Dancing into the new semester: Siam Shimul leads the Cobb Dance Club
On a typical Monday night, at 6:50 pm, the halls are empty, all of the teachers have gone home and classes have concluded for the day. The silence is disturbed only on the second floor where there is laughter, talking, singing and loud music that fills the space, changing an emptyContinue Reading
A true jack of all trades: a profile on Karen Valencia Rivera
When looking for a new hobby at the beginning of last semester, Karen Valencia Rivera stumbled upon beaded jewelry she had made during her childhood years. She recalled making them with her mom, which is why she brought them to college with her almost four years ago. “I had theContinue Reading
Two Concordian writers win awards
This January 26th marked the beginning of the 2022-2023 Minnesota Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The Concordian has been submitting issues to the BNC for over 20 years, and 2022 was no exception. According to the Minnesota Newspaper Association’s website, the purpose of the contest is to “recognize excellence inContinue Reading
Past, present and future leaders: the history of presidents at Concordia
After the end of the 2022-2023 academic year, President William Craft is stepping down from his position as president. With this announcement last year, the Presidential Search Committee has been working hard to find a replacement. Nearly a year of searching and interviewing later, the Presidential Search Committee has announcedContinue Reading
‘Do well and do good’: Kathryn Finney shares wisdom on entrepreneurship and community
Picture a successful business founder. Most think of a white man in a three-piece suit, ruthlessly determined to succeed and who prioritizes profit over niceties. Although this is a narrative commonly seen in society, Kathryn Finney proves this to be untrue as a Black business owner and investor who advocatesContinue Reading
Food pantry serves Cobber community
What started as a shelf of snacks and nonperishables quickly expanded into a room full of food that now feeds 220 Concordia students a year. In May 2020, the Office of Student Engagement created the Cobber Food Pantry to provide a welcoming, judge-free, and easy-to-access resource for students who struggleContinue Reading
Clearing a path: Disability and accessibility on a snow-covered campus
When the snow falls and the ice starts to form on the ground, that is when Concordia College is its most dangerous. Ice goes everywhere it doesn’t belong; on roadways heading to Fargo, on sidewalks students use for classes, and on-ramps that can be potentially dangerous for wheelchair users. Continue Reading
Afterwork student submission deadline approaches
Anyone with a keen eye may have noticed the small booklet that suddenly appears once a year all around campus. This is Afterwork, a collection of student art, poetry, writing, and any other possible submissions that students bring in. Gabe Weise, a senior majoring in Communications with an English minor,Continue Reading
A closer look at the Christmas concert mural
Concordia’s 96th annual Christmas concert took place this last weekend, with higher attendance rates than the past several years. Despite recent Coronavirus outbreaks on campus, the Concordia orchestra and each Concordia choir was permitted to perform without masks, even with the interactive audience layout of the choir during several intervalsContinue Reading
Book review: “Girls Can Kiss Now” by Jill Gutowitz
In this witty yet insightful book of essays, Jill Gutowitz examines the influence of pop culture in the uplifting and silencing of queer culture. Reflecting on her own experiences, Gutowitz draws connections between her experience of finding her sexuality and that of the tumultuous media portrayals of women, especially queerContinue Reading