I am reminded this week of the February 11, 2005 issue of The Concordian: the top headline is “STUDENT APATHY” (capitalized, I assume, for journalistic panache). The subject of the article is the fact that the Student Association – as student government was then called – had only one team running for executive office. The…
Welcome to campus, Cobbers! And welcome to Concordia Student Government Association 2014-2015. The Executive Team and all SGA members have remained hard at work over the summer. Aside from ensuring a smooth transition into the school year for all student organizations, we are pleased to update you on a few projects: -the completion of Concordia’s…
Nearly every year, as spring break approaches, an article appears in The Concordian bemoaning Student Government as visible only during election season. These laments continue describing the nonexistent authority of the organization, the executive team’s desire to be the administration’s pet for letters of recommendation and other critiques using sharp antiestablishment, hipster rhetoric. The sad…
Proposed academic calendar change draws criticism from student survey, forum In response to Concordia students’ feedback regarding the proposal to move the school to a 1-3-3-1 academic calendar, Student Government Association has drafted a report for administrators to consider. SGA submitted a recommendation Wednesday that asked administrators of the college to look into some of…
Alyssa Coop and Dan Remes have been elected SGA President and Vice President for the 2014-2015 school year. On Tuesday students cast their votes for the next representatives of the student body at Concordia. Coop and Remes won with 497 votes, and Zach Lipp and Carson Ouellette trailed behind with 267 votes. Coop and Remes…
Elimination of ‘intervis’ garners positive response from Cobbers Student Government Association announced last week that Concordia will not have visitation restrictions, commonly referred to as intervis, in its dorms on campus with the start of the 2014-2015 school year. Students, faculty and staff gathered in Jones C/D on January 21 to hear the announcement….
Second expo of the school year cultivates Cobber involvement with student organizations The Cobber Expo, traditionally held only once in the fall, was held again this winter for the second time in Concordia’s history to showcase over one hundred on-campus student organizations. Originally scheduled for Thursday, January 16, the Expo was moved to January 21,…
Thursday, Student Government Association will present their 2014-2015 student activity fee proposal to the Budget Planning Committee. If the proposal is passed, budget cuts will be made to some campus organizations because of income projections for the upcoming year. The SAF is a portion of tuition that goes toward funding student organizations and events on…
This week Student Government Association released a proposal to decrease The Concordian’s funding from $12 per student to $10.50 per student for next school year. The proposed decrease in funding amounts to about $3,500 per year. This comes after last year’s reduction of nearly $5,000. If you are reading this, you likely know many of…
Newly elected freshman class representatives Josh Mackner and Sara Juntunen and newly elected sophomore class representative Alex Gray are excited about the opportunities they will have to serve their classes this year. “I’ve been looking forward to running all summer,” Gray said. Class representatives are required to serve on either the Student Involvement Council or…