By: Taylor Zetocha The word, “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit word “Yog”, meaning union. The practice of yoga is the unification of the organ systems with the conscious mind (Sharma, 2017). Yoga has been shown to have abounding physical benefits such as weight loss, flexibility, and strength. Studies have proved that it even reduces stress…
Exercise is one of the most popular methods to enhance health. Exercise has been shown to strengthen muscles and positively impact the human mind. A deceased chairman of Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh, also made a priority for exercising to remind people. He wrote a letter to South Operator Conference in 1960 indicated that if…
By: Emily Musielewicz According to Anxiety and Depression Association of America (2018) “322 million people worldwide live with depression” and “Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older.” In recent scientific studies, exercise has been proven to make a difference to…
By: Koral Tolifson Based on national averages, women are getting paid less than men in the workforce. This wage gap arouses the potential to question whether tuition should be adjusted accordingly. If women are going into a career expecting to be paid less than the men in the same field, with the same credentials, then…
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 accord as if together saying, “Of…
BY MEAGHAN REINSCHMIDT The film industry has been in a dispute over the wage gap disparity in Hollywood. Over the past few years, the nation has centered its focus on the acknowledgment of gender inequality. In the entertainment industry, films influence their viewers through the screen. People involved in the film industry are coming together…
Ahmed Afzaal, Religion Professor I was disappointed to learn that the Concordian will no longer be printed on a weekly basis, mainly as a result of financial stress (“Letter from the Editor-in-Chief,” Sept. 13). A student newspaper is an important part of campus life. In addition to being a source of information for the campus…
On April 10, the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) hosted a speech by Rick Santorum, the two-term Republican Senator (1995–2007) from Pennsylvania. The event was widely perceived as controversial, and for good reasons. It would have been wonderful if President Craft had, during his introductory remarks, acknowledged and affirmed the concerns of the students who…
Dear ones, In October of 2006 I came to Concordia as a consultant—to look at the state of information systems across this community. I recall, to this day, sitting with President Jolicoeur in her office on the second floor of Lorentzsen Hall, talking about the results of my visit. For a reason I guess I…
If you were to walk across Concordia’s campus, you might be surprised by the language that you hear. There have been multiple times this year that I have heard my fellow Cobbers say something in passing that makes me stop and consider what type of person they are. Your speech and the words you use…