Music booms as curious first-year students wander through rows of tables set out in the sun. Painted butcher paper signs and taped-down sign-up sheets flutter in the breeze. Juniors and seniors call to their peers, excited to see each other, excited for a new year and new clubs. These fallContinue Reading
For Concordia’s class of 2020, nothing ended as expected. Usually the end of senior year at Concordia brings commencement, a senior banquet and a swim in Prexy’s Pond, but this year, Concordia’s campus will be silent on the first days of May. For the graduating seniors, four years of hardContinue Reading
With the coronavirus pandemic causing colleges and schools to close, students of all ages are taking classes online, and it has impacted learning for all students. Students majoring in education have been affected not only as students, but teachers as well. Throughout college, education majors participate in multiple field experiencesContinue Reading
There is no denying that this abrupt new time of slowness and uncertainty is stressful and overwhelming. Adapting to new living conditions and taking on new responsibilities is a challenge no one expected. Our schedules have been completely derailed and our whole internal system is being rebooted. Beloved activities andContinue Reading
“Fire/I feel inside/you take me higher/so satisfied/oh I admire/how you reach for the sky,” croons Concordia junior Marin Wilts on the first track of “The Monologue,” a new album released with fellow junior Max Mona. Together, the two form the group Golden Age. “We had an accounting class together andContinue Reading
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
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
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