A different message on how to approach homecoming week Year One: Scarf Boy was, no surprise, absolutely jazzed about everything related to homecoming. He cheered for Erik George to win Homecoming King because he thought Erik was the president of the Straight Gay Alliance. Oops. He cheered super loud for White Horse at Frosh Frolics…
Even though season has just begun, the men on Concordia’s soccer team are aiming to get to this year’s MIAC playoffs. The team is currently 2-8-1. During the week from 5:15 p.m. – 7 p.m. the men are outside bonding as a team and toning their skills at practice for the upcoming games. According to…
Why BREWing means more than just studying abroad As individuals we can make a difference. Our daily decisions and actions mold our thinking and responses to situations and scenarios. Passions and interests drive us to become actively engaged, while our classes and involvement help us strive to influence the affairs of the world. BREW, a…
A panel of faculty members at the “Chasing Ice” viewing urged students to take action on campus. Students and faculty members gathered in the Centrum Oct. 3 for a viewing of “Chasing Ice,” a documentary about the effects of climate change. After the viewing, a panel of faculty members from Concordia shared their input about…
Sophomores have an opportunity this spring to go on a retreat that will address such topics as vocation, career and leadership. The retreat will take place in the heavily forested Salolampi, Concordia’s Finnish Language Village in Bemidji, Minn. Associate Dean Dr. Lisa Sethre-Hofstad and Director of Student Leadership and Services Chelle Lyons Hanson are teaming…
Oh, my little kernels, this week is a big one. But to distract myself from how busy I am I would love to chat with you. This week when I was pretty much ignoring everyone I know in order to get in some internet time, I realized I live with a Norwegian. When I say…
A class of 20 students gathered at the King Intercultural center Oct. 1 to have a discussion about genocide with the author of “Nowhere: A Story of Exile.” “People don’t think these things happen now, but they do because the world is paying attention to something else,” said author Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte. Turcotte was a…
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…
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….
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…