What exactly has been going on in Memorial Auditorium this year? In the Fall, Concordia announced that Memorial Auditorium, which serves multiple purposes on campus, would be the subject of extensive structural analyses and possible closures. Director of Facilities Management Wayne Flack explained what has been happening throughout the past few months concerning the building….
Cobbers to thank lawmakers for grants; will lobby for more state funds Concordia students will travel to the Minnesota state capitol Thursday to thank legislators for Minnesota grants. In the past year, the state of Minnesota appropriated $50 million to Minnesota state grant funds. This money went to University of Minnesota schools, Minnesota public schools…
Proposed academic calendar change draws criticism from student survey, forum In response to Concordia students’ feedback regarding the proposal to move the school to a 1-3-3-1 academic calendar, Student Government Association has drafted a report for administrators to consider. SGA submitted a recommendation Wednesday that asked administrators of the college to look into some of…
International Justice Mission works to educate students on human, sex trafficking Filing through the streets of Amsterdam, potential customers peer into windows where half-naked women kneel on silk sheets and pillows. Glowing red lights outline the women’s bodies as they sway around, beckoning buyers. Amsterdam’s famed red light district where sex is sold like groceries…
Cost of school continues to rise, but net total is flatlining in recent years Tuition for the 2014-2015 academic year has been set at a comprehensive fee of $41,484, an increase of $1,510 from last year’s tuition. President Craft announced in an email sent out in February that this will be “the smallest comprehensive fee…
Alyssa Coop and Dan Remes have been elected SGA President and Vice President for the 2014-2015 school year. On Tuesday students cast their votes for the next representatives of the student body at Concordia. Coop and Remes won with 497 votes, and Zach Lipp and Carson Ouellette trailed behind with 267 votes. Coop and Remes…
Event to offer more interactive options to student this year Want to try your hand at calligraphy? What’s your stance on Henna? Or maybe traditional African dances are more your speed. On Feb. 15, performers, artists and the like will spread themselves throughout the Atrium and into the Centrum for the International Student Organization’s annual…
Andrew Olsen, a sophomore at Concordia, does not have a lot of time. Pursuing a major in biology and minors in chemistry and neuroscience, Olsen’s schedule is jam-packed with classes, labs and homework. “I have basically no free-time,” he says. Counting the hours in his head, Olsen comes up with the number 15. Every…
Elimination of ‘intervis’ garners positive response from Cobbers Student Government Association announced last week that Concordia will not have visitation restrictions, commonly referred to as intervis, in its dorms on campus with the start of the 2014-2015 school year. Students, faculty and staff gathered in Jones C/D on January 21 to hear the announcement….
Concordia will no longer uphold visitation restrictions in dorms on campus effective the 2014-2015 academic year. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Student Government Association announced in an open forum that the change was approved. “We are excited to announce that intervisitation policies will be changed completely,” SGA President Levi Bachmeier said. “Visitation restrictions will be…