With a laugh that fills the room and a wide-brimmed black cowboy hat atop his head, Michael Chan is sure to make an impression on those who meet him, but for many, Chan is still a fresh face around Concordia’s campus. Chan is the first-ever Executive Director of Faith andContinue Reading
Concordia alumni and broadcast journalist Cory Hepola announced his run for Minnesota governor in early March. Hepola, a Perham native, worked for KARE 11 as a news anchor before joining WCCO Radio in 2019. Hepola is running as an independent candidate under the Forward Party, a new third party createdContinue Reading
Rows upon rows of white stalls line the walls of Aptitude Creative Studios. The atmosphere is that of an open-air market, awnings and baskets evoking the feel of a crowded street, despite being squeezed neatly between a Best Buy and a nail salon. It is in this environment that theContinue 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
Karla Knutson is an associate professor of English at Concordia College. She composed an article on parenthood and stigmas that surround the number of children in a family. The article is called “My First and Only: Dealing with Assumptions of Regret about Family Size.” Rachel Hauschildt: What can youContinue Reading
It was 1935, and the Winnipeg ‘Pegs had just won the Grey Cup. “Bob Fritz for Mayor! Bob Fritz for Mayor!” chanted the people of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Led by head coach, quarterback, running back and Concordia College alumni Robert “Bob” Fritz, they were the first Western Conference team to winContinue Reading
One student per year is granted the opportunity for the peak of PEAKs at Concordia. Projects for Peace is a funding opportunity granted by the Davis United World College Scholars program, the world’s largest privately funded international scholarship program. “Projects for peace gives students the opportunity to do an extraordinarilyContinue Reading
First, place your feet on the ground. Notice how it feels to have the Earth holding you up instead of your body. Second, notice your surroundings. Inhale and exhale deeply. Third, summon a person in your life, alive or gone, who has taught you what love is. For Valarie Kaur,Continue Reading
Seeing runners go by at 7 a.m. might spark a few questions. Mainly: why and how? Well, Maddie Van Beek explains how she used running to deal with the rest of problems: “As a bookworm in seventh grade, I had a hard time navigating sports and people, so I startedContinue Reading
Erika Izaguirre stumbled upon the trumpet by chance. She was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She had two older sisters that were both in choir, but she chose to play in the band. Professor Izaguirre’s trumpet career started before sixth grade band. She missed the initial testing of instrumentsContinue Reading