I am not the first to say it: our college years coinciding with unprecedented times has been getting a little old. The curtains have been drawn back on the various systems we live by and no one seems to agree on anything. We are, however, seeing more people on aContinue Reading
By Kayla Zopfi A student in my Women’s and Gender Studies class, WGS201, is currently awaiting trial for 10 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of disseminating child pornography. This is public knowledge – yet, from what I can gather, this student has been free to takeContinue Reading
An open letter to the Concordia COVID-19 task force: On August 28th, Concordia College had its first confirmed case of COVID-19. As of writing and in just 13 days, the total of cases has now reached 110. This is a clear indication that Concordia’s efforts are falling short of itsContinue Reading
Over the last four decades, we graduated from Concordia College and were ‘sent forth’ into the world inspired and guided by the mission of the college, which, each in our own way, we adopted as our personal mission, “to influence the affairs of the world by sending into society thoughtful and informedContinue 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
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! My name is Anna Weier and I am this year’s editor-in-chief of The Concordian. I wanted to give you a quick introduction and what I aim to do with the The Concordian this year. I am a senior double majoring in environmental studies and heritage and museum studiesContinue Reading
By: Olivia Vergin, overgin@cord.edu It seems as though a new headline about sexual assault is in the news every week. With the recent emergence of the #MeToo movement, rape victims are getting the chance to come forward and tell their stories. Most recently, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford accused BrettContinue Reading
By: Sara Villalobos, Sade Allison Anger, fear, frustration and action are the words that come to mind when thinking of the incident that occured on campus Oct. 31. The posters that were placed in designated areas, with the saying “It’s okay to be white,” threatened the safety and security ofContinue Reading
Concordia’s presentation of “Men on Boats” deserves our belated standing ovation. Not the patriarchal hand of approval, rather recognition of guts and craft. To stand and cheer comes by reflex when we see/hear/taste/feel what we came to see/hear/taste/feel—Recall the many post-performance scenes of lauding faces, waving and nodding in accordContinue Reading