Category: Trends
Freshman class largest in years
This fall, Concordia welcomed 597 new Cobbers, which is the largest freshman class since 2013. Concordia’s reputation for having prestigious academic programs, rich history, a strong sense of community and a beautiful campus are only a few of the reasons why nearly 600 freshmen hailing from far and wide decided to call Concordia their home…
Concordia offices go green
As part of Concordia’s latest step toward sustainability, offices across campus are going green. The Green Office Program was implemented this fall under the guidance of Sustainability Coordinator Samantha Westrate. Funds for the program come from a private grant recently received by the college, part of which called for a staff sustainability development program. “The…
To beard or to mustache: An analysis of ‘No Shave November’
Every November men are posed with the same question: To beard, or not to beard? Sometimes a brave soul might even take it one step further and trim the beard back to a mustache. Either way, facial hair is given a spotlight during the month of November. Participants who choose to flaunt a mustache…
Study finds Concordia lags behind area schools in financial return
Admissions explores underlying reasons for Concordia’s ranking Concordia graduates aren’t getting as good of a financial return on their tuition as students from North Dakota State University and Minnesota State University of Moorhead, according to a recent article published in The Forum. “PayScale, a salary analysis site, used salary data from alumni to rank colleges…
Parisian Raindrops
After a morning visit to the Louvre, several of us stopped for lunch at Restaurant Voltaire, which serves varieties of sandwiches on hard baguettes, along the river. We filled up on baguettes and cokes and discussed our next plan of action. The desired destination was the Eiffel Tower. The route to arrive was going to…
Beyond Classroom Boundaries
Religion professor Adam Copeland was looking to expand a class he teaches beyond the boundaries of the typical classroom setting, so on the first snow day of the year, Thursday, Jan. 9, Copeland hoped to conduct Religion and Pop Culture through the social media platform, Twitter. Since the beginning of the year, Copeland has facilitated…
Students choose poetry as a form of expression
Cobber Poet’s Society takes place of Poetry Slam Club After attending a poetry open mic event on campus last spring, Megan Schindler, a sophomore at the time, contacted communications department professor Megan Orcholski and told her: “It’s time.” Schindler believed it was time students at Concordia had a safe place on campus to express themselves through the…
The red rose: A romantic symbol
Four women stand in expensive evening gowns, two gripping long-stemmed roses; two waiting to be chosen. There is only one rose left, and somebody is going home. The Bachelor slowly picks up the flower, thinks and names his desired female. The chosen woman proudly walks forward to accept her rose while the rejected woman hangs…
Concordia student asked to beta test popular application’s new features
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then senior Jeremiah Beard could write a novel. This summer, Beard received a snapchat from “Team Snapchat,” the username of the company that sends an occasional snapchat to users, informing him that he was invited to beta test a few new features before they were released for…