Josephine Nuñez sits in anticipation as the next speaker is called. Being the fifth speaker in her informative round at the “Hell Froze Over” collegiate speech tournament, she has waited for almost 40 minutes to give her speech. When her name is called, she smiles, and confidently walks to theContinue Reading
The 93rd Academy Awards are this Sunday and along with the Superbowl and the New Year’s Eve ball drop, it’s one of my favorite television events. This year will have a different look to the ceremony, but hopefully, the most deserving filmmakers get recognized with the most prestigious American filmContinue Reading
Taste Not Waste is having a week of celebration from Monday, April 12 to Friday, April 16 after the fourth year of the program at Concordia. So, what is Taste Not Waste? The Taste Not Waste program was a commitment from Concordia campus to try to reduce food waste byContinue Reading
After two years of hard work, Associate Professor Leila Zakhirova of Concordia’s Political Science Department and her co-author Professor William R. Thompson of Indiana University are releasing their new book “Climate Change in the Middle East and North Africa: 15,000 Years of Crises, Setbacks, and Adaptation.” The book aims toContinue Reading
Compared to this year’s dismal Golden Globes nominations (“Music,” “Emily in Paris” and Jared Leto), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted pretty well. No love for Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” and Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow” stings, but these things happen. It’ll be okay. I haven’t yetContinue Reading
The pandemic that shut down the Fargo Film Festival in its 20th year won’t do the same for its 21st. The annual film festival is returning this year as a nearly two-week long virtual showcase. Read on for more on the content, the planning and the people behind this year’sContinue Reading
It all started one afternoon. A crafternoon specifically. Sophomores Andrea Hughes and Emma Hagemeier spent an afternoon experimenting with clay. Little did they know, this afternoon would change their lives. Falling in love with clay art, Hughes and Hagemeier started AE Create, a business with clay earrings being its mainContinue Reading
While this past year has been entirely unusual, there are still several things that remain the same. Poverty continues to be a problem in the United States and has only gotten worse during COVID-19. Concordia’s Diversity Equity Inclusion Commission (DEIC) sought to understand poverty and its impact. In previous years,Continue Reading
Winter has hit full force in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Despite blue skies and sunshine, the temperatures have fallen below zero. Streets and sidewalks are often slick, and the snow keeps piling up. For many people, winter means staying home and watching a movie or curling up next to a fireplaceContinue Reading
William Shakespeare wrote “King Lear” during a plague. “Frankenstein” and “Pride and Prejudice” both were written in extreme isolation. With film production facing many barriers during the COVID-19 lockdown, creators have had to adapt to the circumstances. Some works created under harsh circumstances became what defined the era. Netflix’s FebruaryContinue Reading