The walk to 8 a.m. class is the worst one of the day, for any number of reasons. It’s early, of course, and it’s cold – every year I’ve forgotten what twenty below zero feels like. But I wear my warm socks and drink coffee and that’s fine. The walk is long, but I can…
(Editor’s Note: This is my new column about gaffes in the media. It is meant to be humorous though I’m not sure it has achieved that goal yet. With each column I will analyze one recent blunder made by a public figure; these will often be politicians, though not always, as can be seen from…
I’ll say it if nobody else will. I have been intoxicated on campus too many times to count. I’m not saying this to boast or brag, but I want to bring up a larger issue and that is the issue of our dry campus. We all know the rule. Don’t drink on campus, otherwise you’ll…
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,…
December is here already. Our weather is Minnesota Mean, our campus exudes Christmas spirit, and our students prepare for break. Of course, a fog hangs over campus: finals. Researchers have linked finals to amplifying stress, feelings of depression, even asthma. In the next few days, finals will strain students’ physical and emotional health. In this…
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin cannot catch a break. What does a Russian President need to do in order to recreate the Georgian Invasion of 2008 in Ukraine today? With the Georgian offensive, NATO and the EU expressed scorn but remained largely frozen in response. No sanctions, or foreign aid, AND Russia largely…
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…
This past summer I took part in an internship program at The Stars and Stripes, which is a newspaper for active duty members and their families. Throughout my time at the paper, I wrote an array of travel stories, which aimed to provide military men and women with an idea of what to see while…
An Erickson RA speaks out About a month ago, Kaley Sievert from The Concordian stopped by my room in Erickson Hall and asked if I could answer some questions regarding dorm stereotypes. I agreed with no delay, invited her to take a seat, and divulged all of my opinions and beliefs on this topic that…