The United States uses 50 billion disposable plastic water bottles a year and only about 23% of them get recycled. This a nationwide problem that is slowly gaining the awareness it deserves, but not quickly enough. Here at Concordia we say that we strive for sustainability, we have the president’s climate agreement, a campus garden,…
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Letter to the Editor: Josh Fuller
Soli Deo Gloria. To God alone goes the glory. This is the motto of the beloved school we call home. But in recent times, there have been a great deal of questions of what does it mean to be a Christian school. I did a great deal of thinking on Pat Sorrells’ article of his…
Letter to the Editor: Kristin Young
As someone who actively engages in both theology and science, I was intrigued by Patrick Sorrells’ most recent column title. Dialogue around the value of faith, and how it is put into practice, is critical to building a stronger personal understanding of one’s faith. However, I found Sorrells’ article to be in need of a…
Letter to the Editor: Hannah Kosloski
Just around two weeks ago, Pat Sorrells, a Concordian opinion columnist, wrote about Concordia and how we fail to fulfill our mission statement. Throughout the article, he made several argumentative points as to why the campus struggles to meet its own personal ideal and what departments have a major role in the blame. The end…
Letter to the Editor: Prashansha Maharjan
Today (Oct. 19) is Laxmi Puja, the third day of the Tihar, also known as Diwali. Instead of finding a way to celebrate in a land thousands and thousands of miles away from my hometown, I sit on my desk with tears pooling in my eyes, slowly dripping down my cheeks with an array of…
Letter to the Editor: Isak Johnson
In his article “College does not fulfill mission,” Pat Sorrells clearly states that he believes that Concordia should remove the phrase “dedicated to the Christian life” from its mission statement. His main points are that Concordia does not require mandatory chapel attendance (something he believes that Concordia should do) and that the religion department is…
Letter to the Editor: Andrew Swartchick
I am sure that anyone reading this article is familiar with Patrick Sorrells’s opinion column titled Politics and Religion. From what I can tell, Patrick is a voice for the conservative mind at Concordia, I want to applaud him for this. As Elaine Laliberte pointed out in her own opinion piece just below Patrick’s in…
Letter to the Editor: Alison Miller
Here at Concordia, we straddle many differences. Minnesota or North Dakota? Arts or sports? Korn Krib or the Maize? Sandy’s Donuts or…no, wait. The lesson is, Cobbers get the best of both worlds. Another example, living green or staying on a student budget? Perhaps sustainable clothing or makeup comes at a premium, but there is…
Ross’s NFL betting lock of the week: Week 6
Week 6! The season is flying by! I lost my best bet by a half point last week, but I’m completely over it [Editor’s Note: He is not]! This is the time of year when we start to see which teams are contenders, and which are pretenders. It’s time to separate the wheat from the…
Ross’s betting lock of the week: Week 5
The Bills fooled me again, and I don’t like it! After going against them the last two weeks, I’m going the complete opposite direction, and putting my stamp of approval on the Buffalo Bills as this week’s Lock of the Week. After trading starters for draft picks in the weeks leading up to the season,…