“Today I played pingpong. You should focus on hitting the ball more than how you hit the ball. You need a strong head. It’s a really easy game to just get super mad at…but as soon as you start getting mad, you start doing horribly. It’s all about controlling your emotions because the ball is…
Each year on Homecoming Weekend, alumni return to campus to watch the football game, but this year, one alum will be playing percussion in the Cobber Athletic Band, rather than just sitting in the stands. Joey Bjornson, ‘15 alum will be the percussionist joining The Cobber Athletic Band, also referred to as the pep band….
Students create a club that gives anyone the opportunity to swim For students who want to swim without the time commitment of swim team, or for the men who do not have a formal team as an option, Concordia’s Swim Club is a convenient alternative. Swim club was formed at the beginning of last year…
A campus chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, a political activism organization, has been started at Concordia, Ian Lane, the president of the chapter, said. According to Lane, Young Americans for Liberty is a national organization whose primary goal is to educate and motivate young people to get involved in politics. “Young Americans for Liberty…
“‘Pack lighter go further’ has always been something that resonates with me. When you’re backpacking, you take only what’s absolutely necessary, and I love that idea. Simple living and living in a conscious way is something I’m working on. I like thinking about ‘pack lighter go further’ in a way that also relates to how…
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“There is no doubt in my mind that we are not the only intelligent life inhabiting the vastness of space. Aliens have to be real and they might be more closley related to us than we think. Another thing I find myself thinking about is how we center our lives around ourselves and how we…
Students without visiting families find ways to make memories during Family Weekend As Family Weekend approaches, senior Kylie Windecker thinks of her parents, who who died from illness in 2009 and 2013. She remembers watching old black and white films with her dad and having long conversations with her mom, who always had a cup…
Halls are closed and Resident Assistants combine roles to accommodate for empty rooms With Concordia’s requirement to live on campus for the first four semesters, the majority of students in on-campus housing are freshmen and sophomores. These classes are smaller than they have been in the past, which means that Concordia’s residence halls are lacking…
Concordia students learn to confront global peace tactics Students representing 89 different countries met in Norway this summer in an effort to have meaningful conversations about peace. Alex Gray and Matthew Lillehaugen were selected to represent Concordia in the 2015 Peace Scholars program. The two students spent one week in Lillehammer, Norway and six weeks…