Category: News
Anytime, Anywhere, TimelyCare: Around-the-clock support for Cobbers
By Abigail Koenig Across Concordia’s campus students have found a wellness companion within TimelyCare, an application available to all Cobbers. It can be used anywhere in the United States, 24/7, 365 days a year, free of charge. As Concordia does not have a licensed doctor or nurse on campus, TimelyCare virtually covers each dimension of…
From Waitlist to Enrollment: Making Sense of Concordia’s Override Process
By: Madi Wimmer With spring registration underway, many Concordia students are navigating full classes, prerequisite errors, and uncertainty about academic overrides. The situation has led to frustration for both students and faculty, due partly to widespread misunderstandings about how the registration and override processes work. An academic override is a special permission allowing a student…
Concordia College’s Residence Life Welcomes Kaleen Quintero
By: Averie Nurmi Concordia College’s new Assistant Director of Residential Education, Kaleen Quintero, is settling into her first year overseeing residential curriculum, staff training and the recently revamped Eco Reps program. Her position plays an important role in how students learn, grow and connect within the residence halls at Concordia College. Residence Life has been…
Flapjacks and FAFSA Facts: Financial Aid Office Launches New Event to Support Students
By Ally Morthberg Concordia’s Financial Aid Office introduced a brand-new event this semester called FAFSA and Flapjacks. It was held on Thursday, November 13th, and was a drop-in session designed to help students complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and ask questions about it, all while enjoying free pancakes. The event aimed…
Endless Possibilities: Concordia Students Attend ACDA Conference
By Lydia Schouten From choir related symposiums and lectures to watching choral programs from across Minnesota perform, going to the Minnesota American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Conference presents many opportunities for vocal music education majors. President of ACDA affiliations at Concordia, Carly Comstock has gone to this event two years in a row and has…
Headphones and Hype: Concordia Takes the Stage with a Silent Disco
By Abigail Koenig Note: All photos courtesy of CEC On Nov. 14 in the dark, quiet Centrum, Cobber students were found dancing their hearts out from 9 p.m. to midnight while donning matching black headphones colored with red, blue and green LED lights. Silent discos have become a widespread form of entertainment for people across…
What the Heck is SGA?
By Noah Bloch While Concordia students may not realize it, the Student Government Association’s (SGA) 35 members are constantly working in the background of many events on campus. In simple terms, SGA acts as a middleman between the Concordia student body, its administration and its faculty. “SGA is a liaison from the student body, but…
DEIC hosts a Winter Clothing Drive
By Daniel Scullard On Friday, Nov. 7, tables and racks in Jones AB were layered with winter clothing. The Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commission (DEIC) held a winter clothing drive to give students an opportunity to prepare for the winter ahead. The event encouraged sustainability by allowing students to get rid of clothes they don’t…
Full-Time Conductor, Part-Time Mime: Haberman Goes on Sabbatical
By Liz Komagum Peter Haberman, the Director of Bands at Concordia College, is spending his sabbatical next semester studying the art of pantomiming under the instruction of mime Bill Bowers. Haberman will take weekly online lessons with Bowers and a 2-week intensive in New York City. In these lessons, Haberman will mime from his side…