Rachel Bergeson knew that taking the athletic director job would mean either she or her husband would have to sacrifice something. Her husband would have to give up coaching to help with childcare. Bergeson could have potentially lost her impressive career ahead of her. Late one evening, Bergeson and herContinue 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
Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the world’s most renowned composers, went deaf and kept composing. Grant Achatz, a chef at a restaurant with three Michelin stars, has no sense of smell or taste. Greg Epstein, an atheist, was elected to be Harvard University’s newest chief chaplain on Aug. 26. However,Continue Reading
Josephine Nuñez sits in anticipation as the next speaker is called. Being the fifth speaker in her informative round at the “Hell Froze Over” collegiate speech tournament, she has waited for almost 40 minutes to give her speech. When her name is called, she smiles, and confidently walks to theContinue Reading
After two years of hard work, Associate Professor Leila Zakhirova of Concordia’s Political Science Department and her co-author Professor William R. Thompson of Indiana University are releasing their new book “Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa: 15,000 Years of Crises, Setbacks, and Adaptation.” The book aims toContinue Reading
It all started one afternoon. A crafternoon specifically. Sophomores Andrea Hughes and Emma Hagemeier spent an afternoon experimenting with clay. Little did they know, this afternoon would change their lives. Falling in love with clay art, Hughes and Hagemeier started AE Create, a business with clay earrings being its mainContinue Reading
Gender-neutral bathrooms, inclusion in the residence halls and safe spaces on campus: these have all been efforts made at Concordia to create a more welcoming environment on campus. October is LGBTQ History Month, so what has Concordia done in the past to support this community? A trip to the archivesContinue Reading
Canceled. The end of spring semester. The Belltower Bash. The Johnny Holmes dance. The list goes on and on with what has been canceled because of coronavirus. It is no secret that community building is hard with the restrictions in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but communityContinue Reading
When non-Cobbers think of Concordia, what do they think they think of? Is it the music program? The athletics programs? Or is it the massive, yellow corn cob mascot? Yes, the latter seems to be true, when people think of Concordia, they think of Kernel Cobb, its prestigious mascot andContinue Reading
While many spent quarantine bingeing Netflix, Emily Graupmann was busier than ever single handedly starting her own business. In a span of just under four months, Graupmann, a sophomore at Concordia College, went from embroidering tee shirts for her friends to selling her designs in collaboration with a clothing storeContinue Reading