On Mar. 24, an email was sent out to the Concordia community regarding antisemitic symbols and phrases found on campus, signed by the Bias Incident Response Team, which also asked for those with further information to submit a report form. These symbols and phrases were found written in the snowContinue Reading
Concordia College and Minnesota State University Moorhead hosted a collaborative “Sex in the Dark” panel Monday night to promote positive and inclusive conversations around sexual education. The panel, which was originally proposed to the Concordia Women’s and Gender Studies program by MSUM WGS student Jean Renslow, was hosted at MSUMContinue Reading
What many foreign policy analysts had predicted became a reality the morning of Feb. 24, 2022, when Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian armed forces to conduct “peacekeeping operations” in Eastern Ukraine. According to the Pentagon, the “peacekeeping operations” meant a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, as warned by President JoeContinue Reading
In 2011, Concordia hired its 11th president: President William J. Craft. Now, 11 years later, Craft announced his upcoming retirement effective on July 1, 2023. Concordia’s Board of Regents is starting the process to search for a new president, according to an email sent to campus on Feb. 8, 2022. Continue Reading
Tensions are rising, it seems, between a group of international students and the Global Learning Office. On the afternoon of February 4, an email was sent out to international students detailing the regulations of their student visa. The subject was this: The time spent at a stipend position is includedContinue Reading
After two years of online-only streaming, the Fargo Film Festival is back in the Fargo Theatre. This March, the 22nd Fargo Film Festival will be in person after two years of virtual screenings and events. The celebration of independent film begins March 15 and will conclude March 19. FFF22 isContinue Reading
North Dakota State University has had a bright and amazing music program throughout the years. One thing that has been missing in the most recent of years is an orchestra program. Sigurd Johnson wants to change that. Johnson is the director of percussion studies at NDSU. He was also theContinue Reading
After 16 years of a successful partnership, the National Book Awards on Campus program will have its final reading at the spring 2022 ceremony. The President’s Office announced in an email sent to students on Oct. 21 that the current author residency program through the National Book Foundation will endContinue Reading
Anyone on campus can agree that Hoyum is the “music hall” on campus, but that will all change. Hoyum will be closed next year, in an attempt to conserve funds to remodel and open Brown Hall. The decision was made, said Director of Residence Life Mikal Kenfield, during the formationContinue Reading
Custodians are essential to the functioning of any institution—yet they are also some of the least-recognized staff members. This paradox contributes to the increasing difficulty to find custodial staff all across the nation. This is reflected at Concordia College as it has become harder and harder to fill custodial positionsContinue Reading