A quick poll of students in the Atrium revealed that many Concordia students grew up listening to Garrison Keillor’s weekly radio show, “A Prairie Home Companion.” The quirky Midwestern feel of the show inspires small-town nostalgia in many people, whether they grew up in a Lake Wobegon-esque town or a large city halfway across the…
The stark, mysterious, grassland hills of southeastern North Dakota have taken over Concordia’s Cyrus M. Running Gallery. The gallery’s walls have been pushed away to make room for nature, which has come bringing seasons, storms and tales of the land. Art Professor Heidi Goldberg’s show Livets dans (The Dance of Life) brought this landscape to…
Immigration and the status of foreigners have long been issues of importance in the nation. Given the significance of this topic for many on campus, perhaps it should come as no surprise that the play chosen to open this year’s theater season is “The Foreigner,” a comedy by Larry Shue, which presents the question “When…
Local conservative political talk show host Chris Berg brought his program to Concordia when he broadcasted live from the Atrium last Thursday morning. Berg is a radio host from Fargo’s AM 1100 “The Flag,” and his stop at Concordia was part of a Fargo-Moorhead college tour. Berg’s Thursday morning show featured eight Cobbers who joined…
Looking around at the Global Education Expo two weeks ago, it was easy to see the important place Global Education holds for Concordia’s students, faculty and administrators, and many take for granted the numerous international programs the college offers. What most people on campus don’t realize, however, is how far the college has come in…
Local radio personality Chris Berg was broadcasting live from the Atrium this morning. Berg is a conservative political talk show host from Fargo’s AM 1100 The Flag. His stop at Concordia was part of a college tour the host is making to visit with students across the area. Berg had eight Cobbers on his show…
With the technological age on the rise, Concordia is implementing technology to aid on-campus communication. Examples of this can be seen in the Knutson Campus Center with news displays on television monitors. This trend has continued into Dining Services and the athletic facility. But with six news displays in the Campus Center alone and more…
Photo by Rachel Torgerson. Dr. William Craft shows off one of his bookshelves, packed with books from various genres and authors. In some senses, walking into the office of Concordia’s President Dr. William Craft is just like walking into the office of any other administrator. The finely polished furniture and upholstered chairs could be…
Basketball, swimming, softball, tennis. Whatever your Concordia winter or spring sports persuasion, the Concordian is here to provide you with a recap of this season as well as a forecast for what may be to come as the spring season wraps up: Men’s Baseball: Concordia’s baseball team has experienced major cancellations this season due to…
Senior Erika Swenson has many accomplishments to her name, and she is about to add one more.