This coming Saturday, Nov. 18, students will have an opportunity to explore the cultures of their classmates as Concordia’s International Student Organization hosts its annual festival. Senior Ehi Agbashi, president of ISO and one of the event’s coordinators, said that she and others have put in much hard work and effort towards the International Student…
Concordia’s branch of Active Minds, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to raising mental health awareness among college students, hosted Mental Health Awareness Week on campus this past week. The week was dedicated to highlighting ways to improve one’s mental health, as well as working to combat stigma surrounding those who struggle with mental illness. Events…
From the belltower superstition to the applause in Anderson Commons after an exit through the emergency doors, Concordia is full of traditions–but none so shiny as the tradition of the Cobber ring. The Cobber ring represents Concordia and offers connections around the world. But due to its steep price, many students are deterred from purchasing…
Just around two weeks ago, Pat Sorrells, a Concordian opinion columnist, wrote about Concordia and how we fail to fulfill our mission statement. Throughout the article, he made several argumentative points as to why the campus struggles to meet its own personal ideal and what departments have a major role in the blame. The end…
I, like many other students, faculty, and community members, attended speaker Nadia Bolz-Weber’s event last Thursday as a requirement for my Religion 200 class. And I, like many others that evening, left her message in the Centrum feeling invigorated and full of energy. I do not expect that what Bolz-Weber had to say over the…
Many of us students were brought up in Christian homes. We were forced to go to Sunday school, church services, and maybe even some sort of Wednesday night youth group. Attending these many events, from a child’s point of view, is often looked at as extraneous and meaningless. I am speaking from personal experience. But…
Recently, I attended a talk circle as a required outside enrichment opportunity with other Religion 200 students. In the talk, alongside other random students partaking in the class, we gathered to discuss diversity in our personal experience and the college experience as a whole. One of the activities involved a student talking for three minutes…
“Man up you baby. Nobody cares about Hindu holidays and that’s up to them. If you feel so alone here then go home. Really if this culture in this country isn’t for you then go back home where you do feel more welcome.” This was the first comment I read on Prashansha Maharjan’s letter to…
The basketball teams have taken over Memorial Auditorium, and the volleyball team has wrapped up their 2017 season. They played their last game of the season on Saturday, Oct. 28, finishing the match with a 3-1 loss to the College of Saint Benedict. The volleyball team finished the season 7-15 overall and 4-7 in conference play,…
The art of losing. It is really quite a skill. The Browns have been so bad for so long that it’s not even really funny any more. It’s mostly just sad. Cleveland is looking at controlling the first overall pick in the draft for the second straight year. Although this team is flush with young…