A root beer pong tournament took place Jan 21 in the basement of Brown Unit 2. The “Tik Tok” station on Pandora (based on the popular song by KE$HA) provided some party music for the college students and Residence Life staff members who attended the event. Sophomore Brittany Niehoff is an RA in Brown. Back…
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Sheldon Green
Sheldon Green, a senior writer and photographer in the Office of Communications and Marketing, will showcase some of his photographic work from Nov 12-Jan 24 in the Cyrus M. Running Gallery. Green started his job here at Concordia as a photographer 16 years ago by happenstance. His grade-school son was partially responsible for him obtaining…
Mixed feelings about Rove’s upcoming visit
Karl Rove, former advisor to President George W. Bush, will deliver a speech for students, faculty, and members of the community on Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Centrum. There are many differing opinions on campus concerning Rove’s visit and how his politics will affect the campus’s reputation. Sophomore Erik Hatlestad, vice president of…
ELCA welcomes clergy in same-sex relationships
The time has come for individuals in same-sex, monogamous, lifelong relationships to get recognition in congregations across the country – and possibly get elected as members of clergy. This decision and more were made at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America’s church-wide assembly in Minneapolis a few weeks ago. It’s a difficult and compelling time…
Beloved theater professor, mentor retires
Director of Theater Jim Cermak heard news in April 2006 of his wife Helen’s cancer coming back. Helen was a part of the theater department at Concordia for almost 30 years. “There is one thing that’s never kept us from doing things that we know we have to do: hard times; everybody has them,” Jim…
Hip Hop Summit breaks down boundaries
On Feb. 7, the Hip Hop Summit took place in various buildings on campus in collaboration with Concordia’s Hip Hop Congress and Intercultural Affairs. The day started with a panel discussion at 1 p.m. with other members of the Midwest hip hop community. There were also three workshops held at two different times during the…
Banner system brings new possibilities to Concordia’s campus
In the fall of 2006, Bruce Vieweg came to Concordia’s campus as a consultant of the current operating system, Legacy. After that meeting, Vieweg made suggestions to the president’s cabinet; one of which was to purchase a new system. “[Legacy] didn’t meet the information and service needs of the college,” Vieweg said. “After meeting with…
Presidential Inauguration creates history
Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States. History will be made once again on Jan. 20, 2009, with the beginning of Obama’s term in office. “I feel honored to have been part of such a historical election and to be a part of the group that helped elect the first black President,”…
Veterans Day brings back old memories
Veterans Day is a holiday celebrated each year by Americans who live all over the world. This year, many Concordia students and faculty members took time to think back on their experiences in the military and how those experiences changed them as members of the United States’ society. Senior Mike Lamon has been in an…
‘Obsession’ panel stirs controversy
A panel discussion at NDSU on Oct. 30 entitled “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War against the West” brought together the topics of Islamophobia, or intolerance of Islamic people, and xenophobia, or intolerance of foreigners. After controversy created when The Forum inserted a 60 minute DVD advertisement entitled “Obsession” into its daily paper distribution, the event was…