With about two thirds of the basketball season completed, Concordia’s men and women teams are looking to push for a strong finish in their remaining games. In order to secure spots in the playoffs, both teams need to finish the season in the top six. Since the beginning of the season, the women’s team had…
Someday I plan to take a tour of the United States to see how different people greet each other on the street . My only substantial experience is in the Midwest, where nearly everyone you meet on a sidewalk manages to look at you for a short moment, and to say hi if they’re especially…
Concordia likes to tout its various study abroad programs. In fact, it seems like if you don’t study abroad here, you may find yourself in the minority. You may see many of your friends posting pictures of their experiences abroad. And if you’re like me, you may even get envious sometimes because, after all, why…
Concordia’s women’s lacrosse team welcomed coach Erin Henley early this season As the women’s lacrosse club starts their spring season, high goals are set. Aside from having a new coach, the team has expanded their practice schedules and re-centered their focus. New coach, more practices, and a bright After eight years of being a club…
Lower 2015-2016 budget a result of estimated lower enrollment numbers Like numerous colleges around the country, Concordia faces challenges in preparing its budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Concordia faces $5.6 million in decisions for the upcoming fiscal year that runs from May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016. This number is the result of a $3.8…
A friend recently directed me to a Bloomberg Politics article called “Your Week in Gaffes, Déjà vu Edition,” which documents and proceeds to adeptly crack wise about two unfortunately similar Joe Biden gaffes that occurred two years apart. I didn’t initially plan to steal those gaffes for this column, but now I think I might…
Concordia student Bri Lee continues to build her professional portfolio Swirls of blue, purple and green tangle around the supercilious, cobalt peacock as he ignores the clicks of the camera, the wisps of Fargo’s cool winter and the laughs from the photographer and her model. With a little push from family and friends and a…
Though its acronym might be confusing, the mission for The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival is actually quite simple: to instill a love of learning of theater arts through education and support of university and college theater programs. KCACTF is a national theater program that takes place in several geographic regions in the United…
I’m going to be penalized for taking an online course that requires you to physically be there. The four credit course that I speak of is listed in the course catalog as “Distance Learning/Web Based,” but I was informed today via syllabus that the course, unknown to me, requires a weekly meeting just short of…
Don’t get me wrong: telephones are great. They allow us to throw our voices far out, far beyond the reach of our homes, our faces, our eyes. But with all due respect, Alexander Graham Bell has ruined everything. Sure, there were ways to violate the natural order before the telephone. There’s the letter, employed for…