Concordia’s Young Americans for Liberty chapter is looking to start discussions and engagement among students, and are making themselves known on campus through their active presence. According to their webpage, YAL is the largest and fastest-growing pro-liberty organization on American college campuses. There are more than 750 YAL chapters and 250,000 youth activists nationwide. According…
Over a year ago, a conversation began about creating a Concordia mobile app for students. On Aug. 10 of this year, that conversation became a reality as the ConcoLife app went live. The conversation began as Assistant Director of Orientation and First-Year Transition Programming Amanda Pieters, Assistant Director of Student Engagement Brent Johnson, and Director…
The world has changed drastically in the last few hundred years. The invention of cars, planes and other vehicles, along with major growth in technology around the world has dramatically affected he world economy with regards to fossil fuels. Whereas not too long ago oil was almost useless, it how fuels everything from lawnmowers to spaceships. As…
This year’s symposium took countless hours from countless faculty, staff, students, and guests to set up and run, but it only took one issue of the Concordian to ignore its effect. I was somewhat shocked when I picked up the September 29th issue of the Concordian and at first glance saw no mention of the…
Study for religion and film tests, write reflection paper, plan the next SALSA meeting, work on intercultural communication project, schedule interviews for documentary, write blogs for internship, look for post-grad jobs, attend meetings for extracurriculars, write articles for the paper – all of this has to be completed before fall break arrives. Does anyone have…
The “Cobber Bubble.” We’ve all heard the phrase, and we all use it endearingly. We are happy and safe in this so-called “bubble.” But is it really a positive force in the lives of Concordia students today and in the long term? So, what is the Cobber Bubble, exactly? It’s home to the liberals, blondes,…
Thomas Jefferson once said, “Every generation needs a new revolution.” While I think most people could give a reasonable definition of the word “revolution,” there are a host of varied definitions suited to varied contexts. The Merriam-Webster definition most applicable to my area of interest defines revolution as “a fundamental change in the way of…
This year students can look forward to more CEC events each week than in years past. While there used to be two or three events per week, this year there will be three or four. CEC consists of three committees. The first two committees are the concerts and dances committee and special events. The third…
For new and continuing college students, things are about to change with the financial aid process. The federal government has changed the time that the FASFA applications will be made available from January 1st to October 1st, meaning three extra months to complete the application. The main reason for the change is to give students…
When the Concordia Orchestra’s first notes ring out in Memorial Auditorium this Homecoming Saturday, there will be a new director behind the baton. This year’s Homecoming Concert will mark the directorial debut of Kevin Sütterlin, Concordia’s new director of orchestral activities and conductor of the school’s flagship orchestra. Sütterlin succeeds Foster Beyers, who announced his…