Andrew Olsen, a sophomore at Concordia, does not have a lot of time. Pursuing a major in biology and minors in chemistry and neuroscience, Olsen’s schedule is jam-packed with classes, labs and homework. “I have basically no free-time,” he says. Counting the hours in his head, Olsen comes up with the number 15. Every…
Well, it’s that time of year again. The time when everyone finds out who is single and who is taken. Yes, to all you little lovebirds out there, the holiday of love has officially arrived. But, no matter what your relationship status is, you should not refrain from making this Valentine’s Day one to remember….
Business students taking class from Professor Christopher Mason are getting a jump start on the technology they will be using for the rest of their careers. Mason, a finance professor, utilizes a video chat system, called Distance Learning, to teach classes from off campus. In addition to his position at Concordia, Mason is the Chief…
Rows upon rows of employers will line the Minneapolis Convention Center on Feb. 19, waiting for private college students to approach and tell them why they would qualify to work for their company. At the Minnesota Job and Internship Fair, over 1,800 sophomores, juniors and seniors of all majors can promote themselves to potential employers…
Cobbers begin to feel the effects of new hour total capacity for student workers on campus “Some students were holding three, four or even five jobs, causing freshman to miss out on employment opportunities on campus,” said Peggy Torrance, Director of Human Resources. Each student worker is allowed a total of 20 hours per week…
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then senior Jeremiah Beard could write a novel. This summer, Beard received a snapchat from “Team Snapchat,” the username of the company that sends an occasional snapchat to users, informing him that he was invited to beta test a few new features before they were released for…
As a whole, we are stuck in our ways. Numerous factors attribute toward our refined direction of viewing affairs, ways of living life as well as ultimately achieving success and happiness. Change, however, sheds light and allows often unconsidered voices to be heard. It is a splash of color in a black and white world….
If there was a way to simultaneously drink champagne and ride a roller coaster without getting nauseous, it would feel very much like The Bones of What You Believe, debut studio album from Scottish group Chvrches. From the very first track on the album, the impossibly delicious “The Mother We Share,” Bones is awash in…
Americans around the country are counting down the days until ‘House of Cards’ returns. Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Newsroom’ was just renewed for a third season. Sorkin’s most famous show, ‘The West Wing’ goes down in history as one of America’s greatest television series. Politically-themed television shows are incredibly popular and held in the hearts of…
View the opposing argument here. After more than a decade, America’s conventional wars in the Middle East appear to be drawing to a close. By next year, we will have largely withdrawn from Afghanistan, leaving its defense to the relatively untested Karzai government. Combining this with our withdrawal from Iraq several years ago, and the…