The current exhibit showcased in Concordia’s Cyrus M. Running Gallery is a must-see event. This exhibit, “Theatrophilia: Frivolities, Curiosities, and Confusions,” displays recent works by Concordia faculty member and Senior Designer Eddy Barrows. The exhibit runs from Nov. 6 through Dec. 9. The exhibit mesmerizes viewers as Barrows’ colorful, detailed and theatrical works are accompanied…
Concordia students are gearing up to go green in Portland, Ore., over spring break on a student-designed sustainability trip. “It will be one way to learn about changes to make personally to help impact the world positively,” said Megan John, a Concordia senior who is co-planning the trip with senior Kelsey Kava. This year’s sustainability…
Dr. Douglas Hartmann, professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, spoke about the importance of viewing the world with an ironic, sociological perspective at his Concordia lecture on Nov. 15th. “When you have an ironic stance, you create a certain kind of distance or detachment from the world you’re trying to analyze,” said…
It was only 84 years ago that Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio took a walk around the town toward the cemetery. At 15 years old, one wouldn’t expect him to be going toward such a dreary place, but rather enjoying time with his friends, perhaps playing a ball game. But Jose was far from such…
The photojournalism for this piece was done by Ali Everts, The Concordian.
Students will delve into learning about collapsed cultures in next semester’s new religion class “Encountering Despair and Radical Hope.” The class was awarded a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities last March. “We’ll look at the way individuals have responded to radical cultural breakdown,” said Stewart Herman, professor of religion and one of…
Nineteen Concordia students from Habitat for Humanity and their advisor helped with flood relief in Duluth this past weekend through the college’s Habitat for Humanity. The students arrived Friday night and slept on the floor of the downtown YMCA. Saturday morning the work began at two locations. One team removed flood damaged items from a…
Thank you, Jacob, for contributing the article “Realizing an academic right” in the November 2, 2012 Concordian. Your concern for stronger support for the intellectual life of hard-working students is commendable and connecting that concern with the library is manna from heaven for library staff. Part of the library’s strategic plan is to provide a…
When I think of what I tolerate, a few things come to mind. I tolerate long lines at Starbucks to receive my passion tea lemonade. I tolerate commercials during my favorite TV shows. I do not, however, simply “tolerate” those with religious beliefs, sexualities, or ethnicities that differ from my own. Tolerance, on the surface,…
As I observe the current debate on same-sex marriage, two things keep coming to mind: Concordia’s mission and my own marriage. I remember seeing Concordia’s mission statement every day on my way to class—over 10 years ago—but it’s only been relatively recently that I’ve really thought about its meaning and whether my choices are consistent…