Let me introduce myself. My name is Katelyn, and I wear glasses. I have had glasses since I was two. Yep, that’s 16 years. So you can understand when I say that the beautiful frames and lenses are a huge part of my life. You can see glasses on just about everyone – from Tina…
Hot Messages
When it’s below zero outside and you’re tracking through a foot of snow, it’s sometimes hard to appreciate life. I’ve got a list of some fabulous things to keep you toasty through the rest of the winter months regardless of the temp outside. Man Beards – Forget clean-shaven. This year, guys are workin the no-shave…
Techie Talk
You know who you are. You spend hours working on your computer without giving it a break. You have an unlimited text messaging plan on your phone and you’ve used T9 so much the letters on your keys have worn off. You treat your tech with disrespect and are mostly unappreciative of what your devices…
Show Up or Fail
It’s that time of the school year where, for the second time, you begin to take stock of which of your teachers has the most strict attendance policy, and figuring out how many you can miss before your grade takes an immediate turn for the worse. It’s that time of year again where you lament…
And the Winner is…
The 2011 Mr. Concordia was crowned at the ceremony which also served as a show in the Centrum on Jan. 22. Contestants in this pageant were judged by answers to two interview questions, their performance of a unique talent and their exhibition of Cobber spirit. Sophomores Aubrey Stromberg and Ashley Leone were this year’s emcees…
Making Wishes Come True
Two-and-a-half year old Jason had just received a liver transplant. He had also just received a wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Dakota. “He could only speak three words. One was mom, one was dad, and one was SpongeBob,” Aj Swenson, senior and Make-A-Wish Foundation intern, said. “Even a child that couldn’t communicate knew…
Concordia Names First Scholar in Residence
David Selvaraj, the founder and director of an institute for development and peace studies and action in southern India called Visthar, will spend the next four months at Concordia as a scholar-in-residence, even though Concordia does not have a standing scholar-in-residence program. Selvaraj was welcomed to Concordia at a reception on Monday, Jan. 24. “It’s…
I see London, I see France
Underpants will be a common sight at Theatre B during the month of February as they present “The Underpants,” a farce written by Carl Sternheim and adapted by Steve Martin. During opening weekend Feb. 3-6, students who wear underwear over their clothing will get two tickets for the price of one. Additionally, prizes will be…
Love and Consideration
Andrew Wiens, a senior, and Brie Petrich, a 2010 alumna, have been described as “The Parents,” “The Grandparents,” and “The Old Couple” by their friends and those the couple have hosted. Wiens and Petrich act older than they are: taking care of those who do not outwardly ask for help, looking at the whole situation…
Almost all good in “All Good Things”
“All Good Things” tells the story of David Marks (played by Ryan Gosling), son of highly successful real estate mogul Sanford Marks, and his wife Katie (Kirsten Dunst). Set in the 1970s, this romantic crime thriller is based on a real story, the life and times of one Robert Durst, who was tried and acquitted…








