In my 16 years of being a student, and my fourth year at Concordia, I have never experienced a school year like this. Between online classes, a lack of face-to-face interaction, and uncertainty about the future, all aspects of normalcy seem to be gone. It is harder than ever toContinue Reading
There is no denying that this abrupt new time of slowness and uncertainty is stressful and overwhelming. Adapting to new living conditions and taking on new responsibilities is a challenge no one expected. Our schedules have been completely derailed and our whole internal system is being rebooted. Beloved activities andContinue Reading
By Dr. Richard M. Chapman Recalling the witness and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Concordia has long awakened mind and stimulated soul amidst late January’s wintry blast. It is appropriate that our community now reconvenes classes on MLK day—a practice still in infancy—to celebrate King’s lifeContinue Reading
Hello Cobbers! It’s Anna, your editor-in-chief of The Concordian. As the second semester begins, there are a few exciting changes that I wanted to share with all of you. This fall, our website received a brand-new look. It became more mobile-friendly, allowed for a cleaner, more streamlined appearance, and pavedContinue Reading
Last week, Nike released the newest ad from its 30th Anniversary “Just Do It” campaign. The photo, which was followed by a two-minute ad, features a black and white photo of quarterback/activist/American hero Colin Kaepernick with the words “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” emblazoned in plainContinue Reading
In two weeks, I will graduate from college. (I wrote that sentence not because it is particularly newsworthy or relevant to the remainder of this letter, but simply out of hope that the act of typing out its words would make them feel more real. It did not.) Earlier thisContinue Reading
In the following paragraphs, I will try to persuade you that everyone ought to invest their time and effort in studying capitalism. By “everyone,” I do mean every single individual. I think that anyone who is able to learn about capitalism should be doing just that, but I also thinkContinue Reading
As Co-Editor in Chief of the paper this year, I wanted to let the stories in the paper create their own impression without any opinions from me. That being said, the staff, faculty and student body at Concordia have no idea how much work it takes to produce a weeklyContinue Reading
In the wake of the annual Cobber Ring Rollout, in which Concordia students celebrate spending money on jewelry, I have had several encounters where people told me they purchased their ring “for the career prospects.” This statement confused me, as most places I’ve worked at employ very few Cobbers inContinue Reading
Disclaimer: I’m not saying you’re a bad person if you got a Cobber ring. I promise, I’m not. “Why don’t you have a Cobber ring?” It’s not a question I field often. I typically shrug and say I’m uninterested. Last week, during the Cobber Ring hullabaloo, I answered a bitContinue Reading