The 2008 film “Taken” is a typical thriller. It has beautiful women, a dramatic kidnapping, and a heroic figure swooping in to save the day.…
Posts published by “Ayah Kamel”
Ayah Kamel is a senior Political Science and Global Studies major from Fargo. She has been verbally spouting opinions since she could talk and is happy to be able to write them down as a member of The Concordian's opinion staff. Although Ayah does not yet know what the future holds for her, she has latent dreams of becoming the next Nicholas Kristof.
This semester, consider giving your Concordia education a practical application through sustained service in the Fargo-Moorhead community. There are many organizations and entities in the…
For much of my college experience, I’ve been far too preoccupied with a very narrowly defined notion of “productivity.” My involvement in scheduled activities like…
Many of us have learned to expect things from our friends and families as a demonstration of their love and appreciation for us, but why?…
I am thankful for Thanksgiving. Once every year, I get this chance to reflect on all that is good in my life. This year, my…
If you hadn’t yet known the theme of Concordia’s core curriculum, BREW week ought to have fixed that. Becoming responsibly engaged in the world. The…
Over the past few weeks, a sense of excitement has grown in the nation’s capital. On the metro, at work, in classes: everyone I talked…
Three weeks ago, I wrote about why I don’t support the Tea Party. Among my reasons was that it is not inclusive to minorities. After…
It is easy to jump on a bandwagon that is already going full speed, but right now the Democratic Party is struggling through a mud…
Over the past few years, we have all heard claims that the lines between politics, news and entertainment are blurring. Commentators have speculated that people…