With the ringing of the 11:30 a.m. alarm on Nov. 6, the annual ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest was underway. Eight teams at the North Dakota State University site ripped open their problem packets and the two- or three-member teams distributed problems among themselves. Then they sat; they read; they thought. “Before we sit down…
Month: November 2010
An intellectual investment
Concordia’s tuition for the 2010-11 academic year is $26,950. Just a few blocks away, Minnesota State University-Moorhead’s tuition for 2010-11 is $6,140. Looking around at the bustling, active campus, it’s easy to see that something still draws students to Concordia. In fact, most seniors at Concordia are satisfied with their education here, despite the extra…
‘America Reads’ helps kids in FM area
When it comes to literacy in children, the doctor knows best—Dr. Suess, that is. America Reads is a federally funded work-study program started by the Clinton Administration in an effort to improve literacy rates in kids, said Jess Almlie, assistant director of student leadership. It is designed to work with children who are at or…
Live responsibly
If you hadn’t yet known the theme of Concordia’s core curriculum, BREW week ought to have fixed that. Becoming responsibly engaged in the world. The phrase is in almost every course syllabus. Professors extol the concept. It is hard to go a week without being told to BREW, and yet it can be hard to…
Class opens dark exhibit
Peering into the windows of someone’s home is the main focus of the new exhibit sponsored by the Introduction to Digital Photography class taught by Steve Rezac. The new photo exhibit, which will be pitch-black, is currently untitled. It will only be on display to the public during the night to enhance the darkness effect,…
November 10, 2010
This week on Concordia On-Air, Brittany and Yaw tell us about the musical Return to the Forbidden Planet, which we will find out more about in our interview with two of the cast members of the musical. Kaia and Tessa tell us with team is headed to the …
Election 2010
By the time this article takes to light, the 2010 elections will have come and gone. It doesn’t always help to speculate about the future, but I’ll wager to future-me that the Republican party will retake Congress, and that a handful of Tea Party candidates will be represented among the winners. Many people would love…
Blindsided
Riah Roe, a junior, went online to check his debit card balance in early October, wondering whether a paycheck had been added to his account. Instead of a paycheck, he found $1,200 missing and a recent purchase from Hat World. “And I didn’t even know what Hat World was,” Roe said. Roe then saw another…
Rallying for reason
Over the past few weeks, a sense of excitement has grown in the nation’s capital. On the metro, at work, in classes: everyone I talked to had a single favorite topic of conversation. This building anticipation wasn’t limited to D.C. People around the country were being swept into the fever. What was the cause of…
Social host ordinance in effect in Moorhead
A new ordinance in Moorhead has the city abuzz with interest; it has appeared in the local newspaper and been talked about on the radio, Sgt. Mike Detloff said. The Social Host ordinance, which went into effect Sept. 1, states that it is now a misdemeanor offense for hosts to allow underage drinkers onto the…