Editor’s note: Technically, I’m supposed to steer clear of first person in these editorials because they are meant to represent the opinion of the Publication.…
Posts published by “Mary Beenken”
I am a senior English writing major and political science minor at Concordia College, but I originally hail from Fort Collins, Colorado. I have a deep passion for humanitarian aid and the power of the written word. I am currently the Editor-in-Chief of the 2011-2012 Concordian, though on occasion I also write and take pictures.
Dream job: hybrid freelance journalist/human rights lawyer.
At first I didn’t notice what was different in the campus organizations I was involved in. Like many small, creeping changes in campus climate, it…
One of the wonderful things about Concordia is the spirit of the liberal education that thrives here: the fostering of critical thinking, the value of…
Earlier this week, the United States woke up to news that three Jewish schoolchildren and one adult had been gunned down in France. At the…
Students and Dining services staff were evacuated during a peak traffic hours tonight when a fire alarm sounded in Knutson Campus Center just after 6:00…
It’s not an altogether uncommon occurance, but something about it stopped me in a new way the other day: I saw somebody throw a plastic…
Earlier this week, the local news affiliate WDAY covered a home invasion that occured in the house of five students who live near campus. The…
The phenomenon of students complaining about their schoolwork is probably older than the phenomenon of schools. It is practically a part of our genetic makeup.…
Whether it’s Christmas carols, well-known advertisements, or time-honored grumblings about losing the “reason for the season,” December is a time of refrains. Here’s just one…
On Tuesday Iceland announced that it voted to recognize Palestine as an independent state, making it the first Western European country to do so. If…