Libraries and the media have one ideal in common: the 1st amendment. The pillar of a free and open society, one that responsibly engages in the affairs of the world, is the exchange of different opinions in an open and respectful manner. I have been blessed to have worked most of my adult life in…
I was pointed to the article “Culture Clash or Expensive Field Trip” after reading Dawn Duncan’s response. I don’t intend to add on to the heap, but this is too important to me and countless other students to not say something as well. To begin, using a week-long study abroad, while a great opportunity, as…
In his latest editorial in The Concordian, Sean Plemmons argued that studying abroad in English-speaking countries does not constitute a true study-abroad experience. He provides as support his own one-week experience in England. I take issue with his assessment. As an expert in Irish Studies, one who has lived in Ireland and has made her…
After reading the article titled “Culture Clash or Expensive Field Trip” by Sean Plemmons, I must say that I was disappointed. Not only by the point of view, but how undeveloped and blanketed the opinion was. Certainly there are people who have similar feelings, but the premise that students who study in English-speaking countries learn…
Defending the Seemingly Meaningless: A Response To “Culture Clash or Expensive Field Trip” I studied in Ireland, and greatly value that experience. It’s hard to measure or define what one learns abroad, and even harder to do so if you have never experienced an extended period of time abroad. Saying an English speaking country is…
I’m going to be penalized for taking an online course that requires you to physically be there. The four credit course that I speak of is listed in the course catalog as “Distance Learning/Web Based,” but I was informed today via syllabus that the course, unknown to me, requires a weekly meeting just short of…
This year, there was a large update to the Uniprint system. I am the Uniprint support person in ITS. During all of my testing, the uniprint issues that students are having on their personal computers did not appear. Indeed, the issue is only on personal computers that had the old uniprint installed. What this means…
*The candlelight vigil was hosted Dec 3 in the Centrum to grieve and reflect on Michael Brown and the grand jury decision in Ferguson, MO. I write from a place of deep anguish. After a complicated week of organizing a large-scale candlelight vigil for the events surrounding Ferguson, MO and now, all over the nation,…
This letter concerns Taylor Tielke’s opinion column “Second Cold War Actually Unlikely” in the 13 November 2014 issue of the Concordian. I would like to point out several mistakes in the opinion piece. First, the name of the country Mr. Tileke refers to is “Ukraine”, not “the Ukraine”(second paragraph). Just like we do not say…
As a Student Ambassador for the Admissions Office, I give tours of Concordia’s campus to prospective students. One of the things I’ve noticed while giving tours is how difficult it would be for a handicapped student to attend Concordia. There are elevators and ramps around campus, but it would still be difficult for a handicapped…