Concordia is known for its bubble, an invisible shield that guards the campus from Dragons and bad news. I would like to propose a different definition for the bubble – community. After hours of conversation with reporters and editors from small-town publications at a recent newspaper conference, I am convinced this campus is as much…
Tag: Student Life
They blinded me with science
Hey Cobbers! Let me ask you a simple question: what building do you spend the most time in? Now, like most Cobbers, you have your major (or majors), and they require that you stick to a few specific buildings. Humanities reside in Old Main and the appendages of Knutson; Science kids dwell in Ivers/Jones…you get…
Stretch any budget with coupons
In the last two years the reality show “Extreme Couponing” has shown how people save hundreds of dollars on groceries and other items. While this show may be fun to watch, for most people, using that many coupons isn’t practical. “I think people are unaware or lazy,” sophomore Emilie Bowman said. She also mentioned that…
Black reigns supreme
The atmosphere was electrifying, the energy palpable, as Kendal Black of the Office of Student Success and Retention Services stood facing her opponent, President William Craft, at the fourth annual Rock Paper Scissors Tournament on Jan. 23 in the Centrum. The two figures loomed large, center stage, a bright light casting their shadows on the…
Intervisitation proposal complete
The Student Government Association delivered their completed proposal to change the intervisitation policy to Interum Dean of Students Bruce Vieweg on Jan. 24. SGA’s intervisitation committee has been working on the proposal since September. They have hosted weekly meetings to work on the proposal. Since the beginning of this semester, the main portion of their…
Teach me how to possum
This Letter to the Editors was submitted by Sarah Fritz, a sophomore at Concordia College. I discovered the great art of possuming at a young age. I have never been a big fan of confrontation or drama, so I often times just let things go or ignored a certain situation until eventually it became obsolete….
‘Cobber and I Know it’ parody song goes viral
Freshman Michael Brumm plans to make a music video for his recent Concordia anthem, “Cobber and I Know It.” His song, posted Jan. 17 to Facebook and later to YouTube, parodies LMFAO’s “Sexy (And I Know It).” In less than a week the song went viral with more than 180 shares on Facebook and over…
Rep. Keith Ellingson (D-Minn) holds higher ed. conference call
“So from now on, I’m telling Congress we should steer federal campus-based aid to those colleges that keep tuition affordable, provide good value, serve their students well. We are putting colleges on notice. You can’t assume that you’ll just jack up tuition every single year. If you can’t stop tuition from going up, then the…
Colleges and gun violence
The weekend before finals, a murder/suicide occurred on the campus of Virginia Tech that left a campus police officer dead. Campus officials hunted for the killer while the school remained in lock-down for nearly four hours before determining the second body was that of the shooter, a student at a nearby university. While the police…
Vitamin D, please
This Letter to the Editors was submitted by Jamie Levine, the Dining Services Nutrition Assistant at Concordia College. For years, vitamin D’s claim to fame has been its role in bone health. But researchers have found even more health benefits. The Institute of Medicine just recently increased the recommended vitamin D intake from 400 to…