Concordia College held its 2014 Faith, Reason, and World Affairs Symposium last week, titled “Sustainability: Local Action | Global Impact.” (Disclaimer: I presented an OK concurrent session during this symposium). This marked my second symposium, and the second time I have felt the symposium to be a bit esoteric for students. How can we residents…
Welcome to my first column. This year, I’ll be writing on an issue near and dear to everyone reading this paper: higher education. Higher education is in a state of flux throughout the country for a great number of reasons, and I’m thrilled to have a space to inform others with a personal spin on…
Our columnist dissects and defends Obama’s strategy against ISIS With the recent announcement of President Obama’s strategy on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), congressional Republicans have been quick to question its ‘credibility and comprehensiveness’. Others akin to Robert Kagan question Obama’s aversion to conflict. What many seem to miss is that Obama’s…
Could an independent Scotland be economically stable? This is it, my big break. This is my first time writing for an audience – unless you count my Nebraskan penpal from third grade – though he couldn’t actually read. In those first two sentences, I feel like I completely summed up what I hope this article…
To the many people that have made it count all these four years Well, this is it. The moment I have been simultaneously wishing for and dreading since I was 12 years old and my brother left for college. This is the end. On May 4, 2014 I will — hopefully — walk across a…
For the last four years I have flitted about in your Residence halls, shouted in Anderson Commons, nested in the Atrium, ate far too many Maize fries and purchased obscene amounts of Peace Tea. I have pulled a few too many all-nighters, burned a couple bridges and skipped a couple classes a time or two….
Find where your interests and your passions intersect, and go for it without fear of failure or judgment We always hear that passions are our greatest love and throughout our lives we should chase them. Yes, progress is everyone’s business but I question the uplifting message being brought upon our youth, that our following our…
If we want change, the calendar doesn’t have to be the only option t number of people have expressed disapproval over the last few weeks in response to my series of articles on the proposed calendar changes, and have presented me with a challenge: Instead of writing editorialized rants against the big changes that are…
All week, I have been pondering about what I wanted this Concordian article to look like. A “what’s next” for me, a “what my Cobber experience could have been” or a final homage to the loving, albeit fashion backward, Scarf Boy. Well, what’s next for me is that I’m moving to Denver, CO with the…
Declining bee populations may matter more than you think From compound eyes, mandibles for eating and intricate social structures, bees pollinate over one third of the US food supply each year. Sadly, the diversity of bees is declining. As consumers we demand and our actions have underlined costs. These organisms clearly define our society, yet…