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Women’s soccer players: Large cleats to fill
Every year sports teams graduate their senior members, and every year teams have to compensate for those losses. As for the women’s soccer team, they have lost seven seniors, one of which was their All-American defensive player. While teams may see this as a set back, the soccer team has taken the challenge of filling…
Cobber alum returns as pep band percussionist
Each year on Homecoming Weekend, alumni return to campus to watch the football game, but this year, one alum will be playing percussion in the Cobber Athletic Band, rather than just sitting in the stands. Joey Bjornson, ‘15 alum will be the percussionist joining The Cobber Athletic Band, also referred to as the pep band….
“Just keep swimming”
Students create a club that gives anyone the opportunity to swim For students who want to swim without the time commitment of swim team, or for the men who do not have a formal team as an option, Concordia’s Swim Club is a convenient alternative. Swim club was formed at the beginning of last year…
Please Put the Tables Back
During my time as a Cobber, I have allowed most changes made to furniture arrangements and eating implements in Anderson Commons to pass me by with little comment. Perhaps I grumbled at first when they began to replace the angular black bowls with the round white bowls last year, and perhaps I was momentarily confused…
Young Americans for Liberty
A campus chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, a political activism organization, has been started at Concordia, Ian Lane, the president of the chapter, said. According to Lane, Young Americans for Liberty is a national organization whose primary goal is to educate and motivate young people to get involved in politics. “Young Americans for Liberty…
Men’s, women’s tennis teams prepare for upcoming season
Although NCAA sanctioned play doesn’t start until the spring, the men’s and women’s Cobber tennis teams are preparing for competition happening in the fall. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Division III Regional Championships held at Gustavus Adolphus will provide both Cobber tennis teams a chance to play against some of the Midwest’s best. Schools from throughout…
Dress codes: The good and the bad
Many of my fellow feminists are extremely indignant about all dress codes, arguing that they are objectifying and that compliance to them often requires a lot more of women than men. But I haven’t always had a bone to pick with dress codes. I went to a Catholic school that demanded my wardrobe consist of…
BREW takes on a new level
Faculty Senate plan to incorporate more integrative experiences in curriculum To embellish the Concordia ideology of BREW, faculty, administration and students have been devising a potential curriculum change that would push students outside the classroom several times throughout their academic career. At the Faculty Senate meeting on Sept. 21, faculty voted in favor of requiring…
Student-made film chosen for South Dakota Film Festival
Happy While She’s Gone,” a short narrative comedy created by students in the Film and Literature Core Capstone class taught by English professor Dr. Dawn Duncan, will be playing in the South Dakota Film Festival Sunday morning on Oct. 4 during the ninth session, which is the Family Friendly Day. The festival will take place…