine and then trashy. So are common in Bennington’s gallery. that’s where the Time 4 InfluPhoto courtesy of Kevin Bennington ence started, and all of these pieces that were in the show tiful and serene and the other is to our environment and in were continuing from that orig- being defiled with garbage and many cases I try to draw atteninal theme,” he said. pollution, it displays very ac- tion to both extremes of beauty
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and pollution,” Bennington said in a Concord University press release. His viewership reaches farther than his show at the gallery located at Bluefield College Art Gallery. Bennington states that he has also had a solo show at the Chuck Mathena Center in Princeton as well as having shown his work in a travelling show known as the Athens Travelling Show, which goes around the country visiting different locations such as Athens, Ohio; Athens, Alabama; and Athens, West Virginia. Time 4 Influence originates from his Masters study at Miami International University School of Art and Design. The gallery show at Bluefield College is thus titled, “Time 4 Influence Continued”, being a continuation of his works from back in 2008 when the project first started. “…Basically what I do is I take tons of pictures of trash
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Anyone that has kept up with pop culture this week, knows that some actors, actresses, and directors are boycotting the Oscars this year because of the lack of diversity amongst the nominees and the Academy voters. Big name actors like Jada and Will Smith, Gina Rodriguez, Spike Lee, Michael Moore, and others announced publicly that they would neither attend nor watch the Oscars broadcast, as well as encourage others to boycott the show. As the world chimed in on social media using the hashtag, #Oscarssowhite, national news networks addressed the issue as well too. On a broadcast of Fox and Friends on the Fox News Channel, political pundit and actress Stacey Dash gave her opinion of the boycott calling it, “ludacris.” She went on in the interview to say that there should be no Black History Month, BET channel, or awards shows that cater predominately to minorities. Social media lit up after these comments, and Stacey Dash
and social media to tell us what we should be offended by next. Starting the discussion and recognizing the problem is the only way to possibly find a solution in reducing racial tensions as well as race related hate and crime. There is no question that race is a tough topic to talk about. Racial tensions are relatively high right now, and have been for a while. Many highly public situations involving police officers and the killing of unarmed black people have dominated the news. The Black Lives Matters movement was born out of the need to have an open dialogue about if and how we treat people based on their race. To ignore and remain ignorant to a problem does not change the reality of the problem. Clearly there is no denying that there is a problem with race in this country. Politicians are having speeches about it, activist are lining streets to protest, and now even Hollywood is reacting to the racial climate. In an ideal world, the color of someone’s skin would not divide people or inspire anyone to hate. However, we live in a world that created racism and now has to deal with it.
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was a trending topic for days. People from both ends of the spectrum debated the comments and whether or not they agreed with her. The truth is, everyone is entitled their own opinion. That much is universally known as well as indicated in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. In the age of social media and global communication, personal opinions can become trending topics on international platforms in a matter of minutes. Because people come from different cultures, backgrounds and journeys through life, no one is going to have the exact same judgement on specific topics. We often shy away from discussing topics like race because the opinions are passionate and uncomfortable to talk about. However, the only way to combat racism is to have open discussion about it. We all know that racism is bad, but no one knows exactly what racism is completely. We live in a world where everyone is offended by everything, because no one knows what to be offended by anymore We often allow political pundits on major networks, talk show hosts, radio personalities,
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on the side of the road; I’ll go to the dump to take pictures, or just where people have just dumped things out and I’ll cut those out and place them on the photos. The pristine scenes are anywhere from 50-100 photos that are comprised as a whole scene. These scenes actually do not exist. And the trash based scenes are comprised of somewhere between 100-500 photos cause I cut out individual pieces of trash and I’ll place those
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method with which Bennington presents his artwork. Bennington states that it’s a topic a lot of people think is bettering, and this gives a positive message. The solo exhibition is free and open to the public up until February 18 at Bluefield College Art Gallery located on the first floor of Lansdell Hall from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. Bennington left with this: “As seen from the eye of an artist, each viewer will take from
the work what they desire but as a graphic designer I create these pristine artworks to help promote and communicate that pollution in our West Virginia rivers and lakes is a problem. Maybe if we are more aware of how beautiful our surrounding region is, we will be less likely to pollute these environments.”
MYCU account. Every individual’s information on Degree Works is confidential. The only individuals who have access to a students Degree Works audit are their academic advisor and other authorized personnel. Carolyn Cox, the Registrar at Concord, implemented this new tool with the help of Miranda Martin from the I.T. department. Degree Works has been available for students to access since October 2015. Degree Works is now current and there shouldn’t be anything wrong with a students personal audit. If there is a problem or something that is not current on a students Degree Works audit, they need to report the issue to Carolyn Cox. She can not fix the problem with a students audit if she does not know about the problem. There are certain things Registrar Cox has to run on the audit if there are certain updates for a particular student.
There have not been many complaints about the program so far, which is a good thing but if students have questions or concerns about their audit they need to contact Registrar Cox like she has advised them to do. The only thing that may need attention is in regard to communications majors. A new audit has to be ran on every communication major for those who still have CART courses on their audit instead of COMM courses. This is not a big concern that students should have because whether it says CART or COMM for whatever course it was the credits earned still apply. Registrar Cox wants students to know “this is not carved in stone. Its just a tool to help students towards earning their degree from Concord University.” Degree Works is a win-win situation because it is a tool to help every student at Concord, it
will not hurt anyone no matter what their audit states. It’s a tool we didn’t have before that we have now to help us all. Once again if there may be something that is not right with a students audit, they need to let Cox know so she can help and fix it for them. Degree Works should be current on every student at Concord University. If the GPA calculation is not correct on a students audit due to a student failing a class, later repeating it, and passing, there is no need to worry because the last and final grade is calculated by Registrar Cox and the GPA she gives will be higher than what may show on Degree Works. Miranda Martin, a systems programmer in the I.T. Department mentioned that there are still a few tweaks along the way with special requirements that they’re still adjusting and fixing. Degree Works is hosted in Morgantown with Web Net.
It is current and it is a live feed of student course work. If students have more credits applied on their Degree Works audit, than their MYCU account earned hours, that is because Degree Works pulls in developmental courses as applied hours but they are not counted towards graduation. Students are encouraged to log in to Degree Works and check out their audit. Mrs. Martin says “Degree Works is an awesome tool but it is not to be confused with the graduation audit.” This is an advising tool, students are still going to have to go through the Registrars office to do an official graduation audit to make sure they have their requirements for graduation.
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Staff Writer In the year 2015, there were over 13,000 people killed in incidents involving a firearm according to the BBC, and nearly 27,000 injuries. This of course begs the question: Why? This question, however, is twofold;.Why are these shootings and incidents occurring? Why aren’t we doing more to prevent them from occurring? While listening to NPR, a news segment came up talking about exactly what California was doing to help prevent more deaths from gun violence. Beginning this year in California, if a person believes that a family member who owns guns may pose a threat to themselves or to other people, they will be able to approach a judge and possibly have that gun-owner’s firearms confiscated for a 21-day period to allow that person to be examined further and to more thoroughly judge whether or not they are truly a threat. This is the first law of its kind in the United States and it has me wondering why are there not more laws like it? There is of course resistance from NRA members who not only cite the Second Amendment as a reason this law should not be allowed, but who claim that this law can be used for personal agendas, but the reality is that laws like this could save lives.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff identifies murder suspect Elliot Rodger (photo right), who went on a rampage in Isla Vista, killing at least six people and providing California with the incentive needed to create the new firearms bill. Photo Courtesy of scpr.org The gun control laws the United States currently have are designed to save lives too – if not for that pesky little loophole. Currently, gun control laws require background checks on buyers by every registered firearm seller. However, any person can just walk into a gun show and privately buy or sell firearms without going through proper channels or completing background checks. This makes it insanely easy for potentially dangerous people to acquire
even more dangerous weapons. Hopefully, not anymore; the President announced in the beginning of this year plans for new regulations to close this loophole, and to also prevent dealers from not reporting stolen firearms. These laws could save lives, and yet there are people out there who think that this is a bad idea because it infringes on the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Yes, every American has the right to bear arms, but
I truly believe that this right is actually a privilege. People who intentionally harm or kill other people should not be allowed to own firearms, especially since they cannot be expected to do so responsibly. People who cannot properly secure their firearms to keep them out of the hands of children or those irresponsible people should not be allowed to own firearms. There are already structures in place to prevent people with certain mental disabilities and illnesses who
may pose a threat even without weapons from obtaining firearms. So why shouldn’t there be structures in place to confiscate the firearms of a person who, after proving themselves trustworthy of handling them in a safe and responsible manner initially, at some point becomes unable to do so any longer? Life can be extremely stressful and can take its toll on anybody. Even the most seasoned police professionals have to pass firearm qualifications, and quite a few police forces require psychological evaluations as well as drug testing. There are all sorts of criteria to determine whether or not a person is fit to responsibly carry firearms, yet there are some people who believe that no one should be barred from carrying a weapon. I believe that more states should be taking actions against gun violence the way that California has. One mass shooting, spree killing, or single murder is one too many. No person should have to go through the pain and devastation brought by losing a loved one to gun violence because a few people think that protecting those people would infringe upon their right to collect guns for sport or as a hobby.
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recycling and not throwing trash out the window, and I don’t think you can take a person who throws trash out the window and make them recycle immediately. It’s more of a self-conscious thing. Just don’t throw that out the window, put it in the trash can; don’t litter up our lakes and rivers.” Besides this one critique on his work, public reception has been favorable due to the non-controversial, non-confrontational
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“The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash every day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste per year. Americans make more than 200 million tons of garbage each year, enough to fill Busch Stadium from top to bottom twice a day. Next time you’re at a sporting event or tailgate, host a trash-free tailgate using only recyclable materials. The EPA estimates that 75% of the American waste stream is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30% of it. We generate 21.5 million tons of food waste each year. If we composted that food, it would reduce the same amount of greenhouse gas as taking 2 million cars off the road. Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to listen to a full album on your iPod. Recycling 100 cans could light your bedroom for two whole
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Staff Writer Last Wednesday, athletic director Kevin Garrett introduced Paul Price, the former defensive coordinator, as the new head coach of the Concord University football team after former head coach Garin Justice accepted an offensive line coaching position at Florida Atlantic University. Price, who has been the defensive coordinator for the maroon and gray since 2009, has been an important part of the program’s turnaround since going winless in 2008. Price will be coaching a team that is one year removed from a division two national semifinal championship game, but failed to meet expectations this past season and stumbled to a 5-5 record. Despite the down year and change in head coaches, Price believes the situation can
we’ll have to spend more time there than on defense.” Price said. When Price heard that Justice was leaving, he asked AD Kevin Garrett about the job around 40 minutes after he initially heard of the situation, but this is not Price’s first go around as a head coach, as he was the lead man at West Virginia Tech from 1996-98, but could only manage one win as he elaborated on the situation being hectic with ADs moving in and out of the university, being a one man orchestra, and the program just not being a true football program. From a schematic standpoint, Price stated that he wants to do similar things to what Justice did, but he wants to do them better and relishes the opportunity to coach a program that has had a lot of success over the past six years. “I’ve been preparing myself to have this opportunity
and I was excited about the possibility, but I know how many good coaches there are out there and I think Coach Garrett did it the right way and sitting down with Dr. Boggess, we really do see eye to eye. I’ve really become a Concord man when it comes to developing a philosophy and what I believe in is an awful lot of what this university is about,” Price said. Despite Price’s success as the defensive coordinator, he has some pretty big shoes to fill in the head coach capacity and despite being 20 years removed from his last head coaching position, questions will still linger about whether or not he can return the program to the same point it was a year ago, but one thing is for sure; it helps to have seen both the top and the bottom to help you learn from previous mistakes and apply them to future endeavors.
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Recycling Bins like these can be found allover campus, including in the Student Center and all the Residence Halls. Photo By: Christian Pridemore
be a quick turnaround, saying, “this is a football program that can be improved even at the stage we are in now, but it is a viable and working situation and we feel we can get back to the top of the league as soon as next year.” Unlike his predecessor Justice, who was the head coach and offensive line coach for majority of his tenure, Price will not be a position coach, succeeding his duties to former defensive line coach Pat Dawson. Price feels confident in the defense he has established and plans to focus more on the offense. “I am not going to let any far from under my thumb so I will be working with (Dawson) hand-in-hand, but I’ll be spending a lot of the time, especially in the spring, with my offensive staff…I’ve been with the defense and we basically wrote the playbook together so on offense I think
Sabrina Shrader announced on her Facebook page that she intends to run for one of the three available congressional seats for District 27 in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Shader is a 2008 Concord University Social Work alumna and was also employed by the Concord University Upward Bound department. Shrader appeared in the PSA documentary “The First 1000 Days,” and shared her story of growing up as a child in
poverty in West Virginia. The documentary shed light on the importance of the first one thousand days in a child’s life, and how critical health, education, and family finances are to the success of a child socially, mentally, and physically. Making it to college was a bit of a challenge for Shrader, as it is for many students across West Virginia. She says, “being from McDowell County, I [hadn’t] ever seen a college before, because there are no colleges there. I was the first person in my family to go to college.” Shader grew up in Southern
West Virginia, and comes from a low income family, like many people throughout the country. She got the opportunity to participate in programs such as Upward Bound, and HSTA which she credits for helping her get to college. She emphasizes that making a difference isn’t only for politicians, but should be the responsibility of all residents and community members. She says, “When you want to make a difference in West Virginia or anywhere, make sure you talk to people that disagree with you and find out why that is.”
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In recent years, there have been plenty of astronomy studies claiming that there are possibly other planets, called exoplanets, in the universe which could be habitable by humans. According to physicist Andrew LePage, who runs a website on the subject of exoplanets, one of the closest exoplanets to our planet orbits a red dwarf about 12.8 light years away. This might seem like a small number, but to put it into perspective, this is about 75,000,000,000,000 miles away from our planet, and even a rocket going at maximum velocity (about 198 miles/second, which is escape velocity for our galaxy according to the German Aerospace Center) would take just short of 12,000 years to reach that exoplanet. Why am I saying this? Why am I tossing these big numbers around that are hard to even conceive of? Because I want people to be aware of this fact: as it stands right now, we only have one planet, and it’s way past time to start acting like it. Too often am I taking a nature walk around a local park and see trash accumulating near a river bank or in the forest, and I can’t help but pick it up. And I feel like this sort of pollution could be far easier managed if we treated this planet like it’s the only one we have. So, here are some tips for being more environmentally friendly so we can still have a planet upon which to live. For starters, cut down on trash. I know this seems like it’s a hard thing to avoid, and that I am condescending for suggesting such a thing. But it’s not as hard as some might want to believe. Plastic and glass con-
natural serenity, don’t just leave it there. It is everyone’s job to keep the planet beautiful. Finally, try to keep a carbonreducing mentality. Little things that everyone can do, like turning off lights when not using them, taking slightly colder/slightly shorter showers, taking up botany, and carpooling, can make a big difference. By reducing the carbon emissions, we reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses which get trapped in our atmosphere and unnaturally heat our planet. It’s the little things that everyone can do to help make the world a better place that will make the world a better place. It’s far past time to act. By taking just a few of these preventative measures, and by taking these little extra steps, you can help save the only planet we have. For more information about other tips on how to efficiently recycle and reduce carbon emissions, go to http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/humanfootprint/trash-talk.html.
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tainers such as jugs, bottles, and bags can almost always be reused or repurposed for something else. For instance, both my roommate and I always save our plastic bags after we go grocery shopping for future use, instead of throwing them away. Likewise, the scoops for salting snowy roads are almost always made out of milk cartons and plastic bottles that have been cut open. Actions even as small as repurposing a set of plastic bottles from a package of bottled water to use to store more water in can help to reduce harmful wastes. And if you feel as if plastic containers are unavoidable and have no other use, try looking for alternative packaging such as paper or aluminum containers, or even look to see if your containers have a biodegradable plastic alternative. Secondly, keep a track of your trash. When you have reused that bottle for the 1000th time, and feel it’s time to quit, don’t just put it in the garbage, but make sure to put it in the nearest recycling receptacle. According to kab.org in their “Keeping America Beautiful” credo, in 2009 Americans recycled 82 million tons of materials. The resulting CO2 emission reduction is equivalent to taking 33 million passenger vehicles off the road. This stands to show just how beneficial recycling is to the planet. If we could keep reducing the amount of garbage that is just left to rot (and in most cases, not rot) in landfills, we can continue to sustain the planet for many years to come. And it’s not just about recycling. Like I always try to do, if you find yourself on a walk in the woods and you see a piece of trash detracting from the
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have a small atmosphere with a rocky core and approximately 4.6 billion times the mass of Pluto. The research paper also states that this ninth planet, at its closest, would still be 20 billion light years from Earth, and it would take about 10,000 to 20,000 years in order for humans to arrive at it from Earth. Where this potential planet might have come from and how it ended up in the Solar System can be explained by how the system was created in the beginning. According to the California Institute article, “Scientists have long believed that the early solar system began with four planetary cores that went on to grab all of the gas around them, forming the four gas planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Over time, collisions and ejections shaped them and moved them out to their present locations.”
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Brown speculates that there is no reason why there could not have been another such core that could have gone farther out into space, perhaps by coming in to close with the gravity of Jupiter or Saturn, and ejecting it. That core would have eventually became this planet. While this planet has yet to be observed by any telescopes, this research has the possibility to shake up the astronomical community. “All those people who are mad that Pluto is no longer a planet can be thrilled to know that there is a real planet out there still to be found,” said Brown, “Now we can go and find this planet and make the solar system have nine planets once again.” Their paper is titled “Evidence for a Distant Giant Planet in the Solar System”, and is available from The Astronomical Journal.
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Staff Writer Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens is the highest grossing film ever released in America, making over 1 billion dollars globally according to Forbes, and outselling Avatar, the previous record holder. By extension, I have to assume that very few people that wish to see the movie haven’t, but for those that have not seen it yet, massive spoilers are inbound. For those interested in a spoiler free review, scan down to the last paragraph. After the mixed bag that was the prequels, Star Wars as a franchise seemed to be at a loss as to where it ought to go next. The comics continued on and so did the video games, but by 2012, a lot of the most interesting stuff dried up. Little did the fans know that all of this lore that had been building up for 20 years would soon be swept away for an entirely new continuity. After the sequel trilogy was announced and Disney bought Lucasfilm lock, stock and barrel, it was announced that the Star Wars comics, games, and anything related to the films released prior to April 25, 2014 would no longer be considered canon. Many fans were outraged by this decision. However, many aspects of the old lore appear in the new, and long-time fans of Star Wars will find as much to love as newcomers, though perhaps a bit too much. The Force Awakens begins approximately 30 to 35 years after the events of Return of the Jedi. While the old Galactic Empire has long since vanished,
an imperial remnant known as the First Order, led by Supreme Leader Snoke, has filled the power vacuum and wills top at nothing until all of the galaxy is under its heels. The Republic authorized Princess Leia (now styling herself as General Leia) to organize a Resistance to combat the First Order. During this time, Luke Skywalker has vanished and both parties are interested in finding him. Finding a clue to her brother’s whereabouts, Leia sends an agent to the desert planet Jakku to retrieve it. But a group of First Order militants, under the leadership of an enigmatic masked Sith named Kylo Ren, attacks Jakku with the intention of finding the information on Skywalker’s whereabouts. The droid carrying the information, BB-8, manages to escape, and falls into contact with local scavenger Rey. Meanwhile, Stormtrooper Finn has second thoughts about his allegiances, and after helping an ace pilot of the Resistance escape imperial captivity, joins up with Rey and BB-8 in a mad rush to get information of Luke’s whereabouts to the Resistance. If that plotline sounds familiar, it should. J.J Abrams greatly borrowed from the groundwork set by the original trilogy, which is both a good and bad thing. On one hand, it’s great for old fans as it gets their Pavlov going and is bound to get them nostalgic for the first three. On the other, some could argue that this story plays it far too safe. It also makes references to the events of the first three, to the point where I wondered if people being introduced to the series with this film would be
able to follow it well. There are so many asides to the original trilogy (the chessboard from the A New Hope even makes a reappearance) that a longtime fan such as myself would point at the screen and say “I understood that reference!” However, I could see how these throwback could confuse someone who has never seen Star Wars. Nostalgia-baiting aside, Abrams made a wise decision playing it safe, since this is a new continuity being introduced with new characters and new drama. After the heated and mixed reaction of the prequel trilogy, I do not blame Abrams for deciding to play it safe in terms of plot. That said, it does enough new things to avoid it from becoming a retread and it gives just enough intrigue to be satisfying while giving enough vague clues to keep the viewer coming back for the other films to come. Unlike the other six in the series, which feel like each could stand on their own, The Force Awakens feels very much like the first third of a much longer film. This is neither a good or a bad thing, just a different method of storytelling. Despite this niggle, the new characters are both entertaining and smartly written. Finn and Rey are particularly fun to watch onscreen, and the actors returning from the original trilogy made it feel like the 30 odd years that have passed since Return of the Jedi never happened. Kylo Ren is wonderfully evil, and Supreme Leader Snoke is downright intimidating with his presence. Make no mistake, while Revenge of the Sith is still the darkest in terms of plot and The Empire Strikes
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The astronomical field of science was forever changed when on August 24, 2006, Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet. This move was considered controversial by many, and for those that grew up learning that Pluto was a planet, is a subject of contention to this very day. So the recent data showing the possibility of a ninth planet existing in the Solar System after all will no doubt be a cause for celebration for some. Researchers Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown at the California Institute of Technology, in a recent article published for “The Astronomical Journal,” have recently discovered evidence that a potential ninth planet may exist beyond even the orbit of Pluto. While the planet has not been observed directly, mathemati-
the bounds of what is normally thought of as the Solar System. A planet outside of the belt of ice and space debris beyond Neptune (known as the Kuiper Belt) would help explain why these distant bodies have such unusual orbital patterns. “Although we were initially quite skeptical that this planet could exist, as we continued to investigate its orbit and what it would mean for the outer solar system, we become increasingly convinced that it is out there,” said Konstantin Batygin, “For the first time in over 150 years, there is solid evidence that the solar system’s planetary census is incomplete.” According to their paper, in order for their calculations and their data to be correct, this potential ninth planet would be at least the size of Earth, though more than likely it would be bigger though still smaller than Neptune. It also would have to
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cal modelling and computer simulations have been able to calculate the planet’s possible size and orbit. In an article posted on the California Institute of Technology’s official website, Brown stated that this would be the real ninth planet. “There have only been two true planets discovered since ancient times, and this would be a third. It’s a pretty substantial chunk of our solar system that’s still out there to be found, which is pretty exciting.” The paper outlines an argument for this planet based on a half-dozen smaller distant space bodies orbiting elliptically. Rather than rotating like other standard objects that far out in space, they had a peculiar orbit around the Sun. After several tests and various computations, Batygin and Brown came to the conclusion that it is possible that a planet might exist far beyond
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH
Rey, the protagonist of The Force Awakens, has been praised as a strong female lead. Photo Courtesy of starwars.com Back remains the scariest, The Force Awakens is easily the most atmospherically brooding of the entire series. Much of this is due to the new locations and characters. Abrams used CG only when necessary and practical effects are back in top form. This was welcome after the series practically became a video game cutscene from 1999 to 2005. There is even a cantina scene reminiscent of the first film with all sorts of alien creatures and a band. So, the visual effects are as spectacular as always, and the score by John Williams does not disappoint. Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens is both a visual feast for the eyes and tells an entertaining story with clearly
defined good and bad guys. It brings back all of the fun of the original trilogy while delivering enough thrills to make it worth a watch. It gets my fullest recommendation with one teeny tiny asterisk. My one caveat is that newcomers ought to watch the first three films to fully appreciate this film. However, this is likely the best homework anyone can give, as the original trilogy is one of the most entertaining and historically important series of films that Hollywood as ever produced. How well Disney handles the series from here on in remains to be seen, but for now, Star Wars is back, and that is cause for rejoicing.
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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SILENT FILMS James Hoyle
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Charlie Chaplin is just one of many stars created through silent films. Photo courtesy of IMDb the early movie directors and for C-3PO in the Star Wars film for good reason. Anyone with a series. All the more incentive to passing interest in film, science see where it all began. fiction, or just good design should see this movie. As a side note, the golden robot in this film would become the basis
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The game room is one of Concord’s most popular student and commuter lounges, offering entertainment in the forms of billiards, ping-pong, video games, computers, board games, and even renting sports equipment during the warmer times of the year. The rumor has been going around for years that the game room is going to be renovated, and every year it has been promised, and every year it remains stagnant. So what’s going on? What is going to happen to the game room? Not surprisingly, the root of this problem comes from a lack of budget. Andrew Sulgit, Director of the Student center and Director of Activities, confirms that the renovation will not progress until the money is available to move forward. Sulgit states, “Up until we took a little downturn on budget, the infrastructure was-and still is- really in place. We spent many, many meetings with architects ironing out where we want to go from the flooring to the ceiling fans. The plan is there, I feel like once the budget gets back to where it needs to be all it will really involve is pulling the trigger on it.”
Sulgit has big plans for the renovation of the game room as well, including complete removal of the counter space for more usable space by students, better lighting, new furniture, easy-toreplace carpet tiling, additional screens for multiplayer gaming, paint, chair rails, access points , physical charging stations and other technological improvements. However, the best-laid plans often go awry, and the game room is no exception. Therefore, Sulgit states that until such a time as the money to do a complete renovation is in the budget, he will focus on making small, incremental improvements, which have already been taking place. “A coat of paint here, additional game systems here, resurfacing the pool table tops, which was no small project from a cost standpoint… maybe we improve our games library dramatically, maybe we add this or that to it, smaller steps until we can do the big renovation.” Sulgit also urges students to come to him or the game room manager, Morgan Hill, with ideas of how to better use the space or about any specific ideas they might have about the renovation, especially ideas that are more cost efficient. “I really want that kind of input from students that do use it, because
to me you’re the customer on it, and I want to find out what we need, and if we can do it, I’ll try to do it. I encourage input.” Many of the dramatic costs of the renovation stem from the fact that the building itself is so old that precautionary measures to do renovations would need to be taken, which in turn costs more money. So when will the money be there? When will the game room be finished? “Good question,” says Sulgit, “Budget depends on a lot of factors, from what the state gives us, to what enrollment is, to what retention is. And the other thing too is some projects on campus are ‘have to’- if a building has hole in the roof, we’d like to do the game room, but we’ve got to address that first, so I think some of its going to come down to what needs done versus what we want to get done… I hope it’s soon though, and if there’s a silver lining to it it’s that the plan is in place, and that plan was over a year, maybe more, in development, and doing these big architectural projects- there’s a lot of time and effort to it. So at least that’s done- all it needs now is to just add dollars. We know what we want to do; it’s just a matter of implementation.” So if it is a matter of the money not being sufficient to fund the
renovation, then where does the money come from? Rick Dillon, Vice President for Administration and Associate Dean of Students, has the answer. Dillon states that because the budget for this cycle is so low, they’re focusing more on things that are required to keep the campus running properly and safely. Such projects as are what sorts of things are required to keep elevators operating, or proper adherence to ADA guidelines for safety are some of the more primary concerns. However, Dillon encourages the upkeep of the current game room facilities as well. “I don’t want to mislead you- if some of the computers went down, and we couldn’t fix them, we would probably replace them, or if we lost a big TV, we’d probably replace the TV even if it’s an expensive TV. But can we do $100,000 game room improvement project this year? No. Primarily because our student numbers for the last two years have been down. For that reason, all the projects we’d like to do, but we don’t have to do, have been put on hold.” Dillon states that the issue with the budget comes from two main sources: lower state appropriation of funds and lower number of students coming in each year. In an effort to try to mitigate some of the effects of a
SPRING 2016 EVENT PREVIEW Tsivia Chonoles
Staff Writer Prepare yourselves, Concord students, for a semester full of activities planned especially for you by the Student Activities Committee (SAC). This semester there will be a wealth of ac-
tivities and events available for students to attend. An interview with Andrew Sulgit, head of the SAC, provided the following details. After last night’s Blacklight Bingo, students should also expect the return of Casino Night sometime this semester,
which was, according to Sulgit, “a huge hit last semester.” In April, students will once again be able to attend the Blues, Brews, and Barbeque event featuring “some of the best regional blues acts,” as well as a performance by familiar band International Incident.
Some events that, as of yet, do not have any definite dates include an advanced screening of the newest addition to the Star Wars movie franchise, “The Force Awakens”; a visit from Snakes Alive, the interactive reptile experience that has visited Concord before; and
lower state appropriation, which is something Dillon cannot fix, a new admissions director and an outside company that helps with admissions have been hired in order to drive up admissions, which in turn will drive up the money going into the budget. “If we could just get four or five hundred more students-three hundred, eventhe readily available cash has increased dramatically…We can’t stop doing everything that moves us forward. There has to be some strategic planning. If it was 30 or $40,000, we’d get it lined up to get it done, but to do all the renovation is $100,000 which is not something we have the money for now.” Dillon is just as optimistic as Andrew Sulgit about the renovations, but unfortunately, it won’t happen this year simply because there’s no money in the current budget. Dillon states that if the number of students for next year is good in the fall semester, they may move to the project in the spring semester. ” We’re trying to make it through this year without doing any other major project. Just try to be patient; we are doing the residence hall aspect this year, and we’ll see what we can do after that.”
a visit from the popular comedian and political commentator from Pittsburgh, Ron Placone, which was especially planned for this semester due to upcoming Presidential elections. SEE SPRING 2016, P. 7
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With the recent snow that has hit campus in the past week, there is no doubt that many students (after finishing their homework, of course) took to Netflix to pass the time. Netflix is an amazing tool to keep in touch with TV shows and to discover something new. One can easily browse their offerings for hours and could potentially be exposed to all sorts of things that they would not have been able to otherwise. To that end, this sense of discovery should also be transferred into general viewing of films. It is one thing to sit by and watch the same films all the time, but to be exposed to something unknown and learn from it is one of the very fundamentals of education. One way that one might do this is to try and watch some silent films. However, diving into silent films is often difficult as there are several hurdles to jump. For example, these films (typically made anywhere from 1890 to 1929) are products of their time, and might come off as hokey, saccharine, or offensive to modern sensibilities. The picture will be in black and white or will be color tinted. No dialogue is naturally going to be hindrance. But for those that persevere, they will be richly rewarded with great acting, good storylines, and some of the best practical effects ever seen. They are also windows
Though not released during the golden era of silent film, this Charlie Chaplin film is often considered one of the director’s very best. This film tells the sweet story of a Little Tramp and a penniless, blind, flower girl who fall in love. Through a series of gags and lucky chances, The Tramp attempts to earn the money to give an operation to restore her sight. While there are plenty of jokes and laughs to be had, it is the overwhelming sense of love, humanity, and compassion that is seen in this work that earns it the praise that it does. One can never go wrong with any Charlie Chaplin movie, and City Lights is an ideal place to begin, though Modern Times also gets an honorable mention for some of its creative camera work. 3. Metropolis (1927) This movie was one of the works that inspired the poem “Howl” by Allen Ginsburg. That alone should get the attention of some. For everyone else, Metropolis is considered by most film historians as the first feature length science fiction film. It tells the tale of a vast city of the future where untold pleasures can be had, but at the cost of slave labor that exists just underneath the city. Not only this analogous to society both then and now, but there is also much the film has to say about love, compassion, religion, and the human condition. It also was a pioneer of visual design. Fritz Lang was one of the most well-known of
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into the thoughts and anxieties of men and women long past, and, when looked at through the lens of the present, help us understand how we have (or in some cases have not) changed as a global culture. As stated previously however, diving into this treasure trove can be a little overwhelming. Therefore, here are three silent movies for beginners that will make a viewer a lover of silent cinema for life. 1. Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ (1925) This film was later remade into the 1959 version that broke records at the Academy Awards, earning eleven, a feat that has only been topped by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. This has caused the 1925 original to have lost to time in favor of its more critically acclaimed younger brother, which is rather unfair, as when the original came out, the Academy Awards did not exist. Besides, if it were not for this version, the 1959 movie would not exist. This is not to say that the 1925 version has no merit. If it did not, it would not be on this list. For one, it is considerably shorter than the remake, making the pacing brisker. It had a large budget, meaning the costumes are a sight to behold. Finally, the chariot races are perhaps even more exciting in this version. All of this makes the 1925 film easier to view than the 1959 version, and a great way to get into silent film. 2. City Lights (1931)
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The Blue Key Society at a conference in 2015. Dr. John David Smith is pictured on the far left; Lucas Bolyard is third from the left at the table. Photo Courtesy of Dr. John David Smith seeing as they can only take up to 30 members at any given time. “You have to be selected by the membership committee, then the interviewing committee, then by the membership. If there’s anyone who doesn’t want you in, you don’t get in.” The Blue Key Honors Society has had a long history of performing community service as well as hosting the honors banquet for all the honors groups on campus since their inception. Concord’s chapter of Blue Key has not gone unrecognized, even on a national level. “We also participate in a national convention every year, and we have won awards- last year we won the Directors Award for the Chapter of Excellence.
Because we’ve been on campus for so long, we have alumni that have been extremely successful in their field.” This year, they are attended the Blue Key National Conference, and according to Lucas Bolyard, President of Concord’s chapter of Blue Key, they spent the trip socializing and networking with other chapters throughout the nation, as well as listening to various speakers. This was a business-beforepleasure trip, and before they left, Bolyard stated, “We don’t plan to do any sight-seeing, but apparently they have a pretty good ice skating rink there so we might want to try that.” So how exactly does one become an esteemed gentleman
of Blue Key? In order to become a full member, a GPA requirement of 3.0 or better must first be met, as well as having a history of leadership and service to the community. The Blue Key Honors Society looks for well rounded gentlemen of merit, so it is indeed quite prestigious and difficult to become a member. Dr. Smith says that the prestige comes not only from the selection process itself, but from the long history of inner support that is provided from Blue Key being a studentbased, student-run organization. “Because it’s such a select group of accomplished students that reinforce one another, and they reinforce being the best they can be. It really is student
Extra, Extra! Aramark Here to Stay! Many people on the Concord University campus may have heard the rumor going around at the end of the Fall semester that Aramark had lost its contract with the University and would shortly be leaving the campus. A conversation with Randy Keaton, head of Aramark dining services, proved this rumor to be false. Aramark signed a ten-year contract in 2011, meaning that they will remain on Concord’s campus until at least 2021. When asked, Mr. Keaton said he was unsure how the rumor got started, but that it was possibly due to a mix-up or miscommunication of the termination of a contract with Pipestem that happened around the same time that the rumor first appeared.
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semester due to upcoming Presidential elections. Sulgit said that due to budget cuts, events have become more cost conscientious, meaning that there will be some events that may happen at the last minute or with little advanced notice, but they are still “always trying to improve.” Some events that are not yet set in stone that
he hopes to see reach fruition include a show by the West Virginian Indie Rock band “Ona,” who have performed at the Mountain Stage in Charleston; a metal show featuring several regional metal bands; the Fourth Annual Lebowski Fest; and a possible night out program to the IMAX theater in Blacksburg.
One event that Sulgit brought up was a plan for one of the snow days this semester. There is a hope to turn this into “an event that will offer food, drinks, music, and lights to complement the [usual] sledriding in the Valley.” Sulgit is also hopeful to see the return of the Spring Fling this semester, although as of now there
is no definite lineup or plan. Also being planned are Zumba lessons, led by Katelyn Drake. Sulgit did make sure to note that although students should not expect a big show along the lines of the Beatles tribute band that performed two years ago, he does “hope before the year is out to do a big show,” possibly in the fall. Also provided
were the official dates for Greek Week, which will be happening from April 17th through April 22nd, with the only definite event for now being Greek Sing on the 22nd. “SAC events are always an involving thing and we very much welcome student input and ideas,” Sulgit added, “my door is always open for student ideas.”
pairing it with other holidays, and other states boycotted it outright. As the years went by , the holiday became free of the constraints of other holidays and people became more accepting of it. With South Carolina being the last state to recognize its legal status, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially celebrated in all 50 states in the year 2000, and has been universally observed ever since. The holiday itself is designed to be a celebration and a remembrance of the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a pastor who in the 1960s found himself front-and-center in a battle for what it means to be a free individual in the United States of America. It was one of the biggest discussions about freedom in America since the American Civil War. Unlike the Civil War, the question was not debated with guns and canons, but, for a time, with peaceful protest. Inspired by the work of Mahatma Gandhi (who in turn was inspired by Russian author Leo Tolstoy), King led demonstrations across the country to not only end Jim Crow laws, but to also raise awareness of the economic inequality between the rich and the poor. King, as a Baptist preacher, believed that
since we are all equal in the eyes of God, we should therefore be equal in the laws of America. Known for his fiery speeches that have since gone down as some of the best ever recorded, King’s ability to rouse a crowd would help lead to several reforms throughout the 1960s. Despite the magnitude of Dr. King’s legacy, many seem to be blind to it and just appreciate the man as he is remembered: behind a glass case, a statue in Washington D.C, an unknowable, unattainable ideal to preach to children. More importantly, he has become institutionalized, and therefore “safe.” But this version of Martin Luther King, this aspect of a very multifaceted man is a sanitized depiction at best and untrue one at worst. The way he is shown these days is as if his ideas were some kind of miraculous revelation that everyone secretly wished for. However, his prison record and his assassination say otherwise. Martin Luther King Jr. was a revolutionary in every sense of the word, and his message is in several ways too difficult for many to understand even today. Otherwise sensible men and women fought tooth and nail against his cause. While
his vision of equality ultimately proved to be correct, it was only the conviction of himself and his followers that allowed his ideas to become more than that. The truth is not a popularity contest. What might be seen as okay at one time may not in fact be morally right. Dr. King realized this, and worked until he drew his last breath to lead people to the truth. Martin Luther King Jr. Day fell on January 18 this year. As the day passed, I thought of Dr. King, and I realized the real legacy he left behind. Martin Luther King Jr. was nothing more or less than a man of passion. There was nothing outstanding about him other than an iron will, the courage to stand up against injustice, and an extraordinary passion for moral truth. His passion for his cause led him to put everything on the line. It allowed the passion of other like-minded individuals to be realized. His passion led to a positive change in society. It also led to his death. He was a firm believer in the potential for good in the soul of every man and woman, an ideal that has lost favor in a society that is post-everything except poverty. That belief in doing the right thing no matter
the cost is exactly what this country needs in order for it to become what it needs to be in the future. It made me wonder if I am willing to die for what is right. I also wondered if our leaders are willing to do the same. 2016 is an election year. For the first time in eight years, there will be no incumbent running. At this critical time in our country’s history, I ask everyone, no matter who they support, to examine their candidate closely and see if they are willing to risk everything for the good of the country, and if they are not, then why are they supporting them? Dr. King, and all those who have fought for and are fighting for justice have sacrificed too much for a potential president to undue decades of work. America needs a leader with not just a backbone, but also a sense of right and wrong, and above all, a compassion for all that suffer. These qualities are necessary for the future of America, or Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy will forever be a dusty mantelpiece trophy of a bygone era rather than a living organ beating alongside the heart of the nation.
A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE ON MLK DAY James Hoyle
Staff Writer By the time of this issue of The Concordian has been released, another Martin Luther King Jr. Day will have passed. Like many other federal holidays (with the exceptions of Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year’s and possibly Veteran’s Day), Martin Luther King Day often gets signed off as being one more excuse to have a day off from school or work and the meaning of it is often forgotten. While it is nice to have an extra day to snooze and cope with a new semester, to not reflect on why we have the day off in the first place would be a disservice both to Dr. King and the legacy that he left behind. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according to The King Center, was first proposed in a bipartisan motion on April 8, 1968, merely four days after King’s assassination. The date for the holiday would be the third Monday of January. It was signed into law by Ronald Reagan in 1983, and it was first officially observed in 1986. It was not an immediate hit in some states despite it being a federal holiday. At first, it was observed in some states by
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There are many prestigious organizations on campus, such as sororities and fraternities, which students can become a part of to help boost a graduate school application, resume, or even just personal growth while having fun at the same time. Among these noteworthy organizations is the Blue Key Honor Society. Concord’s chapter of the Blue Key Honor Society was founded in 1926, making it the oldest organization on campus. Certainly, Blue Key has a long history of alumni from Concord, but the true prestige comes from the rigorousness of the selection process, as is explained by Dr. John David Smith, Advisor to Blue Key and a former Blue Key member. “You have to be a junior or senior, there’s a GPA requirement, there’s a leadership requirement and there’s a service requirement… You have to be selected. What happens is I get a list of people that are academically qualified, and then I give that list to the membership committee and they get through it and then they select the ones who would be good members and they present a slate of people to the membership, and then we have interviews.” Dr. Smith further explains that Blue Key is not just open to everyone,
run, and it should be. My part is really just saying who is qualified by grades, and then after that the membership committee take it and they have to do everything from going through the initial list to narrowing that down to scheduling interviews to presenting it to the membership. If they are doing something or messing up, my job is to tell them, but they’re such accomplished gentlemen that it’s rare, as it should be.” Bolyard agrees, stating, “In my opinion, it’s because it’s the oldest society on campus, and it’s recognized as standing out, with people who can make a difference.” For those that wish to learn more about becoming a member of Blue Key Honors Society, talk to a Blue Key member such as Lucas Bolyard, Dustin Pence, Tyler Dotson, or Brian Lusk; or go to Dr. Smith in room A107B, or visit the Blue Key Honors Society website at: http://www. bluekey.org/. Smith couldn’t be more pleased with the work that Blue Key has done. “I’m just really proud of them. I’m proud of Blue Key as an organization, I’m proud of the members we’ve had. I’ve been the advisor for 15 years, and I’m proud of every group that’s come through. They’ve been really good guys.”
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