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Pictured here during the beginning of tech week, Emma Johnson, lead actress for “All’s Well That Ends Well,” starring as Helena.

Concordia's Theatre Department debut for 2023

9/8/2023 - 2 minute read

Concordia is home to a renowned theatre department that has produced a series of outstanding plays and performances. This fall, the production, “All’s Well That Ends Well,” a play by William Shakespeare, published in the First Folio in 1623, will be played out by Concordia’s very own theatre team, with a newly built set to accompany the performance.

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Students share their perspectives on funding for the arts

4/24/2023 - 4 minute read

Concordia’s arts programs, which include music, theater, visual arts and forensics, are each allocated funding from Concordia. In a survey of several students, there are a variety of perspectives and nuances when it comes to how and why the arts are funded.

 

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Review: Japanese Friendship Garden offers artistic serenity for the eye and spirit

3/31/2023 - 2 minute read

Located within Balboa Park in San Diego, there is a tea garden called the Japanese Friendship Garden. It opened to the public in 1991 and was built as an expression of friendship to San Diego’s sister city, Yokohama. It has many exhibits within the area that are educational and beautiful. It is $14 general admission and $12 for students. This garden is a fun way to get in touch with nature and the culture’s history. 

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Concordia’s Forensics team places third at PSCFA Spring Championships

3/17/2023 - 2 minute read

Between Feb. 24 and 25, Concordia's talented forensics team competed in the PSCFA Spring Championships at Mt. San Antonio College, marking their last tournament before nationals. 

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Concordia wins NCFA Parliamentary Debate Championship

2/24/2023 - 2 minute read

Concordia’s NPDA parliamentary debate team placed first in their last pre-nationals season tournament from Feb. 18 to Feb. 19 at the Northern California Forensics Association Spring Championship Tournament hosted by Diablo Valley College.

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Concordia hosts largest tournament in history of forensics program

2/10/2023 - 3 minute read

Concordia’s forensics (speech and debate) team hosted the largest tournament in its history from Jan. 28 to Jan. 29 all across campus in honor of Jannese-Davidson, a former Concordia director of speech.

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The Theatre Department Presents Tartuffe

1/20/2023 - 2 minute read

The Theatre Department will be performing a play titled “Tartuffe” from Jan. 20 to Jan. 29 at the Concordia University Irvine Studio Theatre.

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Music department highlight: Aris Howsepian

1/20/2023 - 2 minute read

Aris Howsepian is an exceptional sophomore in Concordia’s Music Department who plays numerous instruments, writes songs and sings on an outstanding level.

 

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Concordia’s speech team sees success in the hardest tournament of the year

1/20/2023 - 3 minute read

Concordia’s speech team competed at the Hell Froze Over swing tournament from Jan. 14 to Jan. 15 at the University of Texas at Austin. Despite the extremely high difficulty of the tournament, Concordia’s speech team found success. 

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Concordia Forensics concludes the fall season with the PSCFA Tournament

12/6/2022 - 5 minute read

Concordia speech and debate placed third at the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association (PSCFA) tournament that took place on Fri., Dec. 2 through Dec. 4 at Cerritos College. The team also strengthened their bonds of friendship with one another.

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