By: Tate Hovland As the sun crawled down the sky, the conversation around the crackling fire intensified. It had been a long day of running, a mile swim in Little Mantrap Lake, and the group was exhausted, but still seemed to enjoy themselves. Looking around the fire, she noticedContinue Reading
Family Weekend — a weekend devoted for parents to come and visit their Cobbers and participate in events that supply the whole family with fun. This year, families from Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, just to name a few, attended the festivities, but this year one aspect ofContinue Reading
Walk into any high school and pick out a handful of athletes and ask them what they want to do after their high school athletic careers have ended. You may get the answer of, “continue playing.” While there are a wide variety of college institutions to choose from, not allContinue Reading
“My biggest inspiration is definitely my track family. That’s my teammates, my coaches, and all of my supporters who show up at the most important meets I have. Even in an individual sport you need that encouragement. There’ll be times when I have a lot of self doubt about whatContinue Reading
What is a football game without a dozen plus cheerleaders standing on the track, cheering to the school song after a touch- down or a field goal? What’s a basketball game without cheerleaders standing on the baseline near the home bench chanting “defense”? Can you honestly say that it isContinue Reading
After the hustle and bustle of finals, Cobbers will receive a much needed winter break. However, this year’s break will be 16 days, which is shorter than last year’s 19-day winter break. Ericka Peterson, registrar, said that a lot of this year’s breaks are shorter than normal due to holidaysContinue Reading
Concordia’s music and athletic departments get a significant amount of attention around campus. As a liberal arts school that emphasizes involvement, students may wonder if there is much difference between the two departments’ budgets. Concordia’s new athletic director, Rich Glas, is learning the ropes of the athletic department’s budget. WhenContinue Reading
Director of Concordia’s Global Education department, Per Anderson, said the school is looking into study abroad programs that are more “holistic,” and in doing so is looking to the past for ideas. “We want students to be immersed in a culture in a variety of ways,” he said. Peter SchultzContinue Reading
How do those old playground rhymes go? Oh yeah, like this: “Girls rule; boys drool.” Or the ever-classic “boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider; girls go to college to get more knowledge.” But between those days of name calling-equality underneath the monkey bars and now, a lot happened:Continue Reading
Beginning on March 15, 2012, head men’s basketball coach Rich Glas will become the new director of athletics. Glas takes over for Larry Papenfuss, who came to Concordia athletics in 1994 and was chosen as director of athletics in 2004. Papenfuss will now take over the duties as an overseerContinue Reading