An app, an online website, and Facebook for books! Goodreads is the place for any person who loves to read, review, and even just look through fancy new front covers of showcasing books. When you sign up for free, you have a chance to do many things with the books you have already completed. Each specific…
Why does the Obama administration need to continue pretending that we are completely justified in spying on the personal communication of the leaders of friendly nations? The administration wants to have its cake and eat it too. You can claim to trust your allies and work towards closer multilateral ties, but spying on the leaders…
How to make the most of those precious few moments of relief Emotionally drained, our minds need a break. Time to put the books away and spend a night away from writing papers. No, I am not talking about resorting to video games or going out on the town with your buds, but an educational…
The recently chosen orientation chair for 2014, junior Katie Englund, will be selecting the members of next year’s Orientation Committee in the coming weeks. Englund, a native of Lakeville, Minn., said she chose to come to Concordia for the “type of people” who attend. “The community sense kind of hooked me,” Englund said. Englund was…
Concordia’s Memorial Auditorium is undergoing a structural engineering analysis over the next several months in order to determine a long-term response to uneven snow loads on the roof. The ongoing analysis will cause the facility to be closed for periods of time, force certain events to be relocated and there will also be temporary closings…
15 kills against St. Thomas won senior Kayla Hampton MIAC player of the week Kayla Hampton was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference hitter of the week Oct. 15 with 15 kills in Concordia’s volleyball game against St. Thomas, putting her season total at 216. Hampton’s coaches and teammates find her very deserving of this honor…
Cobbers studying abroad this semester in India raised more than $3,000 to empower local women. Business majors Matt Gantz and Derek Algaard worked with a student from Gustavus to raise money for Water for People, an organization focused on providing sustainable wells in impoverished areas. The week-long service project was a requirement for their social…
Scarf Boy was involved in many things on campus during his first year of school. He did choir and vocal jazz, he attended the occasional Straight and Gay Alliance meeting — but did not think it was for him — and he hung out with friends. There were many things Scarf Boy was not involved…
Concordia football team one of four in Minnesota with 500 wins After a winning their game against Augsburg 47-20 on Oct. 26, Concordia College’s football team sang the fight song for the 500th time in the history of Cobber football. Winning their 500th game not only represents a lot for the college’s athletic program, it…
Dressed in a safari hat and khaki cargo pants, with a stuffed cobra around his neck, the young zookeeper walked up to room 202. “Trick or treat,” he said. Kailey Berry and Alicia Benson, residents of Park Region, handed him a few pieces of candy, after which he thanked them and continued down the hall….