What was life before masks, vaccines, quarantining, a lack of hospital beds or the constant worry of getting sick? The second full year of the COVID-19 pandemic is nearing its close, and for many, it has been easy to forget what “normal” living is like. The new variant of COVID,Continue Reading
As the number of COVID-19 cases rose among students and faculty, many students and faculty members pondered the likelihood of school not remaining in person for the remainder of the year. Vaccination rates, community COVID levels and classroom ventilation play in the decision-making process of shifting back to online. EvenContinue Reading
Whether it is used for tuition money, food, housing, or to accommodate any of students’ needs, government relief funds to university students during the pandemic have been very crucial. The aid assists with navigating through job loss, combating the rising costs of tuition, helping other family members and so forth.Continue Reading
While several members of the Concordia College community have received the COVID-19 vaccine, in the upcoming months, many more will be given the opportunity—and faced with the decision to receive it, or not. On Dec. 11, 2020, The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was approved in the United States and a secondContinue Reading
The Concordia community is tired, and two students think they have a solution. Hannah Wilson and Kayla Zopfi created a Change.org petition urging Concordia College to increase the number of respite days per semester from one to five. During a regular fall semester, Concordia students have a full week ofContinue Reading
Thanksgiving is a time when we are supposed to come together, share a meal and talk about what we are thankful for. In other words, Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to spread COVID-19. Concordia College’s Dining Services are taking steps to make sure their annual Thanksgiving meal on November 12Continue Reading
Forty-nine percent. That is the percentage of Concordia students who have been consistently filling out the COVID Daily Symptom Check surveys that everyone on campus has received and been asked to complete since the beginning of this school year. In a Cobweb Express email sent out on October 1, itContinue Reading
Fall sports are beginning to have organized practices at Concordia once again after an extended offseason brought on by COVID-19. This is also the first time student athletes will be practicing since receiving word their seasons will be postponed until the spring semester. Unlike sports like volleyball or football, crossContinue Reading
For many, homecoming at Concordia brings fond memories of cheering with friends at the football game, bundling up for the bonfire and seeing groups of Cobber alumni reuniting with their classmates. This year, HOCO Fall Fest, Concordia’s homecoming and family weekend joint event, had none of those activities. Because ofContinue Reading
The Concordia community is approaching normalcy as the first month of school comes to a close. Students are settling into online courses and active cases are decreasing. While the majority of students and staff are now adjusted to safety guidelines for COVID-19, the music department still faces challenges with theContinue Reading