What does it take? Two years ago, a large crowd of students gathered in the atrium awaiting an announcement. Campus Entertainment Commission members stood above the students and unfurled a banner revealing the headliner of Cornstock. When students saw Karmin would be the headliner of Cornstock 2013, there was clapping, but there were also whisperings…
Lower 2015-2016 budget a result of estimated lower enrollment numbers Like numerous colleges around the country, Concordia faces challenges in preparing its budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Concordia faces $5.6 million in decisions for the upcoming fiscal year that runs from May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016. This number is the result of a $3.8…
In honor of the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade – the Supreme Court Case that declared anti-abortion laws unconstitutional – North Dakota State University held a screening of Obvious Child, a film about a woman receiving an abortion, on Jan. 22. Afterward, a panel of students from NDSU, MSUM and Concordia conducted a discussion…
Concordia’s Reverend Copeland compiles a book of 21 student essays Though Zandbroz Variety in downtown Fargo might not be exactly the center of the world, its location makes it a fitting venue to speak about college-related issues, being the unofficial epicenter of the tri-college area. Concordia’s own Reverend Copeland chose Zandbroz to discuss his newest…
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…
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…
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…
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee will speak in the Centrum Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. Gbowee received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for encouraging Christian and Muslim women join together and use nonviolence to end Liberia’s civil war in 2003. She will speak about interfaith and peacebuilding, principles she believes will be helpful…
Sustainable EcoHouse residents finding ways to spice up exterior Few people notice the brick box that is the Concordia EcoHouse – after all, it’s designed to be low-impact. In an attempt to create a more sustainable lifestyle, residents of the EcoHouse are planting an edible garden. The garden will occupy the currently barren backyard of…
A Cobber’s photo album from the Hong Kong protests (Editor’s Note: The following article was previously published, on October 4th, under the title “Umbrella reVolution” as a post to its author, Joy Knoppel’s, personal blog. Joy is a Concordia junior currently studying abroad in China. In case you are unaware, Hong Kong has recently been…