“Family Fun Since 1891” That’s the theme for this year’s Family Weekend, an annual tradition at Concordia College where families are invited to come visit their much-missed Cobbers and see what they’ve been up to for the past few weeks. This year, Family Weekend is being held September 17-19. But while Family Weekend itself isn’t…
Sound Opinions
As a writer for the opinion section of The Concordian, I would like to start out the year with an idea that is somewhat unconventional. I would submit to you, dear reader, that my opinion is not important. To go further, I would say that neither is yours. By themselves they are just whispers, mere…
Clubs: Friends forever, or just a semester?
Hope Krusemark and Lydia Griffin, both sophomores, remember feeling awkward the first time they met their Orientation club, a group of people they had seen only moments before. That feeling weakened as they introduced themselves as Happy Hope and Lyrical Lydia in an adjective-driven name game. “I still put the adjective to the name,” Griffin…
The Great Bling Debate
You hear the stories all the time. Joe was in the grocery store in Chicago. He was just about to pay the cashier when a woman came up to him and said, “I saw the ring on your finger! You’re a Cobber?!?! Me too!” The two, both graduates of the small liberal arts college in…
Thoughts from our nation’s capital
I arrived in Washington, D.C., last Saturday to begin my experience this fall with the Lutheran College Washington Semester program. In just the three days I have been here, I have been taken aback by the dynamic fusion of our nation’s history, heritage, culture and future that creates this city. Many of the events that…
The Prius Problem
This past July an acquaintance of mine, Scot Reuter, was riding his bike down the streets of Minneapolis, as he often does. He doesn’t even own a car. After quite some time of relying on his bike as his main mode of transport, he had become very good at navigating the busy avenues’ many obstacles—bumpy…
Cross Country brings the heat—and the fans—to Bison Open
It’s not usually one of the most-watched collegiate sports at Concordia, but the cross-country team surely deserves some attention this yer for performing well in their first meet of the season against Division I-ranked NDSU. But the day at the Bison Open wasn’t all about times and finishes. Rather it was an environment of camaraderie,…
In Loving Memory
President Pamela Jolicoeur, Concordia’s 10th president, suffered a stroke in her home on June 9, 2010. She was sent to the Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, N.D, where she died. She was 65 years-old. Jolicoeur served Concordia as its president since 2004. During this time she not only defined herself as someone more than…
Beyond BREW
“Becoming Responsibly Engaged in the World.” If you haven’t heard that phrase yet, you may have slept through your time at Concordia. BREW-ing is the often mentioned theme and goal of Concordia’s core curriculum. What we need in the world, however, are thoughtful and informed citizens who go beyond engaging responsibly in the world to…
Junior Chelsea Spanier to release novel
Editor’s Note: This article has been altered from its original publication to correct an error. We apologize to anyone who received incorrect information. For many college writers, the thought of publishing a book may seem a lofty goal. For junior Chelsea Spanier, it’s about to become a reality. “It means that I’m on my way,…