On Thursday, Nov. 30, the Student Government Association’s Disabilities Accommodations Council held its first meeting. This year, the committee will address exactly what the title suggests: the state of the college’s physical disability accommodations. The council, which was created last month, is chaired by SGA chief of staff Sean Zimny. While currently comprised of eight…
Faculty, students, and community members from all different backgrounds came together on Nov. 16 and 18 to participate in Narrative 4’s story exchange on the topic of difference. The event was a part of the Concordia Narrative 4 chapter’s plan to host a story exchange every month. According to senior Shawn Deegan, the student president…
This coming Saturday, Nov. 18, students will have an opportunity to explore the cultures of their classmates as Concordia’s International Student Organization hosts its annual festival. Senior Ehi Agbashi, president of ISO and one of the event’s coordinators, said that she and others have put in much hard work and effort towards the International Student…
The Concordia orchestra concluded their national tour with a home performance this past Sunday, Nov. 5, and its members are already looking ahead toward the recently announced Spring 2018 international tour to Greece. Dr. John Roberts, the chair of the music department, explained that many factors went into the selection of Greece for the orchestra’s…
Concordia students can expect further diversification of the college’s music community with the development of student-led Latin Jazz group, Fuego. First year finance student and trombone player Xavier Hernandez began raising awareness for the group early this semester with the intent of expanding Concordia’s music opportunities. Currently, Fuego is comprised of several notable musicians from…
Over 50 students, faculty, and community members met the morning of Saturday, Oct. 14 to plant a swath of trees east of Concordia’s soccer fields for an event hosted by the Student Environmental Alliance. The group convened at the planting site at 8:45 a.m. and participants continued to trickle in throughout the morning despite the…
On Sept. 22, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos followed through on earlier promises to change Title IX policy by officially withdrawing the 2011 and 2014 Dear Colleague Letters. Despite these changes, Concordia’s Title IX team will continue to follow their usual procedures in dealing with sexual assault on campus. In her Sept. 7 speech regarding…
While both students and faculty agree that attendance is crucial to the liberal arts experience offered at Concordia, the way in which attendance policies are implemented can play an equally influential role. Senior Maddi Gemuenden still recalls the impact that the attendance policy for a freshman chemistry course made on her. “My freshman year, there…
Ten Concordia students lined the road in neon work vests this Saturday, Sept. 23., each intent on hunting down pieces of garbage. The group covered a two-mile stretch of I-94 for Campus Events Commission’s first service event, Adopt a Highway. Led by newly appointed service commissioner, sophomore Hayley Broich, the small group of CEC members…
Concordia staff and students have voiced both concern and hope in reaction to US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ proposed reform of Title IX policy. On Sept. 7, DeVos announced her plan to a group of about 100 invited guests at George Mason University. DeVos’ speech questioned the efficacy of the 2011 Dear Colleague letter,…