Art students at Concordia are enthusiastic to participate in a local print-screening exchange for the sixth annual year with Minnesota State University-Moorhead (MSUM) and North Dakota State University (NDSU). The schools traded a collection of prints with each other, which were then sent to a curator who mixed the prints, returning to each sender eighteen…
By Justin Monroe In October of 2016, a few mindful students and faculty combined their efforts to figure out a solution for reducing the amount of food wasted in Concordia’s Anderson Commons, giving life to the Taste Not Waste campaign. Taste Not Waste has implemented strategies not only into the experience of dining on campus,…
By Heidi Fods College campuses strive to provide students with an environment where they can grow and freely express themselves; but at Concordia College, political representation on campus is in question. Some students say they feel the political diversity of the campus is not represented fairly. This especially appears to concern republican and conservative Cobbers….
Since its beginnings last year, The Office of Diversity has been dedicated to increasing and supporting the diversities of Concordia College. “Diversity is a priority for this college,” said Edward Antonio, Chief Diversity Officer. so he and his office continuously strive to support the college’s commitment to accepting all people. With a vision in mind…
Concordia recently welcomed Angela “Bay” Buchanan to its campus, a conservative political commentator who served as former Treasurer of the United States between 1981-1983. After her career in Washington, Buchanan became better recognized across the nation for her roles in the media, appearing regularly as a commentator for programs on CNN and MSNBC. Today, she…
Since the first time “It’s okay to be white” posters were spread around campus, students have wanted some way to prevent these incidents from happening. When the posters were posted for a second time, students demanded a response from college faculty and staff. Luckily, by that point, a team of faculty was almost ready to…
Vincent Reusch, an associate professor of English at Concordia, often wonders how we as human beings continue on with life when, as he puts it, “the rug has been pulled out from underneath of us.” Reusch explores this question in further detail throughout a collection of various fictional stories in his newly published book, “The…
This year, the Concordia Christmas Concert took some considerable risks in music programming choices. Artistic risk-taking is a double edged sword that either pays off in full or falls flat, and the Christmas Concert this year had examples of these both. I would describe the concert as an artistic collage that demands professional-level commitment from…
By: Lauryn Hinckley Regular exercise promotes healthy lifestyle choices for adults, especially college students, but an adequate amount of exercise comes with a plethora of benefits that many adults are missing out on. Exercise comes from the Latin word “exercere,” which means to be busy. As college students at Concordia, everyone has a hefty amount…
By: Kelsie Hanson In 2008 a study was conducted by Associated Press, they found that 8 out of 10 college students say they have frequent stress in their daily lives. That means that 80 percent of college students deal with stress on a daily basis. People look at stress many different ways. Some people see…