Spring is here already. The grass is green, the sun glows warm, and we are all – faculty and students – waiting for finals to…
Posts published by “Zach Lipp”
Zach Lipp (’16) is an economics geek, a wannabe sociologist, a Regents' Scholar and a mathematics student at Concordia College. He has served in Campus Service Commission, Student Government Association, and Hall Council. Zach now divides his campus activities between geeking out at analytics club and starting a Roosevelt Institute Campus Network chapter at Concordia. His hobbies include overusing Microsoft Excel, taking Smash Bros. too seriously, and loudly talking about Twitter.
Wrestling with incongruous ideas is a part of the liberal arts tradition and one of my favorite parts of college. Extraordinary learning comes from dialogue…
This week, let’s focus on a topic that cannot seem to leave the headlines: inequality. Introduced into the popular lexicon by the Occupy Wall Street…
The most important news in higher education this week comes out of rural Virginia. Sweet Briar College, a historic women’s college, announced it would close…
I am reminded this week of the February 11, 2005 issue of The Concordian: the top headline is “STUDENT APATHY” (capitalized, I assume, for journalistic…
The 2010’s are an exciting time to attend college. Since I enrolled at Concordia, armies of technocrats have forecast the demise of the American university.…
I have a passion for the quantitative. I major in math. I serve on the board of a quantitative nonprofit initiative. I review metrics for…
Pop quiz: how much money do you have in outstanding student loan debt? If you’re anything like me, that question made you flinch. I want…
Welcome back to campus. With a new semester and a new year come new aspirations. I think I got a bit too insular with my…
December is here already. Our weather is Minnesota Mean, our campus exudes Christmas spirit, and our students prepare for break. Of course, a fog hangs…