Her mother is a parish liturgist, conducts children’s and adult’s church choirs, and brought her straight to the church when she was born; there, the choir sang to her, their voices echoing off the church walls and surrounding her with harmonic sound. Her siblings all play instruments, and they are connected through the expression of…
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Fjelstad houses new offices, classrooms
The remodeling of Ivers-Jones has forced science, mathematics and nursing professors to relocate to Fjelstad, and their classes are now spread across campus. “The majority of the mathematics classes are in Old Main and Grant Center,” said Dr. Douglas Anderson, head of the mathematics department. “Some of them are also in Olin, Grose and Bishop…
Meet the section editors
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Humans of Concordia
“There is no doubt in my mind that we are not the only intelligent life inhabiting the vastness of space. Aliens have to be real and they might be more closley related to us than we think. Another thing I find myself thinking about is how we center our lives around ourselves and how we…
A time for family and friends
Students without visiting families find ways to make memories during Family Weekend As Family Weekend approaches, senior Kylie Windecker thinks of her parents, who who died from illness in 2009 and 2013. She remembers watching old black and white films with her dad and having long conversations with her mom, who always had a cup…
Residence life adjusts to enrollment decrease
Halls are closed and Resident Assistants combine roles to accommodate for empty rooms With Concordia’s requirement to live on campus for the first four semesters, the majority of students in on-campus housing are freshmen and sophomores. These classes are smaller than they have been in the past, which means that Concordia’s residence halls are lacking…
Peace Scholars in Norway
Concordia students learn to confront global peace tactics Students representing 89 different countries met in Norway this summer in an effort to have meaningful conversations about peace. Alex Gray and Matthew Lillehaugen were selected to represent Concordia in the 2015 Peace Scholars program. The two students spent one week in Lillehammer, Norway and six weeks…
Humans of Concordia
“Even when I have been doing work, when there’s something left that I have not taken care of, it’s just constantly running through my mind…I could be doing this, I should be doing that, why are you just lying there. I think that’s the thing that keeps me most worried. What’s going to happen because…
Senior musicians reflect on their collegiate careers
Cobbers are preparing for their last few days of the school year. For the senior student musicians, their to-do lists include stepping down so younger musicians can take over. Senior violinist Conor Roche plays in the Symphonia Orchestra. Roche received a scholarship for Concordia’s music program and has been a member of Symphonia for all…
Senior profiles: Now what?
Several members of the class of 2015 reflect on their college experiences Name: Lexi Robinson Major(s) & Minor(s): Double Majoring in Global Studies with a concentration in Worlds and Dialogue, Spanish and a Political Science minor Post-Grad Plans: After graduation I will be moving back to Minneapolis to live at home and work at the…







