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Author: Benjamin Gislason

A not-so-natural process: becoming a U.S. citizen

Posted on April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 by Benjamin Gislason

Sun glistened through the windows of Concordia College’s Centrum on April 4, adding brightness to an already joyous occasion. More than 216 New Americans were about to realize their long-held dreams—to become U.S. citizens. According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website, the U.S.A. naturalizes 680,000 new U.S citizens each year. These new…

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Natural born citizens: Not-so-natural test scores

Posted on April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 by Benjamin Gislason

Each month in Fargo-Moorhead and around the country, New Americans gather at naturalization ceremonies to be sworn in as new citizens of the United States. The process of becoming a citizen takes a minimum of one year’s time to complete from the time it takes to apply, go through background checks, study, and take the test itself. Citizens-in-training are given…

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  • Hunỳh Wins Second Term as SGA President  February 26, 2026
  • New Year, New Sound: The 2026 Battle of the Bands witnessed a new surge of student-organized talent. February 26, 2026
  • St. Johns at Concordia: A Late Cobber Comeback  February 5, 2026
  • Yee-haw! Lambda Delta Sigma’s 20th Annual Mx. Concordia   February 5, 2026
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