By: Lauryn Hinckley Regular exercise promotes healthy lifestyle choices for adults, especially college students, but an adequate amount of exercise comes with a plethora of benefits that many adults are missing out on. Exercise comes from the Latin word “exercere,” which means to be busy. As college students at Concordia, everyone has a hefty amount…
By: Kelsie Hanson In 2008 a study was conducted by Associated Press, they found that 8 out of 10 college students say they have frequent stress in their daily lives. That means that 80 percent of college students deal with stress on a daily basis. People look at stress many different ways. Some people see…
In recent years, mental health has emerged as an aspect of our lives that considerably more people are aware of. Because there is a growing conversation around the causes and effects of suicide, more people are taking action to raise awareness. This has motivated Hotdish Entertainment to help raise further awareness to the issue. On…
By: Urban Stewardship Team, ENVR 350 Environmental Politics Audubon Dakota is working to promote green spaces in the Fargo-Moorhead community through their new Urban Stewardship Program. With over 20 nature parks in the area, this program aims to “cultivate interest among FM citizens in the upkeep and wellbeing of the enhanced areas created by the…
By: Elizabeth Harting 70 percent of adults in the United States say they experience stress daily and many even admit that this stress interferes with their ordinary life (“Physical Activity Reduces Stress,” n.d.). With that being said, it is clear that stress makes a pretty large impact on the average person’s daily life. Consequently, it…
By: Luke Krause Everyone knows the more exercise you get, the healthier you will be. We all know this, but the world is stuck in an obesity crisis and the number of people suffering from diabetes and heart problems is increasing. There are a couple things to blame. One of the most important problems in exercise…
If you’re anything like me, when you hear the word cardio it sends shivers down your spine. While some people enjoy running and even prefer it to other types of exercise, I can’t say I relate. Although it is a simple exercise that almost anyone can do, I’m sure some will agree that it’s not…
By: Mickalyn E. Frahm Most often when people hear the words “exercise” and “effects” in the same sentence, they think of all of the effects it can have on ones body and image. While exercise has a variety of health benefits to ones body, people don’t quite grasp the major importance of exercise and the many…
By: Brendan Koplin Do you remember shake weights? Have you ever heard of cycling karaoke? How about mermaid classes? As crazy as it seems, these activities all exist and people are trying them to get in shape. In the modern day and age, trends regularly come and go. Often times people aren’t satisfied with their…
By: Tate Hovland Michigan State University. Penn State University. University of Minnesota. Stanford University. Montana University. These universities are all examples of institutions associated with significant instances of sexual assault and rape. Jon Krakauer, famous author and adventurer recognized this widespread issue of sexual assaults on college campuses, focusing on it in his new…