What many foreign policy analysts had predicted became a reality the morning of Feb. 24, 2022, when Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian armed forces to conduct “peacekeeping operations” in Eastern Ukraine. According to the Pentagon, the “peacekeeping operations” meant a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, as warned by President JoeContinue Reading
When the Central Intelligence Agency sends out a top secret cable, they expect it to stay secret. However, that is not always the case. A New York Times article published on Oct. 5 reports that the CIA sent a cable to all stations and bases globally admitting a concerning numberContinue Reading
College is not the right decision for everyone, but not everyone knows that until after they’ve enrolled. According to EducationData.org, the dropout rate for all college students is 40%, and for all first-year students is 30%. For first-year students at Concordia College, the dropout rate is 17%. However, that statisticContinue Reading
On September 28, an email was sent to all Concordia College students regarding taking a survey. The survey is about the racial climate of the campus that is administered by the National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climates (NACCC). This is the first time this survey has been sent out. TheContinue Reading
As the economy is living through what is hopefully the last bits of COVID-19, the Federal Reserves, the country’s main monetary institution, has taken the first step towards normalcy. For years, the Fed had been buying bonds and other securities from different level banks as a method of quantitative easingContinue Reading
Growing up through adversity as a child can be disorienting and scary, but witnessing the same adversity as an adult is even more difficult, especially being isolated from those impacted the most. Robert Lestrick, a Concordia from New Orleans, Louisiana shares the mental anxiety he went through as someone fromContinue Reading
The Biden administration is sending out Haitian immigrants by the thousands, continuing the trend of his predecessor. People are hiding under bridges in Texas trying to hide from the blazing sun. They have traveled hundreds of miles to seek refuge at the “beacon on the hill.” The overwhelm of HaitianContinue Reading
While several members of the Concordia College community have received the COVID-19 vaccine, in the upcoming months, many more will be given the opportunity—and faced with the decision to receive it, or not. On Dec. 11, 2020, The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was approved in the United States and a secondContinue Reading
After over a year of campaign messages, rallies, debates and exchanges on Twitter, the American people went to the polls on November 3 to choose their president. The process was long and more divisive than almost any in recent memory, but the results are clear. Joe Biden has received moreContinue Reading
For months, there has only been one major topic in politics: the 2020 presidential election. Continuing the honored practice started over 200 years ago, millions of Americans went to the polls on November 3 and cast their vote for the candidate they want to be the next president. Then theyContinue Reading