Category: Letters
Letter to the Editor: ‘We Can Do Better: Exhortations’
Letter from the Editor: Anna Weier
Shaming sexual assault victims into silence is not the answer
By: Olivia Vergin, overgin@cord.edu It seems as though a new headline about sexual assault is in the news every week. With the recent emergence of the #MeToo movement, rape victims are getting the chance to come forward and tell their stories. Most recently, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her,…
Letter to the Editor: We Wear Beanies Too
By: Sara Villalobos, Sade Allison Anger, fear, frustration and action are the words that come to mind when thinking of the incident that occured on campus Oct. 31. The posters that were placed in designated areas, with the saying “It’s okay to be white,” threatened the safety and security of our ethnic and racial minority…
Letter to the Editor: Kyle Kazemi
Concordia’s presentation of “Men on Boats” deserves our belated standing ovation. Not the patriarchal hand of approval, rather recognition of guts and craft. To stand and cheer comes by reflex when we see/hear/taste/feel what we came to see/hear/taste/feel—Recall the many post-performance scenes of lauding faces, waving and nodding in accord as if together saying, “Of…
Letter to the Editor: Ahmed Afzaal
Ahmed Afzaal, Religion Professor I was disappointed to learn that the Concordian will no longer be printed on a weekly basis, mainly as a result of financial stress (“Letter from the Editor-in-Chief,” Sept. 13). A student newspaper is an important part of campus life. In addition to being a source of information for the campus…
Letter to the Editor: Bruce Vieweg
Dear ones, In October of 2006 I came to Concordia as a consultant—to look at the state of information systems across this community. I recall, to this day, sitting with President Jolicoeur in her office on the second floor of Lorentzsen Hall, talking about the results of my visit. For a reason I guess I…
Letter to the Editor: Victoria Halvorson
If you were to walk across Concordia’s campus, you might be surprised by the language that you hear. There have been multiple times this year that I have heard my fellow Cobbers say something in passing that makes me stop and consider what type of person they are. Your speech and the words you use…
Letter to the Editor: Randy Skow-Anderson
Randy is a Cobber graduate from 1978 and is a Lutheran Pastor in Menomonie, Wisconsin Dear members of our Concordia family, the Caring Community, I am sharing about a fellow Cobber in dire need who is about to become homeless and on the streets without YOUR assistance and that of members of our greater Concordia…