For the second time this academic year, an international student has reached out to the Concordia community for financial assistance. In Jan 2022, Theodore Yumba-Mutumba started a GoFundMe to raise funds for his tuition debt after his financial and identification papers were stolen from his car, hindering his ability toContinue Reading
As rising temperatures make living in Minnesota just a little more bearable, more people can be seen walking to school, but some Concordia faculty, staff and students have been doing this all year. For his past sixteen years of working at Concordia, chemistry professor Graeme Wyllie has been known forContinue Reading
A violent wind sweeps across Concordia College’s campus on February 24, causing students to shiver and slip as they rushed indoors. The wind pelts the panes of Old Main, where a classroom has been converted into a temporary meditation retreat. Most of the tables and chairs in the room haveContinue Reading
Concordia College students are meeting face-to-face in the first full week after the school announced it would be lifting its mask mandate. The decision, which was announced to students in an email Wednesday morning, was made following changes to the Center for Disease Control’s masking policies and a decrease inContinue Reading
Students can start the spring season warm with the reservable fire pit that is now open for use. The fire pit was supposed to be ready for students Oct. 2021, but due to supply chain delays, the opening was set back. Although the fire pit is now functioning, the benchesContinue Reading
Regional talent to be showcased in the Fargo Film Festival is not uncommon, but multiple features in the same fest is truly something. Reilly Myklebust ‘18 is the producer of two films showing this week at the Fargo Film Festival. In 2018, Reilly was a line producer and first assistantContinue Reading
Three staff writers of The Concordian each won first place in their respective writing categories. Maria Klipfel, Ingrid Harbo and Jessica Miller were awarded three plaques at the College Better Newspaper Contest banquet at the Minnesota Newspaper Association convention on Jan. 27. The pieces, submitted for judging in the summerContinue Reading
Before this semester, Concordia College did not have an organization focused solely on women’s rights and empowerment. A new organization, Stand With Her, was founded this year by a group of students who saw what Concordia was lacking and decided to make a change. “I really wanted to join aContinue Reading
Walks through Hvidsten are accompanied by many sounds, from the modern chorus of Vocal Jazz to the roaring melodies of the Concordia Band. However, in the past week and a half, silence filled the once lively rehearsal spaces. The rise of the Omicron variant, especially on campus, has forced allContinue Reading
A few days after Christmas of 2021, a GoFundMe circulated the minds and social media of the Concordia community. Senior international student Theodore Yumba Mutumba Jr. needed $15,000 by Jan 15, 2022 or he could no longer be a Concordia student. Within a week, 373 people donated $15,971. Sophomore ShovaContinue Reading