Fatkhulloeva/Kayitare win: International student duo to lead student body
After a few hours of wait, election results were announced in the Maize, to name Amina Fatkhulloeva and Eunice Gikundiro Kayitare as the college’s new SGA president and vice president and serve for the 2021-2022 term. Born and raised in the mountainous Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Fatkhulloeva is a junior international studentContinue Reading
Cobbers help make taxes less taxing
The room is filled with the constant clicking of keyboards, frequent shuffling of papers and an occasional ringtone from outside. The volunteer tax preparers chat back and forth with assistant professor of accounting Ron Twedt and each other as they fill out the tax returns. “You ready?” Twedt says. “IContinue Reading
Recent wave of spam emails more convincing
Alexander Smith didn’t realize he was responding to a hacker until he had given them his Cobbernet username and password. Smith is a Concordia student and he was working on his computer at home when he received an email notifying him that his Concordia password needed updating. The email cameContinue Reading
America is faced with a choice: commit or leave
Much like a fiance with cold feet, the United States seems to be having commitment issues, particularly when it comes to its foreign policy. Some of this is due to changes in leadership and changes in party control, but I want to focus on the commitment issues the U.S. engagesContinue Reading
It is time to reform American energy
The first weeks of 2021 have been almost as turbulent as the first weeks of 2020, and it just keeps getting worse. As part of a massive system that affected much of the country, the winter storm that struck Texas created a disaster that no one saw coming. With temperaturesContinue Reading
An updated investigation into Malcom X’s death is needed
Malcolm X is idolized in left-leaning circles for good reason — his revolutionary approach to the civil rights movement was inspirational to many. But over time, Malcolm X has been painted as a dangerous radical, which is how I learned about him in high school. The anniversary of his deathContinue Reading
Josie Herrmann picks up the pace
On February 20, Concordia senior Josie Herrmann etched her name into the record books of Cobber track and field at the UND Tune-up meet. Not only did Herrmann outpace Division I and Division II runners at the meet, but she also ran the fastest 800 meters in all of DivisionContinue Reading
Swim and Dive finishes pandemic season
Despite the pandemic, the Concordia Swim and Dive team have had a great season. The season ended with meets against St. Kate’s and Augsburg on Feb. 26 and Morris on Feb. 27. Due to the uncertainty of the season and the ever changing information that would at times change onContinue Reading
DEIC event to help students understand poverty
While this past year has been entirely unusual, there are still several things that remain the same. Poverty continues to be a problem in the United States and has only gotten worse during COVID-19. Concordia’s Diversity Equity Inclusion Commission (DEIC) sought to understand poverty and its impact. In previous years,Continue Reading
Respite day provides students with a moment of relief
From 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16, to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, Concordia students experienced a moment of relief. There were no classes and professors urged students to put aside their schoolwork. In a year when most smaller breaks have been removed from the academic calendar to reduceContinue Reading