Colin Sullivan and Carly Grandner were named Concordia’s 79th Homecoming King and Queen Monday night. “I was really shocked, but in the best way possible,” Sullivan said. He says he was humbled to have been chosen for this honor by a school he loves so much. Sullivan is the co-president for the Straight and Gay…
Nichole’s Fine Pastry or: How I found happiness in cake form
I am a firm believer that coffee and dessert are the two best cures for any ailment. I wake up in the morning just so I can have coffee and I eat my dinner just so I can get to the dessert course. That’s why reviewing Nichole’s Fine Pastry this week was such a joy….
Overdose of ego
Sometimes, political gambits can propel savvy officials to the forefront of the party hierarchy. Other times, power moves leave parties divided and the politician himself looking foolish. The charismatic right wing politician who tried to throw a monkey wrench in the legislative process of his government last week has been dealing with the fallout ever…
Organize your day with Evernote
College students have so much going on in their lives. Class, choir, sports, and the many clubs on campus. It seems like everyone is proud of how busy they are. But, what if there was something that could make your life just a bit easier? Evernote does just that. Evernote is an app available for…
Finding food: Libertarian thoughts
When people speak of libertarianism, the words ‘liberty’ and ‘freedom’ are usually used to describe the party’s philosophy on politics and life in general. Freedom of choice is a cornerstone of the libertarian philosophy, and is triumphed in many ways by the party: lassiez faire economics triumphs economic freedom, hands-off government policies and civil libertarianism…
Our democracy, not credit rating, is in jeopardy
It’s day seven of the government shutdown, and issues have yet to be settled. Still worse, many fear that the government shutdown is an ominous precursor to the eventual budget ceiling debate. Economists fear that not raising the debt ceiling, meaning that the United States defaults on its loans, would be cataclysmic, and the recession…
‘Happiness: The Science behind your smile’
Being a part of the Cobber community during this year’s Symposium, everyone was instructed to read Happiness: The science behind your smile by Daniel Nettle. It covers a wide range of effects that happiness and mental health have on our everyday life, such as just accepting that our mundane life is only considered to be…
“Earnest” is a Wilde Time
It’s October now and that means it’s the beginning of the theater season! So, as you should all be aware, this Tuesday was opening night for the cast and crew of The Importance of Being Earnest, which is one of four plays written by Oscar Wilde, who is also a celebrated poet and author of…
Acknowledging allegiance
Scarf Boy and Lip Ring Lady thank the allies Lip Ring Lady has not always been out of the closet. In fact, she spent a good 18 years camped out in there. When she came to Concordia, she started to slowly come out to her close friends, and everything seemed to be going pretty well,…
Concordia reports low diversity
When Michael Wilson stepped onto Concordia’s campus for Orientation four years ago, he knew there would be a lot of white kids. But when he looked around at all the upperclassmen, he saw that white was the vast majority. Wilson, a senior and former president of Concordia’s Black Student Union, is from Waukegan, Ill., located…








