The Student Government Association 2023-24 president was announced Tuesday February 21 in the Maize. Sophomores Jesus Gonzalez Ruiz and Anna Kronbeck won president and vice president, respectively. This year there were two other parties that ran in addition to Gonzalez Ruiz and Kronbeck. Junior Hannah Paysse the current SGA president,Continue Reading
Concordia College hosted Minnesota State Representative Heather Keeler at a discussion event to interact with students and speak about how to become more involved in state government. Representative Keeler, first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 4A in 2020, met with students Friday evening in the school’sContinue Reading
Book banning is on the rise in the United States. The total number of books banned/challenged in 2022 is not yet published, but the American Library Association predicts that it will far out measure those banned in 2021. Between January 1st and August 31st the ALA recorded 681 attempts toContinue Reading
On Thursday, January 19, 2023, Cobweb Express announced a new change for the Holistic Health Center. The change is a brand new position set to help improve Concordia College’s overall health and wellbeing. Heather Simonich is now the director of the Center of Holistic Health. Before Simonich steppedContinue Reading
On Wednesday February 14, Concordia was host to Nadine Strossen. Lawyer, professor, writer, activist and more, Strossen has worn many hats throughout her exemplary career. Throughout each of these duties, however, Strossen has maintained a common throughline – a passionate advocacy for and defense of the right to free speech. Continue Reading
On a typical Monday night, at 6:50 pm, the halls are empty, all of the teachers have gone home and classes have concluded for the day. The silence is disturbed only on the second floor where there is laughter, talking, singing and loud music that fills the space, changing an emptyContinue Reading
When looking for a new hobby at the beginning of last semester, Karen Valencia Rivera stumbled upon beaded jewelry she had made during her childhood years. She recalled making them with her mom, which is why she brought them to college with her almost four years ago. “I had theContinue Reading
After the end of the 2022-2023 academic year, President William Craft is stepping down from his position as president. With this announcement last year, the Presidential Search Committee has been working hard to find a replacement. Nearly a year of searching and interviewing later, the Presidential Search Committee has announcedContinue Reading
What started as a shelf of snacks and nonperishables quickly expanded into a room full of food that now feeds 220 Concordia students a year. In May 2020, the Office of Student Engagement created the Cobber Food Pantry to provide a welcoming, judge-free, and easy-to-access resource for students who struggleContinue Reading
When the snow falls and the ice starts to form on the ground, that is when Concordia College is its most dangerous. Ice goes everywhere it doesn’t belong; on roadways heading to Fargo, on sidewalks students use for classes, and on-ramps that can be potentially dangerous for wheelchair users. Continue Reading