Textbook buying is a task every student has to tackle, and one many have managed to maneuver for the benefit of their bank accounts. Some book-buying strategies are more cost effective than others, and students try to find best deals they can, including here on campus. There are a variety of options for buying textbooks….
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Cobbers Say ‘I Do’
Dress fittings, flowers, invitations and guest lists are among the many details involved in planning weddings today. Cobbers have been marrying Cobbers for many years, but each journey to saying “I do” is unique. Some couples wait to marry until after graduation, some marry during the summer and some marry over Christmas break. Paul Lillehaugen…
Still need Christmas present ideas?
Shopping during the Christmas season can be tricky, especially on a student schedule and budget, so here’s a guide to help you on your holiday shopping endeavors. We’ve broken gifts down into five main categories: Twi-hard, sustainable person, manly man, girly girl and wild card. These categories might not be all-inclusive, but perhaps they will…
Concordia cuts 17 positions, reallocates $1.5 mil
Concordia College will lose 17 employees in the next year due to a budget reallocation. Since salary and benefits constitute the largest sum in the budget, the reallocation committee comprised of the vice presidents and the provost decided that it would need to cut employees. “Many of these reductions will occur as your normal course…
The freshman 15
Upperclassmen: drop that caramel roll and take note. Worry about weight gain does not end with the Freshman 15, according to a new study conducted by Indiana University, Bloomington. The study included 1,672 students at Indiana University and found that freshmen spend four more hours exercising per week than seniors. In addition, freshmen walked about…
Cobbers help refugees adjust to life in F-M
Refugees fleeing war-torn countries have a difficult time communicating and understanding differences in culture and daily life. Concordia students are engaging in service learning activities that help clarify simple activities like grocery shopping and going to the library. Communication Studies and Theater Arts Professor Hank Tkachuk’s Intercultural Communication course uses relationships with refugee families in…
Retention rate rises 4-5 points
Over the past three years, Concordia’s student retention rate for first to second year students has increased from 79-80 percent to 84 percent. “This is a significant increase for any college over that time period,” Mike Reese, coordinator of Student Success and Retention Services, said. In comparison, the most current retention rates available for other…
Dining Services prepares 200 meals daily for Meals on Wheels program
As Cobbers line up outside Anderson Commons in the morning for waffles and muffins, a few Dining Services employees are busy packaging both hot lunches and extra frozen meals to be carted off before noon. About 200 additional meals are prepared by Concordia’s Dining Services each day to be delivered to recipients of Meals on…
Global slavery week
“Our conservative estimate is that there are 27 million people in slavery today. This means that there are more people in slavery today than at any other time in human history,” according to the Web site of Free the Slaves, a not for profit organization dedicated to eradicating slavery around the world. Statistics like these…
Heightened terror threat in Europe
Spring and summer destinations for the Concordia College Global Education program recently received attention when the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Europe. The State Department issued the travel alert Oct. 3 in response to an increased threat of terrorism. The statement was not meant to deter people from travel to Europe, but…