On Halloween night, posters stating “It’s ok to be white,” appeared around Concordia’s campus. Although they have since been removed, students and the community are still trying to make sense of the incident. The signs, cited as racist and bigoted by multiple students, were spotted on lamp posts, residence halls, and multiple buildings around campus….
Members of Concordia’s It’s On Us committee joined together with students on Friday, Nov. 3 to facilitate a dialogue surrounding the recent heightened visibility of the #MeToo movement on social media. The #MeToo movement is the latest form of hashtag activism highlighting sexual abuse, started a decade ago by Tarana Burke, in order to encourage…
The Concordia orchestra concluded their national tour with a home performance this past Sunday, Nov. 5, and its members are already looking ahead toward the recently announced Spring 2018 international tour to Greece. Dr. John Roberts, the chair of the music department, explained that many factors went into the selection of Greece for the orchestra’s…
Dr. Max Wayne Richardson, long-time professor of political science at Concordia College, passed away Oct. 31, 2017, in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas. Those who worked with and learned from Richardson will miss his Southern drawl, quick wit, and incomparable intellect. Richardson joined Concordia’s political science department in 1990, serving as its chair from 1993-2005….
On Wednesday, Nov. 1, students from Concordia College, Minnesota State University Moorhead, and North Dakota State University gathered in Barry Auditorium to hear former Congressman Bob Inglis speak on behalf of RepublicEn, a conservative movement aiming to combat climate change with free enterprise. Dr. Kenneth Foster, political science professor and chair of the President’s Sustainability…
Breaking: The Concordian has received confidential a confidential text exchange* between Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo from October 30th. *not really, but let’s just pretend Tom Brady: Hey Jimbo, big news! You’re going to be starting very soon! Jimmy Garoppolo: Woah, really? What happened, are you hurt? Did you get caught deflating footballs again? TB:…
Though temperatures have dropped below the freezing point, Concordia’s Cross Country teams are still running. To the average person, it may seem like they never stop running. While this is partially true, most cross country athletes are logging miles nearly every day of the year, there is an end to the cross country season. For…
A commonly known fact among Cobbers is how easy it is for one to end up over-involved on campus. With many groups, music opportunities, athletic options, and events happening, it is more likely to be absorbed into the time-sucking whirlwind of activities than to be left with nothing to do (not counting weekend mornings). The…
A few months ago, I watched a video that spoke about little mosquitoes biting us and how we cope with these bites. We might be able to endure these individual bites, but with time we have to do something because they not only become irritating, but painful. Mosquito bites are an accurate metaphor for microaggressions….
In today’s society, you are either a liberal or a conservative. Either you believe 100 percent of the political ideologies of one party, or you believe 100 percent of the political ideologies of the other party, and that is pretty much it. Anywhere in between is not acceptable, according to the modern polarized political spectrum….