Everyone always says that your college years are the best years of your life. Sure, it’s where you meet your best friends and make lifelong memories, but it’s also a time of exorbitant amounts of stress, messy relationships, anxiety about the future and often loneliness. But these are the things no one talks about. We…
White walls. White tables. White chairs. White bar. White mugs. White light. Vinyl of Rolling Stones plays, coffee machines whirr, conversations flutter. A family walks in, dad leading the way with an “I believe in Fargo” shirt as his wife and young daughter follow. Co-owner Tim Griffin stands in front of the iPad register, smiling…
Megan Shelden shares her study abroad experience When deciding on a college, most teenagers focus on factors like tuition, available majors, and graduation rates. When Megan Shelden selected Concordia, she had her eye on one thing: the school’s extensive study abroad program. “I just knew, ever since I was in high school, that I really…
The change in leaves this fall brought in a change of coaching staff for the Cobber men and women’s golf teams. Taking the place of longtime coach, Duane Siverson, is well-experienced and PGA professional Joseph Christianson. Christianson grew up in Halstad, Minn., in a sports-enthusiastic family, having countless family members going to college to play…
After 125 years of striving for a greener community, the Concordia administration has finally determined the best way for students to address sustainability on campus: plagiarism. Students are now encouraged to plagiarize all forms of homework – from papers to PowerPoints, and everything in between – in order to cut down on the amount of…
Sex! Condoms! Concordia! There are currently two locations on Concordia’s campus that offer free condoms: the health office and the sociology department office. Let’s talk about the health office first. Kjos Health Center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. They have condoms available for students for free, with one small…
This summer, the Dakota Access Pipeline garnered media attention, igniting opposition across the U.S. and critique from international partners. According to Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., the Dakota Access Pipeline is a “1,172-mile, 30-inch diameter pipeline that will connect the rapidly expanding Bakken and Three Forks [oil] production areas in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois.” For…
Donald Trump. His name is something close to taboo, his ideas and policies are ridiculed harshly and his supporters are harassed and targeted by people from all sides of the political spectrum. Showing support for Trump today is akin to worshipping Satan — so why do people still support him? Hillary Clinton said recently at…
A new social activism minor, and cuts within the world languages and cultures department and classical studies department; changes in Concordia’s offered majors and minors. This year a new minor, social activism, is being offered. “Social activism is an interdisciplinary minor that provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge to assist them in enacting social…
The number of freshmen and international students at Concordia is growing, thanks to new enrollment and recruiting strategies. This year’s class of freshmen and incoming transfer s is up 5.4 percent. This year there are 546 in the freshmen class, compared to 522 last year. According to Karl Stumo, vice president for Enrollment and Marketing…