Conspiracies hold back real progress Twitter and other social media sites are erupting due to a new feud between rapper B.o.B and the entire science community. The subject of the feud? The hip hop artist is promoting a theory that has been disproven for centuries — the idea that the earth is flat. It all…
Every successful team needs its members to fulfill their roles. For AJ Flemming, a student athletic trainer, that role happens to be the little things. “It’s just a lot of water and ice,” Flemming said. “It’s pretty easy. It’s pretty fun. I’ve enjoyed my time doing what I’m doing.” The more specific duties of his…
For most of my life I’ve had a problem with Barbie. When I was very young, Barbie’s straight, blonde hair was a representation of the characteristic I would never have. I spent most of my childhood trying desperately to get my dark, curly hair to do what Barbie’s did. When I hit my preteen years…
If open job positions don’t grab attention, free coffee will. On Jan. 27, students from Concordia were invited to attend “Internship Day” as a part of 1 Million Cups at Barry Hall in downtown Fargo. 1 Million Cups is an event hosted by Emerging Prairie held every Wednesday at the Stage at Island Park in…
Chinese club celebrates the chinese new year with students and the local community Two long red papers hang on the open doors of the Centrum. Chinese characters are elegantly scrawled from top to bottom across the vivid color. This is the Chun Lian and on it are sayings that wish people good luck in the…
When considering sustainable development, it is necessary to think about environmental conditions and their effects. Quality environmental conditions serve as a base to sustainable development. Without environmental conditions that allow people to meet their basic needs — that is, biological and physiological needs and security — it will be difficult, if not impossible, to focus…
An open letter concerning recent programmatic changes, Last Friday the campus community received an email effectively announcing that there are ten majors that are now closed to new students. Along with this announcement came the news that a number of professors, many of whom have tenure, will lose their jobs at Concordia. After thinking about…
In an email sent to Concordia faculty and alumni on Jan. 29, Concordia President William Craft officially announced program changes designed to remedy the $2.7 million budget shortfall. Minutes later, Concordia Dean Eric Eliason sent a similar email to students. The emails said nine majors will no longer be offered to incoming students: classical studies,…
Sitting in a hospital room, a little boy draws a picture of Spider-Man. His favorite superhero is going to help him in his next battle: defeating cancer. He hears a knock on the door and looks up from his drawing to see — could it be? Spider-Man is standing in his room, but different than the one on his page, it…
The practice is outdated When applying for college scholarships, there are inherent disadvantages to being inherently advantaged — and many who are inherently advantaged cry injustice. Minorities in need of financial assistance have access to funds that are otherwise inaccessible to non-minorities, and many non-minorities find it unfair. While something like race-based scholarships might have…