In the morning after a heavy snowfall, students often check weather reports, rummage through sweaters and reload inboxes for the “class canceled” email. Less likely to be at the forefront of their mind? The people whose efforts make the commutes possible. Snow removal on campus means clearing 210 doorways, 10Continue Reading
Throughout the weeks leading up to finals, the Concordia music department puts an additional obligation on its students. Various ensembles and groups are combined into one big Christmas concert for students, parents, professors, alumni and community members alike to enjoy. Concerts ran from Dec. 3 through Dec. 5 in Moorhead,Continue 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
For the first time since February 2020, a Concordia music ensemble went on tour under the direction of Kevin Sütterlin. The Concordia Orchestra returned to Concordia on November 7 after completing their domestic tour of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. “Our musical ensemble tours are a way for usContinue Reading
I’ll be honest: the last time that I saw a theater production of “Into The Woods,” I fell asleep. That said, I had high hopes for Concordia Theater Department’s take on Stephen Sondheim’s famous musical. To say the least, I was not disappointed in the slightest. Between stellar performances byContinue Reading
The Concordia Theater program is putting on “Into the Woods,” Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical. The show is running from November 11-14 and 18-20. It will be directed by guest director Rachel Stevens. This musical tells the story of a baker and his wife hoping to start a family whoContinue Reading
On Tuesday, Nov. 30, an educational online event that focuses on educating everyone and anyone who decides to come about the hardships that the indigenous people of America have faced in the past, focusing on boarding schools, and how it is not just the past anymore because it still affectsContinue 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
Not too far away from Concordia College, Moorhead natives Linka Wintersteen and Annika Pratt have always dreamt about studying abroad. This love for studying away was first sparked when Wintersteen attended the Concordia Language Villages for 11 years and when Pratt took a Spanish class in Concordia’s campus during herContinue Reading