My Adventures Abroad (part 1)
“The trouble is you think you have time” -Buddha This quote fits perfectly with what I am about to share with you all… I remember it like it was yesterday… I was just starting my freshman year of college at Concordia and I was…
To the fifteen pounds you are bound to gain…
By Lauren Hiatt- Wilson When people say the freshman fifteen is real… they aren’t lying. Unlimited food in the dining hall and late night trips to Oak Park’s restaurants are so tempting if you are new to town. We all know they say you shouldn’t eat…
Can Chicago Bear Another Year of Football?
By Daniel Hasko 2015 saw the Chicago Bears suffer through a long 16 games of football that resulted in a 6-10 finish and sole ownership of last place in the NFC North division. With that said, Bear fans might have to (once again) make a focused effort to…
Cougar’s First Football Game!
Concordia University Cougars won their opening game with a ending score of 40 to 30. The first half of the game was close with a score of 0 – 0 and scoring their first touchdown in the beginning of the third quarter. There will be more information…
Ground Breaking!
August 26th marked the long awaited dedication of Trusheim Hall and re-dedication to Mary Martha Hall. The idea was formed on November 21, 2014 and the challenge set by the Trusheim family. Dr. Ed Trusheim donated $750,000 and challenged Concordia to…
Fast Food Nation / The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
By Eric Schlosser Review by Jordan Mann This book lures the reader in with an inspirational first chapter titled The Founding Fathers. It covers the pioneers of the fast food industry, hard working family men, most with rudimentary educations. These men…
The Black Lives Matter Movement Slips off the Rails
By Jordan Mann August 18, 2016 On August first of this year the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, through the umbrella organization The Movement for Black Lives released a platform. The platform lists a plethora of goals, a huge expansion from BLM’s…
The Platform of The Movement for Black Lives
The organization The Movement for Black Lives is self described as “a collective of more than 50 organizations representing thousands of Black people from across the country.” This is an umbrella organization for the many disparate Black Lives Matter…
The Art of Access
Review by Jordan Mann August 8, 2016 David Cuillier and Charles N. Davis wrote this easy to read, short and logically formatted text book. Yes, this is a text book. Do not let that dissuade you, think of this as a “how to” on the art of acquiring…
Who are the Kurds? Part IV of IV.
By Jordan Mann Parts one through three of this series involved interviews with people who hold partisan opinions. The following is information from sources that do not. Who are the Kurds? The Kurds are an ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million people…