On Thursday, Feb. 9, Concordia played host to New York Times columnist, author, and political and cultural commentator David Brooks as one of the 125th Anniversary President’s Seminars. Speaking to a nearly packed Memorial Auditorium, Brooks’ lecture was titled “Faith, Leadership, and the Arts of Citizenship.” Brooks was introduced by Dr. George Connell of the…
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An MLK Day message: peak humanity not yet reached
Shaun King Speaks on the New Civil Rights Movement in America In a campus event that gained community-wide attention even before it happened, activist and writer for the New York Daily News, Shaun King shared his message on the New Civil Rights movement. The attendance was high enough as many students, faculty, staff and community…
2016 Writers Festival
From October 12 to 14 the Concordia College English department was able to play host to three professional writers from Minnesota and Iowa. Peter C. Brown, was the featured fiction writer and author of multiple books including his latest novel, The Fugitive Wife, which he discussed during his time on campus. Debra Marquart was the…
Students establish new pre-law society
For the first time in its history, Concordia has an official Pre-Law Society to complement the highly successful academic program. The student organization, whose constitution was written up by seniors Liam Nuhring and Ian Lane, had its first meeting on Sept. 28 of this year. “Our hope for the club is to foster a community…
AfterWork submissions now accepted for publication in April
AfterWork, an annually published art and literary journal run by Concordia students, is now accepting submissions. The editors at AfterWork are looking for student submissions in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art. The deadline for the 2015 edition of AfterWork is coming up quickly: the final date for submissions is Sunday, December 14. AfterWork provides…
Under construction: Science buildings to undergo renovations starting in 2016
For Concordia students, the rumors about a renovation to the Jones and Ivers science buildings are nothing new. In fact, some have stopped speculating and have perhaps given up hope for a shiny new science building. Hope is not lost, as the administration has been talking about a renovation for years, and Concordia has formed…
Students organize Sexual Health Awareness Day
On Wednesday, Nov. 19, Concordia College had its very first Sexual Health Awareness Day. The event was put on by a student group from Dr. Sell’s Women’s Studies 201-Intro to Women’s Studies. Cristy Dougherty, Melissa Richter, Karli Mazonne, and Libby Hardwick organized the day as part of a group project and came up with the…
Gbowee preaches peace to FM community
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate comes to Concordia The Fargo-Moorhead community came out in true form for 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee’s talk on Thursday, Nov. 6. Gbowee won the prize for her work with the nonviolent peace movement that helped to end the Second Liberian Civil War. Community members and students packed the…
Political awareness week activities snuffed out
Some events canceled by Student Government Association; disappoints campus democrat, republican leaders Concordia hosted Political Awareness Week on campus Oct. 13-17, though few students may have known. Originally, the week was supposed to be a nonpartisan attempt at raising students’ political involvement in time for elections on Nov. 4. However, some lack of communication led…
After Bearson’s death, campus safety steps up
In response to the passing of NDSU freshman Thomas Bearson, Concordia’s Public Safety means to step up their game. After his disappearance on Sept. 20 and the subsequent discovery of his body four days later, Moorhead police still hasn’t figured out exactly what happened. According to an article released by The Forum on Sept. 29,…