Category: Features
Bodybuilding teaches life lessons for Alicia Ciak
Most college students loathe the thought of being awake before it is absolutely necessary. Not Alicia Ciak. While others slumber anxiously before waking up at the last possible second to recombobulate themselves before going to class, Ciak is in the gym. “I wake up at 5 a.m. and go to the gym to workout,” the…
Nike’s shocking social stance has business motives
Last week, Nike released the newest ad from its 30th Anniversary “Just Do It” campaign. The photo, which was followed by a two-minute ad, features a black and white photo of quarterback/activist/American hero Colin Kaepernick with the words “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” emblazoned in plain white font. Predictably, an uproar…
Coste to return to Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, this time as hitting coach
Concordia’s head baseball coach Chris Coste will once again don a Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks’ jersey, only this time, he will wear it as a coach. Coste was a catcher for the RedHawks from 1996-1999 and later played on the Philadelphia Phillies with whom he won a World Series in 2008. Though Coste has been away from…
For Ellingsons, hockey is a family affair
For some, hockey is just a sport. For others, it is a way to bring their family closer together, even when games played in different cities physically separate them. Siblings Maddie and Jake Ellingson, both sophomore hockey players at Concordia, have been skating since they could walk. Growing up in Brainerd, Minnesota, winters were spent…
O Vikings! My Vikings!: In remembrance of the 2017 Vikings season
(Based on O Captain! My Captain! By Walt Whitman) O Vikings! My Vikings! Our championship trek is done; The team has weather’d many a game, but the prize we sought was not won; Some fans are mad, some fans are sad, but few may be exhaling, If not to think of a Super Bowl…
Vesta creates culture in the training room
For assistant athletic trainer Kathleen Vesta, athletes are more than just patients. In her five years training primarily baseball, basketball, and men’s and women’s soccer, Vesta has developed relationships with countless Cobber athletes. Though Vesta never attended Concordia as a student, she completed her graduate assistant work at Concordia while attending North Dakota State University….
Lindsay Dusek makes fitness fun with Zumba
On Tuesday night, Olson Forum filled with students and the sound of pop music. At the front of the room was senior Lindsay Marie Dusek of Lindsay Marie Fitness, leading the group through routines of salsa, merengue, and hip-hop moves. Dusek leads semi-regular Zumba classes on campus, sponsored by Concordia Events Commission. She has spent…
Student archer, Chris Wiger competes against the pros
It takes a very steady hand to succeed at Milton Bradley’s Operation board game. It takes an even more steady hand to be an actual surgeon, and only the steadiest of hands get to hold national archery trophies. By day, Chris Wiger is a college student in his junior year at Concordia College double-majoring in…
Burgau reaches 700th win
After 36 years of coaching at Concordia, head baseball Coach Bucky Burgau has reached his 700th career win. It is a large mile marker but Burgau stays focused on the current team’s success. “I am really thankful to Concordia for allowing me to be their head baseball coach for 36 years. Longevity has provided me…