When the flood hit Fargo-Moorhead last year, class wasn’t the only thing that was cancelled. The National Book Awards, an event that Concordia hosts each spring, had to be postponed as well. Now, a semester later, authors Annette Gordon-Reed and Maxine Hong Kingston will visit campus on Oct. 30 to participate in the fourth annual…
Author: Mary Beenken
I am a senior English writing major and political science minor at Concordia College, but I originally hail from Fort Collins, Colorado. I have a deep passion for humanitarian aid and the power of the written word. I am currently the Editor-in-Chief of the 2011-2012 Concordian, though on occasion I also write and take pictures.
Dream job: hybrid freelance journalist/human rights lawyer.
Students question Rove
Karl Rove engaged several students in one-on-one conversations before a crowd of nearly 1,000 people during the question and answer session following his speech on Sep. 29. The Q&A was a follow-up to his speech on national health care and his belief in the importance of a free market in the health care system. Leading…
Writer’s Festival teaches the surprising truth about writing
Concordia welcomed three award- winning writers to campus for its 11th annual Writer’s Festival from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Author Nathan Jorgenson, journalist Bill Ward, and poet Margaret Hasse took part in readings, made guest appearances in classes, taught master classes, and participated in discussions during the three-day event. The festival began on Sept….