Record numbers were drawn to the mouthwatering aromas of multiethnic cuisine, traditional music of various cultures and booths representing different countries that filled the Hjemkomst Heritage Center on Nov. 12 for the yearly Pangea– Cultivate our Cultures festival. This free event offered a chance for Fargo-Moorhead citizens, specifically refugees and college intercultural organizations– including Concordia…
It doesn’t take long for Cobbers to become acquainted with the term BREW. Becoming Responsibly Engaged in the World is one of the most prominent callings that Concordia instills into its students, and multiple student organizations have turned the week of Nov. 14-18 into just that. Making only its second debut on the Concordia College…
He totes a big, blue canvas bag filled with a construction uniform donated by a pastor, hand warmers and the rest of his belongings over to the bus stop by Churches United for the Homeless. He calls himself Milo and is heading off to North Dakota in hopes of finding work at the oil rigs….
The Concordia College speech and debate team is dominating competition this year. Both teams have had impressive performances in recent tournaments, and on Oct. 15 and 16 at Minnesota State University-Mankato and Gustavus Adolphus College, the speech team took home the gold. Fred Sternhagen, debate coach and programs director for the forensics team, emphasized that…
A hesitant voice crackles through the speaker of the Fargo Jet Center. “Fargo tower this is Cessna-N10897 at runway two seven, ready for takeoff.” “Clear.” Freshman Grace Lenhart gives the little white plane full throttle. The dual screens freckled with lights and levers begin to blink as the engine whirs. She gives the controls a…
Nationally recognized as one of the country’s most famous warring couples, James Carville and Mary Matalin are coming to duke it out at 7 p.m. on Oct. 31 in the Centrum. Serving as the kick-off for political awareness week, the event offers a unique opportunity for students to become politically informed. Carville, best known as…
There’s a new mastermind behind the food Cobbers eat everyday in Dining Services, and his name is Chef Phillip Edwards, a well-traveled culinary craftsman who could be the one cafeteria-weary students have been waiting for. Edwards was hired three weeks ago to be Dining Services’ new head chef, and with him he brings a world…
Nationally acclaimed, democratic intellectual Dr. Cornel West spoke to hundreds at Minnesota State University-Moorhead last Friday night, encouraging all to rejuvenate America’s dwindling courage in order to better pursue justice through love. “I hope and pray that I say something that unsettles you,” he said. From that moment, he had the entire theater captivated until…
Concordia College’s very first interfaith panel was hosted last Tuesday, giving six young women the opportunity to share their faith and their culture. Organized by senior Elise Tweten and moderated by Lisa Twomey, an assistant professor in the Spanish Department, the panel consisted of six female students from both Concordia and Minnesota State University…