As I write, the joys of election cycle 2014 draw to a close. Many predict that the Republican Party will gain control of the Senate; but we’ll have to wait and see. Beyond this election, I have serious doubts and worries about the coming nature of politics. Even today, many pundits have no idea what…
Aside from providing Cobber athletes with much appreciated spirit boosters, fans enable players to realize they overcome hard times Home-court advantage is one thing sports statisticians cannot measure by numbers. This attribute of a crowd helps cheer a team on, ultimately having an impact on the final score. In their different sports, Concordia athletes appreciate…
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee will speak in the Centrum Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Gbowee received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for encouraging Christian and Muslim women join together and use nonviolence to end Liberia’s civil war in 2003. She will speak about interfaith and peacebuilding, principles she believes will be helpful…
On Tuesday, October 21, the Supreme Court upheld the previously struck down Texan voter identification law. The 2011 law requires people voting to present photo identification in order to vote with varying types of identification like gun licenses, military Identification, or passports being acceptable. To date, thirty-one states require some form of identification, several require…
Concordia College has received a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation that focuses on digital humanities. The Mellon Foundation encouraged Concordia College to apply for the grant, aware of Concordia’s hopes to expand their digital humanities. In September, The Mellon Foundation notified Concordia of its acceptance. The grant will be used to help students and…
Otto Nicolai, a German composer created an opera based off of the original Shakespearean comedy, “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” Concordia Students and professors act in the opera based in the Elizabethan era, where characters Mistress Alice Ford and Mistress Meg Paige work together to trick a man and catch him in a dishonorable act….
Elections are less than a week away; get informed about the candidates and go vote. I’m sorry, it’s just that when I became a Social Studies Education major, I had to take an oath to tell people to vote whenever I can. To be honest though, I’m not sure how much of an impact voting…
The quest for a new VP of Enrollment continues With the vacant position in the vice president of enrollment, Concordia is on the move to find the next individual to fulfill the spot. At the beginning of the year, Concordia faculty and staff members received an email stating Steve Schuetz, previous vice president of enrollment…
On Thursday, October 30, the African Student Union, in collaboration with the International Student Organization will be hosting an Ebola panel discussion and presentation in the Fuglestad Auditorium (Jones 212) from 7-8 p.m. According to Senior Sia Mbatia, a board member of the African Student Union, the presentation will consist of a panel of speakers…
This season Concordia’s winter athletes look forward to growing as a team and are excited to compete against fellow D-III institutions Winter is right around the corner, which means the cold weather is bound to arrive. Luckily for Cobber sports fans, Concordia’s winter athletes will give us something to enjoy in the winter. Beginning in…