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Classroom 2.0

It seems to me that education is having a pretty rough time grappling with technology. As I write this article, Moodle is down, and this…

Politics is not entertainment

Over the past few years, we have all heard claims that the lines between politics, news and entertainment are blurring. Commentators have speculated that people…

Good-bye Blockbuster.

When I was young, spending a Saturday night with my dad was all about routine. First, we’d go to Peter Piper Pizza, which is probably…

Why I do not support the Tea Party

Last Sunday, I, along with a few thousand other people, attended the second annual 9/12 Taxpayer’s March on Washington (aka a Tea Party rally). Up…

Indicting the Talking Heads

I don’t consider myself as much of a die-hard liberal as I used to be, especially during high school. This is not to say that…

A voice for understanding

I am writing this on September 11, 2010: nine years after the terrorist attacks that have come to define our generation. After 9/11, people in…

Is it Time to Cut the Cable?

When four of my friends and I moved into off-campus housing this spring we knew we were getting ourselves an early ticket to a grown-up’s…

Sound Opinions

As a writer for the opinion section of The Concordian, I would like to start out the year with an idea that is somewhat unconventional.…

Thoughts from our nation’s capital

I arrived in Washington, D.C., last Saturday to begin my experience this fall with the Lutheran College Washington Semester program. In just the three days…

The Prius Problem

This past July an acquaintance of mine, Scot Reuter, was riding his bike down the streets of Minneapolis, as he often does. He doesn’t even…

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