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…
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Author Jon Krakauer To Visit Concordia
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…
Local candidates visit Concordia for midterm election
It’s always exciting for voters to meet local politicians. It provides a chance for them to voice their concerns, get to know their candidates better, and become better informed citizens. Students at Concordia College had this exact opportunity when Minnesota Senator Tina Smith and gubernatorial candidate Tim Walz came to speak on campus on Oct….
Posters spark conversation about racism on campus
Last year, on Halloween night, posters with the message “It’s okay to be white” popped up on college campuses across the nation, including our own. The origination of the posters, both this year and last year, came from a 4chan thread encouraging people to put up the posters to provoke liberals. After discussion for a…
Ramstad settles in as Vieweg’s successor
Somebody had to take the place of Bruce Vieweg after he finally retired. Somebody had to rise to the challenge of living up to Vieweg’s apologetic interruptions to our days. That person is Erik Ramstad. Ramstad started working at Concordia College in 1997. Since 2010, he has maintained the position of Director of Enterprise Systems…
Ross’s Reasons: Week 3
It’s only week three, but it feels like I’ve already lived this NFL season for forty lifetimes. Twenty of those were during last week’s Vikings game (Oh, we’ll get there). It’s important to not overreact to anything that happens in the first few weeks of the season. Teams are still adjusting to offseason changes, players…
Ross’s Four Point Play: Your guide to NCAA basketball
There is nothing quite as satisfying for a sports fan than the month of March. The NBA playoff picture is taking shape, the MLB season is right around the corner, and NFL teams are paying the GDP of small countries for average quarterbacks. However, none of these hold a candle to the world’s greatest tournament,…
Remembering 100 years of Concordia College football
The 1981 Concordia football team did not lose. The Cobbers did not lose in the regular season, nor did they lose in the playoffs. Furthermore, when the Maroon and Gold hopped on a bus to make the long drive back from the NAIA Division II Championship Game in Austin, Texas, they remained undefeated. After the…
Cobbers can, and should, voice concerns to SGA
As Cobbers we will spew our political efficacy left and right during national elections, but what we fail to realize is that our civic duty doesn’t stop at the ballot box. Concordia’s Student Government Association holds annual elections for the student body to vote in, and the Faculty Senate holds regular meetings that students are…
‘This is my town, I belong here’
Fargo rallies against HB 1427 to support refugees and New Americans In light of recently proposed legislation, the majority of the Fargo-Moorhead community has been shocked and heartbroken. North Dakota’s bill, HB 1427, looks to regulate the settlement of immigrants and refugees in the state. In a community rich with New Americans, immigrants and refugees…