When I came to Concordia, I thought I had everything figured out. I was convinced that as an independent adult, I already knew what career I wanted and what I wanted out of life. But, as I began to take classes across all disciplines, I started to discover passions for subjects I did not know…
Dearest Cobbers, For those of you who have amazingly evaded any information about Celebration of Student Scholarship, CoSS, up until this point, I am here to tell you that it is an amazing opportunity to check out the research and creative activities done by our fellow Cobbers, and it is fast approaching! After experiencing this…
In the ongoing battle between red and green DS mints, green is clearly the better choice. I am now in my third year of eating in DS an average of twice a day, so I have had my fair share of experience with the mints. I also conducted a poll on Facebook to find out…
Sudhir Selvaraj wrote play about Bhopal’s gas disaster Spreading awareness of social justice issues, alumnus Sudhir Selvaraj will present his play on Bhopal’s gas disaster in the beginning of April in Barry Auditorium. Following graduation in 2011, Selvaraj traveled back to his home country India to intern, which led to his re-discovery of…
Symposium Staged Reading Sept 15 As a part of the 2014 Symposium on “Sustainability: Local Action | Global Impact,” Concordia Theatre will be sponsoring a staged reading of Cherrie Moraga’s “Heroes and Saints.” The play tells the story of Mexican immigrants who are employed at barely survival wages to labor in fields poisoned by pesticides…
Speaker performs poetry and gives presentation for Women Appreciation Month Ekere Tallie, a poet, teacher and activist who speaks against racism, violence and silence, believes in the value of seeing people and the world without stereotypes and judgments that cloud the capacity to accept difference. The Woman Studies Department invited Tallie to come to Concordia…
On June 9, adult and elderly refugees in Fargo-Moorhead will be offered an informal, conversational English program that caters to their specific needs, made possible by Concordia student Mackenzie Lindquist. Lindquist, a junior at Concordia, has tasked herself with this project after being awarded the Phillips Scholarship in her sophomore year. This prestigious scholarship selects…
Livedalen residents competed in a Mario Kart tournament with a twist in Livedalen’s lounge on Sunday, March 9. The twist to this tournament was that in pairs, students were required to each manipulate one part of the controller. This added difficulty and uniqueness to the well-known video game. The competition began with 13 teams competing…
Religion professor Adam Copeland was looking to expand a class he teaches beyond the boundaries of the typical classroom setting, so on the first snow day of the year, Thursday, Jan. 9, Copeland hoped to conduct Religion and Pop Culture through the social media platform, Twitter. Since the beginning of the year, Copeland has facilitated…
Credo renovators and students are enthusiastic about the changes that were made in classes this fall, especially the expansion of undergraduate research. The Credo Honors Program is an academic student opportunity that Concordia applicants are invited to based on high school GPA and ACT scores. Incoming Credo students have a different set of options for…