In a move that is bringing good news to upperclassman, the longstanding prohibition of the possession and consumption of alcohol on Concordia’s campus is getting an update. Students who are of legal age will be permitted to have alcohol in their apartments following their return to campus in January 2017, in accordance with a decision…
The bass drops and the crowd screams, eardrums and hearts vibrating with the beat. PJ comes out on stage. She crouches and waves her arms as her crisp, high voice floats above the beat, diving down every so often to duet with the bass. Singer/songwriter PJ just started touring. She has been to Arizona, the…
Fowzia Adde is at work in her office in the Townsite Center in Moorhead. Every minute, it seems, a bing from her computer indicates the arrival of another email—from businesses seeking funds from her organization, groups inviting her to conferences on gender equality and female empowerment, an elderly relative asking for help coming to America….
Rigid policies are in place, but how do professors actually deal with it? A survey of over 63,700 college students conducted by Rutgers University found that 38 percent of college students admit to “copying a few sentences from a writ- ten source without citing it,” and 7 percent admit to “turning in work done by…
Bookworms, aspiring writers and curious community members alike were invited last friday to the Concordia-hosted National Book Awards and a discussion about the minds of octopi and mentally ill teenagers. This year, the atrium welcomed Sy Montgomery, winner of the nonfiction award, and Neal Shusterman, winner of the fiction award. Their respective books, “The Soul…
Concordia Students, alumni and faculty delve into independent films In a fake forest of real trees, Amber Morgan steps into metaphorical shoes as action is called on the set of “Westall.” Fake tears slip down her character’s cheeks, landing on real dirt. Opposite her, McKade Riedman’s character is breaking down as well. At some point,…
Cobbers go against young voter trend and attend caucuses The millennial vote was on the tips of political spectators’ tongues going into Super Tuesday. Concordia’s class of 2016 had only voted in one presidential election thus far but recognized the importance of the millennial vote this time around, and Cobbers showed up in force to…
After a record vot- ing turnout, nearly dou- ble of last year’s, Rachael Schauer and Molly Aga were named Concordia’s Student Body President and Vice President. According to Grace Hoffa, the 2016 Spring Elections Marshal, Schau- er and Aga won in a land- slide 574 votes, while Jus- tin Odney and Joey Ness received 315….
On Feb. 12, decisions about further faculty cuts will be announced. One week after then, faculty who plan to participate in the Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program must turn in election forms. Heather Gruber, classical studies professor, said faculty cuts decided on Feb. 12 could affect faculty from any department. She gave an example: though many…
In an email sent to Concordia faculty and alumni on Jan. 29, Concordia President William Craft officially announced program changes designed to remedy the $2.7 million budget shortfall. Minutes later, Concordia Dean Eric Eliason sent a similar email to students. The emails said nine majors will no longer be offered to incoming students: classical studies,…