At the start of spring semester, Dr. Amy Watkin will step down as chair of the English department and assume a new role: director of First-Year Experience. Watkin’s new role at Concordia will come with new responsibilities, including recruiting inquiry seminar professors, helping program fall orientation and FYT labs, working with the enrollment office on…
With his famous moustache and button-bedecked blazers, Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer Bruce Vieweg is one of the most recognizable figures on Concordia’s campus. This October, Vieweg took on another identifier: hot pink hair. Vieweg went pink for a fundraising campaign called Real Men Wear Pink, hosted by the American Cancer Society. The…
On Thursday, Nov. 2, Nadia Bolz-Weber will speak at a public event on Concordia’s campus hosted by the Forum on Faith and Life. Bolz-Weber is the New York Times best-selling author of two memoirs, “Pastrix: the Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint,” and “Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People.” She…
When sophomore graphic design major and self-taught photographer Josiah Kopp sets out to get the perfect shot, he looks to the sky. “I always like finding new places I’ve never been before. I love taking pictures of night skies and the Milky Way, that’s sort of my forte,” he said. One night last July, as…
Greetings fellow degenerates! Hope you’re all having a spooky week! It’s been a great week here at The Concordian sport section, as your gambling expert (me) has finally taken the season lead over these other posers in the season standings. Now, it’s time for my Best Bet to get even. My good friend Case Keenum helped…
Dear Teddy, I’m not sure how to start this letter, but I heard you’re back in town, just like the boys. It feels like I haven’t seen you in so long. I couldn’t believe it’s only been 14 months. Time moves so slowly when you’re watching Sam Bradford. It felt like my soul was getting…
Last Saturday morning I, along with roughly 60 other Concordia students and faculty, planted 52 trees on the edge of campus as part of a Student Environmental Alliance (SEA) event. As of late, Concordia has been big on ideas of sustainability. Every residence hall on campus has a few eco-reps who give friendly reminders about…
Concordia College’s mission statement reads as follows: “The purpose of Concordia College is to influence the affairs of the world by sending into society thoughtful and informed men and women dedicated to the Christian life.” This is a lie. Well, only part of it is a lie. While Concordia College is no doubt sending into…
As leaves fall from the trees and sunshine sparkles across campus, the appreciation for the environment and collective push for sustainability is as fitting as ever. But, as we settle into the challenge of progressing on these topics, the politics cannot be avoided. Dr. Eban Goodstein, an expert in the field of sustainability, gave a…
Wednesday, Oct. 11, marked the International Day of The Girl Child, and many people across social media made posts to mark the day. Many issues were discussed, and one of the most prominent ones was the fact that sexism, illiteracy, and poverty are some of the factors that affect girls negatively and limit their potentials…