Earlier this month, I received an email from a student that expressed strong resentment toward a Blundergrads comic published in the Nov. 16 edition of The Concordian. That comic featured a man in his bed scratching a notch in his bedpost with a knife. The woman next to him comments, “You’re not supposed to literally…
In order to fully understand what potential we can unlock with social media, it’s important to look at the different practices involved. I like to think of these uses of social media in four distinct buckets: create, perpetuate, innovate and consume. Create. Social media gives us the opportunity to express ourselves in entirely new ways….
Hello my financially stable and sound Cobbers. Oh wait. It is the week after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. So if any of you are like me and felt a compelling urge to invest in some new skinny yoga pants, dresses, shoes, electronics, DVDs and various other items instead of paying off your Cobber ring,…
Throughout your four years here, you have heard, or will hear at some point, the phrase “Concordia bubble.” The bubble, of course, refers to our unique Concordia atmosphere: the happenings and people that occupy 901 8th Street. The things that—to us, at least—seem important, but many times bear little relevance outside our campus. Because of…
Call it predictable, unpersuasive or exhaustingly persistent, but until the Concordia policy governing visitation is amended—if not abolished—the same old tired, clichéd student grievances require redressing. Moreover, these necessary changes are long overdue, and the tax placed on the college in the meantime grows foul. The policy as it now stands is no secret to…
It was only 84 years ago that Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio took a walk around the town toward the cemetery. At 15 years old, one wouldn’t expect him to be going toward such a dreary place, but rather enjoying time with his friends, perhaps playing a ball game. But Jose was far from such…
You have likely watched a TED video before. From Bill Clinton to Malcolm Gladwell, speakers of incredibly diverse backgrounds have been invited to share their great ideas. These talks are tremendously popular, garnering hundreds of millions of views on the TED.com website. Just a few Sundays ago, Fargo hosted its own TED event. Themed the…
We’ve all heard that employers look at our Facebook pages and search the web when they review an application. If that’s not reason enough to think about crafting a personal digital brand, then at least remember the hundreds, if not thousands, of people who have the ability to view and track your social media activity….
I would be wretchedly misguided were I not to begin my response with a wholehearted thank you to Ms. Hoverson for continuing what is an inarguably important conversation for this college with her response in last week’s issue. I now continue that conversation further in print, and offer thanks again for her open-door policy. I…
As I write this column, my thoughts are running ahead to the journey to United International College in Zhuhai, People’s Republic of China, that Anne and I will begin Nov. 10 with our colleagues, Per Anderson (associate dean for Global Learning) and Lisa Sethre-Hofstad (associate dean for Core and Advising). Anne and I have never…