By Kallin Baarstad A new decade always brings some sort of excitement for everyone. With 2020 being the start and an election year, many people have fear installed as well. One fear that many could not have predicted is one that many consider “apocalyptic:” a new strain of the coronavirus. Continue Reading
Concordia College has suspended in-person classes for the rest of the semester following the global COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, March 13, President William Craft announced the decision that courses will be moved online. As of March 25, classes will remain online for the rest of the semester and any students still onContinue Reading
By Ben Gustafson Despite the ever-changing and uncertain circumstances for students surrounding the coronavirus outbreak, one thing is for certain in the upcoming weeks: students will be without jobs on campus. Dining Services, Concordia’s largest student employer, is requiring that no student workers come into work for the duration ofContinue Reading
By Koral Tolifson On the afternoon of Friday, March 13, Concordia College announced its decision to students and faculty that they would be resorting to remote learning on March 23rd, via online classes, due to the coronavirus that has triggered worldwide chaos. Several universities have suspended classroom learning until laterContinue Reading
By Clara Lee Due to the coronavirus pandemic, schools and universities have been closing all over the world, including in France. 21-year-old Hans Frank-Holzner, a junior at Concordia College, has been on a semester-long study abroad program in Tours, France, but had to return home early on Sunday, March 15thContinue Reading
Since 1921, Concordia has been home to a renowned intercollegiate debate team. But nearly a century later, the college has announced that it will be cutting the debate team. Starting at the end of the 2020-2021 school year, the team will no longer receive funding. While it will continue competing,Continue Reading
In order to shine a spotlight on the excellent student research that goes on within the college, the Carl B. Ylvisaker Library gives out an annual Exemplary Research Award. This consists of two categories – Research Paper and Research Poster. The winners of each category will each receive $500 andContinue Reading
Every year, students have the opportunity to create new student organizations through the Student Engagement Office and Student Government Association. During the 2019 fall semester, 7 new student organizations were created. One of those new organizations was a Concordia College chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA). The missionContinue Reading
By Ingrid Jacobson ’21 On Friday, March 6, the same day that Minnesota received its first presumptive positive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case, the Concordia community received an email from President Craft entitled “Concordia College Preparedness for Coronavirus.” At the time ofthe email, the college wasnot yet aware of the positiveContinue Reading
Spring break is a fan favorite for most college students and professors. The students are excited for spring break because it provides a change of pace from the stress of midterms, and the hot question is “Where are you going?” Students might be traveling with their new best friends, spendingContinue Reading