College students live with a constant struggle to be able to buy spring clothes, a book to trigger their imagination or a coffee maker for the caffeine crazed–all while trying to save a buck. With most of their money spent on tuition and textbooks, Cobbers little leeway to buy the extras they may want, and…
Despite losing this year’s MIAC semi-finals, nine Cobbers named all-conference In record setting fashion, Concordia’s men’s hockey team finished the season with nine players receiving all-conference postseason honors. The MIAC conference record came with a combination of underclassmen and upperclassmen. Among those receiving honors were freshmen Jon Grebosky, Bryan Kronberger and Alex Reichle, who made…
After a grueling Winter, the CobBikes have finally returned to their rack, and they will stay there for the rest of the semester – rain, shine or even snow. Dr. Ken Foster, chair of Concordia’s Sustainability Council, and Kim Haley, a Sustainability intern, said they have some plans in mind for the popular set of…
Before the adventure, the host families, the bus rides or the plane trip, many Concordia students must organize and plan for their study abroad classes. Each student approaches this differently. Some plan as much as possible beforehand; others take the trip as it comes and change their schedule as they go along. The process of…
I think I know too much. And it feels dangerous. The realization came in my first semester at Concordia, when I took “Nonverbal Communication.” I was worried about studying for a 200-level course, but I quickly found that most of the material was common sense to me. I attribute this not only to being the…
With the recent improvement in weather, more students and faculty can be seen taking advantage of the extended daylight. For faculty members Bill Snyder and Donald Brummond, the warmer temperatures make their passion for walking and cycling more convenient, even though these hobbies do not go into hibernation for the colder months of the year….
Concordia professors still involved in activities they were a part of in college The Concordia community has numerous athletic groups. Aside from the student body, which makes up more than half of the campus’ athletic unit, a number of the faculty and staff also participate in sporting events. Although not all members of Concordia’s athletic…
2015 Peace Scholars will represent Concordia in Norway; first time overseas for both Peace Scholars will learn logistics of peace across the globe. President Craft declared Alex Gray and Matthew Lillehaugen as Concordia’s 2015 Peace Scholars on February 20, 2015; these two students have already begun to fulfill their title only a couple weeks after…
I’ve got a couple friends who idolize a classmate’s chin. These girls share secret glances, make jokes, have entire conversations in mutual admiration of this man’s strong jawline. The guy doesn’t know, and if he did he would probably be flattered. But they don’t seem to know him very well: all they know is his…
The upstairs dish room in Anderson Commons hums with the sound of running water and machinery. Three student workers stand in front of two clear plastic bins that are filling up with a medley of foods left over from their classmates’ plates. The students are told to empty drinks into the trough in front of…