Gender equality and feminism have been hot topics for a while in both political discussions and the workforce in general. The Women in Business Club aims to promote discussion about it, specifically in business. The Women in Business Club is a new club on campus that was started by Mattea Nybo, class of ’19. Nybo…
Author: Brittney Vance
Bias intervention response team formed to educate and respond
Since the first time “It’s okay to be white” posters were spread around campus, students have wanted some way to prevent these incidents from happening. When the posters were posted for a second time, students demanded a response from college faculty and staff. Luckily, by that point, a team of faculty was almost ready to…
Posters spark conversation about racism on campus
Last year, on Halloween night, posters with the message “It’s okay to be white” popped up on college campuses across the nation, including our own. The origination of the posters, both this year and last year, came from a 4chan thread encouraging people to put up the posters to provoke liberals. After discussion for a…
Ramstad settles in as Vieweg’s successor
Somebody had to take the place of Bruce Vieweg after he finally retired. Somebody had to rise to the challenge of living up to Vieweg’s apologetic interruptions to our days. That person is Erik Ramstad. Ramstad started working at Concordia College in 1997. Since 2010, he has maintained the position of Director of Enterprise Systems…
New mental health advocate fills important campus role
With Mental Health Awareness Week in full swing, mental health is on everybody’s mind. With so many events and tables in the atrium, it would be difficult to not notice and think about mental health. But what about next week? Student Government Association created a new mental health advocate position at the end of last…
Students developing app for next year’s Celebration of Student Scholarship event
The Celebration of Student Scholarship is an event that comes and goes every year. A list of sessions is available on a dense webpage on the Concordia College website, but no information is available about specific presenters or their projects. A group of students is aiming to change that. Eight students–Marissa Armstrong, Zach Doerring, Michael…
Cobbers attend training event to become campus Circle Keepers
Helping students become responsibly engaged in the world is ingrained in the mission of Concordia College. Recently, Amena Chaudhry, the diversity coordinator for student support services, pioneered a training program to do just that. This training was to teach students how to become Circle Keepers. Circle Keeper training was held at the Rustic Oaks Lodge…
Students organize spring break trip to assist with hurricane relief
Late in Aug. 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck the southern coast of the United States, flooding thousands of homes and causing large amounts of damage. Now, even though the hurricane is out of the news, two Cobbers have decided that it should not be out of mind. Emma Endicott, co-commissioner of Campus Ministry Commission, and Lacy…
Congressman John Lewis visits campus
The creators of the “March” graphic novel trilogy visited Concordia College on Tuesday, Oct. 17, for a convocation, book signing, and lunch with students. The series, co-authored by Andrew Aydin and Congressman John Lewis and illustrated by Nate Powell, chronicles Lewis’ life as an integral member of the civil rights movement. The three created “March”…