The Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium “Beyond Genocide: Learning to Help and Hope” set a record for student involvement this year, with 11 out of the 15 selected concurrent sessions involving students. Last spring, students, professors and others submitted proposals to present a concurrent session at this year’s symposium. Dr. Amy Watkin from the…
Enrollment is down at Concordia College. This fall, overall enrollment experienced a five percent decrease, but according to the enrollment division, there is little concern for what that means for the school year. “We’ll see minor ups and downs,” said Steve Schuetz, vice president of admissions and financial aid at Concordia, “that’s just the nature…
When Sue Oatey began working this summer as the new vice president and dean of student affairs, Concordia College welcomed both an out-of-stater and a Minnesota native to campus. Born and raised in Rochester, Minn., Oatey has travelled a long way before returning back home. After high school, she went to college at New Mexico…
After traveling to Thailand and Cambodia with the women’s soccer team, Haley Haddock was inspired to start a new student organization. Haddock, along with Bekah Marcis, who graduated in May, founded Hope is Possible: The Fight to End Sex Trafficking. The Cambodia/Thailand trip was the third international trip taken by the Concordia women’s soccer team,…
After a summer of intense training and preparation, Hannah Knickerbocker was named the MIAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week on September 5, 2012. Knickerbocker was nominated by women’s cross country coach Marv Roeske for her performance at the Valley City Invite the weekend prior. Setting a new personal best time, Knickerbocker finished in…
Superheroes save lives. They come to the rescue. They’re heroic. According to Tonya Simenson, the donor recruitment representative for United Blood Services, donating blood is an act of heroism. “You’re saving lives, bottom line.” she said. “You might not think you’re a superhero, but to somebody, you are.” From 12:30-5 p.m. Sept. 25-27, Concordia students,…
A Concordia student has gone public about her plans for a t-shirt campaign during National Coming Out Week to counter what she views as the majority student body attitude towards homosexuality. This issue exploded a few weeks ago when Facebook notes and blog posts written by senior Rebecca Julius went viral. She published her…
Let me kick this off with a suggestion. If you’ve never been to the Fargo Theater, go. It has a charming ‘50s character, and instead of commercials or previews, a man serenades the crowd with some tunes from the on-stage organ before the show. It was the perfect venue for the one-time showing of “Derby,…
Bike theft has been a serious problem on campus and in the Moorhead community for years. According to Lieutenant Tory Jacobson of the Moorhead Police Department, 49 bike thefts have been reported from on- and off-campus in just the last three months. These numbers are steady throughout the year and have not dropped from years…
Just 10 minutes after the Centrum doors opened to the Thursday evening forum, there was standing room only. Live streaming in the Atrium was set up to accommodate those that were not able to snag a chair or floor space to hear Eboo Patel speak. Nine-hundred Concordia students and community members, representing 19 religious traditions…