“Lady Bird,” a coming-of-age film about Christine ‘Lady Bird’ McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) and her journey through adolescence, re-tells the genre in a way that most do not; with a very fresh perspective. “Lady Bird” has a perfect 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is an incredible feat on its own, but even better, it…
Two Concordia students selected for spring Disney College Program
Cinderella once said, “A dream is a wish your heart makes, and if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.” For three area students, those dreams are becoming a reality. Three area students, including two Cobbers, have been selected for the Disney College Program beginning in January 2018. Only 10%…
New SGA Disability Accommodations Council hopes to improve accessibility
On Thursday, Nov. 30, the Student Government Association’s Disabilities Accommodations Council held its first meeting. This year, the committee will address exactly what the title suggests: the state of the college’s physical disability accommodations. The council, which was created last month, is chaired by SGA chief of staff Sean Zimny. While currently comprised of eight…
Cobber Athletic Band will not play this basketball season
This winter, there will be no “Louie Louie” or “Crazy Train” at Cobber basketball games. The Cobber Athletic Band performs classics like these at many home football games in the fall and, in previous years, basketball games in the winter. However, due to decreased student participation in the colder months, the ensemble has decided to…
Students, faculty discuss net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission’s recent proposal to reverse the 2015 regulations aptly called net neutrality has many asking, what is net neutrality, anyway? “Net neutrality is a strange issue, because it’s a hard issue to grasp … It’s very abstract, and it can be difficult to see exactly how net neutrality will affect your everyday…
Take time to enjoy holiday activities
‘Tis the season for colds, enormous amounts of homework, and little to no sleep. It can sometimes be extremely difficult to get into the holiday spirit when finals are looming right around the corner and your friends are deathly ill after performing six Concordia Christmas Concerts, but the Fargo-Moorhead area has a lot of holiday-themed…
Students’ attitudes towards classes at Concordia devalue education
There are some things that bother me more than most when it comes to college. I am bothered especially by how students treat something as simple as going to class. I am convinced that there are some students who just do not know how to go about putting the work necessary for a post-secondary education….
Bringing Ben Shapiro to campus goes against Concordia values
Recently, I heard a student complaining about how the Student Government Association approved a speaker to come on campus to give a speech. After a little inquiry, I learned that the speaker who was meant to come give the talk was Ben Shapiro. The first thing that came to my mind was to look him…
Letter to the Editor: Lacy Tooker-Kirkevold
The United States uses 50 billion disposable plastic water bottles a year and only about 23% of them get recycled. This a nationwide problem that is slowly gaining the awareness it deserves, but not quickly enough. Here at Concordia we say that we strive for sustainability, we have the president’s climate agreement, a campus garden,…
Ross’s Reasons: Your betting guide for week 13 in the NFL
The quarterback. What does it mean to be a quarterback? Does it mean “guy who throws the ball”? I mean, technically, yes. The quarterback gets the snap and dictates what the next action will be. But what about the essence of the man who is the quarterback? This is the guy who will be the…