“Well, you know, it is North Dakota.” That is my typical response whenever I see or hear about an absurdity in our neighbor state and…
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Matt Hansen, a fourth-year student, writes The People's Republic of Matt, a politics column in Opinions. He double majors in political science and sociology at Concordia. On Twitter: @MattHansen
Believe it or not, people are still buzzing about KONY 2012. The video, which has reached nearly 100 million views on YouTube, continues to ignite…
Whenever gas prices skyrocket, Americans suddenly become interested in our country’s dependence on foreign fossil fuels. A dramatic price jump is enough to force families…
I spent spring break with 14 other Concordia students in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky. The trip, organized by senior Nathaniel Cook, aimed to…
The Student Government Association elections are next week. Since Monday, when campaigning officially commenced, students have been bombarded with Facebook page “like” requests, campus mail…
When Amazon originally released the Kindle in 2007, its appearance (and price) was much different than today’s model. It was clunky. The first Kindle looked…
Not too many people knew about global warming before Former Vice President Al Gore premiered “An Inconvenient Truth.” Climate change research was something that was…
People often say the United States is a melting pot, a place where immigrants arrive and accept a new, “exceptional” identity, that of an American. …
About this time every semester, faculty members leave their classrooms for a few minutes to allow students to answer questions about their performance and experiences…
I’ve had a Twitter account since my junior year of high school. As a proud early adopter, I spent a solid year tweeting mostly to…