Standing behind a lectern in a church more than 300 hundred years old, Jonathan Clark reaches down to retrieve a book dating back to the late 17 century. He is in Bietigheim, Germany filming a segment for the TLC television show “Who Do You Think You Are?” Clark hands the book to Josh Groban, American…
As the year dwindles down into weeks, the stress of final papers, final presentations and long nights with no sleep hovers over me like the razor sharp edge of the guillotine, ready to decapitate my GPA and send me flying to the depths of the despair called unemployment… Or so my anxiety disorder would have…
How many South Americans does it take to change a light bulb? …A Brazilian. Hopefully that joke has drawn in more people than were scared away by the title of this article. Nice to meet you. I’m Karley, and if you don’t know me, I’ll get you up to speed. I’m a woman. But I’m…
“A once friendly city turned angry and scared, shocking me to my core.” Instead of spending a semester in a country in more popular countries like Germany, Ireland, Norway or Japan, Hope Grigsby, once a bustling student at Concordia, immersed herself into one of the most controversial places for an American to travel in this…
Being college students, I think we can all agree that sleep is quite often in high demand and in short supply. We all know that sleep is obviously necessary to function and getting enough of it can lead to better health and higher productivity. This may seem a little disheartening since we can never seem…
Matt Dymoke, a 2014 Concordia graduate, was recently nominated for Teacher of the Year in the White Bear Lake school district after only being in the classroom for six months. The social studies education major, organizational communication minor was nominated by three students who had the option to nominate any teachers in the district. Dymoke,…
What is the last thing most of us do right before falling asleep? Is it almost routine to check social media or text a friend right before you are ready for bed? Is it common to feel the need to check your phone for missed notifications in the middle of the night? A National Sleep…
Libraries and the media have one ideal in common: the 1st amendment. The pillar of a free and open society, one that responsibly engages in the affairs of the world, is the exchange of different opinions in an open and respectful manner. I have been blessed to have worked most of my adult life in…
Even before the 1970s, the Concordia Athletic Department has had the role of hosting regular season, sub-section and section games for the Minnesota State High School League. The regular season of basketball is nearing an end, leading Memorial Auditorium to a full schedule with sub-section and section games from now until the middle of March….
I was pointed to the article “Culture Clash or Expensive Field Trip” after reading Dawn Duncan’s response. I don’t intend to add on to the heap, but this is too important to me and countless other students to not say something as well. To begin, using a week-long study abroad, while a great opportunity, as…